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CATSKILL — Village trustees decided Tuesday to permit a Black Lives Matter banner on Main Street instead of the mural that was originally proposed.

The Hudson/Catskill Housing Coalition first requested the mural on June 14. Additionally, the group has requested a mural on Second Street in Hudson.

Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson last week committed to the mural.

In Our Own Voices, a social justice organization in Albany, requested a mural on Lark Street on June 9 — the same day a mural was painted on 16th Street in

Washington, D.C. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan approved the Lark Street mural.

Housing Coalition member and Staley B. Keith Social Justice Center Chairwoman Claire Cousin quoted Black Lives Matter Movement leader Alicia Garza in her response to the board’s decision.

“There is hope for humanity, but in order to get there we really have to interrogate not just what it takes to change laws, but what it takes to change culture that supports laws that uplift, and also support laws that serve to denigrate it,” Cousin said.

Cousin said the board’s calls for a conversation about policy

changes was misleading.

“The village stating that they will not respond to demands but would rather be invited to a conversation is misleading,” she said. “We have had numerous conversations with Mr. (Village President Vincent) Seeley since the time of our start when tenants from Hop-O-Nose were seeking basic assistance from the leadership in Hop-O-Nose and, very simply, a better quality of life.”

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Protestors in Catskill knelt for nine minutes in front of the police station June 4 to signify the eight minutes and 46 seconds that George Floyd struggled for breath.

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CHATHAM — For the first time in its 180-year history, the Columbia County Fair will not take place this Labor Day weekend, Columbia County Fair Board President Nelson R. Alford Jr. said Wednesday.

The Board reluctantly concluded at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Columbia County Agricultural Society on June 29 that this year’s fair would not be held, Alford said.

“The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the limitations on social gathering and related mandates under the regulations which have been adopted by the state government in response make it impossible to conduct a fair this year,” Alford said.

“This was a very disappointing decision for the board to have to make, and it is hoped that it will be understood by the public

and all who are involved in the presentation and conduct of the annual Columbia County Fair.”

This would have marked the 180th consecutive Columbia County Fair.

“It has prevailed through the Civil War, the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 and two World Wars, but the health and safety of our patrons, our employees, our exhibitors and our vendors require that the 180th annual Columbia County Fair must be postponed until September of 2021,” Alford said.

Back in May, the fair board put a hold on any renting of the fairground facilities and waited for Gov. Cuomo to establish a ruling on number of participants that the fair can have, and any other restrictions that may apply to opening the fair.

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CATSKILL — Greene County Highway Superintendent Robert Van Valkenburg finished his last day Monday after nearly 20 years with the department.

Van Valkenburg announced his retirement at the Public Works Committee meeting on June 8. Deputy Highway Superintendent Scott Templeton was named as Van Valkenburg’s successor.

“I’m planning to enjoy a much lower stress lifestyle,” Van Valkenburg said. “Play a lot of golf, work around my house and spend some time with my bride.”

Van Valkenburg had planned to retire in April but the pandemic put his plans on hold, he said.

“I wanted to leave at a time when the department was in good shape,” he said. “We have a lot of good people there and things are running smoothly.

My original plan was to retire at 62. I wanted to make sure things were squared away and running smoothly.

I’ll be 65 in September. I wanted to enjoy my retirement for awhile.”

Van Valkenburg said he feels confident leaving the department in Templeton’s hands.

“He’s in good shape — he’s good to go,” Van Valkenburg said. “It was a great job and I’ve enjoyed it. Now it’s time for Scott to pick up the reins.”

Templeton was appointed deputy superintendent in October 2018.

County lawmakers recently debated allowing highway employees to change their work week from five eighthour days to four 10-hour days.

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence vowed to investigate allegations that Russian operatives in Afghanistan offered bounties for the killing of American soldiers and brief lawmakers and the president about his conclusions.

The director, John Ratcliffe, made the announcement Monday night as pressure builds on Trump to explain how the administration responded to an apparent lethal threat against U.S. forces and their allies.

An account of the Russian bounties was included in the President’s Daily Brief, a written intelligence report, in late February, The New York Times reported Monday night, citing Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS two officials it didn’t identify.

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A bipartisan commission that unveiled its plan to reduce the risk of a devastating cyberattack on the scale of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks should be worried about another threat: Washington.

Those who worked on the government response to 9/11 predict that today’s policymakers aren’t ready to take on ambitious changes - and there’s no sense of urgency with the public fixated on other crises, from the coronavirus pandemic to the economy.

This could be a huge challenge for the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which seeks to shore up potential government and intelligence blind spots to avert a mass casualty attack before it happens.

Michael Chertoff, the second director of the Department of Homeland Security, which was created in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, warned that “there’s always more impetus when you’ve experienced a disastrous event.”

The comments reflect a struggle that has dogged cybersecurity advocates for years.

A major cyberattack targeting parts of the electrical grid or transportation systems could be devastating for the nation but it’s tough to focus money and energy on a threat that hasn’t happened yet.

Major digital attacks that have occurred, meanwhile, such as Russian efforts to upend the 2016 election and Chinese-linked theft of U.S. security clearance information have

prompted limited changes that don’t address the full scope of the dangers.

The most prominent of those is creating a new White House czar to oversee cybersecurity policy across the government.

Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., a Solarium Commission member, introduced a bipartisan House bill that would create the position. But a Senate version is stalled, largely because of White House opposition.

Another top recommendation would streamline the dozens of congressional committees and subcommittees that deal with cybersecurity to just one committee each in the House and Senate. That could be nearly impossible to implement because of congressional turf battles, officials who worked on the 9/11 response predicted.

Indeed, despite years of efforts, DHS’s anti-terrorism work is similarly overseen by numerous congressional panels.

Several of those may be included in a major defense policy bill that is working its way through Congress.

They include beefing up the role of the Department of Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity official and requiring cybersecurity risk assessments from publicly traded companies.

The Solarium Commission was based on an Eisenhowerera commission focused on how best to counter the Soviet Union. In addition to lawmakers, its members include top industry executives and former government officials who’ve been stumping for the report’s

recommendations since its March release.

Within government, cybersecurity responsibilities are spread across dozens of agencies, including the defense, homeland security, commerce and state departments. And any one of dozens of U.S. industries could be the target for a devastating cyberattack, including finance, energy, telecommunications and health care.

The pandemic began upending American life and prompting quarantine orders just weeks after the Solarium report came out. But as government and the public struggle to manage the virus it may drive home the importance of tackling big challenges before it’s too late.

Commissioners also released an additional set of recommendations last month focused on new digital vulnerabilities created by the pandemic, including a large share of the nation working from home.

“One serious lesson out of the pandemic is the importance of having a plan in advance,” Chertoff said.

“All the actions I’ve taken over the years have been to prevent a cyber 9/11 from happening,” Langevin, a co-founder of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, told me. “I felt like a lone voice in the wilderness

initially, but people’s awareness has been raised. Ask anyone who’s had their credit card numbers or medical records stolen, and they understand this is an issue.”

The pervasiveness of cybersecurity also separates it from the pre-9/11 era when terrorism wasn’t top of mind for most Americans.

“One observation from the 9/11 Commission that’s embedded in my head is when they talked about a failure of imagination,” Ridge said. “This [Solarium Commission] report is saying that based on everything we know we can’t plead surprise anymore. And before we have a cataclysmic cyber event we’d better get our act together.”

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Children must return to school

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Parents and educators must prepare a hybrid of programs to resume some in-person instruction for students this summer and next fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce youth isolation, medical officials said.

Voices for Healthy Kids, an initiative of the American Heart Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, held a briefing Thursday afternoon with medical experts from across the nation about strategies to keep children resilient, learning and active this summer as they prepare to return to an unknown learning environment in the fall due to COVID-19.

Laurie Stradley, chief program officer of Alliance for a Healthier Generation, said risk reduction is the goal for children to return to summer programs and school next year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and emergency child care centers have released guidance on how to safely reopen and limit the spread of the coronavirus.

“It will never truly be eliminated,” Stradley said. “My opinion is, if we follow the science and listen to the recommendations of the CDC, we can support children returning to some level of school and participation.

School officials and program leaders expect parents will be split across the country on feeling safe to send children to school.

“I’m optimistic — if you just look to those practices, I think we can have no guarantee, but a relatively safe environment for our kids,” Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant said. “I know we’re concerned about liability, but my two kids desperately need to be around other kids. The answer is, we’re going to have to rely on the best guidance out there.

“These kids are facing social isolation. We have kids where home is not a safe place. I think we’re going to have a hybrid of programs and they’re going to need to be open for kids. There’s a huge need to get kids back to a place where they can learn safely.”

Trauma-informed care and safe spaces are necessary for students as they return to school — especially for lowincome or Black children who have witnessed weeks of stressful and trauma-inducing videos and news stories following the controversial deaths of unarmed Black men and women at the hands of police, and images of protests, rioting and racial unrest.

“Black students are much more likely to have lost a loved one or family member to COVID-19 than their white counterparts,” Stradley said of the virus’ disproportionate

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impact in communities of color.

She discussed nonprofit A Therapist Like Me, which helps minority families connect with other psychologists of color, who can support their unique mental health needs.

“The awareness raising that is critical in our educators

low-income geographic areas. The majority of youth said they walk or run in their neighborhood or near their home as their preferred method of physical activity.

The study showed girls favor playing in water. Other popular areas to exercise included parks and walking or biking trails, which may be closed or

children and young adults up to age 21 that cause inflammation of tissues and extremities. The complications often mimic Kawasaki disease and toxic-shock-like syndrome, and have killed several New York children or teens.

Sallis said Thursday the complication is primarily seen in the European strain

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These kids are facing social isolation. We have kids where home is not a safe place. I think we’re going to have a hybrid of programs and they’re going to need to be open for kids. There’s a huge need to get kids back to a place where they can learn safely.

— Jodi Grant Afterschool Alliance Executive Director

and their ability to connect with the right mental health support at the right time so parents can navigate into this and feel safe doing so,” Stradley said.

On average, children and adolescents of all races and ethnicities in low-income areas are active for 14 minutes fewer each day during summer vacation than during the school year.

A recent study conducted at the University of California’s Physical Activity Research Center showed students use screentime of TV, computers and mobile devices, on average, often twice as much during summer as opposed to the academic year. Medical experts fear the usual problem will be compounded by stayat-home orders this summer as COVID-19 spikes increase in 27 states and Puerto Rico.

“Kids could be a lot healthier in the summer,” said James Sallis, co-director of the university’s Physical Activity Research Center. “The closing of parks, trails and schools have created challenges in helping children remain active. We need to do more to help kids be active.”

The center studied a sample of 207 youth from

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Sallis suggested community organizations such as the YMCA or Boys and Girls Club organize group walks, hikes, park outings or other opportunities for local kids to get active this summer. The gettogethers are most needed in low-income communities of color.

“It’s more essential than ever for children and adolescents to meet physical activity guidelines during the pandemic,” Sallis said. “Everybody is under stress and physical activity is very helpful in managing stress at all ages and maintaining overall physical and mental health,” he said. “Physical activity improves both youth function and reduces inflammation, which comes into play especially if children become infected by the virus.”

Children in several states and in at least six European countries first reported COVID-19 complications in

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of COVID-19, which mainly infected east coast states.

“We don’t really understand it, Sallis said. “It is similar to Kawasaki disease, which is really well-recognized by pediatricians, but poorly understood by what causes it.

I think the prevalence of the inflammatory disease has slowed down a little bit. The best way to avoid it is to avoid exposure to Covid. I feel really fortunate that we are where we are as terrible as the inflammatory symptom is.”

Summer programs are essential for youth and students of all ages — especially this year after most have spent months in isolation, Grant said.

Many schools, which are often the gathering place for several summer programs, are not allowing community organizations to use their facilities during the pandemic.

Schools and group administrators need to think longterm and develop safe ways to resume programming.

Community- and faithbased organizations must be involved, and may benefit from offering split schedules.

“I think that’s going to be the future for after-school programs,” Grant said. “Time, space and staff are key issues.

More and more kids are going to need these programs with access to virtual learning being a challenge. It’s not going to be easy, but if we start by leveraging each community’s unique resources, we can embrace all types of educators beyond the traditional school day.”

Dr. Ben Hoffman, chairman of American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention, said parents and caregivers must be diligent in providing adequate supervision to prevent tragedies because of common summertime hazards to children, such as water, heatstroke, dehydration and hot vehicles.

Reports of at-home children’s injuries and window falls have increased as families’ routines and work schedules have been disrupted

by COVID-19. Parents have vaccinated their children at alarmingly low levels during the pandemic, Hoffman said, because of reduced pediatric care.

“It’s impossible to completely injury-proof a kid,” Hoffman said. “This means identifying risks, thinking about the people who might be at risk and taking measures to minimize them. ... Kids are stuck inside much more than before and parents and caregivers are often multi-tasking and not able to provide the supervision that’s necessary. Kids may have access to things they didn’t previously.”

Prescription drugs, medications, cleaning supplies and other household toxins must be locked away and out of sight. Heavy dressers and bookshelves should be anchored to a wall, he added.

Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children ages 1 to 4 years old. Hoffman urged families with swimming pools to enclose them with four-sided fences and locking gates or pool alarms, which decrease the risk of drowning by 50%.

Bathtubs should be emptied as soon as they are not in use.

“Kids, toddlers are built to explore,” Hoffman said.

“They’re impulsive, they’re not great at following rules — they’re fascinated by stuff.

Make sure there’s an adult who is tasked with constant supervision for those kids within arm’s reach.”

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On the trail of the coronavirus In an emphatic illustration that the pandemic is far from over, the state Department of Health is investigating COVID-19 exposure in four virus clusters after officials traced multiple new infections to a student who recently traveled to Florida and attended a downstate graduation ceremony.

The student started exhibiting symptoms shortly after attending Horace Greeley High School’s drive-in graduation ceremony June 20 at the Chappaqua train station in Westchester County.

Twelve others who had contact with the student at the ceremony also tested positive and are self-isolating.

Contact tracers have identified three other

COVID clusters at the Oswego Apple Factory, the Washington County/ Vermont Slate Quarry and the Montgomery County Aluminum factory. Twelve cases from the quarry were reported, 82 apple factory employees were infected with the virus of 179 people tested and 74 COVID-19 cases were found at the aluminum factory, where 500 employees were tested.

In a perfect world, we would not need contact tracers, whose name would otherwise be confined to a cyber-novel or high-tech science-fiction movie. As it turns out, though, these virus private detectives are demonstrating the contacttracing system works. You pick up a string, track it to a thread and find the common denominator. Mickey

Spillane would be proud.

Aggressive testing and contact tracing must be done to slow and ultimately control all potential clusters of new cases like the one in Westchester County.

But unlike the private eyes of the 1950s, today’s contact tracers need the cooperation and sense of personal responsibility of the people they are tracking so they can follow the trail of the coronavirus.

Contact tracing is vital to the reopening of our economy, our schools, our businesses. Indeed, it is crucial to our way of life. It enables health officials to pinpoint coronavirus hot spots and neutralize them before they become fullblown outbreaks. If that occurs, the result would be disastrous.

ANOTHER VIEW

Bounties on U.S. soldiers demand a serious response (c) 2020, The Washington Post ·

The reported plot by Russia’s military intelligence service to pay a bounty to the Taliban in Afghanistan for killing U.S. and coalition forces, if confirmed, will mark another escalation of Russia’s conflict with the West, a turn in the shadow wars that would seem to cry out for a forceful response.

President Donald Trump’s reaction in recent days that he wasn’t told, that it is a hoax - has been utterly inadequate.

The New York Times and The Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence agencies concluded months ago that a Russian military intelligence unit offered money for killing Americans last year, and one piece of evidence was the discovery in a raid on a Taliban outpost of a large amount of U.S. cash. The reports added that interrogations have made the intelligence community confident in its assessment that the Russians had offered and paid bounties in 2019; the assessment resulted in a high-level interagency meeting at the White House in late March to consider possible responses. The bounties are

believed to have caused the death of at least one soldier. The Times reported that Trump was briefed on the intelligence.

Why Russia did this can only be guessed at, but it clearly fits with President Vladimir Putin’s pursuit of asymmetric warfare against the West, from cyberattacks and interfering in the 2016 U.S. election to an attempted poisoning of a former spy in Britain.

Putin, a former Soviet KGB officer, has encouraged his intelligence services to be more aggressive overseas.

A proper U.S. response would begin with loud and open protest to Putin. It would expose enough of the intelligence to make it credible, and then the United States would work with NATO allies on sanctions and other measures.

It is definitely not the time to invite Russia to join the Group of Seven leaders at their next meeting, as Trump suggested this month.

Trump’s response has been stupefying. “Nobody briefed or told me,” Trump insisted on Twitter. How could the president not be informed about such reports? Was it written in his daily brief and he

didn’t read it? It’s hard to say which would be more damning: that he was informed and is denying that now, perhaps because he took no action in response to the intelligence; or that nobody in his administration bothered to clue him in on a highly consequential development. If the latter, shouldn’t Trump’s reaction now be: Why not, and what’s going on?

Rather than address the highly disturbing news itself, Trump offered more distractions and denials, claiming the intelligence agencies “did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me.” He added, “Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax . . . wanting to make Republicans look bad!!”

The intelligence reports, if true, demand a serious response. With Trump once again immobilized in the face of Russian provocation, Congress will have to step up. It could start by approving the longpending Deter Act, aimed at discouraging Russian interference in this year’s election, and investigating the latest intelligence and U.S. nonresponse.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘Irony, I feel, is a very high form of morality.’

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By Michael Belknap What are you doing on the Fourth? The annual question answered with usual responses: family trip, neighborhood party, Pittsfield Parade, James Taylor at Tanglewood, Empire State Plaza fireworks. This year Covid-19 with social distancing has caused cancellations and rethinking. I remember two Fourths both for the celebrations and their lasting impact on me.

