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A disturbing cop confrontation with an angry crowd in Brooklyn protesting the fatal police arrest of Minnesota man George Floyd.

NEW YORK — A Greene County woman is facing federal charges for allegedly playing an active role in the riots Friday night into Saturday in Brooklyn, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Samantha Shader, 27, of Catskill, was charged with causing damage by fire and explosives to a police vehicle.

Shader was recorded on video by a witness showing her allegedly igniting and

throwing a Molotov cocktail at a New York Police Department vehicle occupied by four police officers.

The four officers were not injured and were able to get out of the van before the firebomb exploded and the van burst into flames, NYPD spokesman Det. Brian Magoolaghan said Saturday.

Shader was charged separately by the NYPD with four counts of attempted murder and assault, one count of attempted arson, criminal

possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment, Magoolaghan said.

Shader’s sister, Darian Shader, 21, also of Catskill, was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration, Magoolaghan said.

As police attempted to take Samantha Shader into custody, her sister, Darian Shader physically attempted to stop officers from making an arrest See PROTESTER A8

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NEW YORK — New York City was placed under curfew from 11 p.m.

Monday through 5 a.m. Tuesday and police presence will be doubled following this weekend’s rioting.

After New York’s lowest number of daily COVID-19 deaths in more than two months, medical officials are worried about a statewide virus spike as thousands of as National Guard

remain on standby in anticipation of another night of protests and violent incidents following last week’s death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Demonstrations and violent incidents raged in dozens of U.S. cities overnight Saturday into Sunday and Sunday into Monday — many for the third or fourth nights in a row after 46-year-old George Floyd died facedown on the street on Memorial Day

when a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes. Black Lives Matter rallies and events were also held in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker pleaded with protesters to wear face masks or coverings in public and maintain social distancing, or 6 feet from others during

demonstrations as officials have called large gatherings of more than 10 people “breeding grounds” to spread the coronavirus.

“I’m concerned about a spike,” Zucker said Monday. “We’re looking at this and are going to keep a very close eye every day.”

The state saw 54 COVID-19 deaths Sunday — the state’s lowest number of See SPIKE A8

Report: April unemployment rates surge

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

Unemployment rates for the Twin Counties have changed drastically during the pandemic, according to data released from the state Department of Labor on Wednesday.

The region’s unemployment rate was low prior to the outbreak, with Columbia County at 3.8% and Greene County at 5%. Post-COVID, Columbia County’s unemployment is at 10.9% and Greene County is at 14.8%.

Statewide, the unemployment rate jumped from 4.1% to 14.5%, representing the

largest monthly increase on record.

“We anticipated a steep jump in unemployment resulting from the mandated shutdown of nonessential businesses since mid-March,” Columbia Economic Development Corporation President F. Michael Tucker said.

“Many employers throughout the county faced with diminished revenue furloughed employees to enable them to access unemployment benefits including the $600 a week federal supplement. The true picture in terms of the adverse See RATES A8

Unemployment claims for the week ending May 23 rose 1,388% statewide and 1,099% in the Capital Region. Columbia County saw an increase of 3,450% and Greene County 788%.

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WASHINGTON — The diatribes are as unnerving and unrelenting as they are untrue: An incumbent president warning that the nation’s voting systems are cauldrons for fraud and ripe for rigging, seemingly setting the groundwork to discredit the results should he lose in November.

But while such rhetoric lacks precedent in the Oval Office, scholars say it’s a familiar playbook that President Donald Trump is using — and one that has already had a malignant impact on public trust in American democracy.

Trump’s repeated warnings of mass robbing of ballots from mailboxes, rampant forgery and flocks of illegal immigrants being permitted to hijack elections Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS have been debunked by voting U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on China officials across party lines. in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 29, Nevertheless, evidence in- 2020. creasingly shows that Americans are losing faith in the in- pandemic has given Trump a public whose faith in demotegrity of the nation’s elections, bigger opening to claim malfea- cratic institutions is already on the decline. The speed at which putting the U.S. in unaccus- sance.

“The claims are ungrounded misinformation can be amplitomed company.

“I have only ever thought in facts, but it is the perception fied over the internet — often about these things before in an and confusion and uncertainty with the help of bots — spreads authoritarian setting,” said An- that serve his purpose,” said conspiracy theories more drea Kendall-Taylor, a former Wayne Sandholtz, a professor of quickly than ever.

Making matters worse, the senior intelligence officer who international relations and law election infrastructure, espeled the U.S. government’s stra- at USC. Last week, Twitter took the cially in this pandemic era, is an tegic analysis on Russia and is extraordinary step of attaching easy target for confusion. It is now a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a a fact check to some of Trump’s big, bulky and opaque to most claims about California’s voting voters, who are unfamiliar with Washington think tank.

“Now the same indicators are system. The move enraged the the nuts and bolts of voting syspresident, who quickly issued a tems. relevant here.”

Among the world’s most One such indicator comes legally dubious executive order from a group of academics, aimed at punishing the social stable democracies, the U.S. is unique in experiencing a notacalled Bright Line Watch, which media platform.

Trump then followed up with ble deterioration in the strength since 2017 has surveyed Americans on how much confidence more warnings about voter of government institutions they have in the election system. fraud that were demonstrably designed to preserve democThe surveys show a steep drop false, declaring “anybody in Cal- racy, according to Varieties of ifornia that is breathing” will get Democracy, a global network of during Trump’s presidency.

When the project began, a ballot and that criminal youths scholars who track the topic.

“It is very worrying,” said Stafabout 60% of those surveyed will be free to steal masses of absaid they believed U.S. elections sentee ballots from mailboxes, fan Lindberg, the organization’s were free of fraud. Now only forging signatures on them to director and a professor at the skew the outcome for Demo- University of Gothenburg, in 45% say they believe that.

Sweden.

A third of Trump supporters crats.

The U.S. “is the only nation The state uses extensive secusurveyed say they would not regard it as undemocratic for a rity measures, including signa- ranked among the top 20% of president to attack the legitima- ture verification and unique bar the world’s most democratic codes through which ballots are countries that has had a significy of election results.

“I am enormously con- tracked, to prevent such scenar- cant backslide,” he said.

Other nations that have seen cerned,” said John Carey, a ios, which is a prime reason that Dartmouth professor and co- California’s votes take a long significant erosion in public time to fully count. faith in their institutions, such founder of Bright Line Watch.

As far-fetched as some of the as Hungary, Poland, Serbia and A rapid expansion of mail voting precipitated by the claims seem, they can rattle a Brazil, started out with much

weaker democratic traditions.

Trump’s efforts to foster distrust among voters echos tactics used by the authoritarian strongmen in those countries, but his technique of infusing chaos into elections is unique.

Authoritarian leaders typically use control over the election system and the media to tilt elections in their favor — banning opposing political parties, suppressing unfavorable narratives and rigging the vote themselves, Lindberg said. Then they play up the integrity of the election, arguing it was fair and the outcome cannot be questioned.

Those options are unavailable to American presidents, who have little role in election administration, which is highly decentralized in the U.S., with major decisions left to individual states and counties.

“I can’t think of an example where a democratic leader tried to create uncertainty” around whether an upcoming election would be truly fair and democratic, said Erica Frantz, a Michigan State University political scientist and author of “Authoritarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know.”

“But this effort to create uncertainty and make Americans feel they don’t know what is fact or fiction is something we see all around the world in places on the brink of dictatorship.”

In 2016, when Trump made similarly unfounded claims about rigged voting systems, there seemed little chance of other leading Republicans standing with him. Now, the landscape is very different.

“That seems less likely today.

The great danger is not so much that he has a devious authoritarian plan to hold onto power forever. It is that Trump being Trump, he can break democratic institutions. He has this relationship with a Republican Party that will support him no matter what.”

“If you go back just 20 or 30 years, the vast majority of Americans trusted the electoral process,” said Levitsky. That trust eroded some in the aftermath of the disputed 2000 election, he said, “but it has plummeted since 2016, mostly because the president of the United States has declared over and over again that elections are rigged.”

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MINNEAPOLIS — A brother of George Floyd on Monday will visit the Minneapolis intersection where the deadly encounter with police occurred one week ago.

Terrence Floyd is scheduled to speak at noon at E. 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue, the place where George Floyd was detained by police and pinned under the knee of now-fired officer Derek Chauvin for several minutes until he was rendered motionless.

The brother “will be the first member of (George Floyd’s) family to visit the site of his murder,” said Sanford Rubenstein, a New York civil rights attorney who is accompanying Terrence Floyd to Minneapolis.

The Rev. Kevin McCall, who is part of the delegation who is accompanying George Floyd’s younger brother on this visit from Brooklyn, said Monday morning that Terrence Floyd “is going to the site to feel his brother’s spirit at the memorial.”

Video of Chauvin’s curbside detention of the 46-year-old Floyd has ignited sometimes

violent and destructive protests for nearly the past week in Minneapolis and cities across the country. Minneapolis remained under curfew until 6 a.m.

Terrence Floyd’s visit comes after a day of protests in the Twin Cities and late-night confrontations between police and demonstrators.

Sunday’s protests took a heart-stopping turn two hours before the curfew when tanker truck driver Bogdan Vechirko barreled in the direction of thousands of protesters gathered on the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, scattering the crowd and narrowly missing what could have been a mass casualty tragedy. Vechirko, 35, of Otsego, was jailed on suspicion of assault and with charges pending.

The incident came as the sixth day of protests across the Twin Cities. Later that evening, about 150 protesters were arrested near I-35W and Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis after they failed to heed the 8 p.m. curfew.

Chauvin, who is white, remains in custody and charged with third-degree murder and

second-degree manslaughter in connection with the May 25 death of Floyd, who was black.

Three other officers who were involved in the incident and have been fired. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said that he anticipates the others will be charged as well.

“I want to see all of them get punished to the full extent for what they did to my brother,” Terrence Floyd said in an interview Sunday with ABC-TV. “Because when I saw the videos, not only was the dude on his neck ... not only that, you got the other three officers behind the camera, behind the car on him. So he can’t move.”

In the interview, Terrence Floyd implored those enraged by his brother’s death to express themselves peacefully.

“Don’t tear up your town,”

he said. “All of this is not necessary, because if his own family and blood is not doing it, then why are you? ... Because when you’re finished and turn around and want to go buy something, you done tore it up. So now you messed up your own living arrangements. So just relax. Justice will be served.”

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CALENDAR EDITOR’S NOTE: Most events and meetings are being cancelled due to the virus outbreak. Please call ahead to confirm.

Tuesday, June 2 n Catskill Town Board 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Durham Town Board workshop meeting 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, June 3 n Greene County Economic Development Corporation 4 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. Members of the public may view all meetings on the Greene County YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UC0mwTvjUz_XyhJ83epMPFpQ/. Minutes of all meetings will transcribed and posted on the Greene County Economic Development Corporation website, www.greenecountyedc.com, upon completion.

Thursday, June 4 n Ashland Planning Board 6 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. in the Pavilion, Town of Cairo Angelo Canna Town Park, Joseph D. Spencer Lane.

Please note that social distancing procedures will be in effect at this meeting. It is requested that everyone wear a protective face mask and adhere to the social distancing of 6 feet between persons. n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Saturday, June 6 n Coxsackie Village Clean-Up Day 8

a.m.-3 p.m.

Monday, June 8 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature health services; county resources; public safety; county services and public works 6 p.m.

Check county website to see if the meetings will be open to the public or if they will continue to be held via Zoom

Tuesday, June 9 n Catskill Central School District

board member/budget vote absentee ballot only n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, Academy Street., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Niverville home destroyed by fire Saturday night

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

NIVERVILLE — A Niverville home was destroyed by fire Saturday night, Niverville fire chief Chris Dedrick said.

Niverville firefighters were dispatched to 26 Hidden Acre Road at about 11:17 p.m. for a reported fire in an attic, Dedrick said.

Arriving firefighters reported a working structure fire and immediately requested mutual aid assistance, Dedrick said.

Eighteen fire companies from Columbia and Rensselaer counties, including several tankers, were on the scene, where the two-story home was fully engulfed in flames, Dedrick said.

Firefighters were able to get a water supply from a pond in the area, fire officials said.

Two adults and their pets who lived at the residence were able to get out safely before firefighters arrived, Dedrick said.

The home is being deemed a total loss, Dedrick said.

Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to adjacent structures, Dedrick said. There were no reported injuries.

The Columbia County Cause and Origin Team is looking into what started the blaze, Dedrick said.

Fire companies assisting at the scene were Valatie, Kinderhook, Chatham, Claverack, Ghent, Stuyvesant, Stockport, Austerlitz, Canaan, East Chatham, Lebanon Valley, North Chatham, Red Rock, Tri-Village, Stuyvesant Falls, Nassau, and South Schodack. Also assisting were Valatie Rescue Squad, state police and National Grid.

All fire companies were back in service at 7:39 a.m.

Sunday morning.

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Wednesday, June 10 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451551 n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-9432141 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett n Greene County Legisture workshop 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, June 11 n Greene County Legislature finance

audit 4 p.m.

Monday, June 15 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town

Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1052 n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; gov. ops; finance and rep and dem caucus 6 p.m.

Check county website to see if the meetings will be open to the public or if they will continue to be held via Zoom

Editor’s Note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE n Derek C. Hunt, 37, of Ger-

mantown, was arrested at 4:46 a.m. May 28 in Catskill and charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor.

He was issued an appearance ticket. n Eric J. Rose-Bueso, 45, of Kingston, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. May 28 in Coxsackie and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor

vehicle, an unclassified misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Alexander K. Moon, 27, of Richmondville, was arrested at 2:05 a.m. May 29 in Lexington and charged with seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor and operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Jose C. Chavaloc Ajpacaja, 37, of Hudson, was arrested at 9:44 a.m. May 28 in Catskill and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors.

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He was issued an appearance ticket. n Robert M. Owen, 20, of Catskill, was arrested at 12:34 a.m. May 30 in Catskill and charged with second-degree criminal contempt, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Cory D. Duckworth, 31 of Albany, was arrested at 12:40 p.m. May 29 in Catskill and charged with manufacturing drug related paraphernalia and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class A misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Kyle Harris, 37, of Cairo, was arrested at 11 p.m. May 29 in New Baltimore and charged

with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony, operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both with two prior convictions and classified as class D felonies and using a vehicle without an interlock device, a class A misdemeanor.

His arrestee status s unknown. n John L. Lewis, 61, of Kingston, was arrested at 9:45 p.m. May 30 in Catskill and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors.

He was issued an appearance ticket.

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n Eric Jantz, 19, of Claverack, was arrested at 1:17 p.m..

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Rally sought justice through solidarity Behind the anger and frustration fired up by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, there are people who still believe in the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. To prepare a rally fueled not by hatred or violence but by peace and ideas was an excellent strategy.

Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson brought hundreds to Promenade Hill Park on Sunday afternoon to rally for justice in the wake of Floyd’s death. It was a brilliant move.

Floyd, 46, an African-American, died in police custody after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes as he pleaded he could not breathe. The incident was caught on video by a bystander.

His death has sparked protests, demonstrations and riots in New York City, Albany and cities worldwide.

Sunday’s protest was all about voices, not violence. The floor was open to anyone who wanted to speak, give an opinion or simply vent. In a sense, the speakers reflected the need to stand up for people whose voices could not be heard. The common theme of the speeches was simple and pointed: No more discrimination because of race or color.

“This is an event for solidarity, and to let the world know there doesn’t have to be chaos,” Johnson said. “But we can be fed up and we can be angry.” Johnson organized the rally with the assistance of city officials including Police Commissioner Peter Volkmann and Police Chief L. Edward Moore.

By structuring the rally in this way, Johnson and the other organizers were able to deflect rage and made sure the community felt as if someone was listening. It was also shaped so that police understand this isn’t just about them. It’s about everyone doing a better job for the community.

Julia Prem, of Hudson, held a sign urging white people to stand up to racism. “It’s like

the sign says: White silence equals violence,” Prem said.

Protesters were asked to build, not burn, as a way of bringing about change in society.

Hudson had a golden opportunity Sunday to rise peacefully and show the rest of the nation what solidarity is.

Moore addressed the protesters, saying incidents such as Floyd’s death while in police custody make all police look bad. “Police officer is a noble profession, and when something like this happens, it tarnishes all the good work and does it rather quickly,” Moore said.

Johnson and police officials pleaded with the community to voice their concerns at the demonstration and not participate in community disturbances such as riots or looting.

To their credit and the credit of the protesters, not a fist was raised at the rally.

As is often the case, young people led the way Sunday.

“So many people are wondering, why have fires and why loot? What is it going to change?” said Dezjuan Smith from the youth organization Kite’s Nest. “The way I see it is, for decades, black people and people of color have been asking and pleading for change.

But now, after being left speechless by a horrific video that we all saw, I think now we can’t simply speak, we need to do.”

