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NEW YORK — New Yorkers should not panic as coronavirus spreads, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, as the state works to remain at the forefront of testing for the illness.

Cuomo held a briefing about the novel coronavirus late Monday morning and said the world-renowned Wadsworth Center — the research-intensive public health laboratory in the state

Department of Health in Albany — is partnering with hospitals to expand testing capacity to 1,000 coronavirus tests per day statewide. The approval, given by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was the first non-Center for Disease Control and Prevention test to begin tests for the novel coronavirus.

The Wadsworth Center will instruct hospitals how to replicate the state’s test and purchase necessary equipment to develop and validate the

results, according to the governor’s office.

“We have the best health care system in the world, and we are leveraging that system to help contain any potential spread of the novel coronavirus in New York,” Cuomo said. “...we are instituting a new cleaning protocol at our schools, in our public transportation and elsewhere to contain any potential spread.

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During a briefing on the novel coronavirus at his office in midtown Manhattan late Monday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the world-renowned Wadsworth Center is partnering with hospitals to expand surge testing capacity to 1,000 tests per day statewide for the novel coronavirus.

Coroner confirms identity of hiker

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HUNTER — The boy who died while hiking in Platte Clove area on Saturday with his father and five others was identified by one of Greene County’s four coroners Monday.

Mattias Edstrom of Chappaqua, Westchester County, died when he fell about 300 feet in the accident, according to Greene County

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Coroner Hassan Basagic of Hunter.

Rescue teams recovered Mattias’ body on Sunday.

Besides his father, Mattias was ice climbing with professional guides at the time of the accident, Tannersville Fire Chief Steve Tuomey said Monday.

The boy lost his footing and fell 300 feet down a steep canyon in a popular ice climbing location known

as the “Dark Side,” so-called because the sun never hits it in the winter, in the Indian Head Wilderness Area of Catskill State Park.

Rescue crews first reached the victim Saturday afternoon, said the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in a statement.

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Firefighters and the Twin Cloves Technical Rescue Team stand by for action to recover the body of an 11-year-old hiker. The effort was postponed because of darkness.

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Hundreds throng meeting on C&D proposal

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

ATHENS — A community meeting on a proposed construction & demolition processing facility was standing room only Sunday.

The meeting, hosted by Keep it Greene in partnership with Friends of Athens, was held at the Athens Firehouse. Guest speakers included Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay and local geologist David Walker of Catskill.

Village Mayor Stephan Bradicich and trustee Robert Scott also served as panelists.

“The firehouse is a larger venue and it was standing room only,” Legislator Ed Bloomer, R-Athens said. “People were lined up outside.”

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About 250 people packed the Athens Firehouse to discuss a proposal to site a construction-and-demolition processing facility on the village of Athens waterfront along the Hudson River.

Diana Abadie with Keep it Greene estimated there were about 250 people

in attendance. The group kept a signin sheet.

Residents, environmental experts and local lawmakers came together to discuss a project, proposed by Athens Stevedoring & Environmental Development LLC, that involves importing 8,400 tons of C&D materials each week to a 6.1-acre site off North Washington Street, according to the developer’s application to the state Department of Environmental Conservation on Jan. 3.

The materials would come from DEC Region 2, which is Long Island City, according to the application.

After processing in Athens, the materials would be exported by truck to locations in state Department of Environmental Conservation Region 3, which includes Ulster, Dutchess,

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Health organization are pleading with Americans stop panic shopping for face masks

over the weekend.

“Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS!” the surgeon general’s account said on Feb. 29. “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”

A similar message was echoed over the weekend by Vice President Mike Pence, who said that hoarding medical supplies can put health workers at risk.

“If people are going out and buying face masks, that’s not necessary,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace. “In fact, we need those masks for the people who should be using them, which are healthcare workers taking care of patients.”

Despite the abundant pleas to save the masks for medical workers, pharmacies and hardware stores across the country have sold out. CBS News reported last week that Amazon’s mask offerings had

“There are severe strains on protective equipment around the world,” Michael Ryan, executive director of the health emergency program at the World Health Organization, said at a briefing last week. “Our primary concern is to ensure that our front-line health workers are protected and that they have the equipment they need to do their jobs.”

There are limits to how much a mask will prevent infection, he said.

“The most important thing everyone can do is wash your hands, keep your hands away from your face and observe very precise hygiene,” Ryan said.

In an interview with CNN, William Schaffner, a preventive medicine professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said the impulse to buy and wear a mask comes down to psychology.

“The coronavirus is coming, and we feel rather helpless,” Schaffner said. “By getting masks and wearing them, we move the locus of control somewhat to ourselves.”

Katie Mettler is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Tampa Bay Times in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Supreme Court will once again consider fate of Affordable Care Act Robert Barnes

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The morning after the United States reported its second coronavirus death, health and government officials continued to plead with Americans to stop buying precautionary face masks - unless they are already sick or a health-care worker.

“It’s important for folks to know right now their risk as American citizens remains low,” U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on “Fox & Friends” on Monday morning. “There are things people can do to stay safe. There are things they shouldn’t be doing. One of the things they shouldn’t be doing, the general public, is going out and buying masks. It actually does not help, and it has not been proven to be effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus amongst the general public.”

Adams said that as a health-care worker, he has to get “fit tested” when wearing protective masks, and those who do not wear the masks properly tend to fidget with them or touch their faces - which “actually can increase the spread of coronavirus.”

The kind of mask that requires a “fit test” is called an N95 respirator. It should be worn tightly on a person’s face and is meant to protect the wearer by filtering out 95% of airborne particles, according to the CDC. The other kind, called a surgical mask, is loose-fitting and is mostly intended to protect the patient or outside world from the wearer’s respiratory emissions. It is not considered to provide respiratory protection for the wearer.

The only people who should be wearing masks are healthy people who are taking care of someone who is sick or sick people who are coughing or sneezing when they are in public, according to the World Health Organization.

“Americans get scared when they feel like they’ve lost control,” Adams said.

But there are more effective ways to prevent transmission, such as washing your hands regularly, not touching your face or mouth and staying home from work or school when you are feeling sick.

The surgeon general made the remarks on “Fox & Friends” after a firm and frank tweet

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear a third challenge to the Affordable Care Act, this time at the request of Democratic-controlled states that are fighting a lower court decision that said the entire law must fall.

The court’s review will come in the term that begins in October, which would not leave time for a decision before the November presidential election. The law remains in effect during the legal challenges.

Democrats are eager to keep public attention on the fate of the act, sometimes called Obamacare, which has features voters value, such as required coverage for preexisting conditions. Health care is a leading concern, especially among Democratic voters, and many considered it a persuasive argument when the party won control of the House in 2018.

The House and Democraticled states asked the court to review a decision last year by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Hearing a challenge from Texas and other Republicanled states and backed by the Trump administration, the panel struck down the law’s mandate that individuals buy health insurance but sent back to a lower court the question of whether the rest of the statute can stand without it. The lower

court had said the entire law must fall.

The House told the Supreme Court that the 5th Circuit decision “poses a severe, immediate, and ongoing threat to the orderly operation of healthcare markets throughout the country, casts considerable doubt over whether millions of individuals will continue to be able to afford vitally important care, and leaves a critical sector of the nation’s economy in unacceptable limbo.”

The House and Democratic states also have been eager to get the issue before the Supreme Court because the majority that has upheld the ACA in two previous challenges remains.

President Donald Trump’s solicitor general, Noel Francisco, replied that the 5th Circuit decision simply preserved the status quo until a lower court could look more closely at which parts of the law should survive. He said it would be premature for the high court to intervene.

The Supreme Court earlier had turned down a motion by the House and Democratic challengers to hear the case this term.

“As Texas and the Trump Administration fight to disrupt our healthcare system and the coverage that millions of people rely upon, we look forward to making our case in defense of the ACA,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, whose office had led

the Democratic effort, said in a statement after the court’s announcement. “American lives depend upon it.”

The latest challenge began when congressional Republicans, lacking the votes to repeal the ACA, removed the penalty for an individual who does not buy health insurance.

Republican attorneys general argued that by reducing the penalty to zero, Congress had removed the essential element that made the program constitutional, and that the entire statute must fall.

A Texas judge agreed. The Trump administration first argued that the individual mandate could be severed from the rest of the law, but then changed its mind and urged the appeals court to strike the entire law.

Democratic states then stepped in. They said Congress’s action did not nullify the law, and made clear that even if the mandate itself must fall, the rest of the law should stand.

When Democrats took control of the House, they joined the effort to defend the law.

At the 5th Circuit, a panel split 2 to 1 on the question.

Two judges agreed that the mandate was void, but sent the case back to the district judge to decide what parts of the law could still stand.

The third judge said that the mandate elimination made no difference, and that Congress had been clear it was not

repealing the rest of the law.

It will be the third major challenge to the law, President Barack Obama’s most important domestic achievement.

In 2012, the court upheld the mandate that most Americans obtain insurance or pay a penalty, saying it fell under Congress’s taxing power. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberals in the 5-to-4 decision, drawing the lasting enmity of some conservatives.

In 2015, those five justices - all still on the court - were joined by Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is now retired, in upholding the law against another challenge. It involved tax subsidies.

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CALENDAR Tuesday, March 3 n Catskill Town Board 6:30 p.m. Town

Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Durham Town Board workshop meeting 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, March 4 n Catskill Central School District BOE

budget workshop 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature health services; county resources and public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, March 5 n Ashland Planning Board 6 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Workshop meeting 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, March 9 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature county services and public works 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Tuesday, March 10 n Cairo Public Library Board of Trust-

ees at 3:30 p.m. at the Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo 518-622-9864 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, March 11 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

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

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-9433830 n Greene County Legislature workshop 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, March 12 n Greene County Legislature finance

audit 4 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, March 16 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town

Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1052 n Greene County Legislature economic development; Gov. Ops.; finance; and Rep. and Dem caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, March 17 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, March 18 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 Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill

Brave swimmers take icy plunge

By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — When people think of a party on the beach, they rarely picture a blustery February day at Oakdale Lake.

But on this Leap Day, more than 100 participants plunged into the frigid waters to raise money for two important causes: the Hudson Fire Department’s Water Rescue and Dive Team and the Hudson Youth Department.

Water rescue experts from Hudson Fire Department were joined by their counterparts from the Athens Fire Department to show off the teams’ skills and to ensure safety.

Karen Schrader, who is a profiler for the dive team, stays on shore during water rescues and monitors where the divers have searched.

Schrader’s husband is a fire- Team Camphill poses at Oakdale Beach on Feb. 29, 2020. fighter. She said the Hudson and Athens water rescue teams work as one.

Mark Vota, of the Athens Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team, said the teams collaborate when emergencies arise on the Hudson River.

“The last time we took a temperature it was 41.6 degrees,” Vota said. “I was in there for two hours, I’m a little chilly. It’s awesome. It’s great to see the community come together, you know, support everybody, crazy people jumping in there.”

Vota said the chili provided by Morabito’s in Greenport helped warm him up.

One of those “crazy people” was Lisa Durfee of Team Lords-a-Leaping.

“I do it every year,” Durfee said. “I find it really invigorating. It’s for a great cause.”

The team derived its name from the Christmas tune “Twelve Days of Christmas,” and found it fitting for Leap Day. Durfee also crafted the team’s costumes.

Abby Hoover\Columbia-Greene Media “They’re just terrific,” said A young dinosaur post-plunge at Oakdale Lake on Feb. 29, Windham resident Sandi 2020.

Laskowski about the costumes. “We’ve seen it on TV Mosley of Operation Unite. willing to stand in the snow; a lot and we just really want“I think it’s one of the best there you have it.” ed to come out, we donated, events in Hudson,” TromSpectators huddled toit’s just great really. bley said. “I think it brings gether, cheering on friends Laskowski and her hus- the community together. It racing toward the water. band moved to Windham supports both the youth and Karin-Renee Roberts, recently and decided to the fire department, and just a registered nurse at Cobundle up and see what it look at all the people who are lumbia Memorial Health, was all about. They looked forward to supporting all the teams from the shore and experiencing their first Oakdale Plunge.

“These are very brave 19 Third St Athens, NY 12015 people and it’s great Phone: 518-945-1751 Fax: 518-945-3211 watching the rescue TDD: 1-800-662-1220 teams,” Laskowski said.

Email: info@rivertownhousing.org or Hudson 1st Ward alderamanda@rivertownhousing.org woman Jane Trombley said she was partial to Dunkin Eligibility Requirements: Gonuts as her favorite costume of the day. Their tea– Age 62 or older bag costumes ended up ty– Handicapped or disabled person (no age requirement) ing for Best Costume with – Income limits apply* Team Lords-a-Leaping – Eligible applicants pay no more than 30% of their after deliberation from the – adjusted gross income for rent and utilities judges, Mayor Kamal John*Adjusted gross income equals gross income less deductions, which include deductions for medical expenses and elderly/disabled household son, Carol Lavender of The Second Show and Elena

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plunged to celebrate her birthday. Teammates sang her “Happy Birthday” before they raced down the sand.

Matt Wood, of MetzWood Insurance, said he is proud his team has been the top fundraiser two years in a row.

“It was a lot of fun,” Wood said. “It’s been a great community event and it’s been fun to see how it’s grown over the years.”

Billy Shannon, of Team Camphill Hudson, participated to join with the community to raise money for the causes. Camphill works with people of all abilities and supports individuals with special needs, Shannon said.

Mindy Vanek, of Port Ewen, and Gerard Conte, of New Windsor, traveled two hours Saturday morning to join in the plunge.

“I didn’t know I was going to do this today,” Vanek said.

It was Vanek’s first time doing a plunge, and she said Conte surprised her. He told her to put on a bathing suit and be ready at 9 a.m.

“She thought we were going to an indoor water park,” Conte said.

Peter Frank, with Friends of Hudson Youth, said 120 people plunged and there were 366 individual donations, which is fitting for a Leap Year.