Camp Highlands took the Fourth of July seriously. As a 13 year old, I celebrated enthusiastically, beginning with a trumpeted reveille, the raising of the American flag and ending with a giant bonfire, sparklers, marshmallows and finally taps.

After the morning track meet, we spent the afternoon decorating the Dining Hall — flags, banners, crepe paper streamers, various constructed ships, cannons, rockets. My cabin opted for a simple large cardboard box, hung from the rafter, with red white and blue covering the four sides, with words stenciled on, “Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Assembly.” After dinner, the beloved camp director gave a patriot talk, followed by, “All decorations must be down before breakfast, except the Freedoms display. It will stay up for a week.”

Years later at law school, my Constitutional law class argued over the limitations of the exercise of the First Amendment rights to free speech, press, religion, assembly and petition. We fought over the need to balance the competing interests in these rights. In my mind’s eye, I remembered the cardboard box with its stenciled truth.

At 14, I attended the Independence Day celebration at the 3.36 acre Village Green in the predominately white suburban town where I grew up. Most of the year, it is quiet, but, since 1886, on the Fourth of July, it explodes with crowds of all ages. Speakers declaim our heroic heritage, a band plays, singers

MY VIEW

MICHAEL

BELKNAP sing from the stone platform surrounding the towering American flag and cenotaph, a 1927 memorial to those who died In World War I. Next came 30 different foot races.

I waited nervously for my race to start. I still cherish the faded red, white and blue ribbon, with a medal crowned with an American Eagle, “Winnetka July 4, 1955” and on the back.

“Grade School Championship 75yd. Dash First.”

Country singer Luke Combs expresses my feelings, “That might not matter to you but it does to me.”

On July 26, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke on the same Village Green to an overflow crowd. Sitting there, I recalled my 1958 petition to the Board of Education seeking permission for Dr. King to speak at our high school. My request was denied because he was a “rabble rouser.” Times were achanging. As recent events prove, we still have a long way to go.

This year Covid-19 impacts all of us. After 116 summers, Camp Highlands will not open, although deposits are accepted for 2021. The deeply disappointed Winnetka Recreation Superintendent told me the entire 4th event is cancelled for 2020.

All of us might pause to remember and reflect on Independence Day and ask what do we think about the Declaration of Independence, signed by fifty-six white men without direct input from women, slaves or Native Americans?

Throughout the spring and summer of 1776. a group of white males — lawyers, doctors, businessmen, landowners, educators, farmers, manufacturers

— met in Philadelphia and founded a “separate and equal” nation. Read the Declaration of Independence with its inspiring, aspirational preamble: “All men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Then consider the nineteen charges against Britain’s King George III “whose character… marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

If you have time, pick up David McCullough’s “1776,” listen to the Broadway mega-hit “Hamilton,” watch the HBO series “John Adams.”

Want an outside activity? Try visiting Revolutionary War sites: Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga Battlefield, Bennington Battle Monument. You could search out local historical signs and sites. I feel connected to the past when I walk down the road from our house to the NYS marker: ”WARNER’S TAVERN Here stood the Tavern of William Warner where on June 2, 1776 the men of King’s District voted in favor of independence from Great Britain.”

On July 4, 1776, the courageous delegates concluded their document, “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” This is our inheritance from our Founding Fathers. Let us pledge to fulfill the Constitutional promise “to form a more perfect union” where all people “may secure the blessings of liberty.”

Michael Belknap is President of the Belknap Company, Ltd., a real estate development firm.

Belknap has lived in a 19th century house in Columbia County since 1971.

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Early retirement incentive buyouts To the editor: It is high time that the New York State legislature, the Governor’s office and various labor unions come together and make early retirement incentive buyouts happen now for state and local employees such as teachers, social workers, police officers, fire fighters, and other civil servants.

All told, early retirement incentive buyouts would be a win-win-win for the parties involved. State and local payrolls would save money by shedding high end salaries of those close the conclusion of their careers.

Retirees collecting their

pensions earlier would have an added means to cover some of their financial and health care expenses; moreover, this would plow tax money back into the state coffers.

Layoffs would be an expensive, dispiriting option for state employees and ultimately NY State as it would be a most inefficient form of financial support; folks would go on unemployment benefits temporarily and perhaps turn to other forms of state assistance. Incentive buyouts would clear the way for younger workers to be given a chance to replace the positions vacated by

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Suzanna Zapp Suzanna Zapp, beloved wife of the late Mike Zapp, passed away Saturday June 27, 2020.

Born September 27, 1925 in Czechoslovakia, she is the daughter of Paul and Anna (Janeka) Boor. Suzanna was a homemaker, and a devout member of St Matthew’s and St Mark’s Lutheran Church.

Left to cherish her memory include her beloved son Michael Zapp, stepdaughter Suzanne

Zapp, granddaughters Stephanie Zapp and Wendy (Zapp) Tiberio, daughter in law Julie Zapp, and several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband Mike, Suzanna was predeceased by her siblings Ann Barringer, John Boor, and Irving Boor. A memorial service date and time will be announced in the future.

Raymond Schrenkeisen Raymond Schrenkeisen 74 of wife Julie Curtis. Stepson RusMalden bridge passed away on sell Curtis(Tracy) and two lovSunday at St Peter’s Hospital. ing grandchildren Russell and Raymond born in Hudson,N.Y. Elicia Curtis, A brother Robert October 26 1945 is the son of Schrenkeisen(Lisa). late Charles Raymond and DorCalling hours will be Thursday othy M. (Stark) Schrenkeisen.

July 2 from 5 – 8:00pm He graduated from from the Wenk Funeral Chatham High School Home in Chatham N. and entered the U.S Y.. a private burial will Air Force. upon honbe held on Friday at orary discharge after Mountain View cemserving 4years. He was etery in East Chatham employed by G.E. PittsN.Y. For those who field until his retirement. wish, memorials may He then worked for the town of Chatham for Schrenkeisen be made to the Chatham Rescue Squad P. a number of years. He O. Box 587 Ghent, New was pre-deceased by his sister Claire Schrenkeisen York 12075. For on-line condoand brother Burton Schren- lences, visit wenkfuneralhome. keisen. Survivors include his com.

Sharon L Stodolski Sharon L Stodolski, 67 years by her late father Richard Morold of Ithaca, NY passed away rison and late mother Sharon at Cayuga Medical Center Morrison. She is survived by of pneumonia with her three siblings, Joe Morrison, Andrea daughters by her side on Satur- Funk, Darlene McCabe; her day June 13, 2020. Sharon was children: Lisa (Randi) Cary, Amy born in Hudson, NY on May 27, (Aaron) Acla and Sandy (Eric) 1953.

Stodolski; nephews: Sharon was a regisJeremy Funk, Joey tered nurse for over 20 Morrison, Todd Morriyears and worked at son and Russ McCabe; Altera in Ithaca. Prior grandchildren: Allison to becoming a nurse Acla and Aaron Acla Jr. she worked at Tops The family would like Friendly’s Market’s in to thank the medical the bakery department staff at Cayuga Medical and Axiohm. She was Center for their comStodolski a member of the Eastpassion and support ern Stars and Queen in especially Katie and the Red Hat Society. She loved Melanie. Funeral to be held in her three cats, planting flowers Hudson, NY at a later date. Perin her garden and decorating for kins Funeral Home, Dryden, NY every holiday. is assisting the family. www.perShe was preceded in death kinsfh.com

Lois Strehler The world has lost a beauti- have. She gave freely of herself ful light. On June 26, 2020, Lois wherever she saw a need. EvStrehler passed peacefully at St. eryone was important. Sitting on Peter’s Hospice Inn. She gave the floor to play with grandchilher soul and spirit to her savior dren and then great grandchilJesus Christ and his beloved dren brought her much joy. She mother Mary for eternity. She loved volunteering at St. John will now be with her beloved the Baptist Church through the husband of 67 years, Edwin, ministries of: Gardening (flowwho predeceased her. She will ers will miss her loving care), be missed beyond imagination Bereavement (offering comfort by daughters Lois Fornaro of to those who grieved) and Never Valatie and Rose Anne Alone. She loved most Lewis of Castleton, helping Father George grandchildren Shaun in his office. She was a Lewis, Dominique true gift to all who had Ryan, Kimberly Lewisthe honor of knowing Campbell and 9 great her. grandchildren, brother Calling Hours will be Donald Hamm, and held from 11- 12 PM, many loved nieces and Friday at the Raymond nephews who all wish E. Bond Funeral Home, Strehler her peace and love. BeValatie. A prayer sersides her husband, Edvice will conclude the win, she was also predeceased calling hours. A Mass of Chrisby her parents, Mabel (Hotaling) tian Burial will be for immediate and Fayette M. Hamm and her family followed by interment in siblings, Mabel, Raymond, Ar- the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Vanold, Edna, Dorothy, Olive, Les- latie. In lieu of flowers, you are ter, Ronald, Robert, Janice and asked to kindly send a donation John. to St. John the Baptist Church, Before her retirement, Lois Valatie, NY in her memory. worked as Benefits Adminis- PLEASE, celebrate her life; love trator at Sterling Winthrop in one another – don’t wait to let Rensselaer. She has several someone know or feel your love accomplishments but what she and concern. That is what this should be remembered for is gentle soul would want, what her unconditional love and com- would make her happy. With passion for all beings. She was love and blessings to all – her never too busy to listen to or family. “Go out into the world lend a hand to family, a friend, or today and love the people you a stranger. It made no difference meet. Let your presence light who you were, how old, how new light in the hearts of peoyoung, what you had or didn’t ple.” Mother Teresa

Frances Eleanor Preusser June 18, 1929 – June 27, 2020 Frances Eleanor Preusser, 91, entered her eternal resting place on June 27th 2020, with her loving family at her side. Born June 18, 1929, Frances was one of 14 children born to Miller Ray and Mary Etta (Harder) Shutts and a lifelong resident of Martindale, NY. A 1947 graduate of Roeliff Jansen School, she was actively involved in basketball, softball and cheerleading.

Fran was a dedicated homemaker to her husband Ted and 6 children. She later joined the work force at Eden Park Nursing Home and retired after 25 years of compassionate service. Fran was a strong, loyal and extremely spiritual woman

and member of the Martindale John, Willis, Raymond, Harold, Community Baptist Church Harmon Clyde, Richard and with many great qualities that Clifford, as well as her sisters she passed on to her family and Grace, Ruth, Nellie, Alberta, all that she would meet. She and Dorothy, daughter-in-law took great pride in her family, Nancy Neal Preusser and 1 her children and her grand chil- great grandchild Gustav Afdren, leaving them with nothing faunt Preusser. but beautiful, funny, She is survived by and loving memoher 6 children Theories. She never lost dore, Raymond (Bevher sense of humor erly), Robert (Theresa), and quick wit, which James (Cindy), Zoe is something that will (Jody), and Deborah be missed most of all.

(Robert). Also survived She met her love and by grandchildren Jessoul mate, Ted, and sica, Daniel, Timothy they married Decemand Phillip Preusser; Preusser ber 26, 1948.

Scott, Sean, Esteban Frances was predeceased and Jahn Preusser and Stacy by her beloved husband of (Sharron); Jamie and Christie 59 years Theodore, brothers Preusser and Jenna (Ross-

man); Aaron, Jonathan and Jeremy Preusser; Meredith (Bossinger), Lindsay (Baldwin); Mia, Deona and Taylor Donahue and Kirsten Sultzbaugh. She is also survived by 28 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

Services will be held at the Bates and Anderson-Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home on Thursday, July 2nd with viewing from 11-1 followed by a service at the funeral home and burial in the Mellenville Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Columbia Greene Hospice, 47 Liberty St., Catskill, NY 12414 or the Churchtown Fire Company Scholarship Fund, PO Box 193, Claverack, NY 12513.

Carl Reiner, prolific comedy legend who created ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dead at 98

By Steve Chawkins and Dennis McLellan

of any country in the civilized world ... “ Reiner’s son and fellow filmmaker Rob Reiner once said of his father: “His main thrust in life is making other people happy and keeping the world which he inhabits moving. He’s what they used to call in the Catskills a tummler _ somebody who keeps people engaged and stimulated.

He always gets a sense of the room he’s in and expresses what’s on everybody’s mind.”

The critic Pauline Kael “once wrote that she’s not sure if I’m a serious filmmaker or not,” Carl Reiner once recalled in an interview. “So I assured her: I’m not.”

Los Angeles Times

Carl Reiner, the veteran comedy actor, writer, director and producer who created the classic sitcom “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and played second banana to Sid Caesar and straight man to Mel Brooks’ 2,000-Year-Old Man, died Monday evening. He was 98.

The Associated Press reported his death Tuesday morning, citing his assistant Judy Nagy, who said Reiner died of natural causes at his Beverly Hills home.

The Bronx-born Reiner worked in a machine shop after high school as he took free acting classes sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. He made $1 a week for his first paid acting gig but had to promise not to brag about his good fortune to the other cast members at a Manhattan theater.

He first came to national attention in the 1950s on Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows,” where he wrote alongside Brooks, Neil Simon and other comedy legends. He remained lifelong friends with Brooks; in their later years, the two often shared dinner and a movie at Reiner’s home.

Reiner was the foil for the zany Brooks’ 2,000-Year-Old Man, an enduring routine they spontaneously devised during a slow time in the writers’ room at “Your Show of Shows.”

On “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which ran from 196166, Reiner occasionally played the egomaniacal Alan Brady, star of the TV show whose writing staff was headed by the show’s main character, Rob Petrie. In a pilot, Reiner played the lead role _ which he loosely modeled on himself _ but later concluded that Van Dyke would be a better fit.

Reiner told The Times in

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Actor Carl Reiner speaks onstage during “An Afternoon with Carl Reiner - Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” during day three of the TCM Classic Film Festival 2016 on April 30, 2016 in Los Angeles.

1993: “’The Van Dyke Show’ is probably the most thrilling of my accomplishments because that was very, very personal, the most personal thing I’ve done. Because it was about me and my wife, living in New Rochelle and working on the Sid Caesar show. All those other things have just been entertainments. I was a man for hire.”

The films Reiner directed include: “The Comic” (1969), starring Van Dyke; “Where’s Poppa?” (1970), starring George Segal and Ruth Gordon; “Oh, God!” starring George Burns and John

Denver; and four films starring Steve Martin _ “The Jerk” (1979), “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” (1982), “The Man With Two Brains” (1983) and “All of Me” (1984). The last film he directed was 1997’s “That Old Feeling,” with Bette Midler and Dennis Farina.

Reiner was active on social media until the day he died.

On June 29, he tweeted a rebuke of President Trump: “As I arose at 7:30 this morning, I was saddened to relive the day that led up to the election of a bankrupted and corrupt businessman who had no qualifications to be the leader

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The story of the Coxsackie brickmakers

New York State Education Department and State Library announce summer reading program

By David Dorpfeld, Greene County Historian

ALBANY — The New York State Education Department and the New York State Library are partnering with 1,100 public libraries and neighborhood branches statewide to launch the 2020 Summer Reading at New York Libraries program, Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe announced. The free, annual program gives children and their families the opportunity to access the vast resources of New York’s public libraries to support summer reading and learning. This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story” and, due to COVID-19, local libraries across the State are reimagining summer reading this year in new and different virtual formats with exciting online activities, programs and events.

“Though some library buildings are still closed because of COVID, New York’s libraries continue to faithfully serve our children to support continuity of learning and will maintain the free educational resources and programs upon which families rely through the summer months,” Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said. “We know that reading is the number one way students can prevent learning loss and New York’s libraries have found numerous ways to keep children engaged and to make learning fun. I encourage parents to use these resources this summer and throughout the school year.”

“Local libraries unlock the magic of reading for families with free access to thousands of age-appropriate books and

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Brick made in the Hudson Valley helped build New York City during the 19th and 20th centuries. Greene County played a major role with an abundant supply of brick and clay. Evidence of the bygone era can still be found at low tide as tiny pieces of reddish-orange brick on the shoreline of the Hudson. The last brick manufacturer in New York State was the Powell and Minnock Brick Company in Coeymans. It was founded in the late 1880’s and ceased operations in 2001.

Businesses that made bricks were called brick yards probably because in the early days bricks were sun dried and large areas or yards were necessary for laying the bricks out for drying. Today I am republishing an article titled “Village Once Had Twenty Brickmakers” from an article in the 1952 Centennial edition of the “Coxsackie Union News.”

VILLAGE ONCE HAD TWENTY BRICKMAKERS Author Unknown One of Coxsackie’s greatest industries in the 1800s was brick making, and at one time there were nearly twenty yards operating in the village There was abundant material in this section, both sand and clay, for the manufacture of brick. And there was the river right at the front door, offering the finest and fastest in transportation and freighting.

The era, of course, passed.

Some yards failed and went out of operation, some bought out other yards and enlarged, some reached the very pinnacle of success. But at the last the raw material which was

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Powell and Minick Brick. The last to be made in the Hudson Valley.

the life blood of the industry gave out.

Brick is still manufactured along the Hudson … the yards of Coeymans are the notable example … but for Coxsackie there is little chance of its ever becoming an important contributor in this field again.

The leading brick makers of the day and the location of their yards follows: Patrick Stephenson, operated near the Methodist Church (this would be where the last Methodist Church was located on Church Street).

Silas Holbrook, operated on the site of the Malleable Iron Works and later Superior Projector Plant (now the site of the Coxsackie DPW buildings on Mansion Street).

Madison Parker, co-owner with Silas Holbrook.

Samuel King, operarted on a location east of his residence.

Olney F. Wright, operated south of the later residence of Dr. Greene.

Nathan Hubbell, operated on New Street.

John B. Bronk, bought out Hubbell yards.

Henry Wolfe, operated west of 9-W Highway. ______ French, operated west of old J. Cuyler, Vosburgh home.

P.W. Van Bergen, operated south of the Methodist Church (again on Church Street).

