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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Wrongful death claim filed in stun gun case
Watts defends vote on land deal
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Cairo Town Supervisor Jason Watts is defending a vote in favor of a town land deal that he now opposes.
By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media
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A photo of Jason Jones displayed at a candlelight vigil held outside the Catskill police station on Main Street earlier this month.
By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media
CATSKILL — The family of the Catskill man who died after catching fire when he was allegedly hit with a stun gun in the Catskill Police Station filed a wrongful death claim Monday agains the village of Catskill seeking $20 million in damages.
Justin Jones, brother of Jason Jones, 29, is named as the petitioner for the administrator of the estate of Jason Jones on a notice of claim seeking punitive damages. The notice of claim was signed by Jones’ attorney, Kevin Luibrand, of Luibrand Law Firm PLLC in Latham. According to the civil claim, Jason
Jones sustained grave physical injuries including severe skin burns and fire and heat damage to his lungs resulting in organ failure which were a result of the actions and omissions of the village and the police department. “Prior to Jason Jones’s death, Jason Jones experienced significant
pain and suffering and incurred substantial medical bills proximately caused by the respondent and its employees,” Luibrand said in the notice of claim. The notice of claim outlines what allegedly happened Oct. 30.
CAIRO — Town Supervisor Jason Watts is defending an August vote to approve a town real estate deal that he is now publicly opposing. During a town board meeting on Aug. 30, Watts, in his role as town councilman, seconded a motion to grant former Supervisor John Coyne the authority to sign a contract for a piece of property on William Dinger Road. Watts then joined Coyne and council members Tim Powers, MaryJo Cords and Stephen Kralovich in unanimously approving the deal. Watts said Friday that when he took office Jan. 1 as the new supervisor, he was surprised to learn the town did not include the $70,000 land deal in the 2022 budget. Watts said Coyne told him the purchase of the property near Route 32 and McDonald’s was necessary for water infrastructure, something Watts no
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New lines mean shift in Delgado’s 19th District By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.
The boundaries of New York’s 19th Congressional District, encompassing all of Greene and Columbia counties, would shift further north and to the west for the next decade if the state Legislature’s draft congressional maps released over the weekend become law. New York lawmakers are preparing to vote this week on new maps delineating the state Senate, Assembly and congressional district lines. The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment is finalizing the Democratic-led Legislature’s version of the new elective boundaries after
members of the Independent Redistricting Commission failed to reach a consensus on their final attempt to submit a joint plan. The bill will be taken up by the Senate Rules Committee and Assembly Governmental Operations Committee this week and is expected to be brought to the floor for a vote and sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign into law within days. “Ensuring fair representation for New Yorkers is important,” Hochul said Tuesday on the redistricting process during an unrelated press conference in the Bronx. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx; and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers; announced in a joint
statement the Legislature is poised to vote on the maps this week. Candidates are eager to start campaigning in early March for the scheduled June 28 primary, for which the new lines must be in place for. The map revision process must proceed rapidly so candidates and voters alike know their elective districts, the governor said. Under the Legislature’s draft maps released Sunday, the 19th Congressional District population would swell to 776,972 people from 698,673, with 631,726 eligible voters, including all of Columbia, Greene, Delaware and Ulster counties, and parts of Dutchess,
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The new boundaries of the 19th congressional District drawn by the state Legislature, which would become the new lines of the upper Hudson Valley election district for the next decade if signed into law.
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Kemp, to whom she lost narrowly in 2018. The words “Stop Stacey” appear toward the end of Perdue’s ad as Trump continues to speak. At another point, the narrator emphasizes that Perdue is the only Georgia gubernatorial candidate back by Trump. The Atlanta Journal Constitution
reported that the Perdue campaign is spending at least $150,000 on the ad. Trump heavily lobbied Perdue to challenge Kemp, a move that ensured that Trump’s false claims that the 2020 vote was stolen would continue to be heard in Georgia.
Jailed singer R. Kelly contracts COVID-19, needs more time to file appeal, lawyer says Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune
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Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., joins President Donald Trump onstage during a rally on Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga.
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Donald Trump speaks directly to the camera, flanked by a pair of American flags, in the first television ad aired by Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue, underscoring how much that race centers on the former president and his grievances about the 2020 election. The 30-second spot, which debuted Tuesday, opens with “a message from President Trump” in which Trump excoriates the state’s incumbent Republican governor, Brian Kemp, for not intervening to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia. “The Democrats walked all over Brian Kemp,” Trump says. “He was afraid of Stacey ‘The Hoax’ Abrams. Brian Kemp let us down. We can’t let it happen again.” Perdue, who is trying to unseat Kemp in the GOP gubernatorial primary, does not speak in the ad but appears alongside Trump in several images. Trump later offers his endorsement of Perdue, a former U.S. senator who was defeated in a January runoff by Democrat Jon Ossoff. “David Perdue is an outstanding man,” Trump says. “He’s tough. He’s smart. He has my complete and total endorsement.” Abrams, a voting rights activist, is now seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in the hope of a rematch against
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R&B singer R. Kelly has contracted COVID-19 while awaiting sentencing in a Brooklyn federal jail for his racketeering conviction, his lawyer revealed in a court filing early Tuesday. The singer’s diagnosis has hampered his ability to speak on the phone about his appeal of his conviction, which is due Thursday, said Kelly’s lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, in asking for a two-week extension. “It is vitally important that Mr. Kelly meaningfully participate in his post-trial defense,” Bonjean wrote in the motion, saying she hoped to communicate with him in an upcoming Zoom call. Bonjean, a New York-based attorney whose legal career began in Chicago, also noted that Kelly had decided to part ways with his original trial team, but
that formal withdrawals were still pending. Bonjean said prosecutors did not object to the delay. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly has not yet ruled. Kelly, 54, was convicted Sept. 27 on racketeering conspiracy charges, alleging he used his music career to further a criminal enterprise. The jury found him guilty of 12 individual illegal acts, including sex with multiple underage girls as well as a 1994 scheme to bribe an Illinois public aid official to get a phony ID for 15-year-old singer Aaliyah so the two could get married. He faces 10 years to life in prison when he’s sentenced in May. The singer also is charged in U.S. District Court in Chicago with running a yearslong scheme to buy back sex tapes he allegedly made with underage
girls and to bribe or coerce witnesses in his 2008 child pornography trial in Cook County, which ended in acquittal. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber has set trial for August in that case. Like many federal detention facilities, the Brooklyn jail where Kelly has been held since last summer has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases amid the omicron surge. As of Monday, 39 detainees at the facility were positive for the virus, with more than 600 listed as recovered, according to U.S. Bureau of Prisons statistics. One inmate death there had been attributed to COVID-19. Kelly’s previous legal team had mounted several unsuccessful attempts to have him released on bond due to the threat of coronavirus both at the Brooklyn facility as well as at the Metropolitan Correctional
Center in Chicago where he’d previously been held. Bonjean was the driving force behind comedian Bill Cosby’s appeal of his sex crimes conviction in Pennsylvania and wound up winning the actor’s stunning release from prison. She told the Tribune last year she’s “looking forward to getting familiar with the record” in Kelly’s case, which was anchored by Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges that she called a “kitchen sink approach.” “I am becoming increasingly concerned with how the government is abusing the RICO statute in order to plead around the statute of limitations and essentially put people’s entire lives on trial,” Bonjean said. “It’s becoming a formula for the government. You have a right to defend yourself against specific allegations.”
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Researchers have started administering doses of an experimental HIV vaccine that uses the breakthrough mRNA technology in Moderna’s coronavirus shot. U.S. biotech firm Moderna and the nonprofit International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) are exploring the use of mRNA technology, which prompts the body to make a protein that triggers an immune response (the technology is also used in Pfizer’s coronavirus shot). Researchers will monitor 56 HIVnegative adults for six months in the Phase 1 clinical trial, typically the first step in a long road to study the safety and efficacy of a vaccine. George Washington University, one of the locations where the trial is taking place, described it as the first human trial of a mRNA-based HIV vaccine. Nearly four decades of research and advocacy have produced medications that transformed HIV into a manageable virus, though there still is no
vaccine to help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a year. While dozens of attempts have been abandoned before preclinical or clinical stages of evaluation, the HIV research helped hone technologies that were repurposed against covid-19. The coronavirus pandemic has marshaled global resources, and billions of dollars from governments and private companies, into research into coronavirus vaccines, which were fast-tracked and developed in record time. Scientists have sought to harness that momentum in the long-standing battle against other threats. In October, the World Health Organization endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine for use in children - production of that vaccine was slowed by the difficulty of targeting a parasite and securing funding to prevent a disease most destructive in poorer parts of the world. Last year, a broad study that had raised hopes of a vaccine for HIV ended in failure after an interim analysis showed it
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was no more effective than a placebo. It was the seventh fullscale human trial of a vaccine for HIV, which newly infected 1.5 million people worldwide in 2020, according to U.N. data. HIV integrates itself into the body’s cells, meaning a vaccine has to start working immediately to rout it. The new trial in the United States, which Moderna announced began on Thursday, will test a hypothesis that delivering HIV immunogens - proteins that elicit an immune response to HIV - through mRNA technology can spur the body to produce antibodies which neutralize a range of HIV variants. This “is widely considered to be a goal of HIV vaccination, and this is the first step in that process,” the company said in a statement. Forty-eight participants will get one or two doses of the vaccine, with 32 of them also taking a booster shot. The other eight volunteers will receive only the booster. “The search for an HIV vaccine has been long and challenging,: Mark Feinberg,
president of IAVI, said in a statement. “Having new tools in terms of immunogens and platforms could be the key to making rapid progress toward an urgently needed, effective HIV vaccine.” The Register-Star/The Daily Mail are published Tuesday through Saturday mornings by Columbia-Greene Media (USPS253620), 364 Warren St., Unit 1, Hudson, N.Y. 12534, a subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corp. Periodicals postage paid at Hudson, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Register-Star, 364 Warren St., Unit 1, Hudson, N.Y. 12534.
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CALENDAR EDITOR’S NOTE: Most events and meetings are cancelled due to the virus outbreak. Please call ahead to confirm.
Wednesday, Feb. 2 n Greene County Legislature spe-
cial gov. ops.; special finance; special legislature meeting No. 1 (appointing legislator to District No. 1); health services; county resources and public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill
Thursday, Feb. 3 n Ashland Town Planning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland
Monday, Feb. 7 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-
ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill
Tuesday, Feb. 8 n Catskill Town Planning Board
6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-2141 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518731-2718
Wednesday, Feb. 9 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.
Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Central School District Board of Education budget workshop 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-9432300 n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature workshop 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett
Thursday, Feb. 10 n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 14 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature county services; public works; economic development and tourism; gov. ops.; finance; Rep. and Dem caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill
Tuesday, Feb. 15 n Athens Village Planning Board
6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville
Wednesday, Feb. 16 n Catskill Central School Board
of Education District Public HearingSmart School Bond Act 6:30 p.m. followed by the board meeting High School Library, 341 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 2 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill
Thursday, Feb. 17 n Coxsackie Village Planning
Board 6 p.m. February 17 Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718
Monday, Feb. 21 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-
ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Catskill Village Hall will be closed in observance of President’s Day n Coxsackie Villages Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of President’s Day
Restaurants struggle through high quit rates By Noah Eckstein Columbia-Greene Media
HUDSON — The food service and accommodation industries have the highest number of people leaving their jobs out of all job categories in the nation, according to new data released Monday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In all, 4.3 million people quit their jobs in December. Of that number, 6.1% of America’s hospitality workers, roughly 262,300 people quit their jobs in December. That brings the total nationwide quits in 2021 to about 45 million people. Approximately 1,581,000 people in New York quit their jobs in 2021, according to the Bureau’s most updated state specific information. New York has the lowest quit rate out of all the states. Job openings have reached record high levels in the past several months. And as businesses struggle to hire, workers are leaving in droves, particularly in lower-paying sectors like the hospitality and restaurant industries. People are leaving their jobs in hopes of better treatment and higher pay. This is causing some restaurant and boutique hotel owners in Columbia and Greene counties to come up with creative new ways to encourage their workers not to leave. For Kristan Keck and William Kirby Farmer, owners of the popular restaurant and inn W.M. Farmer & Sons in Hudson, their strategy to retain staff was developed well before the pandemic brought about a higher quits rate. They have provided high wages to all of their employees and even on-site boarding to some of their staff. “I need them more than they need me. Our employees are our frontline, our ambassadors. This is really as much their place as it is ours,” said Keck, who employs roughly 30 people. W.M. Farmer & Sons is open four
salaries. Jodi Gagnon, a server at the Martindale Chief Diner in Craryville makes about $8 per hour before tips. She’s worked at the diner for five years. “I stay here because I am comfortable here and working nights works for my schedule,” Gagnon said. She added that sometimes people don’t tip. Family-owned diners such as Martindale are unable to charge high prices like W.M. Farmer & Sons because their food isn’t extravagant. But with inflation and higher costs of living, it is becoming more difficult to operate a small inexpensive or downmarket business. Isabel Martinez, the manager at Ambrosia Diner in Catskill, said it is becoming almost untenable to retain staff. “Why would they stay when nursing homes are paying $16 per hour, almost double what we pay?” she said. Martinez said the diner has not done anything extraordinary to encourage staff to stay, mainly because creative solutions to worker retention cost money that the diner doesn’t have. “We’re trying to keep them happy by not charging for their food — that’s all we can do,” she said. And, Martinez said, customers don’t always tip. “Just the other day, people spent $100 and didn’t leave any tip,” Martinez said. Jeff Friedman, Greene County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, thinks the pandemic has offered people an opportunity to take action when they aren’t being treated fairly, but many servers can’t afford to leave their jobs. “The jobs that are going to be more attractive to workers are the ones that are willing to innovate and provide incentives,” Friedman said. Bill Gerlach, CEO and president of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, agreed with Friedman.
He also said many people are pivoting jobs because of the nationwide need for child care. Gerlach’s statement is corroborated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Some parents are offsetting their lost job income from traditional jobs with taking care of their kids at home instead of paying to find child care. “It’s been very difficult for people in hospitality.” Gerlach said. “They have to police masks and deal with customers. Many have found higher paying jobs at Amazon.” “A shortage of labor can empower the workforce,” Gerlach added. Yulia Bogouin, owner of the pastry shop Patisserie Lenox, closed her storefront on Warren Street. She attributed issues with drivers, unreliable staff and a change in customer lifestyle as the reason for shutting down the Hudson location. “The staff that I had [in Hudson] wasn’t worth giving an incentive to. If it weren’t for the pandemic, I would’ve fired them a long time ago,” she said. A former server and daytime manager at Patisserie Lenox in Hudson, Rachel Moore had a different perspective. She associated the store’s closure with low salaries, expiration of a rent lease and the hiring of superficial teenagers. “She [Bougoin] hired teenagers with one foot out the door. As soon as I taught someone how to do the register, they would leave,” said Moore, who had been working at the shop for roughly 10 months.
Though the quits rate from November to December does not constitute a significant change, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it represents a shift in attitudes, particularly in the restaurant and hospitality industries. At the end of the night shift, Gagnon, the server at the Martindale Diner, counts her cash tips. “You just hope people will tip,” she said.
Freehold crash sends one to hospital By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media
FREEHOLD — One person was taken to Columbia Memorial Health on Monday afternoon, when two cars collided in Freehold, said Steven Nevel, public information
officer for state police Troop F. At about 4:17 p.m., a 2017 Ford Escape and 2016 Chevrolet Traverse collided headon in a crash on Route 32, at the intersection of county Route 67, Nevel said. Police did not provide
further details on the crash. Greene County 911 sent Freehold Fire Company, Greenville Fire Company, Greene County Paramedics and Greenville Ambulance to the scene after receiving reports that the two vehicles had collided with one of them
rolling over and a woman was trapped inside. The Ford Escape was the car that rolled over in the crash, Nevel said. Arriving firefighters closed the intersection to traffic and began removing occupants from both vehicles.
A Life Net helicopter was placed on stand-by, but was not needed. The area was closed to traffic for more than an hour. Both cars were towed from the scene. State Police investigated.
Athens dive team trains in ice rescues By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media
HUDSON — Twenty members of the Hudson Fire Department and Athens Fire Department dive teams, along with several members from the Germantown and Stockport fire companies assembled on Oakdale Beach about 9 a.m., in 10-degree temperatures for the winter ice rescue training. Area dive teams converged on Oakdale Lake in Hudson on Sunday to train in the proper techniques to rescue people who fall through ice into frigid waters, said Dan Hickey, special operations officer for the Hudson Fire Department. Before the training began, a chainsaw was used to cut two large holes in the ice, where the victims would be submerged in the icy water, to be rescued. Firefighters trained in surface ice rescues, and utilizing the leap-frog system, which enables multiple rescues to take place on the ice at the same time, using minimal
equipment, Hickey said. With thin ice, everyone is in danger, even those who are attempting to rescue the victims from the water. For protection, dive team members wear insulated flotation suits that will keep rescuers above water and protects them from the frigid water, if they should fall through the ice. They also use inflatable rafts, and everyone is connected by ropes, Hickey said. The ropes and sleds are also connected by ropes, which are held by members onshore, who can pull them to safety. Hudson’s dive team trains twice a month, in summer and winter, Hickey said. The Hudson Dive Team has not had many rescues involving people, but has had several recently that involved animals. There have been several incidents involving horses, dogs and deer that have been trapped on, or fallen through, the ice, that the dive team has been called to, Hickey said. The Dive Team and Water
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days a week. Servers can earn more than $25 per hour after tips. And their starting salaries are negotiable. The business is able to pay so high because their menu is expensive and a 20% gratuity is added to every check. Corey Smith, the general manager at W.M. Farmer & Sons for the past four years, lives on-site. “People don’t want to work the grind anymore,” he said, “but we haven’t seen these difficulties and it’s a testament to the owner’s style of business.” W.M. Farmer & Sons has not completely avoided the nation’s surge of quitting, often dubbed The Great Resignation. The restaurant is struggling to find a reliable sous-chef but they are not losing servers like other familyowned nearby establishments. Keck attributed her background in the Peace Corps and freelance filmmaking as reasons for her progressive and inclusive philosophy that employees are like family. Keck asks all her employees, “What is one thing you want that you wouldn’t buy yourself?” She does this to surprise her staff with gifts after difficult shifts or just as a way to show her gratitude. After a server, Sarah Cody, worked a long shift, Keck remembered that she just moved into a new apartment and was in need of a vacuum. After Cody was finished working on Christmas, Keck placed a new Miele vacuum under the restaurant’s tree for her to take home. “They’ve created an atmosphere of respect and compassion,” said Cody, who has to work another job bartending to supplement her bills. “We know they can make more money elsewhere. But we’re a familyowned business trying to be a gratitude-based business and that’s why people stay,” Keck said. But other family-owned restaurants in Columbia and Greene counties are unable to pay their servers such high
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Department, Hickey said. This year’s Polar Plunge is scheduled for March 5 at Oakdale Lake. Plungers will jump into Oakdale Lake’s frigid water, in staggered shifts, starting at noon. All spectators will be required to mask, distance, and remain outside for everyone’s safety.
The goal for this year is $40,000. You can register to participate, or donate online at: oakdaleplunge2022. After the training was completed on Sunday, large orange cones were placed around the holes, so no one would accidentally fall into one of them later in the day.
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Future of farming in governor’s hands Farmers plan to fight the Labor Department’s Farm Workers Wage Board’s vote to roll back the overtime threshold for New York farm workers to 40 hours starting with a petition to Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state agencies to reverse the decision. It’s a step forward in protecting farmers, including those in Columbia and Greene counties, from financial devastation due to fewer hours and less income for laborers. The new rate for farm laborers will begin Jan. 1, 2024 with a threshold of 56 hours, down to 52 hours Jan. 1, 2026; reduced to 48 hours on Jan. 1, 2028; 44 hours on Jan. 1, 2030; and
the 40-hour threshold in effect Jan. 1, 2032. A decision that could change the face of state agriculture for years to come was made with little deliberation or time to reflect and review the testimony. Farmers estimate a 42% cost increase with the overtime changes — a price tag they are hoping budget requests and legislative priorities this year will help to offset, but their hope greatly depends on the condition of New York’s economy, predictions of inflation and, of course, the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s 60-hour threshold for farm workers was established down from
80 hours under the 2019 Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act and took effect in January 2020, but this was a compromise that is neither a fair nor full resolution to the issue. Ironically, Hochul’s executive budget has the strongest support for state agriculture in years because it doubles the farm workforce retention tax credit to $1,200 to help offset rising labor costs due to ongoing minimum wage increases. When all is said and done, it will be up to Gov. Hochul if New York state has a meaningful and thriving agriculture industry. We hope she makes the wise choice.