“Even though it was cold, we definitely had more people,” Frank said. “It totally exceeded our expectations.”

Last year, there were 76 plungers and warmer temperatures.

Frank said in the end, there will be about $15,000 for each organization. A final tally will be calculated over the next few days.

Abby Hoover is a reporter for the Register-Star. Contact her at ahoover@registerstar.com or (518) 828-1616 x 2500.

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Don’t shut local governments out Green is supposed to unite us all under one color. Wind power, solar power and electrically powered automobiles are supposed to unshackle us from dependency on fossil fuels that pollute our air and cause climate change.

Now, local officials are pointing to more practical considerations. They worry that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget amendment to overhaul the permitting process for solar farms will leave them out of the picture.

The amendment, announced Feb. 21, would create a new Office of Renewable Energy Permitting, replacing the current Siting Board process known as Article 10.

This could accelerate

the development of solar farms across Greene and Columbia counties, including Hecate Energy’s proposed 700-acre facility in Copake and the Flint Mine solar project in Coxsackie.

This should be a virtue, but there is a problem. Under the Article 10 review process, each project’s review board includes two local representatives appointed by their communities. But those local representatives would be eliminated in the permitting process, instead leaving decisions to the new office, which would be part of the Department of Economic Development.

It’s right to make green the goal, but Cuomo is moving too fast to

supplant the Siting Board, an action that would omit the voices of local communities.

This seemingly impulsive action will discard virtually all municipal testimony when it comes to siting a solar field or wind farm. The communities affected by solar projects will have no say, or even representation.

We’re in favor of renewable energy, but proper siting and planning are vitally important to the entire cycle of sustainability.

The governor needs to slow down, consult some sensible members of the state Legislature and understand that shutting local governments out of siting development will be a travesty.

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In abortion case, the Supreme Court’s integrity is on trial (c) 2020, The Washington Post ·

The Supreme Court hears one of its most important oral arguments of the current term on Wednesday, and much more is at stake than policy on the perennially divisive issue — abortion rights — at the heart of the litigation. The court’s integrity itself will be on trial. All Americans, and certainly all nine justices, should favor a ruling consistent with precedent — and the vital principle that constitutional rights do not vary according to which party gets to nominate members of the court.

In 2016, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law that required doctors who perform abortions at outpatient clinics to have “active admitting privileges” at a hospital no more than 30 miles away.

The unstated but clearly intended effect of the statute was to impose a condition clinics could not meet, thereby shutting them down. By a vote of 5 to 3, the justices ruled that the law’s ostensible medical rationale was hollow and that it created an “undue burden” on women’s right to choose an abortion, contrary to precedent.

Nevertheless, in January 2019 the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, dominated by Republican appointees, finalized a ruling upholding a Louisiana law nearly identical to the recently rejected Texas one. The 5th Circuit justified its defiance of the Supreme Court by noting operational differences between the two states’ medical systems; but the main difference between 2016 and 2018 was the election of Donald Trump as president and his empowerment to appoint justices who oppose Roe v. Wade.

Now you can see why the technical legal issues in the case, complex and weighty as they are, pale in comparison to the real question: whether the Supreme Court will reverse a freshly minted pro-choice precedent after the justice who cast a fifth and deciding vote for it in 2016, Anthony Kennedy, retired in 2018 — and Brett Kavanaugh replaced him. The good news, so far, is that the chief justice, John Roberts Jr., has acted as if what matters most is the rule of law. In February 2019 he joined the court’s more liberal justices to block implementation of the 5th Circuit decision pending the decision of the cases that will be argued March 4.

There is some question as to how Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh, who dissented from the chief justice’s stay order a year ago, may rule now — when faced with the temptation to deal a body blow to Roe v. Wade, as the party that elevated them to the bench so fervently wishes. The correct response is clear, however, as the chief justice implied by voting for the stay and as two of his colleagues would also agree if the words of their dissenting opinions from the court’s 2016 ruling against Texas mean anything. “Unless the Court abides by one set of rules to adjudicate constitutional rights, it will continue reducing constitutional law to policy-driven value judgments until the last shreds of its legitimacy disappear,”Justice Clarence Thomas wrote. To which Justice Samuel Alito Jr. added: a “patent refusal to apply well-established law in a neutral way is indefensible and will undermine public confidence in the Court as a fair and neutral arbiter.”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.’

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A judicial rebuke for a heedless Congress?

WASHINGTON — With Elizabeth Warren trying to take her progressivism from the legislative branch to the presidency, the judicial branch has something pertinent to say. On Tuesday, while 14 states hold Democratic primaries, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments concerning a possible constitutional defect in her signature legislative achievement.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deserves voters’ attention because it represents the distilled essence of progressive governance — agencies emancipated from accountability so that experts can work their will. Hence it suggests how a Warren administration would operate without constitutional inhibitions.

Created in 2010, the CFPB is empowered to “declare,” with little legislative guidance, that certain business practices it dislikes are “abusive.” Congress left this term undefined, so the CFPB can improvise criteria. Unlike most other entities Congress has created since 1789, the peculiarly sovereign CFPB is untethered from congressional control of its funding, which is “determined by the director,” who simply requests money, up to $663 million, from the Federal Reserve. The CFPB’s 2012 budget estimate included $130 million for — this is the entire explanation — “other services.”

When the CFPB’s first director (installed by one of Barack Obama’s spurious recess appointments when the Senate was (ital)not(ital) in recess) was asked in a congressional hearing about spending $215 million to refurbish a building valued at $150 million, he replied: “Why does that matter to you?” He was obnoxious but not more so than Congress deserved for creating a CFPB that mocks Congress’ duty to control spending.

The CFPB brags that its “funding outside the congressional appropriations process” guarantees its “full independence” from

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WILL Congress. Testifying in 2018 to the House Financial Services Committee, the CFPB’s acting director said his agency is “not accountable to you. It’s not accountable to the public. It’s not accountable to anybody but itself,” adding: “I believe it would be my statutory right to just sit here and twiddle my thumbs while you all ask questions.”

So spoke Mick Mulvaney, who now is Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff. Mulvaney is hostile to the CFPB, but his statement accorded with CFPB boasts.

On Tuesday, the court will not consider all the ways the CFPB floats above, and thereby damages, the Constitution’s assignment of powers. The court will consider only this: Some precedence suggests that the director, whose five-year term is longer than that of the president, can only be removed by the president “for cause” (for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance”), not for policy reasons. So, if the president and the director disagree about important policies, the director prevails. Does this violate the separation of powers by diminishing the president’s authority to direct executive branch operations?

The answer: Yes, but. The court has not strictly enforced the “unitary executive theory,” which holds that nothing can constitutionally diminish direct presidential control of all executive branch officials. In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt fired a member of the Federal Trade Commission because the two differed on policy questions. In 1935, the court ruled 9-0 that Roosevelt

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could not remove the commissioner because the FTC is not “an arm or eye of the executive,” that it must “act with entire impartiality,” enforcing “no policy except the policy of the law.”

The FTC, however, unlike the CFPB, is run by five commissioners, and no more than three can be from the same party, which is a check against partisan abuses. The CFPB, which is independent in a way that no other agency ever has been, is controlled by one person, the director who can nullify a president’s preferences.

Ideally, the court will hold that the CFPB’s structure regarding its director — never mind its other gross defects — is unconstitutional. It is generally wholesome to prune presidential power, which has grown in tandem with Congress’ desire to delegate its powers to other institutions. Sometimes this desire is symptomatic of sloth. Other times it is symptomatic of defeatism, acknowledging the impossibility of Congress directing or even monitoring the sprawling administrative state that Congress has created. In this case, however, the court’s protection of presidential power would rebuke Congress for its slapdash construction of a CFPB that fits nowhere in the Constitution’s tripartite design of government.

This rebuke would underscore what has been a defining characteristic of progressivism ever since Woodrow Wilson first enunciated it, and is a conspicuous facet of the thinking of Elizabeth Warren, the architect of the CFPB. It is hostility to the Madisonian separation of powers, a supposed anachronism that prevents regulatory government from quickly working wonders through unfettered progressives.

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William G. Sheldon William G. Sheldon, (“Gerry” Life Member of the Hudson Elks to his friends and family) 98, and a past member of the Hudpassed away peacefully Friday, son Fish and Game Club.

February 28, 2020 at the Ghent In 1942 Gerry enlisted in (formerly Whittier) Nursing and the US Army for the duration, Rehabilitation Facility in Ghent, and was assigned to the Army NY, with his family by his side. Medical Corps and received Born on January 29, 1922 in his medical training at the UniHudson, NY, Gerry was the son versity of Nebraska. He served of William H. and Alma (Purcell) in the South Pacific until 1946.

Sheldon.

Upon his discharge he returned He was a devoted husband home to Hudson, and the V&O, to his wife Elizabeth until his retirement in (Pizza) Sheldon for 63 1986. Always active, years until her passing Gerry enjoyed bowling, in 2011; devoted father golf, fishing, ice fishto Kathleen Kulyniak ing and hunting. Gerry (Michael) of Greenport was a loyal and faithful and W. Gerald Shelfriend to several of his don, Jr (Roxanne) of High School and Army Hudson; grandfather buddies with whom to Kyle Sheldon (Shanhe stayed in touch for Sheldon non) of McKinleyville, over 75 years. He had California, Daryn Shelan engaging personality and don (Tammy) of West Seneca, NY and Travis Sheldon (Kerry) never missed a chance to make of Jeffersonville, Vermont; and someone laugh.

The family would like to exgreat-grandfather to Christopher, Damien, Gracelynn, An- tend their gratitude to the staff astasia, Victoria, Quinn, Declan on Unit 1 at Ghent Rehabilitaand Maire; brother-in-law to tion and Nursing Home, and to Chic Loomis and Hilda Pizza; Community Hospice of Columand 26 nieces and nephews. He bia Greene, 47 Liberty Street was predeceased by two broth- Catskill, NY 12414 where meers, Roland and Jack and 22 morial contributions can be made in Gerry’s name. sisters and brothers-in-law.

Calling hours are 11:00 a.m.Gerry graduated from Hudson High School in 1941, where 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the he played Football and Track. Bates and Anderson Funeral Following High School he Home 110 Green St. Hudson, worked as a Machine Tool Spe- NY. Services will be held at 1:00 cialist at the V&O Press Com- p.m. Wednesday at the funeral pany where he was employed home, with Fr. Winston Bath offor 41 years. He often spoke ficiating. Interment will follow at fondly of his many friends and Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudco-workers there. He was also a son.

Nancy Manning Ferretti Nancy Manning Ferretti, 76 of and Girl Scout leader.

Palenville passed away on SunHer husband of 44 years, Vicday, March 1, 2020. tor C. Ferretti died August 26, A lifelong Palenville resident, 2010. Loving mother of Victor she was the daughter of the late A. Ferretti of Washington, D.C., Victor J. and Mildred Decker Valarie Gessner (Jim) of PalenManning. Nancy attended Ro- ville, Beth Ferretti (Mike Grehl) wena Memorial Elementary of Cementon and Michael P. School and was a graduate of Ferretti (Erika) of Palenville; Hunter Tannersville High School grandmother of Jeffrey Gessner and Albany Business College. (Rachael Cornell), Kayla GessFor many years she was a sec- ner (Travis Nussbickel), Michael retary at the law firms of Freese, Savannah Charles G. Clay, DomiFerretti, and Grayson nic Cornelius, and DeFerretti; great grand ily & Schaefer. Sunday grandmother of Isabeldinners, Friday night la Gessner and Hayden pizza, weekly cards Cornell-DeChance. with the girls and Easter Many nieces, nephews Egg scavenger hunts and cousins. were all joys of Nancy’s Calling hours will be life. She delighted in held on Wednesday Ferretti her grandchildren and from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at great grandchildren and family. Nancy was very Millspaugh Camerato Funeral active in the Palenville Ladies Home, 139 Jefferson Hgts., Auxiliary and served as Presi- Catskill. A Funeral Service will dent for three terms. A past be conducted by The Rev. John president and charter member E. Miller on Thursday at 10:00 of the Hudson Valley Volunteer am at the funeral home. InterFire Assoc. Ladies Auxiliary, ment will follow in Palenville she was a past president of the Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Greene County Ladies Auxiliary, memorial contributions may Volunteer Fire Judging Assoc. – be made to the Palenville LaCharter Member and Signer and dies Auxiliary or the Firemen’s a member of LAFASNY. Nancy Home, Hudson. Messages of was a member of the DAR and condolence may be made to former Cub Scout Den Mother MillspaughCamerato.com.

Richard V. Christiana Richard V Christiana, 89, of and places including the surNorth Hillsdale NY passed away rounding towns in Columbia peacefully on Thursday, Febru- County. Richie is survived by ary 27th, 2020 after a short ill- his wife of 50 years Geraldine ness. He was born in Hudson, “Che-Che” (Hunt) Christiana, NY in 1930 to Margaret and as well as many good friends Joseph Christiana of and relatives. Besides Craryville. his parents he was preHe milked cows on deceased by a sister the family farm while Rosalie Christiana. growing up, and played There will be a mefootball at the Roeliff morial gathering at the Jansen school where Hillsdale Fire House on he graduated from in Saturday, March 7th, 1949. He later worked 2020 at 11 AM where in the excavation busifriends can come to call ness as the founder of and share memories.

Christiana Christiana Brothers loBurial will be at the concated in Craryville. venience of the family. In lieu of “Richie” loved all animals, flowers, donations can be made and enjoyed hunting activities. in Richie’s name to the Hillsdale He was quite an accomplished Fire Company 9387 NY 22, Hilltarget shooter, and took part in sdale, NY 12529 or the Commumany competitive target shoot- nity Rescue Squad PO Box 327, ing events. He was a life mem- Copake, NY 12516. Arrangeber of the NRA, Oxbow club of ments are with the Peck and Hillsdale, and the Grand Lodge Peck Funeral Home of Copake, of Masons for 50yrs.

