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Pediatrician accused of sexually abusing 2 girls By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — A long-time pediatrician with practices in Hudson and Catskill was arraigned Tuesday on a variety of charges of sexual abuse and misconduct. A Columbia County grand

jury charged Dr. Ibrahim Rabadi with one count of second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a class D felony, two counts of forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor, third-degree sexual abuse, a class B misdemeanor, and two counts of endangering

the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor. The charges were announced after a sealed indictment was opened during Rabadi’s arraignment. Rabadi, 63, entered a plea of not guilty to all the charges through his attorney John

Pappalardo. If convicted, Rabadi faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. The investigation was led by Hudson police detective Sgt. Jason Finn. The alleged incidents occurred between See ABUSING A11

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Ibrahim Rabadi, center along with his attorneys, Jill Sanders and John Pappalardo in court Tuesday.

Catskill film studio gets lift from tax incentives By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — A Catskill studio has been greatly bolstered by an influx of film and television productions thanks in part to a state tax incentive program. Lumberyard Studios on Water Street in the village was founded in 2018 as a nonprofit theater space and its status as the only Qualified Production Facility in Greene County has turned the site into a local bastion of film and TV shoots. Under the state’s Film Tax Credit Program, productions can receive a 40% tax incentive to film at studios such as Lumberyard. Adrienne Willis, executive

director of Lumberyard Studios, said the tax program from the Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development has been greatly beneficial to the Catskill studio. “It’s been huge for us in driving film and television to use our space,” she said. “We rely on some of the rental income we get from it. We don’t rent out our space full-time because we’re a nonprofit theater, but in the off-months it’s been incredibly helpful for us in terms of revenue.” Under the state tax rebate program, upstate production facilities receive an extra 10% in tax incentives over their downstate counterparts. “It’s 30 percent for downstate and 40 percent for our See STUDIO A11

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Lumberyard Studios in Catskill has become a bastion for film and television shoots.

Complaints mount over soaring electric bills By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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In response to soaring electricity costs, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey has introduced a bill that would ban power companies from using estimated billing practices.

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to an estimated billing system that has really struggled. This was actually brought to me over the summer by the Ulster County Human Rights Commissioner (Tyrone Wilson) with people who were having issues with estimated bills. Usually people who would be billed $60 or $150 a month and their next bill would be $500 or $4,000. We started looking into that and realized that the estimated billing system is not transparent.” Hinchey said the company’s billing system is proprietary, so customers can’t even estimate their own projected billing costs since they have no access to the Central Hudson system. “Often what was happening was that those estimations

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CATSKILL — With local residents receiving skyrocketing electricity bills from Central Hudson, State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, and Greene County officials are calling on the utility and the state for answers on soaring power costs. Hinchey said her office has been inundated with complaints from residents dissatisfied with rising Central Hudson costs. “We’ve absolutely heard about this problem and we’re doing a lot to try to figure out how to right some of these wrongs,” Hinchey said Monday. “We’ve heard from over 250 people about issues with Central Hudson and we know

there’s more out there. Just this weekend I was talking to a small business owner about a Central Hudson problem and she named two other local business owners having issues that we’re going to follow up with. This is something that is very much front and center for our office.” On March 7, Central Hudson sent a letter to customers noting that the company had recently installed a new estimated billing system that resulted in billing issues for some customers. Issues have continued for residents with prices continuing to rise over the winter season. “We need to really hold Central Hudson accountable for some of these obscene increases,” Hinchey said. “First and foremost, Central Hudson switched their billing system


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“The Board’s decision to adopt the principles and remove building names, while ultimately unanimous, was extremely challenging. Members of the Board began this process with strongly held differences of opinion, and the subsequent discussions were candid, thoughtful, and constructive. In the end, the Board concluded that the decisions outlined above are the best course of action for the University.” Mary Kelly Tate, a law professor who is president of the faculty senate, praised the board’s action. “This is a historic moment within the institutional life of the University of Richmond,” Tate said. “It’s an extremely positive path forward.” Tate had been among those who argued last year that the names of Ryland and Freeman had to go. She said she was not surprised by the board’s reversal. “I was extremely hopeful and had a deep faith that we would get to the right place,” she said. Many universities recently have renamed buildings or removed plaques and statues that honored enslavers or supporters of racial segregation. In 2020, Princeton University, for example, stripped the name of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, a segregationist, from a residential college and school of public and international affairs. The University of Richmond, named for the city that was the capital of the Confederacy, has been immersed in a yearslong, intensive exercise in self-scrutiny. It launched a fresh round of reckoning after the protests of last spring, appointing a commission to study principles of renaming and surveying members of the

university community about the issue. The leader of the board of trustees, Paul B. Queally, had been a proponent of keeping the names of Ryland and Freeman. In March 2021, the board said that removing the names would be “inconsistent with the pursuit of our educational mission.” Ronald A. Crutcher, who was president of the university at the time, supported the board’s position and said that the best course of action would be to keep the two names but add context to them and make sure that students learned the full story. “My goal is to ensure that we as a university community grapple with the complexities of our history in ways that we’ve never done before,” Crutcher said that spring. “It will get messy when you’re honest and you’re telling the good, the bad and the ugly.” Crutcher, the university’s first African American president, retired last summer and was succeeded by Hallock. Student protests appeared to have a significant effect on the board’s turnabout. The action on the renaming, in a session on Saturday, was described as unanimous. Shira Greer, 21, a junior from Fairfax County who belongs to a campus group called the Black Student Coalition, called the renamings a “positive” development. “Excited to see this,” Greer said. “Definitely this is a victory and something we want to celebrate.” But Greer said the university must do more to support students of color and programs such as Africana studies - “to not let this be the end of the changes they make.”

GOP legislator backtracks on claims students meow, bark, use litter boxes during the school day

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The University of Richmond announced Monday that it has removed from six buildings the names of people who supported slavery and racial segregation, including its 19th-century founding president. The action reversed a decision the university made a year ago to keep two historical names on the campus map despite their ties to white supremacy. The renamings at the 4,000-student private university in Virginia culminate a lengthy period of historical research and soul-searching over prominent figures from its past and the roles they played in racial oppression. Last spring, student and faculty protests erupted in Richmond after the university’s board of trustees declared it would not change two building names that had become controversial. Then the board agreed to revisit the matter. These events at the university coincided with a broad racial reckoning throughout higher education that picked up speed in 2020 after the murder by police of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis. Now, what was Ryland Hall at the University of Richmond is the Humanities Building. The Rev. Robert Ryland, a Baptist minister and one of the namesakes of the building, was during the mid-19th century the first president of what was then known as Richmond College. He also enslaved more than two dozen people, according to the university. Historians say the school paid Ryland for the labor of some of those enslaved people. In addition, the university stripped the name of one of its prominent 20th-century trustees, Douglas Southall Freeman, from a dormitory now known as Residence Hall No. 3. Freeman was a newspaper editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who supported segregation and eugenics and opposed interracial marriage. The “greatest inheritance,” he once declared, was “clean blood, right-thinking ancestry.” The two buildings named for Ryland and Freeman had been at the center of last year’s uproar. Four other campus buildings named for 19th-century enslavers associated with the school’s early years were also renamed through the governing board’s action. Gone from the campus map are the names or surnames of Bennet Puryear, James Thomas Jr., Jeremiah Bell Jeter and Sarah Brunet. “We recognize that not all members of our community will agree with these decisions,” the board of trustees and university President Kevin Hallock said in a joint statement. “And we recognize that the University would not exist today without the efforts of some whose names we have removed.

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During a televised debate over a Nebraska school funding bill on Monday, Republican state Sen. Bruce Bostelman brought up an issue he found particularly troubling: furries. “Schoolchildren dress up as animals - cats or dogs - during the school day; they meow, and they bark,” he said. “And now schools are wanting to put litter boxes in the schools for these children to use. How is this sanitary?” But within hours of the debate, Bostelman backtracked and admitted the accusations were inaccurate. “It was just something I felt that if this really was happening, we needed to address it and address it quickly,” Bostelman said, according to the Associated Press. The senator did not immediately respond to The Washington Post’s request for comment early Tuesday. Bostelman is the latest Republican state leader to repeat discredited rumors of students

identifying as “furries” and demanding cat litter at school. Furries are people who identify with or are interested in anthropomorphic or cartoon animals. People in the fandom often wear costumes and interact with their community online or at conventions. In January, the co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party shared a Facebook post about a mother’s claim that at least one school put a litter box in a unisex bathroom for students who identify as cats. A Michigan superintendent responded to the post, emphatically debunking the claims. Similar rumors spread in Iowa last month on social media, forcing a superintendent in a small school district to send a letter to parents dispelling the gossip. The rumor in Nebraska was mentioned last month in a Facebook group called Protect Nebraska Children, according to Jon Kipper, a reporter for KMTV. A parent asked about the litter boxes, noting that he was “not trying to propagate a rumor, I just want to know if

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it’s true, and I am praying it’s not.” Although a secretary for the school replied that it was not true, Kipper said, the speculation spread. During his speech Monday, a clip of which was viewed more than 600,000 times on Twitter by early Tuesday, Bostelman repeated an unconfirmed story about a student. He said that someone told him the child, who identifies as a cat, defecated on the floor after the school refused to provide a litter box. “Really,” Bostelman said. “School administrators, what is going on? Nebraska Department of Education, what is going on?” Following his comments, Bostelman and Democratic state Sen. Lynne Walz contacted school districts asking about the litter boxes. The district leaders “assured none of that happened,” according to KMTV. Representatives from three school districts told the Nebraska Examiner that Bostelman’s comments were false. Josh Fields, the

superintendent of Seward Public Schools near Lincoln, called the comments “ridiculous.” “It’s an ugly rumor,” Shawn Scott, the superintendent Adams Central Public Schools, added. The Register-Star/The Daily Mail are published Tuesday through Saturday mornings by Columbia-Greene Media (USPS253620), 364 Warren St., Unit 1, Hudson, N.Y. 12534, a subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corp. Periodicals postage paid at Hudson, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Register-Star, 364 Warren St., Unit 1, Hudson, N.Y. 12534.

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

Thursday, March 31 n Coxsackie Village Board Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

Monday, April 4 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-

ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Athens Village Organizational Meeting 6:30 p.m. Athens Community Center Village Office, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Coxsackie Village Organizational Meeting 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718 n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill

Tuesday, April 5 n Durham Town Board workshop

meeting 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, April 6 n Catskill Central School District

2022 budget workshop 7 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Greene Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation sole member and board of directors annual meetings 2 p.m. 411 Main St., Room 469, Catskill

Thursday, April 7 n Ashland Town Planning Board

6 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Board Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

Monday, April 11

Union: Pause solitary confinement act By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

ALBANY — The union that represents New York State corrections officers is requesting that New York pause the full implementation of the Humane Alternatives for Long Term Solitary Confinement Act, or HALT, said James Miller, director of public relations at New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association. New York set a target date of April 1 for HALT to be fully implemented in all state-run correctional facilities, Miller said. NYSCOPBA represents corrections officers at Coxsackie Correctional Facility and Greene Correctional Facility in Greene County. Violence in prison facilities has increased 124% over the past decade and violent attacks on staff by incarcerated individuals reached an all-time high in 2021, despite the lowest prison population since 1984, Miller said. “The state’s assault numbers speak for themselves. Violence in New York’s prisons, specifically against staff, is at a record high despite a significantly smaller incarcerated population. Sadly, over the past calendar year, our members suffered from some of the most vicious, unprovoked attacks our organization has ever seen,” said NYSCOPBA President Michael Powers. “Along with the increased violence, the glaring absence of confinement options and the continued understaffing of our facilities, the state cannot in good conscience move forward with the full implementation of HALT. Simply put, the state isn’t ready,” Powers said. According to data maintained by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, assaults on staff reached a record number of 1,173 in 2021. So far in 2022, assault numbers are on pace to

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The union representing corrections officers at Coxsackie Correctional Facility is requesting New York pause the implementation of HALT on Friday.

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The union representing corrections officers at Greene Correctional Facility is predicting more violence with the implementation of HALT on Friday.

meet or exceed 2021’s record-breaking total, Miller said. the Humane Alternatives to LongTerm Solitary Confinement Act was signed into law by Governor Andrew

Cuomo on April 1, 2021, after passage by both houses of the state Legislature. The law limits the use of segregated confinement in state prisons

and county jails and implements alternative rehabilitative measures, including the creation of Residential Rehabilitation Units, restricts the use of segregated confinement for all incarcerated persons for up to 15 days, expands the definition of segregated confinement to include any form of cell confinement where an individual is held for more than 17 hours a day, mandates additional out-of-cell time and rehabilitative programming for individuals diverted to rehabilitative units after the 15-day limit has been reached, and prohibits segregated confinement for special populations for any period of time. Special populations include those with individuals age 21 or younger, individuals age 55 and over, individuals with a disability and women who are pregnant, up to eight weeks postpartum or caring for children in a facility. “We believe there is a direct correlation between the reduction of disciplinary procedures within our facilities and the rise in prison violence,” Powers said. “HALT, which hinders the ability to separate vicious predators from the general prison population for more than 15 days, if at all, will only exacerbate the issue,” Powers said. NYSCOPBA has sponsored legislation that would commission a violence study to be conducted in New York state prisons aimed at determining the catalyst or catalysts for the rise in violent incidents. The legislation includes opinions from various prison-specific stakeholders. It is pending in the New York state Legislature, Miller said. In May 2021, NYSCOPBA filed a federal lawsuit against New York state to overturn HALT, arguing that the new law violates its members’ civil rights. The lawsuit is still pending, Miller said.

n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830 n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Tuesday, April 12 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education special meeting 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518731-2718

Wednesday, April 13

CMH 34th annual ball to honor longtime CMH orthopedic surgeon and medical staff leader Dr. Louis DiGiovanni HUDSON — Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) announces the in-person return of its 34th Annual Ball, the premier event of the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation. The Ball will be held at 6 p.m. June 4 at The Barn at Locust Hill in Ghent. The event will honor long time and beloved CMH orthopedic surgeon and medical

staff leader Dr. Louis DiGiovanni. Anne Schomaker, Chair of the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation, said: “We are very excited to once again spend time in-person with so many of our great friends and generous supporters. The Ball is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to reconnect and reflect on the challenging times

behind us, while providing the support necessary for CMH to meet any challenges that may Dr. Louis lay in the DiGiovanni road ahead. We are so very grateful to all of

our supporters and offer our most profound thanks to our sponsors for making the Ball possible each year.” Columbia Memorial Health President and CEO Jay P. Cahalan said: “The Annual Ball is a special event, and it means a great deal to all of us to be back in-person with our friends and supporters, especially as we join to honor our

good friend and colleague, Dr. Lou DiGiovanni.” Columbia Memorial Health offered special thanks to the 2022 Annual Ball Host, The Kneller Family. To attend the Ball or to learn more, visit: www.givecmh.org/events or contact Barbara Klassen at bklassen@ cmh-net.org.

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Appeals 7 p.m. Athens Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, April 14 n Coxsackie Village Board Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

Monday, April 18 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-

ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, April 19 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, April 20 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Village Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830

Thursday, April 21 n Coxsackie Village Planning

Board 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, April 25 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830

New York State DEC prepares to kick off unofficial start of spring with trout fishing opportunities ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the upcoming start of the spring trout fishing season, which provides excellent angling opportunities statewide thanks to the State’s extensive stocking program and considerable number of wild trout fisheries. DEC’s spring trout stocking begins in March and runs through early June, and includes more than 1.8 million trout stocked in waters statewide. “Fishing in New York State is a highly anticipated, world-class experience that brings seasoned and amateur anglers to our waters in every corner of the State every spring,” Commissioner Seggos said. “DEC’s extensive fish stocking efforts throughout the State is certain to complement our existing healthy fisheries and make the upcoming harvest season a success.”

roadways and trout stocking is in full swing with 1,872,105 catchable brown, rainbow, and brook trout stocked in ponds and streams across the State this spring. StockedExtended streams (listed in the Trout Streams section of the regulations guide) will receive fish every other week for two months to enhance season-long opportunities for angler success. Most streams will also receive a seeding of larger stocked trout. Spring trout stocking lists, including the week of stocking for trout streams, can be found at https://www. dec.ny.gov/outdoor/30465. html. Additionally, DEC recognizes some fisheries rely on stocked fish to reach a certain size before they can be harvested. Visit https://www. dec.ny.gov/outdoor/30467. html to find locations where these put-grow-and-take stockings of brook trout, lake trout and Atlantic salmon take place.

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For decades, April 1 was the traditional “opening day” of trout fishing season. This year, the date marks the opening of the harvest season for trout because year-round fishing was made available on most streams with the implementation of an Oct. 16 – March 31 artificial lures-only catch-and-release season.

TROUT STOCKING DEC stocking trucks have already begun hitting the

DEC recently announced the adoption of new freshwater fishing regulations that will take effect on April 1. Following a public comment period on draft proposals earlier this year, the new regulations reflect the input and support of the angling community in DEC’s efforts to make fishing New York’s waters less complicated. Of particular interest to trout anglers is a new statewide regulation for rainbow trout, brown trout,

and splake. The regulation creates consistency with inland trout regulations and expands opportunities for year-round fishing. A complete compilation of changes and an assessment of public comment associated with the rulemaking can be found at https://www.dec.ny.gov/ outdoor/124258.html.

NEW TROUT STREAM SIGNAGE As part of DEC’s efforts to make fishing more enjoyable, DEC has posted “Management Category” signs on most of the State’s 1,500 miles of public fishing rights. Management categories make a sharp distinction between wild trout management (wild, wild quality, wild premier) and stocked trout management (stocked, stocked extended) and more details can be found here: https://www. dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/tsmpreachcat.pdf These signs convey not only the management category for a particular stream reach, but also the regulations associated with the reach. Anglers are advised to look for the white and green signs with a trout when fishing trout streams with public fishing rights.

TROUT STREAM FISHING OPPORTUNITIES Last year DEC launched an interactive Trout Stream Fishing Map to provide anglers with one-stop-shopping for information about stocking, fishing access, season dates, and regulations on

DECinfo Locator. Anglers will be able to view trout stream reaches color-coded by management category and fishing access associated with those reaches. These layers will allow trout stream anglers to plan their trips and find their preferred trout stream fishing experiences. Links to the Trout Stream Fishing Map and a User Guide are available here: https://www.dec. ny.gov/outdoor/122444. html. Anglers are encouraged to check out this valuable resource when planning their next fishing trip.

2022 FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE The new guide with recently adopted regulations changes is posted on the DEC website at https://www.dec.

ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html. Hard copies of the guide are currently being produced and guides are anticipated to be available at License Issuing Agents by the second week of April. Hard copies can also be requested by emailing FWFish@dec. ny.gov. In 2021, DEC removed advertisements and articles from the annual fishing regulations guide to make it easier to use. This approach and larger print size continues this year, along with more improvements to facilitate finding regulations. Measuring 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches, the new guide allows anglers to keep a copy in their glovebox or tacklebox.

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Stop-work order has positive side Faced with criticism from residents, the village of Coxsackie backed off a proposed hotel and arts center that would transform the complexion of the river community’s historic downtown business district and issued a stop-work order against developer Aaron Flach of the Flach Development and Realty Company. It presents an opportunity to iron out some aspects of the development the village says are not being constructed in accordance with the site plan. The multi-million-dollar project includes the four-story James Newbury Hotel and the Wire Events Center, a 600-capacity auditorium. But the order does something else, too. It could impose long delays on the project as the village awaits

further documentation from the developer. Mayor Mark Evans said a public meeting would be held about the project when the developer provides updated plans for the development. There is no timeline. Make no mistake: Village officials are doing their job. By law they must ensure the building permit issued for the project last year, now expired, is replaced by a new permit, but that can’t happen when a nonconforming situation exists such as the height of the hotel building. Village residents have raised concerns about the height of the 40-room James Newbury Hotel, which they say will exceed 40 feet. The village code stipulates that structures built in the waterfront recreational, residential and development

districts cannot exceed a height of 35 feet. Flach pledged Monday he will work with the village board and all other entities to his project fully complies with the village code. He also vowed to move forward with the South River Street project. Flach is one of Coxsackie’s most reputable figures. We have no reason to disbelieve him. Of course residents and village officials want to protect the waterfront environment and ensure all laws are followed. The questions raised about the development are thoughtful and reasonable. South River Street could help Coxsackie and Greene County. We hope the problems can be quickly resolved.

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Don’t justify Will Smith’s Oscar slap with the noxious notion that speech equals violence detailed her struggle with alopecia, a condition that The slap seen ‘round the causes extensive, if not comworld from Sunday night’s plete, hair loss. If Rock knew Oscars ceremony holds an that, he’s a jerk for poking important lesson on free fun at such a sensitive issue speech. during a worldwide broadThat was no doubt the far- cast. thest thing from Will Smith’s But there must always be mind when he charged the a bright line between actual stage at the Academy Awards physical assault and words, to pop Chris Rock after however hurtful. Otherwise, the comedian joked about the state’s duty to regulate Smith’s wife, actor Jada violence will extend to lanPinkett Smith, and her near- guage, and that’s the end of ly bald head. But he vividly free speech rights, possibly demonstrated why we must forever. resist the idea that “speech is Some progressives -- inviolence.” cluding, frightfully, a large For those who want to vig- share of younger Americans orously police microaggres- -- say they’re fine with that. sions, shut down ideas they Either they can’t think bedisagree with and demand yond the current moment that tech companies and to a time when their views government help them do it, aren’t culturally dominant some words cause so much or they can’t imagine a trauma that they equal viopolitician they don’t like lence. And to some extent, (Donald Trump, anyone?) they have a point about how commanding such extensive much certain comments powers. can hurt, especially young Some immediately leaped people. to defend Will Smith’s reacJada Pinkett Smith has tion as chivalrous (though

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they seemed to miss his initial laughs at Rock’s joke, until Pinkett Smith stared him down). In a turn that all those movie-makers in the room couldn’t have scripted, Will Smith got to speak as he accepted the Best Actor award. He hinted at the chivalry argument, saying: “Love will make you do crazy things.” For a moment, it wasrefreshing to see the masculine virtue of defending women demonstrated to the type of crowd that’s glad to see manliness crushed. But Smith’s reaction cannot be condoned. And it absolutely must not be justified as an acceptable reaction to Rock’s words. Rock responded like a pro. He didn’t strike back, though he must have wanted to. He stumbled through an introduction of the nominees for best documentary and just moved the show along.