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served on the court. The nation’s population is slightly President Joe Biden had more than half female, but an opportunity last week to the nine-member court has wriggle out of his campaign never had more than three promise to appoint a Black women justices at a time. woman to the U.S. Supreme A court that is stacked with Court. Standing alongside justices who have the backJustice Stephen G. Breyer, ground and perspective of who announced his plan to only a narrow slice of the retire at the end of the curAmerican people cannot rent court session in June, expect to forever retain the Biden said he would “select confidence of the nation it a nominee worthy of Justice serves. Breyer’s legacy of excelThe simple fact is that lence and decency,” and he more people voted for could have simply added Biden in 2020 than any oththat the pool of potential er presidential candidate justices would include in U.S. history, and they did Black women. He’d have so knowing that he had altaken some heat for waterready followed through on ing down his pledge, but it his pledge to select a Black would probably pass. woman as his running mate Instead, the president by picking Sen. Kamala doubled down. Good. Harris. Voters have every “The person I will nomiright to expect him to adnate will be somebody with here to his Supreme Court extraordinary qualificapromise. tions, character, experience The promise itself is and integrity,” Biden said. important, as is the follow“And that person will be through, because both unthe first Black woman ever derscore the fact that there nominated to the United is now a strong “bench” of States Supreme Court.” eminently qualified Black Biden is correct that such female jurists, attorneys an appointment is, in his and legal scholars who words, “long overdue.” The would be a credit to the SuSupreme Court is the ultipreme Court. Though their mate arbiter of the meaning names have been mostly of the Constitution, federal unknown to the general law and numerous state public, they are well known laws that affect the lives and respected in legal and liberty of more than circles. News reports most 300 million people, yet only often cite Court of Appeals two Black justices have ever Judge Ketanji Brown Jack-
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Democrats are gerrymandering ruthlessly. Good for them. Paul Waldman The Washington Post
Perhaps never before has there been as broad an awareness that partisan gerrymandering poses a threat to democratic accountability. If officeholders pick their voters rather than the other way around, the result can be a grossly unrepresentative system in which the will of the electorate almost ceases to matter, and politicians can be as unresponsive or even corrupt as they choose. But there is some hope, at least at the congressional level. And the vehicle to end the scourge of gerrymandering? It’s gerrymandering itself. It’s something of a long shot, at least for now. But let’s consider the news from New York, where Democrats who control the state look like they’re about to secure a few more vital House seats. How did they do it? With a ruthlessness Democratic voters often accuse their party of lacking. The state’s current House delegation contains 27 seats, divided 19 to 8 in favor of Democrats. The state will lose one seat after the 2020 Census, and in a new map released by Democrats in the legislature on Sunday, the divide could wind up being 22 to 4 in Democrats’ favor. They carved here and sliced there, opening up new opportunities for themselves and making Republicans more vulnerable. One district, currently held by Rep. Jerry Nadler, will be absurdly convoluted as it winds its way through the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Those extra few seats could be the difference between Democrats holding the House and handing it off
voting rights legislation to get an up-or-down vote. They pass the Freedom to Vote Act, which bans partisan gerrymandering; President Biden signs it. Even if the New York map is finalized and Democrats gain a few more seats in what remains of the redistricting process, the most likely outcome for November is still the kind of opposition party blowout that usually happens in midterm elections. If that pattern holds, Republicans will gain 30 or 40 House seats, and the Democratic gerrymanders won’t have been able to stop it. But nothing is certain. If there’s an improvement in the pandemic and inflation picture, and if Democratic voters are convinced to mobilize because of something they fear (like Donald Trump), this year could be one of the exceptions. We shouldn’t forget that gerrymandering of state legislative districts - with terrible consequences - is outside Congress’ control, so it won’t be going anywhere. But it’s at least possible that by being more successful at what Republicans have done so well in recent years, Democrats have created the opportunity for reforms that would be better for everyone. You can call them hypocrites (which Republicans do), but the truth is that right now we have two parties that practice gerrymandering, but only one that is willing, even eager, to get rid of it if they have the chance. And if gerrymandering is the tool they use in order to make that day possible - and to stay competitive in the meantime - it’s hard to blame them.
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The U.S. is drowning in its own secrets. It’s overdue for a rescue. The Washington Post
Nearly a decade ago, a federal board warned in a report that practices for classification and declassification of national security information were “outmoded, unsustainable and keep too much information from the public.” The report found that petabytes of data were being classified annually. (A petabyte is a million gigabytes.) Then, in 2019, a top U.S. official warned the government was creating petabytes every month and the system was “unsustainable, and desperately requires modernization.” In 2020, the federal board warned of an “explosion” of digital data now underway and a “tsunami” in the years to come. The U.S. government is drowning in its own secrets. Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, recently wrote to Sen. Ron Wyden, DOre., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., that “deficiencies in the current classification system undermine our national security, as well as critical democratic objectives, by impeding our ability to share information in a timely manner.” The same conclusions have been drawn by the senators and many
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others for a long time. The reasons for the logjam are well known. Too much national security information is over-classified and too little is declassified. The volume of digital secrets is burgeoning, but the declassification system lumbers along at an analog pace. According to the Public Interest Declassification Board’s 2020 report, “The transition to email and other forms of instantaneous communications, and the pervasive use of social media applications have profoundly altered the way the Government conducts business.” By contrast, the paperbased declassification system “was created before the United States entered World War II, and it remains entrenched today.” Hopefully, action to fix this long-festering mismatch will finally get underway. The 2020 report recommended that a new high-level executive be appointed to oversee the effort, and a new national declassification system be created that would work toward timely release of information. Technology must be used to modernize the aging systems, the report found, and the government ought to deploy the tools of big data, artificial intelligence,
machine learning, and cloud storage and retrieval to build a modern system with automation. Not everyone is sold on the automation concept, but it deserves exploration. The slow, page-by-page declassification process is broken. So far, Haines said, current priorities and resources for fixing the classification systems “are simply not sufficient.” The National Security Council is working on a revised presidential executive order governing classified information, and we hope the White House will come up with an ambitious blueprint for modernization. The nation needs to guard its secrets to function properly. But over-classification is counterproductive and adds to public distrust. A big improvement would be to simplify the classification process into two tiers, secret and top secret, with appropriate protections and guidelines that will also prevent labeling as “classified” material that does not need to be protected. In the words of one chair of the Public Interest Declassification Board, Nancy E. Soderberg, “Transformation is not simply advisable but imperative.” She was right about both the need and the urgency. That was nearly 10 years ago.
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to Republicans after November’s elections. While many predicted that this round of redistricting would produce huge gains for the GOP that would all but guarantee them control of the House, in the end that isn’t what happened. There are many reasons: They redistricted so aggressively after 2010 that they didn’t have much ability to squeeze out more seats, and in key states like Texas they decided to consolidate the gains they had already made rather than try to create new Republican-leaning seats, as a hedge against future demographic change. In addition, Democrats made the most of the few gerrymandering opportunities they had, especially in Illinois and now New York. And the process isn’t over; a dozen states still have to finalize their maps. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court struck down maps created by the legislature as violating a voter-approved ban in the state constitution on overly partisan gerrymanders, while a similar challenge to the North Carolina map is pending. So there could be a few more seats out there for Democrats to gain. Which brings us to the series of events that could end partisan gerrymandering for Congress altogether: Democrats have a surprisingly good year at the ballot box, holding on to their House majority thanks to the gerrymandering they’ve managed, while increasing their Senate majority by at least two votes. With Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., no longer in control, the Senate passes an exception to the filibuster allowing
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GREENE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS CATSKILL — Some clubs may not have resumed meetings due to COVID-19. Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday at Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Acra Community Center, Old Route 23, Cairo. Catskill Silver Linings meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the Month at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill. Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, Coxsackie. Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 2 p.m. the first and third Monday at the Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie. Greenville Golden Agers meet at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville. Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1;30 p.m. the fourth Thursday at Tannersville Fire Hall, Main Avenue, Tannersville. WAJPL Golden Age Club meet at 1 p.m. the first and third Monday at Windham Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.
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ALZHEIMER’S EDUCATION WEBINARS ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Association offers community and family education and outreach webinars from the safety of your home. These virtual programs provide high-quality disease and dementia education for those directly affected by the disease. They are free of charge and include topics such as signs of Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosis, communication, living with Alzheimer’s and caregiving techniques. Each webinar is held live with time for Q&A. Note that all webinars are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST). RSVP via our our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or by contacting Sierra Snoddy at 518-6757214. Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia 2 p.m. Feb. 2. The basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources. Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body & Research Update: Presented with MVP Health noon Feb. 7. Learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8. Program will help you recognize common signs of the disease in yourself and others and next steps to take. 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s: Presented with MVP Health noon Feb. 14. Program will help you recognize common signs of the disease in yourself and others and next steps to take.
Research Update noon Feb. 16. The basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources. Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body noon Feb. 22. Learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. Legal & Financial Planning 2 p.m. Feb. 24. This workshop is ideal for anyone who would like to know more about what legal and financial issues to consider when facing dementia and how to put plans in place. 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s 10 a.m. March 3. Program will help you recognize common signs of the disease in yourself and others and next steps to take. Meaningful Engagement, Activities at Home 2 p.m. March 15. Discuss the social needs of people with dementia and how to meet those needs. Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors 3 p.m. March 23. Caregiver tips and strategies to respond to some common behaviors. Effective Communication Strategies noon March 29. How Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect an individual’s ability to communicate. REMINDER: Early Alzheimer’s Support & Education (EASE) - Virtual Program meets 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays beginning March 24 through May 12. EASE is an 8-week interactive learning program for people with early stage memory loss and their care partners. Registration and a pre-screening is required. RSVP via the 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or by contacting Sierra Snoddy at 518-6757214.
Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are: Bread or alternative (roll, bun, etc.) with Promise Spread and low-fat milk. Tartar sauce is served with fish meals. Menu is subject to change based on product availability and circumstance. The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients. All persons 60 and older can receive a meal. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. Those wishing to receive a meal are required to call the respective location at least a day in advance. Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, 9452700. Senior Service Centers: Acra: Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo 6229898. Jewett: Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, 263-4392. If you wish to pick-up a lunch at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center in Catskill call at least a day in advance, the Rivertown Senior Center to reserve.
FEB. 2 THROUGH FEB. 9 WEDNESDAY: Seafood Florentine, sauteed mixed
vegetables, green beans, white rice, rice pudding with raisins. THURSDAY: Ravioli marinara with meatballs, Italian mixed vegetables, spinach, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Chicken and biscuits with gravy, peas and carrots, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Sloppy joes, cauliflower and broccoli medley, potato salad, tropical fruit. TUESDAY: Baked salmon with dill sauce, peas and carrots, tomato juice, brown rice pilaf, chocolate chip banana bread. WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, braised cabbage, spiced apple rings.
Maintaining activities at home during the winter months By Marisa Korytko For Columbia-Greene Media
As we face days that barely reach 0 degrees outside, people tend to spend more time staying warm indoors and less time socializing and staying active. For many people, the combination of cold weather and shorter days can negatively impact mental health. But now more than ever, it’s important to keep your loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia engaged at home. Dementia impairs one’s ability to act independently and thereby impacts one’s emotions. Therefore, identifying person-centered strategies to create joyful moments is crucial. There are a few causes of activity impairment amongst persons living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. One of the biggest is the loss of initiative experienced by so many people with dementia relatively early on in the disease process. This loss can make persons with dementia appear lazy, lethargic, even depressed, but really is the result of the beginnings and the progression of the neurological impairment of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. People with Alzheimer’s or dementia are also limited in their ability to independently engage. Furthermore, the disease causes confusion, which goes hand-in-hand with difficulty getting steps
for tasks in the right order and brings about frustration. Many families first notice a decrease in attention span and the ability to focus is continually shortened by the progression of the disease. Finally, it’s important to point out that there is a generalized loss of control associated with the many losses experienced by people living with the disease. It is not unusual for people with dementia to refuse engagement simply because saying NO is something they can still control. Yet, we know it’s important to keep those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia engaged in meaningful activities. Socialization is key, as is achieving a sense of success, whether it’s big or small. It can also help them retain a desire to help and to feel a part of the world around them. One good way to engage your loved one in activity is to ask them to help you with something. Being active also helps lighten up their day, as well as retain skills/ strengths. Personalized, meaningful activities help instill a sense of empowerment and control, which goes a long way in the face of dementia. A meaningful activity is deeply personal – it must reflect each individual’s interests and lifestyle. It’s also important that the activity be enjoyable to the person, helps them feel useful and
FEB. 16 THROUGH FEB. 23 WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, banana mousse. THURSDAY: Vegetable lasagna with white sauce, garden salad, Italian vegetables, brownie. FRIDAY: Hungarian goulash, mixed vegetables, egg noodles, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Closed. TUESDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, baked beans, collard greens, pineapple chunks. WEDNESDAY: Seafood scampi, linguini, spinach, wax beans, cookies.
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WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, braised cabbage, spiced apple rings. THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrot coins, chocolate mousse, mixed berries. FRIDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Chicken divan, Monaco vegetable mix, white rice, mandarin oranges. TUESDAY: Taco Tuesday, corn, tomatoes and beans, Spanish rice, chocolate birthday cupcakes. WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet
WEDNESDAY: Seafood scampi, linguini, spinach, wax beans, cookies. THURSDAY: Chicken Parmesan with penne, tossed salad, green beans, chocolate mousse. FRIDAY: Beer battered fish, Monaco vegetable mix, rice pilaf, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Baked manicotti, sausage, green beans, Italian mixed vegetables, pears. TUESDAY: Chicken dijon, mashed potatoes, broccoli, peaches. WEDNESDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, scalloped potatoes, cauliflower, peanut butter cookie.
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Marisa Korytko is the Public Relations Director for the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York chapter. She can be reached at mekorytko@alz.org.
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purposeful and provides a sense of belonging. “The key to engaging someone is to focus on your approach, focusing particularly on your body language and communication techniques. Keep things simple and break down directions step-by-step, but also involve your loved one in the decision-making about what activities to do, how and when,” said Molly McCannMall, Associate Director of Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives for the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York Chapter. “And remember, caregivers need to think about doing things in a different way, with a different perspective than which they may be used to – it is important to try and do things as close to the way your loved one always has in order to accomplish as normal a level of functioning as possible.” Establishing a daily routine and having activities available will be helpful for people living with dementia and their caregivers. For more ideas, please reach out to our chapter and set up an appointment with one of our Dementia Specialists.
Dear Rusty: I’m 60 years of age and wonder if I will have any Social Security retirement benefits. After all, I did purchase them. Signed: Uncertain Dear Uncertain: Your eligibility for Social Security benefits depends upon your lifetime earnings history from work, from which Social Security FICA taxes were withheld. If you have worked, contributed to SS while working, and have earned at least 40 “quarters” of credit, you will be entitled to Social Security benefits. You can earn up to four credits each year by earning a specific amount of money, which means you must have worked for about 10 years contributing to Social Security in order to be eligible for Social Security benefits. For 2022, you will get 4 credits if you earn at least $6040 (the amount needed per credit varies by year). The amount of benefit you will get depends upon your average monthly earnings (adjusted for inflation) over the highest-earning 35 years of your lifetime. The higher your annual earnings (from which FICA tax was withheld), the more your SS benefit will be. But you must have worked, earned and contributed to SS for at least 35 years to get your maximum benefit. SS always uses 35 years of earnings to compute your benefit and if you have fewer, they will put $0 earnings in some years to make it 35. They will use the
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$19,560, and if that were exceeded SS would take away benefits equal to $1 for every $2 over the limit (a monthly limit may be imposed if you claim mid-year). The earnings limit applies until FRA is reached, after which there is no longer a limit to how much can be earned. The easiest way to determine your eligibility for Social Security benefits and how much that benefit would be at different ages is to obtain a Statement of Estimated Benefits from the Social Security Administration. You can request that by calling SS at 1.800.772.1213, but you can also get it yourself by creating your personal “my Social Security” online account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Once you have created your personal online account you can see your lifetime record of earnings and download your Statement of Estimated Benefits to understand whether you are entitled to Social Security benefits and, if so, how much your benefit will be if claimed at various ages. This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/ programs/social-security-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@ amacfoundation.org.
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Judith A. DeLong August 14, 1944 - January 30, 2022 Judith A. DeLong, 77, of Kinderhook, NY, died Sunday, January 30, 2022 at St. Peter’s Hospital. Born August 14, 1944 in Hudson, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ida (Gertch) Keene. She is survived by her husband: John DeLong, a daughter: Allison Pino (Jason) of Kinderhook, and a son: Steven DeLong (Patricia) of Kinderhook; her sister, Nina Costanzo of Stuyvesant, and four grandchildren, Nicholas and Nathan Pino and Gabriel and Tyler DeLong. Funeral services will be at the convenience of the family. Donations in Judy’s memory may be made to the Valatie Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 242, Valatie, NY 12184. Arrangements are under the direction of the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, Valatie.
Michael C. Manosh June 17, 1967 - January 27, 2022 Utica, NY: Michael C. Manosh, 54, passed away at home, unexpectedly, Thursday, January 27, 2022. He was born in Glens Falls, NY, June 17, 1967, a son of the late Howard C. Manosh and Julie A. (Nobert) Manosh. Michael was raised and educated in Coxsackie, NY, by his dad and stepmom, Mrs. Jackie Manosh. He graduated from Coxsackie-Athens High School. After Mike completed high school, he relocated to Utica. Michael spent most of his life in Utica and it became his home. He loved Utica, and grabbing coffee with his numerous buddies. Michael had a lifelong connection with music, loved classic rock and sought great comfort in it. As a young man, he enjoyed fishing with his father and brothers at the Coxsackie Reservoir, where his ashes will be scattered. Anyone who knew Michael was aware he was a great storyteller, a Manosh trait, and he was one of the best. Michael is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, William J. and Cara Manosh, of Rochester, NY. He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Roger Manosh, of Coxsackie, NY. In keeping with Michael’s wishes, there will be no public visitation or funeral service. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Adrean Funeral Service, Inc., Utica, NY. To view Michael’s online memorial, please go to: www.adreanfuneralservices.com
William J. Wynne William J. Wynne, 51, of Altamont died January 28, 2022. Services will be on Sunday from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. www.MillspaughCamerato.com.
Hochul, health experts, to weigh mask mandate timeline By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul will not make a decision about rescinding the statewide mask or COVID-19 vaccine mandate to enter a New York business set to expire later this month without consulting national health experts, school superintendents and business owners over the next 10 days, she said Tuesday. The governor has long avoided naming a specific virus positivity, hospitalization level or other pandemic metric to indicate when the state will relax the Dec. 13 requirement issued by state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. The order remains in effect through Feb. 10, and will continue to be evaluated on a two-week basis, Hochul said. “It’s Feb. 1 — I don’t just look at the numbers,” Hochul said Tuesday during a coronavirus briefing at North Central Bronx Hospital. The governor will have daily conversations with White House coronavirus task force members, Bassett, hospital administrators, school superintendents, business owners and other health experts around the state to assess the virus trends and New York’s COVID vaccination rate before relaxing the face mask order, she said. “So, we’ll come to the right decision,” Hochul added. The governor visited with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients in Washington on Monday and discussed the timeline of when to relax the state mask requirement. “What trends are they seeing, what are they seeing in other states and other parts of the world?” Hochul said. “...We have a lot of growth areas in other parts of the
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state and I want more kids vaccinated. That will be a driver.” New Yorkers have grown anxious over when the pandemic restriction, which was originally set to expire Jan. 15, will be relaxed as coronavirus cases have declined below 6.6% over a seven-day average since peaking at 23% positivity Jan. 2 in the anticipated winter surge. “We’re not prepared to throw in the towel and say we’re done fighting COVID — we are so far from that,” said Hochul, adding the state will continue to send millions of at-home virus testing kits to schools, nursing homes, churches and hospitals and opening temporary vaccine sites for children. “The trends are great,” the governor said. “We are optimistic, but also we take this seriously. And we’re not through it just yet.” Hochul doubled down on the two-week review period for the statewide mask or vaccination requirement in businesses less than a day after the state Supreme Court Appellate Division Second Judicial Department granted a stay late Monday
while the state appeals state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Rademacher’s Jan. 24 ruling in Nassau County the December mask order was not properly enacted. Rademacher ruled the mandate violated the State Administrative Procedure Act, which the Legislature enacted in March in response to the measures taken by former governor Andrew Cuomo after he declared a disaster emergency in March 2020. New York appealed that decision and was granted a temporary stay, but the ruling caused confusion in school districts and businesses around the state over the last week on whether masks were required or not. Hochul commended the Appellate Division, Second Department for granting the full stay for the duration of the state’s appeal in a statement late Monday. “My primary responsibility as governor is to keep New Yorkers safe,” Hochul said. “Mask regulations keep our schools and businesses safe and open, protect vulnerable New Yorkers and are critical tools as we work to get through this winter surge. Thanks to our
State ordered Pittsburgh bridge to be inspected more frequently years before collapse Joel Jacobs, Ed Blazina, Ashley Murray and Sean D. Hamill Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PITTSBURGH — As far back as 2014, the state of Pennsylvania found enough problems with the Fern Hollow Bridge over Frick Park that it said inspections should be launched every year instead of every 24 months, a state official told the Post-Gazette on Monday. Four years later, Pittsburgh officials found that a rusting and detached Xshaped bracing on the bridge had become a “safety concern” and decided to remove it, a document obtained by the Post-Gazette shows, leaving steel cables as support in their place — a decision at least one expert said was questionable. The city also turned up other needed repairs, but they were not viewed as “as imminent hazards” and were pushed off to future years but do not appear to have been done. Exactly what other repairs were identified is not known. But in the wake of the bridge’s collapse Friday that injured 10 people and left seven vehicles crushed in the rubble, the decision to remove the brace, rely on steel cables for support and apparently leave some repairs undone may become critical factors in the investigation now underway by the National Transportation Safety Board. So far, neither the state nor the city will release details of past inspections to provide a fuller history of the bridge and potentially what went wrong in the morning hours last week. And the firms involved in the most recent inspection of the bridge, just months ago in September, would not provide any insight into what was turned up during that key inspection. The inspector for the September visit to the bridge was Gannett Fleming Inc., an international firm with headquarters in Camp Hill and an office in Green Tree.