It’s time for officials/law enforcement to take their knees off the throats of our brothers and sisters of color and plant them on the ground in solidarity with them.

We have had three months in lockdown to think about the kind of future we want. We’ve seen TV ads and public service announcements calling for more compassion, more tolerance, more of doing the right thing for ourselves and others. Sunday’s rally embodied all three with intelligence and articulation.

ANOTHER VIEW

Trump is in a free fall — for now

By Jennifer Rubin (c) 2020,The Washington Post ·

The magnitude of President Donald Trump’s polling collapse is breathtaking. The Post-ABC News poll in March showed his approval rating nudging into positive territory (48% approval vs. 46% disapproval); the latest poll released on Sunday shows him back in negative territory (45% to 53%). His personal favorability is net -13. His rating on handling the coronavirus has gone from a net +6 to a net -7.

Even more dramatically, from a statistical tie (49% to 47%) in March, former vice president Joe Biden’s lead has soared to a 10-point lead (53% to 43%). Biden has an enormous approval advantage among groups critical to his victory. “Currently, suburbanites are more favorable toward Biden than they were toward Clinton in May 2016, with Biden at 50% favorable compared with 38% who were favorable toward Clinton then.”

The poll was completed before the extent of the reaction to George Floyd’s unjustified killing had played out. Nevertheless, there are several points worth stressing.

First, though intensity of support for Biden lags Trump’s, the backlash provoked

by Floyd’s killing could well increase the strength of Biden’s support. A historic vice president pick might help generate more excitement, particularly if Biden selects a woman of color. In the current context, that could be seen as not just a rebuttal to the MAGA crowd’s racism but also a reminder to Democratic voters how critical is this election.

Second, while the Floyd killing underscored how entirely Trump lacks in leadership skills and empathy, no one knows five months before Election Day how this episode

will unfold in the weeks and months ahead.

Normally, a Republican might be able to tap into a backlash against violent protests, as Richard Nixon did in 1968. That worked, however, because a Democrat was in the White House. Trump cannot be the law-andorder president if the cities are on fire. So far, he looks weak and pitiful, utterly incapable of meeting the moment.

Third, violence in the streets may deepen the two other crises occurring on Trump’s watch: the pandemic and the economic collapse. Retail businesses that were already struggling to stay afloat may have experienced damage and/or looting, or more generally, that may have driven people back into their homes, now doubly concerned for their safety. The proximity of thousands of demonstrators, even if many are masked, raises the potential for a new surge in coronavirus cases among the very groups (e.g., African Americans) already hardest hit by the pandemic.

Fourth, it is entirely possible that Trump’s performance will get even worse. A massive and disproportionate reaction from law enforcement, God forbid, may result in even more prolonged, destructive demonstrations. The longer Trump is viewed as overwhelmed by the explosion of racial animus and violence that he helped ignite, the greater the thirst for change.

In sum, Biden could well be heading for a decisive win. However, no one should underestimate Trump. One thing we know for sure: He will have no qualms about making racial divisions deeper and instigating violence.

He’s done it before.

Jennifer Rubin writes reported opinion for The Washington Post.

The world is watching as Donald Trump’s presidency unravels WASHINGTON — This unraveling presidency began with the Crybaby-in-Chief banging his spoon on his highchair tray to protest a photograph — a photograph — showing that his inauguration crowd the day before had been smaller than the one four years previous. Since then, this weak person’s idea of a strong person, this chestpounding advertisement of his own gnawing insecurities, this low-rent Lear raging on his Twitter-heath has proven that the phrase malignant buffoon is not an oxymoron.

Presidents, exploiting modern communications technologies and abetted todayby journalists preening as the “resistance” — like members of the French Resistance 1940-1944, minus the bravery — can set the tone of American society, which is regrettably soft wax on which presidents leave their marks. The president’s provocations — his coarsening of public discourse that lowers the threshold for acting out by people as mentally crippled as he — do not excuse the violent few.

They must be punished. He must be removed.

Social causation is difficult to demonstrate, particularly between one person’s words and other persons’ deeds.

However: The person voters hired in 2016 to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed” stood on July 28, 2017, in front of uniformed police and urged them “please don’t be too nice” when handling suspected offenders. His hope was fulfilled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on Minneapolis pavement.

What Daniel Patrick Moynihan termed “defining deviancy down” now defines American politics. In 2016, voters were presented an unprecedentedly unpalatable choice: Never had both major parties offered nominees with higher disapproval than approval numbers. Voters chose what they wagered would be the lesser blight. Now, however, they have watched him

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WILL govern for 40 months and more than 40% — slightly less than the percentage that voted for him — approve of his sordid conduct.

Presidents seeking reelection bask in chants of “Four more years!” This year, however, most Americans — perhaps because they are, as the president predicted, weary from all the winning — might flinch: Four more years of this? The taste of ashes, metaphorical and now literal, dampens enthusiasm.

The nation’s downward spiral into acrimony and sporadic anarchy has had many causes much larger than the small man who is the great exacerbator of them. Most of the causes predate his presidency, and most will survive its January terminus. The measures necessary for restoration of national equilibrium are many and will be protracted far beyond his removal. One such measure must be the removal of those in Congress who, unlike the sycophantic mediocrities who cosset him in the White House, will not disappear “magically,” as Eric Trump said the coronavirus would.

Voters must dispatch his congressional enablers, especially the senators who still gambol around his ankles with a canine hunger for petting.

In life’s unforgiving arithmetic, we are the sum of our choices. Congressional Republicans have made theirs for more than 1,200 days. We cannot know all the measures necessary to restore the nation’s domestic health and international standing, but we

know the first step: Senate Republicans must be routed, as condign punishment for their Vichyite collaboration, leaving the Republican remnant to wonder: Was it sensible to sacrifice dignity, such as it ever was, and to shed principles, if convictions so easily jettisoned could be dignified as principles, for ... what? Praying people should pray, and all others should hope: May I never crave anything as much as these people crave membership in the world’s most risible deliberative body.

A political party’s primary function is to bestow its imprimatur on candidates, thereby proclaiming: This is who we are. In 2016, the Republican Party gave its principal nomination to a vulgarian and then toiled to elect him.

And to stock Congress with invertebrates whose unswerving abjectness has enabled his institutional vandalism, who have voiced no serious objections to his Niagara of lies, and whom T.S. Eliot anticipated: We are the hollow men ...

Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass or rats’ feet over broken glass ...

Those who think our unhinged president’s recent mania about a murder two decades ago that never happened represents his moral nadir have missed the lesson of his life: There is no such thing as rock bottom. So, assume that the worst is yet to come. Which implicates national security: Abroad, antiAmericanism sleeps lightly when it sleeps at all, and it is wide-awake as decent people judge our nation’s health by the character of those to whom power is entrusted.

Watching, too, are indecent people in Beijing and Moscow.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Phyllis Barnes Magee June 21, 1928 – May 28, Antique Car Club meets and 2020 shows, and go-kart racing.

GREENVILLE – Phyllis Phyllis was always supportBarnes Magee passed away ive of her kids and grandkids, peacefully at the Daughters and all of their activities. In her of Sarah Nursing Home on retirement, Phyllis immersed Thursday, May 28, 2020. She herself in a flotilla of activities, was born on June 21, 1928 in including Meals on Wheels, Catskill, the daughter of LeRoy the UMC of Greenville & Norand Syrene Brockett Barnes of ton Hill’s Sunday School and the Town of Durham. In addi- Thrift Shop, and babysitting tion to her parents, Phyllis is her grandchildren. predeceased by her Phyllis is survived loving husband, Verby her three sons, non F. “Flip” Magee on Richard (Debbie) March 24, 1995.

Magee and Ronald A graduate of the (Phyllis) Magee all of Greenville School DisGreenville, and Rantrict’s Class of 1945, dall (Glenna) Magee Phyllis received her of South Carolina; six Bachelor’s Degree in grandchildren, JenElementary Educanifer (Erik) Nicholsen, Magee tion from SUNY New Dr. Kristy Magee, TraPaltz. She was a becy (Ryan) Ricci, Shelloved First Grade Teacher for by Magee, Erin Magee, and 40 years, 34 of those served in Ryan Magee; and two greatthe Greenville Central School grandsons, Callum and Gage District. With a glint in her eye, Nicholsen. she often recalled the year A private graveside service she taught one of her grand- will be held on Friday, June 5th daughters in her classroom. in the Greenville Cemetery. In She soon transitioned from lieu of flowers, donations may “Mrs. Magee” to “Grandma” be made to the Asbury United to everyone in the elementary Methodist Church, P.O. Box school.

599, Greenville, NY 12083, or Phyllis and Vernon married the Alzheimer’s Foundation of in 1951 and together they had America, 322 Eighth Avenue, three sons: Rick, Ron, and 16th Floor, New York, NY Randy. As the boys grew up, 10001. Condolence page is Phyllis and Vernon focused available at ajcunninghamfh. on family activities, such as com.

Warren D. Strausser Outdoorsman West Kill, age. But he never let it stop him NY Warren Strausser, 63, died from working hard and enjoying May 28, 2020 at Columbia Me- his life. morial Hospital in Hudson, N.Y. He is survived by his father after a very brief illness. Born Donald and step mother DiJanuary 27, 1957 to ane of Margaretville, Ellen (Rappleyea) and N.Y., a son Bronson Donald Strausser in (Kayla) of Jewett, N.Y., Catskill, N.Y. He grew brother Dale of West up in West Kill and lived Kill, N.Y., aunts, uncles, in the area all of his life. and cousins, and his Warren was a man fiancee Ruth Pelkey of many talents and inof Windham, N.Y. He terests. He spent most was predeceased by of his time outdoors his mother and brother, hunting, fishing, gunHecter.

Strausser slinging, stone carving, Calling hours will be cutting wood, etc. He was also held Wednesday, June 3, 2020, a local legend when it came to 9-11AM, with the funeral at racing cars and motorcycles. He 11:00AM at the Aston-Basagic and his Camaro were king of the Funeral Home, Main St. Hunter, 1/4 mile. Warren was involved N.Y. Burial will be held at West in two very serious accidents in Kill Community Cemetery. Due his early years that caused him to the COVID-19 Virus, facial to become disabled at a young masks will be required.

Chad M. Scott On may 29th, 2020 Chad M. ing with his friends, and family.

Scott passed away suddenly at Chad is survived by his faAlbany Medical Center ther Clarence Scott Sr, at the age of 26 mother Shirley Loomis, Chad brought his sister Christina Bapbeautiful smile everytise, brother Clarence where he went. With Scott Jr, and nephew the ability to britten any Martinique. Along with room he walked in it. several uncles, several He was the life of the aunts, and many cousparty. He loved to make ins. people laugh. If you Services will be held Scott knew Chad you knew at Bates & Anderson he loved life, and lived it on Saturday June 6th, to the fullest. Chad enjoyed be- 2020 from 2-5.

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Jane “Jae” K Way Jane “Jae” K Way 68, of Latham NY, died on May 26, 2020 due to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. She worn on December 15, 1951, in Hudson NY to the late Richard A and Florence E (Couchman) Way of Columbiaville, NY. Jae is survived by her husband Tim, sister Joyce (Frank) Shufelt of Hudson, daughter Gina (Depew) Roetina of Athens, grandchildren Wesley Kilmer, Bridget Kilmer and Collin Wiltsie, four great-grandchildren, two nieces and two nephews.

Jae was a 1970 graduate of Ichabod Crane High School, majoring in Business, participating in the Crane Acting Troupe, Chorale and volunteering in the Library. Jae attended Columbia-Greene Community College and received an AA in Social Science at the College of San Mateo and a BA in Humanities at John F Kennedy University in Orinda, CA. She later achieved a Level II Practitioner of Psychosynthesis after training in Am-

herst, MA. Jae wore many hats that also ran women’s retreats over her 68 years. Her first job and day programs. She was was a bookkeeper at Bedell’s noted for one tool in particular Express. Later jobs included – a traveling labyrinth she used Administrative Assistant & Chief to educate and provide a conof Staff roles at the NYS Assem- templative experience to others. bly, NYS Senate Campaign Op- She guided many women of all erations Manager for the Late ages to discover their life’s joy J.W. Hasper of Alleghand unconditional love eny County NY, Assisof oneself. tant Executive Director After Alzheimer’s of Communications Disease brought an end and Operations for to her business, Jae beCLaS (County Legislacame passionate about tors and Supervisors Generations Together Association of New at Albany Medical ColYork State), Director of lege. This program Administration, Pyrapairs first year medical Way mid Alternatives, Pacistudents with people fica CA, and Executive who are diagnosed Director, Family Service Coun- with dementias. Each year, Jae seling Center, San Leandro, CA. spoke to the entire freshman While in California, Jae par- class, relating how she expeticipated in several Women’s rienced the disease. It fulfilled Dream Quest retreats at Grace a need she had to help others.

Cathedral in San Francisco, In her final years she found her where she became a small favorite place on earth -- Key group leader. She brought this West, FL, where performers and experience back with her to saloon owners fondly remember New York and formed Oneself – her. a holistic life coaching business A special Thank You goes

Florence (Flo) Flinn Florence (Flo) Flinn, 93, died on Friday, May 29th, at her home in Tannersville, NY after a 2 year battle with cancer.

Flo was well known in the Tannersville community working in many of the local businesses over the years and finally working at her last job at the McManus Pharmacy until the age of 80.

Flo was predeceased by her husband John (Jack) Flinn, her daughter Sharon Leach and her

son John (Bubba) Flinn. She is survived by her daughter Lana and husband Mike Redling, her daughter Susan and husband Eugene Constable, her daughter Dawn Dart, son-in-law Michael Leach, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

There will be no service at this time. A memorial service will be held in the future. Arrangements will be provided by Aston-Basagic Funeral Home (518)2634719.

out to the staff of the Blue Unit at Daughters of Sarah nursing home who took excellent care of Jae in her final days. Thanks are also sent to the Alzheiemer’s Association of Albany for their many essential programs, the staff of Bright Horizons at the Beltrone Center in Colonie who gave Jae a reason to look forward and the doctors and staff of Neurology Group of Albany Medical Center who treated Jae like family.

When asked how others could honor her, Jae replied “Each day offers an opportunity to perform random act of kindness that gives others hope.” To leave a special message for the family online please visit NewComerAlbany.com No Services--- New Comer Cremations & Funerals 181 Troy Schenectady Road Watervliet NY 12189 When asked how others could honor her, Jae replied “Each day offers an opportunity to perform random acts of kindness that give others hope.

Kenneth B. Hallock, II Kenneth B. Hallock, II, 74, of Kinderhook, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Pine Haven Home in Philmont. Born December 26, 1945 in Montour Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Kenneth B. and Pearl (Rolbleyer) Hallock and the husband of the late Gladys Dorothy (Bergerson) Hallock .

Before retiring, Ken worked for the Columbia County Highway Department in Greenport, NY in the Maintenance Department. He is survived by his

son, Kenneth B. Hallock III; his stepsons, Bill Hamm of Philmont, Brian Hamm of Kinderhook, Christopher Hamm of California and Edward Hamm of North Carolina and his brothers, Wayne Hallock of Colonie and Wesley Hallock of Nazrath, PA. Due to COVID-19, services will take place at a later date and will be announced.

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Trump calls governors ‘weak,’ urges them to use force against unruly protests Robert Costa, Seung Min Kim and Josh Dawsey The Washington Post

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday berated the nation’s governors on a conference call, describing them as “weak” in the face of growing racial unrest and urging them to try to “dominate” unruly protests, according to three people on the call who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation.

Trump also called on the governors to take back the streets and use force to confront protesters. He said if they did not, they would look like “fools,” alarming several governors on the call as they communicated privately, according to the officials.

“If you don’t dominate you’re wasting your time,” Trump said, according to a person on the call.

Trump told the governors that “you have to use the military” and “we have a wonderful military,” and he mused about the Occupy Wall Street movement and said it was a “disgrace” that was ended by governors and mayors being tough.

The president said that people arrested at the protests should serve 10-year prison sentences, according to another person familiar with the call.

“You’re allowed to fight back,” he said describing the situation as a “war.”

“Now maybe my attorney general will stop me from saying that . . . but you are all big, tough, strong people and you are allowed to fight back.”

Pockets of the United States have descended into chaos in recent nights - after days of mass demonstrations over the death of another black man in police custody, George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25.

Many of the protests have featured violent clashes with the police, as well as the destruction of private property and looting.

Trump has remained mostly silent on the issue beyond his Twitter account, where he as at times

sent out tweets that were more inflammatory than calming during the unrest.

His comments on the call drew immediate criticism from some governors, who charged he is inflaming tensions.

“The president repeatedly and viciously attacked governors, who are doing everything they can to keep the peace while fighting a once-in-a-generation global pandemic,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D, said in a statement following the call.

“The president’s dangerous comments should be gravely concerning to all Americans, because they send a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division, which I fear will only lead to more violence and destruction.

We must reject this way of thinking.”