Justice Thomas should recuse. Here’s why. WASHINGTON — How do you solve a problem like Virginia? Answer: It’s almost impossible, but the chief justice should try. Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has long been known as a conservative — make that an extremely conservative — activist. What’s new — and what has brought her behavior to the fore — is the degree to which Thomas’ activism is on a collision course with her husband’s official duties. In the days following the November 2020 election, Ginni Thomas sent then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows a series of histrionic texts asserting that “We are living through what feels like the end of America” and seeking action to overturn “the greatest Heist of our history.” She didn’t only praise the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 that preceded the insurrection at the Capitol, she attended it. Having a spouse who is, at best, an insurrectionist sympathizer might not be disqualifying for a Supreme Court justice. But it should give the court pause about whether such a jurist can rule on cases related to the attempted coup. When the court in January refused to grant Donald Trump’s bid to prevent his records from being turned over to the Jan. 6 committee, Clarence Thomas was the sole justice to disagree. A month earlier, Ginni Thomas had signed a letter calling on House Republicans to expel Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) from the House Republican Conference for participating in an “overtly partisan political persecution.” The potential conflict posed by Ginni Thomas’ political activities and her husband’s judicial role has come up before. Democrats called for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from the 2011 challenge to the Affordable Care Act because his wife had been an outspoken opponent of the law. In the modern world, it’s essential to carve out space

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MARCUS for spouses of prominent public officials to have their own careers. Others in Ginni Thomas’ role have taken care to avoid putting their justice spouses in uncomfortable positions: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband, a wellknown tax lawyer, went into teaching. The wife of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. left law practice to become a legal head-hunter. The conundrum posed by Ginni Thomas is that her career is her activism, and it repeatedly and reliably collides with cases that the court is called on to decide. And she has not been reticent about using the access her husband’s position provides to boost her influence. Which raises the question of his recusal. If Ginni Thomas isn’t going to adjust her activities, Justice Thomas should. Something’s got to give, for the good of the court and its reputation. The difficulty is that when it comes to deciding whether to step aside from hearing a case, Thomas, like the rest of the justices, is his own judge. The commonly proposed solution is to make Supreme Court justices subject to ethics rules, like other federal judges. That would be a good step, if only to improve the atmospherics -- but it wouldn’t solve the recusal problem. Federal law already requires that justices recuse themselves from cases in which their impartiality might reasonably be questioned. The Supreme Court presents complications when it comes to the matter of recusal. Lower-court judges who are asked to recuse themselves and decline to do so are subject to second-guessing by higher courts. Who’s going to judge the justices? Their

peers? Don’t count on that happening anytime soon. Moreover, a justice’s recusal is a bigger deal than in the case of a lower-court judge who steps aside and can be replaced by a colleague. The recusal by any single justice raises the prospect of a 4-to-4 split, leaving the lower-court opinion standing. Maybe a retired justice could step into the vacancy, but given the current polarization on the court, that doesn’t seem like much of a solution; a conservative justice would be reluctant to step aside if the replacement were likely to be someone more liberal. This is, I realize, an unsatisfying outcome. Justices tend to recuse when there is some obvious financial interest or involvement by family members. (On that score, Clarence Thomas erred by failing to recuse himself from deciding on Trump’s travel ban after the conservative Center for Security Policy, which had paid Ginni Thomas more than $200,000, filed a friend-ofthe-court brief in the case.) Justice Antonin Scalia wisely stepped aside from a case challenging the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance because he had criticized the appeals court ruling in a speech. But Scalia erred in not recusing himself from deciding whether Vice President Dick Cheney, with whom he had just gone on a hunting trip, had to disclose records from his energy task force. “Recusal would in my judgment harm the Court,” Scalia wrote. “While the political branches can perhaps survive the constant baseless allegations of impropriety that have become the staple of Washington reportage, this Court cannot.” It isn’t hard to imagine Clarence Thomas similarly bristling if another Jan. 6 or election 2020 case arises. That is why Roberts ought to step in and suggest that Thomas consider recusal, for the good of the court. Because the Thomases’ continued poor judgment doesn’t reflect only on them. It tarnishes the institution. Ruth Marcus’ email address is ruthmarcus@washpost.com.

Ryan J. Rusak is opinion editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are: Bread or alternative (roll, bun, etc.) with Promise Spread and low-fat milk. Tartar sauce is served with fish meals. Menu is subject to change based on product availability and circumstance. The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients. All persons 60 and older can receive a meal. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. Those wishing to receive a meal are required to call the respective location at least a day in advance. Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, 9452700. Senior Service Centers: Acra: Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo 622-9898. Jewett: Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, 263-4392. If you wish to pick-up a lunch at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center in Catskill call at least a day in advance, the Rivertown Senior Center to reserve.

MARCH 30 THROUGH APRIL 6 WEDNESDAY: Turkey burger with peppers and onions, carrots, scalloped potatoes, fruited gelatin. THURSDAY: Chicken Parmesan, tossed salad, Italian mixed vegetables, rotini, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Fish Florentine, green beans, rice pilaf, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Turkey burger with peppers and onions, scalloped potatoes, peaches.

TUESDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, plums. WEDNESDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, chocolate chip cookies.

APRIL 6 THROUGH APRIL 13 WEDNESDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, chocolate chip cookies. THURSDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, mashed sweet potatoes, broccoli, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, green beans, rice pilaf, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Chicken Divan, white rice, carrots, stewed tomatoes, tropical fruit. TUESDAY: Stuffed shells, sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, spinach, chocolate pudding with whipped topping. WEDNESDAY: Baked ham with raisin sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, blueberry pie. Low sodium diet: chicken cutlets with gravy.

MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 25 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake. THURSDAY: Chicken divan, mashed potatoes,

Monaco vegetables, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Chicken Caesar salad, cold bean salad, macaroni salad, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Sloppy joes, California vegetable mix, white rice, pineapple. TUESDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, brownie. WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy and applesauce, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cookies.

MAY 25 THROUGH MAY 31 WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy and applesauce, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cookies. THURSDAY: Stuffed peppers, carrot coins, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: All American hot dog, coleslaw, baked beans, fresh fruit. Low sodium diet: turkey/Swiss burger. MONDAY: Closed. TUESDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, Oriental mixed vegetables, white rice, peaches.

APRIL 20 THROUGH APRIL 27 WEDNESDAY: Beef stew,

Rivertown Senior Center, Second and Warren streets, Athens. AARP members, $25; non-members, $30. To enroll, call Mike Pirrone at 518-945-2122 or 917-6560425 or email kokomomike@ hotmail.com. Due to a shortage of instructors, classes may be unexpectedly cancelled and rescheduled.

GREENE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS

WINDHAM — the WAJPL Golden Age Club will host the following trip, Dancing Dream A Tribute Show to ABBA on May 24 at Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon. Choice of entrees, $60 per person. For information and reservations, call Mary Louise at 518-622-3397 or Vicky at 518734-4164.

ATHENS — The AARP Smart Driver Course will be held 1:304:30 p.m. April 19 and April 20; April 21 and April 22 at the

WEDNESDAY: Lasagna, Italian vegetables, applesauce cookies. THURSDAY: Roast pork with gravy, sweet potato, brussels sprouts, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Chicken and biscuits with gravy, peas and carrots, mashed potatoes, yogurt parfait.

MAY 4 THROUGH MAY 11 WEDNESDAY: Beef battered fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple. THURSDAY: Swiss cheeseburger, potato salad, carrots, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Baked pork chop with gravy and applesauce, Monaco vegetable mix, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fruit cocktail. TUESDAY: Chicken divan, Tuscan vegetables, white rice, pears. WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit.

MAY 11 THROUGH MAY 18 WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit. THURSDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, whole wheat penne, spinach, low sodium vegetable juice, pudding. FRIDAY: Knockwurst, sauerkraut, cold bean salad, macaroni salad, fresh fruit. Low sodium diet: turkey/Swiss burger. MONDAY: Fish Florentine, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, tropical fruit. TUESDAY: Veal Parmesan, penne, spinach, low sodium vegetable juice, pears. WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake.

WEDNESDAY: Baked ham with raisin sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, blueberry pie. Low sodium diet: chicken cutlets with gravy. THURSDAY: Sloppy joes, cauliflower, corn, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Beer battered fish, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Hot dogs with sauerkraut, baked beans, carrots, ice cream sticks. Low sodium diet: Hamburgers. TUESDAY: Taco Tuesday, whole wheat tortilla bake, corn, Spanish rice, pears. WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, carrots, chocolate birthday cake.

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MONDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, baked beans, corn, tropical fruit. TUESDAY: Tortellini marinara with sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, fruit cup with cookie. WEDNESDAY: Beef battered fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple.

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CATSKILL — Some clubs may not have resumed meetings due to COVID-19. Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday at Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Acra Community Center, Old Route 23, Cairo. Catskill Silver Linings meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the Month at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill. Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, Coxsackie. Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 2 p.m. the first and third Monday at the Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie. Greenville Golden Agers meet at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville. Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1;30 p.m. the fourth Thursday at Tannersville Fire Hall, Main Avenue, Tannersville. WAJPL Golden Age Club meet at 1 p.m. the first and third Monday at Windham Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

potatoes, carrots, chocolate birthday cake. THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, Oriental mixed vegetables, white rice, mandarin oranges. MONDAY: Beef chili, California vegetable mix, brown rice, fruit cocktail. TUESDAY: Lemon pepper fish, au gratin potatoes, butterscotch pudding. WEDNESDAY: Lasagna, Italian vegetables, applesauce cookies.

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GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Years presents Neil and Billy together on stage July 28 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass. The cost is $79. Lunch includes twin lobsters or prime rib, hors d’oeuvres, bread, clam chowder, baked potato, corn, dessert, coffee or tea. For reservations, call Phyllis Wissert at 518-943-9028. Bus pick up at Greenville and Exit 21 in Catskill.

CATSKILL SILVER LININGS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Livings will host a bus trip to Philadelphia featuring the Museum of the American Revolution, three days and two nights, Aug. 22 through Aug. 24. The cost is $370 double occupancy and $510 single occupancy. The packages include two nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 1 dinner, and more. The group is also hosting a bus trip to the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts featuring a fireplace feast at the Salem Cross Inn, four days and three nights, Sept. 19 through Sept. 22. The cost is $595 double occupancy and $860 single occupancy. For information and reservations on both trips, call Georgianna Ramsay at 518-622-3257.

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Frank J. Amoroso ‘Frankie’ March 5, 1980 — March 28, 2022 Frank J. Amoroso “Frankie”, age 42 years young, passed away on March 28, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Frankie was born on March 5, 1980, in Hudson, N.Y., and is the son of Patricia “Pat” Amoroso of Cairo, and the late John Amoroso, Sr. Besides his father, Frankie is predeceased by his maternal grandparents Harry and Margaret Thomsen, Sr., his paternal grandparents Frank and Madeline Amoroso, his uncle Robert Donahue, Sr., and several other beloved family members. Besides his Mom, Frankie is survived by his two loving sisters Theresa Sasso (Jared) and Regina Misetich (Steve) and his beloved brother John Amoroso (Melanie) and his brother in law Artis Brantley, Sr., Frankie leaves behind his aunts Harriet Donahue, Angela Amoroso, and Debra Flack (Howard), and his uncle Harry Thomsen, Jr. , his nieces and nephews Artis (Raquel), Anthony, Elizabeth, Megan, Anna, Sophia, Noelle, Avery and Jamie, and also his great nephew Artis (Miles), several cousins, friends, and extended family members. Frankie’s beloved pet – his dog “Buddy” will surely miss Frankie also. Frankie loved his music C-D’s, playing Nintendo, Pokemon, magazines, wrestling, and spending time with his friends and his family. He will always be remembered for the big smile on his face, spreading joy and happiness to all, and for his big hugs and his wet kisses. Memorial services will be held for Frankie at The Resurrection Lutheran Church, 186 Main Street, Cairo, N.Y. 12413, on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. Arrangements are under the direction of Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, N.Y. 12413. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.

Marilyn Ruth Hoare May 28, 1928 — March 26, 2022 CATSKILL - Marilyn Ruth (Ruelke) Hoare, age 93, died in Hudson on Saturday March 26, 2022 after a short illness. She was born in Brooklyn on May 28, 1928, and grew up in St. Albans, where she attended Andrew Jackson High School. Marilyn began studying piano at the age of five with a teacher from the Damrosch School of Music in New York. She started giving recitals and found her first work as a concert accompanist while a teenager in the metropolitan area. She continued her studies after moving to Greene County and began to instruct others, both privately and as elementary music teacher at Greenville Central School, where she taught for 32 years. Marilyn graduated with honors from the College of St. Rose with a B.S. in music. Her graduate study in music performance, with a major in organ, was at Syracuse University. Earlier she had studied harpsichord with Joyce Lindorff at Julliard School, and organ and choral studies at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Marilyn was a member of the American Guild of Organists and was church organist and choir director in several area churches, most extensively as church organist for many years at Redeemer Lutheran in Kingston. During the summer months she was organist and choir director at All Souls Church in Onteora, and music director for the summer theatre productions of Onteora Playhouse. She performed many concerts and recitals, both as an accompanist and solo performer, throughout the Hudson Valley including at All Saints Cathedral in Albany and Old Dutch Church in Kingston. Marilyn traveled extensively through Europe, and a special thrill for her was being invited to play the pipe organ at the American Cathedral in Paris. Marilyn is survived by sons William and Steven; grandsons Steven, Christopher, and John; granddaughters Erica and Eleanor; and great-grandson Aidan. Her husband Walter and son Kenneth predeceased her. Visitation will be from 10 to 11am on Saturday April 2nd at Christ Episcopal Church in Greenville, followed by a service at 11am at the church and interment in Greenville Cemetery. To honor Marilyn’s life and work, a fund has been established to purchase new musical instruments for Greenville students: checks made payable to Greenville Central School District, PO Box 129, Greenville, NY 12083, with “In memory of Marilyn Hoare” on the memo line. Because of Marilyn’s love for animals, a second fund has been established to support animal welfare. Donations may be sent to Columbia-Greene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Road, Hudson, NY 12534, with “In memory of Marilyn Hoare” on the memo line. Condolences can be posted at ajcunninghamfh.com.

Emese Maria Varga March 20, 2022 Emese Maria Varga, 57, of Purling, New York succumbed to complications of her lifelong battle with chronic physical illness on March 20, 2022. She passed away with her loving family and dearest lifelong friend, Corinna Gallo Romeburg, at her bedside. Emese was born to Francis and Katalin C. Varga in Catskill, New York in 1964. She attended St. Patrick’s Academy and High School and Catskill High School, Class of 1982. There, she made many dear lifelong friends and associations. She previously resided, at various times, in Catskill, Tannersville, Haines Falls and Bainbridge, New York before finally settling in Purling. Having been stricken in her childhood with two severe and debilitating chronic lifelong illnesses, she devoted her entire adult life to the study of alternative and homeopathic natural medicine to counter the effects of her afflictions. She acquired an encyclopedia of knowledge that she used to great effect to treat herself and counsel others with similar difficulties. Her conventional medical doctors were often astonished by the effectiveness of her self healing. Emese, being kind hearted and compassionate, was always willing to share her methods and knowledge on natural healing with her family and friends and was known for her caring and generosity.

Emese’s passions outside of healing were the study of metaphysics, nature studies and caring for pets and animals of all types. She owned and cared deeply for literally hundreds of cats, dogs and other pets over the course of her life. Emese was predeceased by her father, Francis, her eldest sister, Alexandra and her uncles, Alexander and Julian. She is survived by her mother, Katalin of Catskill, sister, Gabriella of Catskill, brother, Paul of Kinderhook, sister in law, Patricia of Kinderhook, aunt, Diane Varga of Leeds and hundreds of close friends and acquaintances. In lieu of flowers, Emese had requested that donations be made to accredited animal and pet welfare and sanctuary associations in her name. Emese and her family are profoundly grateful for the all the well wishes, prayers and outpouring of heartfelt concern and support by her many friends in her hour of need. The time and location of a final memorial and celebration of life ceremony for Emese is still pending. Traver and McCurry Funeral Home in Catskill will be facilitating her transition. Her family will post notification of the actual time, date and location of the memorial service when determined. Please check Emese’s Facebook page for any updates.

Trump ‘more likely than not’ committed crime in trying to block confirmation of Biden’s win Matt Zapotosky and John Wagner The Washington Post

WASHINGTON - A federal judge said in a ruling Monday that then-President Donald Trump “more likely than not” committed a federal crime in trying to obstruct the congressional count of electoral college votes on Jan. 6, 2021. The determination from U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter came in a ruling addressing scores of sensitive emails that Trump ally and conservative lawyer John Eastman had resisted turning over to the House select committee investigating the insurrection. Eastman wrote key legal memos aimed at denying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. “Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021,” Carter wrote. A Trump representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The 44-page opinion offers a careful analysis of 111 documents the committee wanted, ultimately concluding that lawmakers are entitled to have 101 of them. But it is less notable for what it might given the committee access to and more for the judge’s analysis of Trump’s

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Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally in Florence, Ariz., on Saturday.

conduct leading up to the riot on Jan. 6. Breaking down the law on each point, Carter, who sits on the Central District of California and was nominated by President Bill Clinton, writes it is “more likely than not” that Trump and Eastman conspired to disrupt the counting of the electoral votes on Jan. 6 - which would be a crime under federal statutes. “Dr. Eastman and President Trump launched a campaign to overturn a democratic election, an action unprecedented in American history,” the judge concludes. “Their campaign was not confined to the ivory tower - it was a coup in search of a legal theory. The plan spurred violent attacks on the

seat of our nation’s government, led to the deaths of several law enforcement officers, and deepened public distrust in our political process.” The judge’s ruling does not mean Trump will be charged with, or even investigated for, a crime - though it will certainly increase pressure on the Justice Department to intensify its probe of the Jan. 6 riot and potentially examine the conduct of Trump himself. Carter noted that he was only assessing the legal arguments surrounding whether Eastman could be compelled to turn over documents to the Jan. 6 committee. “More than a year after the attack on our Capitol, the public is still searching for accountability. This case cannot

In New York City and D.C., young women outearn men Reade Pickert Bloomberg News

In New York City and D.C., there’s a gender pay gap — for men under 30. Nationally, women in that age group earn about 93 cents on the dollar compared to men. But in 22 of 250 U.S. metropolitan areas, women under 30 make the same or more than their male counterparts, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. The report, based on 2019 median annual earnings, doesn’t reflect the impact from the pandemic.

The gender gap in favor of women under 30 in New York and Washington is slim — they make 102% of what their male peers earn — but it’s rare enough to be highlighted. The Pew analysis shows parity for people in that age group in the Los Angeles metro area. Overall, Pew found that about 16% of women under 30 who were working fulltime lived in cities where they are at or above parity. For the rest of American women in that group, the wage gap remains an inescapable reality. They earn

90 to 99% of what their male counterparts make in 107 metros and 80 to 89% in another 103 cities. And while the gender gap has narrowed for younger people as more women attain higher education, the pay gap worsens with age, in part due to the so-called motherhood penalty. From a regional perspective, Midwestern metros tend to have wider gender wage gaps among workers under 30, with women earning about 90% of what men make, the Pew report shows.

Elon Musk changes the narrative to Tesla’s advantage yet again Dana Hull Bloomberg

Last month, I wrote about Tesla frontrunning California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing by publishing a blog post about the agency’s racialdiscrimination and harassment lawsuit before the lawsuit was even filed. It was a clear move to get ahead of allegations of widespread mistreatment of Black workers at the automaker’s facilities throughout the state. Tesla and CEO Elon Musk never cease to amaze when it comes to owning a news cycle. Musk generates constant coverage, some of it warranted but much of it fluff, speculation or a regurgitation of his tweets. And when there’s a spate of negative news, Tesla often manages to get ahead of it or change the

subject. This weekend was another good case study. The Washington Post published a story Saturday about Musk’s dealings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that led with an unsavory anecdote. The CEO threw a fit when agency officials called to say they were investigating the first fatal crash involving Autopilot in 2016, an unidentified former safety official told the Post. Then, my Bloomberg colleagues reported Sunday that Tesla would suspend production at its Shanghai plant as the local government locks down half the city to conduct a massive testing blitz amid a Covid-19 outbreak. Musk got in on the act, sharing in an oh-by-the-way tweet that Andrej Karpathy, Telsa’s director of artificial intelligence, is on a

roughly four-month-long “sabbatical.” And that’s not all. Musk disclosed he apparently has Covid again. By the time premarket trading started Monday, Tesla shares were down less than 1%. None of the above developments were unmitigated disasters: Musk has feuded with U.S. safety officials before; Tesla plans to reopen its Shanghai factory after a few days; Karpathy tweeted he’s looking forward to a return; Musk said he has almost no symptoms. Two hours into the early-trading session, Tesla’s verified Twitter account perked up the stock with a post about pursuing a stock split. This was followed by a regulatory filing that raised as many questions as answers. Tesla plans to ask shareholders to approve increasing the amount of common stock it

can have outstanding, but didn’t say by how much. This will enable a split in the form of a stock dividend, the mechanics of which - including the ratio - aren’t spelled out. Also unclear: when Tesla will release its definitive proxy statement and when and where it will hold its annual meeting. Tesla shares soared 8%, adding $83.9 billion of market value and putting the stock back in positive territory for the year. The shares were down 28% as of Feb. 23, the day before Russia invaded Ukraine. When I typed Tesla into Google news after all this transpired, stories about the stock split appeared at the top; the Shanghai shutdown and Musk having Covid were further down.

provide it,” Carter wrote. “The Court is tasked only with deciding a dispute over a handful of emails. This is not a criminal prosecution; this is not even a civil liability suit.” The judge ultimately wrote on whether there was evidence Trump had committed a crime because the committee had alleged as much in a bid to convince a judge it should be allowed to access Eastman’s emails. The committee cited the “crime-fraud exception,” essentially arguing that because there was evidence Eastman advised Trump in the commission of a crime, he could not legally shield his communications using attorney-client privilege. Carter zeroed in on 11 documents as he assessed whether the “crime-fraud exception” applied. He determined it did for just one: “a chain forwarding to Dr. Eastman a draft memo written for President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani.” Carter wrote that the memo recommended that Vice President Mike Pence reject electors from contested states on Jan. 6.

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COMING UP ASHLAND — The Windham Rotary, through their foundation, The Windham Rotary Foundation, is hosting the Cancer Patient Aid Car Show Aug. 14 at the Ashland Town Park, 12187 Route 23, Ashland. Pre-registration is $10 now through April 15. Day of show registration is $15. The show is will be held rain or shine. For information, call 518-7347303 ext. 2 or 518-291-0883 or https://www.facebook.com/ events/676104473772374. Pre-registration forms can be printed off the GCWL website at http://greenecountywomensleague.com/2022/01/cancer-patient-aid-car-show-2/

APRIL 2 SELKIRK — Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, serving a chicken and biscuit dinner 3-6 p.m. April 2, take out only. Menu includes chicken and biscuits, tossed salad, vegetable and dessert. Tickets are $14. Reserve dinners in advance by calling Carol Carpenter at 518-421-1384 by April 1. ATHENS — HVVFA HazMat, Homeland Security and Training Committee with the Fire and Accidental Prevention Committee present the annual Bill Eck and John J. Mulligan Haz-Mat, Homeland Security and Fire Training Seminar 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 2 at the Athens Volunteer Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens. If a date change is needed due to gathering restrictions, it will be announced by March 26. Preregistration is requested by email to Fred Pettingell at fpettingell@aol.com. Note April 2, 2022 registration on the subject line. Registration begins at 7 a.m. on the morning of the seminar. Registration fee of $10 will cover all seminar needs. Certificates will be issued following the seminar. Pre-register as seating may be limited. HUDSON — ColumbiaGreene Community College is opening its campus to prospective students and their families 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 2. Ten faculty members will be giving overviews of their programs that include Art, Automotive Technology, Business, Construction Technology/Preservation Carpentry, Criminal Justice, Education, History, Psychology/ Sociology, Math/Science, and Nursing. Register now at sunycgcc.edu/2022-open-house, or call 518-697-6500. HOOSICK FALLS — Historian Daniel Bullen, author of Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion, will speak at 1 p.m. April 2 at Bennington Battlefield in the Caretaker’s House, 30 Caretakers Road, Hoosick Falls. With Honorable Rebellion, Bullen seeks to tell the story of this tumultuous postrevolutionary period from the perspective those who stood to lose their farms and rose in opposition to the imperious policies of Governor Bowdoin of Massachusetts. Books will be available for purchase after

a lecture and Q&A. There is a suggested $3 donation.