NY. To send an online condoRichie also had a unique lence please visit www.peckamemory for historical events ndpeck.net.

Marcia M. Castle Marcia M. Castle, 88, a longtime resident of Catskill, passed peacefully on January 13, 2020 in Melbourne, FL surrounded by loved ones.

Marcia was born on May 28, 1931 and was raised in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Rosemont College, Philadelphia, PA in 1953 with a BA in Biology and Education. She married Dr. Paul D. Englert in December 28, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA and later moved to Catskill, NY in 1956 to raise their growing family after spending 3 years at Ft. Hood, Texas. Marcia pursued a master’s degree in Reading Education from the College of St. Rose, Albany, NY where she graduated in 1972.

She worked at the Catskill Central School district between 1971-1973 and again in 19751984 as an itinerant special education reading teacher for grades K-12 for the diagnosis and remediation of various reading problems at various

schools throughout Catskill. In others where needed. She was November of 1984, Marcia took generous with her time, para position with the NY State ticipating on various school and Department of Corrections at zoning boards, and volunteered the Greene Correctional Facil- at the Olana Historic Site, Litity in Coxsackie, NY where she eracy of America, and She was taught reading and adult basic a devout catholic with unwavering faith in God and was education to inmates an active member of until her retirement in St. Patrick’s Church in June 1994.

Catskill, NY where she Marcia was a lifelong served on numerous learner with a passion committees, and was a for the anatomy and member of Our Lady of workings of the human Lourdes Church in Melbrain. She was fascibourne, FL. nated by and kept up Marcia is preceded with the latest discovCastle in death by husband eries made in that field.

Sidney S. Castle, parMarcia loved to read, enjoyed cooking large family ents John Joseph and Nora meals and was happiest when Fee Murray of Philadelphia, PA spending time with family and and sister Nancy M. Howley of friends. She loved to travel, in- Westchester, PA. She is surcluding trips abroad to Great vived by ten children and many Britain, Panama, Kenya and do- grandchildren. In November mestically to many states to visit 1985, she and Sidney married with family and friends. Marcia creating a large blended famwas always concerned about ily with Marcia’s eight children others and was quick to help from a prior marriage (Dr. Paul

D. Englert) who include Jayne Englert-Burns, Paul (“Rip”) D. Englert, Jr., Georgia Stephanie (“Stevie”) Englert-Long, Mark C. Englert, Phillip M. Englert, Marcia (“MJ”) (Englert) Walters, Matthew B. Englert, and Mary (Englert) Johannessen and Sidney’s two children from a prior marriage (Emily Maguire Castle) Joseph S. Castle Sr. and James M. Castle.

Marcia and Sid moved to Melbourne Florida in March 2014 to enjoy the warmer weather and sunshine, where they met many new friends, and yet always considered Catskill, NY home.

Funeral service will be Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 10:00 am Traver-McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill, NY immediately followed by a graveside service at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Catskill, NY. In Lieu of flowers, donations in her name should be sent to Saint Patrick’s Church, 66 William Street, Catskill, NY 12414.

Gertrude M. Duffield Gertrude M Duffield passed away peacefully at age 96 on February 28, 2020, at her home in Kinderhook with her family beside her. Gertrude was born in Brooklyn, New York to Charles F Miller and Carrie (Leonard) Miller on March 7, 1923.

Predeceased by her parents, husband William Duffield, 40 year friend and companion Charles Rothermel, sister Agnes Splittberger, stepmother Frances Miller, daughter Christine Wagar and nephew George Simard, Gertrude is survived by daughter Cindy Ciabotte, granddaughters Nicole Suto (Drew), Jillian Manupella (Nick),

Jessica Wagar (Matthew), lac Olds dealership and then and grandson James Wagar spanned 40 years of employ(Casey); grandchildren Lee ment at Village Dodge. After Suto, Ella Manupella, Ezekiel retiring at age 89, she worked Wagar, Harper Wagar, part time for Kinderand niece Ann LeCroy. hook Toyota. A woman Gertrude was a past of determination and Matron and 50 year strength of will, Gert member of the Order of enjoyed her years of rethe Eastern Star -past tirement with her family member and officer of and close friends surthe Hudson Business rounded by the beauty and Professional Womof nature and her garen (B.P.W.), and past dens. Watching and Duffield member of Hudson tending to the wildlife Trippers. around her home was a Gertrude’s lifelong automo- pastime shared often. Her famitive bookkeeping career began ly enjoyed “Grammy’s” love and at the Clifford Rivenburg Cadil- support for three generations,

Dorothy M. Chiarella Dorothy M. Chiarella, 84, of Stuyvesant Falls NY, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Whittier Rehabilitation Center.

Born May 28, 1935 in Goshen, NY, she was the daughter the late Chester and Marguerite (Garman) Clift. Dorothy was the owner of Dot’s Beauty Shop in Stuyvesant Falls and was an Examiner for both Columbia County Social Services and Pine Haven Home. She was a member of the Columbia Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by 2 children, David F. Chiarella of Stockport and Cindy L. Chiarella of Rhinebeck, a brother

Howard Clift of Argyle NY, a sister Verna Duley of Fitchburg, MA, two grandchildren Chad Cole of Lake Katrine, Brandon Cole of Red Hook and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Frank P. Chiarella.

Calling hours will by Saturday, April 4th 2020 from 11:00 -12:30pm at the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, Valatie.

Burial will follow in the Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Columbia Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

and gatherings at her home were filled with laughter, good food and lively conversation.

Gertrude’s family is very grateful for the caregivers who enabled her to remain in her home for the past few years.

The patience and care given

by Bonnie, Meredith, Liz and Jean were daily blessings. Appreciation is also extended to the incredible Columbia County Community Hospice Team of Jane, Dawn, Stan, Nancy and Cindy who provided comfort and support for Gert’s passing.

A private interment service will be held on March 7 - when Gertrude would have turned 97 years old.

Robert Irwin Travers Robert Irwin Travers, age 67, of Leeds, died at home February 24, 2020. He was born January 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late John and Jane (Hirst) Travers. Robert was an Emergency Room Registered Nurse at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany prior to his retirement.

Robert is survived by his wife, Judith W. Travers of Leeds; two daughters, Marissa Pappalardi of Chatham, and Lindsay Guilbeault of Evans, GA; two grandchildren, Valentino Pappalardi and Giana Guilbeault; two brothers, Kenneth J. Travers

and Timothy (Patricia) Travers; a sister, Tracy (Antonio) Morelli; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Funeral services will be held 12-3 PM Saturday, March 7, at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. In lieu of flowers, Memorials in Robert’s name may be made to the Bernard and Mary Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208; or the ColumbiaGreene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Road, Hudson, NY 12534

Alexander Orlowski

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Alexander Orlowski, 91, of Valatie NY, passed for his favorite NY sports teams, the Giants and away on Saturday, February 29, 2020. He was the Yankees. cherished husband of Mary Orlowski, with whom In addition to his wife, Mary, he is survived by he shared 63 years of marriage. his three children, Alexander (Johanna) Orlowski, Alex was born September 22, 1928 in St. Jr., Robert (Christina) Orlowski, and Sandra Race; James, NY. He was the son of Bolix and Mary 10 grandchildren: Amanda, Michael, Theresa, ReFrances (Stasek) Orlowski. In 1944, Albecca, Maria, Christina, Jessica, Sarah, ex and his family relocated their farm to Scott, Ryan; 2 great grandchildren: FinStamford, NY. In 1951, Alex enlisted in bar, Mikael, and extended family. Alex the United States Air Force and served will be greatly missed, but he left a lifehis country overseas during the Korean time of beautiful memories.

Conflict. After his service, Alex returned Interment will be private at St. John the home to Stamford where he met and Baptist cemetery in Valatie, NY at a later married his wife Mary Florence Parys. date, with arrangements being handled In 1956, Alex joined the New York State

by Raymond Bond Funeral Home. Online Thruway in Suffern, NY, then transferred condolences may be expressed to the Orlowski to the Berkshire Spur division in 1958. He family at. the Raymond E. Bond Funeral then planted roots in Valatie, NY, where he lived Facebook site In lieu of flowers, contributions can through his retirement in 1986. Alex’s hobbies in- be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (www. cluded tending to his many gardens, participating stjude.org) or the Columbia Greene Humane Soin Polka dancing events, hunting, and cheering ciety (www.chgs.org/donate/).

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Retaliating for China’s treatment of American journalists, Trump limits number of Chinese journalists in US

By Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times (TNS)

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday ordered several leading Chinese media organizations to dismiss 60 U.S.-based Chinese nationals in retaliation for a “long-standing trend” of actions by Beijing against journalists, including the expulsion last month of three Wall Street Journal reporters.

The action could effectively force many of the Chinese nationals to leave the United Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS States. It applies only to Chi- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He nese nationals, not employees participate in a signing ceremony of an initial trade deal at the of other nationalities.

White House on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The Chinese state-controlled New China News Agen- is nearly 40% of the companies’ who reported on the begincy and three other organiza- U.S.-based staff. nings of the coronavirus in Administration officials China. tions will be required to reduce their total staff of 160 Chinese cited the expulsion last month They emphasized what they nationals to 100, senior State of three Wall Street Journal described as the distinction beDepartment officials said. In reporters, but also a string of the case of New China News measures against both Chi- tween independent U.S. media Agency, for example, only 59 nese and American journalists, and “propaganda organs” that Chinese nationals may be em- including the disappearance work at the behest of the Chiployed. Overall, the reduction of so-called citizen journalists nese Communist Party.

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County Legislature to recognize two senior citizens

By Helen M. Exum, Senior Prevention Educator, Twin County Recovery Services Inc.

CATSKILL — In April 1963, President John F. Kennedy designated the month of May as Senior Citizen month. Later in 1980, President Jimmy Carter changed the name to Older Americans month.

The Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living, is pleased to announce the theme for Older Americans Month 2020, Make Your Mark. This theme is intended to encourage and celebrate countless vontributions that older adults make to their communities. Their time, experience, and talents benefit family, peers, and neighbors every day. This year’s theme highlights the difference everyone can make — in the lives of older adults, in support of caregivers, and to strengthen communities.

In Greene County, the county Legislature proclaims May as Greene County Older Americans Month when it expresses appreciation for the commitment and valuable service of outstanding senior citizens throughout Greene County. In conjunction with this, the Advisory Council to the Greene County Department for the Aging (Human Services) conducts a search for local senior citizens to be recognized for their dedicated and hard work to make our communities a better place to live. In recognition of these significant contributions to the Greene County community, the Legislature honors nominees for the annual senior awards.

From the nominees, two dedicated individuals are chosen to receive special recognition from Greene County Legislature in the categories of Senior Citizen of the Year

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One of the main goals of Mendez’s Too Good for Violence Prevention Program is to help students recognize how they are feeling at any given time. This is called emotional self-awareness.

“Emotional self-awareness creates the internal capacity to understand and identify how one responds to internal and external influences,” according to the program.

Understanding how they are feeling and why enables a person to determine how to manage the feeling. How we choose to manage feelings affects every aspect of our relationships with others. Mendez also says once we are aware of our own feelings, we become better able to identify the feelings of others. The ability to identify the feelings of others is called emotional competency. Emotional competency fosters the recognition and appreciation of the emotions of others, which enables us to build “empathy.”

Empathy is the ability to identify with or vicariously experience the feelings, thoughts or attitudes of another person. When we are empathic, we perceive the emotions of others and resonate with them emotionally and cognitively. We take in the perspective of others while distinguishing between our own and others’ emotions. In

other words, we walk a mile in the other guy’s shoes without physically doing so.

Because so much of human behavior is a result of emotions evoked by events and/or the actions of others, our challenge is to learn how to manage our feelings to realize positive results and to interpret the feeling s of others so we can interact appropriately. Empathy allows us to do that. It is a key ingredient in successful relationships because it helps us understand the perspectives, needs, and intentions of others. It is the key to understanding another person’s attitudes and behavior.

It is not sympathy, pity, or even compassion, although having empathy increases the likelihood of helping others and showing compassion.

Psychologists and mental health experts, according to Good Therapy (http://www. goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/empathy), attribute the ability to function well in society to high levels of empathy.

Empathy plays a crucial role in human life.

Building empathy is a lifelong process but one well worth the effort. It plays a critical interpersonal and societal role, enabling sharing of experiences, needs and desires between individuals and providing an emotional bridge that promotes pro-social behavior. Humans exhibit empathic behaviors very young in life. It isn’t uncommon to see a child 1 or 2 years old, hugging

in an effort to comfort a crying companion. Toddlers and young children love to “help.”

Empathy seems to be innate in human behavior and psychologists believe it is responsible for altruistic behaviors, such as helping others without the expectation of rewards.

While empathy is a natural part of the human personality and psyche it is also strongly influenced by social and cultural factors. These facts bring us back to the purpose of prevention education, which is to help individuals develop prosocial attitudes and behaviors.

The Mendez Foundation program, Too Good for Violence, Social Perspectives, is based on the development of Social Emotional competency. This program allows the students to learn and practice empathy, kindness and consideration for others. When the concepts of emotional competency and emotional self-awareness are combined with the character education piece — which focuses on cooperation, courage, fairness, respect, honesty, responsibility, self-discipline and caring — the student is introduced to and has all the elements necessary for a happy, healthy, well-balanced life. These tools are the building blocks for stronger individuals who contribute to and create better societies for themselves and the communities in which they live.

Reach Helen Exum at helene@ twincountyrecoveryservices.org.

Coxsackie-Athens High School announces Seal of Biliteracy COXSACKIE — CoxsackieAthens High School students now have the opportunity to earn a Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma, indicating that they are proficient in both English and another language.

The Seal of Biliteracy was approved for the CoxsackieAthens Central School District by the New York State Education Department in December 2019.

The intent of participating in this program is to encourage the study of languages to prepare students with competitive skills in an increasingly globalized society and to set them apart from other applicants when applying to colleges and jobs.