“Gannett Fleming was part of the inspection team for the Fern Hollow Bridge in 2020 and 2021,” the company said in an email to the Post-Gazette. “We are grateful there were no serious injuries and commend the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and all first responders who assisted with the evacuations. While it is too early to know the cause of the collapse, we have committed to make all personnel and information available to the appropriate agencies to assist in a thorough investigation.” Gannett Fleming became the inspector for the bridge after winning a larger contract with three other firms to carry out the reviews on numerous bridges for the city. One of those other three firms, Larson Design Group, said in an email that while the company was part of the group that bid to carry out inspections, “In this case, Gannett Fleming, a company with a century of experience in global infrastructure, performed all inspections on the Fern Hollow Bridge as the engineer of record in 2020 and 2021.” Even before the state ordered the annual inspections in 2014, conditions had been deteriorating for at least seven years, according to a federal database. In 1999, an inspection found that all three elements of the bridge were found to be in “fair” condition or better. By 2009, the conditions had declined, although the bridge wasn’t labeled poor until a 2011 inspection when the superstructure — which supports the deck where vehicles drive across — was found to be in poor condition. Then, at some point before 2014, the X-bracing under the west side of the bridge had deteriorated so badly that the city decided to install wire cable to add additional support. That breakdown would become a trouble spot in the ensuing years and
would challenge experts over the safety of the span. The city had conducted a “stability” analysis and found that the original cross-bracing steel supports were “nonfunctional” and it was relying on the wire cables to be “tight and fully engaged.” During an inspection in September 2013, experts found the cable bracing on the west side was now critical to the bridge’s support because “the bracing on the frame legs have a number of large holes and their3/8 connection to the frame legs exhibit 100% section loss. More holes have formed in the frame leg webs,” according to a city document. But the 2013 inspection found that even the steel cables had begun to have problems and were “loose and move freely, lacking tension.” The city hired Michael Facchiano Contracting, of Pittsburgh, to tighten the cables for $8,651.97, which it did in 2014. Facchiano also removed the steel beam for $43,794.66 in early 2019, leaving the wire cable system as the replacement support. Calls and emails to Facchiano on Monday were not returned. Hota GangaRao, an engineering professor and director of the Constructed Facilities Center at West Virginia University, said that in general, bracing is a critical element for a bridge’s superstructure. Using cables is not nearly as effective as steel beams because the beams handle long-distance weight distribution and compression, but cables don’t help with compression from weight on the structure. “Any amount of cross-bracing is going to be beneficial,” GangaRao said. “Bracing is always a help. “ Using cables instead3/8 could be an issue. A beam is always a better thing. Without question, a plate and a beam are a better option,” he added. By 2019, Fern Hollow Bridge’s deck
was found to be poor as well. The bottom portion of the bridge, known as the substructure, remained in “satisfactory” shape through last year’s inspection — meaning that it only showed minor deterioration. Last year’s inspection also showed the same two elements of the bridge were labeled poor. It wasn’t just the findings during inspections that drew officials’ attention to the span over Frick Park. Local residents walking by the 49-year-old structure voiced concerns, with 311 data showing four alerts relating to the condition of the bridge from 2016 to 2019 — including the man who took a now-viral photo in 2018 of the rustedthrough X cross-beam and posted it on Twitter, alerting the city’s 311 service. In time, two issues emerged that would underscore the growing concerns. One was a recommendation from inspectors that examinations of the bridge increase to once a year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which oversees inspections for all jurisdictions. That coincided with the weight limit on the bridge being reduced from 36 tons to 26 tons, said PennDOT spokeswoman Alexis Campbell — a cap that’s typically imposed when concerns are raised about a deteriorating structure. Campbell described the bridge as a “K-frame” structure — a design where weight is placed on single supports that have no secondary backup. PennDOT said there are five other bridges across the state with the same type of design as Fern Hollow. The department is recommending the bridge owners take some action as a result of the collapse, but Campbell said she didn’t know exactly what they were told to do.
efforts, including mask regulations, cases are declining and we are seeing major progress in the fight against COVID-19. I thank the attorney general and her team for their defense of these common-sense measures, and I am confident we will continue to prevail.” State Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the state’s appeal and motion to keep the mandate in effect throughout the process, also expressed confidence the order helps protect public health and will be upheld. “We are pleased by the Appellate Division, Second Department’s decision today to preserve the statewide mask mandate pending the appeal,” James said in a statement. “Wearing a mask saves lives. The mask mandate and [Monday’s] decision will help in our efforts to fight back this virus. My office will continue to use its full authority to keep New Yorkers safe.”
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George Leefe’s map of Catskill By Jonathan Palmer, Greene County Historian For Columbia-Greene Media
This past month the Greene County Historical Society gratefully accepted a map donated by Michele Pulver and the Pulver family in memory of the late Honorable George J. Pulver Jr. of Catskill. This early piece (which is entirely unique to the best of my knowledge) is a somewhat mysterious biographical map of the Village of Catskill prepared sometime around 1850. The map shows all the village streets and buildings, and labels some structures and lots with the name of the proprietor or property owner. The map is outwardly similar to the 1867 insert map of the village of Catskill which was part of Beers’ Atlas of Greene County, but compared side by side the differences between this map and the 1867 atlas are considerable. The map was prepared by a George E. Leefe, who claimed in the map’s title and legend to be a civil engineer, surveyor and printer in New York. With those three hats on his head at once he must have been very recognizable on the street. Appearance aside, I had little luck tracking down any narrative information about him
and his artistry online, so I turned to census records and the catalog of the New York Historical Society to see if anything came up. George E. Leaf, who is listed on the New York State Census of 1855 as a lithographer born in England and residing in New York City, is probably one and the same as our mapmaker. Mr. Leefe apparently had a career change following the Civil War and appears on a list of clerks in the Treasury Department at Washington which was published in 1868. An Englishman named George E. Leefe was buried at Washington, D.C. in 1869 and this is also probably him. He does not appear on the Federal Census of 1850, which may be a useful clue to date our map, however there are several published works by George E. Leefe, printer, cataloged in the New York Historical Society beginning in 1850. Much of Leefe’s work seems to have been related to preparing reports on railroads being built in the Midwest and South, but he also contributed illustrations to an edition of James Fenimore Cooper’s History of the Navy of the United States of America in 1856. Cumulatively this paragraph is probably the most that has ever been written about George
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George Leefe’s Map of the Village of Catskill, a recent donation to the Greene County Historical Society.
E. Leefe, which is surprising given that the small sample of his work I’ve seen seems to be of considerable quality and fidelity. So when was this map actually printed? I’ve tentatively concluded it must date to 1853 or 1854, but this was only after spending a lot of time examining clues evident on the map (of which there are many). The best giveaways were Mrs. Hopkins, John Adams and a missing mill. The map clearly shows “Mrs. Hopkins” residing at the Hopkins mansion on West Main Street. Caleb Hopkins, who died with oodles of money in 1852, predeceased
his wife Keturah Hopkins by more than 25 years. She lived comfortably on West Main until she died in 1878. I wouldn’t know any of this except that I had someone email me asking about Caleb Hopkins’ probate file six months ago. Likewise, the large mill on Water Street which is now known as Foreland and was previously the warehouse of Oren’s Furniture is missing from the map, which means Leefe’s map probably shows Catskill before that structure was built in 1856. The fact that John Adams is listed in the included business directory practicing law corroborates this, because he
has the unfortunate distinction of being the final victim of the Cholera of 1854 at Catskill. Two other features on Leefe’s map don’t contribute to a definitive date but are interesting nonetheless. The Cholera of 1832 led to the establishment of a temporary hospital by Greene County in the Village of Catskill. The County Board of Supervisors authorized that hospital’s sale by the County Treasurer the following year, and the exact location of that hospital remains uncertain. There were several subsequent Cholera outbreaks in 1849 and 1854, the latter being the worst. According to a newspaper account from the 1890s a cholera hospital was again in use for those outbreaks, and Leefe’s map shows that hospital precisely at the end of Broad Street where it crests the ridge of Prospect Hill. Whether the hospital shown on this map is the same as the 1832 hospital is impossible to say, but it is a fascinating lasting reminder of a dark chapter in the Village’s history. The other curious feature is Cedar Grove. The home where the landscape artist Thomas Cole lived in Catskill is marked on this map as “Thomas Cole’s” and his studio is
marked as “Cole’s Studio” — I had initially thought these clues would backdate the map as being made prior to Cole’s death in 1848, but it seems based on other clues that George E. Leefe was simply sensitive to the general esteem Cole was held in for the decade or so following his death — hence marking the site as Cole’s in the spirit of posterity. This map will of course receive further scrutiny and assessment in the coming months, but in the meantime thanks must be extended again to the family of Judge George J. Pulver Jr. for this generous donation. Judge Pulver was a tireless advocate for the study of Greene County’s rich cultural heritage and the enjoyment of its natural spaces and the donation of this map which he aided to preserve is in the best spirit of Judge Pulver’s scholarly demeanor and community mindedness. This map will now facilitate scholarship by the public for many years to come, and can be viewed at the Vedder Research Library while arrangements are pending to have it assessed for restoration. Questions and comments can be directed to Jon via archivist@ gchistory.org.
Town of Shandaken enters NFIP Community Rating System SHANDAKEN — The Town of Shandaken has been accepted into the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). The municipality entered as a Level 8 community on Oct. 1, 2021. This means all structures in the town with a NFIP flood insurance policy and located in the Special Flood Hazard Area, will receive a 10% reduction on flood insurance. The Town of Shandaken is the first and so far, only community to be admitted to CRS in Ulster County. It took two years of planning before Shandaken was ready to submit a CRS application to FEMA. Several municipal officials in the town were instrumental in achieving CRS entry. Crucial to the effort was Rob Stanley, who in addition to being the Town Supervisor and Floodplain Administrator
is also a Certified Floodplain Manager. The town’s efforts were assisted by personnel from the Ulster County Department of the Environment, the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Town’s engineering/consulting firm, SLR Consulting. In addition to spearheading Shandaken’s CRS application, Stanley also created the Shandaken Area Flood Assessment and Remediation Initiative (SAFARI). SAFARI is a committee of town officials and local and regional agency personnel that meet monthly to address flooding issues and was critical for preparing a successful CRS application. Stanley has since ended his tenure as Town Supervisor but
will stay involved in floodplain management as the town’s Certified Flood Manager and CRS Coordinator. “Having the Town of Shandaken enter the CRS Program provides savings for many of our residents, but it also speaks to the ongoing efforts to address the resiliency of our community against our greatest common natural threat. We could not have accomplished this without our partners and especially assistance provided from AWSMP and its knowledgeable staff,” said Stanley. “We wish to congratulate both Rob and the Town of Shandaken on this incredible achievement in making their community safer,” said Brent Gotsch, Resource Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County and the Ashokan Watershed Stream
Greene County Veterans Service Agency Honor a Vet program CATSKILL — Greene County Veterans Service Agency announces the Honor a Vet Program instructions. Send nominations to Michelle Romalin Deyo, Director, Greene County Veterans Service Agency, 159 Jefferson Heights, Suite D-303, Catskill, New York 12414. Nominee shall be a longterm resident of Greene County who has continued to maintain strong ties to the county up to date of nomination. Veteran must have served honorably in any branch of U.S. Military on Active Duty or activated with the Guard or Reserves. The packet includes a three-page profile form and two (2) additional lined pages to write out a brief biography of the candidate’s military service. Fill in the profile form completely; and, use the blank lined pages to elaborate on the details of the candidate’s military career and community service, if applicable: e.g., how
he/she decided to join, or if they were drafted, where they went through training, what they did in the military: their job title and description of their duties, geographical locations they went to, war(s) or war era(s) they served in, experiences they had, and an account of how they received any medals or awards; did they participate in community organizations such as the American Legion or VFW, or the Elks, Rotary Club etc. Did they work with youth? Volunteer at Church? You may add any other information you feel is pertinent. Ensure that all information provided is true and accurate. Verification must be submitted of military service and all awards, medals, honors etc. that you have claimed to be true and accurate. Any award that cannot be verified by documentation will be omitted from the application before submitted to the Committee for selection. Any application found or known to contain notable
inaccuracies will not be submitted to the Committee for selection. Send all nominations directly to Greene County Veterans Service Agency at 159 Jefferson Heights, Suite D-303, Catskill, NY 12414, in person, or by mail. Submissions may also be uploaded and emailed to veterans@ discovergreene.com. For questions or clarification of instructions, call Greene County Veterans Service Agency at (518) 943-3703. Dates are subject to change Greene County Honor A Vet (May) Deadline to Nominate is the third Tuesday in March. Ceremony will typically be on Armed Forces Day (Saturday prior to Memorial Day Weekend). Greene County Honor A Vet Veteran Of The Year Ceremony (November) Deadline to Nominate: Tuesday after Labor Day. Ceremony will typically be on first Saturday of November.
Management Program. “The work done in Shandaken is a model for municipalities across the region and the State on how to save their constituents money and make their community more resilient.” The town’s preparation of a CRS application was partially funded through a
Stream Management Implementation Program grant from the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). The AWSMP is a collaboration between the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation
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FSA Fridays in February webinar series returns SYRACUSE — A series of free webinars will be presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York State. FSA Fridays in February will cover a variety of programs and services FSA offers agricultural producers in New York. Topics include an overview of available programs and loans, facility loans, disaster programs and loan programs. The hour-long webinars will be held at noon every Friday in February. The webinars are free, however pre-registration is required to get a link to each webinar. Register at https:// fsafridays.eventbrite.com or by emailing lynnette.wright@ usda.gov. Summary of each FSA Friday in February: Feb. 4 at noon Welcome to
FSA – an introduction to FSA loans, programs, and services, as well as how to start working with FSA. Feb. 11 at noon What to Do When Disaster Strikes – a presentation on the disaster programs available from FSA to help farmers recover from damaging weather. Feb. 18 at noon Farm Storage Facility Loans – learn about Farm Storage Facility Loans, which are available to a wide-ranging number of producers for storage facilities and equipment. Interest rates on these loans are all below 2% right now. Feb. 25 at noon FSA Farm Loans – an overview of the funding opportunities available from FSA’s Farm Loan Programs, including information on microloans, operating loans, ownership loans and
guaranteed loans. FSA provides programs and loans to help farmers provide food, fuel, and fiber to millions of people worldwide. The New York FSA staff work hard every day to ensure that New York farmers have the information they need to participate in federally funded agricultural programs. FSA-administered programs benefit all Americans by providing stability for our agricultural producers, thus helping ensure a safe, abundant, and affordable supply of food and fiber. If you need an accommodation to participate in one of these webinars, contact Lynnette Wright at (315) 4776309, or by e-mail at lynnette. wright@usda.gov, at least one day prior to the event. You may also contact Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
Division of Consumer Protection urges New Yorkers to be aware of at home COVID-19 testing scams ALBANY — The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) warned about scammers taking advantage of the free COVID-19 test government program to steal personal information for unscrupulous purposes. Due to the high demand, scammers may start using techniques that typically arise with a free government event such as: falsely claiming to be online providers of the tests; sending fake emails and texts that contain harmful links designed to steal your personal information; and using robocalls to pitch testing information. “The arrival of the COVID-19 free at home tests is one more tool in the fight to end this brutal pandemic, but unfortunately, it also creates new opportunities for unscrupulous scammers to attempt to lure people into unintentionally providing their personal information,” said Acting Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez. “As the free at-home test program is rolled out, New Yorkers can thwart the scammers by keeping their personal, financial and health information safe and questioning any requests for a social security number, credit card, health insurance or other personally identifiable information from anyone not affiliated with a trusted health or government entity.” “The availability of free COVID-19 test kits from the federal government will help millions of Americans to have multiple tests on-hand as we continue to monitor and navigate the winter surge,” said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. “I urge New Yorkers to be vigilant in safeguarding their identity while they are protecting their health and always verify that a source is legitimate before providing personal information.” Consumers should also be aware that the ONLY website for the free at-home test kits is https://www.covidtests. gov/ .This link will direct you to a United States Postal Service page to complete the free at home test kit request form. The form only asks for your
name and address. It does not require you enter a social security number, credit card number, health insurance number or any other personally identifiable information. The service is free. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free athome COVID-19 tests. To help ensure that residents have tests on hand if a need arises, the federal government is purchasing one billion at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests to give to Americans at no cost. A half-billion tests are available for order and are being mailed directly to households around the country. People are able to order their tests online at COVIDTests.gov, and tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering. This distribution method can spur a wave of scams if people are not aware of the right website or where to go to get the test. To avoid being victims of at home COVID- 19 testing scams, the Division of Consumer Protection offers the following tips: Don’t click on links from sources you don’t know. It could download a virus onto your computer or device. Make sure the anti-malware and anti-virus software on your computer is up to date. Be aware of emails coming from unknown senders. Watch for emails claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or experts claiming to have information about free at-home covid testing kits. For the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus in New York State, visit the New York State Department of Health website. Ignore online offers for at-home COVID-19 tests or emails claiming you can get your free at home testing kit sooner. If you see ads touting getting your at home Covid-19 testing kit sooner, ask yourself: is an ad or sales pitch a trusted source of information? Be aware of emails asking for your personal information. Do your homework when it comes to sharing your personal information over email. Confirm by calling the sender. Hang up on illegal
robocallers. The federal government will not call you to offer you a free testing kit. If you receive a call about free athome COVID-19 testing, hang up. Don’t press any numbers. The recording might say that pressing a number will let you speak to a live operator or remove you from their call list, but instead it might lead to more robocalls. Official government websites use “.gov”. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS. A lock symbol or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. If you choose to shop online for at home COVID testing kits, keep these tips in mind[1]: Make sure the test you’re buying is authorized by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Check the FDA’s lists of antigen diagnostic tests and molecular diagnostic tests before you buy to find the tests authorized for home use. (EUA is “emergency use authorization.”) Check out a seller before you buy, especially if you’re buying from a site you don’t know. Search online for the website, company, or seller’s name plus words like “scam,” “complaint,” or “review.” Compare online reviews from a wide variety of websites. You can get a good idea about a company, product, or service from reading user reviews on various retail or shopping comparison sites. Think about the source of the review. Ask yourself: Where is this review coming from? Is it from an expert organization or individual customers? Pay by credit card. If you’re charged for an order you never got, or for a product that’s not as advertised, contact your credit card company and dispute the charge. For up-to-date information on COVID-19 testing and vaccination information, visit the New York State Department of Health website or call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-888364-3065.
National Wear Red Day calls women to ‘Reclaim Your Rhythm’ ALBANY — The American Heart Association, the leading global volunteer organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is rallying women in the Capital Region to “Reclaim Your Rhythm” on Feb. 4 as a part of the Association’s Go Red for Women® National Wear Red Day®. This February, Go Red for Women is helping women reclaim their rhythm by promoting easy opportunities for women to build healthy habits that work best for their life, giving them the best chance at life. On Feb. 4, crank up the tunes, get your groove on and wear red to raise awareness about the prevalence of heart disease in women and donate to save women’s lives. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in December 20211, heart disease remains the greatest health threat for women. Experts say the effects of COVID-19 are likely to influence cardiovascular health and mortality rates for many years2, directly and indirectly, physically, and emotionally. This is why the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women® movement, nationally sponsored by CVS Health, alongside National Wear Red Day Matching Sponsor Big Lots, is asking women to make moves today to have healthier tomorrows. “I encourage every woman on that day to take a moment out for herself, and live in her
most authentic place, even for a moment. It may mean listening to music, meditating, calling a friend, watching their favorite show, eating something healthy, taking a walk, or simply doing nothing at all. It is a day to honor yourself and your heart,” said Suzie Mookherjee, M.D., cardiologist at Albany Med and member of the Capital Region Board of Directors of the American Heart Association. “Heart disease is not always obvious. We need to listen to ourselves, to our bodies, and ask the right questions. Make Wear Red Day the day you stand up and take action. Make it the day you look within, they day you make sure that you have done everything possible to live your best life.” In the Capital Region, the Men Go Red for Women campaign launches on Wear Red Day. So far, nine men have committed to supporting the Go Red for Women campaign with fundraising and awareness efforts. Throughout the Capital Region, companies will illuminate their buildings red to show their support for the American Heart Association. The Check It! Challenge also launches in February, American Heart Month. The free blood pressure monitoring program will let people take steps to fight the silent killer, high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke. People and businesses can register at www.heart.org/checkitchallenge. Information is
New Canal-themed itineraries released for 2022 WATERFORD — The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is celebrating National Plan For Vacation Day on Jan. 25 with the release of seven new multiday itineraries that make it easy to plan a trip along the New York State Canal System and Canalway Trail. The itineraries feature cycling, paddling, and sightseeing options with plenty of opportunities for visitors to enjoy regional foods and beverages. Information about accessibility is included to make it easier for people of all abilities to experience the canals. The itineraries are available online at https://eriecanalway.org/itineraries. “New York’s canals present outstanding opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. We are excited to help people discover some of the best communities, food, attractions,
and hidden gems as they experience the canals,” said Bob Radliff, Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Visitors can choose from Erie Canal Samplers in greater Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany; a Village-to-Village tour of canal towns; multiday cycling trips in western and eastern New York; and paddling and sightseeing excursions along the Cayuga-Seneca Canal and Seneca Lake. Empire State Development Vice President and Executive Director of Tourism Ross D. Levi said, “I LOVE NY works to ensure that all travelers feel welcome to plan a New York State getaway where they can find what they love. The new itineraries complement our efforts by highlighting the great things that visitors of all abilities can see, do and experience on New York’s Canal
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System and in the surrounding communities.” The itineraries include locations that have been assessed for physical accessibility and programmatic inclusion, as well as places that provide standard and adaptive recreational equipment, such as adaptive cycles and kayaks. The itineraries were developed as part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor’s Accessible Tourism Marketing Initiative. These initiatives are supported by the National Park Service and by Market New York through I LOVE NY, New York State’s Division of Tourism, as a part of the State’s Regional Economic Development Council awards. Additional support provided by Discover Albany and the Emil Muller Foundation.
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also available on the Web site, www.heart.org/CheckItNY. The International Stroke Conference is set for Feb. 9 – 11 in New Orleans, bringing together leading scientists to preset the most recent studies about stroke. Through the Go Red for Women movement, the American Heart Association encourages people to take action in February by: Wearing red on National Wear Red Day, Feb. 4, to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease. The iconic Red Dress pin and other apparel are available at ShopHeart. org. Making a donation to support the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association at WearRedDay.org. Big Lots and the Big Lots Foundation will match online donations on National Wear Red Day, up to $333,333. Visiting CVS Health and making a donation at the register until [confirm date]. Donations can also be made online at www.CVSHealth. com/GoRed. · Join Research Goes Red , a joint collaboration between the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women and Verily’s Project Baseline to engage more women directly to participate in research. Joining the conversation by using #WearRedDay, #HeartMonth, #GoRed518 and #GoRedforWomen and tagging @AHANewYork on social media. Learn more at GoRedforWomen.org.
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SUNY Delhi announces Nursing home and assisted advanced certificate program living artists honored in in nursing administration 2022 annual calendar and nursing education DELHI — SUNY Delhi is addressing the national demand for qualified staff in nursing administration and education by launching two advanced post-graduate certificate programs. Designed for nursing professionals with an existing master’s or doctorate degree who want to gain competency in a new area of healthcare, the 12-credit certificates in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education can be earned in two semesters in a convenient part-time, online format. Applications for Fall 2022 are open now. The Nursing Administration certificate prepares students for employment as nurse managers or executives
with the skills to improve business processes and manage people effectively in contemporary healthcare settings. The Nursing Education certificate covers topics in teaching, curriculum development, and evaluation, allowing graduates to fulfill roles as nursing educators and faculty. “These unique certificate programs are ideal for working nurses looking to expand their knowledge and redirect their careers towards the administrative or educational aspects of healthcare,” says Dr. Susan Deane, dean of the School of Nursing at SUNY Delhi. “The online, part-time format with 7-week terms allows our students the flexibility to advance
their education while juggling work, family, and other commitments.” To be eligible for the advanced post-graduate certificate programs, applicants must have an existing master’s or doctorate degree and be licensed as a registered nurse. For more information on admissions requirements or to apply, please visit www. delhi.edu/nursing or contact 607-746-4492. One of New York State’s premier nursing programs, SUNY Delhi is recognized as a leader in nursing education and is a designated Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing.