APRIL 5 CATSKILL — Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid (GCWL) will meet for their first Membership Meeting for 2022. The meeting will be held April 5 at the Creekside Restaurant, 160 West Main St., Catskill with lunch beginning at noon and the meeting called to order at 1 p.m. Yearly membership to GCWL is $25/year. New members are welcome. For information, call 518-8191249 or e-mail greenecountywomensleague@gmail.com. CATSKILL — The Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will be holding an American Red Cross blood drive 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 9.

APRIL 8 DELMAR — Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet at 9:45 a.m. April 8 via Zoom. This will be a general meeting followed by the lecture, Modern Dresden – Give a Girl a Wedge with Candyce Grisham. Guests may register to attend this meeting for a small fee. See www.quiltinc.org for more information. Q.U.I.L.T., Inc. is a not-forprofit guild of quilters interested in learning about the art of making quilts. Members live in the Capital Region and surrounding communities. All levels of quilters are welcome. Meetings are held the second Friday of each month (September through June.)

APRIL 9 HERKIMER — Prospective students and families will have the opportunity to learn firsthand why Herkimer College ranks among the top two-year colleges in the nation at Spring Open House, noon-2 p.m.April 9 in the Herkimer College Robert McLaughlin College Center. The event will feature faculty meet and greets, campus tours, and information about academic programs, support services, financial aid, on-campus housing, athletics, and campus life. Registration is available online at admissions.herkimer.edu/register/ springopenhouse. Walk-ins are also welcome. Additionally, the Admissions office is open late each Wednesday until 6 p.m. and once a month on Saturdays. For more information, contact the Admissions Office at (315) 574-4028 or email admissions@herkimer. edu.

APRIL 10 KISKATOM — The Kiskatom Firehouse, 4838 Route 32, Catskill, annual Palm Sunday pancake breakfast will be served 8 a.m.-noon April 10. The menu includes all you can eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, toast, orange juice, coffee and tea. Adults, $8; children 6-12, $5; children 5 and younger, free with paid adult. The Easter Bunny will be at the event from 10-11:30 a.m., available for pictures. Purchase of breakfast is required. Bring your own camera. Call 518-678-9986 for further information.

APRIL 12 ALBANY — The Society of American Magicians (SAM#2) and The International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM Ring #186) will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. April 12 via Zoom. All persons, 16 and older, interested

Donations accepted for Ukraine in the various aspects of the hobby of magic are invited to attend a joint ZOOM meeting of The Society of American Magicians (SAM #24) and The International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM Ring#186). For detailed information, visit the SAM Website at WWW.SAM24. SYNTHASITE.COM.

APRIL 23 CATSKILL — The Catskill Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will host a sub sale fundraiser 4-6 p.m. April 23 at the firehouse, 1 Central Ave., Catskill. Choose from sausage and peppers, meatball and pepporoni. Subs are $10 each.

APRIL 30 ASHLAND — The Ashland Fire Department, 12096 Route 23, Ashland, will serve a roast beef dinner on April 30. Take outs start at 4:30 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m. seating will be available inside. Adults, $15; children 5–12, $6; under 5, free. CAIRO — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid will host their first Cancer Patient Aid Mother’s Day Craft Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 30 at the Red Rooster Restaurant, 851 Main St., Cairo. More than 24 handcraft vendors, chance auction, 50/50 and food available. Admission is free. For information, email greenecountywomensleague@gmail.com.

MAY 1 ATHENS — The West Athens-Lime Street Fire Company, 933 Leeds Athens Road, Athens, will hold an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.-noon May 1. All proceeds will benefit the family of deceased West Athens-Lime Street Firefighter William K. Kohler Jr. Freewill offering accepted.

MAY 7 EAST BERNE — Helderberg Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will be hosting a garage sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7. Vendors are being sought for the run your own table sale. Bring it in and take what’s left when you leave. If you donate all your proceeds to the school there is no table fee. The table fee is $10. Sign up by April 14 to secure a table. For information, email hcslibraryfund@yahoo.com.

MAY 13 CATSKILL — The First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, will be holding their Spring Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 14. On Saturday items will be sold for $4 a bag.

MAY 20 ATHENS — The Athens Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, 39 Third St., Athens, will be holding a sub sandwich fundraiser 4-6 p.m. May 20. Meatball, sausage and peppers, and pepperoni subs will be for sale for $8 each. Orders can be called in to 518-9452599 after 2 p.m.

MAY 21 ATHENS — The TGM American Legion Post 187, 94 Second St., Athens, will host a Spring Fling Flea Market 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 21 with set up starting at 7:30 a.m. Vendors are welcome and applications are available at the Facebook page and at the Post. Indoor space, 6’ by 8’ is $25; outdoor space, 10’ by 10’ is $35. Proceeds to benefit the kitchen renovation project.

Local agent honored by Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. ATHENS — Weichert, Realtors® - Fontaine & Associates announces that Ann Ruecker was honored by the national franchise organization, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc., for outstanding real estate performance in 2021. Ruecker received the Sales Achievement level honor, which is given to those who achieved specified production requirements in gross

commission income or units closed in 2021. “We are very proud of all our affiliates and their agents for everything they were able to accomplish this past year,” said Bill Scavone, president and chief operating officer of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. “We are extremely fortunate to have such dedicated and knowledgeable agents who went above and beyond to adapt

to the various challenges of 2021 and continue to offer exceptional service to their clients.” Weichert, Realtors® - Fontaine & Associates is an independently owned and operated Weichert affiliate. For more information about Weichert, Realtors® Fontaine & Associates, please contact Pamela Fontaine at 518-945-2125 or pfontaine@ weichertfa.com.

WINDHAM — The Windham Rotary Foundation is asking for donations to send to Ukraine. Items needed are as follows: dried food, sleeping supplies, personal hygiene products, clothing (must

be unworn), baby supplies, medical supplies, first aid kits, tools (duct tape, flashlights, backpacks, etc.). Drop off locations are NBT Bank in Windham, GNH Lumber in Windham, Windham Town Hall, 371 Route 296

in Hensonville and John T. Moss, CPA at 21 Vets Road in Windham. Items will be collected on April 1 and April 15 and delivered to the local Ukrainian Church on the mountaintop.

Tops Friendly Markets & Herban Fresh partner for contest supporting community gardens WILLIAMSVILLE — Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania and Vermont is partnering with refrigerated soup line Herban Fresh for a contest supporting the launch of the Herban Fresh Farm Fund. The contest will be open to non-profit groups and schools with one winner being awarded $5,000 for the purpose of building or enhancing a local community garden in the areas Tops operates. Applications will be accepted from April 1 through April 30. To find out more details and to apply, visit https://www.topsmarkets.com/herbanfresh during the month of April. The positive impacts of community gardens include building stronger neighborhoods,

increasing access to healthy foods, and improving air quality. The Herban Fresh line was created in 2019 by Massachusetts-based food manufacturer Plenus Group, Inc. to offer premium soups tied to a strong social mission. Two percent of each sale from the soups go directly to support urban agriculture initiatives, including community gardens, education, and other activities that support access to quality foods. “Plenus Group is proud to be a partner with Tops,” added Joe Jolly, CEO of Plenus Group, Inc. “They were one of the first retailers to give us the opportunity to introduce Herban Fresh into the marketplace. We look forward to growing this partnership and having a positive impact on

the communities Tops serves through the Herban Fresh Farm Fund.” Herban Fresh has distributed over $100,000 toward urban agriculture to date. Beyond the initial $5,000 grant, the Herban Fresh Farm Fund will continue to distribute two percent of sales at Tops to local organizations. “Tops is thrilled to be able to partner with Herban Fresh on this initiative that will help a local non-profit enhance their community garden which in-turn will help our communities thrive,” said Pam Saxon, category business manager of prepared foods for Tops. “This project was also a natural fit as it aligns seamlessly with Tops mission to help eradicate hunger and improve the quality of lives of children.”

Writers in the Mountains presents The Zen of Revision with Melissa Holbrook Pierson ROXBURY — Writers in the Mountains (WIM) presents The Zen of Revision with Melissa Holbrook Pierson, a weekend intensive held online 1-4 p.m. April 9 and April 10. Once you register and pay, you will be given instructions on how to join the class. Once you’ve produced the collection of words, you’re only halfway to writing something. Revision is a critical part of the creative process. It’s also a thorny one: a major difficulty all writers face is being too close to their own work. Zen — “a state of calm attentiveness in which one’s actions are guided by intuition rather than conscious effort” — perfectly describes the ideal state of mind in which to revise. So many of its core principles relate perfectly to the task of

shaping our own work. By adding a “pause” before considering a change we resist reaction in favor of thoughtful response; we seek detachment from the superficial attributes of our own work in order to commit the necessary murder of “our darlings”; by trusting intuition, we imbue our work with greater authenticity and integrity; by seeking to remain present to “what is” we can envision the best our writing can be. Even the minimalist aesthetic associated with Zen can be fruitfully applied to revision, since almost any work is strengthened by a “less is more” approach. In this weekend workshop, we will consider how we can use the various tools of Zen practice in the service of fluidity and clarity. We will sharpen

our scissors, and learn to love the paradox of deleting to add power. And we will play around—to get serious about revision. Melissa Holbrook Pierson is the author of five books, including The Place You Love Is Gone and The Perfect Vehicle. A freelance book critic, essayist, and editor, she has taught writing at the Cape Cod Writers Conference and Gotham Writers’ Workshop. She has an MA in English Literature from Columbia University and is a submissions reader for the literary magazine The Common. Her website is melissaholbrookpierson.com. To register, e-mail writersinthemountains@gmail.com. To register online, visit writersinthemountains.org. Class fee is $65. Limited to 10 students.


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Sugaring off: 18th century style KINGSTON — Stop by Senate House 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 2 and participate in the annual Sugaring Off event. There will be having demonstrations of boiling maple sap down to syrup, hewing a log into a trough and hearthside cooking. Local militia units will also be on site demonstrating 18th century camp life. Nick Martin from Minnewaska State Park will be making maple candy for visitors to enjoy. Plus, Mark

Rust will be providing musical entertainment including a variety of musical instruments such as the banjo, violin, guitar and spoons. This a free family-friendly event. Senate House is located on 296 Fair St., Kingston. Senate House State Historic Site is part of a system of parks, recreation areas, and historic sites operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic

Preservation, and is one of the 28 facilities administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in New York and New Jersey. For further information about this and other upcoming events, please call the site at (845) 338-2786 or visit the State Parks website and www.nysparks.com or find us on Facebook at: www. facebook.com/senatehousestatehistoricsite.

USDA to conduct maple syrup survey HARRISBURG, Penn. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the 2022 Maple Syrup Survey for the Northeast Region. The survey will collect information from approximately 1,700 Northeastern producers. “The Northeastern Region produced 2.97 million gallons of maple syrup in 2021. Vermont was the top Maple Syrup state with 45 percent of the United States’ maple syrup,” according to King Whetstone, director of the NASS

Northeastern Regional Field Office. “Taps in the Northeastern Region totaled 11.9 million and accounted for 90 percent of the Nation’s maple taps,” added Whetstone. The 2022 survey will ask about the 2022 and 2021 taps and production as well as price information on the syrup produced in 2021. To ensure all survey participants have an opportunity to respond, NASS interviewers may contact producers who do not respond by mail or online to conduct telephone interviews. NASS safeguards the

privacy of all respondents. The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with federal law, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form. Survey results will be published in the Crop Production report to be released on June 10, 2022. These and all NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications. For more information, call the NASS Northeastern Regional Field Office at (800) 498-1518.

Winnakee launches ‘Forever Forests’ in honor of International Day of the Forests RHINEBECK — In celebration of International Day of the Forests on March 21, Winnakee Land Trust announces Forever Forests, a 10-year campaign to protect 10,000 acres in 10 years across the Hudson Valley. “The importance of acting to protect local forests, and the ecosystem services they provide, is at a crucial window in the next ten years, before they are lost to development, pests and pathogens and the effects of climate change,” said Winnakee’s Executive Director Bob Davis. “Within the lifetime of a child born today, many of the environmental and economic benefits of our forests will be denied to their generation, and those to come,” added Davis. “Additionally, 70% of NY’s forests are not viable to regenerate without timely and comprehensive stewardship action, a key component of

Winnakee’s conservation strategy to restore protected forests. The Hudson Valley, in particular, has the lowest forest regeneration rates in NYS. Coupled with one of the nation’s highest population growths in recent years, this could mean outright disaster for local forests and the public benefits they offer our region as one of the most desired places to live in the U.S.” Winnakee’s Forever Forest campaign lays out a strategy to protect and restore 10,000 acres of forest to their fullest ecological potential. Winnakee is making this announcement on International Day of Forests, a day proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Winnakee invites members of the public to a free, special presentation of FOREVER FORESTS 4-5:30 p.m. April 24

at CO, 6571 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, as part of Earth Week. The event will detail Winnakee-led strategies for measurable impact at the local level to this global issue. As Davis notes: “Restoring forests can as much as double their ability to mitigate the effects of climate change, and this nature-based solution makes economic sense, too. In short, protecting our local forests is one of the most indispensable investments we can make for our region’s future.” “Winnakee is proud to have expanded our conservation mission in recent years. The Forever Forests campaign is one way to help maintain and improve the quality of life we enjoy in our region and support our local economy while contributing globally to one of the most effective, naturebased solutions to climate change,” added David Ping, Winnakee Board Chair.

Career and technical education students compete at SkillsUSA CASTLETON — Career and technical education (CTE) students from Rensselaer Educational Center and ColumbiaGreene Educational Center competed at the SkillsUSA Area III Regional competition on March 16. Each trade had their own competition for students like servicing automobiles, preparing dinners, and styling hair as part of the annual competition testing job-related and technical skills. There was also competition in job skill demonstration, related technical math, and prepared speech. It is judged by industry professionals. Students who placed at the regionals will move on to the NYS Competition on April 2729 in Syracuse.

COLUMBIA-GREENE EDUCATIONAL CENTER, HUDSON First Place: Nathan Meier (Taconic Hills) - EMT; Kiera Baitsholts (Greenville) - HVAC; Amaya Anderson (Taconic Hills) - Cosmetology. Second Place: Eva Nelson (Ichabod Crane) - EMT; Calvin Keller (Ichabod Crane) - Auto Technology. Third Place: Jasmine Ameling (Ichabod Crane) - Cosmetology: Chloe Ross (Greenville) - Auto Services. Fourth Place: Emma Schatzel (Greenville) - Cosmetology; Garret Cunningham (Cairo-Durham) - Auto Technology; Cierra Ford (Cairo Durham) - Welding. SkillsUSA is a national organization for high school students enrolled in CTE

programs. It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development.

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Master Gardeners of Ulster County Garden Day symposium returns April 16 STONE RIDGE — The Master Gardeners of Ulster County Cornell Cooperative Extension are excited to host Garden Day in person 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 16 in The Quimbly Auditorium, SUNY Ulster Community College, 491 Cotttekill Road, Stone Ridge. What’s in? Masks and pre-registration for this limited-seating event, which costs $50. What’s out? No more difficult choices between mustsee sessions.! This symposium-style event means you won’t miss another growing tip or design idea. All sessions will take place in the Quimbly Auditorium. Sadly, the baked goods table and vendor showcase are still on pause. What’s on? Mushrooms, berries, garden restoration, jumping worms, native plants (or are they?), plus timely tips on garden thugs and new gardening tricks for old knees. Lunch is BYO or sign up for the catered lunch on the event registration page. And, bring a sturdy bag because the MG Book Sale is open during lunch. Let’s go! Read on for more details on Garden Day 2022 sessions and check out the website to register: http:// ulster.cce.cornell.edu/ events/2022/04/16/2022garden-day-symposium. The keynote speaker, Dr.

Meg Ronsheim from Vassar College, invites you to travel through time as she describes working with her students since 2010 to restore the Edith Roberts Ecological Laboratory on the Vassar College campus. Examining what elements of the original plantings remain and how the site has transitioned over time provides an important perspective for current restoration work and provides insight into creating and maintaining sustainable landscapes using native plants. Travel the world with guest speaker Scott Serrano as he introduces you to the diversity, pollination requirements, and growing conditions for common and unusual berry plants including Aronia, Blackberry, Chocolate Berry, Honeyberry, Currant, and Schisandra Berry. And, take your relationships underground as guest speaker Luke Sarantonio describes the role of life partners – fungi and plants – and how we can facilitate their relationships to influence healthy ecosystems and gardens that we tend. You’ll also hear from Master Gardeners on timely topics such as learning the difference between native versus “nativar” plants, so you can buy what you want (and not what you thought you were

buying—but weren’t) and coping with the Asian jumping worms that pose a serious threat to our forests, wildlife and have an impact on our gardens. Learn to identify and control garden thugs – those too-hearty plants that have taken over your garden; and get the most from your annuals, perennials and vegetable beds using scores of tricks collected and tested by Master Gardeners. In compliance with UCCC Covid 19 protocols, and for the safety of everyone, all attendees must be vaccinated, show proof of vaccination, personal ID, and wear a mask at all times. Pre-registration is highly recommended as seats are limited. To register and view in depth descriptions about the keynote, presentations and presenters’ bios visit http:// ulster.cce.cornell.edu/ events/2022/04/16/2022garden-day-symposium. The cost for the day is $50. A catered lunch is available and must be ordered and prepaid upon registering, or you can bring your own. Seating for lunch and the Master Gardener Book Sale will be in the Café. For more information contact Dona at 845-340-3990 x 335 or email dm282@cornell. edu.

DEC offers free waterfront lifeguard course ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced a free waterfront lifeguard course will be offered April 19 through April 22 in Gloversville, Fulton County. Individuals looking for seasonal summer employment who enjoy the outdoors are encouraged to learn more about DEC’s summer recreation opportunities. “Joining the team of lifeguards at DEC campgrounds and day use areas during the summer season offers an excellent opportunity to help visitors safely enjoy the great outdoors in New York’s beautiful Catskill and Adirondack forest preserves,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “I encourage all eligible New Yorkers with a passion for nature and an interest in becoming a lifeguard to learn more.” Individuals at least 16 years old interested in lifeguarding positions at DEC facilities this summer may register. Candidates that complete the course will be considered for employment. The course includes certification in required lifeguarding and

waterfront skills, CPR/AED for the professional rescuer, and first aid. A prerequisite fitness test will be given the morning of Tuesday, April 19. Candidates must successfully complete each component of the fitness test to continue with the free waterfront lifeguard course, including: 550 yard (22 lengths) continuous swim (front crawl or breaststroke only); Treading water for two minutes using legs only; Swim 20 yards, surface dive to retrieve a 10 pound brick, return to surface, and swim on the back returning to the starting point. Exit the water without using a ladder or steps; and Swim five yards, submerge, and retrieve three dive rings placed five yards apart in four to seven feet of water, resurface, and continue to swim another five yards to complete the skill sequence. Applicants must be 16 years of age, meet agency medical and vision (20/70 or better) requirements, and intend to work at a DEC facility for the 2022 season. Immediately following the

course, eligible candidates will have the opportunity to take the DEC qualifying procedure. Only individuals that pass the qualifying procedure can be employed as DEC lifeguards. Qualifying procedures will also be available from April through June at additional locations. If a candidate does not pass the water skills and/or CPR section(s) at a single location, they are required to register for and attend a separate qualifier. Candidates have multiple attempts to qualify and there is no charge to take the qualifying procedure. Seasonal lifeguard positions are available at DEC campgrounds throughout the Adirondack and Catskill parks. Most facilities offer free housing or site accommodations. For more information on the course, qualifying procedure, or to pre-register, call 518-457-2500 ext. #1, e-mail DEC at Info.Lifeguard@dec. ny.gov, or visit the Employment Opportunities in Summer Recreation section of DEC’s website at https:// www.dec.ny.gov/about/726. html.