“This is another opportunity for our district’s students to demonstrate readiness for college and careers,” said Randy Squier, Superintendent of Schools. “Our students that earn the Seal of Biliteracy will

receive an additional recognition at the time of their graduation.”

Added high school principal Dr. Freya Mercer, “I applaud the work of our committee that created our district’s NYSSB plan, which included the development of our Seal of Biliteracy student application which explains the process, timeline, and requirements.”

It is strongly suggested that any student interested in the Seal of Biliteracy program speak with a school counselor no later than their sophomore year. Participation in this

program is voluntary.

All applications must be submitted to the C-A High School Biliteracy Committee by submitting an application to their English teacher or Spanish or ASL teacher.

Seal of Biliteracy requirements include the following: Complete all requirements for graduation with a NYS Regents Diploma; Demonstrate proficiency in both English and Spanish or American Sign Language through course grades, the English Regents Exam, and a World Language Checkpoint C exam; complete culminating project in the language other than English; submit the Seal of Biliteracy application to C-A by April 1 of their junior or senior year.

English Language Learners can achieve the Seal of Biliteracy when they are proficient in their native language and demonstrate proficiency in English.

and Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen.

These two county winners are then submitted to New York State for further recognition.

This year, William VonAtzingen of Greenville has been honored as the 2020 Senior Citizen of the Year and Lula Anderson of Ashland will receive the Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen award.

After serving in the U. S. Army, William VonAtzingen, 86, moved to Greenville in 1957 and opened a clothing store on Main Street. He has been married to Susan VonAtzingen for the past 62 years. Together they have raised 3 children and have 3 grandchildren. He has been a tireless volunteer for numerous organizations including the Norton Hill United Methodist Church. He is a 60 year member of the Greenville Rotary and a Life member of the Greenville Fire Department.

From 1972–1988, he was a member of the Greenville Rescue Squad. From 2016– 2019, he was a volunteer with the county’s Home Delivered Meals program. “Bill has always been there when the community needed him.”

Lula Anderson, 88, lives in Ashland. Together with her husband, George, they raised 3 sons and a daughter. She started working as an early age in boarding houses and later for New York Telephone.

For more than 30 years, she worked as a housekeeper at Onteora Park and other mountaintop locations. She has sold crafts and baked goods for the past 35 years.

Her list of service to community organizations is quite inclusive — trustee for the Windham/Ashland United

Methodist Church where she organized and ran the Food Pantry, President of the WAJPL Golden Age Club, and Past District Deputy for the Windham Eastern Star, Past President of the Windham VFW Auxiliary and Past Treasurer of the Ashland Cemetery Association. In the past she belonged to the Ashland Community Club, Weight Watchers and the Ashland Chub Club. She would travel to Albany and New Paltz for the food pantry, as well as leave bread products on her porch for the poor to pick up.

She assists her church as a lay speaker and preaches when the pastor is unavailable, is a weekly Bible study teacher and has organized many fundraisers. She is a local celebrity in that she writes a weekly column, “Ashland Speaks,” in the local newspaper. Her past accomplishments in 1999 include Greene County Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen Award, and New York State Achievement Award.

Nominees that will receive Certificates of Merit from Greene County are Robert F. Gurley of Prattsville, Duncan MacPherson of Freehold, Jan Schane of Hunter and Susan VonAtzingen of Greenville.

On May 15, the department of Human Services will recognize all this year’s nominees at the annual Senior Citizen Day. Festivities will run from noon–3 p.m. On May 19, Bill and Lula will be recognized

by NYS at a special ceremony as part of the 2020 Older New Yorkers Day celebration in Albany. All nominees will be honored at the May 20 Greene County Legislature meeting.

Kindergarten orientation at Cairo-Durham CSD CAIRO — Kindergarten orientation and screening dates for Cairo-Durham CSD have been scheduled.

Orientation for the fall kindergarten program at CairoDurham Elementary School is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 4. Get general information about kindergarten at CDE, registration packets and schedule your “kindergarten screening” appointment (required).

Kindergarten registration

and screening at CDE will take place March 16 through March 19. Appointments can be made at the orientation on March 4.

To be eligible for kindergarten this fall, children must be five (5) years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2020, and reside within the Cairo-Durham Central School District.

A birth certificate must be presented at the screening.

Each registrant must also present proof of the following

immunizations: 3 DPT, 3 oral polio, 2 measles, mumps and rubella and 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, and proof of residence.

To receive additional information on the upcoming orientation and what is required, or to ensure your child is on the incoming Kindergarten list, contact Joanne Cleary in the CDE main office at 518-622-3231.

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Vendors sought for annual flea market in Margaretville MARGARETVILLE — The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center announces its 52nd annual Antique, Craft & Flea Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 8 in The Village Park, behind Freshtown Supermarket in Margaretville.

Continuing a tradition that spans over five decades, this year the flea market is being revamped to include a variety of assorted merchandise from antiques and collectibles to dollar store items. Spaces are available in the park (25’ x 15’) and in the pavilion (16’ x 8’).

The fee per vendor is $40. If a vendor needs more than a 25’ x 15’ space, they will be charged an additional $40. Vendors will be allowed to retain their vehicles at their space, except those located in the pavilion.

The set-up time starts at 6 a.m.

Live music will be performed throughout the day. Refreshments include burgers, hot dogs, chicken, assorted baked goods, soda, water and coffee.

To reserve a spot, contact Sue Adams at 845-586-1175 or randyadams52@catskill.net, or Kathy Roberts at 845-5861800 ext.3304 or 607-326-4136

by phone, or via email at Kathryn.Roberts@hahv.org or kkroberts@catskill.net. You may download a contract form and the field layout at http:// www.margaretvillehospitalauxiliary.com/flea-market. html. Fill in and return with your check. Make checks payable to the Margaretville Hospital Auxiliary. Registration deadline is May 15. All vendors are encouraged to mark their first three choices on the map enclosed with the contract. All proceeds go to the Mountainside Residential Care Center.

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Rosendale business community joins together and re-ignites local chamber of commerce ROSENDALE — The Rosendale Chamber of Commerce has a new and growing membership, a fresh outlook, a redesigned website, and bold plans for 2020 and beyond, thanks to a number of local business owners who have joined together to help publicize this small but mighty Hudson Valley town.

Sylvia Diaz, owner and curator of Art Juxtapose at 430 Main St., is spearheading the movement to reactivate the chamber of commerce, with strategic plans to help serve local businesses and residents of the surrounding communities.

“Rosendale is on the rise,” said Diaz, noting the number of new businesses that have recently opened, as well as the increase in number of tourists and full-time residents.

“Rosendale has long been Hudson Valley’s best-kept secret, and the new businesses here are bursting with creative energy. Those who haven’t visited Rosendale recently

should definitely come to check out the changes.”

Diaz has partnered with new Rosendale Chamber of Commerce marketing and membership director, Angela Speziale, who has extensive experience in successfully launching and marketing small businesses. Diaz and Speziale aim to unite a variety of media, customers, businesses and professional leaders with a monthly newsletter, as well as regular meetings, workshops, and mixers.

The first event sponsored by the Chamber will be the inaugural Rosendale Maker Faire on May 16 at the Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32.

This event will highlight local quality artists, DIYers, craftspeople, and inventors. The day will offer workshops, talks, music, and food.

Serving on the Rosendale Chamber of Commerce Board will be a vibrant group and new and previous members including: Sylvia Diaz, Owner/Curator

of Art Juxtapose Gallery; Angela Speziale, Principal of Repuvue Marketing Agency; Billy Liggan, of John Liggan Insurance; Victoria Coyne, Owner of Victoria’s Garden; Lisa Sterer, Owner of the Big Cheese; Amberly Jane Campbell, Publisher of Shawangunk Journal.

More board members will be announced next month.

The first board meeting will take place at 8 p.m. March 3, at Art Juxtapose Gallery, 430 Main St., Rosendale.

The first member meeting will be held March 10 and will feature a presentation on The Art of Inviting Customers into Your Business. The Chamber is committed to providing resources to help the business community grow in meaningful and profitable ways.

To learn more or join the Rosendale Chamber of Commerce, visit www.rosendalechamber.org, or contact Sylvia Diaz at 845-489-5822/sylvia@ rosendalechamber.org.

Lara Ayad named as host of WMHT’s AHA! A House for Arts TROY — WMHT Public Media welcomes Skidmore College’s Lara Ayad, professor of African art history, as host of AHA! A House for Arts.

Since 2014, AHA! has shared the stories of the region’s arts and culture venues, organizations, and individual artisans on television and online.

Ayad’s research and work have taken her all around the globe. She has co-organized a conference panel in Ghana and scoured the art and ethnography collections of old science museums in Cairo.

She recently won a prize for an essay on masculinity in 20th century Egyptian painting and currently teaches courses on the history of art, photography and travel in Africa.

“I am beyond thrilled to host AHA! with WMHT,” notes Ayad. “It’s exciting to share all of the amazing arts and culture happenings in the region with our audience.”

“Lara brings immense expertise and fascinating insight to AHA! She is a wonderful addition to the program,” says Producer Matthew Rogowicz.

Ayad made her debut on

Lara Ayad

AHA! A House for Arts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 and streaming on WMHT’s Facebook page (facebook.com/PublicMediaWMHT). The episode featured a behind-the-scenes look at Liveware, a performance group at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s EMPAC, an interview with Silvia Ruzanka, senior lecturer at RPI’s Department of Arts, and a performance by Girl Blue, winner of the inaugural “Eddie,” Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Award, for best solo artist.

New episodes of AHA!

premiere Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. on WMHT-TV and WMHT’s Facebook page and are also available streaming online at wmht.org/aha and via the PBS App (wmht.org/ anywhere).

Funding for AHA! A House for Arts is provided by M&T Bank and by contributions to the WMHT Venture Fund.

Contributors include the Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation, Chet and Karen Opalka, Robert and Doris Fischer Malesardi, The Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation, and The Robison

Tully Rinckey announces new equity partner class of 11 ALBANY — On Jan. 2, Tully Rinckey PLLC promoted 11 existing partners to equity partner status as part of the firm’s strategic plan to change its business model and expand domestically and internationally.

This change comes after naming Michael Macomber chief executive officer in the fall of 2019.

The is just one of many changes that current CEO Michael Macomber, Founding Partner Mathew Tully and Founding Partner Greg Rinckey have been implementing in line with Mission 2020, the firm’s strategic growth plan. Earlier this year, the firm opened offices in London, England and plans for further expansion in 2020 in new and existing markets. Founded in 2004, the firm currently has 12 offices in three countries.

Attorneys Allen Shoikhetbrod, Anthony Kuhn, Dan Meyer, Darren Swetz, Donna Rucker, Michael Fallings, Michael Freestone, Michael Macomber, Peter Pullano, Sean Timmons and

Stephanie Rapp-Tully have been promoted to Equity Partners.

The firm’s Founding Partners, Mathew Tully and Greg Rinckey, will remain Equity Partners as part of this change.

The new Equity Partners were selected based on a range of criteria, which includes leadership, performance, diversity, and represents an exciting era for Tully Rinckey’s future business plans.

Newly promoted attorneys represent the firm in practice areas that range from corporate immigration, business law, labor and employment law, military law, national security, real estate and criminal defense. By adding Equity Partners, the firm’s business model will encourage and incentivize attorneys to build new and existing practice areas and to drive client service, as well as firm profitability.

“Our new Equity Partners include attorneys who have ran their owner practices successfully before joining Tully Rinckey and have showed extraordinary

leadership in their legal field while practicing with the firm,” said Mathew Tully, Founding Partner of the firm. “We would like our Partners to be fully invested into the business strategy of our practice and as part of this change are planning to create several new committees that will affect change and promote leadership, diversity, buy in and inclusion in firm-wide decisions that impact our attorneys and support staff in all locations,” said Mathew Tully.

Since launching its strategic plan in 2016, called “Mission 2020,” Tully Rinckey PLLC has been implementing its plans to dramatically change the business model of the firm. The plan included a successful expansion in Dublin, Ireland that led to an office opening in July 2018 and the opening of an office in London, England in 2019, which Mathew Tully saw as an opportunity to serve the middle market in commercial business lines in the midst of Brexit.

West Kortright Centre in East Meredith announces new executive director EAST MEREDITH — Executive Director Amy Helfand will be leaving the West Kortright Centre in March to spend more time with her family.

In her time at the helm of the Centre, she presided over two stellar seasons, booking more than two dozen performers from near and far, launched the Songbird Sessions series of free family events and initiated the “dinner before the show” experience. Behind the scenes, she led the Centre through a formal strategic planning process and spearheaded the organization’s branding and website redesign and a technology overhaul that streamlined many operational processes, maximizing the WKC’s human and financial resources. She successfully pursued a number of new funding opportunities, including procuring a grant from Preserve NYS that will likely lead to significant preservation efforts for the historic church building.

With her colleagues and committed board of directors, she worked enthusiastically and diligently to honor the history of The WKC and ensure that it remains vital, relevant, and healthy in a community that is growing and changing.

Starting in March, the West Kortright Centre welcomes Patrick Barnes to its team as the new Executive Director.

Barnes grew up in Stamford and attended Stamford Central School, graduating in 2008. During high school, he served as a West Kortright Centre Junior Board Member, helping to book singersongwriter Amos Lee. He then attended Ithaca College, majoring in Photography and

Patrick Barnes

minoring in Art History; lived in Philadelphia, where he ran a digital fine art printing studio; then moved to New Orleans to pursue a Master’s degree in Arts Administration, which he received in 2018. For the past four years, Barnes has worked at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in Louisiana.

Here, he reflects on his journey from The WKC, to New Orleans, and back: “I am so thankful for New Orleans and the incredible community and cultural exposure it has afforded me, but living here has only crystallized my desire to advance the arts in my own hometown. Upstate New York, and culture bearers like the West Kortright Centre, gave me so much growing up, and I am honored, humbled, and beyond thrilled to be coming home to continue that legacy.

“One of the reasons I felt compelled to pursue a Masters in Arts Administration was the importance of my interaction with the arts growing up, namely at places like the West Kortright Centre.

