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In-person classes to resume at CHS By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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In-person classes will resume at Catskill High School on Tuesday, 12 days after the district shifted to remote learning amid a COVID outbreak.

CATSKILL — Catskill High School is set to return to inperson classes Tuesday, 12 days after the school shifted to remote learning amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. On Jan. 5, Catskill Central School District officials announced the high school would switch to remote learning after an increasing number of COVID cases had been identified at the school. The district’s elementary

and middle schools continued to hold in-person classes while the high school went strictly to remote learning. At the time of the move to virtual classes, Catskill School District Superintendent Ronel Cook said the district intended to resume in-person classes Jan. 18, a date the district has kept. “I personally thank our staff, parents and most importantly our students for understanding the need to shift to remote instruction,” Cook declared in

a statement. “Again, all district schools will be open for inperson instruction on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.” On Jan. 10, Cook sent an update to district parents to inform them that five students ahad tested positive for COVID-19, with all five pupils having last attended the school between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7. “Contact tracing was required and all close contacts have been notified,” Cook wrote in the letter. Greene County Public

Health has revised contact tracing guidelines pertaining to school buses to include only students or staff sitting in the same seat as the individual who tests positive, as long as other protocols such as wearing masks at all times have been adhered to. All other students and staff members on the bus will not be required to quarantine. The Hunter-Tannersville School District moved strictly See CLASSES A9

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Left, Lisa Zucker, senior attorney for legislative affairs at the New York Civil Liberties Union and activist Grace Ortez speak during a virtual press conference Monday afternoon to push for higher wages and safer working conditions for state prisoners.

Campaign launched to raise pay for prisoners By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.

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The Fix The 13th NY campaign to fight for higher wages and safer working conditions in state prisons launched Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Activists kicked off a new push Monday to increase wages for incarcerated New Yorkers and improve working conditions in the state’s prison system. Organiziations with the Fix The 13th NY campaign — referencing the desire to amend the 13th Amendment — will work with lawmakers and legislative leaders in Albany this session to

enact minimum wage for incarcerated people in New York and amend the state Constitution to prohibit prisoners from being forced into involuntary labor, such as making license plates, or state-issued hand sanitizer NY Clean at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is not going to be easy,” said Lisa Zucker, senior attorney for legislative affairs at the New York Civil Liberties Union. “But what structural change has ever

been easy to do?” The 13th Amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Advocates said the six words “except as a punishment for crime” allow for legalized slavery of the See PAY A9

Power outage blamed for Columbia Memorial flooding By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Emergency Department at Columbia Memorial Health returned to normal on Sunday evening, after flooding earlier in the day closed part of the unit and put rescue squads on diversion protocols. Part of the Emergency Department and the Imaging areas of the hospital were affected, when a sprinkler head on the hospital’s sprinkler system froze and burst, spraying water to some ceiling tiles in a small number of bays in the emergency department and in the adjacent CT imaging suite, Columbia Memorial spokesman Bill Van Slyke said Sunday. Crews made the necessary repairs

and the Emergency department was back to full capacity and off diversion protocols by 6 p.m. Sunday, Van Slyke said. The problem was blamed on large power outage that affected more than 5,000 Columbia County homes early Sunday morning. The power outage resulted in cold air infiltrating a mechanical area above the Imaging unit and Emergency Separtment. The cold air caused the sprinkler head to freeze and burst, Van Slyke said. Columbia Memorial ran on generator power for several hours before the sprinkler head froze. When the generator is activated, air louvers are automatically opened. The opened louvers let enough cold air in

the building to freeze the sprinkler head, Hudson Fire Department Second Assistant Chief Nick Pierro said. Columbia County 911 sent Hudson Fire Department to the scene at about 5:42 a.m. after automatic fire alarms sounded. When firefighters arrived, they requested mutual-aid assistance from Greenport and Stottville fire departments. Crews found multiple ceiling tiles that had fallen and a lot of water, Pierro said. Firefighters went to the second floor and shut the sprinkler system off, Pierro said. See FLOODING A9

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Firefighters, and county officials, were at Columbia Memorial on Sunday, after a burst pipe caused flooding.

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One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen has died. Brig. Gen. Charles McGee was 102 when he died in his sleep Sunday morning, with his right hand over his heart, his family said. McGee battled fascism abroad and racism at home, both in the name of serving his country. He was part of the group of Black aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps., a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Collectively they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. “Our task was to keep the air clear of German pilots,” McGee said in a 2020 Air Force video. Their service earned them medals, and their performance paved the way for integration of the U.S. armed forces, according to History.com. McGee was a cut above even that. He went on to fly for another 30 years as an Air Force pilot in the Korean and Vietnam wars, for a total of 409 aerial fighter missions -- a record that still stands today. He was as well known for his kindness and mentorship as he was for his patriotism, encouraging young pilots to fly, get an education and excel at whatever they chose, NBC News noted. “Perceive, Prepare, Perform and Persevere” was his oftquoted, lifelong mantra, his family said. “At the time of the war, the idea of an all African American

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flight squadron was radical and offensive to many,” McGee wrote in an essay for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. “The prevailing opinion was that blacks did not possess the intelligence or courage to be military pilots. One general even wrote, ‘The Negro type has not the proper reflexes to make a first-rate fighter pilot.’ The Tuskegee Airmen certainly proved men like him wrong.” “Charles McGee is a remarkable person,” the National Aviation Hall of Fame said in a statement of the man they

inducted in 2011. “A legendary pilot and humanitarian. He will be missed, and we are so very, very blessed to have called him friend. Godspeed, Sir. The world is better because of you.” Former President George W. Bush awarded McGee the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007, and he was recognized at the 2020 State of the Union Address by then-President Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris paid homage, posting a Twitter video of her phone call to this “American hero” last month on

his 102nd birthday, thanking him for his service. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also recognized McGee. “Today, we lost an American hero,” tweeted Austin. “Charles McGee, Brigadier General and one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airman, passed at the age of 102. While I am saddened by his loss, I’m also incredibly grateful for his sacrifice, his legacy, and his character. Rest in peace, General.” (C)2022 New York Daily News. Visit at nydailynews.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family marches in D.C. for Senate action on voting rights bill

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President George Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, congratulate Col. Charles McGee after the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, Thursday, March 29, 2007, in the rotunda on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. McGee was 102 when he died in his sleep Sunday morning, Jan. 16, 2022.

WASHINGTON - Members of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family demanded Monday that the Senate scrap the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation as they led a Washington D.C. march on the holiday honoring the civil rights icon. King’s son, Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King and their teenager daughter, Yolanda Renee King, joined several hundred other activists and residents in a frigid walk across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. The bridge, they said, symbolized Congress’s support for the recently approved $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. “You delivered for bridges,”

march organizers said on their website, “now deliver voting rights.” The group planned to join the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk on its twomile route along Martin Luther King Avenue SE. They then were scheduled to attend a news conference at Union Station with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other House members to call on the Senate to avoid a filibuster and pass the voting rights bill. “From the Civil War to the Jim Crow era, the filibuster has blocked popular bills to stop lynching, end poll taxes, and fight workplace discrimination,” organizers said on their website. “Now it’s being used to block voting rights. The

weaponization of the filibuster is racism cloaked in procedure and it must go.” The King family also participated with hundreds of others in a march Saturday in Phoenix, according to media reports. The “Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act,” passed by the House last week, is scheduled for Senate consideration as early as Tuesday. However, its passage is in doubt because Democrats lack the votes to change the rules to avoid a filibuster from Republican opponents. Supporters’ efforts suffered a blow last week when Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin III (W. Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) said they would oppose attempts to change the filibuster rules. The Democratic senators’

Fauci says it’s too soon to say omicron heralds end of pandemic Andy Hoffman and Corinne Gretler Bloomberg News

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top medical adviser to the U.S. president, said it’s too soon to say whether the omicron variant will herald a shift in the COVID-19 pandemic to endemic. “It’s an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination everyone is hoping for because we have so much variability with new variants emerging,” Fauci said Monday at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda online conference. The fact that the virus’s mutations appear to be able to evade some immune response through vaccines and infection will make achieving herd immunity difficult, he said. The U.S. official said variant-specific

vaccines aren’t the best way to fight the disease and that inoculations that work against all strains are needed. “We don’t want to get into a whack-a-mole for every variant, where you have to make a booster against a particular variant,” said Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases. “You’ll be chasing it forever. “That’s the reason why what we’re all pushing for is finding out what the mechanisms are that induces a response to a commonality among all the real and potential variants we’re seeing and that can occur,” he added. Fauci, 81, said resistance to time-tested public health measures was also hindering the fight against COVID-19. “We have such a degree of

pushback against regular, normal, easy-to-understand public health measures,” he said. “A reluctance to wear masks, to promote vaccination, to do the kinds of measures we know if we all pull together as a society we’d be much, much better off.” Richard Hatchett, the CEO of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations, said the virus appears to have the capacity to become pandemic at any time. “Omicron has moved very, very rapidly, behaving exactly like an acute pandemic, and the virus is going to retain that capability in the future and that’s something I think should be quite concerning to all of us,” he said.

opposition also marked a defeat for President Biden, who had personally appealed for congressional support to end the filibuster following a major voting rights speech in Atlanta. Biden said the Senate should eliminate the filibuster if necessary to at least debate the legislation, calling recent state limits on voting access a “threat to our democracy.” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he could start debate on the voting rights bill with a simple majority of 51 votes because of rules that govern the way it passed the House. However, unless the Senate changes the filibuster rules, 60 votes would still be required to end debate and move to a vote.

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Remote government must preserve public access We agree with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desire to extend allowing government bodies in the state to hold meetings and other public business remotely until the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. However, scrapping the public comment period from the meetings is a terrible idea. Yes, the infectious nature of COVID-19 in its omicron variant makes public assembly at meetings risky and maybe even dangerous. The answer is to retain all the features of a live government meeting from the pledge of allegiance to, most important, the public’s right to be

heard at open meetings. The clear issues are the bill to extend the remote meetings statute does not mandate meeting recordings to be posted online for the public. The bill mandates recordings to be made available to the public, but not how this can be achieved. Most urgently, the provision does not require public comment sessions to be held at municipal meetings. So the the bill will allow remote public meetings to continue until the governor terminates the COVID-19 state emergency with notification to the Legislature by the state Health Department

commissioner. It defies reason why it is presumed to be so difficult to make a recording and post it online later. It isn’t difficult to take comments during a virtual meeting by people calling in over Zoom or calling in a telephone number so they can be heard live. The technology is here and it works. We don’t want to see Gov. Hochul commit the same sins as her predescessor and block the transparency she so dearly wants to restore. The work of an elected government board is not only to serve the public, but hear what the public has to say, too.

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On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it is perhaps more important than ever to recall King’s immortal expression of hope, a paraphrase of a 19th century abolitionist minister: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” King preached both urgency and patience nonviolent perseverance in the face of fire hoses, dogs, beatings, lynchings. Every second of marginalization was intolerable. Yet it took a decade after King’s 1955 Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott for Congress to approve the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Enslaved Americans had been freed a century before. King did not lose hope. He kept working. He believed that most people feel compassion for their fellow human beings, even if it can take time for some to recognize themselves in others - and even more for this recognition to change minds. Though the challenges today are different, it is increasingly hard to hold on to this hope and faith in each other. Compassion across political and social disagreements appears to be disappearing. Abhorrent beliefs are hardening rather than softening.

Americans increasingly refuse to venture outside their bubbles - physical and virtual zones of the like-minded that are filled with varying amounts of misinformation. Thus, a once-in-acentury pandemic is exacerbated by people who refuse to accept miracle vaccines and the politicians who pander to them. A disturbingly large number of voters, concentrated on the right, now believe that antidemocratic violence is acceptable. And, most important for King’s legacy, the political system is failing to protect the voting rights of minorities in the United States. The Supreme Court in 2013 gutted the Voting Rights Act. Republicanrun states have since passed waves of laws that are designed to make voting harder, with a disproportionate impact on minority communities. There was once a bipartisan commitment in Congress to protect all Americans’ voting rights. Now, Republicans block bills that would impose modest minimum standards for voting access and they balk at efforts to repair the Voting Rights Act they once overwhelmingly supported. King would not have lost hope. He would have

kept working. “The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no broad highways that lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. But we must keep going,” he declared in Montgomery in 1965. It is crucial to seize every opportunity for progress, even if it feels small and insufficient in the moment. Senate Republicans are poised to block voting access bills this upcoming week, and Democratic holdouts refuse to change the chamber’s rules to ease their passage. But some have expressed interest in insulating the election process from partisans who would subvert the results. As important as enabling Black Americans to vote is ensuring that their votes are counted over the objections of those seeking to label their ballots illegitimate. If there is an opportunity to make even a small amount of progress, leaders of conscience must seize it. Then they should redouble their efforts - in towns, cities, counties, states, the courts and Congress - to do more. King’s hope for the future was not an invitation for complacency. The arc of the moral universe will not bend itself.

Boris Johnson in reverse: The Supreme Court gives itself what it bans for the rest of us WASHINGTON — How nice for the Supreme Court. It can take the precautions it deems necessary to keep its workplace safe. The court has been effectively closed to outside visitors since the start of the pandemic. Now that the justices have begun hearing oral arguments in person, the lawyers appearing before it, and the reporters in the chamber, must test negative and be masked, except when speaking. Justices who aren’t comfortable with those protocols — or with the maskless behavior of their colleagues — have the flexibility to work remotely. If only the court were willing to extend similar protections to the rest of us, in our workplaces. Or to be more precise, not to interfere with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s effort to provide such protections. The factory workers standing cheek by jowl on assembly lines, the office workers crammed side by side at their cubicles, the cashiers and salesclerks at retail establishments — none of them enjoy the guaranteed safety protocols that the court has awarded to itself. If their job requires that they show up in person, they are, in many states, at the mercy of their employers if their co-workers choose not to be vaccinated or to wear masks. In states with laws that prohibit vaccine and mask mandates, employers who want to adopt such policies are prohibited from doing so. The court’s 6-to-3 ruling Thursday blocking the Biden administration’s vaccine-ortest mandate is yet another example of the elite playing by one set of rules while applying a different standard to the masses — Boris Johnson-ism, but worse. In that case, the British prime minister partied away in defiance of rules imposed on lesser mortals. In this one, the justices declined to extend the same protections to others that they grant themselves. This let-them-breathe-covid attitude would be more understandable if the pandemic were not so serious — or the law that the administration relied on in issuing the mandate

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MARCUS were less sweeping. Of course, people can contract covid anywhere. But as OSHA explained in issuing the mandate, “during the workday, while under the control of their employer, workers may have little ability to limit contact with coworkers, clients, members of the public, patients, and others, any one of whom could represent a source of exposure. . . . OSHA has a mandate to protect employees from hazards they are exposed to at work, even if they may be exposed to similar hazards outside of work.” OSHA estimates that its mandate, had it been allowed to continue, would have saved more than 6,500 lives and prevented more than 250,000 hospitalizations over six months. In substituting its judgment for OSHA’s, the conservative majority noted the unprecedented nature of the mandate, which would have covered 84 million workers. “This is no ‘everyday exercise of federal power,’ “ it said, quoting an appeals court judge who voted to block the rule. “It is instead a significant encroachment into the lives — and health — of a vast number of employees. “ But the pandemic is no everyday disease. It is, you might even say, “a significant encroachment into the lives — and health — of a vast number of employees” — one that has killed nearly 850,000 Americans. How telling that the majority sees this supposed encroachment as a one-way street, an incursion on the autonomy of unvaccinated workers rather than a threat to the majority who have chosen the more responsible course yet remain, especially with the emergence of the omicron variant, at risk of

breakthrough infection. In the majority’s worldview, the interests of those workers are nowhere to be found. And why? Because of this master class in statutory sophistry: “Although covid-19 is a risk that occurs in many workplaces, it is not an occupational hazard in most. Covid-19 can and does spread at home, in schools, during sporting events, and everywhere else that people gather. . . . Permitting OSHA to regulate the hazards of daily life — simply because most Americans have jobs and face those same risks while on the clock — would significantly expand OSHA’s regulatory authority without clear congressional authorization.” Simply because? Most Americans don’t have a choice about whether to work or not. They deserve to be able to work in the safest possible environment. My own employer requires proof of vaccination and boosters; it has instructed us, for the moment, not to come to work unless necessary, and to mask up if we do. Why are other workers, in less flexible jobs, not entitled to similar protections when the federal agency in charge of regulating workplace safety has concluded they are warranted? As to “clear congressional authorization,” the conservative justices like to talk about elephants hiding in mouse holes and the need for legislative clarity when agencies presume to regulate “major questions.” How about the stated purpose of the workplace safety law: to “assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions”? How about the statutory command to “protect employees” from “grave danger”? “The majority . . . substitutes judicial diktat for reasoned policymaking,” wrote the liberal justices, dissenting. Judicial activism in the service of anti-regulatory fervor is still judicial activism — all the more outrageous when the privileged act at the expense of those with far less power. Ruth Marcus’ email address is ruthmarcus@washpost.com.