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DEC and Canal Corporation announce comprehensive effort to protect New York’s waters from aquatic invasive species round goby ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Canal Corporation announced a new comprehensive effort, including a new rapid response plan, to combat the potential spread of the round goby, an aquatic invasive species, to the Lake Champlain Basin following the discovery of the fish in the Hudson River near Troy in July 2021. Aquatic invasive species can out-compete native fish species, disrupting ecosystems and damaging local economies dependent on recreation. Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are non-native aquatic plants and animals that can negatively impact the environment, local economies, and even human health. These harmful species have been found in many of New York’s lakes, ponds, and rivers, and can be transported from waterbody to waterbody on watercraft, equipment, and bait. Research shows that recreational watercraft are the greatest vector for transport and introduction of these invasive species throughout the United States. DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said, “DEC is working shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners at Canal Corporation to address the threat of round goby and other invasive species to waterbodies like Lake Champlain. We are bolstering current invasive species surveillance education and taking a hard look at the immediate threats posed by these water-borne invaders to implement the most effective strategies that will protect our fisheries, wildlife, and local recreational economies today and into the future.” Canal Corporation Director Brian U. Stratton said, “The Canal Corporation is proactively partnering with DEC to ensure the Canal system helps implement any necessary steps, including education and awareness programming, to combat against invasive fish, like the round goby, and other aquatic invasive species, while at the same time ensuring the Canal remains a driver of economic activity and a thriving tourist destination. As we implement risk reduction strategies along on the Champlain Canal this season, we ask users and stakeholders for their patience and encourage them to learn how they can assist in mitigating the spread of aquatic invasives species to ensure the Canal’s resiliency for generations to come.” The round goby is one of the biggest threats to New York waters, particularly Lake Champlain, and DEC lists round goby as a prohibited invasive species in the New York Code of Rules and Regulations. Native to Europe and Asia, this fish was introduced in the Great Lakes in 1990, and spread throughout the lakes’ system. Round goby reproduces quickly, outcompetes native benthic fish species for food and habitat, eats the young and eggs of other fish, and can transport botulism up the food chain to waterfowl. DEC and Canals will conduct a full evaluation of the potential ecological and economic impacts of aquatic invasive species, including the round goby, to the public, canal users, municipalities, and New York State. Working with partners, the agencies will develop a rapid response plan to take effect before the opening of the Canal system on May 20

to identify appropriate actions if round goby enter the Champlain Canal. These measures and metrics will be driven by research tracking the spread of AIS. In addition to the rapid response plan, the agencies are working collaboratively with partners, like the Lake Champlain Basin Program and others, to the associated economic impacts, implement new risk reduction strategies and potential mitigation measures in select locks on the Champlain Canal, and provide enhanced public education so all New Yorkers can help prevent the spread of invasives. Prior to advancing any actions, DEC and the Canal Corporation will work with partners to educate and engage stakeholders on any measures identified to limit the spread of round goby. Eric Howe, Director of the Lake Champlain Basin Program, said, “The LCBP is dedicated to short- and long-term solutions to prevent invasive species impacts to Lake Champlain, and supports an integrated management approach to addressing the round goby threat. Round goby may invade Lake Champlain via several different routes, including the Richelieu River in Quebec, bait bucket introductions from the Mohawk River, and now via the Champlain canal. Since the fall of 2021, the LCBP Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response Task Force has been following an established rapid response process of ecological and economic evaluation of round goby impacts to Lake Champlain. The Task Force’s integrated response includes addressing all potential points of round goby introduction to Lake Champlain, and has identified the Champlain Canal as a very high risk pathway. LCBP and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) have activated rapid response funds to support U.S. Geological Survey New York to conduct early detection monitoring for round goby in the Hudson River system and the Champlain Canal. LCBP and NEIWPCC also are collaborating with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support a new AIS outreach specialist position stationed at DEC in Warrensburg to work with communities along the Champlain Canal on spread prevention for round goby and all other aquatic invasive species.” DEC and Canal Corporation are undertaking the following actions in coordination with Vermont, Canada, and other stakeholders: Perform immediate and ongoing field research on the Champlain Canal: In coordination with the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and at other locations in the Hudson River watershed, DEC will work with U.S. Geological Survey to undertake an aggressive sampling effort using Environmental DNA (eDNA). This effort will launch in April and will help determine the extent of round goby spread in the Canal system and provide the data necessary to strategically guide response efforts. Implement immediate risk reduction strategies in select locks on the Champlain Canal this season: Immediate measures will include the piloting of “double draining” at Champlain Canal locks C-7 and C-8, both in Fort Edward, Washington County, and scheduling locking operations to set times to accommodate recreational

and commercial vessels. The intent of “double draining” is to move goby out of the lock and lock approach to prevent upstream migration. Assess mid-term protection strategies: DEC and Canals will develop additional potential AIS mitigation measures that allow boat passage and have the potential to be implemented in the next year, such as electric field barriers and air bubblers, and evaluate the effectiveness of these measures. Launch a coordinated public education campaign: Working with partners in Vermont and Canada, State agencies and the New York Invasive Species Council will engage in an education and outreach effort on the steps boaters, anglers, and others can take to prevent the spread of goby and other AIS. This effort will include angler education on bait buckets, the importance of awareness and use of boat washing stations, and other stewardship actions. Develop rapid response plans: DEC and Canal Corporation will create plans to address additional operational changes of the Canal system in the event that research shows upstream movement of the goby that may justify the need for other measures, or if a new AIS is identified within proximity to entering the Champlain Canal. The plan will establish objective criteria based on data for implementation of further canal operation modifications or implementation of technology-based interventions, such as an electric field barrier. Evaluate economic and ecological impacts of round goby: State agencies and partners will gather data and provide a comprehensive evaluation of potential economic and ecological impacts as a result of round goby and AIS spread. Assessment will include impacts to canal users, residents, municipalities, anglers, other recreational user groups, and New York State to further inform mitigation efforts. DEC undertakes wideranging efforts to address AIS in New York State. DEC has increased boat stewards through the Watercraft Inspection Stewardship Program, reaching additional recreationists with the agency’s “Clean, Drain, Dry” campaign. Boat stewards demonstrate how to conduct boat and trailer inspections prior to launching into a new waterbody and provide basic facts about AIS. In 2020, DEC’s boat stewards talked with more than 30,000 boaters who were unfamiliar with the boat steward program. These stewards also intercepted more than 19,000 AIS on boats and equipment, including hydrilla, which was removed from boats headed into Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario. New York State’s efforts to combat AIS are supported by additional work led by the Lake Champlain Basin Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including a feasibility study already underway to assess options for permanent barriers to prevent the spread of these invasive pests. To help protect New York’s lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, visit DEC’s website for more information on AIS and a step by step guide for ridding boats and equipment of AIS. A video can also be found here https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MHdyB5SpnR8.

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Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program names seven new sites celebrating diversity in artistic legacy STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that seven new sites have been accepted into their prestigious Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) program. All seven sites are the preserved homes and studios of American artists that represent the rich diversity of our nation’s artistic legacy and provide a site-specific depiction of art history. The sites selected demonstrate the active work of HAHS and its leadership to expand and diversify representation within its membership. This includes identifying and accepting more sites representing the legacy of women, artists of color, Indigenous artists, LGBTQ+ artists, as well as self-taught artists. This commitment to diversity also requires a reexamination of the boundaries created by traditional definitions of a home or studio, to include artists, cultures and practices that do not fit into those paradigms. To advance that goal this year, HAHS has accepted, for the first-time, artist-built vernacular environments into the program. Two of these sites, Pasaquan in Georgia, and the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture in California, will have their annual membership dues supported through a generous donation by the Kohler Foundation, a leader in the preservation of artistbuilt environments and a champion for self-taught artists. “These sites preserve the complex stories of a wide array of artists, whose working methods, chosen media and personal narratives often included social activism and beautifully illustrate the sheer diversity of human expression through the universal language of art,” said HAHS Senior Program Manager, Valerie Balint. “We are delighted to have them join

this peer group of dynamic and innovative sites throughout the country.” “By giving equal agency to stories that range from worldrenowned illustrator and cultural icon Norman Rockwell to largely self-taught artists, such as Robert Dash, HAHS and the National Trust are helping reframe the hierarchy and dialogue around our nation’s art history,” adds Rena B. Zurofsky, Interim Vice President for Historic Sites at the National Trust. “With the inclusion of African American artists, such as Noah Purifoy and James Washington; LGBTQ+ activists, such as Eddie Owens Martin (also known St. EOM); and women artists, such as Adelia Armstrong Lutz and Ginny Soldner, we continue to expand the membership to bring on sites whose compelling stories increase racial diversity and gender equity.” The introduction of these seven new sites also increases the geographic representation of HAHS to include 25 states in the nation and expands the portfolio of twentieth-century sites within the network, creating a rich and balanced representation of nineteenth-century artist spaces. Photographic assets are available for reporters by following this link. The seven new members of HAHS are: Westwood, the home and studio of painter and educator, Adelia Armstrong Lutz (1859–1931) in Knoxville, TN, operated by Knox Heritage; Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture the sprawling artist-designed environment created by Noah Purifoy (1917–2004) in Joshua Tree, CA, stewarded by the Noah Purifoy Foundation; James W. Washington Home, a holistic campus that includes the home, studio, and artist-designed landscape of artist, sculptural carver, author, and activist,

James W. Washington, Jr. (1908–2000) in Seattle, WA, operated by the Dr. James and Mrs. Janie Rogella Washington Cultural Center and Foundation; Norman Rockwell Studio at the Norman Rockwell Museum, the final studio space for iconic illustrator, Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) in Stockbridge, MA; Soldner Center for the Arts and Innovation, the former artist-designed compound and artistic enclave created by environmentally conscious educators and artists, ceramicist Paul (1921–2011) and painter Ginny Soldner (1924–1995) in Aspen, CO, stewarded by their daughter, Stephanie Soldner; Pasaquan, the immersive and multi-culturally inspired artist environment of selftaught artist and LGBTQ+ activist Eddie Owens Martin (St. EOM) (1908–1986) in Buena Vista, GA operated by Columbus State University and the Pasaquan Preservation Society, and; Madoo Conservancy the home, studio, and extensive artist-designed gardens, of artist, poet and gardener, Robert Dash (1931–2013) on the East End of Long Island in Sagaponack, NY. “The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to include Rockwell’s Stockbridge Studio in this collective of important historic buildings,” said Laurie Norton Moffatt, museum director and CEO, “that helps to protect our community assets for future generations. It is wonderful that these buildings are recognized for transcending their time and are placed in context with the current moment. We look forward to learning from the members of Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, the many and varied ways that artist studios are being interpreted and shared with the public.”

DEC advises of avalanche risk in Adirondacks due to warmer weather ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) advised backcountry users in the Adirondacks, especially the High Peaks region, of potential avalanche risk following mild temperatures and high winds. Avalanche danger increases during thaws when warmer weather and rain melt existing snowpack and snow becomes increasingly unstable as it undergoes freeze/ thaw cycles.

HOW TO MINIMIZE RISK Individuals headed outdoors can reliably avoid avalanches by recognizing and avoiding avalanche terrain. Travel on the valley floor away from large avalanche runouts, along ridgetops above avalanche paths, in dense timber, or on slopes of 25 degrees or less that do not have steeper slopes above them. Avoid cornices, or hanging masses of hardened snow. Risk cannot be entirely eliminated if traversing avalanche terrain, but risk can be minimized by using techniques: climb, descend, or cross avalanche areas one at a time; cross a slope at the very top or bottom if possible; climb or descend the edge of a slope rather than the center; carry and know how to use avalanche rescue gear; and turn back or alter the route if signs of unstable snow are detected.

SIGNS OF DANGER When the snow cover is very unstable, nature often broadcasts clear danger signals. Fresh avalanches

are the best clue. Snow that cracks, collapses, or makes hollow sounds is unstable. Weak layers that are found by digging snow pits are signs of unstable snow. Snow that has become wet from thaw or rain can be dangerous. Even if no signs of unstable snow are found, individuals should always travel observing the techniques listed above to minimize risk.

BE PREPARED Outdoor adventurers should always have an avalanche transceiver (or beacon), shovel, and a collapsible or ski-pole probe during avalanche conditions and should practice frequently to be proficient in using a beacon. However, visitors should not take extra risk just because rescue equipment is available to be used and should always carry a day pack with enough equipment to spend the night. What to do if Caught in an Avalanche Surviving avalanches can depend on luck, but it is always better to avoid avalanches in the first place. Remember that only one of three victims buried without a beacon survives. If caught in an avalanche, first try to escape to the side, or grab a tree or rock. If knocked down, get rid of poles, skis, and a heavy pack. Swim with the avalanche to try to stay on top and avoid trees. When the avalanche slows down, reach the surface or make an airpocket.

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Never put everyone on the slope. Only one person should be on the slope at a time. Have an escape route planned. Always think avalanche - What will you do if the slope slides? Have a plan before you travel. Use slope cuts. Keep your speed up and cut across the starting zone, so that if the slope slides, your momentum can carry you off the moving slab into safer terrain. You can do this on skis, snowboards or on snowmobiles. Watch out for cornices, which tend to break farther back than expected. Always give them a wide berth. NEVER walk out to the edge of a drop-off without first checking it out. Many people have died this way. If it looks too dangerous, find a safer route. Use terrain to your advantage. Follow ridges, thick trees and slopes with safer consequences. You can almost always go back the way you came. The route got you there, it will most likely get you back as well. If there’s no other choice, go underground. You can almost always weather out a bad storm or bad avalanche by digging a snow cave or seeking the shelter of a crevasse. You may be uncomfortable but you will be alive. To contact a Forest Ranger, whether it’s for a search and rescue, to report a wildfire, or to report illegal activity on State lands and easements, call 833-NYSRANGERS.


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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 23. Following the meeting, Senator Gillibrand issued this statement: “During our meeting, as in her nomination hearing, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made it evident that she has the temperament, the experience, and the dedication to the rule of law necessary to serve on our nation’s highest court. Her confirmation would not only make history, it would mark the addition of a brilliant legal mind to the bench. I look forward to voting for her, and I hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle join me in supporting her as they have in the past.”

2022 Eddies Music Awards announces musical performance line-up SCHENECTADY — The musical line-up for the 4th annual Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards has been announced. Erin Harkes, Buggy Jive, Nite Train w/ Thomasina Winslow, Hot Club of Saratoga, Rich Ortiz and Super 400 will perform during the 6 p.m. April 24 Eddies Music Awards on the MainStage at Proctors. Also announced: Erin Harkes is returning as emcee. Harkes, a musician and comedian, hosted the first Eddies Music Awards in 2019 and was a musical performer at the 2020 Eddies Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This year’s ceremony marks the first return of the Eddies to Proctors since its debut in 2019. The pandemic necessitated that the 2020 event be broadcast from a closed set and in 2021, the Eddies was held in front of a limited audience at Universal Preservation Hall. Buggy Jive is a soul rock singer-songwriterHe has been

nominated each year of the Eddies Music Awards including a record five nominations this year, and was a winner of Video of the Year in 2021 for “Ain’t Going Anywhere.” Nite Train w/ Thomasina Winslow is a seven-piece blues outfit that has been active in the Capital Region for 19 years; singer-guitarist Winslow joined the band in 2019, the year that the band was an Eddies Music Award nominee for Best Blues Act. The band released the album “Cat on A Mission” in late 2020. Hot Club of Saratoga is a gypsy swing collective that plays a repertoire that reflects the spirit and style originated by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli in The Quintet of the Hot Club of France that was prominent in the 1930s. The act is a 2022 Eddies nominee for Best Jazz Artist. Ortiz is a singer-songwriter who has opened for Chicago, REO Speedwagon, Styx and

many other touring artists. He is a three-time Eddies nominee for Solo or Duo Performer of the Year (covers category), having won in 2019. Rock trio Super 400 has released one live and four studio albums in their 26 years. All proceeds from their sold-out Troy Music Hall benefit concert on March 23 will be donated to Ukraine humanitarian relief. They are 2022 Eddies nominees in the Rock/Pop Artist of the Year category. Harkes, a full-time musician and part-time comedian, was a 2020 Eddies Music Award winner in the Solo or Duo Artist of the Year (Covers) category a 2021 Eddies Merit Award recipient for her pertinacity in developing alternative sources of income during the pandemic. She is nominated this year in the Record of the Year category for “New Year’s Day.” Eddies Music Awards tickets are available at proctors.org.

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CRAGSMORE — The State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission announced the reopening of historic cliffside steps at Sam’s Point Area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve after a three-year rebuilding project. The Lenape Steps, located at the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in the Ulster County hamlet of Cragsmoor, date to the 1860s when an early hotel owner built them in a narrow chasm for guests to reach the top of the ridge. The stairs remained a popular tourist attraction after the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1874 but had been in a state of disrepair for many decades. State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid said, “Having the Lenape Steps restored to their former glory represents another improvement to one of the Hudson Valley’s premier recreational attractions. This gives visitors a now much-safer way to reach Sam’s Point, the highest point on the Shawangunk Ridge with its panoramic vistas.” Restoration of the stairs was the result of a three-year project by about 50 volunteers from the Jolly Rovers, a Hudson Valley group specializing in the building of natural stone pathways in difficult to reach areas. Palisades Interstate Parks Commission (PIPC) Executive Director Joshua Laird said, “The Commission was very pleased to partner with the Jolly Rovers to support the restoration of the Lenape Steps. This project brings back a historic feature that has helped visitors reach Sam’s Point, the highest point on the Shawangunk Ridge, for over 150 years. We salute the Rovers for their dedication and hard work that helps us keep important park trails and stonework in good shape for the future.”

Starting in July 2019, volunteer crews from the Jolly Rovers primarily using hand tools cut, shaped, and set about 100 stone steps made from nearby boulders. More than 7,000 man-hours were devoted to the work. PIPC provided $32,000 to support the project, and the Jolly Rovers also raised more than $4,200. Jolly Rovers Board Chairwoman Emily Hague said, “This was the most technically challenging project we’ve ever done, due to the custom and precise stone shaping involved. This project employed collective skills our crew had been honing over the last decade, and it advanced our collective ability. We are grateful for the opportunity to complete such an incredible project, in a location that will be enjoyed by thousands and last for generations to come.” The Lenape Steps are the latest project at Minnewaska to involve the Jolly Rovers, whose members have also worked on the stairway that leads to the base of Stony Kill Falls and the staircase that connects Rainbow Falls to the Upper Awosting Carriage Road Trail, as well as the stairway connecting the Mohonk Visitor’s Center to Undercliff Carriage Road in the West Trapps Climbing Area in the nearby Mohonk Preserve further north on the ridge. The group has also been involved in several projects in Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland and Orange counties, and Hudson Highland State Park Preserve in Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester counties. Future plans by the Jolly Rovers at Minnewaska include installation of stone steps starting this spring through a talus slope on the popular Gertrude’s Nose Trail. The Lenape Steps were constructed originally in the 1860s by Thomas Botsford,

who subsequently built a hotel nearby against the base of the escarpment. After the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1874, the steps remained in use, but gradually fell into disrepair from damage caused by water, freezing temperatures and thawing. Botsford was an early example of recreational hospitality entrepreneur in the Shawangunk region and a contemporary of the more well-known Smiley Brothers, who in the 1870s developed the worldfamous Mohonk Mountain House atop the ridge further north. Sam’s Point Area is part of the 24,000-acre Minnewaska State Park Preserve, one of the most popular State Parks in the Hudson Valley, drawing more than a half-million visitors annually. The park features numerous waterfalls, three crystalline sky lakes, dense hardwood forests, incising sheer cliffs and ledges opening to beautiful views, clear streams cut into valleys, 35 miles of carriage roads and 50 miles of footpaths. This spring, State Parks and PIPC are introducing an online pilot reservation system for parking at Sam’s Point Area on weekends and holidays from the first weekend in May through the last weekend of October. The goal of the system is to prevent visitor overuse at Sam’s Point and resulting ecological damage. Annual visitation to Sam’s Point has steadily increased in recent years to more than 92,000 visitors in 2021, with a nearly 48 percent increase in visitors since 2015. This increase has led to severe traffic congestion, illegal parking on local roads, and negative impacts on the park’s natural resources and the surrounding areas with documented trail erosion, littering, and trampling of vegetation.

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from Central Hudson were not accurate,” she said. “They were totally beyond the scope of what would be a reasonable estimation for the type of energy usage that someone’s household was using.” In December, Hinchey introduced legislation in the state Senate that would protect New Yorkers from excessive fluctuations in their bills by barring estimated billing. “We introduced legislation a couple of months ago that would ban all estimated billing practices, ensuring that all utility companies, Central Hudson

to police, independent of one another. The Hudson Police Department is asking anyone who may have information related to these or similar allegations to contact detectives at 518828-3388. All calls will be kept confidential. The case is being prosecuted by assistant district attorneys Joyce Crawford and Krista Kline. Crawford in court Tuesday requested an order of protection be provided for the two alleged victims. Columbia County Judge Richard Koweek agreed and issued the order. Crawford also asked that

the order of protection not allow Rabadi to be alone with anyone under 18 years old. Koweek required that Rabadi will not be permitted to be alone with any patient under 18 during this time and will be accompanied by an adult at all times if he is with a patient under 18 years of age. The DA’s office praised the counselors of the Child Advocacy Center of ColumbiaGreene Counties for their assistance in the investigation. Rabadi was released on his own recognizance. Koweek set bail at $25,000. Rabadi’s next court appearance will be June

crew as well, the local crew has really grown in size over the last five years. For many people, it’s just a no-brainer to be up our way.” Lumberyard is the only Qualified Production Facility in Greene County, which makes it the only location in the county where production can qualify for the state tax incentive. Willis said the closest qualified facilities in the region are Upriver Studios in Saugerties and Stockade Works in Kingston. “They do a great job training local crew and hosting crew workshops,” she said of the Kingston facility. “We’ll do those at our space as well. So we’ve been working with them a lot. They’ve shown a lot of leadership in this area. It’s their main thing. Film is their thing and theater is ours.

It’s been good for us to kind of have them to work arm-inarm with.” Willis said the number of movie shoots that the Catskill studio handles will vary on a yearly basis.

included, would have to provide accurate readings every month for people,” Hinchey said. “It would also direct the PSC to create an estimation formula in the few instances where an estimated bill would have to be used if there’s extremely bad weather and people can’t get out. Or if the meter is in someone’s basement and they can’t access it.” Hinchey said if her bill was passed and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, it would take effect immediately and estimated billing would be halted statewide. “It’s going to be a priority bill for us after the budget negotiations,” she said. “That way people will be paying what they owe instead of what the utility companies assume they may owe.”

The New York State Public Service Commission has launched an investigation into Central Hudson’s billing practices. On Tuesday, PSC Public Information Officer James Denn said the agency has created an investigation proceeding on its website where the public can submit comments or follow along once documents from the investigation are posted. Hinchey said she directly called on the PSC to investigate rising Central Hudson prices and the company’s estimated billing practices. “They don’t need an approval for a rate change if it’s the cost of supply that increased,” she said. “If they’re increasing their delivery charges, they need to go to

1. In 2012, Rabadi’s offices in Greene and Columbia counties were raided by investigators from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the State Attorney General’s Office. The officers seized thousands of pages of documents and other materials. Officers could be seen carrying boxes filled with documents out of Rabadi’s Hudson office. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit exclusively investigates crimes related to health care in New York.

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Dr. Ibrahim Rabadi in court Tuesday.

“It depends on the year,” she said. “Sometimes we have a lot of smaller things, like commercial shoots, to large films or small films. We just had a TV series that was there for five months. So it

kind of depends on the need, the time, who’s looking and what it’s for. It’s hard to say in any given year how many, because sometimes it’s one thing that stays for a long time and sometimes it’s a bunch of smaller shoots.” Willis said Lumberyard’s calendar is packed between movie shoots and theater productions. “We plan out for months in advance,” Willis said. “The harder thing for us is that the theater schedule is planned months and years in advance and film can often be lastminute as location scouting happens in different areas. Space is becoming more competitive, where there’s fewer and fewer places to film.” Willis said when television and film productions arrive at Lumberyard, it’s love at first sight of the studio and the

region for the crew and actors. “They love it,” she said. “We’ve never had anybody use the space who hasn’t absolutely loved the space and the way that it’s been arranged and built. They also love Catskill and being in the community. We have a lot of local crew members who are hired at really good rates. So that’s great, but then also when the crews and talent are here, they’ll also eat at local restaurants. Plus local restaurants will also cater meals for the shoots. They really like working with local law enforcement, too, compared to other places that they’ve been. When they have to spread out to local hotels, they love the hospitality in the area. There’s just a really good feeling and a good vibe up here that I think they’re unaccustomed to in other areas.”

the PSC for a rate change. If it’s the supply increases, they don’t have to. That is a big chunk of what’s happening here right now. Because they were told that there may be big increases coming and they’re supposed to adjust accordingly. It looks like they didn’t.” Hinchey noted that any residents experiencing issues with Central Hudson should contact the senator’s office so that they can reach out to Central Hudson on behalf of consumers. In a letter dated March 4, the Greene County Legislature sent a letter to the PSC seeking answers on Central Hudson billing issues. “We have not received any response from the state and we continue to get complaints from

residents,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said on Tuesday. “I was speaking to a poor woman the other day who was 84 years old and lives in a simple, small 900-square-foot home. Over three consecutive months, she had a $400 bill, an $800 bill and then a $1,200 bill. She asked me, ‘What do I do? I don’t have the money.’ I tried to call the Central Hudson helpline and I explained who I was and that I wanted to speak to a manager. They agreed and I waited about 15 minutes on hold and somebody came back on the line to tell me I was being transferred and then they disconnected me. I tried to call back and was on hold again. It’s just so frustrating.” Groden said the county is

compiling a log of the daily calls the county receives from residents with issues about Central Hudson billing. “They should be condemned for their communication,” he said of Central Hudson. “People are not getting answers and that’s so frustrating. They are not communicating why a software changeover is resulting in escalating utility bills. The software has nothing to do with my consumption of the utility at home. They’re doing a terrible job communicating and how do you complain? There’s nobody else to go to. It’s not like you can change providers.” The county administrator suggested that the utility company provide direct answers to its customers.

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Lumberyard Studios in Catskill has become a bastion for film and television shoots.