Abraham Vosburgh, operated south of the Methodist Church.

Peter Hubbell, operated on property where his residence was located; location unknown.

Arthur Beattie, operated on property where his residence was located.

Captain Isaac Smith, operated at Lower Landing.

James Wilson, operated near Dr. Van Slyke’s residence.

Henry Mackey, bought out James Wilson.

Cooper & Bell, bought out Henry Mackey.

Joseph Wells, operated in south part of the village.

Isaac Van Schaack, operated in south part of the village.

John Walker, operated in south part of the village.

It is estimated that at least fifty million tons of bricks were manufactured in the village.

Brick sold in New York at this time at $3.50 or $4 per thousand, and the top labor wage was $1.00 a day.

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

e-books, all with just a local library card,” Interim Commissioner Tahoe said. “More than 2.5 million young people participated in last year’s summer reading program.

Virtual services are available 24/7 so families can safely support learning and exploring all summer long.”

The 2020 summer reading theme is “Imagine Your Story,” a celebration of fairy tales, folklore, mythology, and sharing your own unique story and voice. This year, libraries across the state offer a selection of exciting online and virtual programming – special events, reading challenges, fun activities, and more – throughout the summer months. Due to safety precautions still in place during the COVID-19 state of emergency, local libraries across the state are reimagining summer reading this year in new and different virtual formats with exciting online activities, programs and events.

To help celebrate the kickoff, Interim Commissioner Tahoe shared one of her favorite stories, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss in a video message.

State Senator Shelley B. Mayer, Chair of the Education Committee, said, “Summer reading is such a wonderful and essential part of students’ summer plans, and this summer, reading is more important than ever. I am pleased to support NYSL & NYSED’s Summer Reading Program to help our students learn and grow. Even in the face of COVID-19, our public libraries helped residents of

all ages remain connected, read new books and find resources. As our libraries reimagine The Summer Reading Program with new virtual programs, I encourage children to lose themselves in books, explore new ideas, and imagine their own stories.”

Public and school libraries are working closely together to make Summer Reading resources and activities available to all students and families. Kids, teens and families can visit their local public library’s website to find out how to sign up for Summer Reading events and activities, then register online to track books and e-books and earn badges and prizes from their local library.

In addition to partnering with local libraries and the State’s 23 public library systems to offer Summer Reading at New York Libraries, the State Education Department and the State Library partner with various statewide organizations such as the New York State Senate and Assembly, Hunger Solutions New York, the New York State Reading Association, the New York Library Association, the School Library Systems Association of New York State, 4-H, the New York Council for the Humanities to bring summer reading to communities throughout the state.

The New York State Library is a program of the State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Further information can be obtained by visiting the Library’s website.

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Scenic trail at preserve to be part of the Greenway Trail System CATSKILL — The Greene Land Trust received great news, the scenic trail at the Mawignack Preserve is being welcomed as part of the Greenway Trail System.

The one-mile loop trail at the Mawignack Preserve takes visitors through upland woodlands, along part of the railroad bed for the Catskill Railroad, through the low meadows once farmed by the Mohicans, and to the shores of the Catskill Creek that inspired Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. Five interpretive signs that help visitors understand the trail’s connection with the site’s history were recently installed at the Preserve.

“These new interpretive signs are a vital addition to Mawignack Preserve, and will undoubtedly serve to inform visitors of the profound cultural and historical significance of this beautiful natural

space,” said Jonathan Palmer, Assistant Greene County Historian.

The Greene Land Trust worked with Scenic Hudson, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Greene County Historical Society and the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans to develop interpretive signs that provide visitors with an appreciation for the property’s natural and cultural values. Funding for the interpretive signs was provided in part by the NYS Environmental Protection Fund through a 2018 grant from the Hudson River Valley Greenway.

As a designated Greenway Trail, the Mawignack Preserve trail is now part of a network of multi-use trails developing along both sides of the Hudson River. The Greenway Trail links historic sites, parks, downtown areas, and open spaces, connecting residents

and visitors to the resources of the Hudson Valley.

“The Mawignack Preserve Trail, with its significant historical, cultural and environmental qualities, is an exciting addition to the Greenway Trail System,” said Scott Keller, Executive Director, Hudson River Valley Greenway. “This scenic, gentle trail provides local community members and tourists access to the natural beauty of the Hudson River Valley. We welcome and celebrate the addition of the Mawignack Preserve to the Greenway Trail System!”

The Mawignack Preserve is located on Snake Road on Catskill Creek in the Town of Catskill and is part of a 144-acre parcel along Catskill Creek that was acquired by Scenic Hudson in 2016. The Mawignack Preserve in managed by the Greene Land Trust.

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JULY 4 TANNERSVILLE — Fairy Crafts at Mountain Top Arboretum July 4. An ONLINE video you can watch when it is convenient for your family. We’ll be learning how we can make fairy gardens with materials supplied by our own backyard. Join Laura Rutkowski, local crafts expert and elementary school nurse, as she grabs a basket and walks through the Arboretum’s Woodland Walk in search of natural materials.

While she walks, she will encourage you to look in your own yard for the building blocks of your own tiny natural world. For information, call 518-589-3903 or www. mtarboretum.org.

JULY 5 COXSACKIE —The Village of Coxsackie hosts Music in Coxsackie 6-8 p.m. July 5 in Riverside Park. Performing

will be Dusk Til Dawn.

JULY 11 TANNERSVILLE — Mountain Top Arboretum hosts Storytime in the Shade July 11. This program will be made available as a prerecorded video link. Watch whenever you and the little ones would like. Mountain Top Arboretum collaborates with Mountain Top Library for a series of online summer story times. Join Library Director Maureen Garcia for this fun-filled story time. For information, 518-589-3903 or www.mtarboretum.org.

JULY 12 COXSACKIE —The Village of Coxsackie hosts Music in Coxsackie 6-8 p.m. July 12 in Riverside Park. Performing will be Downtown Horns.

JULY 18 COXSACKIE — Coxsackie Village Wide Yard Sale will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 18 and 19.

JULY 19 COXSACKIE —The Village of Coxsackie hosts Music in Coxsackie 6-8 p.m. July 19 in Riverside Park. Performing will be The Reverberators.

JULY 25

COXSACKIE — Bethel AME Church, 123 Mansion St., Coxsackie, will host a rib or chicken dinner barbecue beginning at noon July 25.

Dinners include green beans, macaroni salad, corn on the cob and cake. To pre-order, call 518-731-8887. Call 518731-7767 on July 24 and July 25.

JULY 26 COXSACKIE —The Village of Coxsackie hosts Music in Coxsackie 6-8 p.m. July 26 in Riverside Park. Performing will be Wyld Blu.

AUG. 16 WINDHAM — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid car show will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Aug. 16 at the Chicken Run Family Restaurant and Steak House, 5639 Route 23, Windham. A $10 minimum donation per entrant is requested.

Open to all years, makes and models. Trophies awarded at 2 p.m. to Top 20 vehicles, people’s choice, motorcycle, and more. There is also a $500 best in show Classic. Registration from 9-11 a.m. it will be held rain or shine. Facial coverings will be required and social distancing guidelines will be followed.

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About special extra earnings for military service Dear Rusty: How do I find out if I get any extra earnings for my military service of 28 years (Navy, 1982-2011), when I begin collecting my full Social Security retirement benefit next year (in July 2021)?

Signed: Retired Veteran Dear Retired Veteran: First, as a fellow veteran, I want to thank you for your 28 years of military service, but I need to clarify what those “special extra earnings” are. That’s not an additional amount which will be added to your monthly Social Security benefit as a bonus for serving.

Rather it is an additional dollar amount which has already been added to your earnings record for the years you served in the military.

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GLOOR Those receiving active duty military pay have contributed to Social Security since 1957, and that record of your military pay is already on file with Social Security. But a long time ago Congress decided to bump up the recorded earnings of those with earlier military service to make it easier

for them to qualify for Social Security, and to possibly provide a slightly higher benefit when the earnings from those years in the military are included in the computation of SS benefits.

To compute your benefit, Social Security uses the 35 highest earning years from your lifetime earnings record (adjusted for inflation). So, if your earnings during the years you were in the military are among the 35 years used to calculate your SS benefit, those military earnings were supplemented with an additional amount to make them up to $1,200 per year higher than you were actually paid. And that higher earnings amount possibly means a higher Social Security benefit because

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the foreseeable future, there will be no congregate meals at any of the Greene County Nutrition Centers, including Jewett. Home delivered meals will still be delivered, and if you want a meal, you can order the day ahead and pick it up at the center to take out.

JULY 1 THROUGH JULY 8 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, Parisian mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes, applesauce, peach crisp.

THURSDAY: Hot dogs, sauerkraut, baked beans, fresh salad with chick peas, mixed green vegetables, watermelon.

FRIDAY: Closed.

MONDAY: Sloppy Joes, cauliflower, green beans, sweet potatoes, pears.

TUESDAY: Macaroni and cheese, three bean salad, stewed tomatoes, pineapple chunks.

WEDNESDAY: Chicken divan, brown rice, Harvard beets, chocolate mousse with almond topping.

JULY 8 THROUGH JULY 15 WEDNESDAY: Chicken divan, brown rice, Harvard beets, chocolate mousse with almond topping.

THURSDAY: Meatloaf with mushroom gravy, green salad with chick peas, mashed potatoes, spinach, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Balsamic chicken salad, fresh greens with cucumbers and tomatoes, potato salad, carrots, oatmeal raisin cookie.

MONDAY: Beer battered fish, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, peach crisp.

TUESDAY: Beef and peppers, brown rice, brussels sprouts, pineapple chunks.

WEDNESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, au gratin potatoes, California mixed vegetables, tapioca pudding with raisins.

JULY 15 THROUGH JULY 22 WEDNESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, au gratin potatoes, California mixed vegetables, tapioca pudding with raisins.

THURSDAY: Seafood salad, pasta salad, fresh green salad with kidney beans, tomatoes, fruited gelatin.

FRIDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, braised cabbage, sweet potatoes, farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, brown rice, broccoli, pineapple chunks.

TUESDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, spaghetti, Italian mixed vegetables, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Crab topped cod, brown rice pilaf, spinach, apple crisp.

JULY 22 THROUGH JULY 29 WEDNESDAY: Crab topped cod, brown rice pilaf, spinach, apple crisp.

THURSDAY: Hot dog, sauerkraut, baked beans, green beans, fresh salad with white beans, tropical mixed fruit.

FRIDAY: Chef’s salad, potato salad, farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Spinach quiche, quinoa, brussels sprouts, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Barbecue chicken quarter, scalloped potatoes, winter squash, apple cake.

WEDNESDAY: Baked lasagna, Italian beans, fruited gelatin.

JULY 29 THROUGH AUG. 5 WEDNESDAY: Baked lasagna, Italian beans, fruited gelatin.

THURSDAY: Tuna salad, fresh green salad with white beans, potato salad, marinated carrots, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Chef’s choice, fresh green salad with kidney beans, cauliflower, farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, pears.

TUESDAY: Battered fish, scalloped potatoes, carrots, chocolate chip cookie.

WEDNESDAY: Italian sausage with tortellini, Italian mixed vegetables, peaches.

AUG. 5 THROUGH AUG. 12 WEDNESDAY: Italian sausage with tortellini, Italian

it could make your lifetime Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME) higher (a higher AIME translates to a higher benefit amount).

In your case, an extra $100 for every $300 in your actual military pay should have been added to your earnings record for each year you served between 1982 and 2001 (maximum of $1,200 for each year).

For service years after 2001, no additional “special credits” are awarded. To verify this, you may wish to obtain a copy of your lifetime Earnings Statement from Social Security and verify that your recorded earnings for 1982–2001 are $1,200 more than you were actually paid while serving.

And if not, you should supply a copy of your DD-214 when

applying for your Social Security benefits. You can obtain a copy of your lifetime Earnings Statement online if you have a personal “my Social Security” account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount; otherwise you’ll need to request a copy directly from Social Security.

For general information applicable to those who served prior to 1978, computation of their “special extra earnings” were computed a little differently. For those veterans, the maximum annual “special extra earnings” supplement was still $1,200, but the method for computing their extra earnings was to give an extra $300 for each calendar quarter of active duty military service.

But in any case, the special extra earnings are an addition

to your military pay record on file with Social Security, not an additional dollar amount added to your Social Security benefit.

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

Farmers’ Market checks available mixed vegetables, peaches.

THURSDAY: Pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, collard greens, fruited gelatin with whipped topping.

FRIDAY: Chicken salad, fresh salad with tomatoes and chick peas, potato salad, marinated carrots, local farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken Dijon, rice pilaf, spinach, pineapple chunks.

TUESDAY: Salisbury steak with gravy, cauliflower, sweet potato, tapioca pudding with fruit.

WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, peach crisp.

AUG. 12 THROUGH AUG. 19 WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, peach crisp.

THURSDAY: Tuna salad plate, macaroni salad, fresh greens with cucumbers and sliced tomatoes, fruit cocktail.

FRIDAY: Vegetable lasagna, Italian beans, fresh salad, local farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Baked ziti, Italian mixed vegetables, brussels sprouts, peaches.

TUESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, vanilla pudding with granola topping.

WEDNESDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, brown rice pilaf, California mixed vegetables, pineapple chunks.

AUG. 19 THROUGH AUG. 26 WEDNESDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, brown rice pilaf, California mixed vegetables, pineapple chunks.

THURSDAY: Baked pork chops with gravy, fresh salad, braised cabbage, sweet potatoes, oatmeal raisin cookie.

FRIDAY: Seafood salad plate, fresh greens, potato salad, local farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: American goulash, green beans, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Baked salmon with lemon sauce, rice pilaf, California mixed vegetables, yogurt with fruit and granola.

WEDNESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, apple cake.

AUG. 26 THROUGH AUG. 31 WEDNESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, apple cake.

THURSDAY: Chef’s choice, cauliflower, pears.

FRIDAY: Chef’s salad with ham, cheese, egg, tomato, fresh greens and kidney beans, local farm fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Broccoli and cheddar quiche, wax beans, peas and carrots, pears.

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ALBANY — The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets collaborates with the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Office for the Aging, and Cornell Cooperative Extension in administering the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). The purpose of the program is to promote improved nutrition through increased consumption of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. It is also intended to expand sales at farmers’ markets and farm stands.

Each Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) check booklet is worth $20 and contains five $4 checks. Eligibility is determined by two factors: age and income. Issuance of SFMNP checks are targeted to New York State residents, 60 and older, who affirm they are low-income. The criteria for income is a gross monthly income at or below $1967/ month for a one-person household; $2,658 for a twoperson household, or have income levels that increase by $691/month based on the number of persons in the applicant’s household. Checks

will be issued on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis.

Each older adult in a household is eligible to receive a booklet if they meet the requirements.

Participants must complete a Statement of Eligibility to be issued checks. Checks must be picked up in person at a designated location and cannot be done through the mail. Proxies will not be accepted. A valid Power of Attorney (POA) may sign for checks but must bring proof of their being someone’s POA. Checks may be used by recipients through Nov. 30.

While checks are good throughout New York State, consumers are reminded that all farmers at Farmers’ Markets do not accept them.

They can only be redeemed with a NYS participating farmer. When wishing to use a SFMNP check, look for the sign that states the booth is a participating farmer or be sure to ask if there is no sign.

In Greene County, the following are authorized locations: Black Horse Farm in Athens; Bulich Creekside Farm Stand in Leeds, Fromer Market Gardens in Tannersville and Stoneledge Farm

Stand in Leeds.

The following dates/times have been announced for pick-up at the following locations: ATHENS Rivertown Senior Apartments 10:30 a.m. July 14; Rivertown Senior Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 14.

CAIRO Fairground Estates 10 a.m. July 7; Acra Community Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 22.

CATSKILL Autumn Grove 10 a.m. July 6; Orchard Estates 10:30 a.m. July 6; Kaaterskill Manor 11:15 a.m. July 6; Robert Antonelli Senior Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 21.

COXSACKIE TENTATIVE ON REOPENING HALL: Bethany Village Housing 10:30 a.m. July 15; Town of Coxsackie Senior Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 15.

MOUNTAIN TOP Jewett Senior Center 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. July 16.

Due to COVID-19, checks will not be available at the department of human services’ main office. Any questions can be addressed by contacting the Department at 518719-3555.

An entire Old West town is for sale. But it’s in New Zealand

By James Tarmy (c) 2020, Bloomberg

In 2012, Rob Bartley bought a detailed replica of an 1860s Wyoming frontier town, set in the heart of a 900-acre ranch, with a handshake deal. The entire project, Mellonsfolly Ranch, had been built for a reported NZ$8 million ($5 million) by his friend John Bedogni, who founded a successful glass company. After Bedogni suffered a personal tragedy, his “interest fell away,” Bartley explains.

“That’s when I got involved.”

An entrepreneur who founded Ali Arc, an aluminum car parts manufacturer with facilities in New Zealand and Canada, Bartley will say only that he paid “a lot” for the ranch and town, which Bodogni built “for his friends and to have private events,” Bartley says.

Bartley has maintained the Old West town’s original mission, hosting an event every month or so. “It’s as busy as we want it to be,” he says. “We’re quite selective about what we do and who we do it for, because it’s quite a special place.” There have been weddings, corporate retreats, and family gettogethers. “And we’ve had some fanatic cowboys who come back all the time.”

Set in the heart of New Zealand’s North Island, about a six-hour drive from Auckland, the ranch derives additional income from producing Manuka honey. Harvested from Manuka trees, it’s said to have antibacterial properties. In recent years, it has skyrocketed in popularity and price.

Last year, Bartley says, his ranch produced 15.5 tons of of Manuka honey, which he sells in bulk. “There’s a lot of money there,” he says. “Especially with China coming back, now they’re paying big money for it.”