NYS Canal System hand-launch facility design guide available WATERFORD - In response to a dramatic increase in canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards on the NYS Canal System, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has published the New York State Canal System HandLaunch Facility Design Guide. The free guide shares best practices for communities, businesses, and organizations looking to install or improve hand-launch facilities for paddlers. It is available for free download at www. eriecanalway.org/watertrail. “We are excited to welcome an increasing number of paddlers on the canals, but some amenities designed for motorized vessels don’t work well for paddlecraft, which sit lower on the water,” said Bob Radliff, Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. “This guide will streamline the planning process for businesses and municipalities
and help to ensure that new docks and points of access accommodate paddlers.” The guide specifically addresses the uniqueness of the NYS Canal System, accounting for its structures, bank and channel features, and hydrological characteristics. The guide includes diagrams and photos, permitting information, reference materials, checklists and more for a potential launch project. A range of options is presented, from minimum standards to universal design. NYS Canal Corporation Director Brian U. Stratton said, “These new guidelines for hand-launch facilities will expand the use and accessibility of New York’s Canals by providing comprehensive design best practices for communities and organizations along the Canal System. I am confident this modernization effort will attract a greater number of recreational users,
paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts to the waterway, further cementing the Erie Canal and its adjoining canals as 21st century hubs of recreation.” The new guide builds on efforts undertaken by the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the NYS Canal Corporation to attract a greater diversity of recreational users to the canals. The NYS Canalway Water Trail Guidebook, published by Erie Canalway in 2019, the NYS Canal Corporation’s On the Canals program, along with a variety of paddling events have introduced a growing number of paddlers to the waterway. Financial support for the Guide was provided by the National Park Service, New York State CanalCorporation, Montgomery County, and the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.
Check It! Challenge could lead to lower risk of heart disease and stroke ALBANY — A new program is giving Capital Region residents a chance to help control a silent killer. The American Heart Association is now recruiting participants for the Check It! Challenge. The challenge is a state-wide program encouraging people to check, change and control their blood pressure. The Check It! Challenge is based on the American Heart Association’s Check. Change. Control. program, which is an evidence-based hypertension management program empowering participants to take ownership of their health using blood-pressure self-monitoring. The program incorporates the concepts of remote monitoring and tracking as key features to hypertension management. “Blood pressure control is more important now than ever,” said Dr. Alan Boulos, interim Dean and Chair of the Neurosurgery Department at Albany Med, and president of the Capital Region Board of Directors of the American Heart Association. “We know that the pandemic has led to poor eating
habits, increased alcohol consumption, less physical activity, and additional stress, resulting in increased blood pressure. Even small increases in blood pressure increase one’s risk of stroke and other adverse cardiovascular disease events. It’s important that we all know our numbers and get our health back on track.” The program is open to employers and community organizations, as well as individuals. The program runs from February (American Heart Month) through May (American Stroke Month). Each month features educational topics including controlling your blood pressure, eating smart and reducing sodium, moving more, and mental health and well-being. Participants are asked to take their blood pressure at least twice a month during the program. Blood pressure checks can be performed with at-home monitors or at a doctor’s office. “We know 244,000 people in the Capital Region have high blood pressure. This is an unfortunate reality, but together we can shrink that
number, teach people why it is important to monitor their blood pressure, and show them how to lead more hearthealthy lives,” said SEFCU President and CEO Michael Castellana. “Through our support of local hospitals and nonprofit organizations like the American Heart Association, SEFCU is dedicated to building a better Capital Region, where people live longer, feel healthier, and become happier. We are thrilled to wholeheartedly support the Check It! Challenge.” Employers and organizations interested in joining should register at heart.org/ CheckItChallenge or contact CheckItNY@heart.org. To date, the Check It! Challenge will reach 160,000 people. The number is growing. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as a silent killer. It typically has no symptoms, but can lead to deadly health consequences such as heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. About half of all Americans have high blood pressure, but many are unaware.
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ALBANY — Art is a powerful medium of expression. Particularly for the aging, it can present an opportunity to open to members of the community what may be a lifetime of inspirational images never before shared. Thirteen artists who happen to be residents of New York State skilled nursing and assisted living facilities translated visions from their hearts and minds into winning entries of a juried art contest, now featured in a 2022 calendar, “Art from the Heart.” The annual calendar is the result of an art contest launched in 2004 by the Foundation for Quality Care, Inc., the New York State Health Facilities Association (NYSHFA) and the New York State Center for Assisted Living (NYSCAL). With the recent restrictions on skilled nursing and assisted living facilities due to COVID-19,
the Foundation for Quality Care moved this year’s Art from the Heart Program online. Residents of more than 400 NYSHFA/NYSCAL member skilled nursing and assisted living facilities around the state were invited to submit photographs of their artwork online. The response by residents was overwhelming, with more than 80 art pieces submitted from across New York state. The judges included local artists and representatives from the New York State Museum in Albany. Ranging in age from 56 to 92, the different backgrounds of the artists who submitted work creates a unique blend of artistic styles. Some are professional artists who have been drawing and painting their entire lives, while others discovered their talents after moving into a long term care facility where they began taking art classes.
“Our residents have shared such rich stories through their artwork,” said Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN, executive director of the Foundation for Quality Care, Inc. “The ‘Art from the Heart’ calendar provides a forum for these talented and interesting individuals to shine.” Proceeds from the “Art from the Heart” calendar will benefit the Foundation for Quality Care’s James D. Durante and Ruth E. Stafford Nurse Scholarship Program. This Scholarship Program was established to provide financial support to incumbent employees of NYSHFA | NYSCAL member facilities who are also nursing students pursuing careers in long term care. Help us to support long term care nurses by ordering calendars. Calendars may be ordered via the NYSHFA/ NYSCAL website at www. nyshfa-nyscal.org.
Tops launches annual Check Out Hunger campaign WILLIAMSVILLE — Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, is excited to kick off this year’s Check Out Hunger campaign, which runs through Feb. 12, with a generous donation from the Lisa Miller Cutten Foundation for $20,000. This will directly impact FeedMore WNY right here in our community. “FeedMore WNY is deeply grateful for the incredible partnership of the Lisa Miller Cutten Foundation. The Foundation’s gift to our Food 2 Families event allowed us to provide $10,000 worth of turkeys to community members in need. That donation was matched by Tops Friendly Markets in complementary food items, ensuring our hungry neighbors could enjoy a complete, hearty meal,”
Tara A. Ellis, president and CEO of FeedMore WNY, said. “We are humbled that the Lisa Miller Cutten Foundation is donating $20,000 to kick off Tops Friendly Markets’ Check Out Hunger campaign for FeedMore WNY. The Foundation’s generosity and support will help FeedMore WNY provide nourishing food and hope to children, families and older adults throughout Western New York.” Tops’ annual Check Out Hunger campaign has helped raise over $4,845,333 for participating food banks since 2006. According to a recent study by Feeding America, more than 38 million people, including 12 million children, face food insecurity in the United States. With the community’s support, however, we can make a difference. When shopping at Tops
simply tell your cashier you’d like to help Tops Check Out Hunger and a donation of $2, $3, or $5 will help provide food for your local food bank. “Eradicating hunger and assisting our fellow neighbors in need is part of Tops core mission so supporting this effort on an annual basis is something that we gladly stand behind,” said Kristen Hanson, Vice President of Center Store, Our Brands & Pharmacy and FeedMore WNY board member. Participating food banks that will benefit from this year’s Check out Hunger Campaign include: FeedMore WNY; Food Bank of Central NY; Foodlink of Rochester; Food Bank of Southern Tier; Food Bank of the Hudson Valley; Food Bank of NW PA; Food Bank of Central PA; Food Bank of NE NY; Food Bank of Vermont.
National Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness day ALBANY — On National Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is urging taxpayers to review their eligibility for this valuable benefit. When the federal, New York State, and New York City earned income tax credits are combined, they can be worth up to $9,083 for a family with three or more children. “These credits can be a financial lifeline for working families, particularly those coping with the impact of the pandemic and rising daily expenses,” said Acting Commissioner Amanda Hiller. “I encourage all eligible New Yorkers to claim this credit, along with any other credits or deductions they’re
entitled to receive this tax season.” The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a refundable credit for working taxpayers who earn less than $57,414. This means you get a refund even if the credit amount is more than what you owe in taxes. In 2019, almost 1.64 million New Yorkers received the federal EITC, claiming more than $4.8 billion in federal, New York State, and New York City EITCs. Unfortunately, federal estimates show that almost 350,000 eligible New Yorkers may fail to claim the credit. Every year, thousands of New Yorkers qualify for the EITC for the first time as their filing status or personal financial situation changes.
Eligibility requirements for the Earned income credit (New York State) are explained on the Tax Department website. For federal qualifications, see the IRS EITC webpage. More information about federal, state and local earned income tax credits, including the value of available credits, is available at https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/ credits/dtf215_2.pdf You must file a personal income tax return to receive the credit, even if you don’t owe any taxes. E-filing is the easiest way to file your return and the fastest way to receive your refund. Most New Yorkers can file using Free File software, available at no-cost on the Tax Department website.
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According to the claim shortly after 1:30 a.m., Jason Jones was in the lobby of the Catskill Village Police Department and, during a verbal exchange between Jones and several village police officers, one of the officers deployed a stun gun and fired a high voltage electrical current into Jason Jones. Prior to this, Jones poured a flammable
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longer believes. “I voted for it because we were taking the supervisor’s advice on why we needed it,” Watts said Monday. “Now that I know all the facts and I know everything that’s going on, it’s not needed. We were told by John Coyne that it was vital infrastructure for water and sewer. Then when I started meeting with different people about water and sewer, I started asking them what the piece of property was needed for. They told me, ‘Nothing.’ So then I asked the town attorney if we could get
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alcohol-based hand sanitizer on himself. The hand sanitizer ignited and engulfed in flames. Jones died as a result of his injuries on Dec. 15. None of the officers attempted to put out the flames until the fire was substantially extinguished by Jones himself, according to the notice of claim. “The respondent’s actions towards Jason Jones constituted intentional conduct, reckless disregard for the welfare of Jason Jones, negligence wrongful death, violation of NY State Constitution Article
I Section 5 (infliction of cruel and unusual punishment) Section 12 (excessive force) and assault and battery,” Luibrand said in the notice of claim. Catskill Village President Peter J. Grasse III could not be reached for comment. Lt. Ronald Frascello said Tuesday the Catskill Village Police Department would have no comment on the recent notice of claim. Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said Tuesday that the Jones family’s civil claim has no bearing
on the investigation opened by his office. “I know that a notice of claim was filed by the family, and that’s not unusual,” Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said. “Many times when it’s alleged that a death is due to an officer-involved incident there will be a notice of claim filed. That will have no impact on the investigation started by my office.” Stanzione began the investigation into the incident involving Jason Jones on Oct. 30. The investigation is now being
handled by the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Stanzione said. “The filing of notice of claim will have no impact on the Attorney General’s investigation,” Stanzione said. “It’s a civil claim, and usually a civil claim seeks monetary damages. The Attorney General’s investigation greatly differs from the one started by Stanzione’s office. He said the state Attorney General’s investigation seeks to determine criminal responsibility, if any, on the part of the village or the police
officers. The $20 million sought for punitive damages is considered a large amount, Stanzione said. “People pull these numbers out of the air,” Stanzione said. “Sometimes they put a number in because they think it’s appropriate. Sometimes they put a number in to intimidate village trustees. I don’t know what they based that on, but that’s all in the civil realm and it will be dealt with civilly, and through the insurance carriers of the village.”
out of it and he told me, ‘Jason, you’re already in contract, they put $1,000 down.’” Powers said Monday that Watts was involved in all of the board’s budget sessions last year. “He sat through all six budget meetings, so he knows what was in the budget and what wasn’t,” Powers said. “Originally when the purchase of the Miller property was discussed, we planned on doing it on a bond. He’s just using it as cannon fodder to say we can’t pay for it. We planned on getting a bond for it because we figured the bond would be slow enough that it could be paid off in a couple of years.” Watts said he voted against the 2022 budget. “I was the only one who voted
no on the budget because they did not put stuff in the budget that they said they were going to do,” he said. “That’s what I mean by setting me up to fail.” Powers said Watts has not discussed the possibility of funding the land purchase with a bond since taking office. “Where that piece of property is located is right in the area where Greene County plans on going across Route 23 for infrastructure,” he said. “Without the town purchasing that property, they would have to get the state to do a right-of-way. That would probably take more time to get all of that in order or they could across it. The Millers were looking for a right-of-way into the property, which has already
been developed into a walking trail. So we figured as a board that it would save a lot, knowing they had the property for sale, if we just bought the property and finished developing the Mountaineer Trail and also having that piece that the county could use to get infrastructure across Route 23 without having to do a right of way.” In the minutes for the Aug. 30 board meeting, it is noted that the Barton & Loguidice engineering consulting firm in Albany had “said that this was good to buy for future opportunities.” Watts said the reason for purchasing the land was misrepresented to him. “I was misled,” he said. “John was the liaison for the Water
and Sewer Department and John was our supervisor. So why wouldn’t I believe him as a board member? He was talking to the county and Delaware Engineering. I just called my bookkeeper to make sure everything I’m saying about this was true and she said yes. They didn’t put it into the budget. We voted yes and they still didn’t put it into the budget.” Coyne did not return a request for comment on the matter. Watts said that when he asked Coyne how to pay for the property he was told to find grants to cover the land purchase. “There’s no way to get out of it,” he said. “If they sue us, we’ll lose the same amount of money
and we get nothing.” Powers said Watts also voted for Board of Ethics members Monica Kenny-Keff and Leonard Asaro last summer. Watts said last week that he was told at the time that those were the other pair of candidates qualified for the roles and must be confirmed. “He knew about all of this,” Powers said. “It upsets me because he’s accusing me and council member Kralovich of undermining him. When we had our first meeting with Mr. Watts (as supervisor), we told him as long as he ran things by the book and how they’re supposed to be done, we’d back him up 100 percent. As long as it’s in the benefit of the Cairo taxpayers.”
former President Donald Trump, according to New York data from Redistricting & You. Representatives with U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and the Delgado For Congress campaign did not return multiple requests for comment about the new proposed congressional lines Monday and Tuesday. In the fall, Delgado declined to comment on the Independent Redistricting Commission’s process and failure to reach a consensus. Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro is running against Delgado this November to flip the seat back to
Republican control after the last two terms. Molinaro lost his 2018 bid for governor to Andrew Cuomo, but served as a state assemblyman for the 103rd District from 2006 to 2012. “I wasn’t surprised with the outcome of the maps — I served in the state Legislature, we’ve been arguing this point for years,” Molinaro said Tuesday. Molinaro and other Republican leaders have chastised the left for manipulating the lines in their favor, saying they will challenge the maps in court. “The people in power, Democrats in Albany, along with Democrats in Washington, are
using their power to consolidate power — it’s as simple as that,” Molinaro said. “And they have created a partisan set of maps meant to diminish accountability and alternative views, and by doing so they undermine democracy.” Court challenges over the redistricting process have proven difficult to win, redistricting expert Jeffrey M. Wice, adjunct professor and senior fellow at New York Law School, said in a PoliticsNY column Thursday. Wice cited several redistricting cases — including the 2012 challenge over the Senate, and FAIR v. Weprin and Wolpoff v. Cuomo
in 1992 — all dismissed in court. “To succeed, a challenge against this year’s redistricting plans in state courts would have to demonstrate to a court ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ that the plans egregiously violated state constitutional standards,” he wrote. Hochul on Tuesday sidestepped a question about the Democrat-led Legislature drawing gerrymandered districts to benefit the one-party majority in both houses. “We don’t want to see further delays in this, but the role that I play is simply reviewing the maps after they’ve been
approved by the Legislature,” Hochul said, declining to comment on the proposed lines. “I’ll assess the maps when they are presented to me when they’re in their finality because it’s not over ‘til it’s over,” the governor added. “There’s still time for more conversations and back and forth, so I will wait to see what is presented to me on my desk at such time. I just really want this process to keep moving forward. We need the certainty and clarity. Time is slipping away quickly.” For more on this story, visit HudsonValley360.com
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LANSINGBURGH — Carolina Williams and Malati Culver combined for 26 points to spark Ichabod Crane to a 62-17 victory over Lansingburgh in Monday’s Colonial Council girls basketball game. Williams scored 16 points and Culver had 10 as the Riders improved to 9-3 in the Colonial and 12-4 overall. Ashley Ames and Delaney More both had eight points for Ichabod Crane. Alexa Barkley added seven, Abby Dolge had six, Ava Heffner four and Emma Holmberg three. The Riders play at Holy Names on Friday at 6:30 p.m. PATROON Rensselaer 54 Hudson 42
RENSSELAER — Seventh-grader Malia Jackson recorded a doubledouble with 15 points and 19 rebounds in Hudson’s 54-42 Patroon Conference girls basketball loss to Rensselaer on Monday. Jackson also blocked five shots for the Bluehawks. Gabby Logue added 10 points and five rebounds, Amaya Moore had eight points and 10 rebounds, Izzy Jepsen three points, Darri Johnson two points and six rebounds, Astoria Hampton two points and Ashley Harp two points. Hudson hosts CairoDurham on Friday at 6 p.m. Maple Hill 62, Coxsackie-Athens 43 CASTLETON — Sophia
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Janay Brantley hits a 3-pointer to become Catskill’s all-time career scoring leader during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game against Chatham.
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offensive coordinator. “There’s a lot of things to like about Daniel, and we’ll just take it one day at a time, we’ll work with him, we’ll help him get better,” Daboll said of Jones, 24. “We’ll help him be a better leader, we’ll help him be everything. That’s our job as a coaching staff and as an organization. It takes everybody. It’s
CHATHAM — The Catskill Cats defeated the Chatham Panthers, 46-33, on the road Monday night and history was made. Janay Brantley broke the all-time scoring record for Catskill basketball with a deep three pointer in the final minute of regulation after having it on her mind all game. Brantley entered the game needing just 21 points to pass John O’Neil for the milestone, and she scored 23 to lead both sides. She now has 1,600 career points. “It means alot to be Catskill’s all-time leading scorer,” Brantley said. “I heard many stories about the many great people before me, especially Mr. O’Neil!, and I couldn’t have made it this far without my family, friends, teammates and coaches being with me every step of the way.” “It’s just an incredible accomplishment and there’s nobody who deservies it more with all of the work she puts in,” Catskill coach Chris Quinn said. “We were pressing as a team tonight becaue we knew it was coming. We were a little anxious and a little messy, but I didn’t care. I just wanted her to do it tonight, get it out of the way, then we can move forward.” Kiana Salierno and Hannah Konsul each had six points for the Cats, and Aaliyah Shook added another five in the low
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Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium on Oct. 31.
Brian Daboll’s mission: Bring out ‘best version’ of Giants QB Daniel Jones Field Level Media
Brian Daboll said his priority as the new coach of the New York Giants will be to help quarterback Daniel Jones reach his potential. Daboll, 46, met the media for the first time since he was hired on Friday and said it’s time for Jones to have some coaching stability. Entering his fourth NFL season, Jones will be learning from his third head coach and fourth
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Janay Brantley (30) celebrates with teammates after hitting a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left in Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game against Chatham to become Catskill’s all-time career scoring leader.
Brian Cashman’s 5 best free agent signings since the Yankees’ last World Series Matthew Roberson New York Daily News
The Yankees have not been to a World Series since 2009, or roughly 72 years in pinstripe time. Their drought is now approaching the 17-year one from 1979-1995, which preceded sweeping changes and one of the greatest stretches of dominance in the history of American sports. The last championship run, a swan song for that gilded age in the Bronx, was largely the product of smart and aggressive practices by the front office. One trip to the free agent grocery store got them CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira, integral parts of the 2009 championship team. Since then, trades have netted the likes of Giancarlo Stanton, Chad Green and Curtis Granderson, but free agency has been more of an adventure. There have been some misses -- aside from the Jacoby Ellsbury debacle, remember the Travis Hafner, Stephen Drew and Kevin Youkilis experiments? — but there have also been some moves that left Brian Cashman on the right side of history. When the lockout is lifted and the flood gates open again, the Yankees’ general manager
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In this photo from June 8, 2014, New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (18) throws during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
needs to fill up his cart again. Whether it’s the game-breaking shortstop that fans have pined
for all winter — or more realistically, a series of smaller moves that cost the Steinbrenners a
pack of chewing gum and some shoelaces -- the club needs another win in free agency, something that’s been few and far between since the first Obama administration. For now, here are Cashman’s five best free agent pickups since the 2009 parade include a very Yankee-esque big splash, a batting champion, a controversial closer and two underrated boosts from Japan. HIROKI KURODA Beginning this list with Kuroda tells you just how underwhelming Cashman’s post-2009 track record has been. While Kuroda was better than most remember (all three of his Yankee years included an ERA under 3.75 and a Wins Above Replacement total above 3.0), his tenure didn’t leave much of an impact at all. Kuroda started only two playoff games for the Bombers from 2012 to 2014, which were also his age 37 through 39 seasons. Cashman was able to originally sign the righty to a oneyear, $10 million deal and subsequently bring him back on two modest extensions because of his age. Placing any sort of confidence in a late-30s See YANKEES B4
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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 31 19 .620 Brooklyn 29 20 .592 Toronto 25 23 .521 Boston 27 25 .519 New York 24 27 .471 Central W L Pct Chicago 31 18 .633 Cleveland 31 20 .608 Milwaukee 31 21 .596 Indiana 19 33 .365 Detroit 12 37 .245 Southeast W L Pct Miami 32 19 .627 Charlotte 28 23 .549 Atlanta 24 26 .480 Washington 23 26 .469 Orlando 11 40 .216 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 30 21 .588 Denver 28 21 .571 Minnesota 25 25 .500 Portland 21 30 .412 Oklahoma City 15 34 .306 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 40 9 .816 Golden State 38 13 .745 L.A. Clippers 26 27 .491 L.A. Lakers 24 27 .471 Sacramento 18 34 .346 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 35 18 .660 Dallas 29 22 .569 San Antonio 19 32 .373 New Orleans 18 32 .360 Houston 14 36 .280 Sunday’s games Atlanta 129, L.A. Lakers 121 L.A. Clippers 115, Charlotte 90 Chicago 130, Portland 116 Detroit 115, Cleveland 105 Orlando 110, Dallas 108 Denver 136, Milwaukee 100 Minnesota 126, Utah 106 Phoenix 115, San Antonio 110 Monday’s games Cleveland 93, New Orleans 90 Indiana 122, L.A. Clippers 116 Philadelphia 122, Memphis 119, OT Boston 122, Miami 92 New York 116, Sacramento 96 Toronto 106, Atlanta 100 Oklahoma City 98, Portland 81 Golden State 122, Houston 108 Tuesday’s games New Orleans at Detroit, 7 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s games Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at New York, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Denver at Utah, 10 p.m. Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
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Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 46 32 9 2 3 69 Tampa Bay 45 29 10 2 4 64 Toronto 41 28 10 2 1 59 Boston 42 25 14 2 1 53 Detroit 46 20 20 5 1 46 Buffalo 44 14 23 6 1 35 Ottawa 39 14 21 3 1 32 Montreal 44 8 29 7 0 23 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 42 31 9 2 0 64 NY Rangers 46 29 13 3 1 62 Pittsburgh 45 27 11 2 5 61 Washington 45 24 12 7 2 57 Columbus 43 20 22 0 1 41 NY Islanders 37 15 16 3 3 36 Philadelphia 44 14 22 4 4 36 New Jersey 44 15 24 1 4 35 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 43 32 8 3 0 67 Nashville 45 27 14 2 2 58 Minnesota 40 27 10 0 3 57 St. Louis 44 26 13 3 2 57 Dallas 42 23 17 1 1 48 Winnipeg 41 18 16 3 4 43 Chicago 45 16 22 6 1 39 Arizona 43 10 29 0 4 24 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 45 26 16 2 1 55 Anaheim 48 23 16 5 4 55 Los Angeles 46 23 16 5 2 53 Calgary 40 21 13 6 0 48 Edmonton 41 22 16 3 0 47 San Jose 45 22 20 2 1 47 Vancouver 45 20 19 3 3 46 Seattle 44 14 26 3 1 32 Sunday’s games NY Rangers 3, Seattle 2 Los Angeles 4, Pittsburgh 3 Dallas 6, Boston 1 Columbus 6, Montreal 3 Minnesota 4, NY Islanders 3 Colorado 4, Buffalo 1 Monday’s games Florida 8, Columbus 4 Vancouver 3, Chicago 1 Ottawa 3, Edmonton 2, OT Detroit 2, Anaheim 1, OT Toronto 6, New Jersey 4 Tuesday’s games Seattle at Boston, 7 p.m. San Jose at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Florida at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Ottawa at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m. Buffalo at Vegas, 10 p.m.
