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Police search gym owner’s home
n FORECAST WEATHER FOR HUDSON/CA TODAY TONIGHT
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n SPORTS
14U Travel Baseball Berkshire spoils Outlaws opener PAGE B1
n NATION
KINDERHOOK — The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police have launched a joint investigation into allegations of an assault in Kinderhook this weekend. “We have an ongoing investigation with reference to an assault that happened in Kinderhook Sunday morning,” Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett said Wednesday. Bartlett would not provide
details regarding the investigation. “Circumstances are such that I am unable to release any information yet, other than what is already out there,” Lt. Louis Bray from the Sheriff’s Office. Bray would not confirm, deny or specifically identify the information that “is already out there.” The Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from state police, executed a search warrant at 3193 county Route 21 late Tuesday afternoon, according to the
Columbia County District Attorney’s office. The home is owned by Alex Rosenstrach, the owner of ClubLife Health and Fitness, according to county property records. The search warrant was signed by Columbia County Judge Richard Koweek. State police are assisting the investigation, but the Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency, said Beau Duffy, state police public information director in Albany. See GYM A8
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ClubLife owner Alex Rosenstrach at a recent Back the Blue rally in Kinderhook.
Malls with enhanced HVAC can reopen
Face masks turn political Nurse pleads: “My life is worth a little discomfort.” PAGE A2
n STATE COURTESY OF GOV. ANDREW CUOMO’S OFFICE
Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a pandemic briefing Wednesday in his Manhattan office. Schools may reopen on a regional basis this fall depending on the state’s COVID-19 numbers in August.
By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.
Epstein bank to pay heavy fine Deutsche Bank owes state $150M in penalties PAGE A3
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NEW YORK — New York schools could reopen by region, which is a state decision, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, before announcing malls can reopen after installing a filter that will cleanse the coronavirus from the air. The state’s 713 districts must
“You could have different infection rates and a differential in how schools reopen. If it’s not safe for my child, it’s not safe for your child. So, we’ll get the data and we’ll make that decision in August.” — GOV. ANDREW CUOMO finalize guidance July 13 and submit plans to the state by July 31 detailing the social distancing, reduced capacity and other
precautions administrators would implement to resume in-classroom instruction in September. Officials will decide
if schools will reopen this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the first week of August, or by Aug. 7.
“You could have different infection rates and a differential in how schools reopen,” Cuomo said during a pandemic briefing Wednesday in his Manhattan office. “If it’s not safe for my child, it’s not safe for your child. So, we’ll get the data and we’ll make that decision in August.” See MALLS A8
Community college aid forecast cloudy By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media
GREENPORT — Despite projections in April that schools could face a 20% cut in state aid, there has been no definitive information on what state aid will be available, Columbia-Greene Community College President Carlee Drummer said Wednesday. “We can’t even speculate about when that might be coming,” Drummer said. The college had been anticipating to hear more about state aid in early July, she said. “We don’t really have any guidance from SUNY about when they might expect [that answer],” Drummer said. Columbia and Greene counties make one-third of the financial contributions to the college based on student
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A view of the Columbia-Greene Community College campus in Greenport.
enrollment, Drummer said. The other two-thirds of the college’s financial support come from state aid
and tuition and fees. “We have talked with both the Greene County legislators and
Columbia County supervisors about whether or not they can support us at the same level as last year,” Drummer said. “We are not asking for any increase.” Greene County will likely have a decrease because the county had fewer students attend in 2019 than in 2018, Drummer said. Student enrollment in fall 2019 consisted of 599 students from Columbia County, 553 from Greene County and 304 students from outside of the Twin Counties. By percentage, the student body consisted of 41% Columbia County residents and 37.9% Greene County residents, Drummer said. In fall 2018, the student body consisted of 39% Columbia County
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