Trump and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D, had a testy exchange on the call. Pritzker called out the president’s rhetoric. The president replied that he does not like Pritzker’s rhetoric, either, and that Pritzker mishandled his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to two people on the call.

Another person on the call said Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, D, and thanked Defense Secretary Mark Esper for his assistance.

When someone made a comment about the Minnesota response looking like an occupying force, Trump said that after the recent violence, “people wouldn’t have minded an occupying force.”

He added, according to a call participant, that the first phase of the response in Minneapolis was “weak and pathetic.” The National Guard phase was “domination . . . It couldn’t be any better. It was a beautiful thing to watch.”

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday afternoon that the primary focus of the call was encouraging the deployment of the National Guard at protests

nationwide and said the president wanted to ensure that streets were “dominated with a police force and with a National Guard presence.”

Trump publicly addressed Floyd’s killing during remarks Saturday in Florida, where he was on hand to witness the launch of U.S. astronauts into space.

“Yesterday I spoke to George’s family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. I stand before you as a friend and ally to every American seeking justice and peace,” he said before moving on to address the successful rocket launch. “Healing, not hatred, justice, not chaos, are the mission at hand.”

Those remarks stood in contrast to many of his tweets, which were more belligerent in nature.

“I was inside, watched every move, and couldn’t have felt more safe,” the president tweeted Saturday morning about protests outside the White House on Friday night. “They let the ‘protesters’ scream & rant as much as they wanted, but whenever someone got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard - didn’t know what hit them . . . Nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen.”

The protests grew so heated Friday night outside the White House that the Secret Service rushed the president to an underground bunker previously used during terrorist attacks, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of security for the president.

Early last month, Trump rooted on people protesting public health restrictions put in place by governors in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

He expressed support on May 1 for armed protesters who had stormed

the Michigan Capitol, demanding the state lift coronavirus restrictions. Trump tweeted Friday that “these are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely!”

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Greenville High School announces Class of 2020 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

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GREENVILLE — Greenville High School announces the class of 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian.

The Greenville Central School Faculty and Administration names Kate Dushane as valedictorian for the Class of 2020. Kate is the daughter of Adam and Miriam Dushane of Greenville.

On June 27, she will receive her New York State Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors and Mastery in both Math and Science, having earned a weighted average of 101.11.

Kate has taken ColumbiaGreene Community College dual enrollment courses, Advanced Placement courses, and International Baccalaureate courses. Along with being an excellent academic student Kate is also a talented athlete, she has participated on the girls Greenville soccer team her entire high school career.

This dedication has earned Kate the position of team captain this year. Kate will attend McGill University to study

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Kate Dushane

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Food Science.

The Greenville Central School District names Alexandrea Goyette as salutatorian for the Class of 2020. Alex is the daughter of Andrea Goyette of Greenville and the late Caine Goyette. She will receive her New York State Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors and Mastery in Math and Science on June 27, having earned a weighted average of 100.59.

Alex has taken ColumbiaGreene Community College

Dual Enrollment courses, Advanced Placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses. While Alex has succeeded academically she has also been a great contributor to the Greenville community through participating on the girls track team and sharing her musical talents playing the saxophone. Alex will be continuing her studies at Binghamton University.

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JUNE 3 CASTLETON — The Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services will conduct its regular board meeting virtually at 6 p.m.

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CAIRO — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid is welcoming new members. Membership meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month June through December, with the exception of August and December, at Angel’s Family Restaurant, 4385 Route 23, Cairo.

Lunch is at noon and meeting is called to order at 1 p.m. 2020 meeting dates are July 7, August, Fundraising Luncheon (special ticket purchase required), Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 3.

The Christmas part is held in December, special ticket purchase required.

Greene County Women’s League (G.C.W.L.) is a 501(c) (3) non-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide Greene County Cancer patients with assistance in paying medical expenses resulting from the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. 100% of donations are committed to patient care. For information, call 518-819-1249 or visit G.C.W.L. at www.greenecountywomensleague.com/ become-a-member/

CATSKILL — Catskill Elks Lodge, 45 North Jefferson Ave., Catskill, will hold a special fish fry, take out only, June 12. Pick up times will be between 5-7 p.m. The menu includes fried haddock, shrimp or clam dinner for $12. Choice of fries or mac and cheese. Must pre-order at 518-945-1179.

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LEXINGTON — The Town of Lexington Fire/Rescue Company will be holding a Drive-Thru Chicken barbecue beginning at 3 p.m. until sold out on June 13 at the Town of Lexington Municipal Building/Lexington Firehouse, 3542 Route 42, Lexington. Dinners include half a chicken, baked potato, corn, roll and dessert for $12. Chicken halves are $7.

TANNERSVILLE — Woodland Wildflower Walk online program will be held 10-11 a.m. June 6 through the Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville.

Admission is free. Register for this online program at https://www.mtarboretum.

TANNERSVILLE — Invasive Species Virtual Walk online presentation will be held 1011 a.m. June 13 through the Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. Admission is free. Register for this online program

CATSKILL — The Catskill Elks Lodge, 45 North Jefferson Ave., Catskill, will hold a drive through-take out only chicken barbecue beginning at 4:30 p.m. until sold out on June 4.

The cost is $12 and includes half a chicken, baked potato, cole slaw and baked beans.

Face covering required.

Children, like adults, experience stress, anxiety, and fear.

To address those feelings, I recorded videos for elementary school children that focused on stress management strategies. These strategies are Deep Breathing or Diaphragmatic Breathing, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Focused Breathing, and Visualization All these techniques are simple, easy to use and produce wonderful results.

You can access them on the Twin County Recovery Services website under news.

Look for school videos for grades K-5. Giving children the tools for managing their feelings can enable them to maintain good mental health. Mental health issues resulting from the fear, anxiety and stress the pandemic is causing are on the rise. Children need their parents and care givers to provide a “Safe Place” and reassurance right now. Consider making time for relaxation exercises as a family activity. This sends the message that caring for our mental and emotional health is as important as caring for our physical self. Children are watching and taking cues from our non-verbal behaviors as well as our verbal messages. Maintaining a calm reassuring demeanor is crucial to creating a safe comfortable atmosphere for

them. Promoting a positive attitude in how you approach the problems facing your family is comforting.

Routines give a sense of normalcy and purpose to life and have a stabilizing effect on the family group thereby reducing stress. Set times for study, work and play. A daily routine helps accomplish these goals. Children feel secure when they know what to expect. Confidence and independence develop as they learn to function within the set parameters of a routine.

Routines enable families to function more smoothly by eliminating occasions for strife between members.

Time is more effectively managed allowing for more freedom for the family to pursue personal and group interests.

We all need a purpose in our lives. Actively contributing toward achieving specific goals fulfills that need allowing for a sense of accomplishment. Including children in family planning and decision making reduces their sense of helplessness, builds selfesteem, and teaches basic life skills such as planning, cooperation with others, and setting goals. Having a voice in determining a course of action builds confidence and pride. When children participate in family planning, and decision making they are learning essential life skills necessary for success as adults while reducing stress and fear. Planning and positive thinking gives people

courage to face difficult times and situations.

Encourage your children to share their feelings and concerns. Listen and respond respectfully to them. Share your values and beliefs. Talking to your children builds and strengthens the parentchild bond. An open, honest, accurate and age appropriate discussion about the coronavirus outbreak, social distancing and school closings will go a long way to quell a child’s fears. Share your feelings of empathy for those who are suffering. Encourage your child to express his or her own feelings. Reassure your children that you are taking care of them and they will be fine.

Take time to play together.

Physically exerting games relieve stress while strengthening the body. Quiet activities are opportunities for sharing family stories. Sharing your childhood experiences is a great way to bridge the generation gap and further build and strengthen bonds.

Introduce your kids to some games you may have enjoyed as a child. Learn their games. While the COVID-19 pandemic is gravely concerning, we can find a balance between the anxiety that is normal and the positive optimistic attitude necessary for survival. Let “Home” be a safe, happy place for you and your children.

Reach Helen Exum at helene@ twincountyrecoveryservices.org.

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Despite the COVID-19 virus pandemic a group of veterans from Coxsackie American Legion Post 166 and family members gathered at the WWII Memorial at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day to honor fallen veterans. Social distancing was observed. The Post Chaplin Lou Martin led the service. A new flag was raised at the conclusion and Post Adjutant Bob Kirkland played taps.

Urgent need for blood donations as hospital demand increases POUGHKEEPSIE — The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthy individuals who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate in the weeks and months ahead by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

Thanks to Amazon, all those who come to give through June 30 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email.

It’s important to remember that red blood cells must be transfused within 42 days of donation and platelets within just five days. So, they must constantly be replenished.

There is no known end date in

this fight against coronavirus, and the Red Cross urgently needs the help of donors and blood drive hosts to ensure blood products are readily available for patients.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions — including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to ensure the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities;

COLUMBIA COUNTY Chatham Firehouse, 10 Hoffman St., Chatham, 1-6 p.m. June 10.

Palatine Park and Youth

Activity Building, Palatine Park Road, Germantown, 1-6 p.m. June 1.

Hudson Elks Lodge No. 787, 201 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, noon-6 p.m. June 11.

DUTCHESS COUNTY Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6636 Route 9, Rhinebeck, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. June 10.

Grace Bible Church, 158 Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

June 8.

Hudson Valley Regional Airport, 263 New Hackensack Road, Wappingers Falls, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 9.

ULSTER COUNTY Veterans of Foreign Wars, 708 East Chester St., Kingston, 1-6 p.m. June 8.

Saugerties Knights of Columbus Council 4536, 19 Barcley St., Saugerties, 1-6 p.m.

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Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St., Stone Ridge, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. June

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Smart financial strategies for unexpected events A once-in-a-lifetime event such as the coronavirus pandemic forces us to reassess many things we may have taken for granted. Most of us take our personal good health for granted. Many of us assume we will always get by financially, that we will always be able to earn money in some way, and that, in a worst-casescenario, the government will be there to step in and help.

But assumptions are always there to be challenged.

And adverse situations always should teach us some lessons.

What lessons can we take away from the current crisis that will help us better prepare for an event that appears suddenly and upends many of our day-to-day activities?

Specifically, what steps should we take to ensure that we will have enough money set aside to see us through another crisis? What can we do going forward so that we will be able to pay our bills and handle unforeseen expenses if we lose our jobs? Why is it a good idea to limit our debt burden, and how can we achieve this goal?

Here are some ideas that could jump-start your thinking.

SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN It’s easier said than done.

But it is one of the most

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ARMSTRONG effective ways of building up your savings and your personal wealth. You may have to reevaluate what you consider important - especially if shopping has always been enjoyable for you. You can still shop, just not as often and only for items that you or your family members truly need.

Set yourself a goal of setting a percentage of your pay aside for savings. If need be, start small so you don’t get discouraged. Then, increase the percentage you save after a few months.

LOOK FOR WAYS TO BOOST SAVINGS Now that you have decided to spend less than you earn, you can start to look seriously at ways to increase your savings. For example, you may be able to find some extra cash by shopping around for

better rates on your utilities, cell phone service, and auto or home insurance. If your credit score is good, you may be able to find a credit card with a lower interest rate than you currently pay. And, if you can afford the closing costs, refinancing your mortgage could potentially unlock some solid savings.

If you do not have a budget, now is the time to create one. A budget can help most people organize and control their spending. If you track your spending for a few months, you can use that information to cut back on impulse buying and spending on nonessential items and redirect that money to savings and investments.

Be sure to direct some of that money to your own emergency fund. An emergency fund should be used to pay for unexpected, large expenses so you don’t have to borrow the money. Financial experts say that, ideally, your emergency fund should be able to cover six months of living expenses - including mortgage and auto payments. It sounds like a lot to save, but you may be surprised how much you can save when you focus on that goal.

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DEBT Debt is like savings in reverse. When you are in debt,

Columbia Comeback, shop local initiative HUDSON — Columbia County Tourism and the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Columbia County Economic Development Corporation, are pleased to announce a county-wide Shop Local Initiative to drive more sales from patrons in the county to local businesses in our communities as part of Columbia Comeback.

The tri-agency partnership is working together to maintain a growing list of businesses offering take-out, delivery, online shopping and curbside pick-up in alignment with state guidelines. The aim of the initiative is to offset the loss of in-person revenue through increased online sales, take out, delivery, and curbside pick-up channels, which many businesses are utilizing to stay afloat during this unprecedented time.

Along with the use of local media and social media, the message will be on signs throughout the County indicating Columbia County Comeback and to Shop Local.

SHOP LOCAL INITIATIVE FACTS AND INFO: Customers: To access a growing list of restaurants, shops and businesses offering online and pick-up services visit one of the following websites: Columbia County Tourism (www.columbiacountytourism.org) the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce (www.columbiachamber-ny.com) or Columbia Economic Development Corporation (www.columbiaedc.com).

Business Owners: If you would like to be added to the ongoing list referenced above, or update your business information, Contact Columbia

County Tourism at tourism@ columbiacountyny.com with your business name, address, phone number, website and online ordering or pick-up options.

If you have questions about safely reopening, visit www. columbiacomback.com.

Community: Would you like to help spread the word and promote this effort?

Share the updates that the partnership organizations will be periodically sending out via Facebook and email blasts.

Do you have an idea that you wish to share, or want to help promote this effort?

Contact info@columbiacomeback.com.

Columbia Comeback is a movement driven by the Leaders of Columbia County, but it will take all of Columbia County to have a successful comeback.

KeyBank releases 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report ALBANY — KeyBank has released its 2019 Corporate Responsibility report, highlighting the company’s ongoing legacy as a responsible bank and citizen. Included in the report are the results from the first three years of the National Community Benefits Plan, under which KeyBank has invested over $12.1 billion in communities. KeyBank executives said the investments exceeded the goals for the first three years of the plan by 48 percent.

In the Capital Region, KeyBank has invested more than $600 million under the plan to support low-to-moderate income communities.

“Helping clients and communities thrive is KeyBank’s purpose,” said Ruth Mahoney, president, Capital Region, KeyBank. “Building stable neighborhoods is even more critical today due to COVID-19. We’re proud to stand with the businesses and families of the Capital Region to deal with fallout of COVID-19. Our work prior to this crisis has laid a solid foundation from which KeyBank will continue to build to

support our communities.”

Highlights from the community benefits plan results include: In the Capital Region, KeyBank has invested a total of $446 million in community developments the past three years, including projects that will provide affordable housing, revitalize and stabilize neighborhoods, and support vital community service initiatives.

KeyBank originated $1.3 billion in small business loans since 2017 to low-to-moderate income borrowers and urban and rural communities. This includes nearly $61 million in small business loans in the Capital Region during this same period. KeyBank has committed to investing $2.5 billion in small business lending over the five years of the National Community Benefits Plan.

KeyBank’s mortgage lending to low-to-moderate income communities was nearly $972 million in 2019, an increase of 31 percent over the previous year. In the Capital Region, KeyBank provided more than

$38 million in mortgages to low-to-moderate income communities during the past year, for a total of $91 million the last three years.

During the first three years of the National Community Benefits plan, KeyBank made more than $3.5 million in philanthropic investments in neighbors and neighborhoods in the Capital Region. These investments included HATAS Furniture Bank, United Way and Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany during 2019.

Nationally, KeyBank has made an $18 million philanthropic commitment for COVID-19 response throughout the most vulnerable communities.

Locally, this includes the KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program powered by JumpStart, which has created a stabilization fund to help minority, women and service-disabled veteran owned small businesses affected by COVID-19, as well as The Community Loan Fund and Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund in the Capital Region.

you keep paying interest on goods and services that you probably consumed two or three years ago. If you carry consumer debt, now is the time to get a handle on that situation. You are not in a good place if: n Your credit card balance is growing n You are paying only a minimum on your bills n You are missing payments or paying late.

For every loan and credit card you carry, find out how much you owe, the interest rate, and the payment schedule. You can use this information to figure how much money you can afford to put toward paying down your debt and how long it will take.

These strategies can help: n Pay off the card with the highest interest rate first; n Transfer your balance to a card with a lower interest rate; and/or n Pay more than the minimum amount. Paying more than the minimum is critically important since the less you pay, the greater the interest will be and the longer it will take to pay off your balance.

Every few months, check your expenses to see if you can find other funds to use to reduce your debt. If possible,

consider part-time work and use what you earn to pay off your debts. In the meantime, do not take on additional debt.

Try using cash (or your debit card) instead of credit for as many transactions as possible.

PROTECT YOUR EARNING POWER If you are a working parent, your family’s financial wellbeing is tied closely to your ability to make a living. If you were to have an accident or fall ill, your disability could destabilize your finances. If you do not have a private disability income insurance policy, consider getting one. The payments from the policy would help pay for critical everyday expenses when your disability prevents you from working and collecting a salary. Before you purchase insurance, though, make sure you understand the policy’s definition of disability and all the other policy terms.