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Pro football NFL PLAYOFFS All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati 26, Las Vegas 19 Buffalo 47, New England 17 Sunday, Jan. 16 Tampa Bay 31, Philadelphia 15 San Francisco 23, Dallas 17 Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 21 Monday, Jan. 17 L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 11 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 22 Cincinnati 19, Tennessee 16 San Francisco 13, Green Bay 10 Sunday, Jan. 23 L.A. Rams 30, Tampa Bay 27 Kansas City 42, Buffalo 36, OT Conference Championships Sunday AFC Cincinnati 27, Kansas City 24, OT NFC L.A. Rams 20, San Francisco 17 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13 At Inglewood, Calif. Cincinnati vs. L.A. Rams, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sports Flashbacks 2010 — The Chicago Bears name former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz as their offensive coordinator. Martz, considered one of the most innovative coaches in football, struggles to improve Chicago’s offense and resigns in January 2012. 2015 — In a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Super Bowl XLIX , Tom Brady surpasses Joe Montana for the most Super Bowl MVP wins and for the most scoring passes in the history of the event with 13 and extends his postseason record to 53 TD tosses. He also sets Super Bowl marks for completions in a half (20) and a game (37). 2020 — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is unanimously named the NFL’s MVP of the 2019 season. He joins Tom Brady as the second player to earn the award in such a manner.
Parity and injuries open the door for new faces among NBA All-Star game reserves Ben Golliver The Washington Post
Andrew Wiggins crashed the All-Star Game party last week, unexpectedly landing one of 10 starting spots thanks to a big assist in the fan vote from K-pop sensation BamBam. The good news: Wiggins’s selection shouldn’t lead to any regrettable snubs when the coaches name the all-star reserves Thursday. Thanks to a rash of injuries to star players in the Western Conference, there’s still plenty of room for Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, Warriors forward Draymond Green and other candidates who were passed over by fan voters in favor of Wiggins. Meanwhile, this year’s most interesting debates can be found in the Eastern Conference, where parity among the top six teams and down seasons from several household names have opened the door for new faces. Here are The Washington Post’s selections for each conference’s seven all-star reserves, which consider individual statistics, availability and contribution to team success. Each conference’s reserve pool is made up of two backcourt players, three frontcourt players and two wild card players who can play any position. - East Backcourt: Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls) and Fred VanVleet (Raptors) LaVine’s willingness to sacrifice some attention by playing sidekick to DeMar DeRozan has been critical to Chicago’s high-powered offense and surprising jump to the East’s second seed. An efficient scorer who spaces the court and finishes with authority in transition, LaVine (24.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 4.3 APG) appears poised to make the first playoff appearance of his eight-year career. Undrafted players like VanVleet (21.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 7 APG) don’t often rise to the all-star ranks, but the toughminded guard has set the tone for the Raptors following Kyle Lowry’s offseason departure. Like Lowry, VanVleet makes a positive impact on both ends and creates good scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates. Frontcourt: Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks) Butler (22 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 6.3 APG) has been bitten by the injury bug again after missing out on a 2021 all-star nod due to health concerns, but he remains Miami’s most obvious representative. The top-seeded Heat is made in his mold: unselfish on offense, forceful on defense and committed to making life miserable for opponents with their energy. Cleveland’s incredible transformation has been a group effort, and it’s easy to forget about Allen (16.1 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 1.4 BPG) with rising stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley drawing lots of hype. But the Cavaliers wouldn’t rank third in defensive efficiency without their long-armed, paint-controlling center, who is also averaging a career-high in scoring by shooting an eye-popping 81 percent from within three feet. Despite his exceptional 2021 playoff run, the chronically underappreciated Middleton (19.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.3 APG) somehow finds himself overlooked in the all-star conversation again. While the Bucks have spent much of their title defense on cruise control, they are 26-14 with Middleton in the lineup thanks to his measured and savvy all-around contributions.
Wild cards: Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) and Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks) Boston has been far too uninspiring for both Tatum (26.2 PPG, 8.4 RPG and 4 APG) and Jaylen Brown to return to the All-Star Game. Although Tatum’s efficiency is way down, he ranks seventh leaguewide in scoring and has enjoyed better health than Brown. Young (27.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 9.3 APG) was selected as an allstar starter last week, though that spot went to James Harden on The Post’s ballot given Brooklyn’s superior record. Rewarding Young with a starting spot was difficult to justify given Atlanta’s atrocious defense and shaky start, but the Hawks’ current seven-game winning streak has been a reminder that Young captains one of the NBA’s most potent attacks. Indeed, Young’s central role in powering Atlanta’s No. 2 ranked offense was enough to lift him over other skilled scoring guards like Garland and LaMelo Ball. Toughest snubs: LaMelo Ball, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Pascal Siakam - West Backcourt: Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns) and Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks) Phoenix boasts the NBA’s best record because Paul (14.8 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 10.3 APG) continues to be the league’s top closer. With their 36-year-old point guard enjoying perfect health, the Suns have posted an 19-3 record in games that are within five points in the final five minutes of regulation. Doncic (25.6 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 8.9 APG) has shot poorly by his standards, but his do-everything approach to offense has Dallas firmly back in the playoff mix. Still just 22, Doncic is on track to join Oscar Robertson, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James as the only players to average 25 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in back-to-back seasons. Frontcourt: Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Anthony Davis (Lakers) The best defensive player on the NBA’s top-ranked defense, Green (7.9 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 7.4 APG) was the Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner until he was sidelined by a recent back injury. His high IQ and communication skills landed him a multiyear contract with TNT last week, making him the first active NBA player to serve as a television analyst for the network. Thanks to his high-volume scoring and elite outside shooting, Towns (24.4 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 3.9 APG) should return to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2019, his last healthy season. The upand-down Timberwolves have shown some progress as they track toward the play-in tournament, but there’s still a nagging sense that Towns has yet to completely fulfill his vast potential as a former No. 1 overall pick. On The Post’s ballot, Wiggins’ starting spot was occupied by Rudy Gobert, who has carried the Jazz defensively. With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George out of the mix due to injuries, the West’s final frontcourt spot went to Davis (23.2 PPG, 9.5 RPG and 2.8 APG) rather than Wiggins. Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers have been disappointing, but the 28-year-old big man has displayed his tremendous versatility and two-way impact since returning to the court after missing time with a knee sprain. Wiggins has been healthier and steadier than Davis, but Davis is clearly more talented and harder for opponents to contain.
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New York Knicks guard Quentin Grimes (6) shoots the ball as Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes (22) and forward Harrison Barnes (40) defend during the second half at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
Kings give Knicks a break between losing streak and brutal schedule stretch Stefan Bondy New York Daily News
The Knicks sacked Sacramento on Tuesday night at home, 116-96, leading for the final 43 minutes to snap a three-game losing streak. It was a balanced performance from the Knicks (24-27), with five players (Julius Randle, Evan Fournier, Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes and Immanuel Quickley) contributing at least 14 points. The only drama in the second half was whether Cam Reddish would get playing time, which seemed especially significant to the Garden crowd that loudly chanted his name. Reddish entered to a ovation with five minutes remaining and finished the victory on the court, which followed his healthy DNP three nights earlier in Milwaukee. He only scored four points and missed his two field-goal attempts. But it didn’t matter. The Knicks led by double digits the entire second half. They carried an 18-point advantage into the fourth quarter. This was a winnable game for the game sandwiched by daunting contests. In other words, it was important imperative to get a positive result after three consecutive defeats and a five-game Western Conference road trip on the horizon. “Just focus on the game in front of you,” Thibodeau said. The Kings (18-34) are an annual train wreck and were missing their best player on Monday, De’Aaron Fox, who sat with a sore ankle. Their frontcourt was a disaster at MSG, with Harrison Barnes (-21) and Richaun Holmes (-22) getting pummeled in the paint.
It was a good matchup for Randle, who carried a strength advantage over opposing forwards Harrison Barnes and Moe Harkless. He finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and shot 7-for-14 in 29 minutes. The Knicks outrebounded the Kings, 47-35. Randle had been in a deep slump offensively, averaging just 14.6 points while shooting 37.6% in his last 11 games before Monday. Thibodeau continued to push idea that Randle’s success isn’t tied to points. “I don’t want to measure him on scoring. I want to measure him on all the things he does for our team and that’s a compilation of a lot of things, whether it’s the playmaking, playing with speed, getting it up the floor quick, him running the floor,” the coach said. “We’ve got to figure out how to get him some easy buckets, too. I want us play with more pace, kick the ball ahead more, hopefully we can get some easy buckets that way. Just play an all-around game and really, that’s what he does. It’s not any one particular thing.” Randle has also displayed a volatile side this season, warring with the referees and fans. Kings coach Alvin Gentry, who guided Randle for a season in New Orleans, said the emotion from Randle is nothing new. It’s just magnified in a big market. “Obviously, it’s a little bit different when you play in this city. You need to be strong in all areas,” Gentry said. “He’s a pretty emotional guy. But I think it’s all for the better, to me. We had episodes of that (in New Orleans). I think it comes from a good place. I enjoyed coaching him and he played really good basketball for us.”
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Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, including the goahead driving layup with 26.4 seconds remaining in overtime, and the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 122-119 on Monday. Tobias Harris produced 31 points and Andre Drummond had 16 points and 23 rebounds. The Sixers have won five straight. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 37 points and Desmond Bane added 34, including five points in overtime. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 and Steven Adams swept 12 rebounds for Memphis, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Sixers played without All-Star Joel Embiid, who was given the night off for rest after competing in 21 games in a row. Warriors 122, Rockets 108 Stephen Curry scored 21 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth quarter and Andrew Wiggins chipped in 23 points as Golden State handed Houston its 11th consecutive home loss. The Warriors earned their sixth win in a row while the Rockets dropped their fourth straight overall. Curry, who shot 7-for-10 overall in the final frame, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range, recorded his sixth 40-point game of the season. Wiggins grabbed five rebounds and shot 8 of 14 for the Warriors, who hit 53.8 percent from the floor and went
17 of 40 (42.5 percent) from behind the 3-point arc. Christian Wood (24 points, 13 rebounds) and Kevin Porter Jr. (17 points, 11 assists) posted double-doubles for the Rockets. Thunder 98, Trail Blazers 81 Luguentz Dort scored a team-high 18 points as host Oklahoma City beat Portland to snap a seven-game losing streak. The Thunder came back from an 18-point, secondquarter deficit to win at home for the first time since Dec. 31. Josh Giddey, who moved over to point guard in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s absence, had 14 points and 12 rebounds. CJ McCollum scored a game-high 21 points on 10of-17 shooting to lead the Trail Blazers, who have dropped two consecutive games and four of their past five. Norman Powell added 17 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and nine rebounds. Pacers 122, Clippers 116 Rookie Isaiah Jackson collected a season-high 26 points and 10 rebounds to lift shorthanded Indiana past Los Angeles in Indianapolis. Caris LeVert scored 17 points, Duane Washington Jr. added 16 and Terry Taylor chipped in 15 for Indiana. Amir Coffey scored 27 points and Reggie Jackson added 21 for the Clippers, who concluded an eight-game road trip with a 4-4 record. Celtics 122,
Heat 92 Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 29 points and Jayson Tatum contributed 20 points and 12 rebounds to power host Boston to a rout of Miami. Marcus Smart added 16 points and seven assists and Al Horford contributed 14 points and nine boards for the Celtics. Boston won for the fourth time in five. Miami’s Max Strus had 27 points while going 9-of-17 from 3-point distance. Caleb Martin scored 14 points, Tyler Herro added 13 and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 in the loss. Gabe Vincent amassed 10 points and nine assists. Raptors 106, Hawks 100 Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points, including a career-best nine 3-pointers, to lead visiting Toronto to a win over Atlanta, ending the Hawks’ winning streak at seven games. It was a career-best fourth straight game of 30-plus points for Trent, who was 10-for-22 from the field and 9-for-15 on 3s. He also had six rebounds. The Raptors also got 25 points and six rebounds from Pascal Siakam, 16 points and 11 assists from Fred VanVleet and 15 points from Anunoby. The Hawks were playing without All-Star guard Trae Young. Kevin Huerter took up much of the slack by scoring 26 points, including five 3-pointers. Atlanta got 18 points from Bogdanovic and 17 points from De’Andre Hunter.
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scoring affair. Abby Taylor led the Panthers with 10 points, and Addi Perry and Erin Madsen had six points each as well. The Cats won the opening tip and Jayden Lewis got an easy layup to start the game. A shot attempt by Shook was blocked in the paint by Madsen. Brantley got her first steal of the game and laid it in to break the ice and get her night going. She missed a few shots early in the contest, but Brantley remained cool and collected. Both teams committed more than a couple turnovers in the first quarter and the Cats led just 4-2 with three and a half minutes left. Brantley found an open Salierno on the right wing and Salierno knocked down the shot from beyond the arc. Brantley drained a three ball herself in the final moments of the period, and needed just another 16 points for the record. Abby Taylor was fouled in the beginning of the second quarter, and she sank both free throws to cut the lead to 10-5. Shook answered for Catskill with a three point shot, and Brantley scored another three points combined from a free throw and a later layup. 13 points away. The Panthers took a timeout to regroup as they found themselves down 16-5. Chatham was called for a back-court violation out of the timeout, giving the ball right back to Catskill. Brantley made another layup as her confidence grew, and she needed just 11 points to be in sole possession of the school record. Brantley would not score for the remainder of the first half, but the Cats still scored 15 points total for the quarter. Catskill took a 25-12 lead into the break with Chatham looking to play spoiler. Catskill came out in the third quarter with their signature second half defense on display, allowing Brantley to score four early points off turnovers and get within five of the all-time mark. Addi Perry made a nice shot inside, through traffic for two points but the Panthers trailed 31-15 with 3:02 on the clock in the third. Lewis knocked down a jump shot for the Cats now, over the outstretched arms of her defender for a nice make. Ava Edmond followed her own miss for an offensive rebound and got to the foul line and made both free throws after staying aggressive on offense. Konsul got a bucket in the paint after being patient and working hard all quarter, and the Cats led 37-18 through three. Gabby Morse made a shot from beyond the arc for the Panthers to open the fourth quarter, but Shook responded with a nice floater for the Cats. Brantley made a layup early in the fourth quarter to pull within three points of the record with 4:28 on the clock. After a timeout by the Cats to slow everything down a little bit, Brantley made another layup to pull within a point of the all-time scoring record. She missed the chance to tie it at the free throw line, but Brantley would not let the game end without taking that record. With less than a minute on the clock, Janay Brantley pulled up from way downtown, and knocked down a deep three point shot to capture the record and take sole possession of No. 1 on Catskill Basketball’s all-time scoring list with games still to go this year in her junior season. “When I hit the three-pointer, I felt a sigh of relief, my head was in a bunch of different directions,” Brantley said. “I was just so happy that the chase was over and I achieved that goal. “These past few weeks have been a crazy, fun mess! As I got closer to game time, I felt more of the pressure rise and keep going until I hit that shot.” With the weight lifted off of her shoulders, Brantley breathed a sigh of relief and let
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Chatham’s Abby Taylor passes to a teammate after recovering a loose ball during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game against Catskill at Chatham High School.
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Catskill’s Aaliyah Shook checks out the Chatham defense during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game at Chatham High School.
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Catskill’s Ava Edmond looks to pass as Chatham’s Erin Madsen (4) defends during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game at Chatham High School.
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Catskill’s Ava Edmond guards Chatham’s Erin Madsen (4) during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game at Chatham High School.
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Catskill’s Janay Brantley goes to the basket while being closely guarded by Chatham’s Abby Taylor during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game at Chatham High School.
the emotions of the moment swell over her as her teammates rushed to hug her and the crowd gave her a standing ovation. The whistle blew to stop play momentarily to let the moment breathe, as Brantley cried tears of joy and elation, hugging her coaches, teammates, and parents after breaking the milestone. “It’s amazing,” Quinn said. “I went to school here in the 80s with some great basketball players and to think that some of those guys I played with and that played before me, that she was actually going to be the best, it’s incredible. But it comes down to her work ethic, her family life, they’re great to her, they push her, they love her. It’s just a great night for her and our girls program.” The Catskill Cats held onto their lead and won the game 46-33 over the Panthers in Chatham, and Janay Brantley will only add to her legacy at Catskill High School as the season continues. Catskill goes to Taconic Hills on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Chatham hosts Watervliet on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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Chatham’s Addi Perry in action during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game against Catskill at Chatham High School.
CATSKILL (46): Shook 2-05, K. Salierno 2-0-6, Lewis 2-0-4, Konsul 2-2-6, Brantley 10-1-23, Edmond 0-2-2. Totals 18-5-46. 3-pointers: Brantley 2, K. Salierno 2, Shook.
CHATHAM (33): Perry 3-06, Madsen 2-0-6, Mountain 1-0-2, Morse 1-0-3, Engel 1-13, Taylor 2-6-10, Armstrong 1-0-3. Totals 11-7-33. 3-pointers: Madsen 2, Morse, Armstrong.
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Catskill’s Hannah Konsul blocks a shot attempt by Chatham’s Abby Tylor (23) during Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game at Chatham High School.
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What you need to know about Super Bowl LVI Matt Bonesteel The Washington Post
The Cincinnati Bengals are set to play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI. Here’s everything you need to know. Q: When is the Super Bowl? A: The Super Bowl is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 13, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Q: Where is the Super Bowl? A: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., will host the Super Bowl for the first time. Q: What channel is the Super Bowl on? Is it streamed? A: NBC will televise this year’s Super Bowl, which will take place in the middle of the Winter Olympics, another event aired by the network. NBC will pause its Olympic programming on the evening of Feb. 13 to televise the NFL’s championship game, which annually is the most-watched television broadcast in the United States. NBC actually courted the scheduling overlap between two of its mostwatched properties. In 2019, the network traded Super Bowls with CBS, which received the rights to air the 2021 contest. It was seen as a win-win for both networks: CBS got a Super Bowl that wouldn’t compete with the Olympics, while NBC gets to sell both events to its advertisers. The game will be streamed on Peacock and NBCSports.com (subscription required for either), plus the NBC Sports, NFL and Yahoo Sports apps. Q: What is the Super Bowl point spread and total? A: As of Monday afternoon, the Rams were four-point favorites over the Bengals, with an over/under total set at 49 points. Q: How did the Bengals and Rams reach the Super Bowl? A: The Bengals went 10-7 in the regular season, won the AFC North for the first time since 2015 and earned the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoffs. They defeated the Oakland Raiders, 26-19, in
the opening round for their first postseason win in 31 years, then defeated the Tennessee Titans, 19-16, and Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24, to reach the Super Bowl. The Rams also were the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs after a 12-5 regular season and NFC West title. Los Angeles defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 3411, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-27, and the San Francisco 49ers, 20-17, to reach the Super Bowl. Q: Have the Bengals played in the Super Bowl? A: The Bengals have played in the Super Bowl twice previously, losing both times to the 49ers (26-21 in Super Bowl XVI in 1982 and 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII in 1989). Q: What about the Rams? A: The Rams have four previous Super Bowl appearances, with one win (23-16 over the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000) and three losses (3119 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIV in 1980, 20-17 to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 and 13-3 to the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII in 2019). Q: How do the Bengals and Rams match up? A: The two Super Bowl coaches are plenty familiar with each other. The Bengals’ Zac Taylor was a wide receivers and quarterbacks coach on Rams Coach Sean McVay’s staff in 2017 and 2018 before taking the top job in Cincinnati. A key mismatch could be the Rams’ pass rush against the Bengals’ offensive line. Los Angeles had 50 sacks in the regular season, which ranked third in the NFL, while the Bengals allowed 55 sacks, which was third worst in the league (the Titans sacked Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow nine times in the AFC divisional round, tying the NFL postseason record). Both offenses might be missing key pieces because of injured tight ends. The Rams’ Tyler Higbee, who suffered a knee injury in the NFC
championship game, was averaging nearly five targets per game in the six contests leading up to that one. His status for the Super Bowl is unknown. The Bengals’ C.J. Uzomah, meanwhile, reportedly suffered a medial collateral ligament sprain in the first quarter of the AFC championship game and had to be carted off. He hopes to be able to play in the Super Bowl after catching 13 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown in Cincinnati’s first two playoff games. Q: Have the Bengals and Rams met in the Super Bowl before? A: The Bengals and the Rams have never met in the Super Bowl. Cincinnati leads the all-time series, 8-6, with the last meeting Oct. 27, 2019 (a 24-10 Rams win). Q: Will there be fans in attendance? A: Unlike last year’s game in Tampa, where Raymond James Stadium was only about 30 percent full, SoFi Stadium will be filled (around 70,000). Fans will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test and wear masks when not eating or drinking. Q: How is the NFL handling the coronavirus? A: The league altered its coronavirus protocols for players after seeing a spike in positive tests during the latter portion of the season. Players, vaccinated or not, only are tested if they are showing symptoms of covid-19. Few players have tested positive for the virus over the past several weeks following an omicron surge in December, during which more than 500 players tested positive and three games had to be postponed. Any player who tests positive for the virus, vaccinated or unvaccinated, is subject to a standard five-day isolation period, though vaccinated personnel who aren’t showing symptoms can test out of isolation in as little as one day, with two negative tests that can be taken at the same time. The Washington Post’s Mark Maske reported before the divisional round of the playoffs that there were only a
handful of unvaccinated players on teams still alive for the Super Bowl. Q: Who will perform the halftime show? A: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl. Q: Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals? A: The NFL uses numbers to avoid confusion because the Super Bowl is played the calendar year after the regular season, and Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt is credited with proposing Roman numerals to bring some additional pomp to the game. This is Super Bowl LVI, or Super Bowl 56. Q: What does the Super Bowl winner get? A: The Vince Lombardi Trophy - a 22-inch-tall, seven-pound, sterling silver football on a stand - is given to the winning team. Per the collective bargaining agreement, each player on this year’s winning team also gets $157,000, while players on the losing team get $82,000 (both are $7,000 increases from last season’s payouts). Q: Who is singing the national anthem? A: As of this writing, the identity of the national anthem singer or singers has not been revealed. Q: Why is it called the Super Bowl? A: The origin of the Super Bowl name is somewhat unclear, but it came shortly after the established National Football League merged with the upstart American Football League in 1966. The contest between the league winners was, for a few years, called some variation of “the AFL-NFL World Championship Game.” But the NFL knew it needed something catchier. One popular legend is that Hunt suggested “Super Bowl” because his children loved the Super Ball, a bouncy and popular toy. He said “bowl” was a phonetic confusion with “ball.” Q: How much is a ticket to the Super Bowl?