Climate change is making pollen season even worse across the country Kasha Patel The Washington Post

If you head to Georgia, you will find sprawling southern live oak trees older than the Declaration of Independence. Often adorned in Spanish moss, the evergreen mammoths are featured in postcards and movies as a symbol of the South. Of course, you may not notice the impressive attributes of Georgia’s state tree through the bouts of sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes they also famously cause with their pollen. “Patients, sometimes when they have significant allergies to the pollen, tell me that they just can’t function. They feel run down. They don’t have the energy they used to have,” said Stanley Fineman, a physician at Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, one of the largest allergy practices in Georgia. The problem has only worsened. In Fineman’s four decades of private practice, he has seen pollen season start earlier and become more intense. Years ago, he used to tell patients to take their allergy medicine from St. Patrick’s Day through Memorial Day. In recent years, he now tells them to start their medication around Valentine’s Day and continue through the summer. This year, pollen counts were high on Feb. 14 in the Atlanta region, at 846 pollen grains per cubic meter of air. Unfortunately, neither the oak tree nor Atlanta is unique. The culprit? Climate change. Across the country, pollen season is starting earlier and intensifying because of rising global temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations. Previous research showed that pollen season lengthened by 20 days over the past three decades across North America, while pollen concentrations increased by 21%. The most affected places were the U.S. Southeast and Midwest. And a recent study said pollen season could get much worse by the end of the century. Pollen season could start as much as 40 days earlier in the spring and last up to 19 days longer than it does today under a high greenhouse gas emission scenario. Pollen levels could also triple in some parts of the United States. “When we look at what’s driving a lot of the duration in season change, temperature plays a big role,” said Allison Steiner, co-author of the study and an atmospheric scientist at the University of Michigan. Warmer temperatures can shift the growing season earlier and extend it longer, as well as help plants produce more pollen. Higher

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A live oak tree in New Orleans.

levels of carbon dioxide can also aid photosynthesis so plants produce more pollen, although more research is needed to understand the future increase. Unlike previous studies, the team looked at different pollen types across the country for future projections. Overall, every region is expected to see an increase in pollen production from grass in the summer by the end of the century. Pollen season will change more in the North than in the South because of larger increases in temperature. However, some regions will feel more pronounced effects than others because of the distribution of tree species. “We’re looking at the 15 different pollen emitting species and they are reacting differently to climate change,” said Yingxiao Zhang, co-author and PhD student at the University of Michigan. “When we look at the end of a century, we saw many species during pollen season actually shifts closer to each other, so the pollen season has more overlap.” For instance, the Northeast could experience a more intense pollen season as the blooming of

various trees, such as the oak and birch, overlap more. The Pacific Northwest could begin pollen season a month earlier because of early pollination of the alder tree. Overall, the Southeast will experience the highest increase in pollen production in the United States because of its dominant tree species, such as oak and cypress. “Trees tend to really put out a lot of pollen, much more so than grasses and weeds. If we look at it like on a per-grain perspective, they’re one of the bigger emitters,” Steiner said. “They have a fair amount of surface area and they can produce a lot of pollen in the spring.” In fact, much of the past growth in pollination concentrations - especially in the Southeast - is attributed to tree pollen. In Atlanta, Fineman and his colleagues conducted a study and found the average daily pollen concentration of oak increased by 5 percent per year over the past 27 years. “When people are exposed to the allergen, it triggers a cascade of events in their body. Their

system releases various chemicals such as histamine that can cause symptoms of nasal congestion, sneezing and itchy eyes,” Fineman said. With longer and more intense pollen seasons, he said, his patients tend to have more complications such as sinus infections and asthma. By the end of the century, Steiner and Zhang calculated, the United States will experience a 200 percent increase in total pollen for the most extreme greenhouse gas emissions scenario. With pledges and measures to lower greenhouse gas emissions, though, some climate scientists say somewhat lower emissions are more plausible. “What [this study] really highlights is how much climate policy and tackling climate change matters,” said William Anderegg, a plant ecologist at the University of Utah who was not involved in the study. “Just by moving from a high emissions scenario to a moderate emissions scenario, we can avoid about half of the changes in pollen season severity.” Anderegg previously conducted a study showing how climate change has affected pollen season across the nation from 1990 to 2018. He found the amount of pollen in the air is at least 8 percent worse because of human-caused climate change. At least half of the trend in earlier pollen seasons is also due to human-caused climate change. In the near future, Steiner is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to potentially create a pollen forecast model. “You could show animations of where we think pollen is going to be high on this certain day, and that could enable people to make decisions about medication or days to stay inside if you’re allergic,” she said. That’s also why Fineman and his staff at Atlanta Allergy & Asthma have operated their own pollen-counting station for more than 25 years. The station, certified by the National Allergy Bureau, uses a machine on a rooftop to collect pollen over a 24-hour period. Fineman and his technicians then identify and count individual pollen grains under a microscope and report the number. Today, more than 20,000 people receive the daily pollen count email at the height of spring pollen season. “By knowing what’s in the air, like what allergens are causing symptoms, we’re able to get the treatment plan that they need,” Fineman said. “We can help our patients.”


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Deivi Garcia competing for spot on Yankees big league pitching staff Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

LAKELAND, Fla. — Deivi Garcia has been competing since before he got to Tampa this spring. The young right-hander is not just battling for a spot back on the big league roster, but after a disastrous 2021 season he’s re-establishing himself. In two starts this spring, the 22-year-old has looked more like the kid that broke into the big leagues in 2020. With expanded rosters for April and the Yankees likely to take 15 pitchers, Garcia could make his way into the bullpen or the starting rotation. He’s competing with other youngsters like Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt to break camp with the Yankees, but also to let them know down the road he can help them get outs. “Competing is everything, so where you pitch doesn’t matter,” Garcia said through interpreter Marlon Abreu. “I see it as an opportunity to pitch and an opportunity to help the team so wherever it may be, if it’s in the beginning or the end, wherever, I’m gonna try

to do my best to compete and give my best to the team.” Monday, Garcia allowed one run, a homer to Dustin Garneau, in 2.2 innings of work. He struck out one and did not walk a batter. He showed better fastball command and velocity than he did during the 2021 season, when he pitched to a 6.85 ERA in Triple-A. Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said that Garcia may have tried to make too big of a mechanical change last season. So they went back to look at his delivery when he had success in 2019 and 2020 and built from there. “Just taking care of his body, owning his delivery that he’s comfortable with and getting the arm slot back up a little bit and I think that’s where you see a little bit more power,” Blake said. “And he’s kind of getting the characteristics of the fastball back which is kind of what he showcased today.” The Yankees have questions about their big See GARCIA B4

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Deivi GarcÃa (83) of the New York Yankees throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 29, 2021 in Detroit.

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Hubert Davis restores respect for Carolina basketball BILL STREICHER/USA TODAY

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis cuts down the net after the Tar Heels defeated the St. Peters Peacocks in the finals of the East regional of the men’s college basketball NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.

C.L. Brown The News & Observer

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis broke out the “Griddy Dance” on the makeshift stage the Tar Heels bombarded while waiting to be presented their NCAA tournament East Region championship trophy after beating Saint Peter’s 69-49 in the Elite Eight.

Davis, in just his first year, has Carolina back in the Final Four for a record 21st time, and the first since winning it all in 2017. It’s an accomplishment worthy of Davis letting loose doing a dance most parents should leave up to their kids. The celebration was certainly in the moment, but it’s also something bigger for North Carolina.

It’s a signal that the UNC brand is back. And it’s a signal that — after 18 seasons and three national titles being led by a Hall of Fame coach — the program is in the right hands. “I felt like over the past couple of years we lost — I don’t know if it was respect See DAVIS B4

Woody Johnson is ‘optimistic’ about direction of Jets DJ Bien-Aime II New York Daily News

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jets owner Woody Johnson said he is encouraged by the direction of his club. “I feel really good. I feel very optimistic. We’ve had a couple horrible seasons. We won four games last year. We won two games before that, this is not where we obviously want to be,” Johnson said Monday from the NFL owner’s meetings at The Breakers Resort. “And so now we’re addressing that big time. I think you’ve seen what we’ve done in free agency. No trade yet, just an attempted trade that was pretty dynamic and interesting with Tyreek Hill3/8. And now we’re on to the draft.”

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In this photo from September 26, 2021, owner Woody Johnson of the New York Jets watches from the sidelines before their game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High in Denver, Colorado.

The Jets finished 4-13 in last season. The Jets have the

capital, with four picks in the top-40 of the draft, including

two picks in the top-10 (No. 4 and No. 10), to supercharge their rebuild. “Particularly the draft, we have to hit on it, but we were very conscious of hitting on it,” Johnson said. “Making sure that we have the players that we need, particularly for developing the young quarterback. That’s really mission number one is getting him going and giving him the things that he needs around him.” With the pairing of Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas, Woody sounded confident the Jets have the right setup to eventually end the longest playoff drought in the NFL (11 years). But even though Johnson See JETS B4

Who’s afraid of the Nets in the Eastern Conference playoff race? Ben Golliver The Washington Post

By conventional measures, the Miami Heat had a rotten week. Where to begin? Miami dropped four straight games for the first time this season, including losses to the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid and James Harden and to the Golden State Warriors without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. If that wasn’t bad enough, Miami conceded 38 fourth-quarter points in a loss to the lowly New York Knicks on Friday and got obliterated by the Brooklyn Nets one day later. The dysfunction peaked with a profanitylaced huddle confrontation between Coach Erik Spoelstra and star forward Jimmy Butler, which required the intervention of veteran big man Udonis Haslem. After holding the Eastern Conference’s top seed for most of March, the Heat has slipped to the No. 2 seed behind the hard-charging Boston Celtics, and it now has just a half-game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks and 76ers in a race that will likely go down to the wire. Putting aside Butler’s short-tempered crankiness and its impacts on team morale, this messy stretch might be exactly what the Heat needed to maximize its postseason fortunes. In

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Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) dribbles up court against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at Barclays Center on Sunday.

the East’s bizarro world, there’s a strong case to be made that the conference’s top-tier teams

should try to avoid finishing first or second so as to avoid a first-round matchup with Kevin

Durant’s Nets, who are on track to land in the play-in tournament. Attempting to manipulate playoff matchups is an annual practice in the NBA, but rarely has the short-term reward for slipping out of the pole positions been so stark. While the Nets (39-36), who slipped to ninth with a Sunday loss to the Charlotte Hornets, could theoretically climb out of the play-in, Basketball-Reference’s projection system views the seventh and eighth seeds as their most likely first-round landing spots by a wide margin. The historical odds will be against the Nets, who have been submarined by Durant’s January knee sprain, Harden’s February departure and Irving’s part-time availability due to his unvaccinated status. Since 2000, only four teams - the 2007 Golden State Warriors, 2010 San Antonio Spurs, 2011 Memphis Grizzlies and 2012 Philadelphia 76ers - have won a firstround series as the seventh or eighth seed. The play-in makes life even tougher by granting an added rest advantage to the higher seed. Of course, the Nets are the antithesis of a typical seventh or eighth seed: They have arguably the East’s best player in Durant, a fully-eligible Irving thanks to New York City’s recent change to its vaccine mandate and a veteran rotation See NETS B4


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College basketball NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT EAST REGIONAL At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Regional Semifinals Friday St. Peter’s 67, Purdue 64 North Carolina 73, UCLA 66 Regional Championship Sunday North Carolina 69, St. Peter’s 49 SOUTH REGIONAL At AT&T Center San Antonio Regional Semifinals Thursday Villanova 63, Michigan 55 Houston 72, Arizona 60 Regional Championship Saturday Villanova 50, Houston 44

Knicks stay hot, but still have a Julius Randle problem Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

Pro hockey

MIDWEST REGIONAL At United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Friday Kansas 66, Providence 61 Miami 70, Iowa St. 56 Regional Championship Sunday Kansas 76, Miami 50

NHL

WEST REGIONAL At Chase Center San Francisco Regional Semifinals Thursday Arkansas 74, Gonzaga 69 Duke 78, Texas Tech 73 Regional Championship Saturday Duke 78, Arkansas 69 FINAL FOUR At Caesars Superdome Semifinals Saturday Villanova (30-7) vs. Kansas (32-6), 6:09 p.m. Duke (32-6) vs. North Carolina (28-9) , 8:49 p.m. Final Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners, TBA

MEN’S NIT Semifinals at Madison Square Garden Today Xavier (21-13) vs. St. Bonaventure (23-9), 7 p.m. Texas A&M (26-12) vs. Washington State (22-14), 9:30 p.m. Championship at Madison Square Garden Tuesday, March 31 Semifinal winners

NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT GREENSBORO REGIONAL Greensboro, N.C. Regional Semifinals Friday South Carolina 69, North Carolina 61 Creighton 76, Iowa St. 68 Regional Championship Sunday South Carolina 80, Creighton 50 WICHITA REGIONAL Wichita, Kan. Regional Semifinals Saturday Louisville 76, Tennessee 64 Michigan 52, South Dakota 49 Regional Championship Monday Louisville 62, Michigan 50 SPOKANE REGIONAL Spokane, Wash. Regional Semifinals Friday Texas 66, Ohio St. 63 Stanford 72, Maryland 68 Regional Championship Sunday Stanford 59, Texas 50 BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL Bridgeport, Conn. Regional Semifinals Saturday N.C. State 66, Notre Dame 63 UConn 75, Indiana 58 Regional Championship Monday8 UConn 91, N.C. State 87, 2 OT FINAL FOUR At Target Center Minneapolis Semifinals Friday Louisville (29-4) vs. South Carolina (33-2), 7 p.m. UConn (29-5) vs. Stanford (32-3), 9:30 p.m. Final Sunday, April 3 Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

College hockey NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 65 44 15 2 4 94 Tampa Bay 65 41 18 2 4 88 Toronto 65 41 19 4 1 87 Boston 65 41 19 3 2 87 Detroit 66 26 32 6 2 60 Buffalo 67 24 33 8 2 58 Ottawa 65 23 36 4 2 52 Montreal 66 18 37 9 2 47 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 66 44 15 5 2 95 Pittsburgh 67 40 17 4 6 90 N.Y. Rangers 66 42 19 3 2 89 Washington 68 37 21 8 2 84 Columbus 66 32 29 3 2 69 N.Y. Islanders 64 28 27 3 6 65 New Jersey 66 24 37 1 4 53 Philadelphia 66 21 34 7 4 53 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 66 46 14 5 1 98 Minnesota 64 40 20 0 4 84 St. Louis 65 36 20 6 3 81 Nashville 66 38 24 2 2 80 Dallas 64 36 25 1 2 75 Winnipeg 67 32 25 6 4 74 Chicago 67 24 33 8 2 58 Arizona 65 20 40 1 4 45 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 65 40 17 8 0 88 Los Angeles 67 36 22 6 3 81 Edmonton 66 36 25 5 0 77 Vegas 68 36 28 3 1 76 Vancouver 68 32 27 6 3 73 San Jose 65 29 28 6 2 66 Anaheim 67 27 29 6 5 65 Seattle 65 20 39 5 1 46 Saturday’s games Boston 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1, OT Vegas 5, Chicago 4, OT Vancouver 4, Dallas 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 2 Florida 4, Ottawa 3, SO Washington 4, New Jersey 3 Carolina 7, St. Louis 2 Minnesota 3, Columbus 2, OT Calgary 9, Edmonton 5 Los Angeles 4, Seattle 2 San Jose 4, Anaheim 1 Sunday’s games Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Buffalo 4, OT Pittsburgh 11, Detroit 2 Nashville 5, Philadelphia 4 Minnesota 3, Colorado 2, OT Winnipeg 2, Arizona 1, OT Toronto 5, Florida 2 New Jersey 3, Montreal 2, SO Monday’s games Carolina 6, Washington 1 St. Louis 4, Vancouver 1 Buffalo 6, Chicago 5 Arizona at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Seattle at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Nashville, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s games Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 10 p.m. Vegas at Seattle, 10 p.m.

GF GA 264 191 215 182 239 197 200 174 189 253 186 237 170 213 169 247 GF GA 222 157 225 179 203 172 225 197 216 246 174 178 203 239 171 233 GF GA 253 184 237 202 230 188 217 194 189 192 209 207 184 235 167 234 GF GA 231 160 195 188 227 215 216 206 193 195 173 204 189 218 170 232

Transactions COLLEGE FOOTBALL North Dakota State - Announced LB Jasir Cox has left the program and will transfer to West Virginia. Pittsburgh - Sign head coach Pat Narduzzi to a eight-year contract extension. Vanderbilt - Announced OL Jason Brooks Jr. has left the program and will transfer to Oklahoma State.

PRO BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Toronto Raptors - Signed PF Juwan Morgan to a 10-day contract.

NORTHEAST REGIONAL Albany Championship Saturday Minnesota State 1, Notre Dame 0

PRO FOOTBALL National Football League Indianapolis Colts - Named John Fox senior defensive assistant. Jacksonville Jaguars - Announced G Brandon Linder has retired.

EAST REGIONAL Worcester, Mass. Championship Sunday Minnesota 3, Western Michigan 0

PRO HOCKEY

MIDWEST REGIONAL Allentown, Pa. Championship Sunday Michigan 7, Quinnipiac 4 WEST REGIONAL Loveland, Colo. Championship Saturday Denver 2, Minnnesota Duluth 1 FROZEN FOUR At TD Garden Boston Semifinals Thursday, April 7 Denver (29-9-1) vs. Michigan (31-9-1), 5 p.m. Minnesota (26-12) vs. Minnesota State (37-5-0), 8:30 p.m. Final Saturday, April 9 Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 46 28 .622 Boston 47 29 .618 Toronto 43 32 .573 Brooklyn 39 36 .520 New York 34 42 .447 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 46 28 .622 Chicago 43 32 .573 Cleveland 42 33 .560 Indiana 25 51 .329 Detroit 20 55 .267 Southeast W L Pct Miami 48 28 .632 Charlotte 39 37 .513 Atlanta 38 37 .507 Washington 32 42 .432 Orlando 20 56 .263 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 45 30 .600 Denver 45 31 .592 Minnesota 43 33 .566 Portland 27 47 .365 Oklahoma City 21 53 .284 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 61 14 .813 Golden State 48 28 .632 L.A. Clippers 36 39 .480 L.A. Lakers 31 43 .419 Sacramento 27 49 .355 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 53 23 .697 Dallas 46 29 .613 New Orleans 32 43 .427 San Antonio 31 44 .413 Houston 20 56 .263 Sunday’s games

New York 104, Detroit 102 Boston 134, Minnesota 112 Washington 123, Golden State 115 Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 104 New Orleans 116, L.A. Lakers 108 Charlotte 119, Brooklyn 110 Dallas 114, Utah 100 Monday’s games Denver 113, Charlotte 109 Cleveland 107, Orlando 101 Atlanta 132, Indiana 123 New York 109, Chicago 104 Toronto 115, Boston 112, OT Miami 123, Sacramento 100 San Antonio 123, Houston 120 Memphis 123, Golden State 95 Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m. Tuesday’s games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.

National Hockey League Anaheim Ducks - Assigned G Lukas Dostal and D Brendan Guhle to San Diego (AHL). Assigned RW Buddy Robinson to to San Diego (AHL). Carolina Hurricanes - Acquired D Tarmo Reunanen from the New York Rangers for D Maxim Letunov. Detroit Red Wings - Recalled C Chase Pearson from Grand Rapids (AHL), assigned him to Grand Rapids (AHL). Montreal Canadiens - Recalled RW Jesse Ylonen and D Jordan Harris from Laval (AHL). New Jersey Devils - Signed LW Brian Halonen to a two-year, entry-level contract. New York Islanders - Recalled D Grant Hutton from Bridgeport (AHL). Ottawa Senators - Assigned G Filip Gustavsson to Belleville (AHL). Recalled G Mads Sogaard from Belleville (AHL). Pittsburgh Penguins - Assigned RW Kasper Bjorkqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), recalled him from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Signed D Colin Swoyer to a one-year, entry-level contract. San Jose Sharks - Assigned C Lane Pederson to San Jose (AHL). St. Louis Blues - Acquired D Brady Lyle from the Boston Bruins for future considerations. Vegas Golden Knights - Assigned RW Jonas Rondbjerg, G Jiri Patera, and C Jake Leschyshyn to Henderson (AHL).

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BASKETBALL 1952 — George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers tallies a then-playoff record 47 points but the Rochester Royals win the opener of the Western Division finals, 88-78. 1960 — Boston’s Bill Russell sets a still-standing NBA Finals record with 40 rebounds during the Celtics’ 113-107 loss to the St. Louis Hawks in Game 2. Bob Pettit has 35 points and 22 rebounds for St. Louis. 1962 — Elgin Baylor scores 45 points and Jerry West adds 41 to become the first pair of teammates to score 40 or more points in a playoff game but the Los Angeles Lakers fall 118-117 to the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the Western Division finals. 1964 — Cincinnati’s Oscar Robertson scores 32 points and the Royals post a 130-124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers to advance to the Eastern Division finals. 1970 — Earl Monroe scores 25 points to help the Baltimore Bullets to a 127-113 win over the New York Knicks to snap an 11-game playoff losing streak dating back to 1965. The skid is currently tied for third-longest playoff losing streak in NBA history. 1983 — Wayne “Tree” Rollins blocks 10 shots as the Atlanta Hawks down the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-82. 1990 — Hakeem Olajuwon records one of just four quadruple-doubles in NBA history with 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 blocked shots as the Houston Rockets rout the Milwaukee Bucks 120-94. 1996 — Alonzo Mourning scores 50 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 112-93 win over the Washington Bullets. 1998 — The Indiana Pacers set a then-record for fewest points scored with a 74-55 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The Chicago Bulls broke the mark by tallying just 49 against the Miami Heat on April 10, 1999. 2007 — Portland’s Zach Randolph has 43 points and 17 rebounds but the Trail Blazers suffer a 96-92 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

As the Knicks continue their too-little, too-late surge to end the season, the Julius Randle problem persists. It was on full display in Monday’s 109-104 victory over the Bulls, and taken to a new level with Randle turning into a spectator down the stretch. Last season’s All-Star was benched for most of the fourth quarter, following an ugly performance that had MSG fans alternating boos for Randle and chants for his replacement, Obi Toppin. After he was subbed back in, Randle didn’t take a field goal in the final 3:30, wandering around the court or standing in a corner, as RJ Barrett and Alec Burks carried the load. The Knicks will undoubtedly use Randle’s contused quad as the reasoning for his late-game disappearance, the same injury that kept Randle out of two games last week. But Randle played the previous night and started Monday, finishing with a paltry stat line: 28 minutes, five points, 1-for-9 shooting. Randle didn’t score in the first half on four shots and turned frustrated in the third quarter, directing anger to his familiar target -- the officiating crew. As the crowd chanted for Toppin, Randle picked up a technical for complaining to the ref with three minutes remaining in the third. It represented his 12th technical of the season, a career high.

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New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin (1) dribbles the ball against Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) during the first half at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Toppin was quickly subbed in and the crowd cheered. Randle then spent the next 11 minutes at the end of the bench with a towel draped around his shoulders. His game ended with two missed free throws and an immediate walk off the court after the final buzzer, without partaking in the traditional postgame hugs and handshakes. In a meaningless end to a

disappointing season, this is all relevant because Randle begins a five-year max extension next season. He has warred with the fanbase and it’s difficult to envision how a marriage can last in this environment. The Knicks, meanwhile, are continuing to succeed with Barrett running the show. They’ve won nine of their last 13 games, but failed to gain ground in the play-in race

because Atlanta beat the Pacers. It’s still 4 1/2 games out, and just eight games remaining. At the very least, the Knicks’ post All-Star game rise provides evidence coach Tom Thibodeau has kept his team engaged and deserves to return next season. But the Randle question is more difficult to answer.