You also may want to name someone you trust to make financial and health care decisions if you become unable to make them for yourself. Talk to your attorney to learn more about the options available in your state. And you might consider setting up a living trust that allows the trustee of the trust to handle your financial affairs if you cannot.

REVIEW YOUR INVESTING STRATEGY Finally, remember that risk is a given in investing. Some investments carry a higher risk of loss than others. However, riskier investments typically offer higher potential returns than more conservative alternatives. When you invest you have to decide how much investment risk you can comfortably handle while seeking higher returns, and choose your investments accordingly.

It helps to review your investing approach and your tolerance for possible investment losses at least once a year.

FACING THE FUTURE Every crisis is different.

However, those who think ahead and have some strategies in place to deal with the financial aspects of a crisis are potentially more likely to do better than those who do not plan.

James J. Armstrong is an Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor, Investment Executive, and Managing Partner at Hudson Financial LLC with offices at 1 Hudson City Centre in Hudson NY. Comments and questions are always welcome at 518-828-6123 or visit us at www.hudsonfinanicalllc.com.

SUNY Empire College and HVCC partner to help nursing students SARATOGA SPRINGS — SUNY Empire State College and Hudson Valley Community College announced a new partnership to allow nursing graduates and senior nursing students from Hudson Valley to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing in less time and at lower cost with a seamless transfer pathway.

The new agreement allows students to automatically transfer as many as 79 credits to SUNY Empire, more than half the 124 total credits required to complete a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Eligible students admitted to SUNY Empire’s online program will be able to earn their degree in a little more than one year.

SUNY Empire State College President Jim Malatras and Hudson Valley Community College President Roger Ramsammy finalized the agreement during a virtual signing ceremony, a first for both campus leaders as the colleges continue to adhere to social distancing guidelines.

For more than five decades, Hudson Valley’s nursing program has built a reputation for quality and excellence in graduate outcomes. NCLEX Registered Nurse (RN) licensing exam pass rates for the last two graduating classes are 96 percent (2019) and 100 percent (2018). Nationwide and across the state, pass rates generally run from 85 to 90 percent. In addition, the program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

The mission of SUNY Empire’s BSN program is to advance the education of RNs so they may further develop skills in critical thinking, research, and leadership, to provide evidence-based, comprehensive care. Since its founding in 2010, 1,275

nurses have graduated from the program, and 99 percent are currently employed.

In addition to providing opportunities for individual nursing students in the Capital Region, lowering barriers to nursing degrees helps address the looming nursing shortage in the United States.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are currently three million nurses working in the United States, and by 2024 there will be more than one million vacancies for registered nurses.

This impending shortage means fewer nurses in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living and long-term care facilities, schools, clinics, in the military, and in homes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that nurses around the country, and the world, continue to provide compassionate care for critical patients, despite potential risks to their own health.

The World Health Organization designated 2020 the “International Year of the Nurse” in honor of Florence Nightingale’s birth, in recognition of the contributions all nurses make, and to bring attention to the global shortage of 5.9 million nurses.

“Nurses are the heartbeat of healthcare,” said SUNY Empire State College President Jim Malatras. “Our nurses are heroes– whether during a global pandemic or the demands of everyday patient care. Thank you to President Ramsammy and the hardworking faculty and staff at SUNY Empire and Hudson Valley who understand the need to accelerate high-quality nursing education to address the nursing shortage before it becomes its own health crisis. It will be a privilege to welcome these students to SUNY Empire.”

“The COVID-19 crisis underscores the critical need to educate our next generation

of healthcare professionals, and New Yorkers should be proud that our two institutions are working closely to make that happen,” said Hudson Valley President Roger Ramsammy “We are so pleased to have quality education partners like SUNY Empire to help our graduates take the next step.”

“Hudson Valley’s associate degree program serves as a launching pad for so many of the Capital Region’s registered nurses,” said Hudson Valley Community College Vice President for Academic Affairs Judy DiLorenzo. “This agreement allows those dedicated professionals to seamlessly continue their education toward a bachelor’s degree and beyond with an institution we’ve partnered with for decades: SUNY Empire State College.”

“Together, SUNY Empire and Hudson Valley are delivering a well-educated workforce for today and the future,” said SUNY Empire State College Dean of the School of Nursing and Allied Health Bridget Nettleton.

“We are extremely pleased to connect students from Hudson Valley’s quality programs to ours at SUNY Empire.”

Under the partnership, SUNY Empire will eliminate the registration fee and provide a $100 Presidential Scholarship to all Hudson Valley transfer students.

Today’s pathway agreement builds upon a long history of collaboration between SUNY Empire and Hudson Valley. Earlier this year, the two campuses established another partnership providing guaranteed admission to graduates of Hudson Valley’s Chemical Dependency Counseling (A.A.S.) program to SUNY Empire’s first-of-itskind bachelor of science in Addiction Studies, which can be completed entirely online.

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Monday’s Albany demonstration remained peaceful as of 4 p.m. Graffiti and dozens of smashed windows were prevalent in Albany’s South End on Sunday, including the Albany County Board of Elections building and Family Dollar store on Pearl Street. Other buildings were boarded up with spray-painted messages such as: “Black owned business. Leave alone.”

Cuomo supports and figuratively stands with the protesters, he’s repeatedly said, but has denounced any rioting or violent actions for several days.

“Violence obscures the righteousness of the message,” he said, adding looting plays into the rhetoric of people resisting change.

“There are people who want to sow the seeds of anarchy,” the governor continued. “Can you have a legitimate protest movement hijacked? Yes, you can.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James will continue to review demonstrators’ actions and police response procedures following Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights’

protests. Cuomo instructed James to prioritize the investigation 30 days from May 30.

New York’s attorney general is an independently elected official position.

One video posted to Twitter and social media from Saturday shows a New York Police Department SUV driving a into a crowd of people. Another shows a city police officer pulling back a protestor’s face mask to douse the with pepper spray. Cuomo asked James to include the videos in her review.

“I think it’s inexplicable,” the governor said, adding he does not know the police officers’ explanation for the decision. “I’m not going to judge it based on what I saw on the video,” he continued. “I agree the videos are very, very disturbing...There’s always two sides...If they find improper police conduct, there will be ramifications. This is not going to be a report that sits on the shelf.”

Earlier Friday, prosecutors charged ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s

death. Chauvin and the other three police officers involved in Floyd’s detainment were all fired Tuesday, one day after Floyd’s death.

Video recorded during the incident showed Floyd, handcuffed behind his back, facedown on the street with Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. During that time, Floyd said he couldn’t breathe and became unresponsive as Chauvin continued to hold his knee on Floyd’s neck. Police said they were trying to arrest Floyd as part of a forgery investigation.

Cuomo called for legislation to implement national law enforcement standards banning chokeholds and excessive police force. The governor also proposed prohibiting local prosecutors to prosecute allegations of police abuse and supports reforming state law 50a, or the law that prohibits the release of police disciplinary records.

“Conflict of interests can be real or perceived,” Cuomo said. “I don’t care how good they are... How can people believe that a prosecutor who

works with that police chief every day is gonna be fair?”

The state tested 2,113,777 people in total for COVID-19

by Monday, revealing 371,711 total positive cases of the virus. New York’s hospitalization rates continued a downward trend to 3,331 patients, down 105, according to the governor’s office.

The state had fewer than 1,000 new positive virus cases of the nearly 50,000 diagnostic coronavirus tests conducted Sunday.

“That is the lowest number we’ve had since March 12,” Cuomo said of when the state conducted between three and 4,000 tests daily. “The progress is just phenomenal.”

Western New York is expected to enter phase II of reopening Tuesday. The Capital District is expected to follow Wednesday after global experts review the latest COVID-19 metrics.

“There is a body of knowledge to know,” Cuomo said of other countries like South Korea or Germany that had to reclose businesses after reopening too quickly.

New York City is expected to begin reopening June 8, or in one week, as hospital bed capacity continues to improve and officials hire and train hundreds of contact tracers.

The city is the last region to restart the local economy and satisfied five of the Department of Health’s seven required reopening benchmarks Monday afternoon.

The North Country, Finger Lakes, Central New York, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier regions were cleared to resume phase-II businesses of the state’s four-phase reopening plan for nonessential businesses Friday. Professional services including barber shops and hair salons, finance and insurance, retail, administrative support, real estate and rental leasing industries and other office-based work can reopen under the second phase.

Businesses will reopen

of New York will do everything in its power to protect those who protect us all, and we will ensure that criminals who use the camouflage of lawful protest to launch violent attacks against police officers face justice.”

In addition to Samantha Shader, two Brooklyn residents are facing federal charges.

Urooj Rahman, 31, was recorded on a NYPD surveillance camera allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at an unoccupied NYPD vehicle and fleeing in a minivan, according to the complaint. Officers apprehended Rahman and Clolinford Mattis, 32, who was driving the van. The NYPD discovered several items in

the vehicle that are commonly used to make Molotov cocktails including a lighter, a bottle filled with toilet paper, a liquid suspected to be gasoline and a gasoline tank.

“When you conduct a violent attack that breaks federal law, the FBI New York office, along with our NYPD and Department of Justice partners, will move with speed to hold you accountable,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney said Monday in a statement. “Behavior like the attacks charged here puts our entire community — protesters and first responders alike — in danger, and we will simply not allow it to go unaddressed. The consequences for conducting this alleged

attack, and any similar activity planned for the future, will be severe.”

“Molotov cocktails are violent tools of individuals looking to inflict harm and damage our city,” New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a statement. “Crimes like these are devastating to their targets and also to the protesters and their right to free speech that police are working hard to protect. It is reassuring that the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn has taken this case. I’m confident that the severest penalties under the law will be sought.”

Albany Police Department has also begun to make arrests for the events that took place in that city Saturday night.

James Vail, 21, of Delmar, was charged with first-degree riot, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree assault and first-degree attempted assault.

“On Saturday, May 30 at approximately 7 p.m., Vail threw a brick at the head of a uniformed Albany police officer at the police station on Arch Street in the city of Albany,” according to Albany police.

“As a result, the officer sustained a concussion and had to be treated at a local hospital. Vail is also responsible for throwing a brick at the window of a marked Albany police car parked at the police station and causing the window to shatter.”

Vail was scheduled to be

arraigned Monday.

Samantha Shader, Rahman and Mattis appeared before Judge Steven Gold on Monday. Darian Shader, whose case is being handled by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 1.

If convicted, Samantha Shader, Rahman and Mattis face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s National Security and Cybercrime Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Ian C. Richardson and Jonathan Algor are in charge of the prosecution.

unemployment] every year anyway,” he said. “In May, you won’t have that. Hopefully in May we will be at the bottom of this as we begin to reopen.”

The report also noted a large decline in private sector jobs, with a decrease of 1.8 million jobs. This is the largest monthly employment drop on record. Approximately onethird of these jobs were from the leisure and hospitality sector, with 577,700 jobs, mostly in accommodation and food services, with 471,400 jobs.

Industries with the largest increases in unemployment claims for the week ending May 23 included other services at 2,090%, educational services at 1,968%, health care and social assistance at 1,812%, retail trade at 1,359% and transportation and warehousing at 1,344%.

Some industries, such as leisure and hospitality, will be slower to bounce back, Heck

said.

“At 25% or 50%, you won’t have everybody back working,” he said.

Greene County’s economy depends on tourism and many summer events have been canceled due to the virus.

“Not having some of those events is going to hurt,” Heck said. “As things begin to reopen, we definitely think people, particularly downstate, their first trip is going to be a relatively short road trip type of thing and they may be more inclined to come here.”

Heck said he believes air travel will take longer to recover.

The number of unemployed residents rose by 931,600, while the workforce dropped by 307,600 — both monthly records.

Unemployment claims for the week ending May 23 increased by 1.398% statewide and 1,099% in the Capital

Region. Columbia County saw an increase of 3,450% and Greene County 788%.

On a federal level, the number of claims for the week ending May 23 decreased by 323,000 to a total of 2,123,000.

Those who do not qualify for traditional unemployment may apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a program established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Those who qualify are also eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, an additional $600 per week available to those receiving benefits through traditional unemployment and also through the PUA program, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, which extends benefits for an additional 13 weeks for those receiving benefits if the initial 26 weeks have expired.

For the week ending May 9,

33 states reported 7,793,066 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and 22 states reported 222,300 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits.

The federal unemployment pandemic benefits expire July 31, Tucker said.

“The real negative potential is when the federal unemployment supplement ends July 31 when we know how many workers will have been re-employed,” he said. “That’s when the true impact of corona will be felt in our county. It would be naive to suggest that everyone will be employed at jobs they held when this began. We need to explore retraining opportunities, enabling workers to find new positions. I don’t think we should sugarcoat the reality of the potential impact on workers depending on how fast businesses are able

to ramp up. We were running at such a low unemployment that even with a strong comeback, there will still be a percentage of workers who will need to find new jobs.”

New York was among the states with the highest unemployments rates for the week ending May 9 at 19.9%, as well as having one of the largest increases in claims for that week, with 24,543 claims.

To combat the high volume, applicants follow an alphabetical system when filing for unemployment according to the first letter of their last name.

Letters A-F can file on Mondays, G-N file on Tuesdays, O-Z file on Wednesdays, and if you missed your day to file, you can file Thursday through Saturday.

The Telephone Claim Center has extended its hours to include 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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virus fatalities in a 24-hour period since March 23. About 50 days ago, more than 800 New Yorkers died from the virus each day.

“The whole closure period has been about 93 days,” the governor said during a press briefing Monday at his Manhattan office on Third Avenue.

“Don’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”

More than 13,000 state National Guard remain on standby to assist state police maintain order during protests. State police dispatched officers Saturday and Sunday nights as protesters crowded downtown Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo. Dozens of arrests were made in each upstate city after some demonstrators set fire to buildings and police vehicles or looted private businesses.

Dozens of protesters stood and lay down across the intersection of Henry Johnson Boulevard at Livingston Avenue in Albany on Monday afternoon to block traffic in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

“We’re not moving! Our babies is dying!” chanted dozens of protesters — who were mainly black and wearing face masks — while gathering in the road.

Albany city police vehicles surrounded the area, directing traffic away from the demonstration while others shouted “No justice, no peace.”

“Being black ain’t the problem,” a man shouted from the middle of the intersection into a megaphone. “Racism and white supremacy always has been the problem!”

After several minutes in the road, some protesters shouted for their fellow demonstrators to stand up.

“Something George Floyd never got the chance to do,” a man shouted.

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by jumping on one of them and biting him on the leg, Magoolaghan said.

“These defendants are charged with attacking the New York City Police Department while its police officers are risking their lives to protect the Constitutional rights of protesters and the safety of us all,” U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said Monday in a statement. “No rational human being can ever believe that hurling firebombs at police officers and vehicles is justified. The Eastern District

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impact will come once businesses are allowed to ramp up operations under the phased reopening plan. We believe unemployment numbers will remain high during this phased-in ramp up period.”

Greene County officials also anticipated the rise in unemployment, Greene County Economic Development and Planning Director Karl Heck said.

“It wasn’t unexpected,” Heck said. “What made Greene a little different is fewer jobs were lost.”

April is a transitional time of year for unemployment in Greene County, Heck said, with ski slopes closing and summer resorts not yet open.

“We see some of [the

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with 50% occupancy and requiring all employees to wear face masks. Meetings are not permitted unless socially distanced. Workers should not share food or beverages.

Barbershops and hair salons will open by appointment only. Stylists or other salon professionals must be tested for COVID-19 at least once every two weeks. The state recommends all workers get tested before reopening.

New York’s COVID-19 fatalities reached 23,959 Monday — up from 23,848 Saturday and 23,905 Sunday. Johns Hopkins University & Medicine’s online COVID-19 tracker, which includes probable virus deaths in its tally, listed the state’s virus death toll as 29,822.

The state saw 54 virus-related deaths Sunday, including 44 in hospitals and 10 in nursing homes. New York’s COVID-19 death rate is on a flattening decline after having 55 fatalities Saturday and 67 each Thursday and Friday.

“In this absurd reality we live in, that is very good news,” Cuomo said. “There will be a level that it can’t drop any lower.”

For the last four days, the governor has listed the names of several black New Yorkers and other Americans of color who were victims of police brutality over the last three decades, including Rodney King, Amadou Diallo and Eric Garner. Cuomo said Sunday that Floyd cannot be another name added to the list without any change.

“The name changes, but the color stays the same,” he said, calling on Congress to pass laws. “That’s what we want: A law that actually changes reality. That’s government’s job — to actually make change.”

To see where each region stands on reopening and the complete county breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths statewide, view the COVID-19 map and tracker at hudsonvalley360.com/site/covid19.html.

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MLB players union pitches 114-game season Field Level Media

The Major League Baseball Players Association presented its expected counteroffer to owners on Sunday, standing firm on their stance on pay but offering concessions on several other issues, multiple outlets are reporting.