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Add more forest rangers To the editor: When New York State Senate and New York State Assembly meets to talk about the 2022 Budget I would like for them to please speak about adding more funding in the budget to have more forest rangers in Catskills. I can’t imagine a general in the

US military calling the President asking for more troops on the battlefield because of the dire situation there and the President merely sitting back and ignoring their calls. But that is what is happening with the NYSDEC and the Governor’s Office. The solution to fix environmental

and overcrowding issues at many undeveloped DEC land is to add more forest rangers and not turning undeveloped DEC lands into Disney Animal Kingdom parks where people must pay. JAMES SULLIVAN WALDEN

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Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page 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 Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops.; Finance; and Rep. and Dem. Caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

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3 sentenced in Ulster-Greene drug operation By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

SAUGERTIES — Three men who were part of a cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization that operated in Greene and Ulster counties were sentenced to federal prison Friday. Russell J. Neglia, 26, of Saugerties was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months; Michael A. Manor, 40, of Teaneck, New Jersey was sentenced to five years; and Roger W. Hummer II, 39, of Saugerties, was sentenced to 10 years, U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman said. The three men had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court, Freedman said. The drug trafficking organization was dismantled in March 2020, when Homeland Security investigators and Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team investigators acted on

Russell J. Neglia

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evidence they had collected and executed three search warrants on homes in Saugerties and southern Greene County that were related to a cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization. Neglia, Hummer and Manor were arrested on federal drug trafficking charges, Freedman said. Investigators seized more than 2 kilograms of cocaine, 125 pounds of marijuana, $68,000 in cash, three vehicles used to traffic

drugs and one firearm. Following up on the evidence uncovered by the searches and arrests, four more suspects, including one from Greene County, affiliated with the drug trafficking organization were arrested and charged by the Ulster County district attorney. The status of those cases was not released by authorities on Friday. As part of his plea, Neglia admitted that between

January 2019 and March 2020, he sold at least 1.8 kilograms of cocaine on behalf of the organization, Freedman said. As part of their sentences, U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino also ordered Neglia to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison, pay a $15,000 fine and forfeit approximately $19,000 in drug proceeds and two vehicles used in cocaine trafficking,

County pitches eBooks to prospective investors By Ted Remsnyder

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Freedman said. Manor will serve four years of supervised release and Hummer will have supervised release for life, Freedman said. The case was investigated by Homeland Security, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team and the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emmet O’Hanlon and Ashlyn Miranda. The announcement was made on Friday by Freedman; Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, New York; Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa, whose office leads the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team; and Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg.

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HUNTER — Greene County is attempting to attract new businesses to the region with the Fellow Mountain Cafe in the village of Hunter a recent success story to act as a model. The restaurant, which opened in December of 2020, received the assistance of Quantum Fund financing obtained through the Greene County Economic Development Corporation to renovate the Main Street property. The business invested more than $1 million to refurbish the property, including lifting the building out of the flood plain. Quantum Fund financing allows new businesses in the county to apply for low-interest financing between $20,000 to $400,000 per project. The Quantum Fund loans can provide a maximum of 50% of the project financing. To attract new businesses to the region, the county is pitching investors a pair of eBooks that lay out the potential for setting up new businesses in Greene County. According to Teri A. Weiss, director of business marketing with the Greene County Economic Development’s Tourism & Planning agency, anyone downloading the books will be contacted personally by the agency and marketed as to what the county has to offer to them as prospective business owners. The first book details emerging business categories positioned for growth

in Greene County and identifies three growth sectors — value-added producers and manufacturers; remote consultants; technology developers; and the creative economy. The county defines the first category as manufacturers that utilize the county’s available natural resources to create consumer products, such as farm-totable restaurants and artisanal goods. The consultant category uses remote technology to interact with clients and colleagues across the country and around the world in fields such as digital marketing and app development. The county is also highlighting the creative economy as a growth sector, including not just artists but creative professionals who work in the areas of sales, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, technology and professional services. The county’s second book delves deeper into the growing creative economy in Greene County, noting that creative industries are the fourth-largest employment sector in the Capital Region, trailing health care, food service and manufacturing in the current rankings. The book notes that workers in creative fields no longer have to flock to Manhattan or Brooklyn to thrive in the creative sector. “A generation ago, it was pretty simple – if you were serious, you went to a major urban center and took your shot,” the agency said. “Now things aren’t so cut and dry.”

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John D. Halterman January 12, 2022 - February 15, 1958 John D. Halterman, IV, 63, a lifelong resident of Germantown, NY, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT. Born on February 15, 1958, in Kearny, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Constance (Patterson) Halterman. John was the third generation owner and operator of K & H Fuel Oil, based in Germantown, NY. He loved what he did and always enjoyed the customers he came in contact with. He created many valued friendships from his work. John’s most favorite times in his life were spent with his family and friends. John spent countless hours making memories with his grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was constantly creating adventures on his property for them and following their sport endeavors. He took great pride in the upkeep of the family property and continuing the K & H legacy with his son, Derek. John grew up a huge sports fan and was a football star throughout high school. His favorite football team was the Dallas Cowboys. John and his sister, Doreen, shared an inseparable bond that could be seen by all who knew them. John loved his family and friends with all his heart and was the greatest son, father, grandfather, uncle and brother anyone could have. He leaves behind his loving family, his daughter, Danielle (Gary) Short of Kingston, NY, his son and business partner, Derek Halterman of Germantown, NY; his sister, Doreen Kaiser of Germantown, NY; his grandchildren, Dylan, Kendyl and Avery Short; his nieces and nephews, Amy Potts, Jimmy Potts, Joseph Kaiser, and Bethanie Kaiser; in addition to extended family and countless friends. Friends may call at the Burnett & White Funeral Homes, Red Hook on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 4PM to 8PM. Funeral services will be held at 11AM on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Burnett & White Funeral Home, Red Hook. Burial will immediately follow at Viewmonte Rural Cemetery, Germantown. Arrangements are under the care of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. For directions, or to sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com.

Nancy Plank Conklin January 13, 2022 Rhinecliff, NY – Nancy Plank Conklin, 81, passed away January 13 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She is survived by her husband, Jack Conklin of Rhinecliff, her son David Straub of Conshohocken, PA, and stepsons, Thomas Conklin of Greensboro, NC, and Todd Conklin of Brandan, FL., four grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and her sister, Mary Jane Copp of Brookfield, CT. Nancy was the daughter of Curtis and Katherine Plank of Catskill, NY, and a graduate of Catskill High School and Albany Business College. She was employed by the Poughkeepsie Savings Bank, was Office Manager for United Way of Dutchess County, and joined IBM Poughkeepsie in 1981. Nancy retired in 1996 as a manager responsible for the maintenance and furnishing of several IBM properties in the Poughkeepsie area. Nancy was a member of the Junior League of Poughkeepsie and co-founder of the Hyde Park Historical Society Museum. Nancy joined the initial year of Bard College’s Lifetime Learning program. There will be no calling hours; a memorial service will be scheduled at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations in Nancy’s memory may be made to a charity of choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Dapson-Chestney Funeral Home, 51 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. To sign the online register please visit dapsonchestney.com.

Clifford C. Weiss January 15, 2022 Clifford C. Weiss, 70, of Catskill passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022. He was born in Catskill, a son of the late James and Irma Meddaugh Weiss. Cliff married Janice A. Bohn on May 12, 1973. For many years Cliff worked in HVAC maintenance at Stiefel Laboratories Inc., Oak Hill . He was a member of the First Reformed Church, Catskill and enjoyed coin collecting, and over the years, bowling and hunting. Loving husband of Janice A. Weiss; father of David A. Weiss of Catskill and Eric J. Weiss of Camp Verde, AZ; brother of Kay Policastro of Parsippany, NJ, Lynn Dittmar of Round Top, Allan Weiss of Purling, James Weiss of Gilmer, TX, and the late Gail, Sharon and George Weiss. Uncle to many nieces and nephews Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, 139 Jefferson Hgts., Catskill. At 3:30 pm a funeral service will be conducted by Pastor Savitri Mark of the First Reformed Church, Catskill.

Joyce Marie Schrader November 26, 1936 - January 14, 2022

November 30, 1943 – January 12, 2022 bara, words were not often enough to help Barbara Jean Ivery Walthour was born to people. Life required resources, opportunity Charles Ivery and Nona Ruff Ivery in Catskill, and second chances. In her mind, the world New York on November 30, 1943. The bewas not fair, and people often needed someloved wife, mother, grandmother, communione in their corner to boost their confidence ty leader and businesswoman, died on Januand financial support to not just succeed but ary 12, 2022, at Columbia Memorial Hospital to subsist. Whether you needed food, bail, in Hudson, New York. She was the beloved rent, medication, tuition, or charitable donawife of Jacob “Jake” Walthour, Sr., one of tions you could depend on Mrs. B. Hudson’s most successful businessmen Family was everything to Barbara. The who predeceased her thirteen months ago. union of Barbara and Jacob produced one Barbara was 78 years of age and comdaughter, Nona Marie and two sons, Jaforted during her transition to reward by her cob, Jr. and Marcus Alger, who all survive three children and a host of nieces, nephews, her. She never missed a recital, concert, and friends. In the end, she died just like she game, awards ceremony, childbirth, wedlived: thinking of others, putting up a fight ding, shower, or graduation. She was proud and trusting in God. She is already missed by of her children and their accomplishments. her family, friends, and all the people she has However, she would not favor them. To Barhelped throughout her amazing life’s journey. bara, her children were privileged to have two Barbara came from a humble background active parents as living role models, and opthat shaped her life and life’s work. Nona Ivportunities that escaped others in the Black ery died in 1962 when Barbara was a senior community and community at-large and that in high school and seventeen years of age. She was something. meant that she could often focus her efforts Barbara was the oldest daughter and in an Through selfless acts on others who needed her more. act of selflessness and sacrifice left Catskill She treasured her grandchildren, nieces High School to nurture nine siblings includ- of generosity and kindness and nephews and embraced every moment ing Robert H. Ivery, Charles Ivery, Linton, she gained a special place with them. Regardless of kinship or title she James Roy, Evelyn Ivery, David Ivery, Edna Elizabeth Ivery, Joseph Ivery and Betty Lou in the hearts and minds treated them all the same. She held everyone accountable for being supportive fam(Ivery) Johnson. It is often said that Barbara of her community. ily members and honoring the values she became a matriarch before she became a passed down. In her early years she was a mother. strict disciplinarian, but she softened treBarbara was conditioned by her circumstances to help others and throughout her life she took care of mendously in her later years and spoiled every child much to their everyone with a confident, comforting presence. She was known parents’ dismay. Barbara is survived by her best sister-friend of 60 years, Jacfor providing sage advice. In the words of Columbia County District Attorney, “I learned as I aged that the First Lady of Hudson queline Merritt who along with recently deceased sister-friend had been right about damn near everything. I am honored to have Francis Hughes, she spoke with daily. They raised their children (Sonia, Yolanda, Crystal, Wanda, William and Chiara) together been her friend.” Barbara never turned people away when in need and she would and became interchangeable as mothers. All ten of Barbara’s sibnot hesitate to insert herself into other’s personal affairs. To Bar- lings predeceased her and in Jacqueline’s words, “Barbara raised bara, your business was her business – everybody’s business was them all and buried them all” which was a testament to Barbara’s her business. Her niece Chelsea Ivery said, “She was something,” strength and ability to persevere. She is also survived by in-laws Holly Walthour and ShawnDya L. referring to her aunt’s commitment to helping others and the laughable ways she often delivered her assistance and guidance. Simpson, six grandchildren, Kenneth Lockridge, Jr., Shariah WalBarbara’s reputation for serving others gave her lasting pop- thour, Sharidan Walthour, Jacob Walthour III, Sharis Walthour and ularity and influence in business, social and political circles in Harper Marie Walthour and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, Columbia County. She was often referred to as a “Mother of the adopted and godchildren. Despite her long illness, Barbara’s personality never changed. Community” as her life was a living example of human service and generosity. She used that reputation to bridge a lot of different In the end, she was still the strong-willed, fearless and outspoken worlds and bring attention to many local causes and injustices. “mother of all” dispensing her love in ways that will continue her Columbia County Women’s Alliance named Barbara to its 100 legacy. Barbara appreciated the daily outpouring of affection by those Women Making a Difference in Columbia County and called her a who loved her. She was appreciative of the kind-hearted nurses “pillar of the African American community.” In 1982, she co-founded Savoia Bar & Restaurant with Jacob. and doctors at Columbia Memorial Hospital, especially Dr. MeThey wanted a setting where all people, regardless of their dif- hjabin Zahir who she considered a confidant and sister throughout ferences, could gather under one roof. Mrs. B, as she was called their eleven-year friendship. Barbara’s life will be celebrated as follows: Friday, January 21, at the restaurant, managed the establishment for 35 years and created the multi-racial, friendly atmosphere and made it “The 2022, 4pm-7pm. Wake and Family Visitation at Bates and AnderPlace to Be” for locals and visitors to Hudson. Their success was son Funeral Home, 110 Green Street Hudson, NY 12534. Sata testament to Barbara’s ability to command people of varying urday, January 22, 2022, 11am Funeral Services Shiloh Baptist Church 14 Warren Street Hudson, New York 12534. backgrounds to peacefully gather and their respect for her. In lieu of flowers and cards donations can be made to: OperBarbara loved giving and giving love. Jacob used to quip that while he was always thinking about how to make money, Barbara ation Unite for Youth, PO Box 1305, Hudson, NY 12534 http:// thought too much about how to “give his money away.” To Bar- www.operationuniteny.com/

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April 6, 1977 — January 12, 2022 COXSACKIE — Kerry G. McGrath, 44 of Coxsackie, passed away unexpectedly at home on January 12, 2022. Kerry was born on April 6, 1977, in Albany to John M. and Regina (Warren) McGrath. Kerry lived all his life in Coxsackie graduating from CoxsackieAthens High School in 1996 and then went on to attend Hudson Valley Community College where he attained a 4.0 GPA. He excelled at basketball and baseball with his senior baseball team making it to the sectionals with his good friend Mark Carroll by his side. One of Kerry’s accomplishments he was most proud of was his pitching a no hitter against Maple Hill. Kerry also played youth hockey for Troy Youth Hockey, Troy/Academy and Clifton Park as a goalie, learning the position from playing bruising floor hockey games in the attic with his two older brothers. A lifelong fan of RPI hockey he attended hundreds of games over his lifetime and was a lifelong NY Mets fan through thick and thin. He loved sports and talking sports and was an encyclopedia of sports trivia. Kerry loved everything baseball; watching it, attending games, helping a Greene County Outlaws team, collecting baseball cards, or watching his nephew Adam pitch. Kerry held many jobs over his lifetime, most recently employed at Crossroads Ford with people he enjoyed and a job he truly loved. Kerry loved his family, family gatherings and reminiscing about family and events. Kerry had a deep faith and was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Coxsackie all his life. He was a kind soul but lived a difficult life with many struggles, but he persevered and was loved by many people he called friends. He was always up for good conversation and debate and was not shy about sharing his beliefs.