The performances I saw at

the WKC as a kid and teenager still loom large in my memory, and were integral in shaping the person I became.

As a kid growing up in the Catskills, it was an awesome privilege to see these luminaries - Greg Brown, Colin Hay, Leon Redbone, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Holmes Brothers, and the list goes on - grace the stage of the WKC. I owe a debt of gratitude to my community for providing me these experiences, but also for creating a uniquely Catskills space in which we could all come together and celebrate the arts.”

Folks can meet Barnes in person at the upcoming West Kortright Centre annual meeting and membership gathering 2-5 p.m. March 8, at the Mill Pond Inn, 102 Main St., Jefferson. The event features an Indian buffet catered by The Tulip and The Rose Café, a cash bar, and live old-time music by The Mapletones. The annual meeting agenda includes the presentation of the Dorothy Kelso Henderson Award for distinguished, long-term service to the Centre, a discussion about the past, present, and future of the organization, and the election of new members to the board of directors.

Tickets for the meal and music are $25 each for West Kortright Centre members; $30 for non-members; $10 for ages 6-12; kids 5 and younger eat free. Reservations are required. RSVP by March 4.

West Kortright Centre membership is encouraged, but not required; 2020 memberships can be purchased online, by phone, or in person.

See www.westkc.org for details or call 607-278-5454 for information.

Columbia Memorial Health announces new board appointments HUDSON — Columbia Memorial Health announced the appointment of three new members of the organization’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Carlee Drummer, Ellen Condliffe Lagemann and William Benjamin Palmer join CMH’s governance team.

Carlee Rader Drummer, Ph.D., began her tenure as the sixth President of ColumbiaGreene Community College on July 1, 2019. Prior to relocating to New York, she was the President of Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut.

Additionally, she served in numerous leadership posts in colleges in Wisconsin, Illinois and New York. Dr. Drummer served on numerous Boards including the Chamber of Commerce of Northeastern Connecticut, Day Kimball Hospital Woman’s Board, and the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board. She is a Commissioner for the American Association of Community Colleges and serves on the Board of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC).

A graduate of Wittenberg University (B.A., magna cum laude), Dr. Drummer earned her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She also studied at the University of Exeter in Devon, England, and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Seminar for New Presidents.

Ellen Condliffe Lagemann is a Distinguished Scholar in the Steinhardt School at New York University. She was formerly the Levy Institute Research Professor at Bard College and the Distinguished Fellow at the Bard Prison Initiative. She also previously served as a professor at Columbia University, and as the Charles Warren Professor

Dr. Carlee Rader Drummer

of the History of American Education at Harvard University, where she was also Dean of the Graduate School of Education.

She also served as president of the Spencer Foundation in Chicago.

Lagemann has been president of the National Academy of Education and the History of Education Society, and has served on the boards of numerous nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in New York and Massachusetts. She received her A.B. (cum laude) from Smith College; her M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University; and her Ph.D. in History and Education (with distinction) from Columbia University.

William Benjamin Palmer served for nearly 4 decades in the banking industry, most recently as Senior Vice President, Senior Banker of KeyBank’s Middle Market Commercial Banking team, where he was responsible for managing a diversified portfolio of large corporate clients, including not for profit and healthcare organizations.

Palmer has served on several nonprofit and community boards including as Board Chair

Ellen Condliffe Lagemann

William Benjamin Palmer

of the Villa Mary Immaculate Nursing Center; member of the Board of Managers, St. Peter’s Surgery and Endoscopy Center; Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Village of Athens; and member of Athens Local Development Corporation. He is also currently Vice Chairman, Center for Disability Services Foundation, and serves as a volunteer for the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society.

Palmer received his B.S. in Business Administration/Finance (magna cum laude) at SUNY Oswego.

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fully mobilized and we are fully prepared to deal with the situation as it develops.”

A 39-year-old New York City health care worker was the first to test positive for the virus over the weekend. The woman was working in Iran and returned to the state last Tuesday, Feb. 25, the governor said during the briefing from his office in midtown Manhattan.

She did not take public transportation on her way home and remains home with her spouse, who is also a health care worker being tested for the virus. The couple’s testing was completed at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City.

“We are assuming that he would be positive, given the circumstances,” Cuomo said.

“We don’t believe she was contagious when she was on the plane or when she took a private car from the airport to her residence... They are at home — at their home. She has manifested some respiratory illnesses, but her condition is mild.”

In late December, a new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, that was not previously found in humans.

This coronavirus can lead to fever, cough and shortness of breath, and has an estimated mortality rate of 1.4%. The normal flu mortality rate is about 0.6%, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

“This is not our first rodeo

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Conservation forest rangers and several members of the Twin Cloves Technical Rescue Team were able to reach the victim Saturday to confirm the death, but recovery was delayed until Sunday due to darkness.

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Sullivan, Orange, Putnam, Westchester and Rockland counties; Region 4 which includes Delaware, Greene, Columbia, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Albany, Schoharie, Montgomery and Otsego counties; Region 5 which includes Saratoga, Washington, Fulton, Hamilton, Essex, Franklin and Clinton counties; Region 6 which includes Oneida, Herkimer, Lewis, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties; and Region 7 which includes Oswego, Onondaga, Madison, Cortland, Cayuga, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome and Chenango counties, according the application. The project requires a Part 360 registration from DEC, but does not require a permit from the DEC and is not subject to state environmental quality review, according to DEC. The village does not have all of the details of the proposal, trustee Joshua Lipsman said.

The DEC and the community groups such as Keep it Greene also do not have all of the information yet, he added.

The preliminary impression of the project has not been favorable, Lipsman said.

“It’s very clear everyone present was opposed to what we’re understanding this project to be so far,” he said.

Lipsman is confident in the village’s review process.

“I’m confident of our robust process to thoroughly review any project that comes to us,” he said.

The village will require a state environmental quality review, as well as a review by

with this type of situation in New York,” said Cuomo, who went on to name the Avian flu, Ebola, SARS, MRSA, the 1968 Hong Kong flu and 2009 swine flu outbreak that closed about 100 schools across the state.

“In this situation, the facts defeat fear. Because the reality is reassuring. It is deep-breath time,” Cuomo said. “When you look at the reality here, about 80% of the people who are infected with the coronavirus self-resolve. The symptoms are similar to what you would have with the normal flu. And for most people, they treat themselves — over 80% — and the virus resolves that way. About 20% get ill.”

Hospitals across the state have been preparing for the virus spread for weeks, including in the Capital Region.

“Regarding the novel coronavirus, Albany Med is following the CDC’s and the state Department of Health’s recommendations to prepare, and will be working with the DOH/Wadsworth Lab at the discretion of the DOH for testing,” said Cassie Nelson, Albany Medical Center’s senior communications specialist.

“Columbia Memorial Health has a procedure in place to quickly identify and isolate any patients identified as being high risk for COVID-19,” Columbia Memorial Health spokesman William Van Slyke said Feb. 26. “We will continue to closely monitor guidance from the CDC and NYSDOH, and will modify our plans as the situation dictates.”

Columbia Memorial Health did not immediately return requests for an updated comment before press time Monday.

The number of cases in

China continue to decline with 206 reported Sunday — the lowest since Jan. 22, according to a statement Monday from the World Health Organization. The virus has since spread to epidemics in the Republic of Korea with 4,200 cases and 22 deaths, as well as dozens infected in Italy, Iran and Japan.

Of the other 57 affected countries, 38 have reported 10 cases or fewer, 19 reported only one case and several other countries have contained the virus and not reported cases in the last two weeks, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said Monday.

Cuomo also announced Monday the state will institute a new cleaning and disinfectant protocol at schools and in the public transportation system to help stop potential spread of the virus.

“Many will use bleach, so, if people smell when you get on a bus or when a child goes to school, it’s not bad cologne or perfume — it is bleach,” Cuomo said. “We’re going to be focusing on our facilities that treat our senior citizens, debilitated people or immune-compromised people, because those are the people who are most likely most affected by this virus.”

State hospitals are trained to identify and isolate patients who meet risk factors for emerging infectious diseases, Greater New York Hospital Association President Kenneth Raske said.

“The lessons from previous infectious disease outbreaks — including Ebola, Zika, H1N1 and SARS — have greatly informed and improved the hospital community’s current planning,” Raske said. “New

York’s hospitals are smartly conserving their supplies, including N95 respirators, surgical masks and other personal protective equipment. They are also prepared, if necessary, to draw down supplies from ample state, city and federal emergency stockpiles.”

Last week, Cuomo introduced emergency legislation requesting a $40 million appropriation for the state Department of Health to hire additional staff, procure equipment and other necessary resources necessary to respond to the potential pandemic.

The state Association of Counties called on the federal government Monday to provide $3.1 billion in emergency supplemental funding for the public health response to the novel coronavirus including quarantine-related activities, transportation, lodging, counseling and necessities like food and toiletries, among others.

Of the $3.1 billion, at least $500 million should be directed to local and state health departments, according to a statement from the association.

“Local county health departments are already stretched thin addressing existing public health issues,” Executive Director Stephen Acquario said. “Without additional funding, they won’t be able to adequately prepare for the potential spread of this virus. We need to properly arm these local health leaders for their ongoing and tireless efforts to prevent a serious outbreak.”

Columbia County Public Health Director Jack Mabb said the CDC held conference calls with county officials in January and briefed them on the protocol to monitor

travelers hailing from one of the affected countries.

“If they are asymptomatic and positive for the virus but don’t need hospitalization, they are quarantined until the local health department can check out their home and make sure they can selfquarantine there,” Mabb said.

“We evaluate the home, and if for some reason it is not suitable, we can place the person in a hotel or motel, or place the family members who are not symptomatic in a hotel or motel.”

Columbia County had no cases of coronavirus as of Monday afternoon.

“We have no one who has been positive, nor have we been notified that we had someone travel from those areas who are asymptomatic, so we have not had anyone to monitor so far.”

Mabb said he expects more people to be tested since the federal government approved Albany’s Wadsworth Lab as an official testing site.

“They can do a more rigorous response so New York state is expected to test a lot more people,” he said. “The magnitude of hot spots is growing. This virus is a very good spreader... [it] started in one area of Italy and has not moved to other sections of the country.”

Health care professionals are testing patients for the virus who exhibit the illness’ respiratory symptoms, but particularly fever.

“The criteria that doesn’t seem to be changing is fever — the person has to have a fever,” Mabb said. “It doesn’t have to be high, but that is the main criteria for testing, or having had direct contact with a person who has tested positive or

had travel history to a hot spot.

The disease is now in 70 countries, which is up from 53 on Friday, so clearly it is spreading.”

To protect yourself and others from coronavirus, the state health department recommends: n Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. n Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. n Avoid close contact with people who are sick. n Stay home when you are sick. n Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. n Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. n Individuals who are experiencing symptoms and may have traveled to areas of concern or have been in contact with somebody who has traveled to these areas should call ahead to their healthcare provider before presenting for treatment.

For questions or more information about the coronavirus, call the state Health Department hotline at 1-888-3643065 or visit the department’s website that will be regularly updated about the disease: health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus

“We made the initial call that it was very unsafe,” Tuomey said, and the recovery operation had to be postponed until daylight.

The forest rangers and Twin Cloves Technical Team had to use ropes, cleats and ice picks to reach Mattias’ body, Tuomey said.

On Sunday, the forest rangers lowered rescuers using a pulley system to recover the

body, which was placed in basket stretcher and pulled up to the top of the cliff by rangers stationed at three separate locations and by means of the same pulley system, said DEC forest ranger Rob Dawson, who headed up the recovery operation.

The body was taken by Basagic to Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, where an autopsy was scheduled to be

performed at noon Monday

by Albany pathologist Dr. Jeffrey Hubbard, according to Basagic.

In addition to his father and professional guides from New Paltz, the boy was hiking with two teenagers, age 13 and 15, according to Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky.

The rescue team consisted of 16 members, including forest rangers, Dawson said.

Such an operation can be both complex and dangerous.

“It requires a lot of communication and organization,” Dawson said. “These types of technical rescues are timeconsuming and difficult.

The rescuers had to work on flat-face cliffs of ice in freezing temperatures, Tuomey said.

The preliminary cause of death has been ruled as head injuries, Basagic said.

Mattias was the son of New Castle Town Supervisor Ivy A. Pool and a student at Robert Bell Middle School in Chappaqua. Calls for comment made to the New Castle town administrator’s office, Chappaqua Central School District Superintendent Christine Ackerman and Bell principal Martin Fitzgerald for comment were not returned by press time.

the planning board and likely the Waterfront Advisory Committee, Lipsman said.

The village’s comprehensive plan, which it is updating, has useful information to help guide the planning board review the project, such as impacts to the environment, health, aesthetics and access to the river, Lipsman said.

Bradicich wants to see a thorough review at the state level first.

“Our first line of defense is DEC,” he said. “The project doesn’t require a permit but we want to make sure we get due diligence through DEC before it ever comes to the village.”

Bloomer worries that the project may not be appropriate for Athens.

“This is a gigantic project for a very small riverfront village,” he said.

The project is indicative of a larger trend in the region, Friends of Athens President Catherine Censor said.

“It’s clearly an existential threat to the village of Athens,” she said, adding that other projects have popped up recently in the county.

“Whether it’s Wheelabrator in Catskill or this C&D project here in Athens, it’s clear these projects are linked,” she said.

Censor was pleased with the outcome of Sunday’s meeting, she said.

“It was an extremely productive meeting,” Censor said.

“I was heartened to see such a great turnout. It was a rare display of community unity. We are all united in our concern.”

Gallay described the meeting as “extraordinary.”

“It was democracy in action,” he said. “Everyone who was there understands the

seriousness of the potential impact of this facility,” Gallay said. “People know now what they can do to affect the outcome.”

Residents can get involved by urging DEC to require an environmental impact analysis, participating in the village’s review of the project’s special use permit and by notifying elected officials, Gallay said.