A: According to third-party ticket seller SeatGeek, sky-high demand for Super Bowl tickets had driven the average resale price up to $10,427 per ticket as of Monday, which was the highest the company had seen in 10 years of tracking prices (the cheapest ticket is just less than $7,500). The average price for this year’s game is nearly $2,000 more than it was for last year’s Chiefs-Bucs Super Bowl. Demand has skyrocketed in part because this year’s Super Bowl is in California, always a popular destination, and because a local team will be playing in it. Q: How did Super Bowl commercials become a thing, and how much do they cost? A: Commercials became more expensive after Apple’s famous “1984” ad. Super Bowl commercials were popular before - especially “Mean” Joe Greene tossing a kid his jersey in an ad that aired during Super Bowl XIV in 1980 - but after Apple’s ad, the value of the 30-second spots exploded. Last year, they reportedly sold for a record $5.6 million each and were seen by nearly 100 million viewers. A 30-second slot for this year’s Super Bowl will cost up to $6.5 million, and nearly all of them had been snapped up before the NFL regular season even started. Q: Which teams have never won the Super Bowl? A: Twelve total. Eight have played in the Super Bowl but lost: The Minnesota Vikings (four times), Buffalo Bills (four), Bengals (two), Carolina Panthers (two), Atlanta Falcons (two), Los Angeles Chargers (one), Titans (one) and Arizona Cardinals (one). Four have never appeared in the Super Bowl: The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Raiders officially hire Josh McDaniels as head coach Field Level Media
Josh McDaniels is a head coach again after the Las Vegas Raiders officially hired him Monday. The Raiders also introduced their new general manager, Dave Ziegler, in the same Monday press conference. McDaniels, 45, was in charge of the Denver Broncos for parts of two seasons, compiling an 8-8 record in 2009 and getting fired after the team started 3-9 the following year. He built his reputation as the
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pitching arm is risky business. If the franchise wants to try that plan again, they have some options, albeit very unappetizing ones. Zack Greinke (38) and Jake Arrieta (35) are still available, but those two would need a miracle to replicate Kuroda’s mojo. If there is someone out there who can give Cashman three straight years of Kuroda-like presence, he’ll likely be much younger and much more expensive than the Japanese veteran was in 2012. AROLDIS CHAPMAN From a pure on-field results standpoint, Chapman has been one of the best relievers
offensive coordinator for six Super Bowl championships, as he worked on the staff of head coach Bill Belichick from 200108 and again from 2012-21. He also was the offensive coordinator of the then-St. Louis Rams in 2011. “I’ve been patient, I’ve been selective, maybe to a fault sometimes,” McDaniels said Monday. “It was going to take a special place for me to really leave where I was, and I found that here in Las Vegas.” He added, “The last 10 to 12
years I’ve really had an opportunity to grow as a person, as a coach, as a man and try to figure out – after my experiences in Denver and St. Louis – who I am, how I wanted to be defined in my career, what I wanted to represent and how I would lead the next time if I got another opportunity to be a head coach. “It’s crystallized for me. I’m clear in the vision that I have for this role for this job, for this team and I’m going to be myself. I think that’s really important for me and our organization going
forward.” In 2018, he accepted – and then backed out of – the job as head coach of the Colts. Sports Illustrated later reported that it wasn’t because the Patriots put a deal in place to make him the heir apparent to Bill Belichick, as was rumored, but instead over concerns about the football operations chain of command in Indianapolis. Ziegler, 44, also comes from the Patriots, where he served in the front office since 2013 and was the director of player
personnel last year. “Obviously, Josh and I are tied in many ways in our vision of how to build a team and our vision of what we want, in terms of the players we bring into the building is very connected,” Ziegler said. “But at the end of the day, when it’s time to make decisions of all personnel, while we’ll work together, those final decisions will be made by me.” McDaniels added that he was looking forward to working with Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, who is entering the final year of
his contract. “There’s no question we have the capacity and capability of winning with Derek here,” McDaniels said. “We all know that.” McDaniels takes over for interim coach Rich Bisaccia, who guided the team to a 7-5 record and a postseason berth. The previous head coach, Jon Gruden, was fired in October after he was found to have sent inflammatory emails. The Raiders fired GM Mike Mayock following their playoff defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals.
around the block these last three years with some different pieces. We’re going to try to give him some stability and just take it from there.” Jones was the No. 6 overall draft pick in 2019. In his most recent position as offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills, Daboll worked with the No. 7 pick of the 2018 draft – Josh Allen.
Allen threw for 4,407 yards and 36 touchdowns this season, but Daboll said he doesn’t expect Jones to turn into the eastern New York version of Allen. “We’re going to take it day by day,” Daboll said. “We’re not going to make any predictions, and I wouldn’t do that to Daniel or really any player. I don’t think that’s fair to
compare him to another guy that I was working with. He’s himself. We’re going to find out what he does well, we’re going to try to implement a system that suits him, and then it’s our job to bring pieces in that help him to be the best version of himself and the best quarterback for us.” New general manager Joe Schoen, who worked with
Daboll in Buffalo, also committed to Jones as quarterback in his introductory news conference last week. Jones, 24, was limited to 11 games in 2021 because of a neck injury sustained in a Week 12 win over the Philadelphia Eagles that ended his season. Jones, the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, completed 232 passes
for 2,428 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions on the season. Since taking over from twotime Super Bowl champion Eli Manning in 2019, Jones is 1225 as the starting quarterback, throwing for 8,398 total yards with 45 touchdowns and 29 interceptions.
Coxsackie-Athens in Monday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game. C-A trailed by just two at halftime and was still within 33-27 after three quarters, but Maple Hill went on 29-16 ru over the final eight minutes to put the game away. BOYS VOLLEYBALL
PATROON ICC 3, Chatham 0 VALATIE — Ichabod Crane posted a 3-0 victory over Chatham in Monday’s Patroon Conference boys volleyball game. The Riders posted winning scores of 25-16, 25-12 and 2521.
For ICC (10-1): Erik Holmberg 25 assists, 2 aces, 2 kills; Paul Zietsman 9 kills, 2blocks, 1 ace; Luke Desmonie 9 kills, 1 block; Topher Pelesz 7 kills, 3 aces; Caden Tiernan 4 kills, 2 aces. Ichabod crane hosts New Lebanon on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Taconic Hills 3, New Lebanon 1 CRARYVILLE — Taconic Hills earned a 3-1 victory over New Lebanon in Monday’s Patroon Conference boys volleyball game. The Titans won the first two sets, 25-19 and 25-20, dropped the third, 26-24, and then
clinched the match with a 2516 victory in the fourth. For the Titans: Adonias Mercado 12 digs, 5 kills, 3 aces; Bryce Atwood 7 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces; Ben Hunter 14 digs, 2 kills; Ryan Miller 12 assists, 8 digs, 3 kills.
of the last five years. Off the field, he is by all accounts a bad person. Chapman was suspended for 30 games in 2016 for an incident in which he allegedly choked his girlfriend and fired eight shots in his garage while she was in the house. That suspension technically happened while Chapman was still a trade acquisition for the Yankees. When he returned from the suspension during the 2016 season and the Yankees were clearly not postseasonbound, Chapman was shipped to the Cubs. After that year, the Yankees brought him back on a fiveyear, $86 million free agent deal and later inked him to a three-year extension worth $48 million. There’s a conversation to be had about the ethics of welcoming Chapman
back while knowing what he did. Cashman was apparently fine with it as long as he kept saving games, and Chapman has done that. His 144 saves, 2.72 ERA and 14.3 strikeouts per nine innings all have helped the Yankees win games, but for many, Cashman’s willingness to have Chapman around at all is a stain on his career. DJ LeMAHIEU LeMahieu has lived several different lives in his short time with the Yankees. In 2019, the contact machine hit .327 and drove in 102 runs. In 2020, he was even better, leading the American League in batting average, on-base percentage and OPS, though that will always carry the asterisk of being during the 60-game pandemic season. During those two years,
playing under his first free agent contract with the Yankees, he was one of the game’s greatest bargains. In 2021, he fell back to earth hard. LeMahieu’s numbers from last year show a perfectly average hitter. His .268 average and .349 on-base percentage aren’t catastrophic, but when paired with the complete disappearance of his power, they become cause for concern. LeMahieu has plenty of time to play up to the expectations of his six-year, $90 million contract, which he signed right before sharply declining. It’s hard to imagine a guy who’s posted a .300 batting average in five different seasons being as lost as he was last summer, but LeMahieu is still a feather in Cashman’s cap. The 2019 and 2020 playoff appearances don’t happen
without him, and should the Yankees return to glory, it’d likely be because of a return to form for the three-time AllStar, not in spite of him. MASAHIRO TANAKA Other than Sabathia, Tanaka was the Yankees’ best pitcher from 2009-2020. His seven years in Major League Baseball will always leave a little to be desired, but he more than delivered on his $155 million agreement. A 3.74 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 114 ERA+ and 18.9 WAR across seven years is objectively good. Argue about it with somebody else. GERRIT COLE The lone unquestioned win of Cashman’s recent free agent hauls now also has a major demerit following Cole’s implosion in last year’s Wild Card Game.
Still, there are maybe three or four pitchers in existence who can reasonably claim to be better than Cole since he joined the Yankees. He’s the leader in strikeout rate, WHIP and WAR among qualified AL pitchers during that span, and the beauty of the situation is that he’s got seven more years on his contract to continue dominating. The best way for Cole to erase the memories from last October at Fenway is to come out firing in 2022. Given his natural abilities, competitive nature, and status as an unassailable regular-season ace, there’s good reason to believe he’ll do just that. If he’s supported in the rotation by another Cashman gem, the Yankees might just find themselves on the brink of ending this drought.
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NHL roundup: Mason Marchment ties Panthers’ record with 6 points Field Level Media
Mason Marchment tied a club record with six points, leading the Florida Panthers to an 8-4 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Marchment posted two goals and four assists on the night. He matched the franchise singlegame points mark set by Olli Jokinen on March 17, 2007, against the New York Islanders. Florida’s Anton Lundell had five assists to set a franchise rookie record for a single game. He is the first NHL rookie since the New York Islanders’ Mathew Barzal (Feb. 9, 2018) to register five assists in a game. Sam Reinhart had a hat trick and one assist as Florida won its fourth straight game. The Panthers also got one goal each from Aleksander Barkov, Owen Tippett and MacKenzie Weegar. The Blue Jackets were led by Patrik Laine, who had his second two-goal in as many nights, while Gustav Nyquist and Emil Bemstrom also scored. Maple Leafs 6, Devils 4 Auston Matthews finished with three goals and an assist and Toronto scored four unanswered goals in the third period to defeat visiting New Jersey. Mitchell Marner added a goal and two assists, Ilya Mikheyev added a goal and an assist and Jason Spezza also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won four straight. Jack Campbell allowed three goals on nine shots before Petr Mrazek replaced him in the first period. Mrazek stopped 19 shots.
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Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo (70) tracks the rebound of a Florida Panthers left wing Mason Marchment (17) shot attempt during the third period at Nationwide Arena on Monday.
Jesper Boqvist had a goal and an assist for New Jersey. Pavel Zacha, Andreas Johnsson and Nathan Bastian also scored. Akira Schmid made 27 saves for the Devils, who have lost five straight. Red Wings 2,
Ducks 1 (OT) Jordan Oesterle scored his first goal of the season in overtime to give host Detroit a victory over Anaheim. Dylan Larkin scored the Red Wings’ regulation
goal. Alex Nedeljkovic needed to only make 14 saves for Detroit, which had given up five thirdperiod goals in a 7-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Rickard Rakell scored his 10th goal of the season for the Ducks, who were wrapping up a fivegame road swing. Anaheim finished with a 3-0-2 mark on the trip. Senators 3, Oilers 2 (OT) Tim Stutzle’s overtime goal gave Ottawa a victory over visiting Edmonton. It was Stutzle’s eighth goal of the season, and the second-year forward’s first overtime winner in the NHL. Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist for the Senators, and Tkachuk had two assists. Nick Paul collected Ottawa’s other goal. Connor McDavid and Darnell Nurse each scored for the Oilers, with both goals bringing Edmonton level after Ottawa had taken the lead. Canucks 3, Blackhawks 1 Alex Chiasson and Brock Boeser scored in the first two periods, and Vancouver hung on for a win at Chicago. Luke Schenn added an empty-net goal for the Canucks, who are 2-0-2 in their past four games. Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves in his first appearance since Dec. 30, having been sidelined due to COVID-19 protocol. Connor Murphy scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for the Blackhawks, who lost for the sixth time in their past seven games (1-4-2).
Buck Showalter has never taken over a team built to win now like these Mets Matthew Roberson New York Daily News
NEW YORK — As Buck Showalter readies himself for all things Mets, he does so with the luxury of having a pretty good roster already in place. That has not always been the case for the salty old veteran, whose first seasons with the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Rangers and Orioles were hardly smooth sailing. However, unlike these expectation-laden Mets, none of those teams were necessarily built for immediate success. The Yankees were stuck in mediocrity, the Diamondbacks were literally brand new, and the Orioles were undoubtedly a reclamation project. While the Rangers team that Showalter took over had the best player in the world, the urgency to bring home wins wasn’t in the same vicinity as it is for the 2022 Mets, a team built to win right now. Here’s how each of those first tries went for Showalter at his old stomping grounds. 1992 Yankees Showalter’s first team bumbled their way to a 76-86 record, but that wasn’t Showalter’s fault. The team’s fourth place finish in the AL East (20 games behind the eventual championship-winning Blue Jays) was a product of the franchise being stuck in a holding pattern, not anything to do with managerial tactics. Three years before Showalter helped pilot the Yankees out of prolonged frustration and into the 1995 playoffs — and four years before they’d win a title under Joe Torre — the first-time
manager had to make do with Melido Perez, Danny Tartabull and Andy Stankiewicz. A 23-year-old Bernie Williams appeared in 62 games, making him the only core member of the approaching dynasty to factor into Showalter’s first season. Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada were all cutting their teeth in the minor leagues. David Cone was still a Met, and would get traded to Toronto during the season. Paul O’Neill was playing his final year in Cincinnati, young Tino Martinez had just inherited regular playing time in Seattle, and Scott Brosius was toiling in obscurity for the Athletics. With such a huge talent gap between them, the Yankees had no chance of competing with the mighty Blue Jays. Showalter’s pitchers particularly struggled, as the team’s collective 4.21 ERA ranked 12th out of 14 American League teams. If not for the career year from Perez that truly came out of nowhere, things would have been much uglier on the mound. Tartabull, Don Mattingly, Mel Hall, Matt Nokes and others did their part in the batter’s box (the offense ranked second in the AL in homers and third in slugging percentage) but the incredibly topheavy roster was doomed from the start. Showalter won’t have the same problem in his first year with the Mets. He takes over a team bursting with promise, and while Atlanta will roll into their first series at Citi Field with some new jewelry, they aren’t nearly the juggernaut that the
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Blue Jays of the early ‘90s were. 1998 Diamondbacks This team was awful, winning just 65 games. Again, it wasn’t Showalter’s fault. This was a first-year expansion team without anything resembling a star player. Devon White, the lone All-Star, enjoyed a modest season, but at 35 years old he did not have the same pep in his step. One year later, the Diamondbacks added Randy Johnson, Luis Gonzalez, Steve Finley and Tony Womack, and Showalter managed them to 100 wins. In 1998, though, the most memorable moments were the first game in Diamondbacks history (a 9-2 loss) and the time Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded (which did lead to a rare Arizona
win). These fangless snakes lost their first five games, were 7-20 entering the month of May and at one point found themselves 37.5 games back of first place. Thanks to the post-fire sale Florida Marlins, who were on the exact opposite trajectory of the DBacks, Showalter and his boys did not finish with the worst record in the National League. The Diamondbacks would soon join the Marlins as ‘90s expansion teams to win a World Series, besting the Yankees in the epic 2001 showdown just a year after Showalter was fired. Those 2001 championship Diamondbacks were a far cry from Showalter’s first team in the desert, just like the 1996 Yankees were a completely different unit than the 1992 squad. Both
share the distinction of bringing home the hardware as soon as Showalter left town. 2003 Rangers With the Yankees, Showalter had emerging greatness in the minor leagues. With the Diamondbacks, his front office went out and acquired greatness right after his first year. With the Rangers, Showalter already had a generational talent in tow, but he wasn’t nearly enough on his own. In 2003, Alex Rodriguez had one of the best seasons ever by a shortstop. He slashed .298/.396/.600 and mashed 47 homers on the way to his first MVP. To this day, Rodriguez and Ernie Banks are the only shortstops to ever hit 45 home runs in a season with a slugging percentage of .600 or better. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough of A-Rod’s secret sauce to go around, perhaps both literally and figuratively. Rodriguez admitted to taking banned substances during his time with Texas, which included the 2003 season when he reportedly tested positive for anabolic steroids before the league had any sort of penalty in place. While the rest of Texas’ infield -which was rounded out by Mark Teixeira, Hank Blalock and Michael Young and supplemented by Rafael Palmeiro at DH -- all posted a wRC+ of 100 or better, the pitching was an unmitigated disaster. Colby Lewis, who threw the second-most innings on the team, did so with a 7.20 ERA. Five other pitchers (Jay Powell, Rosman Garcia, Ryan Drese,
Chan Ho Park and Victor Santos) logged at least 25 innings of work and posted ERA’s above 6.00. This was Showalter’s only overlap with Rodriguez, and ironically, was also his worst year record-wise (71-91) in Texas. Luckily in his first go-round with the Mets, Showalter will not only have a wonder boy at shortstop again, he’ll also have two of the best pitchers of the last 10 years. 2011 Orioles 2010 was technically Showalter’s first year with the O’s, but he took over midseason. When given a fresh slate at the start of 2011, the Orioles rewarded him with a 69-93 snoozer. An interesting thing about Showalter’s managerial career is that all of his teams made a sizable leap in his second full year. Each of Showalter’s teams won at least 88 games in his second season. Baltimore shook off the stench of the 2011 campaign to win the wild-card game and take the Yankees to five games in the 2012 ALDS, losing the clincher when CC Sabathia threw a complete game fourhitter. About that 2011 team, though. Among the 14 AL teams, the Orioles’ pitchers were 12th or worse in strikeouts, ERA, hits allowed, home runs allowed and Wins Above Replacement, placing dead last in each of the final four categories. If things go that poorly for the Mets this season, somebody needs to launch an investigation.
Beijing Winter Olympics start Feb. 4 — Here’s what you need to know Michelle Kaufman Miami Record
The Miami Herald breaks down what you need to know about the 2022 Winter Olympics: 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS — When: Feb. 4-20 (Opening ceremony airs at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 4) — Where: Beijing, China — TV: NBC, Peacock. Prime-time coverage begins each night at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. on Sundays). On Feb. 13 it will air before and after the Super Bowl. 10 Team USA Athletes to Watch — MARIAH BELL, 25, Westminster, Colo., Figure skating After eight tries, the 25-year-old figure skater finally won her first U.S. championship this month, becoming the oldest woman to hold the title since 1927. She will be the oldest U.S. female Olympic figure skater in 94 years. — NATHAN CHEN, 22, Salt Lake City, Utah., Figure skating Chen is a six-time national champion, but the prize he wants most - Olympic gold - has eluded him. He entered the 2018 Olympics as a favorite but
struggled and finished fifth. Since that disappointment he has dominated the sport. He won 14 titles, including over the world’s top skaters, including reigning Olympic champion Hanyu Yuzuru of Japan. Chen is the first skater to land five different quadruple jumps in competition. He is enrolled at Yale University, majoring in statistics and data science. — ALEX FERREIRA, 27, Aspen, Colo., Freestyle skiing The halfpipe silver medalist at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Ferreira is going for gold this time. Alex is the son of former Argentine soccer player Marcelo, who played for River Plate briefly before emigrating to the United States. Alex’s mother, Colleen, is a marathon runner. — ERIN JACKSON, 29, Ocala, Fla., Speedskating Jackson is the world’s top-ranked 500-meter speedskater, but almost didn’t get a spot on the U.S. Olympic team after a rare slip during trials left her in third place. Her teammate Brittany Bowe, who will be competing in
the 1,000 and 1,500 meters, gave up her 500-meter spot so Jackson could compete. In November Jackson became the first black woman to win a World Cup event. — CHLOE KIM, 21, Long Beach, Calif., Snowboarding Chloe Kim made headlines four years ago, when, at age 17, she won the Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe, the youngest woman to ever medal in snowboarding. She is favored to defend her Olympic title in Beijing as she has not lost a World Cup event since 2018. She took time off to attend Princeton University but returned to the tour in 2021 and won the X Games. — ABBY ROQUE, 24, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Ice hockey. Roque is one of eight first-time Olympians on the 2022 USA roster. She played center for the University of Wisconsin team that won the 2019 national title and the USA team that won a silver at worlds last year. Roque is a member of the Wahnapitae First Nation and the first Indigenous player to represent the United States in women’s hockey.