Kerry is predeceased by his father John M. McGrath who passed away in 1995. He is survived by his mother Regina McGrath, brothers Mark R. Evans (Rosemarie) and James (Jay) McGrath, nieces Emily Evans, Elaina McGrath, Ava McGrath, nephew Adam Evans, aunt Anne Mulderry, uncle Jim McGrath, as well as many, many cousins, friends and his beloved dog Sophie. Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 2-4pm and 6-8pm at St. Mary’s Church, 80 Mansion St., Coxsackie. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, January 21, 2022, 9:30am at St. Mary’s Church with interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery to immediately follow. Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Church through E-giving or mailing to the address above, The Alight Center at https://donateforlife. org/make-a-donation/ or mailing to 199 Fairview Ave, Hudson, NY 12543, or the Greene County Outlaws, Attn: Greg Sager at 265 County Route 51, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Arrangements have been entrusted by the family to the care of Dufresne & Cavanaugh Funeral Home. For directions, information, to light a memory candle or order flowers for the family please visit www.dufresneandcavanaugh.com.

Cynthia A. Chace January 12, 2022 Cynthia A. Chace, age 82, passed away on January 12, 2022 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland, NY. She was born in Catskill, NY, the daughter of the late Edward and Isabelle Bingel of Cairo, NY. She was predeceased by her husband Chester Chace and infant son Richard Jay Morrison. Cynthia retired from First American Bank in Albany where she worked as a mortgage officer, then when on to work for the South Colonie School District as a monitor, from where she also retired. She enjoyed traveling, loved her many dogs, and lunching every day with her best friend Joan Pomakoy. Cynthia is survived by her beloved cousin Keri and best friend Joan, in addition to cousins John E. Smith, Acra, NY and Marilyn S. Telga, Purling, NY. All services will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions in Cynthia’s memory may be made to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204.

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Joyce Marie Schrader, 85, of Hudson died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday January 14, 2022 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born in Ghent NY on November 26, 1936. She was the daughter of the late John B. and Jeanette A. (Murray) Belterman. Joyce was employed for several years with KAZ Mfg. in Hudson until their closing. She was the widower of the late Preston H. Schrader who died in 2017. Joyce will be greatly missed by her children including her sons: Preston Schrader of Hudson, Buce Schrader of Catskill and Thomas and (Linda) Schrader of Rosendale, her daughter and son-in-law Gina and (Bruce) Shanley of Cairo, one brother Richard Belterman and sisters Barbara Scalera and Jeanette Mickle, as well as many grand and great-grandchildren . In addition to her husband, she was pre-deceased by several brothers and sisters. There are no calling hours. Funeral services will be private at Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson. Arrangements are with Sacco Funeral Home Hudson.

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DAYS DECADES When Was Your Business Founded? Retaining customers vital to biz success By Noah Eckstein Columbia-Greene Media

Customer retention is the key to any business’ success. Over the past two years, new and old businesses alike, from restaurants to specialty stores to everything in between, have had to get creative when it comes to attracting new customers and retaining old ones. The pandemic has oﬀered both challenges and opportunities for the 1,832 businesses in Columbia County and the 1,167 businesses in Greene County. Most of these businesses, roughly 80% in Columbia County and 90% in Greene County, are considered small businesses with fewer than 20 employees. It is safe to say that small businesses are the economic backbone of these counties. Though when it comes to customer retention, the act of holding on to

customers is largely up to the individual business, with little quantifiable data from the counties’ respective Chambers of Commerce. “What businesses are struggling with is having and keeping employees,” said Bill Gerlach, president and CEO of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. “Other than that, we have to think positively in these times. But thinking positively doesn’t keep customers buying goods and services from the nearly 3,000 businesses in the neighboring counties. “The only thing we offer, at times, to members are seminars with sales consultants and I’m sure retention is part of their programs,” Gerlach added. A slideshow about customer retention may most likely focus on identifying highly valued customers and offer them VIP perks for

buying on a regular basis; starting customer feedback initiatives through customer surveys, cards and texts; or creating a community around a business by buying from loyal customers. So, for example, a business may hire a customer who owns a printing business for its stationery needs; a business can develop a system to receive complaints and take them seriously; and businesses can build trust through community relationships by investing in community building. Customer retention has as much to do with making sure a business’ employees are happy and treated fairly as it does with ensuring customer satisfaction. As easy as it is to read these points on customer retention, implementing them is much harder. “We conduct a bilocal campaign with the chamber, but that’s more marketing

than retention,” said F. Michael Tucker, CEO and president of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation. “Customer retention is more individualized,” meaning holding on to customers is more of an immediate concern of the individual businesses. Because of the continued diﬃculties faced by many businesses across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $1 billion rescue plan for small businesses.

Hochul’s plan is intended to help people dealing with unprecedented challenges created by the pandemic. Many of the businesses in Columbia and Greene counties specialize in local goods and services, bringing high-quality ingredients and services to their communities. However, at a time when going out of the house is considered dangerous by many due to the pandemic, online shopping often trumps visiting a store in person.

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National Bank of Coxsackie donates $2,500 to support Justice For Orphans COXSACKIE — The National Bank of Coxsackie has partnered with Justice For Orphans and generously donated $2,500 towards their CarePortal for Greene County. JFO is a local non-profit that assists families in crisis through adoption, foster and kinship care support resources. In 2018, JFO implemented the CarePortal, a technology platform connecting local child welfare agencies with the faith community. Through CarePortal, churches and other community members can help local children in crisis. Over the past 3 years, more than 2,000 children have been served throughout Albany and Schenectady Counties. Last year Child Protective Services received more than 1,000 calls — these are the children served through the CarePortal. The end goal of JFO is to have CarePortal access implemented in 11 Capital Region counties, with Rensselaer County access coming this spring. However, it takes the support of churches and local businesses like The National Bank of Coxsackie. More collaboration means more families and children helped. JFO co-founder Sandra Flach knows the funding will go a long way towards improving the CarePortal, saying: “We are grateful to the National Bank of Coxsackie for sponsoring the CarePortal in Greene County. Their investment will help change

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Pictured from the right are Kathi Sewak, regional manager of the CarePortal through Justice for Orphans; Sandra Flach, executive director of Justice for Orphans; Mark Maraglio, senior vice president of National Bank of Coxsackie; and Glenda Cukierski, Ravena branch manager for National Bank of Coxsackie.

the lives of children by stabilizing families, improving their well-being, and preventing them from entering foster care. CarePortal sponsorship is an opportunity for businesses and churches to make a life changing difference in their community.” The National Bank of Coxsackie is proud to support these crucial, lifesaving efforts as well. In October of 2021, JFO implemented CarePortal in Greene County. Thanks to the support of businesses like The National Bank of Coxsackie, that platform continues to grow. Mark Maraglio Senior Vice President of The National Bank of Coxsackie knows that “Supporting organizations that

support our local communities is important to National Bank of Coxsackie. Supporting Justice for Orphans bringing their CarePortal to Greene County will allow local families the benefit of receiving aid when needed.” Since 1852, The National Bank of Coxsackie has been the reliable hometown bank of choice for thousands of clients. With eight locations ranging from Coxsackie to Glenmont, they are proud to service the Capital Region. They remain committed to providing clients with the same products and services as the larger banks, while delivering them with a neighborly touch.

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JAN. 18 EAST BERNE — The Helderberg Christian School Paint and Sip Fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 21 at the school, 96 Main St., East Berne. The cost is $30 which covers pottery figurine, supplies and nonalcoholic beverages. In person is limited to 26 people; take home kits available by RSVP, pre-registration must be made by Jan. 18 by emailing hcslibraryfund@yahoo. com or texting to 518-3126154. The pottery will be taken to be fired and will be returned.

JAN. 20 WINDHAM — Mountain Top Cares Coalition, headquartered in Windham, is hosting its monthly virtual Narcan Training at 7 p.m. Jan. 20. Help us defeat opioid use disorder by volunteering for training and distribution of Narcan. Register by going to mountaintopcarescoalition.com. GREENPORT — Sacred Heart-Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will serve a Polish dinner, take out only, 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Jan. 20. Menu includes kielbasa,

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JAN. 21 TANNERSVILLE — The Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main St., Tannersville, will serve a Brooks chicken barbecue, take out only, 4-7 p.m. Jan. 21. The cost is $15. For information and tickets, call Kelly at 518-263-6069 and leave a message.

JAN. 27 ALBANY — Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County will host Cast Iron Cooking 6-7:15 p.m. Jan. 27 via Zoom. Explore the versatility of cooking with cast iron. These reliable and long-lasting kitchen tools can be used on stovetops or your grill, in your oven or on an open fire. We will discuss how to season them and preserve them for using for years to come. Cooking demonstrations of how to bake a Shepherd’s pie in a skillet, a delicious stew in a Dutch oven and an apple crisp will be shared, along with several more recipes you can try to make at home. Email Karen at kem18@cornell.edu or call and leave a message at the office at 518-765-3552. Registration is required at the following link: https://cornell. zoom.us/meeting/register/ tJIrcu2oqzsjEtzpcThEPHc8PCYCMOCZQQui After registering, you will receive

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HENRY is a catchy acronym for “high earner, not rich yet.” It describes a demographic made up of young and often highly educated professionals with substantial incomes but little or no savings. HENRYs generally have enviable career prospects, but many of them feel financially stretched or may even live paycheck to paycheck for years, especially if they are working in cities with high living costs and/or facing large student loan payments. If this sounds like you, it may be time to shed your HENRY status for good and focus on growing wealth — even if it means making some temporary sacrifices. One simple metric that can be used to gauge your financial standing is your net worth, which is the total of your assets (what you own) minus your liabilities (what you owe). Pay Attention to Your Spending It’s virtually impossible to increase your net worth if you don’t live within your means. After studying long hours and working your way into a good-paying job, you may feel that you deserve to spend some money on fashionable clothes, the latest smartphone, a night on the town, or a relaxing vacation. However, if you can’t pay for most of your splurges without relying on credit — or wiping out your savings — then you may need to rein in your lifestyle. Budgeting software and/or smartphone apps can help you analyze your

JAN. 29 COBLESKILL — The Schoharie County Master Gardeners are happy to be participating in the National Seed Swap 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 29 at the Extension Center, 173 South Grand St., Cobleskill. Participation is free, and you do not have to donate seeds to benefit. National Seed Swap Day is designated as the last Saturday in January. The mission is to conserve and promote crop diversity in local communities through a planned event at which neighbors gather to exchange seeds and chat about plans for the upcoming season.

FEB. 19 TANNERSVILLE — The Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center will hold the annual freeze your butt off for Wildlife Bake Sale event will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Go Greene Food Mart/Sunaco, 6360 Main St., Tannersville. The annual bake sale is to support daily wildlife rescue efforts by the Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Rescue. The sale is held in a heated tent thanks to Mountain Propane Inc. Come and support this amazing wildlife rescue that is continuing through all the efforts and dedication of Missy Runyan’s husband and volunteers.

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BARTHOLOMEW spending patterns and track your financial progress. Utilize a Workplace Retirement Plan Making regular pre-tax contributions to a traditional 401(k) plan is a no-nonsense way to accumulate retirement assets, and it helps reduce your taxable income by the same amount. Experts recommend saving at least 10% of your income for future needs, but if that’s not possible right away, start by contributing 3% to 6% of your salary to your retirement plan and elect to escalate your contribution level by 1% each year until you reach your target (or the contribution limit). The maximum you can contribute to a 401(k) plan in 2022 is $20,500 ($27,000 if you are age 50 or older). Many companies will match part of employee contributions, and free money is a great reason to save at least enough to receive a full company match and any available profit sharing. Some plans may require that you remain employed by the company for a certain amount of time before you can keep the matching funds. Assess Your Housing Situation

Paying rent indefinitely may do little to improve your financial situation. Buying a home with a fixed-rate mortgage could help stabilize your housing costs, and you can build equity in the property over time as your loan balance is paid off — especially if the value appreciates. A home purchase may also afford tax advantages, but only if you itemize rather than claim the standard deduction on your tax return. Interest paid on up to $750,000 of mortgage loan debt is deductible, as are the property taxes, subject to a $10,000 cap on state and local property taxes. Homeownership is a worthwhile financial goal if you plan to stay put for at least several years. And in many places, owning a home can be less expensive than renting, thanks to low interest rates. But there could be hurdles to overcome, including a hot real estate market, high prices, lingering student debt, and the large chunk of money required for a down payment. When shopping for a home, resist the temptation to buy more house than you can afford, even if the bank says you can. And don’t forget to factor property taxes, insurance and potential maintenance costs into your buying decisions and household budget. Tim Bartholomew is an Investment Representative with Greene Investment Services located at the Bank of Greene County. Please call 518-943-2600 ext. 2153 with your comments or questions.

Registration open for Cycle the Erie Canal 2022 ALBANY — Registration is now open for Parks & Trails New York’s 24th annual Cycle the Erie Canal tour, an opportunity to bike across New York state on part of the Empire State Trail and take in the rich history of the legendary canal that transformed America. The eightday, 400-mile recreational bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany is scheduled for July 10-17, 2022. Cycle the Erie Canal participants will experience one of the best trails in America as they cycle through historic canal villages and discover the small-town charm of Upstate New York. Along the way, canal historians and local experts will introduce riders to the people, places, and things that made the Erie Canal so important to the history of New York and the nation. With more than threequarters of the route offroad on the mostly-flat and traffic-free Erie Canalway Trail, the tour offers unparalleled cycling for all ages and abilities.

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WATERVLIET - Marilyn M. Nash, age 90 formerly of Watervliet, passed away on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at Van Rensselaer Manor in Troy. Services for Marilyn will be held on Friday, January 21, 2022, 4:00 pm at Dufresne & Cavanaugh Funeral Home, 149 Old Loudon Road, Latham. Private interment next to her parents will take place at Catskill Town Cemetery, Catskill. Memorial donations may be made to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society at https://mohawkhumane.org/donate or the Boys and Girls Club of America at https://bgca.org/ways-to-give. For directions, information or to light a memory candle for the family please visit www.dufresneandcavanaugh.com.

Eleanor M. Howard Wasson Goodman passed away in Durango, Colorado, on January 8, 2022. She graduated from Catskill High School in 1952 and was a resident of Catskill until the mid-70’s. Eleanor was a member of the United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir. She relocated to Durango and married William Goodman and together they owned and managed Goodman Art Supply Store until his death in 2010. She will be buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, Colorado. Eleanor is survived by brothers Clayton B. Vedder Jr., Bob Howard and Henry Vedder of Catskill, Harvey Vedder of West Palm Beach, Florida; and sister Diane Hemingway of Phoenix, Arizona.

After going virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic, the tour returned in 2021 at reduced capacity. In 2022, the ride has returned to its full capacity of 650 riders, and spots are filling quickly. Covering between 40 and 60 miles per day, cyclists travel along the Erie Canalway Trail, which is now more than 80 percent off-road, and since 2020, the east-west axis of the statewide 750-mile Empire State Trail. A recent study shows that the Erie Canalway Trail annually receives close to 1.6 million visits and generates an economic impact of $253 million. Registration for Cycle the Erie Canal includes camping accommodations each evening with restrooms and showers; eight hearty breakfasts and six delicious dinners; two daily refreshment stops stocked with fruit, snacks and beverages; SAG support and baggage transport; daily cue sheets and marked routes; entertainment and historical presentations every evening; and guided tours of the

Canal, historic sites, museums, and other attractions. Shuttles will be available at the beginning and the end of the ride to transport riders and their bicycles for an additional fee. An eight- and four-day option is available. Registered riders must arrive with proof of vaccination, as defined by the CDC as of July 1, 2022. The registration fee for the full tour is $975 for adults, $535 for youths ages 6-17, and $675 for non-cycling participants. Parks & Trails New York is the leading statewide advocate working to create a network of parks, trails, and greenways so that New Yorkers can enjoy the outdoors close to home. Cycle the Erie Canal supports Parks & Trails New York’s work on the Erie Canalway Trail and in communities across New York State. For more information on Cycle the Erie Canal, visit www.cycletheeriecanal.com or email eriecanaltour@ptny.org or call 518434-1583.