Successful as the ranch might be, Bartley says he’s dealing with health issues and has made the difficult decision to sell the entire operation. “I’m certainly sad to be selling it,” he says. “My family doesn’t really want to sell it, but we’ve got so many other business interests. I’ve got to make some decisions.”

He’s listed it for $7.5 million with Ben Hawan of New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty. “We’ve already had interest from people in the States who want to invest in New Zealand, which would help them get residency,” he says.

Bedogni, whom Bartley calls an “avid collector of many things,” constructed the town from 2002 to 2006 and filled it with material he and his wife had collected on trips to the U.S. “Obviously, he is very much a cowboy enthusiast,” says Bartley, with some understatement.

“The whole town was drawn by him, and every inch of it is genuine.”

There are 10 “period” buildings, including a licensed saloon, a courthouse that doubles as a cinema, a sheriff’s office, a billiards lounge, a structure called Texas Rose’s Bathhouse, and 13 guest rooms that can accommodate a total of 22 people.

There’s also a three-bedroom home — built in period-appropriate architecture — used by

the property manager, along with a large commercial barn for tools and machinery needed to keep the property up and running and two staff houses that can accommodate at least six people.

Not coincidentally, there’s a touch of HBO’s Westworld, minus the violence.

Typical activities include horse riding, clay pigeon shooting, archery, and walks in the bush; in the evening there’s music in the saloon and card games. Bartley says the property also has a “big cannon, which we fire at nine at night.”

Sundays entail a big breakfast, a bit of lunch, and then “it’s back to civilization,” Bartley says, noting that the staff — usually about six people — sports costumes at all times.

A package to rent the whole town for a night costs NZ$7,900; two nights come to NZ$14,900.

“It’s not over the top,” Bartley says. “We should charge more.”

The ranch is accessible by road, but there is a helipad. And it’s hooked up to the electric grid and has backup generators, as well as its own water tanks and a firefighting sprinkler system.

The ranch makes good money, Bartley says, making its primary appeal that of a business, rather than as a hospitality venue. That, plus the appeal of residency status, makes his ranch a very appealing prospect. An Investor 1 Residence Visa allows businesspeople who invest NZ$10 million over three years to apply. (Residency isn’t guaranteed.)

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the paint and hire local artists.

We never got to explain the plan much further because we weren’t OK’d by the village to move forward.”

Cousin criticized the compromise the board offered to move the mural to Water Street.

“They were OK with painting “Black Lives Matter” on Water Street adjacent to the low-income housing complex in Catskill,” she said. “I think it’s evident to that population that their lives matter. We are demanding at this point because many of our previous attempts at improving quality of life for the marginalized community that exists in Catskill have been met with opposition. Maybe it’s because this is the way things have always been, but it doesn’t make it right. My family lives in Hop, and they deserve better.

They deserve more from their leadership and they will be heard.”

In its decision, the board of trustees laid out several reasons why it supported banners over the mural including that any mural or signage would need to go through an approval process by the planning board, the banner would be more visible

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grounds as normal, then the annual fair could not be presented,” Alford said.

The decision to cancel the fair due to the virus outbreak was not unexpected, Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell said.

“It’s not a surprise based on what happened with the Dutchess County Fair and the

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meeting to supporting the resolution for the full board meeting.

The resolution passed with dissenting votes from legislators Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, Thomas Hobart, R-Coxsackie, William Lawrence, R-Cairo, and Matthew Luvera, RCatskill.

Public Works Chairman Jim Thorington, R-Windham, wished Van Valkenburg well.

“It was a pleasure working with him,” Thorington said.

“I definitely appreciate all the time he put into the county and

and receive more exposure, the banner is mobile and more inclusive, the banner will be more durable than paint on the street which will fade, the mural would interfere “with the daily vitality of [the] town” and would “have a much more detrimental impact,” and the lettering could cause confusing for drivers.

“We feel this would be counterproductive and severely erode the enormous outpouring of goodwill and solidarity with the BLM movement shown by our community in the two marches,” according to the decision, referring to the protests held on June 4 and June 20.

One of the main arguments cited against the mural was the disruption it would cause to businesses for the two days the street would be closed.

Trustees had previously discussed closing Main Street to help support local businesses as the economy began to reopen but were met with resistance, Trustee Natasha Law said. “We had conversations discussing shutting down Main Street a few weeks back thinking it would help businesses flourish and all but four [businesses] wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. One business even went as far as stating he would close his doors permanently if we shut the street down at all after not being allowed to be open for

three months due to COVID. Residents didn’t want the inconvenience, either.”

Seeley was a strong proponent of closing Main Street for the entire summer or until businesses could be fully operational.

“Completely closing the street is the only way to make a big splash, get noticed and set us up for a successful recovery,” Seeley said in May. “A watered down version... It is not worth it to invest our time into something that won’t be useful and will not make big enough splash.”

Other communities such as Saratoga Springs, the city of Albany and most recently, Hudson have closed down streets to allow restaurants and other businesses to increase their capacities due to social distancing requirements. Hudson’s Shared Summer Streets program, which began June 26, limits vehicular traffic and allows businesses and community groups to occupy parking spaces outside their buildings on Warren Street until 8:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

At last week’s meeting, Cousin said that the village’s willingness to tolerate some level of inconvenience to show its support was part of the symbolic value of the mural.

“A banner is beautiful and

that would be great in addition,” she said. “The act itself, the demonstration, is that it’s not about inconvenience anymore. That’s what the problem has been for so long and that’s why its so profound when cities are saying we don’t care about [streets] being shut down or we’re willing to take the inconvenience because we want our people to know they matter.”

In different sections of the board’s statement, the board writes that it supports the movement but suggests that it does not support all aspects of the movement.

“The village of Catskill Board of Trustees is committed to take action to help address racial injustice and unequivocally believes that Black Lives Matter,” according to the statement.

“Black Lives Matter has become a political movement and in certain examples is causing more of a divide than ever before. Some of the statements of this organization are not in line to how our community feels as a whole.”

In the statement, the board contended it had not received a detailed plan for the mural.

“We requested a detailed plan of the material to be used, artists, timeline, etc.,” according to the statement. “In that absence, it was difficult to support the street mural effort.”

Seeley asked Housing

Coalition Program Coordinator Molly Stinchfield for a sketch and dimensions of the mural, as well as the precise location so the board could contact business owners in that section of Main Street during last week’s board meeting.

During the meeting, Seeley said the board would review an online petition to learn what Main Street businesses supported the mural. The petition was nearing 2,300 signatures Tuesday afternoon.

Julie Chase, owner of Open Studio, voiced her support for the mural at last week’s meeting.

“I am 100% for the mural being done on Main Street,” she said. “I think it’s important symbolically. If it ends up being put on a side street it doesn’t have the symbolic importance that it would have if it were on Main Street.”

Stinchfield created two graphics of placements for the mural: one where the mural would span the intersection of Main and Bridge Street near the Greene County Courthouse.

The other option showed the mural starting by the town offices, centered in front of the Greene County Office Building and ending before the municipal lot on Willard Alley.

Conversations regarding policy changes need to be had,

the village said in its statement.

“Working together is key to affecting change,” the village said. “We are committed to working collaboratively to address the issues of the BLM message. Rather than responding to a demand, we would rather sit down to discuss changes in policies, procedures and finances that would truly reflect the goals of the BLM movement. We have not yet received any request or input for discussion other than painting our Main Street, but we remain ready to welcome it.

We remain committed to working with all parties to make the village of Catskill an inclusive community. We will not tolerate racial injustice and unequivocally believe black lives matter.”

Johnson announced a 10% budget cut for the Hudson Police Department last week. The cuts will come from equipment and supplies, not personnel, city Police Commissioner Peter Volkmann said.

The 2020-21 budget for the Catskill Police Department is $1.3 million, or 26.5% of the overall spending plan; the total village budget is $4.9 million.

The department has 14 full-time employees and three part-time employees, Lt. Ronald Frascello said.

The village of Catskill has about 4,500 residents, Seeley said.

Greene County Youth Fair, but it is unfortunate because it brings all aspects of the community together,” Murell said.

“Not only does it bring in revenue for the fair itself, but it also brings in revenue for the surrounding area.”

Murell estimated the fair each year attracts tens of thousands of visitors and hoped the fair would return in 2021.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties has always had a large footprint at the annual

fair, Executive Director Evon Antonio said.

“Although we anticipated this would occur, we were hoping it wouldn’t,” Antonio said. “The health and safety of everyone involved is what’s most important. Cooperative Extension is now working on alternative plans to showcase the works of their members.

The kids have put a lot of work into their projects over the past year.”

The first Columbia County Fair was held in the city of

Hudson on Oct. 12, 1841, following a meeting a year before at the Columbia County Courthouse, where the Columbia County Agriculture Society was formed.

Former Columbia County Agriculture Society Secretary Clifford Hodge researched the fair’s history in 1984.

In 1852, officials announced the Columbia County Fair would be held for the first time in Chatham Four Corners, which would later become known as the Columbia

County Fairgrounds, when 15 acres were purchased from a man identified only as “Mr. Bullis” for $175 per acre in 1856. The total investment was $2,625, according to Hodge.

The fair’s original grandstand was erected in 1861, and stood until it was rebuilt in 2001.

The fair’s main exhibit building, which became known as The Fairhouse, was built in 1884 for a cost of $1,676.

The fairgrounds increased in size in 1966 when an additional

23 acres of land were purchased for $12,000. The additional land allowed the fairgrounds to have an admissions gate on Route 66, according to Hodge.

In 1969 the board decided to lengthen the annual fair by opening on Thursday, and in the 2000s the Columbia County Fair moved to its present sixday event, opening annually on Wednesday and running through the Labor Day weekend.

[his] doing a great job for us. I wish him well in his retirement and hope he enjoys it.”

Van Valkenburg followed in his predecessor Gary Harvey footsteps on Monday by opting to walk home, he said.

“I want to congratulate him — it’s well-earned,” Harvey said. “We had a good relationship and made a great team.

We got a lot accomplished. He has a lot to be proud of and it’s nice to end things on a good note.”

Harvey and Van Valkenburg were at the helm of the department during Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, a tornado in 2003, a fire at the Catskill transfer station in 2005 and a

record-breaking winter storm in 2010 that set new marks for snowfall totals, Harvey said.

“On our watch, we had a lot of different catastrophes,” Harvey said, although he admitted with a chuckle that Van Valkenburg was in Florida on vacation for the 2010 snowstorm.

“I wish him a long, healthy and happy retirement,” Harvey said.

Van Valkenburg served as deputy superintendent under Harvey for 16 years before becoming superintendent in 2016.

“It’s been a tremendous ride and a journey,” Van Valkenburg said. “I tremendously enjoyed the job but it’s time for me to step back.”

County highway superintendent Robert Van Valkenburg (second from left) retired Monday. In this file photo, he and his predecessor Gary Harvey (third from left) were recognized for their work to restore the Black Bridge in Catskill, which received the 2018 Historical Restoration/ Preservation Project of the Year Award.

Deputy Highway Superintendent Scott Templeton (far right) will be Van Valkenburg’s successor.

Paycheck Protection Program nears end with $130 billion left unused Jonathan O’Connell, Erica Werner and Aaron Gregg The Washington Post

The stimulus program that has both infuriated and sustained small-business owners since its launch in April is now set to close with more than $130 billion left unused, prompting lawmakers to consider how to repurpose the money for the still-ailing economy.

With the deadline to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program coming just before midnight Tuesday night, Sens.

Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., are leading a group considering how best to use the remaining funds to help small businesses as they begin to reopen.

Rubio is working on legislation that would create new programs to expand uses for the funds, such as allowing chambers of commerce to apply as well as directing more money to certain businesses that prove they were affected by the pandemic.

According to a draft copy of the bill that was obtained

by The Washington Post, the legislation would also set aside $25 billion for businesses with fewer than 10 employees and formally prevent hotel or restaurant chains from receiving more than $2 million total. He would need to reach an agreement with House Democrats

before any deal could be signed into law, however, and they have been calling for a range of other economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

A separate bill proposed weeks ago by Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Jeanne Shahee, D-N.H., who helped craft the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) legislation, would extend Tuesday’s deadline by another six months days to allow more businesses to access the remaining funds.

But the Democrat-sponsored legislation contains more restrictions that would limit new loans to the smallest businesses and those in dire need. The bill would restrict new lending to small businesses with 100 employees or less, significantly lower than the 500-employee cap that applies under current rules. And, in a significant departure from current rules, it would restrict lending to businesses that had already received and spent a PPP loan, requiring them to prove a revenue reduction of 50% or more.

The PPP disbursed hundreds of billions of dollars to small businesses, but it also faced criticism because of some of its recipients. Publicly traded chains early on reaped millions, prompting more than $38 billion to be returned to the government after the administration condemned

well-capitalized firms for taking funds.

Asked Monday afternoon whether the PPP deadline ought to be extended, Rubio said he would consider that but was leaning toward providing new programs to meet businesses’ changing needs as parts of the country are able to reopen.

The idea behind the repurposing of leftover funds would be to better target money to businesses that need it and allow them to use more of it on capital expenditures as they move toward reopening. Restaurants, for instance, could use funding to build sidewalk seating or reconfigure their dining rooms for social distancing.

“PPP has been widely successful. There are more companies that could benefit from it. It would be great if extending the deadline would help them.

But my sense is the greater need right now is in companies that have received that assistance but now need new or different kinds of assistance,” Rubio said.

Though the administration has not yet released detailed data on the PPP’s effectiveness, the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration, as well as many economists, credit it with saving millions of jobs. Borrowers snapped up the first $349 billion Congress approved just 13 days after the program’s April 3

launch.

Two months after a second, $310 billion round launched, more than a quarter of the money remains available despite record-high unemployment, more than 100,000 small-business closures and growing projections that the ill economic effects of the pandemic will extend through next year. Interest in the program was tempered in recent weeks as many companies opted against taking on additional debt as the rules of the program kept changing.

Borrowing from the program has slowed to a trickle despite Congress and officials at Treasury and the SBA repeatedly loosening the rules to allow more companies to receive funds and making it easier for borrowers to have the loans forgiven and turned into grants, as most are.

Jonathan Miller, an accountant in Tucson, said he got a PPP loan to cover eight weeks of payroll while his company’s five employees worked from home. He said the extra funding was critical to maintaining economic stability during a period when his clients - who include doctors and other sole proprietors - were in a state of economic turmoil.

But now that his business is past the initial shock of the economic downturn, his biggest problem is that some of

his clients are going out of business. He said he is worried about how to prepare for yet another downturn, as spiking coronavirus cases in his state could lead to more closures.

“I think they’re going to have to do something else as far as economic stimulus, because there’s still a lot of uncertainty as far as what happens next,” Miller said. “We need to have the systems in place so that small businesses can continue to stay open.”

Congress is expected to take up further legislation to confront the pandemic in late July. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has previously expressed support for additional economic measures, telling a congressional panel June 10 that he felt another round of financial assistance would be necessary.

“We’re open-minded, but we absolutely believe small businesses - and by the way many big businesses in certain industries - are absolutely going to need more help,” he said.

A major change between the PPP and Rubio’s new proposal would be a further expansion of allowable expenditures, something the hotel industry has been pushing for since early in the pandemic.

Because travel was one of the earliest industries hit by the pandemic and is expected

to be one of the last to recover, the PPP’s focus on bolstering payroll expenses for an initial eight-week period (a time frame that was later extended) isn’t likely to help hotel owners who are struggling to pay their mortgage and utilities. Many hotel owners do not know when they will be operating at full capacity again.

Of 2.3 million people who worked at hotels before the pandemic, an estimated 60 percent remain unemployed, Chip Rogers, president of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, said in a statement.

He said a full recovery is not expected before 2023.

“We want to get them all back to work, but with travel not expected to recover quickly, additional stimulus is imperative to keep the majority mom and pop small businesses afloat,” he said.

Members of Congress plan to consider new coronavirus responses when they return to work later in July, despite pleas from Democratic leaders that negotiations begin more quickly. Asked Monday how close he is to a deal with Democrats on creating the new programs, Rubio said: “I’d say we’re close on a lot of the details, but like always the ones that are left open are probably the hardest ones to confront. But conceptually the answer is yes.”

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Catskill graduate Lavon Fernandez will continue his academic and athletic career in the Fall at Lee Academy, a prestigious prep school in Lee, Maine.

Fernandez averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and six assists per game and was named the Patroon Conference MVP this past season in helping the Cats win the conference championship with a perfect 16-0 record. He was also named to the New York State Sports Writers Association All-State team in Class B.

MLB releases new rules and guidelines for season Ryan Divish THE SEATTLE TIMES

With players now reporting to their teams’ home cities in preparation for resuming spring training and preparing for the season, Major League Baseball has released rule changes along with on-field and off-field health and safety protocols as it tries to operate during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The official report date for the three-week spring training, which MLB is calling “Summer Camp,” with Camping World paying a sponsorship fee, is Wednesday. Teams will begin regular workouts Friday in preparation for the season opening on July 23-24.

All players and staff will be required to undergo medical testing and screening before entering the franchise facilities.

The extensive operations manual has been

sent to teams, players and staff. But MLB highlighted some of the most distinct changes and safety procedures, including a universal designated hitter, a tie-breaker rule for extra innings and three-batter minimum rule for pitchers.

They include: ON-FIELD RULE CHANGES National League games will include the use of the designated hitter for the first time in history.

Each extra inning will begin with a runner on second base.

The batter (or a substitute for the batter) who leads off an inning shall continue to be the batter who would lead off the inning in the absence of this extra-innings rule.

The runner placed on second base at the start of each half-inning shall be the player (or a substitute for such player) in the batting order immediately preceding that half-inning’s

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leadoff hitter. By way of example, if the number five hitter in the batting order is due to lead off the 10th inning, the number four player in the batting order (or a pinchrunner for such player) shall begin the inning on second base.