— MIKAELA SHIFFRIN, 26, Edwards, Colo., Alpine skiing. Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has won 11 world championship medals (six of them gold), more than any other American skier. She ranks third in World Cup titles with 72, won the gold medal in slalom at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and in giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She has overcome adversity since the last Olympics. Her beloved maternal grandmother died at age 98 in October 2019 and her father died four months later of a head injury suffered in an accident at home. Shiffrin tested positive for COVID-19 in late-December and missed two races but returned to the tour in early January. — JOHN SHUSTER, 39, Duluth, Minn., Curling Shuster is a five-time Olympic curler who led the U.S. team to its first-ever gold medal in 2018. He also was a member of the 2006 Olympic bronze medal team. He is the first curler to compete in five Olympics. Shuster, facing younger and more athletic competition last
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year, dropped 25 pounds and said he has never worked harder to make an Olympic team. — JORDAN STOLZ, 17, Kewaskum, Wis., Speedskating Stoltz is considered the future of U.S. men’s speedskating, but he is proving he is already poised to compete with the best. He won the 500-meter and 1000-meter races at the recent Olympic Trials, breaking the 1000-meter track record set by two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis. Stolz will be the third-youngest American male speedskater to compete at the Games. — SHAUN WHITE, 35, San Diego, Calif., Snowboarding White, the former skateboarder who gained fame as “The Flying Tomato”, is a five-time Winter Olympian and three-time gold medalist. He won golds in the halfpipe in 2006, 2014 and 2018. He finished fourth among Americans in the World Snowboard Points list before Beijing. White has also dabbled in acting and music.
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Four factors that link the Rams and Bengals - and one major difference John Clayton The Washington Post
After an unpredictable NFL regular season gave way to an equally nutty postseason, we’re left with an unexpected Super Bowl matchup. And the most intriguing story line heading into the season’s final game might be how differently these two teams were built. The AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals were constructed in a fairly typical way for rebuilding teams: through the draft and with a touch of free agency. The NFC’s Los Angeles Rams, on the other hand, took an unconventional approach, assembling talent through dramatic trades and bold moves. Let’s break down how these two teams used such different approaches to wind up in a similar place. — Team building Two years ago, the Bengals were 2-14. They were awful, and they set out on a conventional path of rebuilding through the draft. They had already picked up a few starters (if not stars) in the 2019 draft, landing contributors like offensive tackle Jonah Williams, tight end Drew Sample and linebacker Germaine Pratt. In 2020, they drafted star quarterback Joe Burrow, wide receiver Tee Higgins and linebacker Logan Wilson, their leading tackler this season. Last year, they got receiver Ja’Marr Chase and kicker Evan McPherson. They also made some savvy moves in free agency, acquiring defensive end Trey Hendrickson and others. Burrow, of course, was the key in leading the AFC North winners to the Super Bowl after back-toback upsets of the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs. His emergence follows that of Josh Allen, who exploded last season to lead the Buffalo Bills to the AFC championship game. Burrow has already taken the Bengals a step further, showcasing a team that was smart and efficient in its rapid rebuilding effort. The Rams, on the other hand, opted not to build through the draft, trading away many of their valuable picks to rack up name-brand stars. Their aggressive approach paid off and gave them a flashy roster, from quarterback Matthew Stafford to cornerback Jalen Ramsey to linebackers Leonard Floyd and Von Miller to receiver Odell Beckham Jr., all acquired via trades or free agency. That approach may give them a shorter competitive life span than the typical Super Bowl contender, but it made them into a great team this year. The Stafford move - an offseason blockbuster trade in which the Rams sent quarterback Jared Goff and a trove of draft picks to the Detroit Lions - was a gamble that has already paid off. Stafford was one of the best quarterbacks in football against the blitz, and he came up big in important games. Sure, he committed a few too many turnovers - tying for the league lead with 17 interceptions - but he was often able to recover and put the Rams in position to win. Their aggressive teambuilding strategy will eventually catch up to
them. But they want to win now, and they’ve put themselves in position to claim their first championship since 2000. — Star receivers The Bengals received plenty of criticism after taking Chase with the No. 5 overall pick last spring instead of opting for an offensive lineman. While they needed help on the line, they opted to pair Chase with Burrow, his former teammate on LSU’s national championship-winning team. As it turned out, it was a brilliant decision. Chase caught 81 passes for 1,455 yards and 13 touchdowns, and his addition helped put the Cincinnati offense over the top. The offensive line remains a problem, but the Bengals can (and should) address that during the offseason. In his rookie campaign, Burrow was on track to be the league’s most-hit quarterback until he suffered a November ACL injury that ended his season prematurely. This year, he was sacked an NFL-leading 51 times during the regular season and nine times in the divisional round win over the Titans. Still, with Chase and Higgins - who added 74 catches and more than 1,000 receiving yards - the passing attack is set. The Rams, meantime, watched Cooper Kupp develop into one of the best receivers in the league and a fringe MVP candidate. Kupp amassed one of the most statistically dominant seasons in league history, leading the NFL in catches (145), receiving yards (1,947) and receiving touchdowns (16). And Beckham has, by all appearances, been a better teammate than he was in Cleveland and has become a valuable option for Stafford, catching touchdowns in five of the Rams’ final seven regular season games. The Rams could have settled for what they had, but they instead opted for yet another gamble that worked. — The right pass rush The Bengals added to their pass rush with the free agent signing of Hendrickson, who finished with 14 sacks and 27 quarterback pressures during his first season in Cincinnati. The Rams were already in great shape with Aaron Donald, one of the best defensive tackles in NFL history and a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. But they kept adding there, too. By getting Floyd last year and Miller in a November trade, they can put great pressure on virtually any quarterback. Losing former defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who left to become the head coach of the crosstown Chargers, required an adjustment. Staley had directed the No. 1-ranked defense in 2020, and while this Rams team may have taken a step back statistically, it is often dependable when it counts. — Young head coaches Cincinnati’s Zac Taylor is 38 and has already been a head coach for three years. His young mind and young coaching staff have been a key part of the Bengals’ resurgence, and his work in developing Burrow made this playoff run possible.
No one is laughing at the Super Bowl-bound Bengals now Mark Maske The Washington Post
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Forget, for just one moment, that they are the Cincinnati Bengals, and there’s nothing particularly shocking about them being a Super Bowl team. There is an honest-to-goodness franchise quarterback in place. There is a fabulous rookie wide receiver. There is a young, offensive-genius-type head coach. Isn’t that precisely what every NFL team wants? But there is no putting it aside for too long, of course. There is no way to un-see the distinctive orange-and-black-striped helmet, no way to dismiss that this is supposed to be a woebegone franchise that is more laughingstock than contender. Yes, the Cincinnati Bengals are in the Super Bowl. And it is astounding, even if these Bengals - the Bengals of quarterback Joe Burrow, wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and Coach Zac Taylor - are not those Bengals. Not even close. Not beyond the name and logo. “It was such an incredible moment,” Taylor said as Sunday afternoon gave way to Sunday evening here, reflecting on the celebratory ceremony that had just taken place on the Arrowhead Stadium field following the Bengals’ 27-24 overtime triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title game. “You’re really just looking down on all the players and just the joy on their faces. It’s a moment you’ll never be able to replicate,” he continued. “We may get to do this again, hopefully. That’s the plan, certainly. But I don’t know that it’ll ever be as special as the moment we just had right there. It’s pretty cool.” The Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams on Feb. 13 in Inglewood, Calif., and the Super Bowl storylines are already forming. Taylor, a former quarterbacks coach for the Rams under Coach Sean McVay, faces his former boss. Burrow and Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, one young and one not so young, make their Super Bowl debuts. The Rams try to win a Super Bowl on their home field at SoFi Stadium after all their high-stakes roster moves. But the presence of the Bengals on the biggest stage in sports perhaps supersedes all else. It’s a franchise with a reputation for off-field thriftiness and on-field misery. The
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Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin (99) lifts Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) after the AFC championship game on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Bengals will be playing in their first Super Bowl in 33 years. They’ll be seeking their firstever Super Bowl victory. Before this postseason, they hadn’t had a playoff win in 31 years. Even last season, when Burrow’s until-then-promising rookie year was cut short by a knee injury, the Bengals went 4-11-1. At that point, reaching the Super Bowl this season might not have seemed like a realistic aspiration. “That’s a tough question because you don’t really think about it that way,” Burrow said Sunday. “You just think about it as going into an offseason and working really hard for potential opportunities. And this is what you work so hard for. We didn’t go into [the] offseason saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got to have a great offseason to make it to the Super Bowl next year.’ I think everyone just went into it and said, ‘I have to get better as a player, so we can be better as a team.’ “ All things are possible in the NFL with a great quarterback, and clearly Burrow is the real deal. That should surprise no one, given that he was the Heisman Trophy winner at LSU and the top overall selection in the 2020 NFL draft. But it has come together quickly. He was the league’s second-rated passer during the regular season, behind only the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, and led the Bengals to the AFC North title.
“He just finds a way to make plays when there isn’t a play to be made,” Taylor said. “Makes my life much easier. It doesn’t have to be the perfect play call. He’s going to figure it out.” Burrow is plenty comfortable in the spotlight. For his postgame videoconference Sunday, he wore a large “JB9” chain decorated with jewels. When he was asked whether those jewels were real, he said: “They’re definitely real. I make too much money to have fake ones. So they’re real.” He is finding that NFL stardom is a very different level of celebrity, drawing the attention of prominent musical artists and NBA legends. “It’s just crazy,” Burrow said Sunday. “The situation that I’m in socially doesn’t really feel real to me because in my head, I’m just the same old guy. But one of my idols growing up, Kid Cudi, reached out to me yesterday. You’ve got LeBron [James] tweeting at me, or whatever he said it was. I mean, that part is surreal. The football part, not so much. But that stuff - that stuff is crazy.” Even so, Burrow remains properly grounded. He made sure to thank his physical therapist in the postgame locker room in Kansas City. And he and the Bengals are not done, he vowed. “There’s still one left,” Burrow said. “We’re excited about this one. But we’ll celebrate
tonight and then move on.” This season’s success does not feel particularly like a fluke. The Bengals went with Chase, Burrow’s former college teammate, over left tackle Penei Sewell with the No. 5 overall choice in last year’s NFL draft. And while that decision left the offensive line still lacking - Burrow was sacked 51 times during the regular season and nine times in the divisionalround playoff win at Tennessee - Chase more than justified the move with his 81-catch, 1,455-yard, 13-touchdown rookie season. The Bengals never wavered Sunday even when falling behind the Chiefs, 21-3. They made a huge defensive stand on the final play of the first half, as time expired with the Chiefs at the 1-yard line, and clearly were the superior team thereafter. The Bengals fully deserved their victory, finally secured on rookie kicker Evan McPherson’s field goal on the second possession of overtime. “They did a better job than what we did in that second half, for sure,” Chiefs Coach Andy Reid said. So be amazed that the Bengals are in the Super Bowl. But maybe not surprised. “It’s a special moment,” Taylor said. “I’m so happy for the city of Cincinnati. They’ve waited for this moment, supported us waiting for this moment. I couldn’t be happier.”
Tom Brady on his future: ‘When the time is right, I’ll be ready to make a decision’ Rick Stroud Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA, Fla. — Now you’ve heard it straight from the GOAT’s mouth: Tom Brady still is undecided about whether to continue playing football. Appearing on his weekly Let’s Go podcast with Jim Gray, Brady said he hasn’t decided whether to continue playing. “It was a good week and I’m just going through the process I said I was going through,” Brady said Monday night. “Sometimes it takes some time to really evaluate how you feel, what you want to do and I think when the time is right I’ll be ready to make a decision one way or the other, just like I said last week.” Brady was asked if he had a timeline for making an announcement. “I’ll know when the time is right,” he said. “I’m very blessed to have played as long as I have and as things have gone on in the later parts of my career, whether that was five years ago or even this year, I know there’s a lot of interest in when I’m going to stop playing and I understand that. It’s not that I don’t recognize that. It’s just when I’ll know, and when I don’t know, I don’t know. I’m not going to race to some conclusion on that.” Brady’s announcement only extends the speculation, which began Friday with a report by CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora that his retirement was “imminent.” On Saturday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington jointly reported that Brady had decided to walk away from the NFL after 22 seasons. Multiple networks played Brady’s greatest highlights and interviewed former teammates, and social media buzzed with congratulatory messages from the sports world.
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In this photo from January 23, 2022, Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts in the fourth quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Brady’s agent, Donald Yee, released a statement that only Brady could speak about his future while neither confirming nor denying the accuracy of the reports. Coach Bruce Arians and general manager Jason Licht believed that Brady remained undecided. What was Brady’s reaction to news of his “retirement?” “There’s a good line that I’m responsible for what I say and do and not responsible for what others say or do,” Brady said. “One thing I’ve learned about sports is you control what you can control and what you can’t, you leave to others. I know we’re in such an era of information and people want to be in front of the news often and I totally understand that. I understand that’s the
environment we’re in. “But I think for me, it’s literally day to day for me, trying to do the best I can every day, evaluate things as they come and trying to make a great decision for me and my family.” Brady acknowledged he was out of the country when the news broke and indicated he didn’t want to upstage the NFC and AFC championship games. “I know how hard those players work on Sunday to prepare for that. ... The focus should be on those great games,” he said. “I was trying to enjoy a nice weekend and it didn’t turn out that way because my phone got really busy, but that’s just part of being in the situation I’m in.”
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Each o bonds authorized by this Resolution or anyBanks bond anticipation notes issued anticipation thereof, mail processand to any bond anti Reg Agent: Thomas H Sections 21.00, 50.00, 54.90, 56.00 through 60.00 and 63.00 ofinthe Law, the powers 57 Hedges Dr.and 62.10 Resolution pursuant to Section 107.00(d)(9) of the Law. and duties of the Board of Fire to authorizing serial statutory recital ofHotaling: validity 109 prescribed Jr, 3461 Us and/orMichelle EastCommissioners Hampton NY relative Murphy Powered by Register-Star and The Daily Mail installment bonds and bond anticipation notes and prescribing terms, form and contents as toCirbonds installment and any bo Haunted Athens Route 9, Hudson, NY 11937. Purpose: Any SECTION 5. The temporary use of available funds of the District not immediately required theAdditionally, sale and of bonds herein authorized including, without limitation, the determination you canissuance email class@wdt.net generalisobligations of the Dis for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised otherwise NY 12015. 12534. Purpose: Any and created, lawful purpose whether bonds having substantially level or declining annual debtorservice all orto call issue 315-782-0400. allmatters the in realPurpose: property within t hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described Any lawful purpose Purpose. related thereto, and of any bond anticipation notes issuedLawful in anticipation of said bonds, and the The amount. faith and cred Section 1 of this Resolution. This Resolution shall constitute a declaration of official intent to renewals of said bond anticipation notes, are hereby delegated to the District Treasurer, the Chief of the principal and payment reimburse the expenditures authorized by Section 1 hereof with the proceeds of the bonds and Sealed bids will be received as set forth in Want to place ananticipation ad? Fiscal Officer of the District. notes and prov bond anticipation notes authorized United States Treasury Regulation For your convience, use the form at instructions to bidders until 10:30 herein, A.M. onas required by www.hudsonvalley360.com/site/forms/online_services/classified_ad/ appropriation for (a) the amo SectionSECTION 1.150-2. 8. The District Treasurer is hereby further authorized to take suchsubmission. actions and in such year and (b for quick to mature Thursday, February 17, 2022 at the NYSDOT, execute such documents as may be50 necessary ensure the continued status of the interest on Office SECTION of Contract Management, Wolf Rd,tostatutory 1st 6. Each of the serial and/or installment bonds authorized by the bonds authorized by this Resolution and any notes issuedCitation in anticipation thereof, this as Probate SECTION 7. Subject Resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall contain Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NYfor12232 and will be excludable from gross income federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 103 of the the of Section 30.00 re provisions recital of validity prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said serial and/or statutory publicly openedCode and of read. Bids may also(the be “Code”) and to designate the bonds authorized Internal Revenue 1986, as amended installment installment bonds and any anticipation notes issued in anticipation said bonds shalltaxbe bonds and bond FileofNo. 2021-96 by this Resolution any bond notes issued in anticipating thereof, if applicable, as “qualified Sections 21.00, 50.00, 54.90 submitted via theand internet usingpayable www.bidx.com. general obligations of the District, as to both principal and interest by a general tax upon exempt bonds” in accordance with Section 265(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Code. certified cashier's checkthe payable the allAthe real property within Districttowithout legal or constitutional limitation as toand rateduties or of the Board of installment SUPPLEMENTAL CITATIONbonds and bond amount. The and credit toofSection thethe District hereby irrevocably pledged to punctual NYSDOT for faith the9.sum specified in proposal or SECTION Pursuant 38.00are of the Law, this Resolution shall bethe subject to aandCOUNTY the bond sale issuance of bon SURROGATE’S COURT, COLUMBIA payment of the principal and interest on said serial and/or statutory installment bonds and a bid bond, form CONR representing 5%election of mandatory referendum, to 391, be held at a special on October 20, 2020, in thewhether mannerto issue bonds havin anticipation notes and provisions shall be made annually in the budget of the District by THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, prescribed by Sections 175, 175-c andbid. 179 of the Town Law of the State of New York. This related thereto, and of any bo the bid total, must accompany each appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption ofaffirmative the bonds and bond anticipation notes BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND Resolution shall not take effect until approved by the vote of a majority of the duly renewals of said bond anticip NYSDOT reserves the right to reject anyoforinterest all to mature in such year and (b) the payment to be due and payable in such year. qualified voters of the District voting on such proposition. As soon as reasonably possible after Fiscal Officer of the District. INDEPENDENT bids. the date that this Resolution takes effect, the Secretary of the District is hereby authorized and SECTION 7. Subject to the provisions of published this Resolution of Corning the Law,Leader, pursuant to the Electronic documents and Amendments directed to cause a copy of this Resolution toare be in fulland in the which is SECTION 8. The Dist provisions of Section relativeoftothe theDistrict authorization the issuance of serial statutory TO: NYS Attorney General, Statutory the designated official30.00 newspaper for suchofpurposes, together withand/or a notice of thesuch documents as posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doingexecute installment bonds and bond anticipation notes or the renewals of said obligations and of Representative forthe unknown Secretary of the District in substantially theThe form provided in Section 81.00 of Law. distributees bonds authorized by th business/opportunities/const-notices. Sections 21.00, 50.00, 54.90, 56.00 through 60.00 and 62.10 and 63.00 of the Law, thethe powers excludable The Capitol, Albany, New York from gross incom and duties ofisthe Board of Fire Commissioners relative to authorizing serial and/or statutory Contractor responsible for ensuring that all SECTION 10. The validity of the bonds authorized by this Resolution and of anyRevenue Code of 198 Internal 12207terms, installment bonds and bond anticipation and prescribing form and as to Amendments are incorporated into its notes bid.ofTo bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation said bonds may be contested onlycontents if: by this Resolution and any n the sale(a) and issuance of bonds herein authorized including, without limitation, the determination such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the District isbonds” in accordance receive notification of Amendments via e-mail exempt whether to issue bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, said names being not authorized to expend money; or placed on the you must submit aofrequest to be related thereto, and any bond anticipation notes in anticipation of said and the (b) the provisions of law which should beissued complied with at theintending date of bonds, the publication SECTION fictitious to designate all the 9. Pursuan renewals of said bond anticipation notes, are hereby delegated theand District Treasurer, the Chief Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doingof such Resolution are not substantially complied with,distributees andto an action, suit or proceeding mandatory referendum, of decedent, KATHERINE MARTEL, to b Fiscal Officer of the District. business/opportunities/const-planholder. contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; prescribed by Sections 175, the names and domiciles and/or places of not take effe orAmendments may have been issued prior to Resolution shall SECTION 8.obligations The District Treasurer is hereby further authorized to take such actions and residence of all said distributees being unknown (c) such are authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. qualified voters of the Distric your placement on the Planholders list. execute such documents as may be necessary to ensure the continued status of the interest on the date that andissued which in cannot, after due diligence, bethis Resolution NYS Finance Law restricts communication with the bonds authorized by this Resolution and any notes anticipation thereof, as SECTION 11. According to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Actto causebe directed a copy of th ascertained, andtoif any ofto such distributees excludable from gross income for contact federal tax purposes Section 103 of the NYSDOTthe on procurements can only (“SEQR”), purchase of realand property is income deemed to be a Type pursuant II action pursuant 6the NYCRR designated official newsp Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and to designate the bonds authorized dead then all of the distributees, executors, 617.5(c)(2), has been found topersons. not have Contact a significant and has of the District in sub be made with designated withadverse impact on the environment,Secretary by this Resolution and any notes issued in anticipating thereof, if applicable, as “qualified tax- of such administrators, devisees and legatees been statutorily exempted SEQR review. non-designated personsfrom or with other involved exempt bonds” in accordance Section 265(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Code. 10. deceased distributees and all persons whoSECTION by Agencies will be considered a serious matter and NO. 1 PROPOSITION bondtoanticipation notes issue purchase, inheritance or otherwise, SECTION 9. Pursuant toContact Section Robert 38.00 of the Law, this Resolution shall be subject ahave or claim may result in disqualification. (a) such obligation mandatory referendum, to be held at a election onhave October 20, 2020, in the manner to an interest in this matter, derived through Shall thespecial Resolution entitled: Kitchen (518)457-2124. not authorized to expend mon prescribed by Sections 175, 175-c and 179 of the Townany Lawofofsuch the unknown State of New York. This distributees, executors, (b) the provisions Contractsshall with not 0%take Goals are generally singleby the affirmative vote of a majority Resolution effect until approved of the duly BOND RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OFadministrators, FIRE COMMISSIONERS THE and all are not oflegatees