Robert L. Palmer Robert L. Palmer (Bobby) was born on November 7, 1942 to the late James Ellis and Marcella Alice Palmer. He was the second oldest of eight siblings, five having preceded him in death (James Palmer, Janice Palmer, Marcella (Marcy) Palmer, Dennis Palmer and David Palmer). Bobby was preceded in death by his son Robert “Robbie” Palmer Jr. and leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Nannie Palmer, children, Erika and Thomas, sisters Peggy Palmer and Lorraine Palmer, grandchildren, and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Family of elderly Palestinian American who died after Israeli detention demands international inquiry Dan Simmons, Steve Hendrix and Miriam Berger The Washington Post

MILWAUKEE - The American family of a Palestinian American man who died last week after being detained by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank called for an international investigation Sunday, saying Israel could not be trusted to hold accountable troops who allegedly pulled the 78-year-old from his car and left him lying unresponsive on the ground. “We want justice,” said Hala Hamad, 48, one of the daughters of the man who died, Omar Assad. “We want a thorough investigation from the U.S. government and the U.N. because

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incarcerated population and must be changed. Activists launched the campaign Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to pass three bills in the 2022 legislative session to enact a minimum wage for incarcerated New Yorkers and prohibit prisoners from being forced to provide labor against his or her will by force, threats or punishment, sponsored by Sen. Zellnor Myrie, D-Brooklyn. The bills are gaining support from downstate progressive lawmakers, largely hailing from New York City and downstate areas. The Fix The 13th NY campaign is led by advocate Vidal Guzman, a policy entrepreneur with the think tank Next100 who helped launch the campaign to

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Columbia Memorial staff disengaged power from the impacted areas and began replacing the saturated ceiling tiles, Van Slyke said. An alternate CT suite on the Hudson campus remained available for any emergency needs. Ambulance traffic was temporarily redirected, but the Emergency Department remained open and available for emergency walk-in care, Van Slyke said.

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to remote learning Jan. 3 due to severe staffing shortages and the spike in COVID-19 cases in the county. The district opened its schools up for in-person classes Jan. 10 and then pivoted back to remote learning Jan. 14 due to staffing shortages. District officials announced Sunday that its schools would

[Israel] can’t investigate their own crimes.” The Israeli military has said it is conducting its own investigation of the death of the former Milwaukee grocery store owner, who died early Wednesday after being stopped by Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian village of Jiljilya. A military official has said that Assad was detained after he resisted a roadside identification check and that he was alive when he was released soon after. According to three Palestinian villagers who said they were on the scene, Assad was unresponsive when soldiers left him blindfolded and lying on his stomach on the ground. On Sunday,

close Riker’s Island in New York City. Guzman spent more than five years incarcerated in New York prisons, including Riker’s, and worked for 16 cents an hour while behind bars. “The vestiges of slavery can be seen in every facet of our criminal justice system,” Guzman said Monday. “In 2022, there is no excuse that actual slavery— in the form of forced prison labor, at close-to-nothing wages, under inhumane conditions— should be tolerated in the United States. New York lawmakers should affirm that such a practice is indefensible and not welcome in this state.” Incarcerated workers in the state earn a starting wage of 16 cents per hour, which can be increased to 65 cents per hour, according to the Prisoners’ Rights Project within the Legal Aid Society. The lowest minimum wage for non-incarcerated workers in the state is $13.50 per hour,

a Palestinian man who had been detained at the same time said Assad was not breathing when the soldiers departed, and a neighborhood doctor who reached Assad within minutes of being called to scene said his face was blue and he had apparently already been without oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on these latest accounts. The U.S. State Department has asked Israel for “clarification” of the events surrounding Assad’s death. Palestinian officials said Monday the results of an autopsy would not be released for several days.

which increased by $1 Jan. 1. Incarcerated workers last received a pay increase in 1993. Donna Hylton worked in customer service for several companies during her 27 years incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional facility — the state’s only maximum security prison for women. “I made the most of that time to the best of my abilities,” said Hylton, founder of organization A Little Piece of Light. “Like so many women at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, I spent the majority of that time working. ...I didn’t have days off unless I was physically ill. Because of the loophole in the 13th Amendment, all of this is legal. It is time to create fair working conditions and end forced labor in our prisons.” Activists argued incarcerated people should not be forced into areas of labor, but consulted about what skills they would like to learn and industry to work in. Many of the state’s more than

Assad died in his childhood village in the central West Bank, where he and his wife of five decades, Nazima Abdullah, returned in 2010 after spending most of their lives in the American Midwest. After immigrating as newlyweds in 1967, Assad started and ran businesses in Wisconsin and Illinois, his family said. The couple raised seven children in the United States, five of whom gathered Sunday in Milwaukee at the house of daughter Noha Saleh, 36, to remember their father as devoted, sociable and a proud believer in the American Dream. “The community and our family, everyone lost a generous, loving family man,” Hamad said an interview.

30,488 incarcerated people produce more than $53 million in annual revenue through Corcraft, a division of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, through forced labor without federal or state employment protections. Incarcerated New Yorkers do not received paid sick leave, mandatory overtime for unsalaried employees, Occupational Safety and Health Administration protections or rights to unionize. DOCCS representatives declined Monday to comment on pending legislation. “This number [of paid incarcerated New Yorkers] is not attainable on a state holiday when offices are closed, however, DOCCS’ policies regarding work programs are guided by state law and American Correctional Association Expected Practices, as outlined in departmental directives,” according did not respond to requests

Firefighters and Columbia County emergency personnel remained on the scene for several hours Sunday morning. Also assisting at the scene were: Columbia County Health Department, Columbia County Emergency Management, Columbia County Fire Coordinators and Columbia County Emergency Medical Services Coordinator. Fire companies that were placed on stand-by, but were not needed, included: Germantown, Claverack and Catskill. BILL WILLIAMS/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA All firefighters were back in Firefighters spent several hours at Columbia Memorial on service at 9:02 a.m. Sunday, after a burst pipe caused flooding.

offer remote learning Jan. 18 only due to key staff members still being out, but that the administration expects that inperson classes will resume in the district on Wednesday. The district also announced Sunday that starting Monday, free COVID-19 testing would be available for students and staff through the WellnessRX Pharmacy in Tannersville. “I am excited to announce that Greene County, HTC and WellnessRX have teamed up to offer point-of-care testing

to HTC students and staff,” Hunter-Tannersville School Superintendent Nate Jones said in a statement. “WellnessRX will have access to rapid antigen and rapid molecular tests for HTC students and staff only (the pharmacy does have other testing options for community members, please visit their website). The funding for this testing initiative is through Greene County’s American Rescue Plan and the intended purpose of these funds is solely for Hunter

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(American family members put his age at 78, two years younger than relatives in the West Bank initially said last week, and spelled his last name Assad, rather than As’ad as initially transliterated from Arabic by journalists.) Assad had owned neighborhood grocery stores on Milwaukee’s South Side and around Chicago. He had an entrepreneurial mind-set, buying and selling stores at a rapid clip - he kept two main stores in Milwaukee for decades while flipping dozens of others through the years - even if his business instincts were not always great, his children said. They joked that his stores often prospered soon after he sold them.

for comment Monday about the pay scale for prisoners, the number of prisoners compensated for their labor, how the department would budget for a pay increase or the department’s processes to evaluate the safety of working conditions in state prisons. Representatives with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office did not respond to requests for comment as of press time Monday afternoon. Spokespeople with the Senate Democrats and Assembly Democrats also did not respond to questions as of press time about their conferences’ positions on labor reform in state prisons. Organizers with the Fix The 13th NY campaign have not yet discussed the prison labor reforms with Gov. Hochul’s office, they said Monday. But they are hopeful after the governor announced a new Jail to Jobs initiative in her State of the State address Jan. 5.

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to create more opportunities for incarcerated people to access higher education programs and reduce recidivism rates. More details will be released during the governor’s annual executive budget address Tuesday afternoon. “There is no justice in a system that continues to unduly punish formerly incarcerated individuals who have served their time and paid their debts to society,” Gov. Hochul said in a statement Jan. 5. “We know how the proper training, opportunity or college degree can lift up any New Yorker no matter where you come from, which is why we must harness the power of education to help formerly incarcerated individuals with re-entry, while also ensuring the justice system itself doesn’t stand in the way of someone trying to improve their life.” For more on this story, visit HudsonValley360.com

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Maines. Robinson spark Bluehawks Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

CASTLETON — Isaiah Maines and Keith Robinson combined for 40 points to lead Hudson to a 58-53 victory over Maple Hill in Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game. Hudson 7-2 Patroon, 7-5 overall) led 20-16 after one quarter but Maple Hill went on a 16-6 secondquarter run to pull ahed 32-26 at halftime. The Bluehawks regrouped and outscored the Wildcats 1911 in the third quarter and 13-10 in the fourth to earn the victory. Maines hit a game-high 21 for Hudson. Robinson drained six 3-pointers and finished with 19 and Jordan Cunningham contributed 11 points. Ben Marra was Maple Hill’s top scorer with 21 points. Ethan Harrington added 18. Maple Hill entertains Coxsackie-Athens on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Hudson hosts Catskill on Saturday at 6 p.m. HUDSON (58): Tomaso 1-0-2, Maines 7-5-21, Robinson 6-1-19, Wallace 1-0-2, Cunningham 4-111, Taylor 1-1-3. Totals 20-8-48. 3-pointers: Robinson 6, Maines 2, Cunningham 2. MAPLE HILL (53): Harrington 7-0-18, Gamello

3-1-7, Marra 9-3-21, Rogers 0-3-3, Hoffman 1-2-4. Totals 20-9-53. 3-pointers: Harrington 4. Greenville 61, C-A 39 COXSACKIE — Nick West hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead Greenville to a 61-39 victory over Coxsackie-Athens in Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game. Trey Smith knocked down three 3-pointers and had 15 points for the Spartans. Joey Domermuth added 13 points. Dillon Hynes led C-A with 19 points. Greenville led 16-9 after one quarter, 31-17 at halftime and 43-26 through three quarters. Greenville travels to Taconic Hills and Coxsackie-Athens goes to Maple Hill on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. GREENVILLE (61): West 7-0-19, Motta 2-2-6, Smith 6-0-15, Gergen 2-04, Domermuth 6-1-13, Lason 2-0-4. Totals 25-3-61. 3-pointers: West 5, Smith 3. COXSACKIE-ATHENS (39): Hughes 1-0-3, Maurer 2-0-4, Hynes 7-5-19, Williams 0-3-3, Hellen 3-0-6, Penet 2-0-4. Totals 15-5-39. 3-pointers: Hughes. See MAINES B4

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Maple Hill rolls to Patroon victory Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Maple Hill limited Hudson to just two points in each of the first three quarters and went on to post a 39-13 Patroon Conference girls basketball victory on Friday at Hudson High School. The Wildcats jumped out to a 10-2 lead after one quarter and were up 23-4 at halftime and 31-6 through three quarters. Alyssa Martin knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 11 points for the Wildcats. Bella Seeberger added five points, Samantha Manning and Emily Coffey had four apiece and Addi Loszynski and Becca Hall both had three. Seventh-grader Malia Jackson, playing in her

first varsity game, led Hudson with six points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. Izzy Jepsen added three points and five steals, Darri Johnson had two points, seven rebounds and three steals, Amya Moore contributed two points, seven rebounds and four steals and Gabby Logue had 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. “I’m very proud of the way we played,” Hudson coach Mike Dianda said. “This is something we’ve been waiting for. I’m proud we held that team under 40 points. We just have to make our shots.” Maple Hill visits Coxsackie-Athens on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Hudson goes to Catskill on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Chatham’s Tobias Jeralds (22) looks to pass to a teammate as Catskill’s Eddie Rogers defends during Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

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CATSKILL — The Chatham Panthers defeated the Catskill Cats in a tough Patroon Conference boys basketball matchup all the way through, 54-35 Friday night. The Panthers are now ranked 19th in Class C for New York State, after improving to 8-1 in the Patroon Conference with their 9th straight victory. Jacob Baccaro led a balanced Chatham

offense with 13 points, Matt Thorsen was close behind with 10, and Kyle Jackson and Tobin Jeralds each scored 9. Kellen Gibbs and Lucas Konsul were the top performers for Catskill, each with 10 points and the only players in double figures. The game was off to a fast start from the opening whistle, with both teams rushing up and down the court and committing unnecessary turnovers and errors.

After Thorsen made an early layup, Catskil’s Azar Brantley dished it down low to Sean Haye for two points. Then Jeralds knocked down a mid-range jumper for the Panthers to tie it 6-6. The Cats had multiple shots go halfway through the hoop and ricochet out in the first quarter. Konsul was fouled on a shot with next to no time left in the first, and he See PANTHERS B3

Managing Yankees’ Tampa team is next stop on Rachel Balkovec’s long journey Marc Topkin Tampa Bay Times

TAMPA, Fla. — Rachel Balkovec has vivid memories of the dark, lonely and challenging chapters in her historic journey to the Tampa Tarpons manager’s office. Three years ago, she went to Amsterdam to work for the first time as an apprentice hitting coach with the Netherlands national baseball and softball teams while earning a master’s degree in physics and had to sleep on a mattress she pulled out of a dumpster. The year before, as the strength and conditioning coach for the Astros’ DoubleWIRE PHOTO A Corpus Christi (Texas) team, she found herself studying Rachel Balkovec before an extended spring training game against physics flashcards on the floor the Detroit Tigers on June 19. of a stall in the San Antonio her search for a strength and Missions’ women’s restroom her in the visiting clubhouse. because there wasn’t a spot for A couple years before that, conditioning job in the minors

yielded nothing until she tried changing the name on her resume to Rae. She got multiple email replies and eventually a call from a confused team executive expecting to hear a male voice. After a brief, awkward conversation, she didn’t hear from him again. (An official from another team expressed interest in hiring her before later saying his bosses told him no, because she was a woman.) Even when she broke her first barrier in affiliated professional baseball -- the first woman hired as a full-time strength and conditioning coach when the Cardinals made her a coordinator in 2014 -- she had to share the news with a caveat. “I think when I actually got See BALKOVEC B4

After demolishing the Patriots, Josh Allen and the Bills are a threat to the entire NFL Barry Svrluga The Washington Post

Well, look who kicked in the saloon door to the playoffs, demanded both blue cheese and ranch with their wings, and gave off the vibe they weren’t leaving until the stools were seat-side down on the bar and the floors were being mopped. There, in the back, through the smoke. Yep, that’s Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, lording over the pool table, asking anyone who dares, “Who wants next?” Wild-card weekend is just getting started, so there’s an itty-bitty chance someone will make a more definitive statement than the Bills’ 47-17 mockery of the New England Patriots on Saturday night in Orchard Park, N.Y. There’s also a chance it’ll snow in Honolulu on the Fourth of July.

Here’s a list of Buffalo possessions on which it did not score a touchdown: When backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky knelt to run out the clock at the end of the game. The Bills took their first seven possessions against the Patriots - who are (checks notes) still coached by Bill Belichick - and used them to gain 484 yards and score seven touchdowns. They did not punt. They did not kick a field goal. They did not turn over the ball. That’s ... unprecedented. Like, not just for the Bills, and not just against the Patriots. In NFL history. This wasn’t anything like the pregame gibberish might have suggested - a struggle for field position or a matter of who won the turnover battle. It was neither a struggle nor a battle or anything close.

And it wasn’t a fluke. What warms the hearts and arteries of those who filled frigid Highmark Stadium more than lambasting the Patriots might be the possibilities still ahead. Well, that and the Fireball, no doubt. “What matters is what we do going forward,” Allen told reporters afterward. That’s a Buffalo mind-set now, because this is no longer new. What’s most likely going forward would be a rematch of last year’s AFC championship game, this time in round 2, because that requires only a victory by second-seeded Kansas City over seventh-seeded Pittsburgh on Sunday night. Last year’s version went to the Chiefs, 38-24. Would Kansas City be confident about See BILLS B4

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Buffalo Bills fans during the fourth quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium on Saturday.