“They all need to know what’s at stake here and OK their respective roles in assuring the community will be protected,” he said.

Gallay believes the community is ready to take action, he said.

“All the communities in Greene County seem ready to do what they need to do to protect their quality of life and environment,” he said.

Lipsman believed the meeting was productive, he said.

“To me it was very helpful to see the degree of community interest,” he said.

Bradicich agreed.

“I think people wanted to know what action the village is taking so far,” he said.

The mayor has met with the developers, sent a letter to DEC outlining concerns and made expectations clear to the developers, Lipsman said.

“We made it clear that any additional studies needed will be at the expense of the proposer,” he said.

In his letter to DEC, which was also sent to Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-102, state Sen. George Amedore Jr., R-46, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and Bloomer, Bradicich called for a thorough review.

“This letter shall serve as the Village of Athens’ formal notice that such issuance or

approval of such registration is at best, premature,” he wrote.

“It is clear that the standards in [state regulations] and statutes have not been met by the applicant,” Bradicich cites a number of areas where he believed the application was lacking including failing to list the possible use of enclosed buildings, procedures for weighing materials being imported and exported from the facility, how asbestos will

be prevented from arriving on site and how debris to be exported will be tested.

“Moreover, part of the subject parcel is a DEC or Army Corps-regulated wetland and the regulations forbid such facilities in or near wetlands,” Bradicich wrote.

Some of the environmental concerns the mayor notes with the project include noise, an increase in both truck and barge traffic and potential

runoff into the Hudson River, according to the letter.

“While this action may not be deemed by the department to require a [state environmental quality review] and analysis, I am alarmed that the DEC is not accounting for the environmental impact that a construction and demolition facility such as that proposed by the applicant would result in for the Village of Athens,” he wrote.

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From left: Greenville’s Kieran Cullen, Greenville coach Pat Cullen, Journeyman Club coach Shawn Miller and Greenville’s Aidan Cullen at this past weekend’s New York State Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany. Kieran finished eighth in Division II at 106-pounds and Aidan took fourth in Division II at 132-pounds.

Local wrestlers have strong showings at States

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ALBANY — All five local wrestlers finished in the top eight of Division II at the New York State Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center over the weekend.

Maple Hill’s Caleb Svingala had the top finish for the local grapplers, placing third in the 126-pound division.

Svingala pinned Alex Skowronski of East AuroraHolland in 5:32 in the first

round, then took a 7-0 decision over Kyle Willard of Groton in the quarters to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round.

Svingala tasted defeat for the first time this season when he lost to Lowville’s Micah Roes, 5-3, in the semis. He bounced back to win a 6-1 decision over Jordan Soriano of Clarke in the consolation semis, then nailed down third place with a 5-2 decision over Cody See WRESTLERS B3

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Ichabod Crane repeated as New York State Class B Regional Boys Volleyball champions with a 3-2 victory over Section III champion Vernon Verona Sherrill on Saturday at Westmoreland High School.

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WESTMORELAND — The Ichabod crane boys volleyball won its second straight New York State Class B Regional championship on Saturday with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Section III champion Vernon-Verona-Sherrill at

Westmoreland High School.

The Riders (20-0) took the first set, 2515, but VVS came back to take the next two, 25-14 and 25-22. Set four was close throughout, with ICC pull ing away from an 18-18 deadlock to win, 25-22, to set the stages for the fifth and deciding set.

The Riders jumped out to an 8-5 lead,

but VVS drew even at 10-10, then went ahead 12-11, before ICC went on to close out the match, posting a 15-13 victory to win the match and the regional championship, their fifth in nine years.

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Greenville’s Aidan Cullen (top) battles Julian Martin of Lake Shore in a first-round match in the New York State Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany on Friday.

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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) looks on during a spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark.

Yankees’ Boone optimistic injuries to Judge, Stanton won’t be long-term issues Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

LAKELAND, Fla. — While the Yankees say they are optimistic that whatever is holding Aaron Judge back this spring will not be a longterm issue, they still haven’t found the root cause of the discomfort in his right pecshoulder area.

“It’s frustrating that we

haven’t pinpointed exactly what it is, what’s caused the discomfort so that’s the frustrating part,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “But I would say I feel a little more optimistic as to where we’re at.”

The reason that Boone felt a little more optimistic on Sunday morning is because See YANKEES B3

TROY — The Hoosick Falls Panthers pulled off a huge upset in Friday’s Section II Class B boys basketball quarterfinal, defeating the topseeded Catskill Cats in a nail biter, 60-58, at Hudson Valley Community College.

Panthers Jon Kempf and Isiah Burnett each had 19 points, outdoing Lavon Fernandez’s 24-point night for Catskill.

Both teams opened the contest with precise, calculated possessions in the first few minutes and were deliberate with their movement.

And to the Cats’ surprise, the Panthers when toe to toe with them in the intensity department.

It took Catskill a majority of the first quarter to get their bearings, and close the unexpected deficit. Inside a minute, Kempf is fouled shooting a three pointer and sinks all three free throws. That put the Panthers up 16-13 as the first period came to a close.

Before the Cats could blink, they were down 21-15 just 90 seconds into the second, and they called a timeout to regroup. Catskill was getting downright outhustled, bullied, and eclipsed on both ends of the floor by the No. 9 Panthers.

Lavon Fernandez was called for a charge shortly thereafter, and the Cats were forced to take yet another timeout.

Catskill looked nothing short of shell-shocked and were visibly shaken as they trailed by nine.

They let multiple opportunities pass them by when they would not box out for rebounds on offense or defense and the Panthers were getting a bigger volume of highpercentage shots as a result.

Fernandez was not helping matters either, as he continued to take a number of contested shots instead of passing it to an open teammate.

With only a few ticks left on the clock, Fernandez threw a

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desperation heave at the basket as the buzzer for halftime went off and the Panthers led, 34-27.

The Cats came out of the break looking more focused and with better awareness to play development. However, the Panthers were still fooling them with classic drives down the lane, and kick-outs to wide open players outside the painted area.

The play of the quarter came when Lavon Fernandez missed a jump shot, followed it to get the rebound, and shot a layup as he was fouled, the ball rolling around the entire rim before it fell through.

Through perseverance and true grit, the Cats battled back and tied the score at 42 apiece as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter arrived.

It was now the fourth quarter and Catskill was still falling for the Panthers players driving to the paint, only to pass the ball out to a player the Cats neglected to guard for an easy bucket.

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NBA roundup: LeBron, Lakers outlast Zion, Pels LeBron James had a triple-double as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of All-Star forward Anthony Davis and defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-114 on Sunday night.

Davis, who averaged 36 points as the Lakers won the first three meetings with his former team, sat out because of knee soreness one night after a 105-88 loss at Memphis in which L.A. had a season-low point total.

James, who had 40 points in a 118-109 home victory against the Pelicans on Tuesday, finished with 34 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma added 20 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 13, and Danny Green, Avery Bradley and Markieff Morris had 10 each.

Rookie Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with a career-high 35 points, marking his 11th consecutive game with 20-plus points. Lonzo Ball scored 19, Brandon Ingram had 15 on 5-of23 shooting, Derrick Favors had 12 points and 14 rebounds, Jrue Holiday scored 11 and Nicolo Melli added 10.

Clippers 136, 76ers 130 Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, and Los AnDERICK E. HINGLE/USA TODAY geles rallied for a victory over visiting Philadel- New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) defends against Los Angeles Lakers forward phia.

LeBron James (23) during Sunday’s game at the Smoothie King Center.

Paul George, Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams each scored 24 points for the Clippers, to go with 20 rebounds as Milwaukee defeated finish with 22 points, and host Denver beat Towho won their fourth in a row. Williams also host Charlotte. ronto. had eight assists, while Harrell pulled down Antetokounmpo sank 17 of 28 shots and Torrey Craig had a season-high 17 points off nine rebounds. Reggie Jackson added 13 added a team-high six assists and 18 rebounds. the bench, Jerami Grant scored 16 and Gary points.

Brook Lopez added 16 points, and George Harris finished with 15 for the Nuggets, who Shake Milton scored a career-high 39 points Hill had 11 for the Bucks, who won their sixth had eight players score in double figures. by making 7 of 9 3-pointers and 14 of 20 shots straight.

OG Anunoby had a career-high 32 points, from the floor for the Sixers, who dropped their Devonte’ Graham’s 17 points paced the Norman Powell scored 24, Kyle Lowry added eighth straight on the road. Former Clipper To- Hornets, who had a two-game winning streak 17 and Pascal Siakam finished with 16 for Tobias Harris contributed 25 points, while Alec snapped. Terry Rozier had 13 points, P.J. Wash- ronto. The Raptors have lost three straight for Burks added 15 points. The Sixers lost start- ington scored 12, Cody Martin had 11 and the first time in nearly three months. ing guard Josh Richardson early in the second Willy Hernangomez added 10 points and 13 reMavericks 111, Timberwolves 91 quarter to a concussion after initially terming bounds.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 38 points, Seth Curry added 27 points, and Dallas beat MinneNuggets 133, Raptors 118 the injury a nose contusion.

Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 18 rebounds and sota at Minneapolis.

Bucks 93, Hornets 85 The Mavericks played without All-Star Luka Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points 11 assists, Jamal Murray used a hot start to

Top 25 roundup: Ohio State caps sweep of Michigan Field Level Media

Duane Washington Jr. made five 3-pointers to highlight a 20-point performance as No. 23 Ohio State posted a 77-63 victory over No. 19 Michigan on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

The Buckeyes (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) won their third straight game after outscoring Michigan 239 in the final seven minutes.

CJ Walker scored 15 points, brothers Andre and Kaleb Wesson each had 14 and Luther Muhammad added 10 for Ohio State.

Michigan (18-11, 9-9) has lost two in a row since a five-game winning streak. Franz Wagner had 18 points, and Zavier Simpson added 12 for the Wolverines, who were done in by the Buckeyes shooting 52.4 percent (11 of 21) from 3-point range.

St. John’s 91, No. 10 Creighton 71 Greg Williams Jr. scored 21 points, and Rasheem Dunn added 19 to lead the host Red Storm to the upset of the Bluejays in a Big East clash in Queens, N.Y. LJ Figueroa added 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as the Red Storm (15-14, 4-12 Big East) snapped a threegame losing streak. The win marked St. John’s first home win over a top10 team since 1975, when it defeated No. 7 Tennessee.

Damien Jefferson led Creighton (22-7, 11-5) with 20 points, and TyShon Alexander added 19. The Bluejays had won nine of their previous 10 games.

No. 11 Louisville 68, Virginia Tech 52 Jordan Nwora had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Cardinals past the Hokies and into sole possession of first place in the ACC. Louisville (24-6, 15-4 ACC) extended its winning streak to 16 games

over Virginia Tech (15-14, 6-12) dating to 1991-92.

The Cardinals, who have regular-season one game left, lead Florida State (14-4) by a half game in the standings.

Louisville shot 45.6 percent from the field and made only 6 of 20 shots from 3-point range, with only one other double-digit scorer (Ryan McMahon with 10 points). Steven Enoch had 11 rebounds, and Dwayne Sutton finished with nine.

Stanford 72, No. 21 Colorado 64 Bryce Wills stalled a Colorado rally with a jumper with 2:41 remaining, allowing the Cardinal to hold off the Buffaloes in a Pacific-12 Conference game.

Stanford (20-9, 9-7) won its fourth straight to reach 20 victories for the first time since going 2413 in 2014-15.

Meanwhile, the loss formally eliminated Colorado (21-9, 10-7) from the conference regularseason title race with just one week remaining. The Buffaloes have lost three games in a row.

No. 25 Houston 68, Cincinnati 55 Freshman guard Marcus Sasser poured in 21 points, including nine straight in a pivotal late second-half run, as the Cougars dispatched the Bearcats in a key American Athletic Conference game in Houston.

Nate Hinton, a sophomore, added 16 points, and Caleb Mills, a freshman, hit for 15 as Houston (22-7, 12-4 AAC) got 52 of its points from those three underclassmen.

Tre Scott had 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Bearcats, recording his 10th doubledouble in 16 games this season. Jarron Cumberland added 11 points for Cincinnati (18-10, 11-5), which went the final 3:10 without a field goal.

Doncic, who wore a splint on his thumb in a loss Friday at Miami. Doncic injured the thumb on Feb. 26 against San Antonio. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points, and Dorian Finney-Smith grabbed 11 rebounds for the Mavericks.

D’Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 16 points and flirted with a triple-double, registering nine rebounds and seven assists. Russell led four Timberwolves in double figures scoring, with Malik Beasley adding 14 points, Juan Hernangomez hitting for 12 points, and Jarrett Culver adding another 12 off the bench.

Kings 106, Pistons 100 De’Aaron Fox had 23 points and seven assists as Sacramento won for the fifth time in six games by downing visiting Detroit.

Buddy Hield supplied 19 points and six rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points for the Kings. Harry Giles contributed 12 points and seven rebounds, Harrison Barnes had 10 points and Alex Len powered for eight points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.

Christian Wood led the Pistons, who have lost eight of their past nine games, with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Brandon Knight had 16 points and seven assists. Detroit point guard Derrick Rose left the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury. He finished with nine points.

Wizards 124, Warriors 110 Bradley Beal broke the franchise record for consecutive 25-point games with his 18th straight, a game-high 34-point performance that lifted Washington over host Golden State in San Francisco.

Beal shot 10 for 24 from the field and 7 for 9 on 3-pointers for the Wizards, who are 1-1 on a four-game Western swing. He broke Walt Bellamy’s record of 17 games, set in 1962, and also had a team-high eight assists and five steals in 35 minutes.

Andrew Wiggins had a team-high 27 points for the Warriors, who were seeking their first winning streak since the last time they saw – and beat – the Wizards on Feb. 3 in Washington.

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Travis Konecny and Derek Grant each recorded a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 5-3 victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.