According to the reports, the players countered the owners’ proposed 82-game regular season with a 114-game schedule – with the flexibility of doubleheaders and to be concluded by Oct. 31. In addition, players would have the ability to opt out of playing in 2020; players deemed “high risk” would be paid and receive service time, while those not deemed high risk who opt out would receive service time only.

High-risk players are those either with pre-existing conditions or with family members more susceptible to COVID-19.

Among the other proposals, per the reports: –Players would receive a $100 million salary advance during preseason camp –The playoffs would be allowed to expand to 14 teams for the 2020 and ‘21 seasons –MLB can defer $100 million total in salaries should there be no postseason, with the deferments applied to contracts of $10 million or more –Players would agree to additional implementation of on-field microphones and other broadcast enhancements –Players would be willing to hold events such as an offseason All-Star Game or Home Run Derby to generate additional revenue ESPN’s Jeff Passan added that the proposal places the start of the regular season at June 30.

Passan also reported that players expect owners to reject the deal, but hope that the proposal helps build a bridge toward a potential agreement this week.

In late March, the union agreed to a deal to have players paid on a prorated basis depending upon how many games are completed this year. However, that was with the assumption that fans would be in the stands. With sports, including baseball, now looking at the likelihood of a resumption behind closed doors, MLB’s economic model was greatly impacted.

MLB owners last week presented the MLBPA with a revised economic plan for the yet-to-start 2020 season, proposing a sliding-scale of pay cuts, with the top-paid stars due to take the biggest hits. The proposal was MLB’s attempt to revise the year’s finances based on shifting realities amid the coronavirus pandemic, which caused spring training to shut down in midMarch and has led to Opening Day being postponed indefinitely.

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.

Brad Keselowski has late luck to win at Bristol

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Brad Keselowski appeared headed for a third-place finish on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway but when the two cars in front of him banged doors with three laps to go, Keselowski slid past their damaged cars into the lead. From

there, he sprinted to the victory to win the Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500.

“We kind of got a Christmas present here in Bristol,” Keselowski, the 2012 series champion, said.

“We’ll take it.”

The victory was the second of

the season for Keselowski, who won last weekend’s 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was his 32nd career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series and it was his third on the high-banks of the Bristol half-mile in Tennessee.

He started Sunday’s race from

the pole – which was determined by a random draw. But he looked like a huge long shot during most of the final stage of the race.

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Breaking down Knicks leading coaching candidate Tom Thibodeau Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — It felt cruel: on the same day the Knicks announced they’re finally re-opening their practice facility after 2 ½ months, news leaked that the team’s season is probably over.

And maybe it’s better off this way.

The Knicks, after all, have a coaching search to conduct, and throwing a disastrous 201920 season in the garbage will be easy. Who wants to remember David Fizdale’s stint, or Steve Mills’ or James Dolan’s issues with arena chants and Spike Lee? Moving forward to the Leon Rose era can’t begin in earnest until he hired his coach. To that end, sources say Tom Thibodeau is the heavy favorite to land the job. Mike Miller, the interim coach who acquitted himself well after

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Rangers’ Lundqvist intends to fight for starting job when playoffs start Colin Stephenson Newsday

In a wide-ranging interview published in the Swedish newspaper Goteborgs-Posten (The Gothenburg Post), Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist said he was surprised and disappointed that he finished the now completed regular season as the Blueshirts’ third goalie, but he intends to fight to regain his position as the team’s No. 1 goaltender and he believes he can play “another few years” in the NHL. The Rangers blog Forever Blueshirts got a translation of the article, written by reporter Johan Rylander in Swedish, and wrote a post about it. In the blog, Lundqvist, 38, is quoted as saying, “When things turned out the way they did, I was surprised, but at the same time, part of me understands the situation.”

Igor Shesterkin, the 24-year-old Russian rookie who came up from AHL Hartford in early January, grew into the No. 1 role by the time the NHL season was paused on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alexandar Georgiev, another 24-year-old Russian and Lundqvist’s backup for a season and a half, appeared to have settled into the No. 2 spot, with Lundqvist relegated to No. 3.

“I’m not blind,” Lundqvist said in the article. “They’re thinking ahead. There are many pieces that go into building a team right now,

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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist (30) makes a save against the Dallas Stars on Feb. 3 at Madison Square Garden.

but also for the future.”

With the NHL announcing a plan for a

return to play that has the Rangers facing off against the Hurricanes in a best-of-five

play-in series to advance to the 16-team playoffs, there might be an opportunity for Lundqvist to get the starting job for that series.

In his career, Lundqvist has dominated Carolina, posting a 33-12-1 record, 2.00 goals-against average and .934 save percentage against them. In 2019-20, he was 3-0 against the Hurricanes, with a .947 save percentage and 2.33 GAA, and Rangers president John Davidson, on a conference call with reporters Thursday, said whenever the Rangers begin training again — the NHL said that won’t be before July 10 — there will be “a battle” between the three goalies to win the assignment to start against Carolina.

Lundqvist said he is ready to battle.

“I have to fight if I want to go back and have that place in the net,” he said.

Asked about speculation that the Rangers might buy out of the final year of his contract next season, Lundqvist said a potential buyout is “not in my mind right now,” and said his focus at the moment is to train hard to get ready for playoff training camp, whenever it starts. And, he said, he isn’t ready to walk away from the NHL just yet.

“I can sense that I have it in me to go another few years over there in the NHL. I’m sure of it,” he said.

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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

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Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag off another wild finish at NASCAR’s Supermarket Heroes 500 race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday.

With three laps to go, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano battled for the lead spot on the half-mile short track. Elliott made contact with Logano running on the outside, forcing the Team Penske driver into the wall and pushing both from a first-place finish.

“I could see Joey and Chase getting really racey there,” Keselowski said during his post-race interview on FS1.

Keselowski was running in third when Elliott and Logano made contact.

“I didn’t know what was going to happen there, but I knew if I just kept my eye open that something good might happen, and sure enough it did,” Keselowski said.

The driver swiftly passed the leaders in the final seconds for his second win of the season. Logano finished in 21st and Elliot finished in 22nd.

“Things have been going our way from the luck of the draw in the qualifying to the last few laps there,” Keselowski said.

The No. 2 driver started on the pole by random draw Sunday. He won his first race of the 2020 season last weekend at Charlotte’s Coca-Cola 600 in similar, surprising fashion. A late-lap caution was called with Elliott running first at Charlotte. Keselowski edged into the lead for an overtime victory.

Clint Bowyer finished second, followed by Jimmie Johnson in third at

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Driver Brad Keselowski (2) prepares to get out of his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday.

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ELLIOTT KEEPS ROLLING After the race, two frustrated drivers Elliott and Logano, exchanged words. Elliott said he took the blame for the incident.

“I felt like I had to keep him behind me there with only three or four laps to go,” Elliott told FOX Sports. “So I hate that we both wrecked, but can’t go back in time now.”

Other than the finish, the No. 9 driver ran a strong short-track event. He carried his Thursday victory at Charlotte into Sunday, winning the first two stages of the Bristol race. Elliott

battled with Ryan Blaney to gain the lead position heading into the final 20 laps of Stage 1. He was able to remain in the top-five, and eventually return to the top spot, as multiple cautions came out during the final stages.

HEARTBREAK FOR HAMLIN With under 30 laps to go, a major wreck ensued in the middle of the pack involving at least six drivers, and forcing the 16th caution flag of the evening. Off the restart, Denny Hamlin and Logano battled for the top spot. Hamlin was able to edge to the lead and until the final 10 laps of the race, it looked like he would win it.

But the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver got wide rounding the turn and lost the lead spot. The 17th caution was thrown, and Logano and Elliott moved to the front to duke it out, only to be passed by Keselowski a few minutes later.

BEAT BY BRISTOL Bristol knocked out a few drivers seeking redemption at the notoriously fast short-track, including Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was spun out by Johnson coming off of Turn 2.

Johnson tapped the back left edge of Stenhouse Jr.’s car, forcing the No. 47 driver to spin into the inside wall and cause a multi-car pileup. Alex Bowman, Cole Custer and Tyler Reddick were also caught up in the wreck and forced to exit the race.

“One of those days where everything was going wrong and finish it off,” Bowman told FOX Sports after exiting.

Blaney also struggled at Bristol. After a jump to the lead in Stage 1 and early in Stage 2, Blaney lost control rounding a turn and spun out on the track. Drivers were able to avoid the slowed No. 12 car until Ty Dillon, who was racing wide behind him, smacked into the front end of Blaney, knocking the radiator out and sending him to the garage and a last place finish.

Matt DiBenedetto, who suffered heartbreak at Bristol last season during the Night Race, couldn’t yet recover at the track on Sunday. He exited to the garage early with a mechanical issue and finished 31st.

The race was all about finishing it. And being in the right place at the right time.

Pro basketball NBA SCORING LEADERS Through March 11 G FG Harden, HOU 61 603 Beal, WAS 57 593 Anttkounmpo, MIL 57 623 Young, ATL 60 546 Lillard, POR 58 531 Doncic, DAL 54 512 Westbrook, HOU 53 568 Leonard, LAC 51 476 Davis, LAL 55 508 Booker, PHX 62 544 James, LAL 60 586 LaVine, CHI 60 539 Mitchell, UTA 64 560 Ingram, NOR 57 469 Siakam, TOR 53 459 Tatum, BOS 59 499 McCollum, POR 62 549 DeRozan, SAN 61 503 Wiggins, GOL 54 437 Walker, BOS 50 350 Middleton, MIL 55 424 Sexton, CLE 65 513 Dinwiddie, BKLYN 64 424 Brown, BOS 50 378 Butler, MIA 54 328 Jokic, DEN 65 512 Bogdanovic, UTA 64 418

PTS 2096 1741 1690 1778 1677 1549 1456 1370 1467 1619 1544 1530 1525 1358 1253 1390 1395 1352 1175 1060 1159 1349 1318 1022 1093 1313 1275

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Auto racing NASCAR CUP SCHEDULE Today —Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn.

June 7 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga. June 10 — Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. June 14 — Dixie Vodka 400, Homestead, Fla. June 21 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. June 27 — Kids Free 325, Long Pond, Pa. June 28 — Worry-Free Weather Guarantee 350, Long Pond, Pa. June 30 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan. July 5 — Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered By Florida Georgia Line, Speedway, Ind. July 11 — Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart, Sparta, Ky. July 19 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Loudon, N.H. Aug. 9 — Consumers Energy 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 16 — Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen Aug. 23 — Drydene 400, Dover, Del. Aug. 29 — Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. Sept. 6 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

Transactions FOOTBALL NCAA FOOTBALL Arizona State - Announced TE Jared Bubak has left the program and will transfer to Nebraska as a graduate.

Florida - Announced RB Lorenzo Lingard has been granted a transfer waiver for the 2020-21 season.

Oklahoma - Announced DL Ron Tatum has left the program and will transfer to Texas San Antonio.

BASKETBALL NCAA BASKETBALL Florida - Announced G Andrew Nembhard withdrew from the NBA draft.

Iowa - Announced F Patrick McCaffery has been granted a medical hardship waiver for the 2020-21 season Northwestern - Announced F Jared Jones has left the program and will transfer to Middle Tennessee.

HOCKEY NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Philadelphia Flyers - Signed D Linus Hogberg to a one-year, entry-level contract.

Sports Flashbacks BASEBALL 1938 — First baseman Lou Gehrig plays his 2,000th consecutive game and collects an RBI single in the Yankees’ 12-5 victory over the Red Sox. 1941 — Chuck Aleno extends his hitting streak to 17 games with two hits in the Reds’ 5-2 win over St. Louis. The 24-year-old third baseman sets the mark for the longest hitting streak to begin a career.

1961 — Batting for Carl Yastrzemski, Red Sox pinch hitter Carroll Hardy bunts for a single in the eighth inning of a 7-6 loss to the Yankees.

He will be the only player to pinch-hit for both Yastrzemski and Ted Williams.

1964 — Gaylord Perry pitches 10 extra-inning frames in relief to earn the win as the Giants beat the Mets, 8-6, in the longest game played in baseball history (7 hours, 23 minutes).

1980 — Twins outfielder Ken Landreaux goes hitless in four at-bats and sees his 31-game hitting streak end when Baltimore beats Minnesota, 11-1.

1980 — Gary Carter hits the second of his two career inside-the-park home runs and adds a two-run shot an inning later, but the Expos still fall, 8-6, to the Cardinals.

2001 — After 25 years in the organization, manager Felipe Alou is fired by the Expos and replaced by Jeff Torborg, an old friend of owner Jeffrey Loria.

2005 — Buddy Bell, who formerly managed the Tigers (1996-98) and the Rockies (2000-2002), becomes the first Kansas City manager in 19 years with previous big-league experience to be hired as the team’s skipper.

2007 — Blue Jays hurler Roy Halladay becomes the quickest pitcher in franchise history to record 100 victories with a 2-0 shutout of the White Sox. Halladay needs just 200 starts to reach the milestone.

As a primetime show in a sports-starved world, IndyCar can expand its reach at TMS Drew Davison Fort Worth Star-Telegram

You can’t say Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage is simply trying to sell tickets when he talks about next Saturday’s IndyCar race. No fans are going to be allowed through the gates despite the state saying up to 25% capacity is allowed at outdoor sports venues.

Instead, Gossage truly believes that Saturday is “one of the most important events IndyCar racing has ever had.”

The series will be kicking off its season after shutting ROSS HAILEY/FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM down for 12 weeks amid the Panoramic view from the Speedway Club shows construction of Turn One Terrace, lower left, at TMS coronavirus pandemic. The media day at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 27, 2019.

Genesys 300 will be on primetime TV with NBC airing on that high-banked track.” see and I hope everyone tunes ensuring his team executes its the race to a captive audience Gossage wouldn’t argue in to watch it.” strategies and game plan for hungry for live sports. that assessment. He feels James Hinchcliffe will be the best finish possible, rathThe race is scheduled to TMS is one of the best tracks making his 10th career start er than focusing on the sigstart at 7:10 p.m. The one-day to showcase open-wheel rac- at TMS on June 6. He’s got- nificance of sports simply reevent will also feature prac- ing at its finest with drivers ten to know Gossage over the turning for the first time since tice from noon to 2 p.m., in- reaching speeds of 220 mph years, and was part of one of the start of the pandemic. cluding a 30-minute window and producing photo finishes those epic photo finishes in The same can be said for dedicated solely for rookies through the years.

2016 when he lost to Graham Josef Newgarden, the race’s and first-time participants at “We’re infamous for being Rahal by 0.008 of a second. defending champion. Texas TMS, followed by qualifying so close and so fast,” Gossage Hinchcliffe understands has always been viewed as a from 4 to 5 p.m. said. “Occasionally an acci- why Gossage is pumping it up big-time track and one of the These are unprecedented dent happens and it can look as one of the biggest races in important places to win a race times and an unprecedent- awful, but it’s just amazing the sport’s history. for any driver in any series. ed situation in which Indy- the precise skills and talents As he said, “Do I think it’s The historical significance Car can re-establish itself as these drivers use to drive so a hallmark day for the series? simply adds another layer to a must-see sport. Also, it’s close to each other.

Yeah, absolutely. Do I think that. more than just the Indianap“It’s always a big-time “It’s a high-speed, danger- it’s a make-or-break day? No, olis 500. ous show. I can’t wait for this not really. I think IndyCar show. It’s always had a storied Just ask three-time Indy race to get here, but once it racing is going to get back to place in IndyCar history,” 500 champion and Fort Worth starts, I cannot wait for it to what we do, and that’s going Newgarden said. “But in these resident Johnny Rutherford, be over because it is so nerve- to continue for years to come current situations, without a who agreed with Gossage that wracking. I know these guys. regardless. Certainly we want doubt it’s going to be a very this is one of the most signifi- I want them all to be safe,” he this to be a successful race. important event back for us. cant races in IndyCar history. said. “I don’t want to see these We want it to be a good show. Is it the most important event “It’s going to be exciting, beautiful cars — fast and sexy “But Eddie needs to make it in IndyCar history? I have no especially for those fans who cars — get destroyed.” sound like it’s the biggest race idea if it is or not. Without a are watching the IndyCars Gossage acknowledged in history so that way more doubt, it’s going to be a very under the lights for the first there is concern with most of people tune in and show up, important event in the curtime,” said Rutherford, the the drivers having limited seat and that’s totally fair. Actu- rent time period. I think it’s 82-year-old who won the In- time. The majority haven’t ally that’s exactly what he an event where we can get it dy 500 in 1974, 1976 and 1980. been behind the wheel since should be doing and what he right.”

“It’s a shame we can’t be the 2019 series finale last Sep- should be saying. And yes, it No sport prides itself on there in person, but it’s going tember in California. is important, and we’re very being fan-friendly more than to be just as exciting on TV. “You hope with rusty driv- excited to go back and we’re the racing series. Fans flock “Texas Motor Speedway ers everything goes well,” very happy in a lot of ways around the infield before rachas turned into a very fast Gossage said. “Hopefully they that we get to do it at Texas es with meet-and-greets with drivers and up-close looks at racing spectacle. If you don’t are a little bit cautious, a little Motor Speedway.”