However, if the player in the batting order immediately preceding that half-inning’s leadoff hitter is the pitcher, the runner placed on second base at the start of that half-inning may be the player preceding the pitcher in the batting order.

For purposes of calculating earned runs, the runner who begins an inning on second base pursuant to this rule shall be deemed to be a runner who has reached second base because of a fielding error, but no error shall be charged to the opposing team.

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After three dreary months with only conference calls and virtual meetings on the calendar, the NBA has finally released the schedule for its July return at Disney World.

The 22 invited teams will each play eight regular season games between July 30 and Aug. 14 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando. The games, which will be played without fans at three gyms within a protected bubble, will count toward each team’s regular season record and determine seeding for the playoffs, which will begin Aug. 17.

Here’s a quick rundown of answers to key questions as teams prepare to head to Florida next week.

Q: Why did the NBA decide to play regular season games rather than skip to the playoffs?

A: Money, rust and buzz.

Extending the regular season allows the NBA, which is facing more than a billion dollars in lost revenue since going on hiatus March 11, to air dozens of games on national television. Adding the games will also help participating teams surpass 70 games played for the season, a key benchmark for satisfying the terms of their local television deals.

By the time games roll around, players will be more than four months removed from their last regular season games - a longer layoff than the typical offseason. Playing regular season games offers a ramp-up between an abbreviated training camp in Florida and the start of the postseason.

The additional regular season games also enabled the NBA to expand past 16 teams, thereby engaging a larger number of fan bases by creating chases for the final playoff spots. Rather than resume with lopsided first-round matchups after so much time off, the NBA has scheduled rookie phenom Zion Williamson and a clash between LeBron James’s Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi Leonard’s Los Angeles Clippers on opening night. They clearly want to restart with a bang.

Q: What’s at stake during the regular season games?

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Leake, Zimmerman and Ross are first MLB players to opt out of season Mike Digiovanna and Arash Markazi LOS ANGELES TIMES

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Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman (11) doubles against the New York Mets during a March 1 spring training game at Clover Park.

Ryan Zimmerman has been a fixture in the Washington Nationals lineup and clubhouse since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2005, and he was a key reserve on a team that beat the Houston Astros in a thrilling sevengame World Series last October.

But if Major League Baseball is able to launch a pandemic-shortened 60-game season in late July, the Nationals will defend their title without the 35-year-old corner infielder who was considered the heart and soul of the organization.

Zimmerman and Nationals pitcher Joe Ross, 27, have opted out of the abbreviated 2020 season “for the personal health and safety of themselves and their loved ones,” the team announced Monday. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake, 32, also opted out of 2020, forfeiting about $5.2 million in prorated salary.

Zimmerman, who made his major league debut Sept. 1, 2005, cited his family circumstances — he has three young children, including a newborn, and a mother who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis — as the reason for his decision.

“Everyone knows how much it means to me to be a part of a team, and I will miss that camaraderie dearly this year,” Zimmerman said in a statement. “Of course I would love to pursue back-to-back titles. I cannot speak for anyone else, but given the unusual nature of the season, this is the best decision for me and my family, and I truly appreciate the organization’s understanding and support.”

The decisions of Zimmerman, Ross and Leake come four days before teams are scheduled to begin training camps in their home stadiums and with COVID-19 cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations rising dramatically in several states — including Florida, Texas,

Arizona and California — that are home to MLB teams.

Fear and trepidation over the coronavirus could push more players to opt out of the season.

“I’m excited about having the opportunity to go back and play, but at the same time, I’m a little bit scared of what it will look like ... there’s some nervousness and apprehension,” Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun said Monday as he prepared to leave his Malibu home to return to Milwaukee for the restart of training camp.

“My biggest priority is being a father first and a husband second, so to leave three young children and my wife to go into an environment where I don’t know what it will look like or when exactly I will come back or how safe it will be, it’s a little bit scary and completely different than anything I’ve experienced.”

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Giants, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 9 Thursday, Nov. 5 Green Bay at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/ NFLN/Amazon*) Sunday, Nov. 8 Denver at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Carolina at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (FOX) Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (FOX) N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX) Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Miami at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 9 New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 10 Thursday, Nov. 12 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/ NFLN/Amazon*) Sunday, Nov. 15 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Houston at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX) Washington at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (FOX) Buffalo at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Denver at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) N.Y. Jets at Miami, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at New England, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 16 Minnesota at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 11 Thursday, Nov. 19 Arizona at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/Amazon*) Sunday, Nov. 22 Tennessee at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS) Detroit at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Philadelphia at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX) New England at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Cincinnati at Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS) L.A. Chargers at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Dallas at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Kansas City at Las Vegas, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 23 L.A. Rams at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 12 Thursday, Nov. 26 Houston at Detroit (, 12:30 p.m. (CBS) Washington at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Nov. 29 Las Vegas at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (CBS) L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS) N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cleveland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Carolina at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) Arizona at New England, 1 p.m. (FOX) Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS) New Orleans at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 30 Seattle at Philadelphia, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 13 Thursday, Dec. 3 Dallas at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/Amazon*) Sunday, Dec. 6 New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX) Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cincinnati at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS) Jacksonville at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS) Las Vegas at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS) Washington at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS) L.A. Rams at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Philadelphia at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) New England at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Denver at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 7 Buffalo at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 14 Thursday, Dec. 10 New England at L.A. Rams, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/ NFLN/Amazon*) Sunday, Dec. 13 Denver at Carolina, 1 p.m. (CBS) Houston at Chicago, 1 p.m. (CBS) Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX) Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Kansas City at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS) Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX) Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Atlanta at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) New Orleans at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Washington at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 14 Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 15 Thursday, Dec. 17 L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/ NFLN/Amazon*) Saturday, Dec. 19 TBD, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN) TBD, 8:15 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Dec. 19 Carolina at Green Bay, TBD (TBD) Houston at Indianapolis, TBD (TBD) N.Y. Jets at L.A. Rams, TBD (TBD) Detroit at Tennessee, TBD (TBD) Sunday, Dec. 20 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS) New England at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX) Philadelphia at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Kansas City at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 21 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 16 Friday, Dec. 25 Minnesota at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. (FOX/ NFLN/Amazon*) Saturday, Dec. 26 TBD, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN) TBD, 8:15 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Dec. 26 San Francisco at Arizona, TBD (TBD) Tampa Bay at Detroit, TBD (TBD) Denver at L.A. Chargers, TBD (TBD) Miami at Las Vegas, TBD (TBD) Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, TBD (TBD) Sunday, Dec. 27 N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cincinnati at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (FOX) Atlanta at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS) Carolina at Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS) L.A. Rams at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 28 Buffalo at New England, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 17 Sunday, Jan. 3 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS) New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS) Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS) N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS) Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX) Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX) Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Las Vegas at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) * NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change.

Pro hockey STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Date and Location TBD EASTERN CONFERENCE Qualifying round No. 12 Montreal vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh No. 11 N.Y. Rangers vs. No. 6 Carolina No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7. NY Islanders No. 9 Columbus vs. No. 8 Toronto TOP 4 SEEDS (seeds will be determined by round-robin) Boston Tampa Bay Washington Philadelphia WESTERN CONFERENCE Qualifying round No. 12 Chicago vs. No. 5 Edmonton No. 11 Arizona vs. No. 6 Nashville No. 10 Minnesota vs. No. 7 Vancouver No. 9 Winnipeg vs. No. 8 Calgary TOP 4 SEEDS (seeds will be determined by round-robin) St. Louis Colorado Vegas Dallas

Transactions BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Sox - Placed LHP Chris Sale on the 60-day IL. Signed RHP Casey Cobb, C Juan Montero, and RHP Henry Nunez to a minor league contract.

Kansas City Royals - Outrighted LHP Eric Skoglund to Omaha (PCL).

Los Angeles Angels - Signed LHP Reid Detmers.

Minnesota Twins - Announced bullpen coach Bob McClure will not be part of the coaching staff during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. Announced major league coach Bill Evers will not be part of the coaching staff during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

Seattle Mariners - Placed RF Mitch Haniger on the 60-day IL. Signed RHP Connor Phillips.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona Diamondbacks - Placed RHP Silvino Bracho on the 60-day IL. Signed RHP Bryce Jarvis.

Miami Marlins - Signed RHP Nick Vincent to a minor league contract.

New York Mets - Signed RF Ryan Cordell to a minor league contract. Signed LF Melky Cabrera, RHP Hunter Strickland, RHP Erasmo Ramirez, and 2B Gordon Beckham to a minor league contract.

Philadelphia Phillies - Placed RHP Seranthony Dominguez on the 60-day IL. Pittsburgh Pirates - Recalled RHP Yacksel Rios from Indianapolis (IL), outrighted him to Indianapolis (IL). Signed RHP Jack Hartman.

San Diego Padres - Placed RHP Andres Munoz on the 60-day IL. San Francisco Giants - Recalled RHP Enderson Franco from Sacramento (PCL), outrighted him to Sacramento (PCL). Placed RHP Tyler Beede on the 60-day IL.

Baseball owners, players must share gains after sharing pain Jeff Gordon St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A weeks ago Monday, baseball owners imposed a 60-game season on the players to end the pandemic shutdown.

Last Tuesday, the Los Angeles Angels revealed plans for a 153-acre, mixed-use development adjacent to Angel Stadium.

It’s no wonder the rift between players and owners is worsening.

As the business of baseball expanded in recent years, players felt left behind. So they weren’t eager to grant concessions during the failed relaunch bargaining.

On one hand, baseball owners have cited immediate financial distress due to the shutdown. Angels owner Arte Moreno aggressively furloughed employees, including his area scouts ahead of the MLB draft.

On the other hand, owners have targeted long-term growth with stadium-related real estate projects. Moreno envisions restaurants, bars, shops, offices, homes, two hotels and perhaps a new ballpark in Anaheim.

“You don’t privatize the gains and socialize the losses,” player agent Scott Boras kept saying while advising players to hold the line.

As baseball recovers from the pandemic, players will deserve their cut of the revenue. The owners will need labor peace to keep commerce humming.

So baseball must find new leadership on both sides and forge a partnership.

The owners note their massive investments to build or renovate stadiums. They cite their financial commitment to their community through related developments.

The Cardinals built Ballpark Village and spruced up downtown St. Louis. The Chicago Cubs built a $250 million mixed-use development in Wrigleyville. The Atlanta Braves

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An aerial drone view of Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers MLB team, on April 1 in Arlington, Texas.

did something similar after moving to the suburbs and the Texas Rangers have big plans in Arlington.

Owners reinvest revenue into baseball operations too, which explains how Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. could claim baseball isn’t all that profitable.

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts debated Boras on this topic via ESPN: Ricketts: “Most baseball owners don’t take money out of their team. They raise all the revenue they can from tickets and media rights, and they take out their expenses, and they give all the money left to their GM to spend. The league itself does not make a lot of cash. I think there is a perception that we hoard cash and we take money out and it’s all sitting in a pile we’ve collected over the years. Well, it isn’t.”

Boras: “Throughout this process, they will be able to claim that they never had any profits because those profits went to pay off their loans. However, the end result is that the Ricketts will own improved assets that significantly increases the value of the Cubs — value that is not shared with the players.”

Ricketts: “We put about $750 million into the ballpark. And the dollars spent were to create the best place for players to play and the best place for the fans to watch the game ... . As we have

been investing in the ballpark, we’ve been spending more on the field. We’ve been one of the top spenders in the league while we were fixing up Wrigley Field.

We don’t take money out of the team. Most owners don’t.”

The Ricketts family bought the Cubs for $700 million in 2009. Forbes estimated the franchise’s prepandemic value at $3.2 billion.

DeWitt’s group bought the Cardinals for $150 million in 1996 and Forbes estimated its value at $2.2 billion before the coronavirus hit.

Boras argues that players should profit from those soaring values. He does his part through hard bargaining.

He negotiated contracts totaling more than $1 billion over the winter for Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon, Mike Moustakas, Nicholas Castellanos, Hyun-Jin Ryu, et al.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said such signings prove the current collective bargaining agreement works.

“Over time, it’s important to step back and remember we have the freest free agency in professional sports: no rights of first refusal, no salary cap, no franchise tags, none of that,” Manfred said. “The fact you have markets up and down over a short period of time I don’t think is an indication that we need to throw out something

that’s worked for 30 years and make really fundamental changes to the system.”

He’s wrong. A few huge contracts don’t indicate all is well.

The current CBA expires after the 2021 season. Manfred and MLB Players Association czar Tony Clark can’t work together, so both sides are bracing for war.

The current system effectively features a soft salary cap, in the form of a luxury tax. But there’s no salary floor, as other pro leagues have.

Owners are free to spend or not spend. No mechanism exists to guarantee players their fair share.

Teams are free to sell off veterans, deploy minimally-paid youngsters and claim they are rebuilding. This caused baseball’s middle class to shrink.

The players must embrace revenue sharing and demand it — even if it means their top earners won’t get paid quite as much.

“It’s always been considered something the MLBPA doesn’t want to go for because they see it as a salary cap,” Ricketts said.

“They’re clear on that. I don’t agree. If it’s done right, it can give incentives for the players and the owners to grow the game.”

Let’s hope they finally figure this out.

Yankees ramp up workouts; Mets sign three Field Level Media Aaron Judge is taking dry swings and should be ready for more as the Yankees ramp up team workouts in New York this week.

Judge, diagnosed with a right rib fracture and punctured lung, has been at the team’s spring training facility focused on rehab since March 12, when the coronavirus pandemic caused baseball to pause.

At the same time, Judge discontinued hitting the baseball in order to speed his recovery.

“This break has allowed some of the players, including myself, to get healthy,” Judge told Sports Illustrated. “Luckily, I’ve been able to go into our facility in Tampa Bay with five or six teammates to work out, get on the field and run around, and hit a little bit. For us, it’s kind of been business as usual and has felt like an extended Spring Training.”

Judge landed back in New York on Saturday via private plane with teammates Mike Ford and Tyler Wade. He’s still focused on health, not hitting bombs, for a few more weeks.

“I honestly can’t wait to get back out there,” Judge, 28, said. “It’s going to be an exciting year. I’ve been telling my teammates that we have one of the best teams in the league, especially with the acquisition of Gerrit Cole in our rotation. It’s

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New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) works out during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Feb. 18.

going to be something special.”

Mets bring in three veterans The New York Mets signed veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera, right-hander Hunter Strickland and infielder Gordon Beckham to minor league contracts on Monday.

The Mets said the three players will be part of the team’s 60-player pool with preparations for the season due to start on Friday.

The 35-year-old Cabrera is 38 hits away

from 2,000 for his career. He has a .285 career average with 144 homers and 854 RBIs in 1,887 games.

Cabrera has played with eight major league teams since 2005, including fiveplus seasons with the New York Yankees to begin his career. He was a National League All-Star with the San Francisco Giants in 2012 before his season ended prematurely due to a 50-game suspension for testing positive for testosterone.

Strickland, 31, split the 2019 season between the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals and went 2-1 with a 5.55 ERA in 28 relief appearances. He spent his first five seasons with the Giants and stands 16-15 with a 3.16 ERA and 21 saves in 281 career relief appearances.

Strickland was released in mid-March by the Nationals after struggling during spring training.

Beckham, 33, batted .215 with six homers and 15 RBIs in 83 games for the Detroit Tigers last season. He has a .237 career average with 80 homers and 351 RBIs in 1,069 games.

Beckham first reached the majors with the White Sox in 2009 and spent close to seven full seasons (of his 11 campaigns) with that organization. He has played for five other major league clubs and also was released by the San Diego Padres’ organization in March.

Giants’ outfield prospect Bishop tests positive for COVID-19 Kerry Crowley The Sacramento Bee San Franciso Giants outfield prospect and Bay Area native Hunter Bishop was expected to report to Oracle Park for workouts this week, but those plans have been put on hold.

The Giants announced Monday that Bishop has tested positive for COVID-19.

Giants’ president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said Bishop tested positive in Arizona on Friday and that his symptoms are mild. Manager Gabe Kapler added that Bishop is recovering well and will continue to quarantine.

According to Zaidi and Kapler, Bishop contracted the coronavirus last week and

did not come into contact with any other members of the Giants’ organization before receiving his COVID-19 test results.

Bishop also did not train at the team’s complex in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Bishop, a product of Serra High (San Mateo), is the organization’s fourthranked prospect according to MLB.com and was selected by the Giants with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft.

The power-hitting center fielder isn’t expected to make his major league debut this year, but Zaidi said Monday the team initially planned to have Bishop in San Francisco to train with the Giants’ player pool ahead of the planned start of the 2020 season.

Bishop played in a handful of

exhibitions for the Giants during Cactus League play including one against his older brother, Braden, a former St. Francis High (Mountain View) star who debuted with the Seattle Mariners last season.

When Bishop is healthy and has tested negative for COVID-19 twice, he’s expected to report to San Francisco, where he’ll participate in workouts with the Giants’ three other top prospects: catcher Joey Bart, shortstop Marco Luciano and outfielder Heliot Ramos.

The Giants expect to send some members of their player pool to West Sacramento to work out at the Triple-A River Cats’ complex in July, and it’s likely Bishop will be part of that crew.

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Can Cam Newton be money for Patriots at quarterback?

Kaepernick to be featured in 6-part Netflix series Field Level Media Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be the narrator and executive producer of a six-part Netflix drama series focusing on his high school years, the production company announced Monday.

Kaepernick is teaming with filmmaker Ava DuVernay on the scripted series, titled “Colin in Black & White,” which completed writing in May and could begin filming later this year. An actor will be cast to play the young Kaepernick.

The show will “focus on Kaepernick’s formative high school years, lending meaningful insight into the acts and experiences that led him to become the activist he is today,” according to a press release.

“Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick said in a statement. “We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years.

It’s an honor to bring these stories to life in collaboration with Ava for the world to see.”

Kaepernick, now 32, went to high school in Turlock, Calif. He went on to play in college at Nevada before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2011, helping them reach the Super Bowl after the 2012 season.