The Flyers tied a season high with three power-play goals and added a short-handed tally en route to their ninth win in the past 10 meetings with the Rangers. Philadelphia also improved to 16-5-1 in its last 22 games and remained three points behind Washington for the lead in the Metropolitan Division.

Philadelphia’s Matt Niskanen and Sean Couturier scored power-play goals in the first period, while Michael Raffl scored a short-handed marker.

Grant scored the Flyers’ only even-strength goal, and Konecny added the third power-play goal.

New York’s Henrik Lundqvist made his first start since Feb. 3 and allowed five goals on 26 shots, as the Rangers dropped consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 19-21.

Capitals 4, Wild 3 Alex Ovechkin tallied twice in a three-point outing to carry Washington to a win over Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn.

Ovechkin, who scored twice in Washington’s three-goal first period, raised his season total to 45, tying him with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews for the NHL’s second-most. Richard Panik and Tom Wilson netted goals, and Evgeny Kuznetsov had two assists for Washington, which has won three of four and snapped a four-game road losing streak (0-4-0).

Minnesota’s Kevin Fiala (goal, assist) and Zach Parise produced power-play tallies, Ryan Donato also scored and Alex Stalock made 26 saves for the Wild, who opened March with a loss after going 9-4-1 last month to move into the playoff race.

Blue Jackets 5, Canucks 3 Emil Bemstrom scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 1:37 remaining in regulation as Columbus rallied to defeat visiting Vancouver.

Riley Nash, Zach Werenski and Kevin Stenlund each had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who scored four times in the final 7:21 to overcome

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New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) covers the puck against Philadelphia Flyers center Derek Grant (38) at Wells Fargo Center.

a 3-1 deficit. Gustav Nyquist added an empty-netter with 11 seconds to go, and Ryan Murray had two assists.

Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, making just his second start since a Dec. 29 knee injury that required surgery, stopped 36 shots. The Blue Jackets, who maintained the Eastern Conference’s second and final wildcard playoff spot, snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in their past 12 games (2-5-5).

Kings 4, Golden Knights 1 Rookie goaltender Cal Petersen made 42 saves and Anze Kopitar scored two goals as Los Angeles snapped the franchiserecord-tying eight-game winning streak of Vegas in Las Vegas.

Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist and Trevor Lewis scored a goal for Los Angeles, which won its third consecutive game.

Drew Doughty and Ben Hutton

each added two assists for the Kings, who improved to 6-2-1 in their past nine games.

Shea Theodore scored for Pacific Division-leading Vegas, which suffered its first loss since Feb. 11, when it was blanked at Minnesota 4-0. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of 17 shots, losing for the first time in six starts. The Kings are in last place in the division.

Flames 3, Panthers 0 Cam Talbot made 38 saves, and captain Mark Giordano had three assists in his third game back from an injury absence, leading Calgary to a shutout win over Florida at Sunrise, Fla. The loss was the seventh in a row at home for Florida, tying a franchise record previously set in 2003.

Johnny Gaudreau collected a goal and an assist, and Milan Lucic and defenseman T.J. Brodie also tallied for Calgary, which concluded a five-game

road trip with a 3-1-1 record. It was Talbot’s second shutout of the season and his first since his 44-save performance in a 6-0 romp over the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 13.

Devils 3, Ducks 0 Pavel Zacha scored two power-play goals, and Jesper Bratt had two assists as visiting New Jersey shut out Anaheim.

Zacha and Bratt connected twice in almost identical plays as the Devils stopped their two-game losing streak. Nico Hischier added one goal for the Devils.

Cory Schneider posted his second win and first shutout since returning to the Devils from a monthslong stint with Binghamton of the AHL. Schneider, who started the NHL season 0-6-1 before being sent to the minors, made 34 saves for his 26th career shutout.

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later, when their go-to big man Devon Haye, fouled out with five minutes to go on the game clock, and Catskill trailing the Panthers 48-46.

So with seemingly no reliable big man on the floor for the Cats, Fernandez just kept electing to take contested shots himself, rather than create spacing for an open teammate or passing the buck to a teammate to just take the shot.

The final few minutes were

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Riders. Dean Warner had 24 kills, 6 blocks, 5 digs and 2 aces; Harrison Puckett 20 assists, 5 kills, 2 digs and 1 ace; Cam Ames 2 kills, 2 digs and 1 ace; Trevor Wolfe 20 assists, 3 kills, 2 digs and 2 aces; Jake

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Judge came into the clubhouse saying he felt better after having had treatment all day Saturday.

“He’s doing better today,” Boone added. “They worked on him a lot yesterday. So, I mean, I would say we were a little encouraged this morning. But I don’t have much in reality.”

And in reality the Yankees have no idea how long Judge

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riddled with each team fouling when they needed to and a few instances of waiting too long to commit a foul. With under a minute of game time on the clock, Fernandez fouled out of the game and Jon Kempf only made the second of the free throws, giving the Cats one final glimmer of hope of only being down by two points.

Unfortunately for Catskill, they could not get a clean shot attempt off on their final touch of the contest and their extremely impressive season came to a screeching halt in Troy as the Panthers pulled off the upset.

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No. 5 Germantown 70, No. 4 Hartford 60, OT STILLWATER — Germantown punched its ticket to the semifinal round of the Section

II Class D boys basketball playoffs with a 70-60 overtime victory over Hartford on Saturday at Stillwater High School.

No. 5 Germantown will play No. 1 seed North Warren on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls, with the winner advancing to the Section II title game.

Germantown jumped out to a 19-9 lead over No. 4 Hartford

by the end of the first quarter, but the Tanager rallied to within 30-24 at halftime and 41-40 aftr three quarters.

Hartford outscored Germantown 14-13 in the fourth quarter to even the score at 5454 at the end of regulation, but the Clippers went on a 16-6 run in the extra session to lock up the win.

Bryan Bathrick stepped

up for Germantown, nailing seven three-pointers and finishing with 27 points. Robbie Eaton added 19 and Rece Rifenburgh had 10.

Gavin Darfler’s 23 points topped Hartford. James LAvin chipped in with 14 and Brandon Harrington had 10.

GERMANTOWN (70): Eaton 7-4-19, Mayr 1-0-2, Bathrick 10-0-27, Anderson 2-2-6,

Rifenburgh 5-0-10, Mollo 1-02, McKinney 1-2-4. Totals 278-70.

3-pointers: Bathrick 7, Eaton.

HARTFORD (60): Ray Harrington 3-1-9, Mitchell 2-0-4, Brandon Harrington 4-0-10, Gavin Darfler 8-7-23, James Lavin 5-4-14. Totals 22-12-60.

3-pointers: Ray Harrington 2, Brandon Harrington 2.

will be off the field. He is scheduled to have more tests on Monday. This issue has bothered him since he first began ramping up his swinging last month. He was shut down for nearly three weeks before attempting to ramp up again last week.

Boone pointed to an area underneath his right arm, slightly above his pectoral muscle when referring to the shoulder area where Judge feels the pain.

Until they figure out the cause and how to treat it, the Yankees have no way to know if this will affect Judge’s season

or not.

For that matter they don’t know when Giancarlo Stanton, who was shut down with a strained right calf, will be back either. The left fielder said that he expected to be doing some light movement.

“I know yesterday was significantly better than the day before just as far as this gait goes,” Boone said, “he’s walking normal. He had a smile on his face today ... just continuing to feel a little bit better.”

Center fielder Aaron Hicks, who had Tommy John surgery in October and is scheduled to begin his throwing program

next month, is likely a “midseason” return at this point.

Boone said he doesn’t know it it will be June or July, but said Hicks is “on track and healing. And it’s gone according to plan, thus far.”

The Yankees re-signed outfielder Brett Gardner this winter when they knew Hicks was going to start the season on the injured list. Mike Tauchman is healthy and earned a chance to play after a breakout 2019. Clint Frazier is trying to show he can be an effective big league hitter and outfielder after last season’s ups and downs, but the Yankees

are also impressed with how Miguel Andujar has taken to playing the outfield.

Also, they are impressed with infielder/outfielder Rosell Herrera — who also gives them a switch hitter in the lineup until Hicks comes back.

“He’s had just a lot of good at bats, you know. Couple more good at bats yesterday from both sides of the plate.

He’s played well in the infield.

He is the guy to play a lot of different positions,” Boone said. “ Boone said that he is comfortable with the outfield

depth he has in camp — but is adamant that he is optimistic they won’t need it.

“Gardy’s here. You know Fraz, Tauchman. Herrera’s (opened) some eyes, obviously Miggy’s playing out there more so, you know, we’ll be equipped to handle whatever’s thrown at us or whatever we’ve got to deal with,” Boone said. “But, that said, you know I’m also very optimistic on both Aaron and Giancarlo not being a long term thing.”

Siter 6 kills, 2 digs and 2 aces; Jim Konderwich 11 kills and 1 block; Jared Cook 5 digs and Bobby Boll 2 digs.

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Merwin of Walton/Delaware Academy.

Svingala finishes the season with a 46-1 record and his coach at Maple Hill, Tom Gibbons, couldn’t have been prouder.

“Caleb had an outstanding performance this weekend at states,” Gibbons said. “He was in a loaded weight class (one returning state champion and two state runners-up, including Caleb). Four wins and one loss at states is an amazing accomplishment. He lost by two points in the semifinals and then came roaring back with two wins to place third, which shows his toughness and determination.

“We all are super proud of Caleb’s performance this weekend and his whole body of work in his varsity career.

Over 200 wins, four-time class D champion, four-time Section II Champion, and twotime state place finisher.”

The Cullen brothers, Aidan and Kieran finished fourth and eighth in their respective divisions.

Aidan Cullen started off with pin of Julian Martin of Lake Shore in 1:42 in the 132-pound division. He earn an 8-5 decision over Alex Chrisman of Saranac in the quarters, then lost a 5-3 decision to eventual champion Gage DeNatale of Locust Valley in the semifinals.

Aidan went on to post a 4-0

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Maple Hill’s Caleb Svingala (top) takes on Alex Skowronski of East Aurora-Holland in the New York State Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany on Friday.

Maple Hill’s Caleb Svingala (top) battles Alex Skowronski of East Aurora-Holland in the New York State Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany on Friday.

decision victory over Mitchell Gaiser of Alexander in the consolation semifinals, then lost to Marek Bush of Central Valley Academy, 3-0, to finish fourth.

He finished his senior season with a 42-11 overall reocrd.

Kieran Cullen, an eighthgrader, pinned Brayden Wall of Ogdensburg in 1:29 ion his opening match, then lost a 103 decision to Caden Bellis of Tioga in the quarterfinals.

Kieran pinned Matthew Shaw of Pearl River in 2:40 in the second wrestlback, then was pinned by Carl Santariello of Marcellus/Onondaga in 4:39 in the consolation quarterfinals. In his final match, Kieran was pinned by Joey Florance of BGAH in 2:19 to take eighth place.

113-pound weight class in his first trip to states.

Campbell opened with a 14-4 major decision over Ryan Ross of Port Jervis in the first round, then lost a 7-2 decision to Bryar Goniser of Adirondack in the quarterfinals.

He pinned Jackson Waineright of Our Lady of Lourdes in 4:15 in the second wrestleback, dropped a 4-1 decision to David Ball of Fredonia in the consolation quarterfinals, then lost a 5-0 decision to Michael Schifhauer of Iroquois to place eighth.

Campbell finished with a 37-6 overall record.

“We thought that Logan performed well, earning his place on the podium,” Coxsackie-Athens coach Ryan Palmer said. “It is certainly an accomplishment not only

He finishes with a 43-9 overall record.

Ichabod Crane’s Jair Gomez took seventh place in the 99-pound weight class.

He earned a 9-5 decision over Chase Nevills of Copenhagen in the first round, then was pinned by Xavier DeJesusRemchuk of Canisteo-Greenwood in 3:41 in the quarterfinals.

Gomez posted a 4-1 decision over Trevor Tufano of Port Jervis in the second wrestleback, was pinned by Aiden Gillings of Newfane in 2:15 in the consolation quarterfinals, then earned a 9-5 decision over Cameron Mayfield of Eagle Academy to finish seventh.

Gomez compiled a 40-3 record this season.

Coxsackie-Athens’ Logan Campbell placed eighth in the

making the State Tournament, but placing on your first trip.

Logan earned 8th place, end his season with a 37-6 record.

I am sure that he would’ve liked to place higher, but who wouldn’t.

“That arena was filled with hungry competitors that put in timeless hours to win this tournament specifically. I know that Logan is proud of his accomplishment, but I also know that he wished that he had done better. That is what we enjoy about him. It is fun coaching a kid, or group of kids, that are always hungry to do better.

“Fortunately for Logan, he is a junior and has another chance to do better. Logan was an eighth-grader during my first year at C-A, when I was just the new teacher looking

to help out with the wrestling program. As a young fella to an adolescent, and as a wrestler in general, the transformation of Logan is unbelievable.

He earned his 100th win this year, his first Class C title, and his first Section II title (second in program history, in as many years). It has been a fun season, and now we will turn our efforts to prepare him and the rest of the Coxsackie-Athens Wrestlers for the off-season and the National Tournament in Fargo.”

Palmer was proud of how the other Patroon wrestlers fared.

“Our conference represented well, putting four on the podium for the second straight year. Very cool experience for kids like ours from small towns. The community support has been great all around.

The two Cullen boys put together solid performances, becoming Greenville’s first State place finishers (Aidan — third and Kieran — eighth).

Caleb put together another solid performance, placing third and concluding an unbelievable high school career.

“While I certainly won’t miss Caleb and Aidan scoring six team points against us every time we wrestle, I do wish them the best and congratulate them on their careers. All of us at Coxsackie-Athens wish them the best as they move on to wrestle in college. As for Kieran, we’ve got 4 more seasons to enjoy watching him get better and representing our conference.”

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Teen sexual assault victim seeks closure Dear Abby, Fifty years ago, at the age of 17, I was raped by a high school classmate. At the time, I was living in an apartment with a friend, “Becky.” She and three male classmates witnessed the attack, stood by and did nothDEAR ABBY ing. (They were drunk.)