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A painful end to Ben Roethlisberger’s career Ron Cook Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ben Roethlisberger did a terrific job Sunday night. Unfortunately for him and the Pittsburgh Steelers, his best work came after the 42-21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs ended his career and the team’s season. “God has blessed me with an ability to throw a football and blessed me to be able to play in the greatest city with the greatest fans,” Roethlisberger said. “It’s a blessing to play this game. I try to tell these guys, how lucky are we that we get to play football for a living? We need to count our blessing. We get to entertain millions of fans and throw, catch, run and do what we did as kids. It’s our job now. We need to say our prayers and thank God for that. “I’ve been here a long time and it’s been a lot of fun. We joke a lot about the Browns and going there, but it was meant to be that I was going to wear black and gold. “I’m just so thankful. I’m hopeful I’m able to pass on the legacy of what it means to be a Steeler.” Talk about a classy exit. Now, on to the game ... An emotional lift provided by JuJu SmithSchuster’s surprise return couldn’t save Roethlisberger on this chilly winter night. A huge defensive play by Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt couldn’t extend Roethlisberger’s career. You knew the end was coming for Roethlisberger, but like this? You wanted to hide your eyes, it was so painful to watch. The Steelers were no match for the Chiefs for the second time in three weeks. Roethlisberger was no match for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Who is these days? It’s just a shame the fight wasn’t called at halftime. Mahomes and the Chiefs kept piling on. The stats were almost unfathomable after the Chiefs scored touchdowns on five consecutive possessions to take a 35-7 lead with 9:14 to go in the third quarter: Mahomes had completed 25 of 34 passes for 337 yards and five touchdowns. Roethlisberger had completed 6 of 15 passes for 23 yards. You can’t make up those numbers. It turned out the big play by Heyward and Watt was the worst thing that could have happened to the Steelers. Heyward forced a fumble by wide receiver Mecole Hardman and Watt did a scoop-andreturn for a 26-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead with 10:41 left in the second quarter. The play seemed to wake up Mahomes. Maybe he was angry that Hardman had taken the snap in the wildcat formation. What was Chiefs coach Andy Reid thinking there? He has the best quarterback in football and one of the best ever and he’s fooling around with the wildcat? If Mahomes was miffed, he took it out on the Steelers. He scrambled for 23 yards to set up the Chiefs’ first touchdown. He hit a 31-yard pass to tight end Travis Kelce to set up the second score. He threw a 48-yard touchdown pass

to Kelce on a third-and-20 play with :13 left in the half for a 21-7 lead. At that point, the Steelers had been outgained, 322-44. Let me do the hideous math for you: The Steelers averaged 1.6 yards on their 27 first-half plays, the Chiefs 7.6 yards on their 40 plays. And, yes, the Steelers failed to score a first-half offensive touchdown for the seventh time in their final eight games. Roethlisberger wasn’t nearly sharp enough to keep the Steelers in the game. His receivers didn’t help, dropping passes and running the wrong routes. Mike Tomlin was quick to note their shortcomings after the game. Mahomes had no such problems with his receivers. He didn’t let up in the third quarter. He threw a 23-yard pass to running back Jerick McKinnon on a third-and-12 play to set up a 1-yard touchdown pass to tackle-eligible Nick Allegretti. That’s right, Allegretti always will be able to say he caught a playoff touchdown pass from the great Mahomes. Doing that is a bit more routine for wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes for a 35-7 lead. There was a sixth consecutive touchdown drive for the Chiefs after Roethlisberger’s cosmetic 13-yard touchdown pass to Diontae Johnson cut the deficit to 35-14 late in the third quarter. Kelce lined up in the wildcat and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Byron Pringle to push the lead to 42-14. So much for secondguessing Reid, who looks like a decent bet to get the Chiefs to a third consecutive Super Bowl. The Chiefs fans loved what they were watching. They even mock cheered a scoreboard message after Pringle’s touchdown: “Due to the Chiefs continually scoring touchdowns, we have ran out of celebratory fireworks.” That probably will happen again and again with Mahomes, who finished with 404 passing yards and a 138.2 passer rating. It’s fair to wonder what Roethlisberger was thinking as he watched Mahomes do his magic. He used to be that quarterback. More often than not, he was the quarterback to outplay the other guy, the one who threw five touchdown passes. Roethlisberger and Mahomes embraced when the game ended. Mahomes surely congratulated Roethlisberger on his Hall of Fame career. Roethlisberger said he wished Mahomes nothing but the best on his Hall of Fame journey. “Such a good football player,” Roethlisberger said of Mahomes. “It’s fun to watch him. Just a lot of respect there.” Now, it’s over for Roethlisberger, who said he is looking forward to being “the best father and husband I can be.” He talked of going tubing and sledding with his three children on Monday. “I’m nervous,” Roethlisberger said about the next chapter of his life. “It’s going to be different.” Just as the Steelers will be different without Roethlisberger.

49ers hold off late push to eliminate Cowboys Field Level Media

Elijah Mitchell ran for 96 yards and a touchdown while the San Francisco 49ers’ defense overcame the loss of star end Nick Bosa to hold the Dallas Cowboys in check during a 2317 win Sunday in the NFC wildcard round in Arlington, Texas. Jimmy Garoppolo hit 16 of 25 throws for 172 yards with an interception for the sixthseeded 49ers, who will travel to top-seeded Green Bay next weekend to play in the NFC divisional round. San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel added 110 yards from scrimmage, 72 on the ground, with a touchdown. “Guys (stepped) up big in big key situations. That’s really what it was all day,” Garoppolo said. “Early on, we got it rolling with the offense and the defense (delivered) throughout the entire day. We got some dogs on our defense.” Samuel’s 26-yard scoring run, one play after Dak Prescott was intercepted by K’Waun Williams, gave San Francisco a 23-7 advantage with 5:50 left in the third quarter. Greg Zuerlein’s 51-yard field goal and Prescott’s 5-yard touchdown run pulled the third-seeded Cowboys within six points with 8:02 left. But Dallas’ last chance ended when Prescott ran 17 yards up the middle to the 49ers’ 24-yard line and could not spike the ball to stop the clock before time expired. Dallas was out of timeouts. Cowboys coach Mike

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ced Wilson (1) attempts but is unable to make a catch in front of San Francisco 49ers safety Jaquiski Tartt (3) during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff football game at AT&T Stadium on Sunday.

McCarthy said officials told him they were reviewing the play and could put time back on the clock. “The next thing I know, they’re running off the field,” McCarthy said. Bosa (concussion) didn’t play in the second half, but San Francisco still held Dallas to 307 total yards and sacked Prescott five times. Prescott completed just 23 of 43 passes for 254 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Dallas hurt its cause with 14 penalties for 89 yards. Four of

them gave the 49ers first downs. “This is going to sting for a really long time,” McCarthy said. “But I’m damn proud of Dak Prescott and super happy he’s our quarterback.” San Francisco initiated the scoring on the game’s first possession, marching 75 yards in just seven plays. Mitchell stepped into the end zone from the 4 on a toss sweep, slicing just inside the front right pylon at the 10:54 mark. Gould upped the lead to 10-0 on the 49ers’ second drive, drilling a 53-yard field goal with 4:56

left in the first quarter. Gould connected from 40 yards out with 9:40 remaining in the first half, capping a drive of nearly eight minutes to make it 13-0. Dallas finally got some traction on the next possession, going 67 yards in nine plays to get on the board. Prescott hooked up with Amari Cooper for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 5:19 on the clock to cut the deficit to 13-7. Gould sent San Francisco into the locker room with a 167 lead after converting from 52 yards out with 3:03 left.

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs smash Steelers in Big Ben’s likely finale Field Level Media

Patrick Mahomes passed for 404 yards and five touchdowns Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs began their bid for a third straight conference title by downing the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers 42-21 in the AFC wild-card round. The loss likely will be the last NFL game for the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger, who is expected to announce his retirement. The 39-year-old quarterback started slowly before finishing with 215 yards passing, going 29 of 44 with two touchdowns. Kansas City, seeded No. 2 after winning nine of its last 10 regular-season games, will play at home again next Sunday in the divisional round, hosting the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo won at Kansas City 38-20 in Week 5. “We’ve been to the Super Bowl the past two years and when you walk off that field with a loss last year, you want to go back and get revenge,” Mahomes said on the NBC broadcast. “For us, we understand it’s a hard division and we’ve got the Bills coming in here next week. We’re going to have to play our best football.” The Chiefs scored touchdowns on six straight possessions bridging the two halves. A 1-yard lob to tackle-eligible Nick Allegretti and a 31-yard strike to Tyreek Hill boosted the lead to 35-7 before six minutes had elapsed in the second half. Mahomes, who was intercepted once, went 30 of 39 on the night and reached 400 yards passing before the end of third period. Jerick McKinnon, who has battled injuries and played sparingly, had 18 touches for a combined 142 yards rushing and receiving with a TD reception. Travis Kelce had 108 yards on five catches and threw a short TD pass on a trick play, one of two

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Kansas City Chiefs guard Nick Allegretti (73) is congratulated after scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC Wild Card playoff football game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

caught by Byron Pringle. The seventh-seeded Steelers did not crack Kansas City territory until the second half when Roethlisberger connected for scores to Diontae Johnson and James Washington. “Hopefully I’ve passed down the legacy of what it’s like to be a Steeler,” Roethlisberger said. “He was No. 7,” Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said of the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback. “It’s been an honor and a pleasure, man. I don’t have the words.” The Chiefs gained 302 first-half yards and Mahomes fired three touchdowns, all in the second quarter, including a 45-yarder

to Kelce with 13 seconds remaining for a 217 halftime margin. “You’ve got to possess the ball when you’re playing that team and we didn’t maintain it,” Tomlin said. McKinnon and Pringle caught first-half TDs of 4 and 12 yards, though the Chiefs had trouble getting untracked. On their first five possessions, they punted three times, Mahomes threw an interception and Darrel Williams lost a fumble. T.J. Watt returned the fumble 24 yards to provide a 7-0 lead for the Steelers with 10:41 left in the half. However, Pittsburgh finished the half with just 44 total net yards, two first downs and punts on each of its seven series.

Buccaneers take care of business, handle Eagles 31-15 Field Level Media

Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns as the secondseeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened defense of their Super Bowl crown Sunday with a smooth 31-15 victory over the seventh-seeded Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild-card playoff game in Tampa, Fla. Brady completed 29 of 37 passes for 271 yards in an efficient performance, enabling

Tampa Bay to stay home next weekend for a conference semifinal. Mike Evans caught nine passes for 117 yards and a score. “A lot of guys stepped up,” Brady said. “We’re obviously down quite a few guys. A lot of guys toughed it out today, but in the end, no one really cares. We got a win and we move on.” Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts struggled for most of his first playoff start, connecting on 23

of 43 passes for 258 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Eagles weren’t able to run the ball successfully until the game was out of reach, enabling the Buccaneers to tee off on Hurts. While Tampa Bay sacked the mobile Hurts just twice, it mounted steady pressure and did a solid job of covering his wide receivers. Sixteen of Hurts’ completions were to tight ends

and running backs. The Buccaneers set an immediate tone by marching 75 yards on the game’s first possession. Giovani Bernard got the score on a 2-yard run with 10 minutes left in the first quarter. Tampa Bay made it 14-0 with 25 seconds left in the quarter when Ke’Shawn Vaughn plunged in from the 1 to finish a 70-yard yard that lasted four minutes.

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made both free throws to put Catskill up 10-7 through one. As the second quarter began, the Cats looked to have the upper hand on the Panthers in the passing game. Chatham had trouble slowing the action down and had to ease the throttle on their adrenaline. Alex Chudy grabbed a rebound for Chatham and took it the length of the court for a layup. He made a nice move to fake out the Catskill defender and send him out to the corner and Chudy just took it to the basket with no one left in the paint. Baccaro made a shot and got the foul call, and Thorsen grabbed the rebound on his missed foul shot and fed it back to Baccaro for another basket. Baccaro made another shot in the paint and a timeout was called after the Panthers went up 15-11. Haye was matched up with Baccaro and the battle for bigman supremacy waged on throughout the contest. With the Chatham defense holding Catskill to four points in the quarter, the Panthers took a 19-11 lead into halftime. Both teams turned the ball over to start the second half as they came out of the locker room looking to increase the offense. Thorsen hit a jump shot for the first points of the third period, and he drove down the lane on the next possession, but kicked it out to Kyle Jackson in the corner. Jackson nailed the shot from beyond the arc and the Panthers led 24-11 very early in the third. Tyler Kneller made a three pointer for Chatham next, followed by a layup from Jeralds to keep the lead at 14. Tate Van Alstyne joined the three point club as well, making the deep shot from beyond the arc. Kneller dribbled across the painted area and threw the shot up and banked it in off the glass for another two points. The Cats managed to get a couple shots up before the horn, but none of them fell as the period came to a close with Chatham leading 39-21. Baccaro opened the fourth quarter making a shot he just desperately threw up as he drew a foul. He made the bucket and the subsequent foul shot to complete the three

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Chatham’s Kyle Jackson (2) takes a shot as Catskill’s Azar Brantley defends during Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game. MATT FORTUNATO/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA

Catskill’s Azar Brantley brings the ball up the floor during Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Chatham.

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Chatham’s Jacob Baccaro goes to the basket as Catskill’s Jacob Devlin (25) defends during Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

point play for the Panthers. Chatham worked the clock through the final period after going up by 21 points with seven minutes to go. Jeralds hit a floater for the Panthers as well, while the Cats were unable to get anything going offensively with

time ticking away. Catskill’s frustrations came to a head in the final minutes as Gibbs got in Kneller’s face and kept moving forward after the whistle had already blown the play dead and he was given a technical foul. Jackson sank both free throws for Chatham

to seal the deal and secure the Panthers’ ninth consecutive win. Chatham took the road win over a tough Catskill Cats team 54-35, improving to 8-1 in conference play and look to make it 10 in a row next time out.

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Catskill’s Kellen Gibbs shoots a free throw during Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Chatham.

Boger and his crew yanked from playoffs after blowing Bengals-Raiders game Dennis Young New York Daily News

Jerome Boger and the rest of the officials that worked Saturday night’s Bengals-Raiders game are probably out for the rest of the playoffs, according to an ESPN report Sunday morning. It’s little consolation to Raiders fans after Saturday night’s debacle. And although leaking to Adam Schefter that Boger’s crew is out for the rest of the postseason is a tacit admission that they screwed up, the NFL would not admit wrongdoing on the most egregious blown

call of the night. With two minutes left in the first half, Joe Burrow scrambled to the sideline and found a surprisingly open Tyler Boyd in the back of the end zone The reason Boyd was surprisingly open: officials had clearly blown the play dead while the ball was in the air. Replays make that clear, as you can hear the whistle blow and see the Raiders secondary stop covering before the ball is caught. A whistle during the play means that the ball is dead and the down should be replayed. But NFL officiating honcho

Walt Anderson gave the implausible explanation that the refs thought the whistle was blown after the catch, something that is clearly false. “They did not feel that the whistle was blown before the receiver caught the ball,” Anderson told a pool reporter. Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby, who was the one chasing Burrow to the sideline, said he heard the whistle. “I heard it, and I thought he was out,” Crosby said. (Replays showed Burrow did manage to stay in.) “In the moment, we didn’t know because we heard a whistle. The

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ref said he was out, and then they said it was a touchdown. And then there was no review.” Despite the erroneous touchdown in a game his team lost

26-19, Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia took the high road. “That’s a good crew,” he said. “There were a lot of things that

went on both ways, so I’ve got no problem with the officiating. I’ve got enough problems with my job; I can’t do the officiating, too.”