He began kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice in August 2016. He has not played since the end of the 2016 season and remains a free agent.

“With his act of protest, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation about race and justice with far-reaching consequences for football, culture and for him, personally,” DuVernay said in a statement.

“Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience. I couldn’t be happier than to tell this story with the team at Netflix.”

Kaepernick also is working on a memoir, set to be released through his own publishing company.

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require the starting or any relief pitcher to pitch to a minimum of three batters, including the batter then at bat (or any substitute batter), until such batters are put out or reach base, or until the offensive team is put out, unless the substitute pitcher sustains injury or illness.

Any player may appear as a pitcher at any point during the game. However, all players eligible to participate in the game, regardless of position, must be included on that game’s lineup card.

Prohibitions against unsportsmanlike conduct will be strictly enforced to prevent unnecessary physical contact and support physical distancing between individuals on the playing field. In this respect, players and managers should maintain physical distancing from all umpires and opposing players. Players or managers who leave their positions to argue with umpires, come within six feet of an umpire or opposing player or manager for the purpose of argument, or engage in altercations on the field are subject to immediate

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his wife, Larisa; 5-year-old daughter, Celine; 3-year-old son, Greyson; and 4-weekold son, Carter, traveling to Milwaukee. He wants to see if there is an MLB season and how both L.A. and Milwaukee are faring in case numbers and hospitalizations next month.

“They won’t come initially because there’s a lot of unknowns and uncertainty,” said Braun, a six-time All-Star and the 2011 National League most valuable player. “I think it’s easier and safer to stay here for now and then we’ll assess how things go and if everything is normal and safe.”

Braun said he is not convinced MLB will be able to start or complete a season.

“I’m optimistic that we will play games, but obviously, if we look at what’s happening in the country, the COVID numbers are not good,” he said. “There are a significant number of athletes who have

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Quarterback Cam Newton arrives at a bargain-basement price and could be a steal for the New England Patriots in their quest to fill the vacancy created by Tom Brady’s departure.

Even as news of the Newton signing rippled through the sports world — all attributed to unnamed sources — the Patriots declined to confirm they have added the former No. 1 pick and NFL most valuable player to their roster. Nonetheless, even the club’s website, Patriots.com, heralded the signing.

That Newton, the erstwhile centerpiece of the Carolina Panthers, reportedly signed a oneyear deal that will pay him as much as $7.5 million this season rankled a fellow NFL icon. Ten starting quarterbacks will make at least $20 million more than that this season.

Tweeted San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman: “How many former League MVPs have had to sign for the min? (Asking for a friend.) just ridiculous. A transcendent talent and less talented QBs are getting 15/16m a year. Disgusting” Newton brings his share of risk.

Beset by foot and shoulder injuries, he played just two games last season, 14 the year before, and is five years removed from his MVP season. Stylistically, he’s the polar opposite of the immobile Brady, although the Panthers had

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) looks to pass during their Sept. 8, 2019 game against the Los Angeles Rams at Bank of America Stadium.

tried to transform their offense in recent years to be less reliant on Newton’s running and more on his passing.

Still, it was a punishing brand of football for the 6-foot-5, 245-pound Newton, involved in more than 1,200 collisions in games since he was the top pick of the 2011 NFL draft.

“People throw up the stat about how many times Cam’s been hit,” said former Carolina center Ryan Kalil, who snapped the ball to him for eight seasons. “But I’ve seen those in real time and I don’t think it’s accurate to say times he’s been hit. I would argue there’s a good amount of those where he was doing the hitting.

“I watched a lot of guys bow down from him and not want to take all of that. Because he is a large

individual. He has the highlights of all the moves and spins and jumps, but people forget what an imposing, physical athlete he is.

When he first walked on the field, he looked bigger than some Dends that we played against.”

The Patriots have yet to acknowledge signing him, let alone promoting him to starter, but it’s hard to imagine Newton not claiming the top job over secondyear Jarrett Stidham or journeyman Brian Hoyer.

It remains to be seen, though, how Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will mold the scheme to fit Newton’s strengths.

This isn’t a case of plugging in a system quarterback the way New England did with Matt Cassel when Brady missed the season with a shredded knee in 2008.

ejection and discipline, including fines and suspensions.

PROCEDURES FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY Each club must submit a written COVID-19 action plan for approval by MLB. Spitting is prohibited (including but not limited to, saliva, sunflower seeds or peanut shells, or tobacco) at all times in club facilities. Chewing gum is permitted.

Pitchers may carry a small wet rag in their back pocket to be used for moisture in lieu of licking their fingers.

Clubs must provide expanded dugout and bullpen space at their ballparks.

Players, umpires, and other on-field personnel should practice physical distancing to the extent possible within the limitations of competition and the fundamentals of baseball.

There will be no pregame exchange of lineup cards. Instead, each club will input their lineup card into a mobile application provided by MLB. SCHEDULING Clubs may schedule up to three exhibition games before the end of Summer Camp.

Clubs may consider scheduling games against their opening opponent in the days leading up to opening day. There is no limit on the number of intrasquad games.

A regionally-based schedule will feature each club playing 40 divisional games and 20 Interleague games against the corresponding geographical division.

Revised procedures for transactions All player transactions that had been suspended resumed this past Friday.

Each club submitted a list of up to 60 players who will be eligible to participate in Major League games during the 2020 season.

Roster rules include: By 12:00 p.m. (ET) on the first date of the revised 2020 regular season, each club must submit to MLB an opening day active roster with a maximum of 30 players, and a minimum of 25.

The maximum active roster limit shall be reduced from 30 to 28 on the 15th day of the regular season.

The maximum active roster limit shall be reduced from 28 to 26 on the 29th day of the season for the remainder of the season and postseason. There shall be no expanded rosters in September.

The limitations on the number of pitchers on the active roster otherwise required shall not apply.

In the event that a doubleheader takes place while the

active roster limit is 26, both clubs may use an additional player.

A cub is permitted to carry up to three additional taxi squad players from its club player pool on all road trips with the Major League team.

If the club elects to carry three additional players, at least one must be a player whose designated position prior to the season is catcher. Players on the taxi squad are permitted to workout with the Major League club but are not permitted to be in uniform and in the dugout during games. Upon the conclusion of each road trip, players on the taxi aquad will return to the alternate training site.

Aug. 31 will be the trade deadline and Sept. 15 will be the postseason eligibility deadline.

Standard injured list placements will be for either 10 days or 45 days, with the latter replacing 60. A COVID-19 related injured list will allow for placements that will not require a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. A player may be placed on the COVID-19 related IL based on a positive test for COVID-19, confirmed exposure to COVID-19, or if a player exhibits symptoms requiring self-isolation for further assessment.

tested positive, which is indicative of the overall numbers in our country right now.”

The risk to his family was not worth the reward of playing a 15th season for Zimmerman, who hit .257 with six homers and 27 RBIs in 52 games in 2019 and hit a dramatic home run in Game 1 of the World Series.

But Zimmerman, who signed a one-year, $2 million contract for 2020 after the Nationals declined to exercise his $18 million option, said he was not retiring.

“I have not decided on my future in baseball past 2020,” said Zimmerman, who has amassed $138 million in career earnings. “But this year, I’ll be staying safe at home and pulling as hard as anyone for the guys to defend our championship.”

Leake, a 10-year veteran, was entering the final year of a five-year, $80 million deal after going 12-11 with a 4.29 ERA for Seattle and Arizona in 2019.

The right-hander was not considered a “high-risk

individual” as part of MLB’s health and safety operating manual, so he will forfeit his 2020 salary. His father, Chris Leake, suffered a catastrophic fall from the roof of a home he was working on in 2013 and is paralyzed from the waist down.

“During this global pandemic, Mike had many discussions about playing this season,” agent Danny Horwits said in a statement. “They took countless factors into consideration, many of which are personal to him and his family. After thorough consideration, he has chosen to opt out of playing in 2020.

“This was not an easy decision for Mike. He wishes the best of luck and health for his Diamondbacks teammates this season and he’s looking forward to 2021.”

Ross went 4-4 with a 5.38 ERA last season and was expected to compete for the Nationals’ fifth rotation spot. The right-hander did not issue a statement, but his family may have played a role in his decision. According to the Athletic,

Ross’ father is a pediatrician and his mother is an emergency room nurse in Oakland.

Zimmerman hinted at this decision in May when he penned a diary for the Associated Press.

“I love baseball and I know how much America loves baseball, but you know what I love way more than baseball?

My family,” Zimmerman said.

“Even if we’re supposed to be quarantined, what if someone goes to a grocery store? Or a pharmacy to pick up a prescription? Or something like that?

“Then, all of a sudden, I’m a healthy 35-year-old athlete who maybe gets sick but is asymptomatic, and I come home, and I have a 2-week-old baby who gets it. Maybe the baby gets over it without us ever knowing, but 10 years down the road, my kid’s lungs don’t develop fully. Who knows? We just don’t know everything about what this virus does.

“At some point, we’ve got to be real about: What’s worth having baseball?”

Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner sees some similarities between his path and Newton’s, with the way the one-time St. Louis Rams star reinvented himself in Arizona after a bumpy stretch with the New York Giants.

“I was a two-time MVP who had been to two Super Bowls in three years,” Warner said, “and two years later I’m looked at as damaged goods and I’ll never be the same player that I used to be and never play at that level. I think that’s very much how people see Cam. “After the injuries that (Newton) suffered and the way he played, ‘Oh, he’s never going to be the same guy.’ So I think there’s a perception around the league that the best of Cam Newton has been played. Us as competitors, we’ve lived our entire lives saying, ‘Give me an opportunity to compete.’ “ This could be a career second wind for Newton. It was that way for Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, Randy Moss and Corey Dillon, all of whom had been stars in other places yet had lost some luster only to rediscover it with coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots.

Newton has passed for 29,041 yards and 182 touchdowns and has run for 4,806 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career.

“There’s an aspect of Cam’s game that will fit in well there that’s not this dynamic-running-quarterback kind of stuff where people are saying this is drastically going to change their offense,” said Kalil, a former USC standout.

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matchups remain unsettled.

There is also a new twist with the final playoff spot in each conference. After the eight extra games, the NBA will utilize a play-in round if the ninth seed in either conference is within four games of the eighth seed. During the play-in round, the eighth seed would need to win one game against the ninth seed to advance to the playoffs, while the ninth seed would need to win twice in a row to advance.

In the Eastern Conference, the Washington Wizards will seek to push the Brooklyn Nets or the Orlando Magic for the eighth seed. In the West, five teams are chasing the Memphis Grizzlies for the final spot.

Q: What will a typical day of games look like?

A:Prepare for hoops overload: The NBA will utilize three venues to play up to seven games a day, with as many as four on national television. Tip times will range from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Eastern time with staggered starts, meaning die-hards can watch multiple games simultaneously and consume up to 10 consecutive hours of action on a busy day.

Q: How did the NBA set each team’s eight-game schedule?

A: The NBA started with the next remaining opponents on each team’s original schedule in chronological order, throwing out any games that included the eight teams that weren’t invited to Orlando. Other minor adjustments followed, including removing some repeat matchups between the same two teams.

Q: Which teams enjoy the easiest schedules? Which are stuck with the toughest slates?

According to WinsAdded.com, these five teams have the softest schedules: the New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Magic. By contrast, the Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Lakers and Grizzlies have the five toughest.

A: Thanks to Williamson, all eyes will be on the Pelicans, who were mounting

a late push into the playoffs and a possible first-round date with the Lakers before the shutdown. Six of the Pelicans’ eight games will come against teams with losing records - the highest number for any team in the field.

Their relatively easy slate gives the Pelicans an outside shot of moving past the Grizzlies into eighth place before the play-in round.

There is more good schedule news for the Pelicans.

The Portland Trail Blazers, one of their chief rivals to force a play-in, have the NBA’s sixth-toughest schedule. New Orleans also gets two games against the Sacramento Kings, with whom they are tied in the standings, to help control its fate. Add it all up, and ESPN.com simulations give New Orleans a 54 percent chance of finishing eighth or ninth, with Portland at 21 percent and Sacramento at 20 percent.

The Celtics are another team to watch given that they have a much easier schedule than the Raptors, whom they trail by three games for the East’s second seed. Jumping up would allow the Celtics to face a weaker team such as the Nets or Magic in a No. 2 vs. No. 7 first-round matchup, rather than the Heat, Pacers or 76ers in a No. 3 vs.

No. 6 series.

Q: How did the Wizards fare?

A: Things could have been better. The Wizards will have the ninth-toughest schedule as they chase the Nets and Magic, who rank 17th and 18th, respectively. To make matters worse, the Wizards, who are 5½ games out of eighth place, must close within four games to force a play-in. Their hopes took a blow when sharpshooting forward Davis Bertans elected not to play because of his impending free agency. As such, ESPN.com’s projection gives them just an 8 percent chance to force a play-in.

However, Washington’s schedule might not wind up being as tough as it appears.

The Wizards’ toughest opponents - Boston and Milwaukee - come in their two final games. By that point, the East’s powers might elect to rest their stars because their seeds might already be sealed. If the Wizards can string together a few early wins, they might be able to capitalize.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND GRIEVANCE INFORMATION Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Livingston, in the County of Columbia for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor.

A certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk on the 1st day of July, 2020 where it will remain for public inspection.

July 1st, 2020 Justin Maxwell Assessor Livingston NY Bread & Butter Worldwide LLC article of organization filed with Secretary of the state of NY(SSNY) 05/25/2020 Filed by Cheyenne Moseley C/O LegalZoom, Inc 9900 Spectrum Drive, Austin TX 78717 The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it maybe served SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the limited company served upon him or her to Bread & Butter Worldwide LLC 506 Warren Street. #3 Hudson , NY 12534 The LLC designates the following as its registered agent upon whom process against it may be served within The State of New York United States Corporation Agents, INC 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose

of Greenport, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor(s), and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town/City Clerk on the 1st day of July, 2020, where the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this 1st day of July, 2020.

Town of Greenport Kimberly Smith Sole Assessor NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Austerlitz, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor, and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk on the 1st day of July, 2020, where the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this 1st day of July, 2020. Town of Austerlitz Pamela Cook, Sole Assessor

Notice of Completion of Final Assessment Roll (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Ancram, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor, and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk on the First Day of July, 2020, where the same will remain for public inspection by appointment.

Dated this 20th day of May, 2020 Familj Trading and Town of Ancram Services LLC. Art. of Sole Assessor Rene' Org. filed with the DeLeeuw SSNY on 05/20/2020.

Office: Greene County. NOTICE OF COMPLESSNY desig. as agent TION OF FINAL ASof the LLC upon whom SESSMENT ROLL process against it may (Pursuant to Section be served. SSNY shall 516 of the Real Propmail copy of process erty Tax Law) to the LLC, 40 Twisted Notice is hereby given Tree LN. W. Coxsack- that the Final Assessie, N.Y., 12192. Pur- ment Roll for the Town pose: Any lawful pur- of Claverack, in the County of Columbia, pose. for the year 2020, has Hudson Housing Au- been completed by the thority Regular Board undersigned Assessor Meeting and a certified copy The Hudson Housing thereof has been filed Authority Board of in the office of the Commissioners will Town/City Clerk on the hold its regular Board 1st day of July, 2020, meeting on Wednes- where the same will reday, July 8, 2020 at main for public inspec6:00pm. Due to the co- tion. ronavirus pandemic Dated this 1st day of the HHA Board meet- July, 2020 ing will be held re- Town of Claverack motely through Zoom Assessor Charles W. Meeting. The public Brewer will have access to recorded meetings and NOTICE OF COMPLEmeeting minutes on TION OF FINAL ASthe Authority’s web- SESSMENT ROLL page at www.hudson- (Pursuant to Section housingauthority.com 516 of the Real PropAnyone with questions erty Tax Law) regarding the meetings Notice is hereby given can call the main office that the Final Assessat 518-828-5415. ment Roll for the Town Persons with special of Athens, Greene needs relating to County, N.Y., for the handicapped, hearing year 2020, has been or vision impairment or completed and verified foreign language shall by the undersigned ascontact the Hudson sessor and a certified Housing Authority Of- copy thereof was filed fice at (518) 828-5415 in the office of the prior to the date Town Clerk of the above.

Town of Athens, at 2 First St, Athens NY, on Kinderhook Lakeside the on the 29th day of Cottages LLC. Art. of June, 2020, there to Org. filed with the remain for public inSSNY on 5/29/20. Of- spection. Gordon W fice: Columbia County. Bennett,IAO Gordon W SSNY designated as Bennett, IAO Acting agent of the LLC upon Assessor - Town of whom process against Athens it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy NOTICE OF COMPLEof process to the LLC, TION OF FINAL AS37 Eberle Road, Vala- SESSMENT ROLL tie, NY 12184. Pur- (Pursuant to Section pose: Any lawful pur- 516 of the Real Proppose. erty Tax Law) Klocke Ip, LLC. Filed Notice is hereby given with SSNY on that the Final Assess4/15/2020. Office: Co- ment Roll for the Town Jewett, Greene lumbia County. SSNY of designated as agent County, N.Y., for the for process & shall mail year 2020, has been to: 2554 County Route completed and verified 27 Claverack NY by the undersigned as12534. Purpose: any sessor and a certified copy thereof was filed lawful in the office of the NOTICE OF COMPLE- Town Clerk of the TION OF FINAL AS- Town of Jewett at 3547 Route 23C, JeSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section wett, N. Y. on the first 516 of the Real Prop- day of July, 2020, there to remain for erty Tax Law) Notice is hereby given public inspection. that the Final Assess- Nancy Wyncoop Bowment Roll for the Town er Sole Assessor

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Ashland, Greene County, N.Y., for the year 2020, has been completed and verified by the undersigned assessor and a certified copy thereof was filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Ashland at 12094 Route 23, Ashland, N. Y. on the first day of July, 2020, there to remain for public inspection.