For Hinchcliffe, though, he the cars. mind going fast, Texas is bit conservative, but I’ve nevBut the pandemic is forcwhere you want to race. You er seen that before. We’ll see. has to approach it as any othcan really flex your muscles It’s going to be something to er race. He’ll be focused on ing TMS to host its first race

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without fans. About 900 people will have access to the grounds on race day, including drivers, team members, TMS staff, TV and radio crews and a select number of media representatives.

Despite Gov. Greg Abbott allowing capacity of up to 25% at outdoor sporting venues provided that the league first submits a safety plan, IndyCar and TMS have gone through too many measures to ensure the safety of all involved to alter their plans this close to the event.

Every person allowed entry will have undergone screening tests and adhere to social distancing measures. For instance, the track is using both of its 64-bay garages to house 12 teams in each location and providing lunch and dinner so participants do not have to leave the track.

“We’re doing everything within our power to make sure everyone is safe and healthy when they leave,” Gossage said.

The safety measures even extend to the Victory Lane celebration. Gossage said there will be the trademark celebration with a driver wearing a cowboy hat and firing off six-shooters, however, it will have a different look.

The driver himself will pick out a hat off a rack and then Gossage — who will be wearing personal protective equipment such as gloves and a mask — will hand the six-shooters to the driver before moving away.

Gossage hinted that there is a “little surprise” in store for the winning driver as well.

“We’re celebrating the way we traditionally do,” Gossage said. “When the photo appears all over the world, whether you’re in New Delhi, Paris or Missoula, Montana, you’re going to look at it and go, ‘Oh, that guy won a race in Texas.’”

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Clippers coach has been ‘Doc on Demand’ during pandemic

By Andrew Greif Los Angeles Times (TNS)

LOS ANGELES — Clippers coach Doc Rivers needed no persuading.

As soon as Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy floated the idea of joining a virtual team meeting as a guest speaker, the lifelong fan of the team since he was an elementary schooler in the Wrigley Field stands watching Gale Sayers was all in.

“Talking to the Bears, the whole team, are you kidding me?” Rivers said. “I was jacked up about that.”

Nagy thought his team would be too. But he wasn’t prepared for the response to Rivers’ May 21 appearance. Rivers spoke to 125 players and coaches for 30 minutes, took questions for 45 more and easily have gone another hour. As the meeting ended, a flood of notifications were still lighting up Nagy’s phone — text messages from players and coaches hoping to submit more questions.

“I’ve heard a lot of people talk to groups and Doc, to me, not to take anything away from anybody else, but that was one of the most powerful hour-and-15-minute discussions that I had selfishly for myself and we had as a team,” Nagy said.

“Man, there was so much good stuff in there. A lot of the stuff I don’t even want to tell because I don’t want other people to know.”

Bad news for the Bears on that front: In recent weeks, Rivers’ stories from 13 years as an NBA player and 21 as a coach have been heard by hundreds across the NFL during virtual meetings with the Rams and Indianapolis Colts. At a time when live sports are few and far between, there is more time than ever to talk about them and Rivers has become an in-demand guest speaker by filling some of that void with his expertise.

In late April, he stressed the importance of each Ram accepting and dominating their role while mixing in stories about the drive that fueled Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett.

“You’re sitting there looking at all the guys and how locked in they were, for a full hour,” coach Sean McVay said afterward. “I don’t think I can keep our guys’ attention for a full hour.”

Last week, after an invitation from Indianapolis coach Frank Reich was relayed through quarterback Philip Rivers, a friend of the Clippers coach, Doc dropped into the Colts’ meeting to

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Clippers Coach Doc Rivers instructs his players during a win over the Phoenix Suns on March 10.

stress urgency. If you are a true contender, he implored the Colts, “you better go for it now.”

“Even in a Zoom setting,” Philip Rivers said in an email, “his presence and ability to engage was felt and was awesome.”

Doc Rivers told the Bears about the time he scored 54 points in a high school game, only to have his father push him to play even harder.

How in 2007 he arranged a Duck Boat tour of Boston for Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett soon after the Celtics’ superstar trio was formed — an outing he used to have the trio envision traveling the same route the following summer during a championship parade.

Bears players wanted to know about Kawhi Leonard’s leadership style. He’s quiet, Rivers told them, but became more vocal as the season went on.

“He’s got such a great ability in my mind of demonstrating the care for the players but being able to be candid with them,” McVay said.

The rave reviews surprise no one who knows Rivers.

Brendan Suhr watched the same thing happen in 1983 when, as an assistant coach on Atlanta’s staff, he marveled at how the team’s

second-round pick from Marquette “came in and filled up the room” as a rookie. Little has apparently changed. At a recent coaching clinic organized by Suhr, Rivers discussed what he’d learned from coaching his son, Austin, with the Clippers.

It left Suhr in tears.

Rivers repeated the same story to the Bears and Nagy, a father of four basketball-obsessed sons, couldn’t get enough.

“He’s just a very good teacher, and the best teachers make concepts relevant, compelling and applicable,” said Jon Gordon, an author of motivational books including, “The Energy Bus,” a Rivers favorite that sparked their friendship. “If you can help (players) get better, they’ll listen to you. If you can’t, it might feel like a waste of their time. Bring something that makes them better.

That’s what Doc does.”

Rivers understands the appeal of his credentials — his 938 career coaching victories are 12th all-time in the NBA — and isn’t ignorant of his reputation as one of the NBA’s best quotes. That doesn’t mean the self-described introvert feels comfortable with the notion that he has become a sideline sage. Instead, he said his success owes largely to two decades of doing exactly what the

Rams, Colts and Bears did with him — seeking out others he admires in hopes of gleaning a valuable insight.

“I get information,” he said, “every time I give information.”

When he broke into coaching in 1999 with Orlando, both his playbook and his big-picture philosophies owed largely to basketball coaches such as Pat Riley, Chuck Daly, Larry Brown, Mike Fratello and Bob Hill. Last season, he called Boston coach Brad Stevens multiple times for advice. He’s close with Phoenix’s Monty Williams and Dallas’ Rick Carlisle, and envies how former Georgetown coach John Thompson can turn a complex idea into an easily taught concept.

But the former political science and history major’s influences also include speeches by John F. Kennedy, Desmond Tutu and Martin Luther King Jr. The inspiration to use the South African philosophy of “ubuntu” as Boston’s mantra during its championship season in 2008 came from listening to Stephanie Russell, a vice president for mission and ministry at Marquette, during a lunch break of the university’s board of trustees.

“Once you start coaching then life is your canvas,” Rivers said. “If you ever came to my house, I have a notepad by my bed. I have a notepad by the couch. I have a notepad on the kitchen countertop. I have a notepad in the movie room. I have a notepad in the bathroom, with my red and black pen and my blue paper. I just do because you never know when a thought’s going to come to you.

“It’s just a job that you can never know enough.

There’s always a different way.”

He found such different ways while coaching in Boston by cultivating relationships with his peers. At Abe & Louie’s, a Back Bay steakhouse, Rivers would swap notes with Red Sox manager Terry Francona. He’d chat up Bruins coach Claude Julien in his TD Garden office between Celtics-Bruins doubleheaders. He’d watch Patriots training camp as a guest of Bill Belichick.

Learning how football teams with huge rosters and 11 players on the field stay in sync particularly fascinates him. Watching up close as Tom Brady released throws before his receivers broke their routes was a lesson in timing and trust. Soon after Nagy took the Bears job in 2018, Rivers was in touch.

How NASCAR handled reporter’s Covid-19 symptom before Charlotte race Alex Andrejev The Charlotte Observer

CONCORD, N.C. — It was a late night for the four reporters in the press box covering NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 race last weekend. The May 24 event stretched into early Monday morning after a rain delay and late-lap caution further extended the longest race of the year.

When I reached my car parked in the Charlotte Motor Speedway lot just before 2 a.m., I experienced pure bliss removing a mask that had been covering my face for 12 straight hours. My relief, however, was short-lived.

I turned on the engine, took a deep breath, and then, I felt it: The sniffles.

This was a new development since I had entered the speedway healthy, without experiencing a fever or any COVID-19 symptom leading up to the race, but the press box was cold and I didn’t feel sick otherwise. Tired, definitely, but not sick. It was probably

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taking over for Fizdale, will get a look. Kenny Atkinson will also be interviewed, according to The Athletic. Around the league, people have cautioned to never count out John Calipari, given the Kentucky coach’s strong connection to Rose’s associate, William Wesley.

But the belief is that this is Thibodeau’s to lose, and

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team to pit for tires late in the race.

“We couldn’t get anything to go our way at the start of the race with cars staying out and I kept getting the bottom lane on restarts and nothing was working out and then right at the end we came in and put two tires on the left and drove up to, I guess fourth or sixth, I don’t know, something like that and put ourselves in position,” Keselowski said.

But it was a collision by front-runners Joey Logano, his Penske teammate, and Chase Elliott, the winner of the second race at Charlotte last week, that gave him the

allergies.

I forgot about my mild runny nose until the following day when a text from NASCAR Medical came up on my phone asking me to fill out a health screening questionnaire before attending my next race on Tuesday.

Completion of the form is required before each race as part of NASCAR’s coronavirus event protocol.

“Have you received a lab confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19?”

No. “Have you been within 6 feet of a person for at least 5 minutes with a lab confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days?”

No. “Are you experiencing any of the following: Fever greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the last 3 days, cough, sore throat, chills, runny nose/nasal congestion, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing/wheezing, headache, muscle pains/body aches, fatigue, diarrhea, new loss of taste or smell,

NONE OF THE ABOVE.” Previously, I didn’t need to check any of the boxes next to those symptoms. Now, I wasn’t so sure.

I weighed my options, still experiencing the runny nose. It was probably nothing, but what if it was something? I reasoned that when it comes to a global pandemic, better safe than sorry. I checked “runny nose” and finished filling out the survey, which also asked if I resided with anyone who was experiencing the symptoms previously listed (no). I submitted the form and went on with my day.

Later that evening, I got a text from someone introducing himself as Ryan Stanton, the Medical Director for the American Medical Response/NASCAR Safety team.

“I am following up as your prescreen was flagged for followup,” Stanton texted.

He asked if I had correctly filled out my form and if my symptom was new or allergy-related. I texted back

that I thought it was allergies and that I wasn’t experiencing any symptoms then.

Stanton’s questions were thorough.

“Is this ongoing for you this time of year?” he asked.

I responded that yes, I usually have seasonal spring allergies.

“No symptoms, fever, or exposures that would make you concerned for anything other than allergies?” Stanton followed.

“Correct,” I responded. “No fever, cough, COVID symptoms or exposure to anyone with COVID or experiencing symptoms.”

I added that I would let him know if new symptoms popped up overnight.

He responded around 11 p.m. that he was “just clearing up flags prior to tomorrow.”

The next morning, I received my daily text from NASCAR’s racing communications officer, Mike Forde, who asked me if I was experiencing an elevated temperature or exhibiting other

a source said he’s confident about getting the job — to the point that Thibodeau has made calls to assemble a staff.

With that in mind, here’s a quick look at the leading candidate: Tom Thibodeau — Age: 62 (raised in Connecticut).

— Playing career: Thibodeau was the captain at Salem State, which captured consecutive D-III championships in the early ‘80s.

— College coaching career: Thibodeau was an assistant at Salem State right after

graduating, then became the head coach at just 25. He spent four seasons as an assistant at Harvard.

— NBA coaching career: He was an assistant for six teams over about 20 years, most notably with the Knicks from 1996 to 2004. He went to the Finals with the Knicks in 1999, followed Jeff Van Gundy to Houston for a few seasons, and then won a title under Doc Rivers in Boston.

Thibodeau got his first head coaching job with the Bulls and led them to five consecutive playoff berths, advancing

to the conference finals in 2011. He parlayed that success to become the head coach/ team president of the Timberwolves, which lasted less than three seasons before he was fired in 2019.

— Strengths: Thibodeau is known as a defensive specialist as both an assistant and head coach. His scheme, which is predicated on overloading the strong side (similar to a zone), changed the NBA. He’s also a tireless worker and a coaching lifer.

— Weaknesses: Thibodeau clashed with

victory.

“I could see Joey and Chase were getting really racy there and I didn’t know what was gonna happen,” Keselowski said, “but I knew if I kept my eye open something good might happen and, sure enough, it did. An incredible day. I’m so happy for the team.

This was a never-give-up effort. That’s what we’re becoming as a team.”

After the race, Logano and Elliott could be seen in the pits and they were not social distancing.

“He wrecked me,” Logano said. “He got loose underneath me. The part that’s frustrating is that afterwards a simple apology – like be a man and come up to someone and say, ‘Hey, my bad.’ But I had to force an apology, which, to

me, is childish.

“I passed him clean. It’s hard racing at the end, I get that. It’s hard racing, but, golly, man, be a man and take the hit when you’re done with it.”

Said Elliott, who won the award as NASCAR’s most popular driver last year: “Just going for the win. Just trying to get a run underneath him.

Got really loose. I don’t know if I had a tire go down or just got loose. I don’t know. I’ll certainly take the blame.”

Clint Bowyer of StewartHaas Racing finished a season-best second.

Third was seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports.

Rounding out the top five were Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch and Erik Jones,

respectively.

The race, which was the fifth since NASCAR restarted its season after going on a pandemic-forced two-plusmonth hiatus, featured 17 cautions and took almost four hours to complete.

Wrecks took out a number of contenders.

Ryan Blaney of Team Penske arrived in Bristol on a hot streak as he had finished third in the last two races – both at Charlotte Motor Speedway – and led a couple of times on Sunday. But on Lap 200 while running second, he spun and tagged the wall and was hit hard by Ty Dillon. The hit ended Blaney’s day.

“Got in the marbles,” Blaney said. “Probably shouldn’t have been pushing that hard but trying to get back to the lead.”

COVID-19 related symptoms (none).

Per protocol, NASCAR individually asks everyone at the track (including drivers, crew members, owners, media and speedway personnel, etc.) that same question each race day. Individuals are then asked again if they are experiencing symptoms by health officials at check-in before taking a forehead temperature scan.

Tuesday, I watched the Trucks race from the press box feeling good. No runny nose.

I then returned to the track on Wednesday, and again on Thursday after rain postponed the Cup race to the following evening. Each day, I filled out my questionnaire and responded to my daily text from Forde.

Check-in at the track was lonely, with no fans to weave through, but efficient. Everyone I interacted with wore a mask, and hand sanitizer was delivered to our seats as well as posted in a dispenser outside each doorway leading into the press box.

management in Chicago and didn’t connect with Karl-Anthony Towns in Minnesota.

He also carries the rep of overworking his players, which is a hot topic in this era of load management.

— Why he’s a good hire: Thibodeau acknowledged a willingness to grow and learn from his experiences with the Bulls and Timberwolves,

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Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Blueberry Felicidade LLC a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on May 27, 2020. Office location: Columbia County, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 13 Gypsy Trail, Weston, MA 02493. Purpose: real estate and general business purposes.

MO SADA ENTERPRISE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/16/20.

Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 950 Fulton St #380921 Brooklyn NY 11238.

Purpose: Any lawful activity NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is Happy Clown Ice Cream and Bake Shop, LLC, (hereinafter referred to as the “Company�).

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on May 20, 2020.

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

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 225 Fairview Avenue, Hudson, New York 12534.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes.

DATED: May 20, 2020 GUTERMAN SHALLO & ALFORD, PLLC 21 North Seventh Street Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 828-5400 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION – *COVID-19 UPDATE* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Chatham Central School District will be held May 26, 2020. Copies of the budget and the text of any proposition that will be presented to the voters will be avail-

able for review by any qualified voter beginning the day after the Budget Hearing as requested by email to the District Clerk, Deborah Pottenburgh, at p o t t e n b u rg h d @ c h a t ham.k12.ny.us.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Chatham Central School District will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, to vote by absentee ballot exclusively upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the Chatham Central School District for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion therefore to be raised by taxation on the taxable property on the District.

2. To adopt the following proposition: PROPOSITION II: REDUCE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS Shall the number of members of the Chatham Central School District Board of Education be decreased from a nine (9) to seven (7), starting with 2021-22 school year, in accordance with the following schedule: 2021-22 - one member to be elected for a three year term 2022-23 - three members to be elected, two for three year terms and one for a two year term. 2023-24 - three members to be elected for three year terms 2024-25 - two members to be elected for three year terms 2025-26 - two members to be elected for three year terms 3. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term each, commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2023, to succeed Rachel Galvin, Matthew Fisch, and Patricia Wilson.