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Djokovic departs Australia after losing chance to play for 21st Grand Slam title Matthew Burgess Bloomberg News

Novak Djokovic has left Australia after his anti-vaccination stance cost him a potential payday of A$2.875 million ($2.1 million) and a shot at tennis history. The Serbian boarded a flight from Melbourne Airport late Sunday night, local media reported, after the nation’s Federal Court upheld a decision to revoke his entry permit over fears his presence would strengthen anti-vaccination sentiment. It wasn’t up to the court to decide on the merits of the decision, only whether it was illogical or legally unreasonable, Chief Justice James Allsop said Sunday. “I respect the Court’s ruling and I will cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country,” Djokovic said in an emailed statement. “I will now be taking some time to rest and to recuperate.” It’s a blow to Djokovic’s hopes of winning a record 21st Grand Slam singles title and its sizable prize money. The world’s top-ranked player has won the Australian Open the past three years and notched almost half

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Watervliet 79, TH 36 CRARYVILLE — Watervliet connected on 12 3-pointers en route to a 79-36 victory over Taconic Hills in Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game. Daheem Wilson hit four three’s and finished with 14 points for the Cannoneers. Tyler Holloway added 14 points, Jay Chaplin knocked down three 3-pointers and had 13 points and Malik Simms

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producing a carbon copy? Likely not. Allen is now officially a menace, and he has the best, most important performance of his career against a thorn-in-the-side opponent to bolster that case. His numbers against the Pats - 21 of 25 for 308 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions, to go with six rushes for 66 yards - suggest he’s the X-factor these playoffs need. You know what you’ll get from Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, polished and professional play, a mix of artist and air traffic controller. Allen is different - and in some ways more exciting. How to defend him? Before the game had been decided which means, by definition, on Buffalo’s first possession - he scampered for 25 yards on one play then cleverly

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that job, I had $14 in my bank account,” Balkovec recalled during a Zoom call with more than 100 reporters earlier this week. “I called my parents and I was like, ‘Hey, I’ve just made history, can I borrow some money? Because I’m broke, I’ve got to get to spring training.’ So it was a pretty rough year. “You just reflect back on those times, and it’s unbelievable that I’m sitting here talking to you all right now. But I’m just so glad that I didn’t give up.” Balkovec, 34, already has accomplished much in baseball. She was the first woman to

of his Grand Slam titles at the tournament. The Association of Tennis Professionals said in a statement that Djokovic was one of the sport’s greatest champions and that his absence from the Australian Open was “a loss for the game”. “We know how turbulent the recent days have been for Novak and how much he wanted to defend his title in Melbourne. We wish him well and look forward to seeing him back on court soon. “ATP continues to strongly recommend vaccination to all players,” the association added. Djokovic is paying a high price for seeking to bypass an entry requirement in one of the world’s most vaccinated countries. Host-city Melbourne endured strict lockdowns during the pandemic, and the tennis star has faced public outrage since arriving with a medical exemption on Jan. 5. At the same time, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is trying to show his strength in handling the Covid-19 pandemic and border rules ahead of a general election that must be called by May. An opinion poll published by

Melbourne’s Age newspaper on Sunday showed almost three-quarters of Australians believe Djokovic should have been sent home. Just 14% said he should be allowed to stay and play in the Australian Open, the poll of 1,607 people showed. Djokovic’s lawyers challenged Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s use of special powers to revoke his visa on grounds of health and good order, and on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so. The decision reversed an earlier court ruling that quashed his first visa cancellation for procedural reasons. Hawke argued the Serbian star’s presence risked strengthening antivaccination sentiment among a minority of the population and thus creating a public order risk, according to court documents. Djokovic is unvaccinated and has shown an “apparent disregard” for basic rules such as isolating after a positive test, which may encourage or influence others to emulate his conduct, Hawke said. Djokovic could face a three-year ban from entering Australia, but the prohibition may be waived if there under “compelling circumstances,” according to Australia’s Home Affairs

department. Lawyers for Djokovic said Hawke took an “unreasonable approach” to assessing whether his deportation was in the public interest, and cited no evidence that his presence may foster anti-vaccination sentiment. The only evidence of protests referring to Djokovic’s case were caused by the state canceling his visa the first time, barrister Nick Wood said in the hearing Sunday. “Rightly or wrongly he is perceived to endorse an anti-vaccination view and his presence here is perceived to contribute to that,” barrister Stephen Lloyd, acting for the government, told the court. Serbia’s president suggested the outcome was an attack not just on the player, but on his home country as well. “They mistreated him for 10 days only to hand him a verdict that they had in mind from the very first day,” Aleksandar Vucic told reporters in Belgrade after a phone call with the tennis star, the state news agency Tanjug reported. Djokovic was misled by having been offered an exemption to compete without being vaccinated, “but

then the harassment began, a witch hunt against one person and country,” Vucic said. “They wanted to show how the world order works.” The unanimous court decision ends a tumultuous lead-up to the first tennis Grand Slam of 2022 after Djokovic was entered into the draw despite questions remaining over his ability to stay in the country. The saga has been asked about at most news conferences with the sport’s best players, drawing attention away from the tournament itself. “Australian Open is much more important than any player,” world no. 6 Rafael Nadal told reporters Saturday. “Novak Djokovic is one of the best players of the history, without a doubt, but there is no one player in history that’s more important than an event.” Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of Serena Williams, tweeted that “we will hopefully start talking about tennis.” Play begins Monday. Djokovic’s next chance at a 21st Grand Slam will be at the French Open, which starts in May.

chipped in with 10 points. Neil Howard III had 12 points for the Titans. Troy Super added nine. Taconic Hills hosts Greenville on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. WATERVLIET (79): Simms 3-2-10, Chaplin 5-0-13, Holloway 7-0-14, Cyrus 3-1-7, Wilson 5-0-14, Torres 2-0-5, Burke 3-0-8, Conway 2-0-4, Wroblewski 2-0-4. Totals 323-79. 3-pointers: Wilson 4, Chaplin 3, Simms 2, Burke 2, Torres. TACONIC HILLS (36): Rowe 3-0-7, Howard 3-3-12, Super 3-0-9, Doty 1-0-2, Beck 2-0-4, Russo 1-0-2. Totals 13-3-36. 3-pointers: Super 3, Howard

3, Rowe. COLONIAL ICC 59, Cobleskill 43 COBLESKILL — Brett Richards scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to highlight Ichabod Crane’s 59-43 Colonial Council boys basketall victory over CobleskillRichmondville on Friday. Alex Schmidt followed Richards in scoring for the Riders with 15 points. Dan Warner added 10. Nick Peterson’s 11 points topped the Bulldogs. The Riders built quarterly leads of 13-11, 35-22 and 4636. Ichabod Crane hosts

Schalmont on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ICHABOD CRANE (59): Richards 12-1-25, Schmidt 5-2-15, Colwell 1-1-4, Warner 5-0-10, McCrudden 1-0-2, Borrelli 1-0-3. Totals 25-4-59. 3-pointers: Schmidt 3, Colwell. COBLESKILL (43): Labarge 2-0-4, Clark 4-0-9, Helme 1-02, Trendell 0-3-3, Peterson 4-0-11, Foote 1-2-4, Wade 4-08, Holland 0-2-2. Totals 16-743. 3-pointers: Peterson 3, Clark. NON-LEAGUE Voorheesville 59, C-A 40 WATERFORD — C-A

traveled to Waterford to play the opening game of the postponed Christmas tournament against a tough Voorheesville program on Sunday and dropped a 59-40 decision. With a depleted roster due to health issues, C-A lost another player during warmups to an injury. The seven-man roster was forced to play a tough game. The Blackbirds feature a 6-7 center, but C-A battled constantly and held the big man to just 10 points on the night. C-A was in striking distance with two minutes to go in the first half, with Voorheesville leading only 22-17. A couple

of miscues gave Voorheesville a seven-point run and a 29-17 halftime lead. C-A picked up the defense in the third and held Voorheesville scoreless for the first four minutes, and chopped the lead to 38-29 at the end of three quarters. The Blackbirds went on to outscore the Riverhawks, 21-11 over the final eight minutes to lock up the victory. Dillon Hynes had a game high 20 points for C-A. C-A travels to Maple Hill on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

converted on third and four with a designed keeper up the middle. His first touchdown pass, to tight end Dawson Knox, came after he held the ball, held the ball, held it a bit longer, with his feet moving all the time. He’s always a threat to go forward. Here, he hung back, extending a play that should have been over long before. It about broke the Patriots. “I thought I threw the ball away,” Allen said. Except Knox snared it. “I had no idea what was going on,” Allen said. Which about describes how all of Buffalo feels at the moment. So watch these Bills, because there’s plenty of evidence they came into these playoffs curiously undervalued. The Tennessee Titans are the top seed in the AFC, so they got to sit back and drink in this performance from afar, knowing they wouldn’t have to face Buffalo until each has won another game. Plus, Tennessee owns a 34-31 victory

over the Bills from October. The Titans’ credentials are established and legitimate, and they earned their weekend off. But the Bills aren’t really who they seem to be on paper, a sleepy third seed in the AFC behind Tennessee and Kansas City. Here are categories in which the Bills led the entire NFL: yards allowed per game (272.8), yards allowed per play (4.6), passing yards allowed per game (163.0 - a number that seems as if it’s from the 1960s), points allowed per game (17.0) and third-down conversion rate allowed (30.8 percent). Seems as if their defense might be at least fair to middling. They can’t be identified just as that, as some bundledup, fog-breathing, subzero defense that suffocates opponents who can’t handle the frozen turf. That dismisses Allen and all the weapons he has around him. Take that acrossthe-board defensive excellence - the group that turned Saturday’s game, because if

a 30-point game can have a turning point, Micah Hyde’s it’s-a-touchdown-no-it’s-aninterception pick of Mac Jones in the end zone was just that - and add to it an offense that is dangerous and diverse. Allen’s 21 completions Saturday went to nine receivers, and the Bills ran it 29 times and passed 25. That’s better balance than Simone Biles. “We’ve just got a lot of guys that can do all sorts of different things,” Allen said. Fine, Buffalo didn’t lead the league in total offense; it was fifth. It didn’t score more points than anyone else; the Cowboys and Buccaneers did (the Bills were third). Only Kansas City and Tampa Bay converted third downs at a higher rate. What you have here is a well-rounded team that is better than an 11-6 record might suggest. The Bills outscored their opponents by 194 points in the regular season. That’s more than twice the Titans (+65) and the Packers (+79),

the top seeds in the two conferences. It’s the best margin in the league, and it suggests the Bills should be considered among the league’s best, a threat to win everything there is. Consider, too, the odd flow to Buffalo’s season - a reason it could arrive in the playoffs somewhat off the marquee. A couple of the losses were understandable: at Tennessee and at Tampa Bay. A couple were weird: at Jacksonville and to New England in a blizzard, when the Pats threw just three passes. Add it up, and after a fifth straight win, a reality emerges: The Bills are a threat to whoever is in the way. Saturday night, that was New England, but only nominally. The Patriots have played 59 playoff games in their checkered history - embarrassing in the 20th century, regal in the 21st. Only once have they allowed more points in the postseason, and that would be in the 1963 AFL championship game, a 51-10

loss to the San Diego Chargers. The Pats had played 41 playoff games under Belichick and never lost by more than 19. There are adults from Boston and beyond who have no concept of such harsh playoff realities as Saturday’s 30-point drubbing. But this loss for the Patriots is not about them. It wasn’t about Belichick, who used 2021 to re-establish a good foundation for his franchise. It wasn’t about Tom Brady, who’s gone and in the playoffs on the other side of the bracket. It was about the Buffalo Bills, who are built like their city, hardy and stout and all the rest. Belly up to the bar, Josh. Lick the wing sauce of your fingers. The rest of the games are on. Let’s see if anyone else can match that performance - and seem like a threat to the entire league, as the Bills clearly are.

work as a full-time strength and conditioning coach, first to be hired as a hitting coach (by the Yankees in 2019) and last week first to be named manager of an affiliated minor or major league team. Eventually, she wants to be a general manager (where she would be the second woman after Miami’s Kim Ng). At each step, Balkovec has been aware of the skeptics, critics and worse who aren’t fans of her repeated crashing of the boys’ club. Unsurprisingly, she doesn’t really care. Or pay much attention, notified occasionally by her sisters about what is being said, written or posted about her. “It’s interesting to me, because I don’t understand the negativity,” Balkovec said. “If you know my story, and you have a pulse, I think it’s pretty

hard not to get behind what’s going on here. “If you know yourself, and you know where you came from, it doesn’t really matter. So that’s just how I kind of deal with the negativity or anything that I hear coming my way. It’s hilarious to me, because it’s the American dream. There’s definitely been some dark times in my career that I’ve been able to overcome myself, and with support of those around me. So I think that everybody can enjoy a piece of my story.” Her bosses certainly do, confident enough in her leadership abilities, knowledge, determination, passion and perseverance to approach her about the promotion as she worked last year as a hitting coach for the lower- level Florida Complex League team. They then convinced her to

take the manager’s job without worrying about what anyone on the outside thought. “There wasn’t a ton of debate as to whether baseball was ready, or the world was ready,” Yankees player development vice president Kevin Reese said. “It was just, we’re trying to find the best people and put them in their best positions that have a huge impact here. And that was the only question that we really asked.” Balkovec acknowledged she will need some guidance in learning how to do a new job. But she is confident her work over the past 10 years and the ways she has found to connect with teenaged and early twenty-something players from various countries -- knowing about their families, learning to speak Spanish, playing current (and loud) music -- will

serve her well, noting that few have pushed back and many have texted congratulations. “I think the outside perception is always the thing,” Balkovec said. “When players meet me, I think probably there’s a level of curiosity, which, like, that’s normal. Change is change. I was curious, I’m like, ‘Geez, what am I going to look like in a uniform?’ I was curious myself, so I’m not going to blame anyone for being curious or not really understanding the situation. “But I just know, within five minutes, I walk into the room, the presence that I have, how I speak confidently. ... So as soon as I open my mouth and start speaking, I’m speaking in Spanish and English and they hear what I’m saying and it’s aligned with what everybody else is saying and they know I know what I’m talking about,

it all just goes away. It’s just so fast, that level of curiosity is like, OK, it’s not a big deal.” Balkovec knows many will be watching, some to seize on missteps, but -- more importantly to her -- some seeking inspiration. “I don’t think you sign your name on the dotted line to do something like this and then say, ‘Well, I don’t want to be a role model,’” she said. “I just don’t subscribe to that. People ask why are you on social media ... and it’s like, I want to be a visible idea for young women. I want to be a visible idea for dads that have daughters. I want to be out there. “It’s just, I have two jobs -and that’s fine. I’m pretty sure Jackie Robinson didn’t sign up for his job and then go, ‘Oh, yeah, I don’t want to sign autographs.’ It’s just part of my job. And I take that very seriously.”