NBA roundup: Pascal Siakam nets 40 in Raptors’ OT win over Celtics Field Level Media

Pascal Siakam scored four of his seasonbest 40 points in overtime before fouling out and added 13 rebounds as the host Toronto Raptors defeated the undermanned Boston Celtics 115-112 on Monday. Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby each added 14 points for the Raptors, who have won the first three games of a four-game homestand. Toronto’s Gary Trent Jr. and Thaddeus Young each scored 12 points. Scottie Barnes had 10 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal). Hawks 132, Pacers 123 Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 29 points and Clint Capela and Trae Young had doubledoubles as visiting Atlanta earned a 4-0 sweep of its season series with Indiana. Bogdanovic, who sat out the previous game with knee soreness, came off the bench to hit five 3-pointers. Capela had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Young scored 14 points with a season-high 16 assists. Buddy Hield scored 26 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 13 assists for the Pacers, who lost their fourth straight. Cavaliers 107, Magic 101 Darius Garland scored a game-high 25 points to help Cleveland hold off visiting Orlando and end a three-game losing streak. Garland fueled a late 12-0 run and dished out a game-high 12 assists. Kevin Love added 19 points and seven rebounds off the Cleveland bench. However, the Cavaliers lost Evan Mobley in the third quarter due to an ankle injury. Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points, a gamehigh 12 rebounds and six assists for the Magic, who have lost three in a row and six of their last eight games. Spurs 123, Rockets 120 Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 33 points and added 11 assists and seven rebounds as San Antonio capped a sweep of its four-game road trip with a victory over Houston. The Spurs climbed within a half-game of the idle Los Angeles Lakers for the last spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament. San Antonio’s Keldon Johnson added 21 points and nine rebounds, notching 20-plus points for a career-best third consecutive game. Jakob Poeltl (17 points, 13 rebounds) and Zach Collins (13 points, eight boards) controlled the paint. Jalen Green led Houston with 30 points

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Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) grabs a rebound from Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis (27) and guard Derrick White (9) during the overtime at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

while Kevin Porter Jr. added 26 points, nine boards and seven assists. Josh Christopher chipped in 20 points, six rebounds and six assists in 30 minutes off the bench for the Rockets, who had won three of their previous four games. Grizzlies 123, Warriors 95 Desmond Bane, Dillon Brooks and De’Anthony Melton all topped 20 points and host Memphis closed in on clinching the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a shellacking of Golden State. Bane dropped in a team-high 22 points, while Brooks and Melton added 21 apiece for the Grizzlies, who won the season series over the Warriors and moved within one win – or one Golden State loss – from earning the West’s second seed behind the Phoenix Suns. Despite getting a game-high 25 points from Jordan Poole, the Warriors lost for the sixth time in their last seven games, finished a 1-4 trip and lost ground to the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets in the battle for the No. 3 seed in the West. Thunder 134, Trail Blazers 131 (OT) Isaiah Roby scored seven of his careerbest 30 points in overtime and also forced the extra session with a 3-pointer to lead Oklahoma City to a victory over host Portland. Roby shot 11 of 13 from the field, matched his career high of four 3-pointers and collected eight rebounds as the Thunder won for just the second time in the past 13 games. Aaron Wiggins added a career-best

28 points and Theo Maledon had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Ben McLemore matched his career high of eight 3-pointers and equaled his season high of 28 points for Portland, which lost its fourth straight game and fell for the 14th time in 16 outings. Nuggets 113, Hornets 109 It took time for Nikola Jokic to get cranked up, but he carried Denver during secondhalf stretches on his way to a triple-double in a road victory against Charlotte. Jokic finished with 26 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists, all team highs. Aaron Gordon scored 19 of his 21 points in the first half for the Nuggets, who won for just the third time in their past six games. Will Barton racked up 18 points and Jeff Green and Monte Morris both had 14 points. Miles Bridges poured in 27 points to go with 11 rebounds for the Hornets. Ball had 22 points and 11 assists, Kelly Oubre Jr., Isaiah Thomas and Rozier all added 12 points and P.J. Washington posted 10 points. Heat 123, Kings 100 Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 27 points – sinking a season-high three 3-pointers – as Miami broke a season-worst, four-game losing streak with a win over visiting Sacramento. Butler, who also had a team-high eight assists and five rebounds, made 10 of 14 shots, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Miami also got 22 points and a game-high 15 rebounds from Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro added 20 points off the bench.


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UConn hangs on, beats NC State in two OTs to advance to 14th straight Final Four Lori Riley Hartford Courant

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When UConn’s Dorka Juhasz went down midway through the second quarter of the Bridgeport Regional championship game against North Carolina State, crumpled against the basket standard and crying, the energy left the building and the UConn crowd was silent. The injury clearly shook up the Huskies, but they were able to hang on against a tough, experienced North Carolina State team that refused to go away and forced two overtimes. Led by Paige Bueckers’ 27 points and 21 from Christyn Williams, UConn advanced to its 14th straight Final Four with a 91-87 double overtime victory over top-seeded NC State Monday night at Total Mortgage Arena. The Huskies (29-5) will play Stanford Friday night in the national semifinal game at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Azzi Fudd added 19 points for the second-seeded Huskies. Williams hit a shot with 5 seconds left in the second overtime to give UConn the final lead, and NC State’s last shot missed. The score was tied at 61 after regulation and 77-77 after the first OT. Bueckers, who was named

the regional MVP, had 15 points in the overtimes. Jakia Brown-Turner led NC State with 20 points, and Elissa Cunane added 18. UConn took the lead when Bueckers hit a 3 to open the second OT and never gave it up. Fudd had a nice pass to Aaliyah Edwards under the basket with 43 seconds left in the first overtime to give UConn a 73-70 lead. Jones hit a shot with 29 seconds left to cut the lead to one. Fudd then hit two free throws to extend the Huskies’ lead to 75-72. Edwards fouled Kai Crutchfield on the 3-point line with 21.5 seconds left, and she hit two of three free throws to cut the lead to 75-74. But Bueckers got fouled with 6.2 seconds left and hit both free throws to boost the lead to 77-74. NC State answered with a 3-pointer by Brown-Turner with 8/10ths of a second left to send the game into the second OT. With 21 seconds left in the second overtime, UConn broke the press and Williams hit a driving layup to give the Huskies an 89-85 lead. The Wolfpack answered with a shot by BrownTurner to cut the lead to 89-87 with 10.1 seconds left. A shot clock violation by UConn and two missed free throws by Olivia Nelson-Ododa

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Paige Bueckers (5) of the UConn Huskies reacts after defeating the NC State Wolfpack 91-87 in 2OT in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Elite 8 Round at Total Mortgage Arena on Monday in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

in the last minute and a half kept the score tied at 61. Crutchfield missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the game headed into overtime. Like she did in the regional semifinal, Williams got off to a hot start, scoring nine points in the first quarter. UConn defense made a stop on NC State’s final

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Robert Williams, backbone of the NBA’s leading defense and one of the league’s great young rim protectors, is about to miss some time. The Celtics officially listed the Celtics center as out with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee. he suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s win over Minnesota. The injury is known to take weeks for recovery. Chicago point guard Lonzo Ball had surgery on Jan. 26 for the same injury. He was initially expected to return in six to eight weeks, but may now miss the playoffs. At the time, coach Ime Udoka said that Williams was in significant pain after limping off the floor. “Don’t know exactly what happened,” said Udoka. “He said it wasn’t even a specific play that he remembers, but came out of the game, had

some pain, obviously went back to get checked out and was in quite a bit of pain, and he’ll get scanned in the morning and we’ll know then. Williams’ ability to chase down shots everywhere from the paint out to the 3-point arc has intimidated opponents since the Celtics began their run on first place in the Eastern Conference. Indeed, for all of the heroics of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, first place likely wasn’t possible without Williams. His loss blows a hole in the Celtics big man rotation, placing more of a load on 36-yearold Al Horford and raising the importance of Daniel Theis in the backup role. Grant Williams, who has gamely handled the challenges of Nikola Jokic and Karl-Anthony Towns recently, probably has more “small ball big” minutes in his future as well.

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Huskies on top. In the third quarter, both Edwards and Nelson-Ododa picked up their third fouls. North Carolina State cut the lead to 34-33 on a three-point play by Cunane with 8:29 left in the quarter. But Bueckers hit consecutive jumpers to boost the Huskies’ lead back to 38-33. A steal by Westbrook and a fast break, resulting in a Fudd reverse layup, gave UConn a 4035 lead and when Bueckers hit a jumper with 3:08 left, the crowd surged and UConn seemed to have regained some of its energy back. But NC State closed out the quarter with a jumper by Boyd and a 3-pointer by Johnson with 30 seconds left to trim UConn’s lead to 44-43. And the Wolfpack kept up the pressure in the fourth. Boyd went by Edwards to hit a shot to open the quarter and give NC State a 45-44 lead. A dagger 3-pointer by Johnson put NC State up 50-46 with 8:16 left and UConn coach Geno Auriemma called a timeout. UConn fought back with Williams hitting a 3-pointer and a jumper to give UConn a 53-52 lead. Brown-Turner hit two free throws to wrestle the lead back. Boyd missed the first free throw but hit one to give the Wolfpack a 55-53 lead with 5:19 left.

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Robert Williams III (44) of the Boston Celtics walks onto the court prior to the start of the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at TD Garden on Sunday in Boston.

shot attempt by Diamond Johnson and the Huskies led 16-14 after one quarter. Nelson-Ododa picked up her second foul with 9:39 left in the second quarter and Juhasz came in off the bench. She hit her first shot a little over a minute later and Nika Muhl, who started the second in place of

Bueckers, followed that up with a putback. When Evina Westbrook drove into the lane and hit a shot to give the Huskies a 25-16 lead, NC State coach Wes Moore called a timeout. But the energy left the building when Juhasz went down hard under the basket with 6:19 left in the second quarter. Her teammates rushed to her and tried to help her up, but she couldn’t, clutching her left arm and crying. The arena was still. Juhasz finally was helped off the court, and the air seemed to go out of the Huskies. Edwards missed two subsequent free throws. Jada Boyd hit two and NC State crept back, trailing 25-20. Fudd brought a little of the energy back, driving to the basket for a layup with 5:18 left in the half and then hitting a 3-pointer to boost UConn’s lead to 30-20. But UConn seemed aware that its post game -- an important factor in the game against NC State’s 6-foot-5 center and leading scorer Elissa Cunane -- had been diminished with Nelson-Ododa in foul trouble and Juhasz injured. The Wolfpack led in rebounding at halftime (20-18) by a slight margin -- however, UConn had a 20-10 advantage in points in the paint and had a 7-0 advantage in second-chance points to keep the

Kyrie Irving believes he stands for freedom. After his long awaited first home game at Barclays Center -- where he was previously restricted from playing due to New York City’s private sector vaccine mandate -- Irving said his decision not to get vaccinated was to make sure he stands on what he believes in. “Freedom,” the star guard said after the Nets lost to the Hornets on Sunday. “I don’t think that’s a word that gets defined enough in our society, about the freedom to make choices with your life without someone telling you what the f--- to do and whether that carries over to nuances of our society that politicians control, the government controls, or things people who are in power -- the powers that may be, right? -control. “I’m standing for freedom,

so that’s in all facets of my life. There’s nobody that’s enslaving me. I don’t want anyone telling me what to do with my life, and that’s just the way I am, and if I get tarnished in terms of my image and people slandering my name continually because those aren’t things that I forget.” Irving never wavered in his stance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 this season. He became the NBA’s only part-time player, available exclusively in road games and not at home due to the City’s vaccine mandate. The Nets initially ruled Irving ineligible to play on the road or practice at home at the beginning of the season, but then reversed course on that decision in mid-December. “I made it very clear it was never just about me,” Irving said Sunday after his first game at Barclays Center this season. “I think for my own legacy, that’s to be written by all those

that I impact, and all those that impact me, and it’s far bigger than just a basketball game, but when I’m in this locker room, I get a chance to perform with a bunch of guys that are selfless and are sacrificing just as much as I am. It makes it worthwhile, and that’s the only thing I’m really focused on is the now, and getting back and ready for the next game and just going from there. “But the point of this season for me was never to just take a stance. It was really to make sure that I’m standing on what I believe in, in freedom.” Irving made his season debut on Jan. 5 in Indiana against the Pacers and has played 22 games so far this season. He only recently became eligible to play in home games at Barclays Center -- after an assist from both the Yankees and Mets, both whom the mayor said he spoke to, but denied being lobbied by, before making

his decision to lift the mandate for professional athletes. “I must move this city forward,” the mayor said on March 24.” Today, the decision we’re making -- we’re not making it loosely or haphazardly. We’re not doing it because there are pressures to do it. We’re doing it because the city has to function.” He also said the mandate as first implemented was unfair to the Big Apple’s professional athletes since visiting teams and players were exempted from the vaccine rule. The mayor has since received much criticism for making an exception for athletes when the mandate forced the firing of over 1,400 municipal workers in the City. As of Monday, the City recorded over 2.3 million COVID-19 cases and over 40,000 deaths due to the virus since its first case was detected in Feb. 2020.

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In four games, Saint Peter’s revealed the glory of March Madness - and the pain John Feinstein The Washington Post

PHILADELPHIA — For all but one of the 68 teams playing in the NCAA tournament, the dream dies hard. It doesn’t matter whether it dies in Dayton, Ohio, in the first four games or on championship Monday - losing is always full of heartbreak. That’s because no team steps onto a court anywhere in March or early April believing it is going to lose. There has never been a better example of that than this glorious and historic run to the Elite Eight by Saint Peter’s. The Peacocks knew they could beat Kentucky - and they did. They knew they could beat Murray State - and they did. They knew they could beat Purdue - and they did, becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach a region final. On Sunday, they knew they could beat North Carolina - but they didn’t. The Tar Heels were too quick, too prepared and, ultimately, too good. The final

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league starting staff behind Gerrit Cole. Luis Severino has pitched just 27.1 innings over the last three years because of major injuries like a torn lat muscle

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wants the Jets to improve vastly in 2022, he isn’t setting the goal at playoffs or bust for the Jets. “Yeah, I never look at it that

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from other programs, from other teams,” Davis said. “... I didn’t want them to have the experiences that they had the last couple of years. And that’s not typical North Carolina. And I want them to be respected. I want this program to be respected. And I feel like this year we have moved in the right direction with that.” It wasn’t always apparent with this team. It suffered big losses in marquee non-conference matchups to Purdue, Tennessee and Kentucky in November and December. That trend continued in conference play when it lost road games to Miami and Wake Forest and a home game to Duke, all by 20 or more points. Carolina also lost forward Dawson Garcia, who started 12 of the first 16 games of the season, and guard Anthony Harris, who was one of the top reserves off the bench, for the remainder of the season. “The pressure as a firstyear coach in any program is great, and it’s tenfold at North

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boasting plenty of postseason experience. Despite Durant missing 27 games, Irving missing 53 and Harden forcing his way to the 76ers, the Nets rank ninth in offensive efficiency for the season. Since Durant’s March 3 return, Brooklyn’s attack has jumped up to second. Brooklyn also has its fair share of concerns, starting with a 22nd-ranked defense that lags far behind any of the East’s top four seeds. The Nets’ front line is thin aside from Andre Drummond - Ben

score was 69-49, but this game was over by halftime. “Honestly, I really thought we were going to win this game,” Coach Shaheen Holloway said. “I didn’t really recognize my team the first 10 minutes. They looked just a little bit slow and maybe intimidated.” “This one’s on us,” said KC Ndefo, the only senior starter. “We just didn’t look like ourselves out there.” “There was a lot of sadness in the locker room,” junior guard Daryl Banks III said. “We know what we did was historic, but this was very emotional for all of us.” It should be noted that Holloway and his players gave plenty of credit to North Carolina. There were no sour grapes - just disappointment and sadness. “I wish we could play this game over again,” Holloway said. “There are some things I would have done different.” Perhaps that would have helped. More likely, it wouldn’t have made much difference.

The Peacocks weren’t that bad Sunday. The Tar Heels were that good. In Friday’s upset win, Saint Peter’s never trailed Purdue by more than six. On Sunday, Holloway called his first timeout less than three minutes into the game with his team trailing 7-0. The lead grew to 9-0 before Hassan Drame hit a three-pointer. Unfortunately for the Peacocks, that was the only three-pointer they made in the first half: They were 1 for 11. The margin at halftime was 38-19, and the difference between the teams was symbolized by one player: Brady Manek. That’s no knock on Armando Bacot, UNC’s other big man, who was dominant with 20 points and a stunning 22 rebounds. But Manek was the X-factor - especially in the first half, when the Tar Heels took control and never looked back. He is 6-foot-9, a 23-year old who played four years at Oklahoma (including his freshman season

with Trae Young, who drew a little more attention than he did) before transferring to North Carolina. Manek doesn’t look at all like your Dean Smithcoached Tar Heels player of yore. His shoulder-length hair is held back by a hairband, and his beard comes down to the top of his chest. But Smith hasn’t coached for 25 years, and Hubert Davis understands these are different times. If you can play, you can wear your hair (and beard) anyway you like. In the game’s first 10 minutes, Manek drained two threes and made a nice baby-hook. By contrast, Purdue’s big men Friday night couldn’t have made a shot outside five feet in a (nodefense) shell drill. Equally important were the things Manek did that never show up in a box score. Every time the Peacocks attempted to set a high ball screen, Manek flashed out of the post to make any kind of pass or handoff difficult. It helped that he had the 6-10

Bacot backing him up under the basket. He also came back to set screens and make life easier for his guards bringing the ball up against the Peacocks’ full-court pressure. That pressure wore the Purdue guards down Friday; needless to say, that didn’t happen against North Carolina. But the real difference in this rout was North Carolina’s quickness at every position. Purdue had size, size and size but little speed. The Tar Heels aren’t as big as the Boilermakers, but they have quickness at every position and were still considerably bigger than Saint Peter’s, which rarely got shots inside - or outside - that weren’t contested. Statistics told part of the story - but not all of it. Manek finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, meaning he and Bacot combined for 30 rebounds. Saint Peter’s had a total of 33. North Carolina didn’t shoot all that well for the game - 41% - but it didn’t matter. Saint Peter’s only shot 30%.

And the Tar Heels made sure nothing was easy for the Peacocks from the first minute until the 1:11 mark in the second half, when Davis put in his subs and walk-ons and then began weeping almost uncontrollably. He has gone from coaching a team that was 16-7 after a blowout loss at home in February to Duke to a team that is 28-9 and heading to the Final Four in New Orleans to play Duke yet again, having beaten the Blue Devils soundly in Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Cameron Indoor Stadium farewell. The world will watch as the two ancient rivals meet in the NCAA tournament for the first time. Even with Krzyzewski on his farewell tour, the first two weeks of this event were about Saint Peter’s. It wasn’t just that the tiny school from Jersey City became the first team lower than a No. 12 to make the Elite Eight; it was the way the Peacocks did it.

and Tommy John surgery, as well as nagging issues like a hamstring strain and shoulder soreness. Jameson Taillon flashed some really good stuff, but ended the year needing ankle surgery. Nestor Cortes was their most consistent starter and Jordan Montgomery was a solid back-end of the rotation lefty. Among their younger

pitchers, Luis Gil was impressive in six starts last season, pitching to a 3.07 ERA, but that was limited. Clarke Schmidt missed most of the season with an elbow issue. Michael King has proven more useful as a reliever than a starter. All of these pitchers will likely have to contribute at some point this season. “If we go out with 15

pitchers3/8 to start, I think we’d feel pretty good about that,” Blake said earlier this month, explaining the Yankees could use 25 to 30 pitchers this season. “And it’s really probably like the first turn and a half through that you’re really playing under and then just being creative with those extra spots. “Are they starter-piggyback

type? Are they just long guys that have flexibility? We have guys like Cortes and King and Lucas Luetge3/8 who can kind of spread out a little bit and some of the younger guys whether it’s J.P. Sears3/8 or Ron Marinaccio3/8 or Clarke or Deivi, those type.” Blake said the Yankees feel they are in a good spot with the depth of their pitching

because of the development of young pitchers like Garcia and Gil. “I think it’s been huge for guys like Deivi, Gil, Schmidt, Sears, all these guys,” Blake said. “It’s probably going to be the same as 20203/8 this year, so we’re gonna call their name at some point.”

way,” Woody said. “The way I look at every season is I think we’re going to win every game, but putting a marker like that I don’t think helps us achieve that. So needless to say, we want to win games. That’s what it’s all about. Do a lot better than we did last year. We owe the fans that and we owe

the players and the coaches, everybody. We’re all working for the same thing.” One way for the Jets to take the next step towards being playoff contenders is for Zach Wilson to improve. Wilson struggled through his rookie year, completing under 60% of his passes and

tossing less than 10 touchdowns in 13 games. His struggles weren’t all his fault. Towards the end of the year, his receiving corp was decimated by injuries. Elijah Moore and Corey Davis missed the last five games of the season and Jamison

Crowder missed two of the last three. Wilson didn’t receive much help from the tight end group, either, which combined for under 600 yards receiving. Wilson did flash impressive arm talent and athleticism, which Johnson made note of. “We saw the talent. Amazing

arm talent, amazing escape ability and all of the athletic things he does on the field,” he said. “If we can keep him protected, and we can give him some weapons, I think the sky’s the limit. ... Keep progressing. That will be a lot on what the team looks like.”

Carolina,” assistant coach Jeff Lebo said. “To see him weather the ups and downs and to be consistent with what he does, his projection to the team and his approach, was awesome. He’s the big reason why through those dark periods we had that we’re standing here today. That’s why I know he’s got the right stuff to be a terrific coach.” Davis is taking Carolina to a Final Four where three Hall of Fame coaches await with Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Bill Self of Kansas and Villanova’s Jay Wright. All three have won national titles. Davis, in reaching the Final Four as an eight seed, has done something Krzyzewski, Self and Wright have never accomplished. Regardless of seed, it’s the neighborhood in which Carolina is used to residing. “We need to be in the mix and you know, quite frankly, I think it’s good for college basketball when we are great,” UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham said. “We won in 2017, had a pretty good year in ‘18. But we didn’t for a couple. And it’s great to be back and great to be led by a guy who’s so passionate about the students at Carolina.”