4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for the 2020-2021 school year, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding June 9, 2020 via email request to the District Clerk Deborah Pottenburgh, at pottenb u rg h d @ c h a t ham.k12.ny.us.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education to fill three (3) expired terms of three (3) years each shall be received by the District Clerk at 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chat-

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ham, New York, or by email to pottenb u rg h d @ c h a t ham.k12.ny.us not later than May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk and must state the full name and residence of the candidate (signatures are not required for the petition to be deemed valid, pursuant to Executive Order 202.26). All candidates who submitted valid petitions shall appear on the ballot in alphabetical order. A copy of such petition and information packet, may be obtained by email request to the District Clerk.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote in said annual vote and election by absentee ballot exclusively due to the prevalence and community spread of COVID-19, that the potential for contraction of the COVID-19 virus shall be deemed temporary illness for all qualified voters. All qualified voters shall receive an absentee ballot with a postage paid return envelope.

Completed ballots must be mailed and received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election. If a resident of the District meets the definition of a “qualified voter� but does not believe he/she will be on the District’s registered voter list please contact the District Clerk by email at pottenb u rg h d @ c h a t ham.k12.ny.us as soon as possible to ensure timely receipt of the absentee ballot for the annual meeting/election.

The Education Law makes special provisions for absentee voting by “permanently disabled� voters of the District and any questions regarding these rights should be directed to the Clerk of the Board. All completed ballots shall be mailed to the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020.

The Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military� voters of the District.

Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots� in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee

ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission not later than May 15, 2020. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law the School District provides personal registration of all voters at school meetings or elections. If a voter has already registered pursuant to the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election.

All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to the Education Law at the Mary E. Dardess Elementary school building on Wednesday May 20, 2020 between the hours 3:00-7:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at the School District (and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District five days prior to and the said day of meeting, except Sunday, starting on Wednesday, June 3 by appointment with the District Clerk Deborah Pottenburgh by email at, pottenb u rg h d @ c h a t ham.k12.ny.us or by phone 518-392-1501.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Education Law §§ 2035, 2008, any referenda or propositions to amend

the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with and directed to the District Clerk at the District Office, on or before May 8, 2020; must be typed or printed in the English language. However, the Board of Education will not entertain or place before the voters any petition or any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposition requiring the expenditure of monies which fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures required by the proposition.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, STATE OF NEW YORK. Deborah Pottenburgh District Clerk Notice of formation of 105 Spring Rentals LLC Art. of Org. filed w/Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) April 23, 2020.

Office location: Greene Co., NY; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5225 14th Street, Apt. 7A, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: any lawful activity. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

Notice of Formation of Art 12534 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/21/20. Office location: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Deborah D’Arcy, PO Box 326, Hudson, NY 12534.

Purpose: any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Hudson General LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/21/20. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Deborah D’Arcy, PO Box 326, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of JEC STUDIO LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/29/20.

Office in Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 77 Vandenburg Rd Canaan, NY, 12029. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

NOTICE OF Formation of Ringmanref LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/21/2020.

Office location: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Dwinell 26 James Road Catskill NY 12414. Purpose: any lawful activity NOTICE OF FORMATION of Scrollathon, LLC. Articles of Org were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/26/20. Office location: Columbia County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to the LLC mailing address, 526 W. 26th Street #1004, New York, NY 10001. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST:The name of the Limited Liability Company is The Rivers Edge Group LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") SECOND:The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on May 15, 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 address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 711 Eichybush Road, Kinderhook, NY 12106.

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

Dated: May 28,2020

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST:The name of the Limited Liability Company is The Main Street Property Group LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") SECOND:The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on May 07, 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 address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 711 Eichybush Road, Kinderhook, NY 12106.

FIFTH:The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: May 28, 2020

Please Recycle This Newspaper Notice of Qualification of DOORSTEP MARKET LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/27/20. Office location: Columbia County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/23/20.

Princ. office of LLC: 21 North 7th St., Hudson, NY 12534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Germantown shall hold a public hearing on June 9, 2020 at 6:45 pm to hear all interested parties concerning proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2020 Establishing the Town of Germantown Department of Public Works.

Written public comments may also be submitted totownboardgermantownny.orgprior to the public hearing.

The Town Board's monthly meeting will directly follow the public hearing.

The public hearing and meeting will be conducted using Zoom audio/video technology. Members of the public may participate in the public hearing and meeting by accessing the link on the Town's website at germantownny.org.

A copy of Local Law No. 1 of 2020 is available for inspection at germantownny.org.

By order of the Germantown Town Board Notice of Qual. of The Hao Life, LLC. App. for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY�) on 4/10/2020.

LLC formed in DE on 4/9/2020. Office location: Columbia County.

SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to P.O. Box 249, Austerlitz, NY 12017. Cert. of Form. on file: DE SOS, Delaware Div. of Corporations, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: any lawful business.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Village of Kinderhook PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Village of Kinderhook will hold a public hearing on

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All persons interested are invited to attend Via Zoom Videoconference or by calling the number listed below. A complete copy of the text of the proposed local law is available on the village’s website (villageofkinderhook.org) or by calling the office of the Kinderhook Village Clerk during normal business hours to obtain a hard copy.

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By Scott Lauber The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

Nobody ever decreed that Major League Baseball must resume spring training by the middle of June, open the season by Fourth of July weekend, play 82 regularseason games, and tie a bow on the playoffs by the end of October – or else.

Those were always soft targets, never set-in-stone deadlines.

So, it won’t exactly be curtains for baseball in 2020 if MLB and the Players Association can’t settle their differences by the end of the week. If they have to start the season on Aug. 1, play only 60 or 70 games, and push the World Series into early November at a warm-weather neutral site, well, so be it. Late is better than never.

Still, this is undeniably the most critical week for baseball in 25 years.

It would be one thing if MLB scrubbed the season because medical experts or city/state governments didn’t sign off on the league’s 67-page manual for playing in the midst of a pandemic that has caused more than 105,000 deaths in the United States (still a possibility). It would be quite another if it all unraveled over money – specifically how much 30 owners and 1,200 players will lose this year – at a time when more than 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March.

Most industry observers can’t imagine the sides not coming together on an 11thhour economic agreement to salvage an abbreviated season. But as the weekend ended, they appeared entrenched in their respective positions over a secondary pay reduction for players beyond the cuts that were agreed upon in late March.

And if the next few days don’t bring an end to the nearly week-long standoff, it will become increasingly difficult to reach a compromise, even though the repercussions of 18 months (at least) without games would leave baseball badly damaged and perhaps beyond repair.

“This is going to be a very tough thing to reconcile,” said Vince Gennaro, associate dean at NYU’s Tisch Institute for Global Sport. “I think there’s going to have to be significant concessions by the players to do this. And in the end, I don’t know who’s going to blink first.”

Neither side trusts the other enough to keep its eyes anything less than wide open.

With negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement looming late next year, the last thing that either wants to do is make a concession for one partial season that it won’t get back in the future.

The central issue is a March 26 agreement in which players agreed to prorated salaries based on the length of the season.

One hundred games, for instance, would

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Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 12, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

mean roughly a 40% pay cut for each player; 82 games, as MLB has proposed, would be a 50% cut; and so on.

But the owners claim that language in the March accord stipulates that the deal may be redrawn if conditions change, such as fans being unable to attend games.

Commissioner Rob Manfred has estimated that gate-related streams – ticket sales, luxury suites, concessions, parking – account for an average of 40% of teams’ revenue, and the owners want the players’ salaries to be further scaled back accordingly.

“Just speaking as an economist, it just makes perfect sense that you wouldn’t stop the salary adjustments at (what was agreed to in March),” Smith College economics professor Andrew Zimbalist said recently. “There’d be some further reduction based upon not having fans in the stands. That’s just straight economics.

There’s no ideology there.”

Last week, MLB proposed secondary cuts based on a sliding scale of income levels. Phillies star Bryce Harper, who was due to get paid $27.5 million in 2020, would have his salary reduced from $13.75 million in an 82-game season after the previously agreed-upon cuts to roughly $6.25 million, according to ESPN estimates. But teammate Rhys Hoskins, due to make $605,000 this year, would reportedly retain most of the roughly $302,500 (based on 82 games) that remained from the initial cut.

The union was “extremely disappointed,” a source said last week, by what it considered “massive” additional cuts and has not yet issued a counterproposal. The players, who would be incurring the greatest health risk by returning to play and have a finite number of years to maximize their earnings, aren’t budging on their

refusal to accept another pay cut. At least not without a more thorough audit of the owners’ books.

Washington Nationals star pitcher Max Scherzer, a member of the union’s eightplayer executive subcommittee, made that clear in a pointed statement last week. The message was reinforced in an email from influential agent Scott Boras to his clients and obtained by the Associated Press.

Assuming that neither side budges on the March agreement, is there another solution? The players have reportedly considered proposing a longer schedule.

But the owners claim that more games only means more lost revenue for them.

There’s also a fear that a World Series in November could be at risk of getting canceled by a second wave of the coronavirus.

The postseason, of course, is where teams reap the bulk of the national TV money.

The players could also agree to deferring a portion of their 2020 salaries to help ease the owners’ cash flow problems. But baseball will feel the economic effects of an abbreviated season well beyond 2020, according to experts, and Gennaro speculated that owners are unlikely to be willing to take on additional debt.

But what if the players trade secondary cuts in 2020 to gain leverage in the looming CBA talks? Could a short-term sacrifice lead to long-term gains, such as changes to the competitive-balance tax system that has served as a deterrent for many teams to raise payroll above a stipulated level?

“I think that needs to be handled delicately,” Gennaro said. “If either side concedes too much on the current season, this partial season, that will set a tone for the future (CBA) negotiations and sort of set the bar.”

Pete Alonso (20) of the New York Mets connects for a home run against the Atlanta Braves on Sept. 28, 2019 at Citi Field in New York. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images/TNS)

Mets’ Alonso: ‘I have a voice and I will not remain silent’ Marc Topkin Tampa Bay Times

TAMPA, Fla. — New York Mets star and Tampa native Pete Alonso called for justice and change following the death of a black man while in police custody and said he will stand with and fight for anyone discriminated against due to the color of their skin.

In a post on his polarpete20 Instagram account Sunday morning, Alonso addressed the situation and reaction after George Floyd died Monday while he was handcuffed and being arrested in Minneapolis, with a now-fired white police officer charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

Here is the full post from Alonso: “For the past couple of days, I’ve struggled to wrap my mind around what’s happening. I have a voice and I will not remain silent. My heart has been broken over the murder of George Floyd. I will never know what it feels like to be discriminated against because of the color of my skin. To anyone who faces this type of discrimination, I will fight for you and be

an ally. I will always stand with you. There needs to be justice and change made for the better of humanity. Let words be our sword and unity be our armor.

Take care of each other.”

Alonso, 25, was undrafted coming out of Tampa’s Plant High in 2013, then played well enough at the University of Florida to be chosen 64th overall by the Mets in 2016.

He had to work his way through the Mets system, overcoming criticism and skepticism, and made a smashing bigleague debut in 2019.

He won a dramatic home run derby at the All-Star Game, then for the full season hit a majorleague rookie record 53 homers (plus logging 120 RBIs) and easily won the National League rookie of the year award, celebrating the announcement with family and friends at his parents home.

Alonso also recently launched his own charitable foundation, Homers for Heroes, to help “everyday heroes of this pandemic and also those who continue to take care of each other,” among others.

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The second-year NFL offensive players who could break out in 2020

By C.J. Doon The Baltimore Sun (TNS)

For all the excitement surrounding rookies when they enter the NFL, it’s rare to see them make an immediate impact on the field. It takes time for players to learn the playbook, adapt to life out of college and adjust to the speed of the professional game — even for superstars such as reigning Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson.

As the NFL works toward opening training camps amid the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a look at the offensive players picked in the 2019 draft who could take a big step forward this season: Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray After Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson turned into MVP winners in their second seasons, many are expecting Murray to make a similar jump. The former No. 1 overall pick won Offensive Rookie of the Year honors after totaling 4,266 yards from scrimmage (3,722 passing, 544 rushing) and scoring 24 touchdowns (20 passing, four rushing), and he should put up even better numbers this year after the Cardinals acquired star receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Houston Texans. Arizona also brought back veteran receiver Larry Fitzgerald and running back Kenyan Drake, giving Murray everything he needs to take off in Year 2 leading coach Kliff Kingsbury’s offense.

Broncos quarterback Drew Lock Lock might have been the biggest winner of the offseason. The Broncos not only improved their offensive line, signing guard Graham Glasgow and drafting interior linemen Lloyd Cushenberry III and Netane Muti, but surrounded Lock with an enticing group of playmakers. Denver drafted wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and K.J. Hamler with their first two picks and later added athletic tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to go with Pro Bowl receiver Courtland Sutton and budding tight end Noah Fant. Lock is in position to be one of the league’s most productive quarterbacks thanks to the work done this offseason by general manager John Elway.

Patriots quarterback Jarett Stidham As ESPN’s Bill Barnwell pointed out, Stidham is expected to be just the second quarterback in NFL history who was drafted after the 100th pick and started zero games as a rookie before starting Week 1 the following season, joining the Broncos’ Trevor Siemian. Stidham, a fourth-round pick, attempted just four passes as a rookie, including an interception. But the Patriots didn’t draft a quarterback in April and neglected to sign or trade for an established veteran, only giving journeyman Brian Hoyer a one-year deal. Stidham was a sought-after four-star recruit in Texas who played well as a freshman at Baylor in 2015 before transferring to Auburn, where he failed to live up to high expectations but still threw 36 touchdown passes in two seasons. He brings mobility to the position, something the Patriots haven’t had with Tom Brady, and could surprise under the tutelage of future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick.

Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. The former Ohio State star had an up-and-down rookie season, completing 58.6% of his passes for 1,365 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Washington lacked playmakers outside of rookie sensation Terry McLaurin last season, so the Redskins drafted

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray throws against the Los Angeles Rams on December 29, 2019 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

running back/receiver Antonio Gibson and receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden and brought in LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss as an undrafted free agent. Washington still has plenty of holes, especially on the offensive line, but Haskins has the talent to be an above-average starter.

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones The Giants’ selection of Jones at No. 6 overall in 2019 was widely criticized, but the former Duke standout showed potential as a rookie with 24 touchdowns passes in 12 starts. His major weakness was turnovers, throwing 12 interceptions and fumbling a league-high 18 times. The Giants have some offensive weapons in running back Saquon Barkley, receivers Sterling Shephard, Golden Tate and Darius Slayton and tight end Evan Engram, and they upgraded their offensive line with the selection of Georgia tackle Andrew Thomas at No. 4 overall. If Jones can limit his turnovers, he can be an effective player.

Rams running back Darrell Henderson Henderson battled injuries and was buried on the depth chart during his rookie season, rushing for just 147 yards and averaging 3.8 yards per carry. But with Todd Gurley released, Henderson, a third-round pick, has a chance to earn more carries this year. He’ll have to beat out 2020 secondrounder Cam Akers, but the opportunity is there to be the lead ball-carrier in an offense that helped turn Gurley into a star.

Cowboys running back Tony Pollard The only way for Pollard to truly break out is for starter Ezekiel Elliott to get hurt or for the fourth-round pick to be traded to another team, but the former Memphis star can still be one of the league’s most efficient runners. A fourth-round pick, Pollard quietly rushed for 5.3 yards per carry and had 12 runs of 10 yards or more as a rookie. A slightly increased workload could result in a big season in an offense that’s shaping up to be among the league’s best.

Eagles running back Miles Sanders Sanders was slowed by injuries as a rookie, but he still had just over 1,300 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns. With the Eagles offense back to full strength with receivers DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffrey and rookie Jalen Reagor, Sanders has a good chance to improve on his rookie numbers, especially if he’s more involved in the passing game.

Bears running back David Montgomery A third-round pick who the Bears traded up to get, Montgomery rushed for 889 yards and six touchdowns and added 25 catches for 185

yards and a score as a rookie.

He’s likely to receive most of the carries since Tarik Cohen has yet to carry the ball more than 100 times in a season and the Bears didn’t draft or sign a running back in free agency. While Montgomery averaged just 3.7 yards per carry last season, he’ll get most of the opportunities in the red zone and could emerge as a more productive player.

Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown Brown showed flashes of potential in his rookie season, catching 46 passes for 584 yards and seven touchdowns, but he wasn’t able to reach his top-end speed while dealing with a nagging foot injury. Expected to be fully healthy this season, as shown by his recent workout videos, Brown has a good chance to be the Ravens’ first 1,000-yard receiver since Mike Wallace in 2016. With all the time he’s spent training with quarterback Lamar Jackson in Florida this offseason, Brown’s budding chemistry with the reigning MVP should help him become a dangerous weapon in the passing game.

Ravens wide receiver Miles Boykin Boykin struggled to find his way last season, catching just 13 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns. But with an emphasis on getting his mind to catch up with his body and developing more chemistry with Jackson this offseason, he says that he’s “capable of a lot more” in his second season. With draft picks Devin Duvernay and James Proche more suited for the slot, the Ravens will be counting on Boykin to take a step forward as an outside receiver.

Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson Johnson led the Steelers in targets and receptions as a third-round pick last season, catching 59 passes for 650 yards and five touchdowns. In fact, he led all first-year players in receptions playing with Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges, who rated among the worst quarterbacks in the league last season. With the return of Ben Roethlisberger and an expected return to full health after offseason hernia surgery, Johnson has a chance to be the Steelers’ top receiver.

Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell A second-round pick, Campbell only played seven games before being placed on injured reserve with a broken foot, catching 18 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown. The former Ohio State star has blazing speed, running the 40-yard dash in 4.31 seconds at the 2019 scouting combine, and can be effective as a deep threat and working the underneath routes. With Philip Rivers taking over as the starting quarterback in Indianapolis, Campbell’s

production should increase.

Cardinals wide receiver Andy Isabella With Kyler Murray expected to take a step forward, it stands to reason that Isabella could benefit. The second-round pick impressed at the 2019 combine with his 4.31 40-yard dash, but he had just nine catches for 189 yards and a touchdown as a rookie. Though DeAndre Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk will receive the bulk of the targets, there’s a good chance for Isabella to get more playing time in what’s expected to be a prolific offense.

Patriots wide receiver N’Keal Harry Harry’s production in 2020 will come down to what the Patriots have in Jarrett Stidham, but he wasn’t able to do much with Tom Brady as his quarterback. Harry had just 12 catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns in seven games last season as he dealt with an ankle injury suffered in training camp. However, he enters 2020 as one of the team’s top wideouts, and the Patriots will be determined to find out what they have in the first-round pick. He’ll get plenty of chances to prove he was worth the No. 32 overall pick.

Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson Hockenson didn’t live up the hype that came with the No. 8 overall selection, catching just 32 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns last season. But Matthew Stafford was only healthy in eight games, and he’s expected to return to being one of the league’s best starting quarterbacks in 2020. Hockenson will likely get more targets and should benefit from a year of experience in Detroit’s offense.

Broncos tight end Noah Fant Fant had at least one catch in every game in his rookie season, but he struggled to find the end zone (just three touchdowns) and caught just 60.6% of his targets.

With Lock expected to improve now that the Broncos have one of the best young receiving corps in the league, Fant’s numbers should increase. Jerry Jeudy, K.J. Hamler and Courtland Sutton will draw most of the attention, giving Fant a chance to attack the middle of the field with his size and speed.

Packers tight end Jace Sternberger Tight end Jimmy Graham joined the Bears in free agency, giving Sternberger an opportunity to emerge in the Packers offense. The third-round pick was a talented playmaker at Texas A&M, catching 48 passes for 832 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2018. He could be a valuable target for an offense that has been lacking receiving threats outside of star Davante Adams.

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Even with her world temporarily turned upside down, Katie Ledecky made it to Tokyo after all.

“Hi, everyone,” she said.

“Can you hear me OK?” The 23-year-old swimmer was seated in front of a laptop in her California apartment, a camera and an internet connection linking her to a group of Japanese teenagers on the other side of the globe. The students in the checkerboard of boxes on the computer screen were brought together to discuss STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math) through a program hosted by Ledecky and Panasonic, one of her corporate partners.

“Thank you all for being here today. I know it’s virtual, but it’s great to see all of your faces.

If you don’t know much about me, I’m a two-time Olympic swimmer . . . “ she began.

This wasn’t how her spring and summer were supposed to unfold. Ledecky was to begin tapering soon, prepping for the U.S. Olympic swim trials in June and then several weeks later the Tokyo Olympics, where she was poised to be one of the biggest stars. But with the Summer Games postponed a full year and the novel coronavirus pandemic closing pools and disrupting training, Ledecky, like all Olympians, has had to adjust.

She trains at a backyard pool. She has been doing video calls with swim clubs. She reenrolled in classes at Stanford.

And she has pushed back so many goals to 2021.

“What is your dream?” a student asked during a questionand-answer portion of the program.

“My dream right now is to be in Tokyo next year,” she said.

“That was my dream for this year.”

The decision to postpone the Olympics was a relief for Ledecky, a five-time gold medalist who struggled for weeks to find a place to train when the outbreak hit the United States.

While much of the Olympic world has been rocked financially in recent weeks, Ledecky is sill growing her portfolio heading into Tokyo. Even with the delay, she is keeping busy with her corporate partners and adding new ones. She recently signed new deals with Adidas and Bic, and she was eager to push forward with the Panasonic initiative titled “Dive Into STEM Education.”

The session with about two dozen Tokyo students was initially envisioned as an in-person event, scheduled around the Olympics. Ledecky was still happy to do it virtually, fielding questions and stressing the importance of pursuing STEM fields.

“I think having this extra year gives me more of an opportunity to connect with different people,” she said in a recent interview.

The STEM event took place Sunday morning in Tokyo Saturday evening in California.

Like the rest of the country, Ledecky spent much of the preceding days following the headlines about the death of a black man at the hands of Minneapolis police and the ensuing

protests that erupted across the country. Earlier in the day, she shared a message on social media, saying her “heart aches for George Floyd, his family, and all those who experience systemic injustice.

“I am angry, and I understand the dismay and anger in America right now,” she wrote.

“To my teammates, friends, and community: I am here for you. I am here to listen and to comfort. I am here to engage in uncomfortable conversations.

And I am here to vote.”

The postponed Olympics has left Ledecky with time and a more flexible schedule. She will wrap up her training this summer without any more competitive racing and plans to begin working on the new season a bit earlier than usual, probably in August.

For now, she does her dry land workouts in her apartment, and she gets in eight or nine swim sessions each week in a 25-yard pool, usually with just her coach, Greg Meehan, and former Stanford teammate and fellow Olympic champion Simone Manuel present.

“They’re basically the only two people I see on a regular basis,” she said.

While she waits for Stanford’s facilities to reopen, Ledecky called this period of training “kind of strange.”

“Right now, I feel like we’re being productive and maintaining some level of where we were at,” she said, “not making huge gains but focusing in on a few details.”

The Tokyo postponement was announced early enough for Ledecky to enroll in classes.

The psychology major had been taking time off from fulltime coursework in preparation for the Olympics. Among her classes: Global Change and Emerging Infectious Disease.

The online lectures cover the coronavirus but also past pandemics and all of the contributing factors to an outbreak.

“As someone who hasn’t had a lot of background in this topic, it’s been really, really interesting,” she said.

The sciences have always intrigued Ledecky, which is why the Panasonic partnership and the STEM initiative appealed to her.

“I think she’s super relatable,” said Lauren Sallata, Panasonic’s chief marketing officer.

“We felt like there was a lot of synergy with our target audience.”

The “Dive Into STEM Education” program includes a customized online platform for middle and high school students. Ledecky did an in-person event at a Bay Area school in February with about 100 students. Plans for other sites, including one in Washington, where Ledecky was born, were put on hold because of the pandemic.

“When we’re able to get back out into the world, we’re working on plans to bring Katie out and work with Katie in those locations,” Sallata said.

Over the weekend, Ledecky fielded questions from the Japanese students, telling them how she uses science and technology to improve her swimming and encouraging them to seek out their own passions.

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Sister fears for niece being raised in toxic home Dear Abby, After many years, my sister and I finally have a decent relationship. I feel I can tell her about almost anything.

My brother-in-law, “Aaron,” is an alcoholic, and my sister DEAR ABBY enables him. When he drinks, his already quick temper becomes worse and he “knows everything.” To make things worse, they have a 3-yearold child I’ll call “Casey.” It infuriates me when I see Aaron’s crude, foulmouthed, “omnipotent” behavior in front of Casey.

There have been times he has used my presence (because I babysit Casey) to drink to the point of impairment. When Casey has a tantrum or is overtired and acts her age, Aaron loses patience with her. He yells at her, slams things down in front of her and storms out of the room.

I’m well aware that children watch and learn behavior from their parents. Daughters will seek out boys, then men who behave like their father, thinking it is normal behavior. How do I approach my sister?

My husband and I have a stable home and successfully raised five children. We would be willing to take in Casey until Aaron is truly well.

My comments to my sister will be met with fury or maybe hatred, but I will do whatever is best for Casey. I love that little girl too much to see her raised in such a toxic environment.

Between A Drunk And A Hard Place

JEANNE PHILLIPS

You DO need to talk with your sister. When you do, explain you are concerned about Aaron’s

change of behavior when he drinks and the effect it has — and will continue to have — on little Casey. Aaron does need help, but so does your sister. Enabling someone, as well-intentioned as it may be, is not helping the person.

Aaron needs to talk to a doctor about his episodes of depression, and your sister could gain a great deal of insight by attending some Al-Anon meetings. You can find one nearby by visiting al-anon.org. Offer to go with her if she’s reluctant.

Dear Abby, I am in an interracial relationship (I’m black, and she’s white/Hispanic). We have been together for a year.

She has met just about all my family and all of my friends, but I have only met four people in her life. She has a lot of friends on social media, but no one knows about me. She never posts pictures of us or even hints anything about me.

I feel like I’m her invisible man.

Am I reading too much into this, or should I be concerned that she may not be into me as much as I am into her? We were talking about getting married.

Invisible Man In Texas Something isn’t right here. You say you “were” talking about getting married. Are you still talking about it? I find it peculiar that after being together for a year, you haven’t met her family, you have met so few of her friends and she has posted nothing about you on social media. The time has come to ask her the reason and whether your romance may have run its course.

Blood antigens can cause trouble for transfusion patients I had two blood transfusions in 2012 during an almost yearlong bout with an out of control infection that ended up in a fused knee. In a recent antibody screen, I was identified as having anti-jkb. The information on this that I was able to find on the internet was incomprehensible to me. In simple terms, what does this mean? Am I able TO YOUR to donate blood? Can I receive GOOD HEALTH donated blood?

DR. KEITH ROACH

Most people know about the ABO blood types and the Rh factors that are the primary considerations that govern how we can transfuse blood, but there are many other blood antigens that can also cause transfusion reactions. “Antigen” is a general term for a substance than can provoke an immune response, usually a protein, sometimes connected with sugars.

One of the families of antigens that may cause a transfusion reaction is called the Kidd blood group system. It’s named after the first patient in whom this was found.

Antibodies to these antigens can cause transfused blood to be destroyed. This is called a hemolytic — literally, “blood-breaking” — transfusion reaction. Worse, Kidd antibodies (anti-jka, anti-jkb and anti-jk3) can be difficult to find. The level in the blood goes down to very low, sometimes undetectable levels after transfusion, but the antibodies are still capable of causing a transfusion reaction. The transfusion reaction in this case is typically delayed, not immediate.

For this reason, it would be worthwhile for people with anti-Kidd antibodies to wear a medical alert bracelet in case of emergency transfusion need.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll get a good deal of enjoyment from a blast from the past today — until you realize you may be getting in far too deep.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A surprise catches you between one routine endeavor and another and has you shifting gears quickly and moving in a new direction.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re going to have

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People like you, with anti-jk antibodies, may still donate blood, but the blood bank must give this blood only to people who lack the antigen.

I am a healthy and active 65-year-old male.

I had hepatitis B as a teenager.

I then had hepatitis C, which was treated and now has been non-detected for five years.

Will I ever be able to give blood? Before being treated for hepatitis C, doctors told me to stay away from shellfish, especially raw oysters. Is it OK to eat them now? My liver functions are normal.

At the present time, most blood banks, such as the American Red Cross, do not accept blood donations from anyone with any history of hepatitis C, even those who are apparently cured, as you are.

Raw oysters, and some other raw shellfish, may carry bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. This species is in the same family as cholera, and is a problem in people with liver disease. Cirrhosis is the major concern, but people with fatty liver, alcohol use without known liver disease and liver disease due to hereditary hemochromatosis — a genetic disease leading to iron overload — are at risk, as are people with other chronic illness, such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, though at a much lower level of risk.

Check with your doctor. If you have no liver disease now, and normal lab tests are a hopeful sign, you might be able to eat them, though it would certainly be safest not to.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are far more likely than others born under your sign to forge a path for yourself that allows you to travel light, quickly and alone — for you will therefore be able to make the most of virtually every situation you encounter, and it will allow you to be more nimble, flexible and reactive to the world around you than most others.

You may go through one or two phases in your life, quite distinct and apparent to all around you, that are marked by overindulgence of some kind — and whether it be food, drink or some other epicurean pleasure, you must guard against overdoing it, for you are just as human as the next person, and at times more physically vulnerable.

Also born on this date are: Zachary Quinto, actor; Dana Carvey, actor and comedian; Jerry Mathers, actor; Dominic Cooper, actor; Dennis Haysbert, actor; Stacy Keach, actor; Pete Conrad, astronaut.

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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more than you may be able to handle today when you pitch a new idea to a friend. It may be time to shift into high gear.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The more careful you are in creating just the right effect today, the more you’ll enjoy the process — and the more others will enjoy the result.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Are you sure that you have interpreted recent instructions correctly? It may be that you’re missing something that is the key to your success.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You are likely to discover that something you’ve blamed on someone else for quite some time was actually your own doing. It’s time for a remedy!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Why give someone the responsibility of doing what you know you can do better than anyone? Make the time and the effort!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ve been counting down the days and hours since you received a certain piece of information — but what, really, have you done about it?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — It may be time for you to risk it all on an idea you’ve been turning over in your mind for a while. You must not be afraid of being judged.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’re tired of doing a certain something that gives you no pleasure any longer, but who can take your place? The answer is right there.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’re going to have to navigate certain unavoidable difficulties today as you try to get from here to there — and, perhaps, beyond.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A reminder comes your way today, but it may not be the best time to drop what you are doing in response. You can salvage something gone awry.

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

Print your answer here: (Answers tomorrow) (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: SKULL PIANO DRAFT OBLONG NUANCE Jumbles: AWAKE FILLET CURFEW Yesterday’s Saturday’s He’sdog been to understand the meaning of 1, Answer: The wasable having a problem with small insects Answer: 2, 3, etc., for a few months — AND COUNTING and wished he could — FLEE THE FLEAS

Solution to Saturday’s puzzle Monday’s puzzle

6/2/20 Complete the grid so so each each row, row, grid column and 3-by-3 box (in bold bold borders) borders) (in contains every every contains digit, 1 to 9.

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(e.g., What word is used to describe the shape of the Milky Way galaxy? Answer: Spiral.)

Freshman level 1. Four-letter word for the part of an apple containing the seeds.

2. Cirrus is a type of thin ____.

3. One of the four pointed teeth between the incisors and the premolars.

Graduate level 4. For what does the “L” stand in the word “laser”?

5. This type of simple machine uses a wheel and a rope.

6. Ichthyology is the branch of zoology that studies ____.

PH.D. level 7. Gregor Mendel used pea plants to discover the basic principles of _____.

8. The solid part of Earth consisting of the crust and the upper mantle.

9. Term for the lowest theoretical temperature, -273 degrees Celsius.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Core. 2. Cloud. 3. Cuspid (canine) tooth. 4. Light. 5. Pulley. 6. Fish. 7. Heredity (genetics). 8. Lithosphere. 9. Absolute zero.

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 __-Jo; late Olympic runner 4 Deadly snake 9 Pump or sneaker 13 Make an error 15 Took the wheel 16 Small horse 17 Fogginess 18 Minstrels’ guitars 19 Bridal veil fabric 20 Cheerfulness 22 Wood splitters 23 Bathroom features 24 __ Cruces, NM 26 Plant pests 29 Abundance 34 South American nation 35 Self-assurance 36 Command to Fido 37 Open-topped carryall 38 Beard wearers 39 Nae sayer 40 Family card game 41 Novelist Verne 42 End of life 43 Sings or dances 45 Like laryngitis sufferers 46 Primary color 47 Student’s summons 48 Sing alone 51 Adorn 56 Kiln 57 Cosmetic kit item 58 Early boatbuilder 60 __ off; repel 61 Burstyn or Pompeo 62 Opening in a fence 63 Fine __; painting, music, etc.

64 Sums owed 65 Animal enclosure DOWN 1 E-I connection 2 Rich soil 3 Seep out 4 Speaks without preparation 5 Percussion instruments

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6 __ on; shower with love 7 __-tempered; calm 8 Fidgety 9 Pool sound 10 Cruel trick 11 __ in a blue moon 12 Prescriptions, for 12 Needle holes 14 Like good farmland 21 Lacking good manners 25 23 Feasted British __; oldest 26 Misbehave golf tournament 27 Item in a purse or pocket 28 __-miss; willynilly 29 Warsaw natives 30 Commits perjury 31 “Sesame Street” character 32 Public uprisings 33 __ ready; all prepared 35 Word with Sunday or Beach 38 Slew

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39 __ wax; envelope securer 41 Montana or Biden 42 Gift for a little girl 44 Fern sections 45 Washington’s Mount St. __ 47 Father children

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48 Divan 49 Double __; bend at the waist 50 Church season 52 Burrowing critter 53 Light source 54 Daytime serial 55 Despise 59 Chicken’s ma

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