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2022 NFL mock draft (Version 1.0): First-round projections with top 18 picks locked in C.J. Doon Baltimore Sun

With the conclusion of Week 18, it’s officially draft season for more than half the NFL. The top 18 picks are solidified, with the Jacksonville Jaguars claiming the No. 1 overall selection for the second year in a row. Here are The Baltimore Sun’s initial projections for the first round, which begins April 28 in Las Vegas: -- Note: Picks 19 through 32 are projected from the ESPN Football Power Index . 1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon There’s no consensus top player in this year’s draft class, which makes the No. 1 pick a bit of a toss-up. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Thibodeaux, the former No. 2 overall prospect in the country, recorded 19 sacks in three seasons for the Ducks and finished with a 91.3 pass-rushing grade as a senior, according to Pro Football Focus. He’d be a cornerstone piece for a Jaguars defense that ranked 31st in Football Outsiders’ DVOA. 2. Detroit Lions: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan The 6-6, 265-pound Hutchinson also has a strong case to be the No. 1 pick. The Heisman Trophy finalist put together a monster senior season, recording 14 sacks and 16 1/2 tackles for loss. Ranked No. 2 on Bruce Feldman’s 2021 “Freaks List,” he’s expected to put up some impressive athletic testing numbers. 3. Houston Texans: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama With the uncertainty surrounding Deshaun Watson’s legal situation and Davis Mills’ up-and-down rookie season, the Texans could be thinking quarterback here. But with no consensus top signal-caller, it might make more sense to trade down or take the best player available. Neal dominated at left tackle for the Crimson Tide and has rare athleticism for a 6-7, 350-pound lineman. 4. New York Jets: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU Will coach Robert Saleh look to upgrade on defense or try to give young quarterback Zach Wilson more help? The Jets had one of the worst collections of cornerbacks in the league this season, so adding the 6-1, 195-pound Stingley, a lockdown defender in man coverage who flashed elite ability as a true freshman, is a no-brainer. 5. New York Giants: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State The Giants will have a new general manager and coach to guide their draft after parting ways with Dave Gettleman and Joe Judge following a disastrous 4-13 season. The 6-4, 320-pound Ekwonu, a dominant run-blocker, would immediately upgrade a porous offensive line. He recorded the most big-time blocks in the country over the past two seasons, according to PFF. 6. Carolina Panthers: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh If coach Matt Rhule wants to stick around in Carolina, he needs a better quarterback than Sam Darnold or Cam Newton. The 6-3, 220-pound Pickett is far from a sure-thing after breaking out in his fifth college season, but his experience and poise in the pocket could be just what the Panthers need to get the most out of a talented offense. 7. New York Giants (via Chicago Bears): George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue If the Giants want to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016, they need to start winning in the trenches. The 6-4, 275-pound Karlaftis can line up anywhere on the line of scrimmage and beat blockers with power and technique. 8. Atlanta Falcons: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame Even veteran coordinator Dean Pees couldn’t get the Falcons to field a respectable defense. The 6-4, 220-pound Hamilton is an elite athlete who can help cover for plenty of mistakes in the secondary. The ball-hawking safety recorded eight interceptions in three seasons at Notre Dame. 9. Denver Broncos: Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina If the Broncos can pry Aaron Rodgers away from Green Bay, they don’t need to worry about drafting a quarterback. But after Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock put together a disappointing 2021 season, Denver needs another option. The 6-1, 220-pound Howell is a polarizing prospect, but he put up huge numbers (10,283 passing yards, 92 touchdown passes, 1,009 rushing yards) in three seasons for the Tar Heels. 10. New York Jets (via Seattle Seahawks):

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Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State With right tackle Morgan Moses hitting free agency and left tackle Mekhi Becton struggling to stay healthy, the Jets need reinforcements up front. The 6-5, 310-pound Cross is as dependable as they come, allowing just 16 pressures on more than 100 pass-blocking snaps this season, according to PFF. 11. Washington Football Team: Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati It’s pretty clear that Taylor Heinicke is not the long-term answer. With Washington officially rebranding this offseason, what better time to draft a franchise quarterback? The 6-4, 215-pound Ridder put together a strong senior season to lead the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff, ranking among the nation’s top 10 quarterbacks in accurate pass rate and deep passing grade, according to PFF. 12. Minnesota Vikings: Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati With a new coach and general manager taking over for the Vikings, this is an opportunity for a hard reset. That could include drafting Kirk Cousins’ successor if they decide to move on from the veteran quarterback. Assuming Cousins comes back, the Vikings need to improve their secondary. Nicknamed “Sauce,” the 6-3, 200-pound Gardner did not allow a touchdown during his standout college career. 13. Cleveland Browns: Drake London, WR, USC Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is gone and Jarvis Landry isn’t what he used to be. Donovan Peoples-Jones, a former sixthround pick, was the Browns’ leading receiver in 2021 with just 597 yards. The 6-5, 210-pound London, who led the nation in contested catches before suffering a fractured ankle, would give Cleveland a true No. 1 threat. 14. Baltimore Ravens: David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan With aging veterans Justin Houston and Pernell McPhee hitting free agency and Tyus Bowser expected to miss significant time with an Achilles injury, the Ravens need a pass rusher. Like rookie Odafe Oweh, his former teammate at New Jersey’s Blair Academy, the 6-5, 250-pound Ojabo is a raw prospect with outstanding athleticism and speed. He racked up 11 sacks and a program-record five forced fumbles this season. 15. Philadelphia Eagles (via Miami Dolphins): Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia At 6-foot and 225 pounds, Dean isn’t the typical prototype teams look for in a firstround linebacker. But his sideline-to-sideline speed, pass coverage chops and blitzing ability made him one of the best players in college football for the national champion Bulldogs. The Eagles need to upgrade a position that has been neglected for too long. 16. Philadelphia Eagles (via Indianapolis Colts): Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama Outside of former Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith and promising rookie Quez

Watkins, the Eagles have a frustrating group of receivers. The 6-2, 189-pound Williams is a big-play threat, having scored 12 touchdowns of 20-plus yards in 2021, according to PFF. His torn ACL suffered during the national championship game shouldn’t impact his draft stock too much. 17. Los Angeles Chargers: Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia The Chargers need to fix their porous run defense, which allowed 4.6 yards per carry and ranked 30th in DVOA. The 6-6, 340-pound Davis is a true nose tackle who can eat up space on the inside and strengthen the middle of a soft defensive interior. 18. New Orleans Saints: Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss Given the Saints’ tight salary cap situation, adding a quarterback on a cheap rookie contract would be ideal. The 6-1, 205-pound Corral enjoyed two highly productive seasons as the starter in coach Lane Kiffin’s offense and would be a great fit with coach Sean Payton because of his arm strength and mobility. 19. Pittsburgh Steelers: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa It’s hard to pinpoint who the Steelers will target with their first-round pick, especially because general manager Kevin Colbert is expected to retire. They could use help at cornerback, linebacker and offensive line, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is likely hanging up his cleats, too. A top-20 pick on a center might seem like a reach, but the 6-3, 290-pound Linderbaum is a dominant lineman who can help get the running game back on track. 20. Philadelphia Eagles: Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay can’t do it all by himself. The 5-11, 195-pound McDuffie was a lockdown defender in three seasons as a starter for the Huskies and allowed just 16 receptions for 111 yards on 296 coverage snaps in 2021, according to PFF. 21. Las Vegas Raiders: Devonte Wyatt, DL, Georgia With defensive linemen Johnathan Hankins, Quinton Jefferson and Solomon Thomas hitting free agency, the Raiders need to give edge rusher Maxx Crosby some help up front. The 6-3, 315-pound Wyatt is a disruptive force in the middle, recording four sacks and 27 quarterback pressures this season in addition to his stout run defense. 22. Miami Dolphins (via San Francisco 49ers): Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas The Dolphins need to upgrade their offensive line, but it doesn’t make much sense to pick one here considering the options. The 6-3, 225-pound Burks is a monster in the open field, averaging 8.6 yards after the catch since 2020, according to PFF. With receiver Will Fuller V and tight end Mike Gesicki hitting free agency, the Dolphins need pass-catchers to pair with young star Jaylen Waddle. 23. New England Patriots: Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida After trading Stephon Gilmore, the Patriots

might lose star cornerback J.C. Jackson in free agency. The 6-2, 196-pound Elam, who missed three weeks early in the season with a knee injury, recorded six interceptions in 26 starts for the Gators and was an All-SEC selection in 2020. 24. Cincinnati Bengals: Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa The Bengals surrounded quarterback Joe Burrow with plenty of weapons. Now it’s time to protect him. With Riley Reiff hitting free agency and the right side of the line playing poorly, Cincinnati needs an upgrade at right tackle. The 6-7, 321-pound Penning allowed just one sack in 436 pass-blocking snaps this season, according to PFF. 25. Arizona Cardinals: Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State The Cardinals have needs at running back, tight end and cornerback, but wide receiver takes precedence here with Christian Kirk and A.J. Green hitting free agency. Dotson is undersized at 5-11 and 184 pounds, but he more than makes up for it with strong hands and a wide catch radius. He exploded for 1,182 yards and 12 touchdowns on 91 receptions this season. 26. Detroit Lions (via Los Angeles Rams): Malik Willis, QB, Liberty With Jared Goff likely entrenched as the starting quarterback next season, the Lions have time on their side to develop an intriguing prospect like Willis. The 6-1, 215-pound Auburn transfer rushed for 1,822 yards and 27 touchdowns in two seasons at Liberty while throwing 47 touchdown passes. His accuracy is inconsistent, but his 11% big-time throw rate was the best in the FBS this season, according to PFF. 27. Buffalo Bills: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah Linebacker Matt Milano is a star, but former first-round pick Tremaine Edmunds has been a disappointment for the Bills. The 6-3, 235-pound Lloyd, who was named the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year after recording 110 tackles this season, grades well in run defense, pass coverage and as a blitzer. 28. Dallas Cowboys: Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn State After helping the Cowboys’ defense make a huge leap this season, safeties Jayron Kearse, Damontae Kazee and Malik Hooker are all hitting free agency. The 6-1, 200-pound Brisker blossomed from a junior college transfer into one of the best safeties in the country, recording 9 1/2 tackles for loss, five interceptions and 14 pass breakups in two seasons as a starter. 29. Kansas City Chiefs: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State Wide receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce can carry the load, but the Chiefs need more options at receiver. The 6-foot, 192-pound Wilson improved each season with the Buckeyes, recording 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns in 11 games in 2021. 30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State The list of notable Buccaneers entering free agency is long, and at the top is wide receiver Chris Godwin. But even if the Bucs resign him, they could stand to upgrade at the position. The 6-1, 188-pound Olave is a polished route runner who can thrive in the slot or out wide, giving quarterback Tom Brady a versatile weapon. 31. Tennessee Titans: Jermaine Johnson II, EDGE, Florida State With Harold Landry hitting free agency and big-ticket signing Bud Dupree putting together a disappointing first season, the Titans could use some fresh blood at edge rusher. The 6-5, 262-pound Johnson racked up 14 sacks for the Seminoles after transferring from Georgia and proved to be a strong run defender. 32. Green Bay Packers: Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State Depending on what happens with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, there aren’t a ton of holes on the Packers’ roster. The 6-3, 256-pound Ebiketie, who recorded eight sacks and 52 pressures this season after transferring from Temple, would provide solid depth if Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith don’t stick around in Green Bay.

Hideki Matsuyama rallies to win Sony Open Field Level Media

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama eagled the first playoff hole Sunday and won the Sony Open at Honolulu, after Russell Henley squandered a five-shot lead. Henley was 6-under-par for the day and 24 under for the tournament through nine holes at Waialae Country Club before the field started to close in. Henley still had a one-shot lead at 18 while playing in

the final pairing with Matsuyama. But while Henley had a par on the final hole of regulation play, Matsuyama had a two-putt birdie to force the playoff. Playing the 18th hole one more time, Matsuyama put his 277-yard second shot within three feet of the hole and made the putt to earn a victory that he held in high regard. “I’m really happy. This is the first tournament that a Japanese player won on the PGA Tour when Isao

Aoki won here,” Matsuyama said through a translator on the Golf Network broadcast. “To follow him up, I’m over the moon.” Matsuyama and Henley each finished at 23-under-par 257 to earn their spots in the playoff. Matsuyama, last year’s Masters champion, shot his second consecutive 7-under-par 63 to rally for the victory. He started the day two shots behind Henley, whose 5-under 65 was two shots better than his

third-round score. Matsuyama was 4 under over his final nine holes, capped by his birdie at 18. After four birdies and an eagle on the front nine, Henley was 1 over on the back with a bogey at No. 11. In addition to winning on the course where Aoki made history, Matsuyama also tied South Korea’s K.J. Choi for most career victories by an Asian-born player. It was Matsuyama’s eighth career victory

and his third over his last 17 starts. Kevin Kisner (64) and Ireland’s Seamus Power each finished tied for third place at 19 under. Michael Thompson and Lucas Glover finished another shot back tied for fifth place. Defending champion and firstround leader Kevin Na shot a 2-under 70 on Sunday and finished at 13 under for the tournament, in a seven-way tie for 20th place.

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The Town Board of the Town of New Baltimore will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 6:30 PM at the Town Hall, 3809 County Route 51, Hannacroix, New York to hear those members of the public who wish to be heard regarding proposed Local Law 1 of 2022, a Local Law to Impose a Moratorium on the Processing of Applications for, and the Issuance of any Permits, Certificates of Occupancy and Approvals for Certain Land Uses Relating to Solar Energy, Including But Not Limited to Solar Farms PROPOSED LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2022 A LOCAL LAW TO IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMITS, CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AND APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USES RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOLAR FARMS SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND INTENT The purpose of this Local Law is to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of New Baltimore and to maintain the status quo as to certain solar energy uses, as the present zoning regulations in the Town do not adequately address this type of use. The moratorium will stop the processing of applications for, and the issuance of any permits, certificates of occupancy and approvals for certain land uses relating to solar energy, including but not limited to solar farms. The moratorium is for a period of six (6) months, allowing the Town Board to analyze and determine potential appropriate revisions and amendments to the Town of New Baltimore Zoning Code concerning this use. SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS The Town of New Baltimore Town Board does hereby find that without a temporary halt on the processing, permitting, and approvals for certain solar land uses there is the potential that such uses could be located in unsuitable areas within the Town and/or on particular lots without adequate dimensional regulations in place. The potential for the unsuitable location of and lack of proper dimensional regulations for, such uses would have materially adverse and irreversible impacts on the Town.

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Cam Reddish opens up about trade from Hawks to Knicks Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

ATLANTA — Cam Reddish was the can’t-miss star out of high school in Pennsylvania. He was ranked third in that 2018 class, behind only Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett. Reddish’s trajectory was future NBA All-Star, and it was easy to envision for a perimeter shooter with a 7-foot-1 wingspan. But his situation went sideways, which brought Reddish, unexpectedly, to the Knicks. “Not much,” Reddish said when asked what he’s accomplished as a pro. “It’s been a roller coaster. I’ve learned a lot.” Reddish, the 10th overall pick in 2019, was acquired Friday by the Knicks for Kevin Knox and a future first-round pick, capping a 2 1/2-year stint with the Hawks that he had hoped would end sooner. Now facing uncertainty on a Knicks roster teeming with players at his position, Reddish hasn’t lost the swagger of the blue-chip prospect. “I feel like I can be a star. I feel like I could be a legit star,” he said. “That’s what I’m working to be. It’s pretty simple.” So what happened in Atlanta? For the first time, Reddish acknowledged Saturday he requested a trade before the season. There were too many wing players and not enough minutes. Bogdan Bogdanovic, DeAndre Hunter and Kevin Huerter are all young and ahead of Reddish in the pecking order. There wasn’t a clear path to grow into a vision of stardom. “What went into the trade request3/8? It was more just like a little more opportunity,” Reddish said. “No love lost at all with the Hawks. It’s just the business. That’s something I had to learn myself and to this second still learning how it works. I

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New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish (22) on the bench against the Atlanta Hawks in the second half at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

just think for myself professionally it was just time to make a move for me.” It also meant a separation from Hawks coach Nate McMillan, who often used Paul George as the prototypical comparison to Reddish. More Knicks3/8 Julius Randle scores 24 as Knicks beat Hawks for third straight win “ “Same type of body, same type of game, the ability to score, be a two-way player,” McMillan said. “Those are things I always talked to him about. He has a ton of potential. This year, he talked to us during the summer that he wanted to go

somewhere else. It was tough on him, to come in, and he was a professional. He was a pro. He didn’t do anything through the media. ... We knew he probably wasn’t going to end the season with us.” The deal to the Knicks, however, caught Reddish by surprise. In a matter of two days, Reddish flew to New York, took a physical, and returned to Atlanta as a visiting player Saturday — albeit injured and inactive — in the Knicks’ victory over the Hawks. “Honestly, I didn’t know what was going on. I literally woke up to the news of the trade. So it was

just kind of,” Reddish snapped his fingers, “I got to get to New York. It was overwhelming a little bit. There’s a lot going on. I think I’m here for a reason so I’m just going to take advantage of the opportunity and have fun with it.” The opportunity with the Knicks is also difficult to plot. The Knicks, like the Hawks, have a rotation of other wings who eat up minutes, with Barrett, Alec Burks, Evan Fournier and Quentin Grimes divvying up the time. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Reddish will have to earn his chances, which was another way of saying that the Pennsylvania product won’t be gifted minutes because he cost the Knicks a first-round pick. “You have a finite amount of minutes available in each game -- 240 minutes,” Thibodeau said when asked how he will fit Reddish into the rotation. “So you have to play whomever gives you the best chance to win. And nobody’s development is more important than someone else’s development. Everyone’s development is important. So winning has to come first. The team comes first. You play who gives you the best chance to win.” Reddish seemed on board. “I’m not expecting to come in playing 35-40 minutes whenever the next game is, but I’ve just got to come in and work my tail off,” he said. “The rest takes care of itself.” The first step is actually getting on the court. Reddish is currently sidelined with an ankle sprain, but remains hopeful for a quick recovery. The Knicks have four consecutive home games upcoming -- starting with the Hornets on Monday afternoon -- and perhaps Reddish will make his Garden debut this month with the home squad. “It’s actually feeling a lot better,” Reddish said of his ankle. “I’m not sure how long I’ll definitely be out. But it’s definitely on the up and up. It’s in a good spot.”