Davis is just as passionate about giving a nod to the basketball tradition at Carolina. While speaking in the postgame news conference, he often had to pause as his emotions swelled up while talking about those that paved the way for him in coaches Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge and Roy Williams. Davis said he didn’t get a chance to talk to Williams, but from the stage on the court he said he made eye contact with the former coach and told him thank you. Davis said he wanted to make the former coaches proud. “I want every player that played for coach Smith, Coach Guthridge and Coach Williams — whether it’s in person, TV, highlights — I want them to be able to identify and go, ‘That’s the Carolina I went to,’” Davis said. “It’s really important for me that this program, with my own personality in my own shoes, looks exactly like the program that Coach Smith, Coach Guthridge and Coach Williams ran.” Davis never lost confidence that the team could reach its potential. And now he’s the first, first-year coach to reach the Final Four since Guthridge

did it in 1998. The difference between the two is Guthridge had a returning team that reached the 1997 Final Four led by Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter. Davis doesn’t have any players that project to be two of the top five picks in the NBA draft as Jamison and Carter were in ‘98. The Tar Heels had to get acclimated to a new system with Davis running a four-out offense and favoring a stretch-4, a role that Brady Manek has blossomed in filling. It took time before the players understood their roles and settled into playing together. “What you’re seeing right now is a team that takes on his personality and early on and they weren’t,” said assistant coach Sean May, who starred on Carolina’s 2005 national title team. “It took time and unfortunately, people didn’t want to give him the time that he deserved, but he’s done a hell of a job and if people can’t respect that, it’s okay.” The last two years of Williams’ coaching tenure at UNC certainly didn’t feel like vintage Carolina basketball. The team in 2019-20 endured a rash of injuries and finished

with the first losing season in Williams’ tenure. That was overshadowed by the entire NCAA season ending due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last season wasn’t much better, because of all the changes caused by the pandemic, including the summer pickup games that usually help the newcomers get acclimated to Chapel Hill and the returning players. Carolina’s young backcourt grew up in real time and it resulted in the first time a Williams-coached team was ousted in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Two years doesn’t seem that long considering the Heels shared the 2019 regular-season ACC title with Virginia and were a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. But for a player like Armando Bacot who came to Carolina to play in highstakes games, that time felt like dog years. “My first two years was just so tough and people kind of pushed North Carolina to the side saying how we were done and all this and that,” Bacot said. “I’m just so glad to make it to the Final Four, finally, and kind of cement myself. We’re not done yet, but just cement

myself and us as a team — me and Leaky (Black), specifically, to be able to say we won.” Black, the team’s lone senior who has played at UNC for four years, added: “It’s been a roller coaster the past few years, (we’ve) been laughed at on social media. It feels good to get the last laugh right here, but we’re not done yet.” Sunday’s win was especially vindicating for Davis, who some within the fan base questioned if he was the right hire earlier in the season. Lebo has been a head coach in four different stops including a six-year stint at Auburn and seven years at East Carolina. Lebo has known Davis longer than anyone on the staff, having been teammates at UNC during the 1988-89 season. He said Davis never wavered through the obstacles the season presented. “I knew the weight of a lot of things — being the head coach at North Carolina, the first Black coach at North Carolina — weighed on him a little bit,” Lebo said. “He never said anything about it. But I knew. He never showed it and I am more happy for him than anybody.”

Simmons has yet to suit up and their wing rotation took a hit when sharpshooter Joe Harris was lost for the season with an ankle injury. Even Brooklyn’s stars find themselves in tricky spots: Durant will be forced to play huge minutes like he did during the 2021 playoffs, and Irving must prove that he can be a consistent and durable contributor after playing part-time since January. Together, they must overcome a lineup continuity disadvantage compared to the East’s elite. Still, the Nets are clearly more talented and more proven than the other five teams in contention for the East’s final four spots: the Chicago Bulls,

Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks. Toronto might have the best chance from that group to pull a first-round upset. The Raptors are relentless, wellbalanced and well-coached, and they’ve enjoyed a nice bounce-back season from Pascal Siakam and a strong rookie campaign from Scottie Barnes. Perhaps their biggest question is whether they possess another gear: Coach Nick Nurse has leaned heavily on his starters, with Fred VanVleet leading the league by averaging 37.9 minutes per game. After a red-hot start, the injury-ravaged Bulls have fallen on hard times, going just 5-10

since the all-star break. DeMar DeRozan has cooled off, Zach LaVine has battled a bothersome knee and Chicago has a combined 1-11 record against Boston, Miami, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Cleveland is in a similar free fall after losing center Jarrett Allen to a broken finger. The collective development of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Allen has been huge for the organization’s future, but the overachieving Cavaliers might need to fight through the play-in and will likely find themselves outgunned by more experienced playoff opponents. The Hornets and Hawks, meanwhile, share

profile similarities with the Nets thanks to their top-10 offenses and bottom-10 defenses, yet lack proven championship leaders like Durant and Irving. Both Charlotte and Atlanta could be tough outs in the play-in thanks to their explosive scoring potential, but it’s hard to picture their porous defenses holding up in a best-of-seven series. Maybe Boston trusts its magical second-half run and decides not to stress about Brooklyn. Maybe the Bucks feel confident that they can eliminate the Nets again after outlasting them in a second-round classic last year. Fair enough, but both teams should give real thought to the

pros and cons of an early date with Durant. The Heat and 76ers, though, must do whatever they can to steer clear of the Nets. Miami bet big last summer with a $90 million sign-and-trade for Kyle Lowry and a $184 million extension for Butler, and they must have something to show for those investments. Ditto for Philadelphia, which went all-in to land Harden at the deadline and faces the prospect of signing him to a $270 million extension this summer. A few extra losses in early April could be exactly what’s needed to ensure that their playoff runs make it to May.


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An unexpected halftime talk by Bill Self sparked Kansas Jayhawks’ turnaround Sam McDowell The Kansas City Star

CHICAGO — They sat in front of their respective booths inside the Kansas locker room, absorbing a six-point deficit after a half that looked too similar to their previous five in this NCAA Tournament, and waited on their coach to arrive. As he did -- as Bill Self walked into the room -- the players collectively braced for it. The yelling. The cussing. The animation. But they got something else instead. Self began with a deep breath, they recalled, and then matter-of-factly provided some tweaks for the second half. He was, as one player put it, oddly calm. “Wasn’t what I was expecting,” senior Ochai Agbaji said. “It wasn’t like that (yelling) or anything,” point guard Dajuan Harris said. “I kept waiting for him to yell,” guard Joseph Yesufu said. “But he was calm. So we were all calm.” An unexpected deep breath at halftime. Then a second-half exhale that felt a long time coming. Kansas, at long last, popped off in this NCAA Tournament, rolling past Miami 76-50 after running the Hurricanes out of the United Center gym in the second half. All set up by the moments that preceded it. The Jayhawks were dreadful in the opening 20 minutes. From the bench, Self responded to every possession as though it was the final sequence of Game Seven in the NBA Finals. The Jayhawks played every possession like it was Game Seven of the NBA Finals. Agbaji remarked that the Jayhawks weren’t hitting many shots, but they were too nervous to even pull the trigger on many shots. The moment appeared too big for them. And then they went and grabbed the moment.

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Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self celebrates with his team after advancing to the Final Four by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 76-50 in the finals of the Midwest regional of the men’s college basketball NCAA Tournament at United Center on Sunday.

The halftime demeanor -- an about-face -was a strategic move from Self, even if he didn’t want to credit himself for it or even acknowledge it. Because while he might have given the impression of calmness, he very much felt the inverse of it. “I was very positively pissed,” he said, before a smile, “if I can say that. “We’re better than this, but, damn.” The biggest questions facing KU when it plays a lower-seeded team in the tournament have been the same for years: Will they play tight? Or will they just go play? How do you coach a team to just have fun?

Mark Bradley: A lovely Final Four will be won by the greatest coach ever Mark Bradley The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

For all Duke’s success/ splendor/snootiness, the great school with the great coach conducts its daily business in the shadow of its greatest rival. A Duke fan cannot turn around in North Carolina’s Triangle without seeing two or three or 10 Tar Heel backers. Duke has produced one U.S. president - Richard Nixon - but only two North Carolina governors. UNC Chapel Hill, as it’s sometimes known, has seen 32 of its attendees become head of the Tar Heel State. In 1986, Duke reached its first Final Four under Mike Krzyzewski. The moderator for NCAA press conferences was the arch UNC publicist Rick Brewer. A questioner mentioned that Duke’s lovely campus sits 8 miles from Chapel Hill. Brewer, to whom the question was not directed, nodded to the Duke contingent and said, “Imagine how much nicer it would be if you were only 7 miles from Chapel Hill.” Under Krzyzewski, Duke became the nation’s biggest program - bigger than Kentucky and Kansas, bigger even than Carolina. In the Triangle, though, the Heels are forever the people’s choice. (A much larger school generates many more alums.) As grand as Coach K has been, even he hasn’t made Carolina disappear. Krzyzewski has won five national titles. Carolina has won five since he arrived in Durham. Krzyzewski’s record against the Heels is 50-47. On Saturday night in New Orleans, he will face the ancient enemy for the 98th time. As improbable as their meeting in the Final Four is - North Carolina is a middling No. 8 seed; Duke was the lowest-ranked of the No. 2 seeds - it’s also inevitable. There could be no Krzyzewski Farewell Tour without the participation of Krzyzewski’s nemesis. We neutrals can

revel in the spectacle: Coach K’s last bow features the first NCAA Tournament meeting of Duke and Carolina. But here’s what the two sides are thinking: Duke fans: “We have to play THEM?” Carolina fans: “We have to play HIM?” John Wooden took 10 national titles at UCLA. Those came over a span of 12 seasons. Had freshmen (mostly meaning Kareem AbdulJabbar) been eligible in 1966 and had the Bruins not faced N.C. State in Greensboro in the 1974 semis, the Wizard might have taken 12 in a row. Wooden’s 12 Final Fours came over 14 seasons. Only in 1975 was UCLA required to win more than four NCAA Tournament games. In Krzyzewski’s 13 Final Four runs, it took four wins to reach the national semis. Those 13 Final Fours have come over 36 years. The Big Dance got bigger in 1975, offering admission to conference non-champs and dumping regional guidelines. That was also Wooden’s final season. Krzyzewski and Duke have dealt with whispers OK, screams - that they got the benefit of every officiating doubt. (Once upon a time, Coach K accused the ACC of hewing to a double standard, ref-wise: Then it was Dean Smith getting the calls.) Nobody has done these Blue Devils any favors. They were placed in a regional with Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed. They faced arduous opposition in Round 2 against Michigan State and in the Sweet 16 versus Texas Tech. They won both, barely. Duke entered the NCAA coming off a double-figure loss to Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium in what ESPN presented as Coach K’s valedictory. It lost to a so-so Virginia Tech team by 15 in the ACC final. Mark Bradley is a columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

That’s certainly something Self has told them before, to no avail. Forget telling them. On Sunday afternoon, he showed them. KU won ugly against Creighton. Won ugly against Providence. Played ugly for a half against Miami. And then. Whew. So this is why Self has been saying KU had not yet reached its peak -- because this group had that in them. The KU team that outscored Miami 47-15 after halftime can beat any team left in this tournament field and maybe beat

any team left in this tournament field playing at its best. They played free. They were fast. They fed the ball inside early. They took shots and hit shots. They played like a group who took an unexpected cue from its coach and just settled down. “Way looser,” Agbaji said. “Way looser.” They were emotionally different. But they were tactically different, too. At some point during his halftime talk, Self made one tweak unfamiliar to this year’s group. The Jayhawks, he advised, would stop switching every single screen. Instead, Harris would open the half defending Miami guard Kameron McGusty, who scored 14 points in the first half. And he wouldn’t leave him. No switches. No help. McGusty had four points after halftime, making just 2 of 7 shots. In kind, Miami scored 35 points before halftime and 15 afterward. There are a million different things that changed after the Jayhawks emerged from the locker room -- Harris locked down McGusty; David McCormack scored the initial five points and eight total in a seven-minute spurt; Christian Braun broke the dam on a three-pointer he passed up multiple times in the first half; Agbaji scored 12 points and hit two threes, one of which prompted Self’s patented first pump cutting through the air; Mitch Lightfoot scored six points off the bench. It’s all the highlights you saw on the court. But it’s those moments inside the locker room the players pointed back toward. The sense that it wasn’t time to panic when, ironically, it was KU’s best reason yet to worry since this tournament started. The six-point margin is their biggest deficit of the March Madness. No wonder they expected an angry Bill Self at halftime. He was. They just didn’t know it.

March Madness: More than ever, a fickle, vengeful beast Chuck Culpepper The Washington Post

Yeah, you had some nerve, filling the streets of Chapel Hill like that way back on the first Saturday night in March. I’m all for exuberance and rivalry and getting outdoors and all of it, especially while in college, but a bacchanal like that after a win in the regular season? I’ll show you. I am March Madness, and I will not be upstaged. You know what I’m going to do? I’m going to have Duke and North Carolina play again, like they’ve never done in all the 257 times they’ve played, in my tournament. I’ll take them from some unassuming seedings like Nos. 2 and 8, and I’ll carry them all the way through the East and West regionals until they ram into each other at the brink of the real end. I’ll make it so Mike Krzyzewski’s last game against North Carolina, that one from March 5, wasn’t Mike Krzyzewski’s last game against North Carolina. And I’m going to have them play in New bloody Orleans, so Duke and North Carolina fans will swarm and swirl around the French Quarter and everyone else will wind up nauseous. If that sounds mad, that’s who I am. I am one fickle, vengeful beast. Oh, I’ll gussy up a Final Four with the kingdoms of Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova, Final Four regulars, 22 Final Four berths between them this century alone, nobody fewer than four since 2000. I’ll allow the chalk even after I bust all the brackets with my Saint Peter’s and my whatnot. But I’m going to spice that chalk with the promise of untold pain. I’ll spend two weeks bringing a young Duke team from unsure to cocksure, and a thin North Carolina team from skittish to soaring, and then I’ll run them against each other until some fan base falls from the clouds all the way down into a woe damnednear eternal, drowning in their own loathing. That’s what I’m about more than anything: pain. I’m about crying locker rooms much more than snipping nets. It’s even part of my appeal. I’ll make things so

awkward that people won’t even talk about it at their regionals. North Carolina’s Armando Bacot will get 20 points and 22 rebounds in an East Region final in Philadelphia on the way to the Final Four, such a matter of joy and hope, and then say of that Final Four, “I don’t really want to answer that right now. It’s a good question. But I can’t answer it right now. ‘Coach’ will get mad at me.” I’ll have that first-year coach, Hubert Davis, say nothing could be as crazy as March 5 in Cameron Indoor at Duke, and then I’ll show him crazy. A curious mind will bring up Duke vs. North Carolina to Duke players after they win the West Region in San Francisco, and Coach K will intercept that question and shield the players right up there on the dais, right up there near his exit after 42 Duke seasons: “You know what, it’s going to be an honor for us to go against whoever is the regional champion of that region, and there’s no greater day in college basketball than when those four regional champions, four champions, get in one arena and play.” Look how he ran off to somewhere else with that, like people often do when pain lurks. I’ll have my usual charms along the way to distract from the excruciation. I’ll introduce the whole nation to the term “Peacock Nation,” as if the whole nation might become Peacock Nation. I’ll take some anonymous No. 15 seed like

the Saint Peter’s Peacocks, some team that finished second in its own hidden regular season, with attendance figures in the triple digits, and I’ll run it all the way to the Elite Eight, like it’s never been done before. I’ll have one player, KC Ndefo, saying, “What we did was amazing,” and their coach, Shaheen Holloway, saying when it’s done, “It’s my job as their leader to cheer them up, make sure they understand what they did the last two weeks.” I’ll have my usual buffet of results that seem to make no sense, like fresh, hot Big Ten champion Iowa losing to Richmond, or like Auburn getting stomped by Miami (Fla.), or like Kentucky and Murray State and Purdue toppled by Saint Peter’s. I’ll usher Iowa State from two wins in one whole season (2020-21) to two wins and the Sweet 16 in one quick tournament (2022). I’ll make Gonzaga sad; I’m good at that. I’ll sic Houston on opponents until opponents seem to say, Just get me out of here and let me go home. I’ll make a reborn Arizona escape TCU except then it has to play Houston. I’ll have North Carolina lead by 25 on Baylor and go on to win the game - in overtime. I’ll have Kansas out there running around but nobody paying much attention, until that sage Jim Larrañaga stands 20 minutes from another Final Four with a 10 seed (Miami Hurricanes) to go with the

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one he got in 2006 with an 11 (George Mason). Then I’ll have Kansas forge a remarkable 4715 second half, and then I’ll have veteran coach Bill Self explain it: “There really wasn’t (any moving speech). I’m not good at those type of things. I told them we need to play better.” Oh. I’ll have Jay Wright around near the end because everybody likes Jay Wright and, miraculously, so do I. Make it three Final Fours in the last six, and have him get to it by way of Texas where he won the previous two, and have somebody ask this Philadelphian what it is about Texas, and have him say, “I think barbecue.” Look at the fun and frivolity, for it distracts from the excruciation. I never let Duke and North Carolina play each other in one of my tournaments before, but only because it always seemed too obvious, too trite. I’ve let them into 38 Final Fours, 21 for North Carolina and 17 for Duke, but only one together. That’s that weird one in 1991, when Hubert Davis himself scored 25 points in that semifinal against Kansas, but I intervened and tilted things sideways so that Kansas beat North Carolina and Dean Smith got ejected and CBS reported on some kind of mild kerfuffle in the hallway involving that sweet old assistant, Bill Guthridge. Now, that was mad.


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No. 1 Louisville moves on to Final Four after defeating No. 3 Michigan Field Level Media

Hailey Van Lith scored 22 points and top seed Louisville advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four by eliminating No. 3 seed Michigan 62-50 in the Wichita Region on Monday. Chelsie Hall supplied 15 points for the Cardinals (29-4), who reached the Final Four for the fourth time in the program’s history and first since 2018. Kianna Smith added 11 points for Louisville, while Emily Engstler grabbed 16 rebounds and Olivia Cochran tossed in nine points. Louisville will play South Carolina in Minneapolis on Friday. Naz Hillmon led Michigan (25-7), which was making its first-ever appearance in the Elite Eight, with 18 points

and 11 rebounds. The Wolverines committed 22 turnovers and didn’t score in the last 5:42. Michigan also didn’t score in the first five minutes. Both teams heated up the rest of the quarter and Louisville carried a 17-13 lead into the second quarter. Hall, who scored 13 firsthalf points, had a 3-pointer and layup in the first three minutes of the quarter to stretch the Cardinals’ lead. Van Lith’s layup with 4:56 left in the half gave Louisville a 26-19 lead. Michigan closed the gap to one point with an 8-2 spurt before Smith made a layup to give Louisville a 30-27 halftime edge. Louisville had a 6-0 spurt early in the second half, including a Hall layup, to gain a 38-31 lead. Van Lith made a

NIT to move out of MSG, seeks bidders for 2023-24 Field Level Media

The National Invitation Tournament will leave Madison Square Garden after this season as the NCAA announced a bidding process Monday to find new sites for the 2023 and 2024 semifinals and finals. The NIT predates the NCAA Tournament as the top postseason championship in college basketball. Now, the NIT selects 32 of the best teams that miss out on the NCAA Tournament. The first three rounds are held at campus sites before shifting to New York for its final four. The event was founded in 1938 and always concluded in New York, save for the

2021 tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was held in Texas. “The NIT has had a rich history in New York City and we appreciate the invaluable partnership with Madison Square Garden,” NCAA senior VP Dan Gavitt said in a statement. “This has not been an easy decision to make, but it is a mutual one. We are looking forward to crowning a worthy and historic NIT Champion at the Garden this week. (The years) 2023 and 2024 offer exciting possibilities for hosting the tournament in a new city and venue that will provide the teams with an outstanding experience.”

jumper to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 43-34. The Wolverines went more than seven minutes without a field goal but when Maddie Nolan rattled in a 3-pointer, they were within four at 43-39. Louisville was clinging to a 45-43 lead entering the fourth. It scored the first five points of the quarter, including Van Lith’s three-point play. Her putback with 8:05 left made it 52-45. The Cardinals then went scoreless for more than five minutes but Michigan could only cut its deficit to two. Cochran ended Louisville’s drought with a layup. Cochran then made another layup after a Hillmon turnover and the Wolverines had no answers.

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Louisville Cardinals react after winning against the Michigan Wolverines in the Wichita regional finals of the women’s college basketball NCAA Tournament at INTRUST Bank Arena on Monday.

NFL transactions roundup: Saints keep WR Tre’Quan Smith Field Level Media

The New Orleans Saints are bringing back wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith on a two-year contract, multiple outlets reported Monday. The base deal is worth $6 million – $2 million guaranteed – and up to $10.5 million with incentives, per the reports. Smith, 26, caught 32 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games (six starts) in 2021. He has 17 career TDs in 51 games (29 starts) for the Saints, who selected him in the third round of the 2018 draft. –The Arizona Cardinals signed offensive lineman Will Hernandez to a oneyear deal. The team didn’t release contract details. Hernandez, 26, played in 62 career games (56 starts) for the New York Giants, who selected him in the second round of the 2018 draft. Hernandez is expected to fill the Cardinals’ opening at right guard in 2022. –The Giants signed former Cardinals guard Max Garcia.

Terms were not released by the team. Garcia, 30, played the past three seasons in Arizona. He has played in 93 games (52 starts) with the Denver Broncos (201518) and Cardinals. Garcia has played every interior position but mostly left guard (39 starts). He was selected in the fourth round of the 2015 draft by the Broncos. –Guard Ike Boettger is returning to Buffalo on a one-year deal with the Bills. Boettger signed with the Bills as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2018. Since then, he’s appeared in 33 games (17 starts) with Buffalo. Ten of those starts came last season at left guard before he sustained an Achilles injury against the New England Patriots in Week 16. He had surgery in late December. The Bills also matched Chicago’s offer sheet to offensive lineman Ryan Bates, keeping their three-year player on a fouryear contract. The Chicago Tribune reported it’s a $17 million deal with the first two years fully

guaranteed. Bates, 25, has appeared in 41 games (four starts) for the Bills in three seasons. –Former Denver Broncos wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton has signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans, per reports. The Broncos released Hamilton earlier this month. Hamilton missed the 2021 season after tearing his ACL last summer while working out away from team facilities. Hamilton, 27, has 81 catches for 833 yards and five touchdowns in 46 games (nine starts) for the Broncos, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft. –The New York Jets re-signed kicker Eddy Pineiro to a one-year deal worth up to $2.75 million, multiple reports said, setting up a kicking battle with Greg Zuerlein. The Jets signed Zuerlein, a former AllPro, on Saturday. He was a free agent after two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Zuerlein, 34, converted 29 of 35 field-goal attempts and 42 of 48 extra-point tries in 16 games with Dallas.

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Ronald Guzman went 3-for-4 with a double and five RBIs as New York routed Detroit, 11-7, at Lakeland, Fla. on Monday. Victor Reyes socked a three-run homer to lead the Tigers’ offense. Phiilies 7, Orioles 1 Newcomers Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber and Garrett Stubbs hit three of Philadelphia’s four home runs as the Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Monday in Clearwater, Fla. Matt Kroon also went deep for the Phillies, who out-hit the Orioles 11-2. Philadelphia starter Cristopher Sanchez threw three shutout innings, and Dillon Maples struck out the side in the ninth. Astros 2, Cardinals 1 Solo homers from Michael Brantley and Yordan Alvarez guided Houston past St. Louis in Sarasota, Fla. Astros starter Framber Valdez tossed three scoreless innings, while Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright yielded two runs in five innings. Braves 5, Blue Jays 4 Starter Spencer Strider threw 2 1/3 hitless, scoreless innings, one of eight Atlanta pitchers who held Toronto to four hits in North Port, Fla. The Braves’ Ozzie Albies doubled and homered. Marlins 8, Nationals 1 Miami’s Edward Cabrera blanked Washington for three innings to earn the win at West

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New York Yankees third baseman Philip Evans (39) scores a run in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers during their spring training game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Monday.