such deviseespossible andOF operation contracts, where subcontracting is not qualified voters of the District voting on such proposition. As soon as reasonably after Resolution CAMPBELL FIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF CAMPBELL, STEUBEN NEW contesting suchand validity is co other persons, if any COUNTY, there be, their the date that this Resolution takes effect, the Secretary of the District is hereby authorized andnames expected, and may present direct bidding YORK (THE “DISTRICT”), AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY or directed to cause a copy of this Resolution to be published in full in the Corning Leader, which is domiciles and/or places of residence being opportunities Small Business Firms, including, AND for SERVICES RELATED THERETO; ESTIMATING THE TOTAL COST THEREOF (c) such obligation the designated official newspaper of the District such purposes, together with a notice of the unknown and which cannot, after due diligence, AT $265,000; APPROPRIATING SAIDforAMOUNT THEREFOR; AND AUTHORIZING but not limited to D/W/MBEs. Secretary of the District in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Law. OF $250,000 IN SERIAL AND/OR STATUTORY INSTALLMENTSECTION 11. Accor be ascertained. The NewTHE YorkISSUANCE State Department of BONDS OF THE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION (“SEQR”), the purchase of re SECTION 10. The validity of the bonds authorized by this Resolution and of any Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of said Fire District on September 8, 617.5(c)(2), 2020 be has been found to bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be contested only if: A petition having been duly filed by exempted FAY the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 approved? been statutorily fro (a) suchare obligations arevote authorized for an object or purpose for is which the District RUGGLES, domiciled at shall 349is Gahbauer Those who qualified to on Code the aforesaid proposition are who qualified voters who U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, of not authorized to expend money; or have resided in said FireDepartment District for thirty such election. Road, Stop 59,date Hudson, York, proposed Federal Regulations, of days next preceding the provisions with at the of theNew publication Dated: (b) Campbell, New York of law which should be complied Executor under the Last Will and Testament of of such Resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of suchdeceased. publication; KATHERINE MARTEL, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted September 8, 2020 or Campbell Fire District BOND RESOLUT programs the Department of authorized Transportation (c) ofsuch obligations are in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Kelly Secretary FIRE YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO CAMPBELL SHOW and Fitzpatrick, Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part (THE “DIST CAUSE before theQuality Surrogate’s 401 Union SECTION 11. According to Statutes, the New as York State Environmental ReviewCourt, Act YORK 200, Title IV Program and Related AND SERVICES R (“SEQR”), theissued purchase of realtoproperty is deemed Type IIHudson, action pursuant to 12534, 6 NYCRR New York on AT $265,000; APP amended, pursuant such Act, hereby to be aStreet, 617.5(c)(2), has been found to not have a significant adverse impact on the environment, and has March 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the forenoon of notifies all whoexempted respondfrom to a SEQR writtenreview. Department THE ISSUANCE O been statutorily BONDS OF THE D that day why a decree should not be made in the solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for duly adopted by the Board o estate of KATHERINE MARTEL, lately domiciled PROPOSITION NO. 1 bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any approved? at 481 Route 23B, Town of Claverack, County of qualifie contract entered into pursuant to this Those who are Shall the Resolution entitled: Columbia and State of New have York,resided admitting to Fire Distr advertisement, disadvantaged business in said Dated: a Will dated the 17th day ofCampbell, October, New York enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to BOND RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OFprobate FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE By Order 2020, as the Last WillCOUNTY, and Testament ofthe Board of Fire CAMPBELL FIRE TOWN OF CAMPBELL, STEUBEN NEW of submit bids in response to DISTRICT, this invitation and will September 8, 2020 YORK (THE “DISTRICT”), AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY KATHERINE MARTEL, deceased, relating to not be discriminated against on the grounds of Campbell Fire District AND SERVICES RELATED THERETO; ESTIMATING TOTAL COST THEREOF real andTHE personal property, and directing that: race, color, national origin, sex, age, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Secretary AT $265,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR; AND AUTHORIZING disability/handicap and income status inIN SERIAL AND/OR STATUTORY INSTALLMENT THE ISSUANCE OF $250,000 Letters Testamentary issue to: FAY consideration forOF an THE award. BONDS DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION duly adoptedSHOULD by the Board of Fire Commissioners Fire District on September 8, 2020 be BIDDERS BE ADVISED THAT AWARDof said RUGGLES approved? OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT Those who are qualified to vote on the aforesaid proposition are qualified voters who shall UPON THE inPASSAGE OF A BUDGET have resided said Fire District for thirty days next preceding such election. DATED: January 10, 2022 /S/ APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE Dated: Campbell, New York By Order of the BoardOF of THE Fire Commissioners HON. Jonathan D. Nichols, SURROGATE AND GOVERNOR STATE OF NEW September YORK. 8, 2020 Campbell Fire District Please call (518)457-2124 Kelly Fitzpatrick, Secretary if a reasonable
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Kimberly A. Jorgensen, CHIEF CLERK David R. Green, Esq. Attorney and Petitioner P.O. Box 11177 Loudonville, NY 12211 (518) 389-2000
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District Treasurer is hereby further authorized to take such actions and aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty-five (25) years,SECTION pursuant 8.to The subdivision 11 of execute such documents asactions may beand necessary to ensure the continued status of the interest on The District Treasurer is hereby further authorized to take such SectionSECTION 11.00(a) of8.the Law. authorized Resolution and any notes issued in anticipation thereof, as execute such documents as may be necessary to ensurethe thebonds continued status ofbythethis interest on excludable gross foroffederal the bonds authorized by this Resolution and anytonotes issued from in anticipation thereof, as income tax purposes pursuant to Section 103 of the SECTION 4. Current funds are not required be provided prior to the income issuance the Internal Revenue of 1986, asofamended (the “Code”) and to designate the bonds authorized excludable from gross for federal tax purposes pursuant toanticipation Section 103thereof, the bonds authorized by thisincome Resolution or any income bond anticipation notes issued Code in this andbonds any notes issued in anticipating thereof, if applicable, as “qualified taxInternal Code of 1986, as amended and to Resolution designate the authorized pursuantRevenue to Section 107.00(d)(9) of the Law. (the “Code”)by in accordance with Section 265(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Code. by this Resolution and any notes issued in anticipating exempt thereof, bonds” if applicable, as “qualified taxexemptSECTION bonds” in5. accordance with Section 265(b)(3)(B)(i) ofofthe Code. The temporary use of available funds the District not immediately required OLUMBIA -GREENE MEDIA B8 Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Pursuantcreated, toCSection for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed,SECTION raised or9.otherwise is 38.00 of the Law, this Resolution shall be subject to a mandatory referendum, to described be held to atin Pursuant Section 38.00ofofthe theLaw, Law, this Resolution shall be subject aa special election on October 20, 2020, in the manner hereby SECTION authorized9.pursuant to to Section 165.10 for the capital purposes prescribed by 20, Sections 175, 175-c and mandatory to be This held Resolution at a special election on October 2020, in the manner Section 1 ofreferendum, this Resolution. shall constitute a declaration of official intent to 179 of the Town Law of the State of New York. This Resolution shall not of take effect until approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the duly prescribed by expenditures Sections 175,authorized 175-c andby179 of the1 Town Law State York. This reimburse the Section hereof withofthethe proceeds ofNew the bonds and qualified voters District voting on such proposition. As soon as reasonably possible after Resolution shall not take authorized effect until herein, approved the affirmative vote ofofathe majority of the duly bond anticipation notes as by required by United States Treasury Regulation theAsdate that Resolution takes after effect, the Secretary of the District is hereby authorized and qualified voters of the District voting on such proposition. soon as this reasonably possible Section 1.150-2. to cause a copyauthorized of this Resolution to be published in full in the Corning Leader, which is the date that this Resolution takes effect, the Secretary directed of the District is hereby and theinstallment officialauthorized newspaper the directedSECTION to cause a6.copy of of thisthe Resolution to be statutory published indesignated full in thebonds Corning Leader, which is District for such purposes, together with a notice of the Each serial and/or byofthis Secretary the District inasubstantially the designated newspaper of the District forinsuch purposes, with notice of the thethe form provided in Section 81.00 of the Law. Resolution and official any bond anticipation notes issued anticipation ofoftogether said bonds shall contain Secretary the District in substantially the form Section 81.00serial of theand/or Law. statutory recital of of validity prescribed by Section 52.00provided of the in Law and said 10. The validity installment bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipationSECTION of said bonds shall be of the bonds authorized by this Resolution and of any bond and anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be contested only if: SECTION 10. The payable validity of bonds authorized by this Resolution and ofupon any general obligations of the District, asthe to both principal interest by a general tax such obligations for an object or purpose for which the District is bond notes issued anticipation of said bonds may (a) be contested only if: all theanticipation real property within thein District without legal or constitutional limitation as to are rateauthorized or notirrevocably authorized tofor expend or is obligations arethe authorized object or purposepledged which the amount.(a)The such faith and credit of District for are an hereby tomoney; the District punctual (b) installment the provisions lawbond which should be complied with at the date of the publication Adam Kilgore not authorized expend and money; or on said serial and/or statutory payment of thetoprincipal interest bondsofand of such Resolution notpublication substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding The Washington Post (b) notes the provisions of law which should be annually complied with at budget the dateare the anticipation and provisions shall be made in the ofof the District by PUBLIC NOTICES validity isorcommenced of such Resolution are amortization not substantially complied with, ansuch action, suit proceeding appropriation for (a) the and redemption of contesting theand bonds and bond anticipation noteswithin twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, or contesting validity is commenced within twenty (20) days date ofsuch such publication; mature insuch such year and (b) the payment of interest to be dueafter and the payable in /0./ :;9,,; /033 4(34to 46<5;(05 3,.(3 56;0*, VM -VYTH[PVU VM VM -VYTH[PVU VM year. 5V[PJL VM -VYTH[PVU VM 5V[PJL VM -VYTH[PVU VM (c) 5V[PJL such obligations are authorized in5V[PJL violation of the provisions of6YN the constitution. 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Bids shall be contained in sealed Summary of timeline and work to be completed Town of Austerlitz envelopes, clearly marked "SEALED BID" AND Equipment or Service Columbia County the name of the service being bid. All bids will be List any equipment or services required of a New York publicly read at the office of the Highway subcontractor, along with a brief explanation. Department, 178 State Route 23B, Hudson, NY Cost Proposal and Breakdown PLEASE TAKE at 11:00 A.M. THURSDAY, February 10, 2022. A detailed list of any and all expected costs or NOTICE that the Town If mailing by USPS, send to Columbia County expenses related to the proposed project. of Austerlitz will be Highway Department, PO Box 324, Hudson, NY Summary and explanation of any other holding a workshop to 12534. 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staging area is vivid. In that last quiet moment, Gerard thought to himself, “Is this really happening?” “It was the craziest thing ever,” Gerard said. “Everything was so new.” Four years later, the pipsqueak with the unkempt dirty-blond mane and lovably rambunctious family is all grown up. Gerard has solidified himself as one of the best snowboarders in the world. He has navigated the burst of minor fame that accompanies Olympic gold, at first with trepidation and then with a plan for how to wield it. In Beijing, Gerard will arrive at his second Olympics with an evolved outlook. He will defend his slopestyle Olympic gold medal, which he stores in a fireproof bag inside his parents’ laundry room. Another victory, a second gold at age 21, would present Gerard with another new world of opportunity. As the American stars from the Olympics’ first snowboarding generation exit the stage, new ones will replace them. Chloe Kim has cemented one spot on the mainstream marquee. Gerard could claim another if he performs - and then, if he chooses. “I didn’t really have a main goal of what I want out of all of this,” Gerard said. “Now I do. Not a master goal, but I know for the moment what I want. I want to make myself look good, and I want to have fun at the Olympics and make what we do look cool. I didn’t know what we wanted back then at all. The snowboarding side, going to the Olympics I didn’t care if I won. I didn’t care anything about that at all. Now, I want something out of it this time around.” One late afternoon in early December, after a morning spent on a mountain in Steamboat Springs, Gerard steered his silver Toyota Tundra to the apartment he had rented for the week. Inside, he joined his brother Malachi, who serves as Gerard’s videographer, coach and closest confidant; fellow Team USA snowboarder Sean FitzSimons, one of his best friends; and Hailey Langland, an Olympian, one of the best snowboarders in the world and also Gerard’s girlfriend for the past four years, since shortly before the 2018 Games. Outside their window, chairlifts trundled on wires and snow machines readied the mountain for the next day. They watched “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” and munched on sandwiches from a deli in the ski town down the hill. It felt like a college dorm, just bigger and with decorative snowshoes hung on the wall. Gerard travels the globe with his best friends and carves down mountains on a high-tech plank, the thing that still connects most to his family. But he has grown more professional in his approach, trying to hold on to what he loves about the sport as his talent presents him with possibilities and challenges beyond it. “In some ways, it’s a little
bit sad,” said Jen Gerard, Red’s mother. “He was always so carefree and happy. He’s still that guy. He just has to take it a little more seriously now. This is his career now. He’s been ranked No. 1 in the world for pretty much the last four years now. There’s probably a little more pressure. That’s okay with him. He’s matured a lot.” Redmund Gerard grew up the second-youngest of Jen and Conrad’s seven children, the youngest of five boys. (He is now the third-youngest of eight - his parents recently adopted 1-year-old Oslo, whom Gerard described as “the happiest little guy.”) He comes from a supportive and high-achieving family. His sister Tieghan is a food blogger, cookbook author and owner of the Half Baked Harvest recipe empire. She has 3.9 million followers on Instagram. Red honed his natural ability through constant repetition. He was 2 the first time he strapped on a snowboard. He followed his brothers to small ski mountains around Cleveland, packing the hill with as much rowdiness as a cheap lift ticket would allow. The family moved to Colorado when Red was 8 and built a small snowboard course, complete with jumps and rails, in the backyard. He and his brothers spent winters “kicking the door down to go snowboarding every morning,” Malachi said. He spent summers leaping off skateboard ramps and diving into foam pits. The way most kids learn to move in sneakers, he learned to move with a board under his feet. “It was what I was almost chosen to do,” Gerard said. “I started doing it so young. I also loved it. I loved how free it was for me. It’s not even like I chose it. I was in it. I was doing it. That was where my life was headed.” Gerard entered contests and won plenty of them, but in his teens, he gravitated toward the artistic side of the sport. He loved snowmobiling into the backcountry with a few buddies, building jumps by hand and recording his runs. It felt like the purest version of snowboarding. He envisioned a career filming movies. “I don’t think he was very mentally involved in contests,” Langland said. “I could kind of tell he wanted an out.” Still, Gerard kept training with the U.S. team and became a rising star. Coaches believed Gerard’s first Olympics would be the 2022 Games. Then he won two events during the season leading into PyeongChang and placed himself in position to make the 2018 team at just 17. At a family gathering at Christmas in 2017, Gerard mentioned to his parents that he planned to film a snowboard movie in the backcountry in January, a month before the Olympics. Jen and Conrad always had granted their children independence, and they had made it a priority not to apply pressure. Now, though, their son’s plans unsettled them. They told him they needed to talk. They left the family and headed to Starbucks. “We could see he wasn’t taking it seriously,” Jen said. “He didn’t realize the opportunity the Olympics could bring.” The conversation, Gerard says now, changed his life. Jen and Conrad told him he needed to be practicing runs on a mountain, that his filming could wait. He could tell what the Olympics meant to them, and he took their advice. After more high finishes, Gerard made the team. Gerard still believed he would compete at only one Olympics. Ideally, a strong performance would allow him to monetize the experience and help fund his movies. Days before he competed, he told a handful of reporters, “I honestly don’t know what the Olympics is.”
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Divorced father hopes to reenter daughter’s life Dear Abby, My ex-wife and I were divorced seven years ago. It was my doing. I had two affairs, the second of which resulted in my current marriage. I have always regretted my actions and the pain it caused, and I vowed to never make that DEAR ABBY mistake again. My ex is happily remarried, but here’s the problem: We have a daughter in her late 20s who seemed to adjust to our situation quickly. However, her mother has turned our daughter against me to the point where she has cut off all contact. It has been nearly three years and it eats away at me every day. Her mother has completely brainwashed her. I recently found out my daughter is pregnant, which has made it worse. As it stands, I’ll have no contact with my grandchild, while my ex rubs it in my face. Abby, I’ve never said a bad word about my ex, even though I know she’s not a good person. She has used people, stolen, cheated and lied most of her life and apparently continues to do so. She’s told outright lies about me to our daughter and others. I have admitted my misdeeds, but my ex can’t or won’t do the same. I want to expose her, but I know I can’t if I want any hope of reconciliation with my daughter. How can I talk to my daughter, at least to get closure? Sad Dad In Ohio
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Send your daughter a REGISTERED letter telling her how much you love her and congratulating her on her pregnancy. At the same time, without pointing fingers at your ex-wife, which might only further alienate your daughter, explain that some of the things she may have been told about you aren’t true and you would like to discuss
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them with her. Then cross your fingers and hope she agrees. Dear Abby, I’m a married woman in my early 40s with two small children. I am blessed to enjoy a close relationship with my parents, both of whom are now in their mid-to-late 70s. My siblings and I all live within 15 minutes of them, and we spend a lot of time together for holidays, special occasions and general gettogethers. Lately, I can’t stop thinking about my parents dying. It will be awful once they are gone. It has reached a point where if one of them gets a cold, I’m terrified it will turn into something more serious. I’m also scared that something else traumatic might happen, and I dread receiving that phone call. I don’t know how to stop thinking like this. I know death is a part of life, but I don’t want every day to be clouded by thoughts of something bad happening. Is there any way to have a healthier mindset? Loving Daughter In Texas There is more than one way to approach this. The first would be to turn off the news for a week and see if it lowers your level of anxiety, which may stem from the incessant drumbeat of reporting about COVID. If that doesn’t help, then it might benefit you to talk with a licensed mental health practitioner for help to ease your anxiety by getting to the root of what is causing it. If your parents are in good health, they may be with you for many years to come. It would be a shame to waste that precious time because of fears about what will one day happen to us all.
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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are one of the most original and inimitable of all those born under your complex sign, and whether or not you like it, you’re almost certain to raise being “complex” to the level of a fine art — and all that you do, in both your personal affairs and professional endeavors, will set you apart from the crowd and demonstrate in no uncertain terms that you are unique and often quite uncompromising as well. You are almost impossible to second-guess, and very few can ever anticipate what you might do next. Your professional life can be described as a single-minded search for definition; you want to know who you are and what you offer the world. In your personal life, you are far more likely to leave the labels to others. Also born on this date are: Shakira, singer; Farrah Fawcett, actress; Tommy Smothers, comedian; Christie Brinkley, model; James Joyce, author; Graham Nash, singer and songwriter; Brent Spiner, actor; Stan Getz, musician. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — There are many more ways of doing what you are trying to do than just the one or two you know, but today timing and luck will play parts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Opportunity knocks today, but unless you’ve previously tied up enough loose ends, you may not be able to take advantage of this new chance. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can’t make a joke out of everything today, and if you persist in laughing at everyone your humor will surely
backfire on you. Use care. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You can derive a great deal of inspiration today from your own home surroundings. You notice things you’ve not noticed before; absorb them fully. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You are able to see past current boundaries, even to the point of anticipating someone else’s actions. Be aware: This may not last long! CANCER (June 21-July 22) — The similarities between two distinct methods of operation will prove quite important to you today as you reconcile different motives. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You may be able to place yourself, quite intentionally, in just the right place at just the right time today — despite the current odds. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Leaving a certain thing to chance today will be doing yourself a disservice, as you can have a positive influence — if you will exert it! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — It’s no use arguing the “should” or “shouldn’t” of a certain proposition today, as you and a rival are sure to take two very different paths. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You come up against someone today whose efforts are more nuanced than yours and influence others more profoundly. Watch and learn! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You must be as realistic and grounded as possible today in order to take advantage of an opportunity that will not last long. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may come close to exhausting your own personal resources today in pursuit of a goal that remains elusive. You must be more careful.
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BETTER TECHNIQUE Neither vulnerable, East deals NORTH ♠A2 ♥ J3 ♦ AKJ8764 ♣ 10 2 WEST EAST ♠QJ95 ♠ 10 7 6 ♥7 ♥ K Q 10 9 8 6 2 ♦ 10 9 5 3 ♦ Void ♣KJ83 ♣976 SOUTH ♠K843 ♥ A54 ♦ Q2 ♣AQ54 The bidding:
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opening heart lead, primarily to be sure that East started with seven hearts. East won the first trick and shifted to the nine of clubs. South rose with his ace and cashed the ace of hearts. East did indeed start with seven hearts. South cashed the queen of diamonds and began to run dummy’s diamonds. This was the position with one diamond left to cash:
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7 Like a leaky pen 8 Spot 9 Audience’s demand 10 Fuel, for some 11 Rubber tube 12 Tip jar fillers 13 “Ordinary Joe” network 18 Gives it a shot 20 Sticks out 23 “Oh, for crying out __!” 24 Sow chow 25 Narrow opening 26 Soothing drink 27 Houston & Elliott 28 Line of work 29 __ up; assesses 31 Not nude 32 Ho-__; dull 34 Head honcho 36 Fishing spot 37 “__ of Avon”; Shakespeare 39 Kingdom 40 “I Am…I __”; Neil Diamond song 42 Prickly
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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
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ACROSS 1 Achieved victory 4 “Silent night! Holy night! __…” 9 Repeated sound 13 Alaskan city 14 Daniel or Pat 15 AM/PM divider 16 Inclination 17 Nervous wreck 19 TV crime drama series 20 Landing wharf 21 Play parts 22 Luxurious 24 Knight’s title 25 Moves over a tad 27 Snoozes 30 Water lily 31 Pandemonium 33 Bone in a cage 35 Like cinnamon rolls, often 36 Carrying a few extra pounds 37 Clown 38 2,000 pounds 39 Meanders 40 Locked boxes 41 Be present at 43 Hug 44 “I’ve __ it!”; cry of frustration 45 Motel employees 46 Fishing reel 49 Palm tree branch 51 That lady 54 Sleep disturber 56 Brief life sketches 57 European capital city 58 Scrub in the tub 59 “Clumsy me!” 60 Effortless 61 Piece of asparagus 62 90 degrees from WNW
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