Nancy Wyncoop Bower Sole Assessor NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of DURHAM, Greene County, N.Y., for the year 2020, has been completed and verified by the undersigned assessor and a certified copy thereof was filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of DURHAM at 7309 Route 81, DURHAM, N. Y. on the first day of July, 2020, there to remain for public inspection.

Nancy Wyncoop Bower Sole Assessor NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Hillsdale, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor, and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk on the 1st day of July, 2020 where the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this 1st day of July, 2020. Town of Hillsdale Pamela Cook, Sole Assessor

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of COPAKE, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor(s), and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town/City Clerk on the 1ST day of JULY, 2020, here the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this 1st day of July, 2020.

Town of COPAKE Assessors/Sole Assessor Lynn C. Hotaling

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Clermont, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor(s), and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town/City Clerk on the day of July 1st, 2020, where the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this day of July 1st 2020.

Town of Clermont Assessors/Sole Assessor Cheryl Kaszluga

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the Town of Chatham, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor, and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town/City Clerk on the 1st day of July, 2020, where the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this 1st day of July, 2020.

Town of Chatham Daniel Horst Sole Assessor

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF UPSTATE ARMORY LLC A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on June 25, 2020.

New York Office Location – Greene County.

Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State of the State of New York shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her at: c/o LLC, 893 County Route 41, Freehold, NY 12431. PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that the Final Assessment Roll for the City of Hudson, in the County of Columbia, for the year 2020, has been completed by the undersigned Assessor(s), and a certified copy thereof has been filed in the office of the Town/City Clerk on the day of July 1st, 2020, where the same will remain for public inspection.

Dated this day of July 1st 2020.

City of Hudson NOTICE OF COMPLE- Assessors/Sole AssesTION OF FINAL AS- sor Cheryl Kaszluga SESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section NOTICE VILLAGE OF 516 of the Real Prop- ATHENS The Village of Athens erty Tax Law) Notice is hereby given will be holding a Public that the Final Assess- Hearing prior to the ment Roll for the Town Regular Village Board of GHENT, in the Meeting on July 8th, County of Columbia, 2020 at 6:30PM for the for the year 2020, has purpose of hearing been completed by the public comment on reundersigned Asses- pealing local law #1 sor(s), and a certified which provided for an copy thereof has been override of the properfiled in the office of the ty tax cap for fiscal Town/City Clerk on the year June 1, 2020 1ST day of JULY, through May 31, 2021.

2020, here the same In order to adhere to will remain for public social distancing inspection. guidelines this meeting Dated this 1st day of will be held in the VilJuly, 2020. lage of Athens ComTown of GHENT munity Center gym loAssessors/Sole Asses- cated at 2 First Street, sor Lynn C. Hotaling Athens NY

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is 175 Vedder Road, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company�)

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on June 23, 2020.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 530 Manhattan Avenue, Apt. 22, New York, NY 10027.

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

Dated: June 26, 2020 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY STATE 511 LLC

FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is STATE 511 LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company�)

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on June 9, 2020.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Lucy Sheridan, 320 W 87th Street, Apt. 1W, New York, NY 10024.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: June 25, 2020 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534

Notice of Public Hearing Zoning Board of Appeals Town of Ghent, Columbia County, New York PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Ghent Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing 7:00pm July 8th, 2020 via a web-based video-conference, the link to the meeting room to be posted on the Town web site beginning at 6:00pm: to consider the following. 93.-1-94 Stephanie Hanaman, 655 Archbidge Rd. Ext., Ghent, NY 12075.

Requesting an appeal to the decision of Code Enforcement of a racetrack.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons interested will be heard at the above time and place.

Lewis Streeter Chairman

“Notice to Bidders The town of Hillsdale, following investigation and research by its Hamlet Committee, is seeking bids from qualified Landscape Architects licensed to provide such services in the State of New York, for preparation of a Master Plan and associated documents and consultation services for the restoration of the Hillsdale Hamlet Park.

A detailed list of requirements can be found at www.hillsdaleny.com and also is available by request via email: HamletParkRFP@gmail.com.

Sealed bids must be received by email to the Hillsdale Town Clerk, Kathi Doolan at: Townclerkhdale@fairpoint.net, by mail: PO Box 305, Hillsdale, NY 12529 or hand-delivered to the Town Hall, 2609 State Route 23, Hillsdale, by 1:00 pm on July 31, 2020.

The bids will be received at the Town Board meeting on August 11, 2020, at 7:00 pm.

Questions may also be directed to the Hamlet Committee Chair, Shannon May shanTOWN OF STUYVE- at non.g.may@gmail.com SANT or 917-664-9786.�

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE – JULY 1, 2020 NOTICE OF COMPLE- NOTICE TION OF FINAL AS- Village of Athens SESSMENT ROLL Please take notice that (Pursuant to Section there will be a Public 516 of the Real Prop- Hearing of the Athens erty Tax Law) Village ZBA on TuesNotice is hereby given day, July 14th, 2020 @ that the Final Assess- 6:00pm at the Athens ment Roll for the Town Riverfront Park located of STUYVESANT, in on 4 Water Street, Aththe County of Colum- ens. The purpose of bia, for the year 2020, the meeting is to grant has been completed an area variance on by the undersigned behalf of APO of Assessor(s), and a cer- Sleepy Hollow Lake, tified copy thereof has Laurel Wolfe, Associabeen filed in the office tion Manager, located of the Town/City Clerk at 194 North Washingon the 1ST day of JU- ton Street, Athens, NY LY, 2020, here the 12015. same will remain for ZBA public inspection.

Nancy Poylo Dated this 1st day of July, 2020.

NOTICE Town of STUYVESANT SCHOOL TAX Assessors/Sole Asses- COLLECTOR'S sor Lynn C. Hotaling NOTICE

NOTICE OF SEALED BID SALE AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID INVITATION AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Hudson Development Corporation invites sealed bids for the sale of surplus property located at 228 Mill Street in Hudson, NY. Bidders may download a copy of the Invitation to Bid at h u d s o n first.com/about.

Sealed bids will be opened and either accepted or rejected at a special board meeting on August 25, 2020 at 12:00 PM. About the Property: Great residential/single-family building lot in Hudson, NY in Columbia County. Lot measures 50’ wide by 150’ deep. Quiet street of well-kept properties with a mix of new and restored homes.

A short walk to Warren St., the riverfront, dog park, and Amtrak. Lot is buildable with Catskill views. Municipal gas, sewer and water. branda maholtz, executive director HDC/HCDPA | hudsonfirst.com | branda@hudsonfirst.com

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA TAKE NOTICE, that the School District Tax Collector of the Hudson City School District, Hudson, New York, having duly received a warrant for the fiscal year 2020-2021, (fiscal period July l, 2020 - June 30, 2021) will receive without interest or penalty, all school taxes voluntarily paid at The Bank of Greene County, Fairview Plaza and Proprietors Hall Office, Hudson, New York, during their normal banking hours as follows: (a) From July 15,2020 to August 15,2020 during which period the first installment of said tax may be paid without interest and/or penalty; if not so paid; interest shall be added to the amount of any such installment at the rate of one (1) percent, for each month period, or part thereof, from August 16, 2020 until such installment is paid or to the return of this warrant, whichever shall be sooner. (b) From September 15,2020 to October 15, 2020, during which period the final installment of said tax may be paid without interest and/or penalty; if not so paid, interest shall be added to the amount of any such installment at the rate of one (1) percent, from October 16, 2020 for each one month period; or part thereof, until such installment is paid, or to the return of this warrant, whichever shall be sooner. (c) No installment may be paid unless all prior installments of current taxes, including interest, shall have been paid or shall be paid at the same time, (d) The Warrant shall expire on November 2, 2020, but may be extended as provided by law, All such taxes and accrued penalties remaining unpaid after November 2, 2020 shall bear additional penalties determined by the County or City Treasurer as the case may be and are subject to tax sale procedures.

Dated: JuIy 2020 Deborah Long, Treasurer/Tax Collector Hudson City School District 215 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson, New York NOTICE TO BIDDERS Hudson City School District is accepting the submission of sealed bids for: · BOILER Service & Maintenance · HVAC Service & Maintenance Starting today through Friday, July 17, 2020 at 9 a.m. Sealed bids should be addressed to: Hudson City School District, District Clerk, Business Office, 215 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, NY 12534 All bids will be opened on July 17, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. via livestream (link will be provided upon request). Bid forms can be requested from districtclerk@hudsoncsd.org or by calling (518) 828-4360 ext.

2100. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids for any part thereof.

Leslie M. Coons District Clerk June 25, 2020 Organization of MAJESTIC VALLEY MEDICAL LLC 872 Mountain Avenue Apt 1 Purling, NY 12470 filed June 26, 2019 with SSNY 99 Washington Ave. Albany, NY for General Purpose.

PHYSICIAN SERVICES NEEDED Hudson City School District, located at 215 Harry Howard Avenue,

Hudson, NY 12534 has an opening for a school physician. This position is an independent contractor and must maintain specific liability insurance coverage. For specifics information, please call the business office at (518) 828-4360 ext.

2100 or by emailing districtclerk@hudsoncsd.org.

Leslie M. Coons District Clerk June 24, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE The Clermont Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 7:30 P.M. at the Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont on the following application: Kirk Watters, 366 Commons Road, Tax ID# 192-1-87, are applying for the addition of an accessory apartment.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

Desiree M. Webber, Secretary The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hillsdale will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom to consider the following: An application by William Ruffini for a Special Permit for a change of use; short term rental at 142 Mitchell Street, Hillsdale, NY. All interested parties are urged to attend.

THE DANCING FARMER LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/29/2020. Office loc: Columbia County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 42 Allen Street, Hudson, NY 12534.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier's check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o ing-business/opportunities/const-notices.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o ing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons.

Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert K i t c h e n (518)457-2124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportu-

nities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

Region 01: New York State Department of Transportation 50 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY, 12232 D264279, PIN 181017, Albany, Essex, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Cos., Washington Highway Demand Response Contract SFY 20 -21, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $200,000.00), Goals: MBE: 8.00%, WBE: 13.00%, SDVOB: 6.00% VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Village of Tannersville, New York will receive sealed bids for Gooseberry Creek Revitalization Strategy – Creek Walk Park at the Office of the Village Clerk, Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville, NY 12485; Att: Ms. Robin Dumont, Village Clerk, prior to 12:00 P.M. on Friday July 17, 2020 at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of all prospective bidders to ensure that bids are delivered in a timely manner to the Village Clerk’s Office.

The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, construction of approximately 100 feet of concrete seating wall with natural stone veneer, natural stone slab stairs, the stabilization and formalization of stream bank through the placement of large boulders along approximately 35 feet of the shoreline, installation of natural stone pavers, fabrication of a custom shade structure, landscape plantings, site furnishings and electrical work including lighting fixtures.

The Work of the project will be let in a single contract for General Construction Work.

Complete sets of Bidding and Contract Documents in electronic or printed format will be available starting 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday July 1, 2020 from Camelot Print and Copy Centers, 630 Columbia Street Extension, Latham, NY 12110, Tel:

(518) 435-9696; e-mail camelotbids@teamcamelot.com; website www.camelotplanroom.com.

Bid and Contract Documents may be examined without charge by accessing The Camelot plan room at w w w. c a m e l o t p l a n room.com and clicking on the Public Projects tab at the top left. To obtain the Bid and Contract Documents, all Bidders must register at www.camelotplanroom.com, log into their account and place an order for a digital download of the complete electronic set of Bidding and Contract Documents for no charge. The Village of Tannersville has waived the standard fee of $15 to download Bidding and Contract Documents.

Registered plan holders may purchase printed copies of the Bidding and Contract Documents for the cost of printing, plus shipping and handling by ordering directly through Camelot.

Costs for printed documents and shipping and handling are nonrefundable.

Please note Camelot Print and Copy Centers (www.camelotplanroom.com) is the designated location and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. All bidders are required to register with Camelot to become a registered plan holder and ensure receipt of all necessary information, including notices of bid addenda.

This advertisement will be distributed through the NYS Contract reporter at https://www.nyscr.ny.g ov.

Bid and Contract Documents will be available for viewing online at the following locations: Eastern Contractors' Assoc. at www.ecainc.org Dodge Data & Analytics at www.dodgeprojects.construction.com Bid and Contract Documents will be available in hardcopy for viewing at the Office of the Village Clerk, Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville, NY. If you would like to schedule an appointment to view documents please email the Village Clerk, Robin Dumont at voffice@hvc.rr.com Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. A one hundred percent (100%) Payment Bond and a one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond will be required of the successful bidders at the time of contract signing.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday July 8, 2020 at 9:00 AM at the Tannersville Village Hall, at 1 Park Lane, Tannersville, NY 12485. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is strongly encouraged but not mandatory.

A virtual pre-bid meeting will also be available to prospective bidders on Thursday July 9th, 2020 at 9:00 AM. Please email Village Clerk Robin Dumont at voffice@hvc.rr.com to request call in information.

Prospective bidders may request clarifications of the Bid Documents from the Landscape Architect by contacting Mike Frederick at PLACE Alliance Northeast via e-mail to mfrederick@placealliance.com All questions must be submitted by email in writing, no phone calls will be

accepted. All correspondence must be addressed to subject line “Gooseberry Creek Revitalization Strategy – Creek Walk Park".

This project is funded by the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund. Bidders should pay particular attention to requirements regarding prevailing wage rates to be paid under the contract, equal employment opportunity standards, and all other federal, New York State and local requirements.

Bidders must document good faith efforts to meet or exceed the 30% utilization goal for New York State Certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises.

All laborers, workers and mechanics working on the site of this project must be certified as having successfully completed the OSHA 10-hour construction safety and health course.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 45 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Contract will be awarded by the Village of Tannersville, New York which reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids.

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Nets G Dinwiddie, C Jordan test positive for COVID-19 Field Level Media Brooklyn Nets standout guard Spencer Dinwiddie and backup center DeAndre Jordan were diagnosed with the coronavirus, they divulged Monday.

Jordan announced his positive test on Twitter, adding that he won’t play when the NBA season resumes July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Dinwiddie released a statement to The Athletic, telling the publication that his status for action in central Florida is

uncertain.

In March, four Nets tested positive for the coronavirus, with injured star forward Kevin Durant confirming he was one of the quartet.

Jordan tweeted Monday, “Found out last night and confirmed again today that I’ve tested positive for Covid while being back in (the New York) market. As a result of this, I will not be in Orlando for the resumption of the season.”

Dinwiddie said in his statement, “Over the past few months, I have been diligent

about protecting myself and others from COVID-19 by following all designated protocol and quarantining. I was ready and prepared to rejoin my teammates. ... I flew private to return to New York, passed multiple COVID-19 tests over my first several days in New York and was able to participate in a couple practices within the first week.

“Originally, we were supposed to be one of the teams to enter into the Orlando bubble early, but training camp got switched back to New York and unfortunately I am now

positive. Given that I have experienced symptoms, including fever and chest tightness, it is unclear on whether or not I’ll be able to participate in Orlando.”

Dinwiddie told The Athletic he will remain in quarantine and be re-evaluated in 14 days.

The 27-year-old is averaging career bests of 20.6 points, 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 64 games (49 starts) during his sixth NBA season.

Jordan, 31, is averaging 8.3 points and 10 rebounds through 56 games (six starts) this season, his first with the

Nets. He is playing in a reserve role for the first time since 2009-10, his second NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

A two-time NBA rebounding champion and an All-Star in 2016-17, Jordan has career averages of 9.5 points and 10.8 rebounds with the Clippers (2008-09 to 2017-18), the Dallas Mavericks (2018-19), the New York Knicks (2018-19) and Brooklyn.

The Nets (30-34) are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and are solidly positioned for one of the

conference’s eight playoff spots. Brooklyn has eight games remaining and is a halfgame ahead of eighth-place Orlando and six ahead of the ninth-place Washington Wizards.

The news about Jordan and Dinwiddie comes one day after Brooklyn forward Wilson Chandler announced he won’t play in the restarted season in Florida. Chandler cited a desire to remain with his family.

Guard Kyrie Irving (shoulder surgery) and Durant (Achilles) also won’t participate.

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Bates commits to Michigan State basketball Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — Ypsilanti Lincoln basketball phenom Emoni Bates, the No. 1 prospect in the country for the 2022 class, committed to Michigan State basketball during a live interview on ESPN on Monday.

“I’m not sure what the future may hold,” the 16-yearold said, “but as I do know right now, I will be committing to Michigan State University.”

After his family members and high school coach put on MSU hats, Bates thanked coach Tom Izzo for “staying with me since I was a young ‘un and being there throughout the process.” He said the Spartans have recruited him since seventh grade.

“I know they’re showing that their love is genuine,” Bates said, “and they’ve just been here for a long time.

I’m big on loyalty, and they showed me all loyalty, so I got to show them love back.”

Bates averaged 31.6 points, nine rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during the 2019-20 season.

It’s unclear whether Bates has plans to reclassify to the 2021 class, making him eligible to enter college a year ahead of schedule.

Elgin Bates, Emoni’s father, announced on the ESPN interview that the family is in the process of creating a preparatory school, but it wasn’t immediately clear what that news meant for Bates’ enrollment at Ypsilanti Lincoln entering his junior year. Bates wore an “Ypsi Prep Academy” shirt on TV. “I just think it’s time to be in the situation we’re in,” Elgin said. “He can continue to grow and develop and also be around like-minded individuals who aspire to play on a higher level that’s committed in the gym and that can also challenge him every day

in practice.”

Bates had scholarship offers from Michigan, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky and DePaul, among others. Duke was the first to extend him an offer, when he was in eighth grade. Elgin Bates said he was disappointed more schools didn’t reach out to his son, as it was once expected rule changes would allow Emoni to go straight to the NBA out of high school in 2022. Whether or not that actually will happen remains to be seen.