Palm Beach, Fla. Nationals starter Patrick Corbin allowed four runs (all unearned) in five innings. Royals 19, Guardians 9 Andrew Benintendi homered in each of the

first two innings and Edward Olivares added a grand slam as Kansas City crushed Cleveland at Surprise, Ariz. The Royals’ Carlos Santana and Salvador Perez each had three of the team’s 19 hits.

Padres 9, White Sox 8 Luis Campusano’s ninth-inning grand slam erased a three-run deficit and led San Diego to a victory over Chicago at Phoenix. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito fanned five in 3 2/3 scoreless innings. D-backs 5, Dodgers 3 David Peralta’s two-run homer sparked Arizona’s five-run seventh inning in a win over Los Angeles at Scottsdale, Ariz. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw struck out three in four shutout innings. Angels 7, A’s 2 Noah Syndergaard yielded just one hit and one run, which was unearned, in 3 2/3 innings as Los Angeles defeated Oakland in Tempe, Ariz. Matt Duffy went 3-for-3 for the Angels. Mariners 6, Rangers 5 Mitch Haniger had an RBI single and a runscoring double to lead Seattle past Texas in Peoria, Ariz. Joe McCarthy, Brad Miller and Yohel Pozo homered for the Rangers. Brewers 5, Giants 2 Corbin Burnes struck out eight while allowing one run and one hit in five innings as Milwaukee beat San Francisco in Phoenix. Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez each hit a two-run homer for the Brewers. Cubs 4, Reds 2 Brennen Davis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading Chicago past Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Aramis Garcia went deep for the Reds.

Pujols arrives at spring training in his familiar No. 5 Rick Hummel St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JUPITER, Fla. — Before the second inning of a spring training game with Houston, Albert Pujols walked onto the field from the right-field bullpen, receiving a standing ovation as he proceeded to descend into the first-base dugout. Both manager Oliver Marmol and catcher Yadier Molina talked to Pujols Monday morning on Molina’s phone while the first two were in the Cardinals’ clubhouse. Molina said Pujols would be in town later in the day in preparation for his re-signing with the Cardinals after 10 seasons away and, in fact, when Pujols entered the field he was wearing his familiar No. 5, which had not been issued since he left for California 11 years ago.

Before the game had started, Marmol was guarded, understandably so, since the announcement of Pujols’ signing a $2.5 million, oneyear deal wasn’t official, at that point. “Any time you have a player like Albert -- what he means, what he brings to the clubhouse, it’s great,” said Molina. “He’s happy to be here. I’m glad everything worked out for him,” said Molina, who was the “little brother” to Pujols, now 42, for eight seasons with the Cardinals from 2004-2011 before the latter went to the Los Angeles Angels. Pujols had been in contact with Molina and let him know about the decision via the telephone. “Now we go,” said Molina. “It’s going to be a fun year. ... (Pujols) has still got it. I don’t

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Albert Pujols, wearing a Cardinals No. 5 jersey, walks into the bullpen during a St. Louis Cardinals spring training game against the Houston Astros, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, on Monday. Pujols has rejoined Cardinals on a one-year contract for the 2022 season.

know how Oli is going to use him. ... He’s in great shape.

Mentally, he’s ready to go. Can’t wait to have him here.”

Molina had an open locker on either side of him. One was the second of two areas reserved for Tommy Edman. Asked if No. 5 might move in next to No. 4, Molina smiled and said, “I like Tommy, too. But it’s only for a couple days.” Edman said he would give up if that space if it was needed by Pujols. “We’ve got only one thing in mind,” said Molina. “And that’s winning another championship. It’s a good day for everyone.” Marmol said, “Nothing we can announce just yet. But it’s a good day, though. “There’s nothing to announce regarding Albert just yet ... but adding someone like that is crazy important. What he does to that clubhouse, outside of his skill set, is unbelievable. What he

adds with his skill set is going to be incredible. “He’s got some left. He’s got more than some left.” Pujols, who hit well for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second half of 2021, played some in the Dominican Republic winter league this past off-season. Adam Wainwright will make his first start with Molina behind the plate this spring Monday against Houston and pitch four innings. Like Molina, righthander Jordan Hicks also will make his exhibition debut for the Cardinals. Wainwright has been told by Marmol that he, indeed, would be starting the season opener on April 7 in St. Louis against Pittsburgh.

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NFL beefs up Rooney Rule, takes other measures to improve diversity Joey Knight Tampa Bay Times

PALM BEACH, Fla. — In the wake of an offseason coaching cycle mostly bereft of diversity, the NFL announced Monday that it has taken a few more significant steps -- if not outright strides -- to rectify its maligned hiring practices. On Monday, the league announced all 32 clubs must employ a female or person of color on its offensive staff in 2022. Additionally, women will be included in all requirements for the Rooney Rule, which now requires teams to interview candidates of color and/or women for all head coach and senior operations vacancies. Zoom interviews will not meet the rule’s guidelines. The owners also passed a resolution regarding potential ownership groups, indicating “the membership will regard

it as a positive and meaningful factor if the group includes diverse individuals who would have a significant equity stake in and involvement with the club.” A six-person Diversity Advisory Committee also has been created. “Just know that this is the beginning,” said Jonathan Beane, the NFL’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “There’s a lot of work to be done and we’re ready to do that. We’re prepared to leave no stone unturned to ensure that we have a strong process and we get results.” The woman or person of color hired for each team’s offensive staff will receive a one-year contract and work closely with the head coach and offensive staff to gain experience. Clubs will receive reimbursement from a league-wide fund towards the coach’s salary for up to two years.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The NFL Draft is coming to Detroit. After pushing to land the event the past several years, the city has been awarded hosting rights for the 2024 edition. The announcement came Monday at the NFL’s annual league meeting. “The draft has become a prominent offseason event across the country, and we are excited to work with the Lions and their partners to bring the 2024 NFL Draft to the Motor City,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “With the help of Visit Detroit, the Detroit Sports Commission, and the city of Detroit, the Lions passionate fan base and all visitors will be treated to an incredible three-day experience.” Traditionally, the draft is held during one of the final two weeks in April. While the dates for 2024 haven’t been finalized, the intention is for the main staging to be housed in Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza, although team president Rod Wood said the bid was centered around making it a citywide celebration. “We’ll be using a lot of the venues in downtown, including the Fox Theatre will be part of it, Hart Plaza will be part of it,” Wood said. “Hopefully we’ll have some music events at Ford Field and maybe even Little Caesars (Arena), so it will be throughout the whole city.” Held in New York City from 19652014, the league opted to make the draft a traveling event after outgrowing Radio City Music Hall. After a two-year stint in Chicago, the draft

has since been held in Philadelphia (2017), Dallas (2018), Nashville (2019) and Cleveland (2021). This year’s draft will originate from Las Vegas, which was supposed to host in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be held virtually. Kansas City is slated to host in 2023. Wood initially expressed public interest in bringing the NFL Draft to Detroit in 2017. Realizing the long odds of landing the opportunity to host another Super Bowl, the draft was the next logical target. “I think it’s unlikely -- I’ll never say never -- that we’ll have another chance for a Super Bowl,” Wood said. “But the draft has become maybe the next biggest event that the league puts on, and so once the draft started moving around and was so successful in other markets, it became something that we really focused on. So happy that it’s finally happened, and hopefully we’ll put on a good enough show that maybe they will consider us for a Super Bowl again.” Also a finalist for the 2022 draft, Detroit beat out the other contenders for 2024 hosting duties, Green Bay and Washington D.C. Wood said it was too early to project attendance or economic impact, only expressing hope of luring huge crowds to the city for the three-day weekend. “We’re close to most of the NFL cities, close to a lot of the college teams,” Wood said. “The draft is kind of the intersection between college football and pro football, so I think there’ll be a lot of people traveling because it’s going to be easy to get to Detroit. I’m hoping it’s going to rival what you’ve

seen in some other cities, hundreds of thousands of people.” As part of the event, the NFL Draft Experience -- the league’s interactive football theme park -- will provide participatory games, interactive exhibits, musical performances, and autograph sessions for fans, who will also be able take pictures with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It will be free and open all three days of the event. “Today is momentous for our city,” Dave Beachnau, executive director of the Detroit Sports Commission, said in a statement. “Hosting the NFL Draft in Detroit promises to be a celebration of our community’s spirit. It will deliver high value for our residents, businesses, and the great fans who make Detroit the best sports city in America.” In the more immediate future, the Detroit Sports Commission, in partnership with the Lions, will host a free football-themed community event for fans of all ages on Thursday, April 14 at Campus Martius Park to celebrate being named the 2024 host. More information on the celebration will be announced in the coming days. “Very excited about showing off the city for millions of reasons,” Lions owner Sheila Hamp said. “It’s been a city that’s sometimes overlooked or disparaged for certain reasons, but we all know better, those of us that are there. All the wonderful things that are happening there. So we’re very excited to show the world what we’re all about. “As I said in the room when I thanked the ownership for voting for us, I promise we will put on a wonderful show and 2024 is going to be a great draft.”

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A push to change OT rules in the NFL is gaining momentum Dan Wiederer Chicago Tribune

PALM BEACH, Fla. — It was deep into the NFL Honors show last month, an annual Super Bowl week extravaganza, and host Keegan-Michael Key was sitting in the crowd raving about the energy and entertainment value of the night. “This,” Key said, “is so much fun. A show like this, you just want it to go on and on and on and on and on. Am I right?” Then the camera zoomed out. To Key’s right was a smirking Josh Allen. “Or,” the Buffalo Bills quarterback said, “you just end it in a way that makes sense, is fair and gives everyone an equal opportunity to win.” Touche. Credit Allen for having a sense of humor, for taking an easy comedic poke at one of the more heartbreaking sequences of his football career. Perhaps, had the NFL’s overtime rules been different, Allen would not have been in the crowd that night, instead preparing to lead the Bills to the Super Bowl for the first time in 29 seasons. Alas, in the defining moment of the Bills season, Allen was left in a similar capacity as he was 11 days later at that Honors show. Just a spectator. The Bills defense couldn’t stop the Kansas City Chiefs on the first possession of overtime in the AFC divisional round. Buffalo lost 42-36. Their star quarterback, who was electric in throwing for 329 yards and four touchdowns, didn’t touch the ball in overtime. The game-ending play was an 8-yard sudden death touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce. But for all intents and purposes, the Chiefs’ game-winning moment may have come when Allen called “tails” on the overtime coin flip. Referee John Hussey’s coin landed with the heads side up, and the Chiefs had their opening to keep Allen and the Bills’ red-hot offense off the field. Eight plays, 75 yards, touchdown. Game over. If ever an adrenalizing game-winning sequence in a classic playoff game also qualified as a buzzkill, that was it. In the two months since, the NFL’s current overtime rule has been hotly debated, prompting serious discussions about potential changes at this week’s league meetings at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. Those conversations intensified behind closed doors Monday and figure to carry into Tuesday before a potential vote is taken. A door could open for a change that would guarantee both teams at least one possession in overtime. The Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles submitted a rules proposal to give both teams a chance to possess the football in overtime regardless of what happens on the opening

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drive. In other words, there would no longer be a sudden-death touchdown opportunity on the first series. The Tennessee Titans, meanwhile, submitted a slightly tweaked pitch that has the same intent -- unless the team that has the ball first in overtime scores a touchdown and also converts their two-point attempt. Under that proposal, a game could still end in a sudden-death fashion on the first possession. For either proposal to pass, at least 24 teams need to vote in favor of change. Traditionally, that has been a high bar to clear for many rules proposals in their first year. “There’s a lot of momentum to have a change,” said Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, who is also the chairman of the NFL’s competition committee. “But let’s see what happens.” One popular suggestion has been to stick with the status quo for the regular season but apply the proposed overtime rules changes to the playoffs. That is drawing serious consideration at the meetings. McKay has made it known that he’s, at the very least, in favor of this week’s spirited conversation, emphasizing 10 of the last 12 overtime playoff games were won by the team that wins the coin flip, with seven of those contests decided on the first possession. Said McKay: “I do think the statistics absolutely warrant an examination of whether our overtime rules need to be further modified.” New Chicago Bears general manager Ryan

Poles thinks he has a good read on why those numbers are so skewed. “It’s because of the quarterbacks,” he said. “When you get to that point in the playoffs, a lot of those quarterbacks are on a high level and fully capable of just going down and winning you a game.” Poles has been on both sides of the coin, so to speak. Two months ago, as the Chiefs executive director of player personnel, Poles was inside Arrowhead Stadium when the Chiefs rallied to tie the game with a 13-second field goal drive at the end of regulation before winning in overtime. In that moment, with the Kansas City crowd going bonkers, Poles was certain the current overtime format was fair and just. “That worked out,” he said with a smile Monday. “Good by me.” But three years earlier, Poles was singing a far different tune when the Chiefs lost a 37-31 overtime heartbreaker in the AFC Championship. In that loss, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won the coin flip and also marched 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Mahomes, that season’s MVP, never got his chance to answer. “You’re mad,” Poles said. “It hurts. You feel like you got cheated.” Poles grinned, understanding the conundrum. “Obviously,” he said, “my thoughts on this have changed over time. And I reserve the right to change them again.”

For whatever it’s worth, that Patriots victory in the AFC title game in January 2019 came two years after they beat the Falcons 34-28 in overtime of Super Bowl LI. Once again, the Patriots won the coin flip and Brady guided them to a touchdown. Once again, that season’s MVP, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, never touched the ball in overtime. The buzz circulating through the league meetings Monday was that an overtime rules change may still be a bit of a long shot, in part because the suggestions have been many and varied. Some wonder with legitimate reason whether a move to grant each team a possession in overtime would spark similar arguments later if teams that win the coin toss eventually score -- and win -- on their second OT possession without the opponent getting a chance to answer. What then? “Are we always making sure that both teams get the same opportunity?” Poles said. “Those are the kinds of discussions that are being had. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.” In some pockets, a collection of coaches and league executives favor leaving things alone. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, for instance, is content with the status quo. Tomlin, who is on the league’s competition committee, labels himself “a traditionalist” and “a sudden death advocate.” Leave things be, he says. “I don’t fear sudden death,” Tomlin said. “And I never have. ... I just think (over) 60 minutes (of regulation) everybody has had a fair opportunity to win the game. When you’re talking about changes as it pertains to competitive fairness, I speak to the first 60 minutes that we all had. So win the game.” Still, Tomlin understands the other side of this argument too. “I certainly sense there’s a desire to do something,” he said. “Whether or not we can land the plane remains to be seen.” In the case of January’s highly-scrutinized Chiefs-Bills finish, many have stressed that all the Bills needed to do in overtime to put the ball back in Allen’s hands was make a defensive stop. They failed to do so and therefore reaped what they sowed. After all, a week later in the AFC Championship against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Chiefs again went to overtime and again won the coin toss. But the Bengals intercepted Mahomes on the opening drive and turned that takeaway into a game-winning field goal drive — and a Super Bowl trip. That has only added fuel to the argument of traditionalists, who favor keeping things just as they are.

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Stepmom learns of teen’s shocking online activity Dear Abby, I have been married to my husband for a little over three years. I have two teen girls, and he has one. They get along for the most part, but lately my 18-year-old, “Lindsay,” and his 17-year-old, “Taylor,” have been clashing. They were brought up very DEAR ABBY differently, and sometimes it causes waves because I expect more from my girls than he does his daughter. To be fair, my stepdaughter’s mother has had some serious issues and has never been a role model. During one of these clashes, Lindsay told me Taylor has been doing some very explicit and dangerous things online. This was confirmed by her boyfriend. Lindsay, of course, told me hoping to get Taylor in trouble or to lessen her in my eyes, since they were arguing. What do I do with this information? Should I tell her father? What purpose would it serve? If I don’t tell him, am I keeping a secret that I shouldn’t? Knows Too Much In New York

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If you and your husband have investigated this and found it to be true, talk to Taylor. Point out that images she has posted online do not age out and disappear. They can linger forever, which could have serious consequences when she is older and looking at college, getting into the workforce, etc. While she can’t change what she has already done, she can wise up and quit what she has been doing NOW. Dear Abby, A close friend has just announced — out of the blue — that she’s running for a prominent public office. It’s going to be a contentious race, and it’s likely to get ugly for whomever runs. She sent out messages this week assuming her friends will be supporting her through our

social networks, door knocking, hosting fundraising events and whatever else she needs. She said she’s looking forward to working with us. Abby, the way her announcements are worded, I can tell she’s going to be blindsided when I decline her “request.” She assumes that because we are friends, I would want her in office. However, in my opinion, she’s not the best person for the job, and I have other civic engagements I’m already committed to this year. I also feel that maybe she should have actually asked. Is there any way I can maintain the friendship without supporting the candidate? I don’t see what the graceful way out is, and her conversation is already oriented toward “us” vs. “them.” Hiding Until The Primaries

Pickles

Pearls Before Swine

Classic Peanuts

Explain to your friend that you are already committed to other “civic engagements” this year and, because of time constraints, you can’t back out of them. Then wish her luck and send her a small financial contribution for her campaign “in the name of friendship.” Dear Abby, We are planning our daughter’s wedding and trying to figure out how to politely ask the groom’s mother to help with the finances. When is the best time, or should I ask the groom to do it? We don’t think he wants to ask her. Questioning In New Jersey

Garfield

Have a “truth session” with your daughter and her fiance. If the wedding they’re planning is too rich for your budget, it is important to make it plain now. As to who should ask his mother to contribute, that question should come from your daughter’s fiance, after which a conversation may or may not begin with your soon-to-be in-law.

Horoscope

Zits

By Stella Wilder Born today, you know how to put your best foot forward in almost any situation because you are more adept than most at assessing whatever situation you may find yourself in and sizing up the people you encounter on a day-to-day basis. This ability to recognize things as they are serves you well in all manner of personal and professional situations. Much in your life depends upon the quality of your relationships, both at work and in your personal affairs. But this can be a sticky wicket, for each is informed by the other in ways you cannot always be aware of, and lack of awareness can lead to serious errors in judgment — which can happen, rare as they may be. Also born on this date are: Celine Dion, singer; Vincent van Gogh, painter; Eric Clapton, guitarist and singer; MC Hammer, rapper; Robbie Coltrane, actor; Piers Morgan, TV host; Norah Jones, singer. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, MARCH 31 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If it’s more spending money you want, you must strategize. Doing things the “same old way” isn’t likely to result in positive change. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be caught in the grip of something that is slowing you down to no discernable end. It’s time to release yourself — somehow! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Use all the time available to you today to work out a puzzle that has been presented to you by a rival. You needn’t

be slowed down at all. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You will be required to say what’s on your mind today in the most straightforward manner possible. Don’t be tempted to elaborate at all! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You recognize the story that is being told, but you may not understand how it relates to you. You’ll soon discover you’re a main character! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The confusion that keeps you from being as effective as usual in your work today is the result of a breakdown in communication. Rebuild it! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Like it or not, you’re going to have to live by someone else’s rules at least for the time being. Soon you may find a way to liberate yourself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You seem to know more about what’s going on today than most other people, but you could be just guessing. Tell your secret to no one! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — If it’s in the stars for you to serve another today, so be it — but if not, you may enjoy a rare opportunity to assert your leadership. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — How you interpret the messages that arrive today from an unknown source will make all the difference; others rely on your expertise. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You have let yourself “wander” a bit too much over the past few days, and now is the time to get back down to business. Be specific! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You know what’s just around the corner, but you aren’t sure you’ll be ready for it. Take any time available to strengthen your resolve.

Dark Side of the Horse

Daily Maze

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Goren bridge WITH BOB JONES ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

KEEPING COUNT East-West vulnerable, East deals NORTH ♠ A 10 5 4 ♥ K 10 6 5 ♦ 93 ♣Q85 WEST ♠983 ♥ 84 ♦ J 10 6 4 ♣ K 10 6 2

EAST ♠J72 ♥ AQ93 ♦ K75 ♣J93 SOUTH ♠KQ6 ♥ J72 ♦ AQ82 ♣A74

The bidding:

WEST Pass Pass

NORTH 2♣ 3NT

Opening lead: Four of ♦ South played low from dummy on the opening diamond lead and captured East’s king with his ace. A heart to dummy’s 10 lost to the queen and

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EAST SOUTH Pass 1NT Pass 2♦ All pass

East returned the seven of diamonds, ducked to West’s 10. West shifted to the nine of spades. South won in hand with the king and led the jack of hearts to East’s ace. East reverted to diamonds and South won with his queen. A heart to dummy’s king revealed the 4-2 heart split. Even if there were four spade tricks, there would only be eight tricks for South. He needed another and it could only come from the queen of clubs. South couldn’t give up a club trick as the opponents had enough red-suit winners to defeat him. He could play four rounds of spades and then a heart to put East on lead and force a club lead. That would work if East held the king of clubs. East, however, had already shown up with plenty of high cards. The king of clubs in addition would have given him an opening bid. West, therefore, must have the king of clubs. South cashed dummy’s ace of spades and led a spade to his queen. The jack fell, but there was no entry to the 10 in dummy. South exited with his last diamond. West won but had to lead a club. Dummy’s queen won the trick and also gave declarer an entry to the 10 of spades. Making three! Very nicely played!

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Free Range THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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HIWLR SBINO TGURET PCAAEL Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

3/30/22 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

Get Fuzzyy

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Yesterday’s

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Heart of the City

Dilbert

B.C.

For Better or For Worse

Wizard of Id

Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Deuce 4 Move furtively 9 Get smart with 13 Paper fastener 14 “Shalom!” 15 __ up; accumulate 16 Canisters 17 Irregular heartbeat 19 __ liver oil 20 __ enough; ironically 21 Takes a breather 22 Santa’s aides 24 Train unit 25 Binges 27 Most impolite 30 Refueling ship 31 West Point newbie 33 __-tac-toe 35 Furthermore 36 Canine problem 37 Wahine’s dance 38 “__ Just Not That Into You”; 2009 film 39 Oven button 40 St. Peter & his successors 41 Gawked 43 Welcome warmly 44 Actress Charlotte 45 __ pie 46 Accessory for TV’s Alice 49 “Jack and the Beanstalk” ogre 51 Prefix for belief or band 54 Sudden copious rainfall 56 The one and the other 57 Afternoon socials 58 Shed crocodile tears 59 Elbow bumper’s cry 60 Identical 61 Actor Ed 62 Bit of soot DOWN 1 Threesome 2 Strong desire to travel 3 Drug tragedies, for short

Andy Capp

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

4 Half of the black cards 5 Bookish fellows 6 Actor James __ Jones 7 Sore 8 Door opener 9 Globe 10 Intentions 11 Use a letter opener 12 Yellow & Arabian 13 UK network 18 Exchange 20 __ the moon; elated 23 Trevino & Iacocca 24 Mama bear’s concerns 25 Tenth grader, for short 26 Stacks 27 Authentic 28 Marvelous 29 Rummikub pieces 31 Trudge 32 Fragrant accessory 34 Late singer Mama __

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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36 Unrestricted 37 Wedding dance 39 Mark one’s cattle 40 Treaty 42 Stimulate 43 Middle 45 Adhesive 46 Play divisions 47 Desperate request

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48 Meander 49 Where gingivitis occurs 50 Common metal 52 Eczema symptom 53 “Be quiet!” 55 TV’s Arthur 56 Dangerous reptile

Rubes

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: TAFFY ZESTY PUZZLE FIBULA Answer: The selfie taken by the small teddy bear came out — A LITTLE FUZZY


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