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Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, Rudy Gobert returned to action with 18 points and 19 rebounds, and the visiting Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 125-102 on Sunday night. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points for Utah, while Jordan Clarkson had 16, Royce O’Neale finished with 11 and Eric Paschall scored 10. Gobert missed the last five games while in health and safety protocol and the Jazz struggled without him. Utah lost four straight and earned its first victory since winning at Denver on Jan. 5. Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 15

rebounds and 14 assists for the Nuggets. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, Will Barton finished with 16 and Bones Hyland and Monte Morris scored 13 each. Timberwolves 119, Warriors 99 Karl-Anthony Towns put up a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double, and host Minnesota took advantage of the absence of Golden State stars Stephen Curry and Draymond Green to post a victory at Minneapolis. Jaylen Nowell (17 points) and Malik Beasley (16) combined for eight 3-pointers off the bench, helping the Timberwolves win for the fifth time in their past seven games.

The Warriors, who were without Green (strained lower back/calf) all four games of their 1-3 trip, sent Curry home a night early with right-hand soreness he experienced in Friday’s win at Chicago. Jordan Poole had 20 points Sunday to pace Golden State. Suns 135, Pistons 108 Devin Booker scored 30 points in 30 minutes, and visiting Phoenix rolled past Detroit. Booker made 11 of 18 field-goal attempts and sat out the fourth quarter. Teammate Cameron Payne had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, and fellow reserve JaVale McGee supplied 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field.

Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, the top pick in the 2021 draft, was ejected after being assessed two technicals during the third quarter. The second technical came after he pointed toward a Suns player after dunking, which the officials interpreted as taunting. Cunningham scored 21 points in 25 minutes. Rockets 118, Kings 112 Christian Wood posted his 20th double-double of the season and Eric Gordon converted a teammate’s timely offensive rebound into a basket in the waning moments as Houston beat host Sacramento. Wood had 23 points and 14 rebounds while Kevin Porter Jr. added

23 points and seven assists to help the Rockets hold on. Houston survived when Jalen Green snagged an offensive rebound after Porter had missed a 3-pointer and Gordon followed with a driving layup with 12.5 seconds left for a 116-112 lead. Green and Gordon scored 15 points apiece for the Rockets while Garrison Mathews added 17 off the bench, drawing a flagrant-2 foul on Kings guard De’Aaron Fox that led to his ejection with 8:14 left to play. Buddy Hield scored 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field off the Sacramento bench while Terence Davis added 17 points and Harrison Barnes 12.

The U.S. government is boycotting the Beijing Olympics over human rights — Coke and Airbnb are still on board Jeanne Whalen The Washington Post

Late last year, human rights activists stood outside the White House for 57 hours urging the United States to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. A few weeks later, they got their wish. Convincing the corporate world to follow suit has proved much harder. For two years, campaigners representing the people of Hong Kong, Tibet and China’s Xinjiang region have been pushing U.S. and Western companies to either drop their sponsorships and broadcasts of the Games, which start Feb. 4, or to publicly condemn the repression Chinese authorities have carried out in those regions. But activists say the risk of offending the rulers of the world’s secondbiggest economy has caused the companies to stick with their deals and stay mum on China’s human rights abuses, despite a U.S. State Department determination that China is committing genocide against the Uyghur minority. “All they can think about is the money,” said Zumretay Arkin, program manager at the World Uyghur Congress, an advocacy group. “I feel like everyone now wants to put their heads in the sand and wait for the Games to end.” Over 200 groups worldwide have taken part in the effort, writing letters, organizing petitions and staging protests outside corporate offices to highlight the repression Chinese authorities have carried out against Uyghurs, Tibetans and Hong Kongers. Allianz, the German financial services company, was the only corporation that agreed to meet with activists, Arkin said, hosting a discussion in Munich in October with World Uyghur Congress campaigners and Kelbinur Sidik, a former teacher in the Xinjiang region who spoke about witnessing the conditions inside China’s detention camps for Uyghurs. In an interview with The Washington Post, Sidik, who now lives in the Netherlands, said Chinese authorities

in 2017 forced her to give Mandarin lessons at the camps, where she saw detainees wearing shackles and numbered uniforms. They slept on cement floors in cramped cells and were forced to learn patriotic songs about the Chinese Communist Party, she said. The Allianz officials seemed moved by her testimony and said they would discuss it with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Sidik and Arkin said. A spokeswoman for Allianz declined to say whether the company raised the issue with the IOC, but Allianz remains one of a dozen global Olympics sponsors. The company’s support is “centered on athletes from around the world” and “is long-term in nature,” spanning Games in Tokyo, Paris, Milan and Los Angeles, the spokeswoman said. Many sponsors count China as one of their biggest markets; for U.S. semiconductor giant Intel, China represents 26 percent of its revenue, more than any other country. And Beijing has been quick to punish Western companies that criticize the authorities or even obliquely refer to topics China considers sensitive. Intel drew China’s ire last month when it sent a letter to its suppliers asking them to avoid sourcing goods or services from the Xinjiang region. The request coincided with a new U.S. law banning many imports from Xinjiang over concerns that Chinese authorities are coercing Uyghurs into forced labor. Intel quickly became the target of fury from Chinese state media and Internet users, prompting the company to apologize. Intel declined to comment on the criticism surrounding its Olympics sponsorship, though its senior leadership has publicly recognized the human rights concerns. Asked at a congressional hearing last year whether he agreed with a U.S. government assessment that China is committing genocide against Uyghurs, Intel general counsel Steve Rodgers

said: “I’ve read the State Department report, I’ve studied it and I believe its conclusions.” Other Olympic sponsors largely skirted questions from The Post about China’s human rights record. Coca-Cola declined to comment, directing The Post to an executive’s testimony at the same congressional hearing last year, which detailed Coca-Cola’s commitment to human rights but did not mention China. Airbnb said its nine-year deal with the IOC, which began in 2020, is not “organized around individual Games, but rather, a long-term partnership organized around the economic empowerment of individual athletes.” Procter & Gamble declined to comment. Visa and Bridgestone didn’t respond to requests for comment. Swiss watch brand Omega said it has been the “official timekeeper” at the Olympics since 1932 and has a policy “not to get involved in certain political issues because it would not advance the cause of sport in which our commitment lies.” Some companies have publicly stressed that they signed multiyear deals with the IOC before future host cities were chosen, and that they view their sponsorships as endorsing a noble athletic tradition, not individual host countries. The sponsorship and broadcasting dollars at stake fund much of the Olympic movement. A dozen top corporate sponsors paid the IOC a total of $1 billion to sponsor the Winter and Summer Olympics in 2014 and 2016, according to the IOC’s most recent figures. Those companies probably spent an additional $1 billion or more on advertising, hospitality and other expenses tied to the Games, according to Lee Berke, a consultant at LHB Sports, Entertainment & Media in Scarsdale, New York. Broadcasters around the world paid the IOC an even bigger sum - a total of $4.2 billion - for the rights to air those Games. The IOC says it distributes much of the revenue it collects to more than 200 National

Olympic Committees to support their domestic athletics programs, and to Olympics host countries to defray their costs. When the United States boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics - a more severe rebuff that prevented U.S. athletes from competing - NBC followed suit and canceled its broadcast plans. This time around, U.S. diplomats won’t attend but U.S. athletes will compete, and NBC will carry on with its broadcast. In 2014, NBC agreed to pay the IOC $7.75 billion for the U.S. broadcast rights for all Games between 2021 and 2032. The IOC named Beijing the 2022 host city in 2015. NBC has reported strong advertising sales for the Beijing Games, saying in the fall that it was at “near sellout levels.” Asked whether the network plans to cover human rights issues in its Olympics broadcasts, a spokesman said: “NBCUniversal has a long history of defending and promoting press freedom, covering stories in the public interest related to China, and of covering the Olympic Games. We have no intention of departing from that long history.” In an email, the IOC said the Olympics are “the only event that brings the entire world together in peaceful competition.” “Given the diverse participation in the Olympic Games, the IOC must remain neutral on all global political issues,” the organization added. China critics in Congress have sought to punish the IOC and its corporate sponsors for supporting the Beijing Games. Last year, Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida proposed several versions of a measure that would have barred IOC sponsors from supplying the federal government, including an amendment to a defense bill that would have blocked sponsors from selling their products on U.S. military bases. Procter & Gamble and other companies lobbied against Waltz’s efforts. In an email to the office of one House member in August, P&G lobbyist Sean Mulvaney noted that at the

time the U.S. government was still debating possible actions, including a diplomatic boycott. “This amendment would punish P & G and the Olympic movement, including U.S. athletes, getting ahead of other policy tools on which the Congress and the Executive are deliberating,” he wrote, according to a copy of the email reviewed by The Post. The amendment to the defense bill failed in a 22-to-36 vote. Mulvaney referred questions to a P&G spokeswoman, who declined to comment on the lobbying or on China’s human rights record. Members of Congress have stepped up the pressure as the Games approach. In a letter Thursday to Olympic sponsors, two dozen House members chided Coca-Cola and other U.S. companies for engaging in “a disingenuous and hyperbolic debate” over voting rights in Georgia while staying silent on Chinese repression. Beijing’s assault on democracy and free speech in Hong Kong - previously a bastion of civil liberties - has been on full display for several years. Authorities have jailed pro-democracy activists over peaceful protests, arrested journalists and opposition politicians, and forced media outlets to close. There is also little international doubt about conditions in Xinjiang, where human rights groups estimate that the authorities have detained as many as a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in camps and detention centers for periods ranging from weeks to years, aiming to forcibly assimilate them to Han Chinese culture. Britain has pressed China to allow United Nations inspectors to visit the region, while the European Parliament has condemned China for using forced labor in Xinjiang. Canada, Britain and Australia have joined the United States in diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing Games, citing human rights concerns.

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Parent of child isn’t ready to get married Dear Abby, My girlfriend, “Dyanne,” and I recently had a baby conceived not long after we started dating. While I love my child with all my heart, Dyanne is constantly dropping hints that she wants an engagement DEAR ABBY ring or a “promise ring.” I understand why because she has explained her reasons. But she’s pressuring me to provide something I believe should come when I feel comfortable doing it. While some would say I don’t act like it, I’m traditional in some ways for a millennial. I believe that when I give someone a ring, it should be because I plan to marry her. I don’t consider marriage the way most do, and think I can just get divorced and it’s no big deal. I think Dyanne puts too much emphasis on what others think and that’s one of the reasons she wants a ring. Am I wrong to stall until I feel ready to actually propose and not just say, “Sure. One day we will, and here’s a ring in the meantime”? Unengaged In California

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Nowhere in your letter did you mention that you love Dyanne. You should not give her a ring and keep her in a holding pattern if you aren’t sure you want to follow through with the commitment. Be honest. Tell her you care about her and love your child and intend to responsibly co-parent with her, but you are not ready for marriage and don’t know when you will be. That’s the truth. Dear Abby,

I’m a volunteer tour guide for several historic sites. One of them is a cemetery. My fellow guides and I are concerned — not to mention saddened — when we see children running around unsupervised, and standing on and climbing on the gravestones. Cemeteries are sacred places in which the dead should be remembered and honored. When parents or caretakers allow children to use the cemetery as a play area, they fail to teach them respect for the dead or for the survivors who are visiting the graves of their loved ones. They also place their children in danger. Gravestones can fall or tip over. Children have been killed or seriously injured by toppling stones. Flat grave markers can be tripping hazards. When we caution parents about these dangers, we are often met with indifference. Please urge your readers to take our concern for their children’s safety seriously and control their children’s activities in cemeteries. Concerned Tour Guide I’m pleased to pass along your message because it is an important one. Cemetery etiquette is simple: Treat the graves as you would the graves of your own cherished loved ones, or as you would like your own to be treated. This includes no loud chatter, and because there are people in mourning there, not walking on the graves, not leaving chewing gum on the gravestones, keeping pets leashed — if they are brought there at all — and teaching children the difference between a cemetery and a playground.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely to find your special “niche” in life relatively early on and remain true to it throughout your lifetime. What this may be, however, will be anybody’s guess until you have discovered it for yourself, for you will seem quite capable of many things when young, and you will be eager to explore as many of them as possible while you have the energy and freedom to do so. Highly creative and endowed with a tremendous visual imagination, you are able to see things as they should be even when you are surrounded by things that are dark, forbidding and undesirable. You possess a kind of “magic touch” that enables you to transform the bad into something very good — as long as you strive always to be your best. Also born on this date are: Kevin Costner, actor; Danny Kaye, actor and comedian; Cary Grant, actor; Oliver Hardy, actor; A.A. Milne, author, creator of “Winnie the Pooh”; Daniel Webster, statesman and orator. 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. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can be more productive today than you had anticipated, so you will want to have several ideas queued up and ready to explore. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Information you receive from another can be put to excellent use today, and you shouldn’t have to spend much energy on interpretation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You receive a message that seems at first reading to be something of a threat, but if you alter your perspec-

tive, it’s really nothing of the kind. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may think you’re going to have trouble fitting everything in today, but the reality is likely to be much easier than what you expect. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You cannot proceed with a certain endeavor without having the right help — and that can be provided only by the right person. Seek them out! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may have to state your preferences very clearly today in order to be understood. Know that you can influence things only so much, however. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may choose to reverse course today for reasons that are purely your own. Though others may not understand, they must accept your decision! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You needn’t be too aggressive today as you strive to persuade others that your point of view is more valid than theirs. Does it matter that much? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may be letting someone’s actions get under your skin too much today. This is a perfect time to let bygones be bygones — if you can! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Hidden influences are moving you in a direction you would not choose for yourself — if you had a choice. You’ll have to go with the flow! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — A friend is likely to approach you with an unusual offer, and you’ll want to avoid reacting before you give it some serious thought. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You mustn’t let a compliment go to your head today. A realistic stance is essential at this time, no matter what comes your way.

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Daily Maze

Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ K Q J 9 ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ A 10 ♣ Q J 3

♠ A Q 7 4 ♥ K 10 ♦ 9 8 6 5 4 2 ♣ Q

SOUTH 1♣ ?

Right-hand opponent opens 3C. What call would you make?

What call would you make?

A - Save your bullets for another day. This suit is just not good enough for a 3-level overcall.

A - Don’t even think about jumping to 3S. 2S is enough. It ‘s OK to have a little extra once in a while.

Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

Q 5 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ A Q 10 7 5 3 ♥ 7 3 ♦ J ♣ 7 6 4 3

♠A♥KJ64♦KJ72♣AQ76

Right-hand opponent opens 2D, weak. What call would you make?

SOUTH 1♦ Dbl ?

WEST Pass 2♠

NORTH 1♠

NORTH Pass Pass

EAST Pass

EAST 1♠ Pass

What call would you make? A - You have plenty for another takeout double. Double.

Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

Q 6 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ Q ♥ 10 5 4 ♦ A 7 5 ♣ A K Q 10 7 4

♠K76♥A6♦KQ♣AKQ643

Partner opens 3S and right-hand opponent passes. What call would you make?

As dealer, what call would you make?

A - 3NT might be the winner, but we like bidding 4S.

A - This hand is too good for a 2NT opening. Those long clubs are worth something. Open 2C, planning to rebid 2NT, showing 22-23.

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A - You would have bid 2S over a pass or a 1-level opening, but you must pass over 2D. When their bids are weak, your bids are strong. Maybe you will get to bid later.

WEST Pass

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B10 Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Close to Home

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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