“I was upset at first,” Elgin said, “but the one that he really wanted to go to was recruiting him consistently the whole way, so as long as he got the offer he wanted and got to play for the school he actually wants to play for, I’m happy.”

The 6-foot-9, 205-pound recruit has been described as the top player in high school regardless of class dating back to his freshman year, when he won a state championship and secured the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year award.

As a sophomore, he became the Gatorade National Player of the Year after his team finished 19-3 overall and 14-1 in league play. He scored 63 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in a double-overtime win Feb. 18 against Chelsea.

Former winners of the Gatorade National Player of the Year award include Chris Webber (1991), Kobe Bryant (1996), LeBron James (2002, 2003), Dwight Howard (2004), Greg Oden (2005, 2006), Bradley Beal (2011), Jabari Parker (2012), Andrew Wiggins (2013), Karl-Anthony Towns (2014), Ben Simmons (2015), Jayson Tatum (2016), RJ Barrett (2018) and James Wiseman (2019).

“It shows me that hard work pays off,” Bates said.

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Ypsilanti Lincoln’s Emoni Bates drives against Ann Arbor Huron’s Dylan Studstill during the first half on March 3 at EMU’s Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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Dustin Johnson plays a shot as he stands in the water on the 15th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on Sunday in Cromwell, Connecticut.

Johnson’s victory on an empty course among proudest Travelers moments Mike Anthony The Hartford Courant

CROMWELL, Conn. — This year’s Travelers Championship will be remembered simply as the time Dustin Johnson won without spectators on hand in the midst of a pandemic. That’s OK because it becomes easy over time to sum up a number of these wonderful, and wonderfully complicated, events with a single sentence.

Ted Kroll won the inaugural tournament in 1952. Paul Azinger chipped in to win in 1989. Phil Mickelson won for the second year in a row in 2002. Bubba Watson won the first of his three in 2010.

Jordan Spieth holed out from a bunker in 2017.

Does much more need to be offered in describing any particular rendition of our state’s PGA Tour event as the years roll by?

D.J. won on an empty course in 2020.

That’s how we’ll remember it, eventually and then always, probably forgetting over time many of the little details and ups and downs that led not only to Johnson’s 21st tour victory but to this tournament even being able to take place.

We should look back on this year as one of the proudest moments for a remarkable event, for the golf and for the $1.6 million it managed to generate for charities, for the fact that it came to fruition through unprecedented uncertainty. The pandemic certainly changed the complexion of the Travelers Championship, but it did not derail it and we are left to celebrate a revised version and all that went into it.

What a weird week, for the way it began. With one player testing positive for COVID-19 and withdrawing on Tuesday, and four more withdrawing on Wednesday out of precaution. With PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan arriving for a press conference to address fear of a virus’ spread and quell fear of the tournament’s cancellation. With seven coronavirus-related withdrawals, total.

What a weird week, for the way we reached it. With an announcement in April that the Travelers would remain on schedule as the tour’s third leg in a return to play. With strict safety protocols being developed, tweaked. With the best field in history. With fans told to stay away.

What a weird week, for how the defining stretch played out, even. With lightning and hail stones creeping toward TPC River Highlands Sunday afternoon.

With Johnson standing in the pond at the heart of the triangle, shoes off, ankle deep in water, preparing for a shot on No. 15.

With an hourlong weather delay. With Johnson’s lonely finish and a celebration to match that of, say, a random par converted on a Thursday.

Having flirted with throwing a seemingly insurmountable lead into the water with that red umbrella, Johnson still found ways to hold off Kevin Streelman and had two putts to win on 18. His first, from 19 feet, came to a rest just three inches from the cup.

If this weren’t the strangest time in a generation, he’d have put down a marker, let Brendon Todd finish and clear the way for a cinematic ending, and tapped in to the adoration of 60,000 fans. Though he’s generally reserved, Johnson probably would have raised his fists and hugged his caddie and maybe even chucked his ball into the crowd. It would have been beautifully chaotic, because it usually is at 18 on Sunday evening.

From the days of Sammy Davis Jr. and the Canon GHO cameras, from Wethersfield Country Club to TPC River Highlands and the Travelers umbrellas, our state’s PGA Tour event has endured all sorts of movement and challenges to become what it is today.

So much was different this year. Yet so much was the same.

We were robbed of some experiences but still given so much.

It gave us some scares, sure, with withdrawals that included Brooks Koepka. It gave us the strange sight of Jason Day and Matt Wallace playing alone. It gave us no in-person access to the best players in the world. It gave us reminders that the coronavirus is dictating everything.

It also gave us a wild two-day charge from Phil Mickelson, playing his first tournament since turning 50, the leader headed into the weekend. He was a freshface little boy, really, when he won in 2001 at age 31 and again in 2002, still searching for his first major championship back then.

It gave us Will Gordon, a year out of

college and fighting for spots in tour events, and his third-place finish (with Mackenzie Hughes).

It gave us the steady Streelman, the 2014 Travelers champion who made sure this year’s event was interesting until it was officially over.

And it gave us Johnson, utterly dominant when all facets of his game are working, adding a little chapter to what is turning into a Hall of Fame career. Johnson has won a tournament in each of the 13 years he’s been on tour.

This one took some perseverance, a word we can apply to the tournament as a whole. Johnson took the lead for the first time on the tournament’s 63rd hole, with a birdie Sunday at No. 9.

Todd, who carried a two-stroke lead into the day, imploded for a triple-bogey on 12, leaving him five back and giving Johnson a three-shot lead over Gordon, who was in the clubhouse, and Streelman, who was a hole ahead.

Johnson, however, yanked his drive on 13 left and out of bounds, a blown opportunity to essentially seal the tournament on that par 5. He answered with a birdie at 14 and came to the triangle with a twoshot lead.

This is where, more than any time all week, nothing really mattered but the golf being played on these signature holes surrounded by trees and grass, grounds normally covered by a sea of humanity.

At the reachable the par-4 15th, Johnson hit a missile way left and the ball, somehow, plugged into the ground instead of reaching the water. He took off his shoes and socks and got wet to get out of that mess, chopping the ball onto the green and making par.

After the delay, he bogeyed the par-3 16th, feeling pressure the he would soon defy with perfect tee shots, making par on 17 and 18, no big deal, tournament a wrap.

Nathan Grube and Andy Bessette like to say they begin working on next year’s tournament the day after the current year’s tournament.

Take Monday off, fellas. Enjoy what you and others were able to protect and preserve and offer with a weird and wildly successful week in 2020.

Avery Johnson: Mavericks could potentially ‘sneak’ into the NBA Finals Selby Lopez The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS — By the time the NBA season resumes in late July, it will have been on hiatus for more than four months because of the coronavirus.

The delay sets up what could be one of the most unpredictable postseasons in league history.

But that didn’t stop former Mavericks coach Avery Johnson from making a bold claim about his former team.

In an interview with CBS Sports, Johnson said he could see the Mavs sneaking into the NBA Finals.

“I’m really interested and looking forward to seeing the Dallas Mavericks,” Johnson said. “You put those guys in a seven-game series, they’re a team that could potentially sneak into the finals.”

With a 40-27 record, the Mavs are on pace to make a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. They currently sit in the seventh spot in the Western Conference with a seven-game lead over the No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies.

To make the playoffs, all the Mavs would need is any combination of two Dallas wins or losses by current No. 8 seed Memphis.

SportsDay’s Brad Townsend writes that the Mavs’ eight-game regularseason schedule, which tips off against Houston on July 31, may offer them a favorable playoff path. The Mavs’ schedule features matchups with the Rockets, Suns (twice), Kings, Clippers, Bucks, Jazz and Trail Blazers. “(Looking at) teams with the easiest schedules and teams

with the hardest schedule, the team that’s right there in between are the Dallas Mavericks,” Johnson said.

The Mavs’ schedule features teams with a combined 287-230 (.555) record. As for the two teams directly above Dallas in the standings, Houston’s eight opponents are a combined 304-214 (.586) and Oklahoma City’s are a combined 303-220 (.579). The Mavs are just 1.5 games behind Oklahoma City and Houston in the standings.

However, not everything will line up favorably for Dallas.

Center Willie Cauley-Stein has chosen to sit out, in large part because of the expected July birth of his baby daughter.

Starting center Dwight Powell and guards Jalen Brunson and Courtney Lee will also sit out

with various injuries.

But the Mavs will still have their star duo of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, who currently average a combined 47.9 points per game.

Doncic currently leads the league with 14 triple-doubles while Porzingis appeared to have regained his All-Star form before the stoppage in play.

“I’m really interested and looking forward to seeing the Dallas Mavericks. I think outside of LeBron James, they have a guy in Luka Doncic that’s just a walking tripledouble,” Johnson said. “With Kristaps Porzingis, who’s the Robin to the Batman and Luka Doncic, there’s one of the best one-two punches in all of basketball.”

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Avery Johnson, the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, gives instructions to his team against the Kentucky Wildcats during the Quarterfinals of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Man’s attraction to bartender creates gossip Dear Abby, My husband of 43 years, an alcoholic, has started going to the local grill/bar in our small town. He spends three to four hours there, six days a week. He would go more often if they were open on Sundays.

People who know us tell me things that have been going DEAR ABBY on between a single bartender and him. This bartender has given him gifts, and I heard he overtips her. I have also been told there’s more going on than the outward flirting, and my husband has been saying bad things about me.

The bartender is not a young woman, and she tells anyone who will listen that she’s looking for a man. I have asked my husband nicely to stop going there, and he does for a few days, until her calls and posts on Facebook start about me “keeping him from going to the bar.” When he gets home, he continues drinking until he passes out.

I have told him that if he gets a DUI and goes to jail, I won’t bail him out. He doesn’t really care, and I don’t know what to do. Help!

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Your signature is correct. Your marriage IS a disaster. As long as your husband continues to drink, nothing will improve. Keep uppermost in your mind that, as much as you might want to, you cannot change him.

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Dear Abby, I am a single 30-year-old female who is childfree. (I never wanted kids, ever!)

My personal stance and views on the subject are well-known by my co-workers, all of whom have children.

I share an office with “Elise,” who’s about 18 years older than I am. Over the years, she has made remarks such as, “You have no right to be tired. You don’t have kids!” or “You’re not a real adult because you don’t have the responsibility of having kids” (my favorite).

How do I deal with her, or what do I say to counter her remarks? When she makes them, it hurts my feelings. I don’t react because I know if I do it will hurt her feelings and cause friction in the office, which I don’t need. But I’m sick to death of people like her who have children saying those things about people like me.

Free Forever Your co-worker appears to be voicing her frustrations about the responsibilities of parenthood and somewhat jealous that you are free of them.

The next time she hurts your feelings, it would not be overreacting to tell her that she has and ask her for an apology.

If she’s doing it hoping to get a rise out of you, ignore her. But if it persists, as a last resort, talk to your boss or human resources about it because she’s creating a hostile work environment.

Squeaky hip joint likely aggravating, but not dangerous I’m 69 years old. I take no medications, and I’m in very good health. Fifteen years ago, I had a hip replacement and now it is starting to squeak when I walk.

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I can understand why the squeaking noise could be very annoying or troubling, but most often the squeak does not indicate a problem with the joint.

Unfortunately, there is no cream you can rub on that can get into the prosthetic joint, and no lubricant that can be injected will stay in long enough to effectively treat the squeak.

The main goal in evaluation of the joint is to determine whether there is damage to replacement hip. This requires a history and exam, imaging studies, and possibly blood tests or testing of joint fluid. If the joint is still in good shape (90% still are, even after 15 years), and you are moving well and not in pain, then nothing needs to be done. I would strongly advise against surgical revision of the joint unless there is a clear reason to do so.

I’ve been taking the statin Zocor for the past 30 years. I understand that one of the side effects is diabetes. I will be 84 in August, and I have a family history of diabetes. Last year, my A1C reading put me in the prediabetes range. I have remained active by walking, using small weights, etc., and I watch my calorie intake. I

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A journey you’ve planned may have to wait as you address an urgent issue at home. Don’t think for a moment that you won’t soon be on your way!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re eager to get

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weigh 199 pounds at 5 feet, 11 inches tall. I was disappointed with a follow-up A1C reading because I thought my actions would take me out of the prediabetic range.

What are your recommendations?

For most older people with diabetes, resistance to insulin is the primary reason. This is opposed to decreased insulin output, although the pancreas does lose some ability to make insulin with age. The mechanisms by which statins predispose a person to diabetes are not clear, but they probably include both resistance to insulin and decreased production.

Regular exercise and a moderate diet are the mainstays of diabetes prevention. Since you are walking and weightlifting, diet is the most likely place where you might be able to make changes.

Even so, it may not be possible to prevent diabetes entirely. Visit a registered dietitian nutritionist for some personalized dietary advice.

Your body mass index, or BMI, is 27.8. A few pounds of weight lost — I really do mean just a few pounds — could reduce your risk of developing diabetes in the future, but you would want to lose weight the right way, through a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Even though statins increase the risk of developing diabetes in those people who are predisposed to developing diabetes, the benefit in preventing heart attack outweighs the risk. The benefits of statins in people with no known heart disease lessen with advancing age, and I seldom prescribe statins to people over 85 unless they are known to have blockages in the arteries.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are considered by some to be a master of disguise, and, indeed, there is something inside you that compels you to be on the outside, as often as possible, something quite different from what you genuinely feel you are on the inside. In other words, you are quite adept at putting on a false front — but it’s not just for fun, is it?

Just as you like to control how the world sees you and reacts to you, so you like to be in control of your romantic life — but you do so in unusual ways. To begin with, when you are attracted to someone, you usually give off only a few signals at the outset, and then you like to play it cool. The purpose here, of course, is to make yourself available without risking being turned down.

Also born on this date are: Princess Diana; Pamela Anderson, actress; Dan Aykroyd, actor; Liv Tyler, actress; Deborah Harry, singer; Olivia de Havilland, actress; Carl Lewis, Olympian; Jamie Farr, actor; Karen Black, actress.

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

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to the heart of a difficult issue — but today something comes between you and the source of clear, lasting vision.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You are the possessor of knowledge that someone is keen to have as well — but are you willing to share it? Negotiations begin today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Certain tendencies, if given free rein, are likely to get you into some trouble today. You must be willing to do what is required.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may be trying to develop a logical formula for something that defies logic. Before the day is out, you’ll conceive of a new methodology.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Hard work yields valuable rewards today, though they may be of a sort that is hard to recognize at first. The work must be done!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You are nearing a place of equilibrium at this time in which need and desire are almost one and the same. Much can be done right now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You find yourself standing at the junction between comprehension and confusion today. Progress requires the intervention of a good friend.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can turn in an impressive performance today merely by focusing on what must be done. You needn’t try to show off in any way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone who is eager to be by your side offers a piece of advice to you today that, if taken, can bring about an important, lasting change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — A certain mystery keeps getting more and more convoluted the more you work to solve it. This is a good time to set it aside — temporarily.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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Ans. here:

Theree-word book titles Level 1

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The author and the middle word of the three-word title is given. Complete the title. (e.g., D.H. Lawrence: and. Answer: “Sons and Lovers.”)

Freshman level 1. F. Scott Fitzgerald: Great 2. Dashiell Hammett: Maltese 3. Anthony Burgess: Clockwork Graduate level 4. Aldous Huxley: New 5. Suzanne Collins: Hunger 6. Colleen McCullough: Thorn PH.D. level 7. W. Somerset Maugham: Human 8. Richard Bach: Livingston 9. Xaviera Hollander: Happy

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

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: JOINT SHAKY BITTER ABRUPT Answer: To name the body of water Magellan traveled through, she needed to — THINK “STRAIT”

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

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

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. “The Great Gatsby.” 2. “The Maltese Falcon.” 3. “A Clockwork Orange.”

4. “Brave New World.” 5. “The Hunger Games.” 6. “The Thorn Birds.” 7. “Of Human Bondage.” 8. “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.” 9. “The Happy Hooker.”

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

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Biting vipers 5 Indecent 9 Farmer’s concern 13 Courtroom figure 15 __-eyed; observant 16 “As luck would __ it…”

17 Begin the day 18 Willfully ruins another’s plans 20 Last biblical bk.

21 One of 10 digits 23 Feel miffed about 24 007, for James Bond 26 Front porch item 27 Powerful 29 Kindest 32 Last Greek letter 33 TV’s “To Tell the __” 35 Sturdy tree 37 Passes away 38 Like a chimney flue 39 Think deeply 40 Pig’s place 41 Closes 42 Trivial 43 Irish __; reddish dog 45 Shoves 46 Linden of “Barney Miller” 47 Kentucky Derby entrant 48 Einstein, for one 51 FedEx rival 52 Motel alternatives, for short 55 Unfinished business 58 “Sesame Street” Muppet 60 Delhi dress 61 Chess piece 62 Sifting device 63 Tip jar contents 64 Stick around 65 Small weight DOWN 1 Not quite closed 2 Certain

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3 Sleuth 4 Scouring pad brand 5 Schnozzes 6 Put __ fight; refuse to submit 7 Woman’s nickname 8 Hugeness 9 Pure 10 Fly off the handle 11 Kitchen appliance 12 Nuisance 14 Part of the eye 19 Educate 22 Cereal grain 25 Table supports 27 Pea containers 28 Leaves out 29 Cuckoo 30 Member of the Confederacy 31 Single bite 33 Sightseeing trip 34 Go bad 36 Door openers 38 __ in place; stays home 39 Clutter

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Non Sequitur

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41 Long look 42 Handbags 44 Graduate paper 45 Burst 47 Iditarod dog 48 Furthermore 49 Money lent 50 Uninteresting speaker

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53 Paper towel brand 54 __ like; appear to be 56 As likely as __; probably 57 __ 180; reverse one’s opinion 59 Big __; 18-wheeler

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