I never reported the assault because I was scared, embarrassed and ashamed.

No one ever spoke about it, and Becky and I went our separate ways. I eventually married, moved away from my hometown and tried to put the incident behind me.

Fifteen years ago, I moved back and married a local man. I see all those people frequently around town, which reminds me of that terrible night. I don’t think it’s fair that I have had to live with this for 50 years while the others appear to have forgotten and gone on their merry way. None of them ever apologized or acknowledged their part in the attack. I remember it as vividly as if it were last week.

I would like to confront those involved. A friend suggested I privately confront my attacker. I believe calling out these people will give me peace of mind. My husband and I are planning to move out of the area, so I will never have to see any of them again. Should I confront all of them or just my attacker? Or should I let sleeping dogs lie?

Assaulted In Idaho

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Before deciding whether to confront these people after 50 years or let sleeping dogs lie, what I think you should do is discuss what happened with a licensed therapist, specifically one who works with patients who have PTSD. Whereas a half-century ago there was a tendency to blame the victims of sexual

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assault, we have come a long way since then, and help is available for you if you’re willing to get it.

A way to find help in making this important decision would be to contact RAINN (rainn.org). The tollfree phone number is 800-6564673. RAINN is the free, confidential national sexual assault hotline, and it’s available 24/7.

Dear Abby, I’m a beautiful 77-year-old woman in excellent health who has fun traveling internationally. I will soon be taking my oldest daughter to Europe at my expense because I want a companion.

I’m 19 years older than she is. She also is in great health and has a fun-loving personality. We look like sisters and have fun together wherever we go. However, I don’t want her to call me “Mom” while we are out in public places. Can I ask her not to call me that?

She is stubborn and always has been, but I love her and want her around while I’m traveling, rather than friends. She’s single, but I’m not. My husband can’t go because of health issues.

I need my daughter to go with me. Can you give me some ideas on how to approach her to not call me “Mom” in public? What if she refuses to go with me?

One Stipulation In The South I can’t help but wonder why not being called “Mom” is so important to you. I have read your letter several times, and I’m struck by the fact that it’s all about YOU and what YOU want.

Your daughter is long past 21, and I’m sure she can make her own decisions. You can ask her not to call you “Mom,” but whether she will agree and won’t forget to not address you that way is anyone’s guess. Old habits die hard.

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Temporal arteritis can cause sudden blindness My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was started on high-dose prednisone, and after four weeks they lowered the dosage. Her right eye is blurry, and doctors recommended removing the cataract in hopes of helping TO YOUR her see better. What is her GOOD HEALTH prognosis? Will she always have this?

DR. KEITH ROACH

I am sorry to hear about your wife.

Temporal arteritis, also called giant cell arteritis, is the inflammation of large- and medium-sized blood vessels. The exact cause is not understood, but it does seem to have elements of an autoimmune disease; the body attacks its own blood vessels. This can lead to injury of the blood vessel, but in the case of the temporal artery in the forehead, it can lead to the dreaded complication your wife suffered: blindness due to poor blood flow to the optic nerve and retina. The vision loss is permanent. The other eye will be affected 2550% of the time in untreated patients, which is why she was started on high-dose prednisone.

It dramatically reduces the risk of further loss in the opposite eye.

I’m not sure whether her blurry right eye is

due to the temporal arteritis or to the cataract.

Even if the vision in her right eye was affected by the arteritis, removal of a symptomatic cataract may help her vision. How effective the surgery will be depends entirely on how large and dense the cataract is. With continued prednisone treatment, the cataract may worsen more quickly than it would without steroids.

Many people have specific warning symptoms prior to vision loss, such as headache or pain in the jaw with chewing, but others have only vague symptoms such as fever, weight loss and fatigue. These specific findings should be brought to medical attention urgently. Unexplained vague symptoms should also be considered as possibly due to giant cell arteritis. A blood test, the ESR, is usually very elevated in giant cell arteritis.

Since disease can flare when the prednisone dose is decreased, her doctor should be monitoring symptoms closely. Most people are eventually able to get off of prednisone treatment after a year or two, but in others it may take longer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Someone is not likely to take your complaints sitting down — and you can expect a conflict to arise that may take some days to resolve.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll require some encouragement today before you can really do what you know you can do. It’s a matter of attitude, not ability.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are never one to say “enough” when you have found something that suits your fancy — or that will enable you to progress and, ultimately, excel. You are willing to do whatever it takes, and undergo whatever punishment it costs, to achieve your goals — and you are very careful to set goals that, if achieved, will place you precisely where you want to be, whether professionally or personally.

Though a pacifist by nature, you can allow yourself at times to be drawn into a conflict — and when you do, you can put up quite a fight!

You’re not one of those who eschews a battle because you don’t know how to engage an adversary; on the contrary, you usually prefer not to fight because you know what you can do to your enemies.

Also born on this date are: Jessica Biel, actress; Alexander Graham Bell, inventor; Herschel Walker, football player; Jean Harlow, actress; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic athlete; James Doohan, actor; Miranda Richardson, actress.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

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Baby Blues TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may discover, quite to your liking, that today’s endeavors are far simpler to manage than you had expected. A new trend may be starting.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Profits and losses shift dramatically today, but likely in your favor.

This is a surprise, perhaps, as you’ve not changed your strategy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — While helping one person today, you’re likely to be called upon to help another — but you can make this work if you remain clearheaded.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A rival appears to be a step ahead of you all day long — but this shouldn’t be a serious challenge. You can take the lead again in little time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A little research leads you directly to the source of much information that can prove useful to you almost immediately. Don’t stop studying!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You don’t want to end up with the consolation prize today, so you must be willing to buckle down and do what is necessary, morning to night.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You won’t have to try very hard today to keep busy, as there is much for you to do — some of it routine, and some of it quite extraordinary.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may have reached an impasse with someone who is unwilling to bend any further after being “handled” by you up until this point.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can give a loved one precisely what he or she needs, and yet it may not seem to do any good at first. Surely, however, time will tell.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’re eager to find a way out of an emotionally charged predicament. A loved one has the answer — and it should have been obvious to you.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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

“onyms” Level 1

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

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

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Each answer is a word that ends in “onym.” Examples are provided. (e.g., A name given to people by foreigners. (Germans for Deutsche). Answer: Exonym or xenonym.)

Freshman level 1. A word that means the opposite of another word (hot, cold).

2. A word pronounced like another but differing in meaning (too, two).

3. A word that has the same meaning as another word (scared, afraid).

Graduate level 4. An abbreviation consisting of letters that form a word (NATO).

5. A name that someone uses that is not his or her real name (Elton John, Reginald Dwight).

6. A word derived from the proper name of a real person (cardigan, Earl of Cardigan).

PH.D. level 7. Spelled the same as another but with a different pronunciation and meaning (bow, bow).

8. A word that may have opposite meanings in different contexts (fast, stuck or moving quickly).

9. A name for an inhabitant of a specific place (Poland, Pole).

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Antonym. 2. Homonym. 3. Synonym. 4. Acronym. 5. Pseudonym. 6. Eponym. 7. Heteronym. 8. Contronym. 9. Demonym.

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Musician’s jobs 5 Leftover bit 10 __-effective; profitable 14 Early boatbuilder 15 Light crinkled fabric 16 Diamond Head’s location 17 Askew 18 Hunk 20 Kids’ running game 21 __ the line; obeyed 22 Valentine’s day gift, perhaps 23 “Bye!” 25 Jolt 26 Boone or Day-Lewis 28 Thick fruit juice 31 Change a bit 32 Stream 34 Tennis court divider 36 Make much of 37 Clutch 38 Remain 39 “Caughtcha!”

40 Lou __; Ed Asner role 41 __ one’s duty; lie down on the job 42 National song 44 Creamy dessert 45 Unprocessed 46 Grand or upright 47 “__ a Hot Tin Roof” 50 Disguise 51 Crow’s comment 54 Extremely funny 57 Aggravate 58 Toot the horn 59 Got up 60 Bouquet holder 61 Chopping tools 62 Kelly & Autry 63 Make a mess at the table DOWN 1 Pesky insect 2 Dubuque’s state 3 Ginormous 4 Socially timid

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5 Group of fish 6 Actress Summer others 6&End of the lunch 7 __ up on; study about 8 Next month: abbr.

9 Teacher’s favorite 10 Colleague 11 Crew members’ items 12 Loafer, for one 13 Bathers’ spots 19 Field’s partner, in phrase Not __ longer; 2122Bleachers level no 24 Count calories 25 Military vehicle 26 Facts & figures 27 Luau greeting 28 Sparrow’s home 29 Unfriendly 30 Raises, as kids 32 Study right before a test 33 Hightailed it 35 Tricycle rider 37 Got bigger 38 Have nothing to do with

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The information may be reviewed by appointment in the Assessor’s office at 2609 State Route 23 Hillsdale, NY on March 13 and March 20, 2020 between the hours of 8:30 am and 12 pm.

An appointment may be made to review assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at 518-325-5073 (x 8) or email hillsdaleassessor@fairpoint.net.

March 1, 2020 NOTICE CONCERN- Pamela Cook ING THE EXAMINA- Assessor TION OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA (Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law secNotice is hereby given tion 501) Notice is hereby given that an order entered the Supreme that assessment inven- by tory and valuation data C o u r t , C o l u m b i a is available for ex- County, on the 25 day February, 2020, amination and review. of This data is the infor- bearing Index Number mation that will be 15194-19, a copy of used to establish the which may be examassessment of each ined at the office of the parcel, which will ap- clerk, located at 560 pear on the Tentative Warren Street Hudson, Assessment Roll for NY 12534, grants me the Town of Chatham the right to assume the which will be filed on name Preya Dawn Faror before May 1, 2020. strider. The city and The information may state of my present be reviewed by ap- address are Philmont, pointment in the New York; the month and year of my birth Assessor’s office at 488 State are August 1994; the Route 295, in Chatham place of my birth is on March 23, 2020 be- Sharon Hospital, Shartween the hours of 3 on, CT; my present p.m. and 6 p.m., and name is Keith Erik on March 30, 2020 be- Pierson. tween the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. An appointment may be made to review the assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at 518-392-2550.

Dated 3/1/20 Daniel Horst Assessor NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on FEBRUARY 26, 2020.

Office location: COLUMBIA County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 4 Highland Dr., Great Barrington, MA 01230. For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY & VALUATION DATA (Pursuant to Section 501 of Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review.

This data is the information which will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel which will appear on the tentative assessment roll of the Town of Cairo which will be filed on or before May 1, 2020.

The information may be reviewed, by appointment, at the Assessor’s Office at 512 Main Street, Cairo, NY, on March 5, 2020, between the hours of 9am - 1pm and on March 11, 2020, between the hours of 9am - 1pm.

An appointment to review the assessment information may be made by telephoning the Assessor’s Office at 518-622-3120 EXT 252.

Dated: 21st day of February 2020 Janice Hull, Sole Assessor Town of Cairo PO Box 132, 512 Main St Cairo NY 12413 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JOSH PAYNE ARCHITECT, PLLC. Articles of organization filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on December 17, 2019. Office location: Columbia County.

SSNY has been designated as the agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC, 194 Nevis Rd, Tivoli, NY 12583.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity or act.

MENT INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA (Pursuant to Section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review.

This data is the information which will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll of the Town and Village of Athens which will be filed on or before May 1st, 2020.

The information may be reviewed, by appointment, in the Assessor’s Office at The Athens Community Center, 2 First Street, Athens NY 12015 on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm and on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.

An appointment to review the assessment information may be made by telephoning the assessor at 518.945.1044 x 5.

Dated SECOND day of March , 2020 Carol J McBride, Assessor Town/Village of Athens NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Live Long In Home Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy PLLC Arts of org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/27/2020.

Office location: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 49 West Passaic Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070 Purpose: Any lawful activities.

NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF ASSESSNOTICE CONCERN- MENT INVENTORY ING THE EXAMINA- AND VALUATION TION OF ASSESS- DATA

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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid PURPOSE: THE FILING OF REVISED RATES TO P.S.C. NO. 220 ELECTRICITY, P.S.C. NO. 214 STREETLIGHTING, and P.S.C. NO. 219 GAS TARIFFS TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSION’S ORDER DATED MARCH 15, 2018 IN P.S.C. CASES 17-E-0238 AND 17-G-0239.

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B8 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law section 501) Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review.

This data is the information that will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel, which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Town of Greenport which will be filed on or before May 1, 2020 The information may be reviewed by appointment in the Assessor’s office at 600 Town Hall Drive on Tuesday March 17th and Tuesday March 24th between the hours of 9 am and 1 pm. An appointment may be made to review the assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at 828-0368.

March 1, 2020 Kimberly Smith Assessor NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA (Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law section 501) Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review.

This data is the information that will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel, which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll for the KINDERHOOK which will be filed on or before May 1, 2020.

The information may be reviewed by appointment in the Assessor’s office at 3211 CHURCH STREET, VALATIE, NY on March 24, 2020 between the hours of 9AM and 3PM, and on March 26, 2020 between the hours of 9AM and 3PM. An appointment may be made to review the assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at 518-784-2233 ext 305.

Dated 2ND day of March, 2020 Royce G. Noblin, Jr. Assessor NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA (Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 501) Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review.

This data is the information that will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel, which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Town of Claverack which will be filed on or before May 1, 2020.

The information may be reviewed by appointment in the Assessor’s office at 91 Church St., Mellenville, NY on April 6th to April 10th, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, and on April 13th to April 17th, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. An appointment may be made to review the assessment information by telephoning the Assessor’s office at 518-672-4470.

Dated: 2nd day of March, 2020 Charles W. Brewer Assessor

Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 18, 2019.

Office location: Greene County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Mohican House, LLC, 1791 Route 23B, Leeds, New York 12451. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of NYCTEA STRATEGIC ADVISORS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/16/2020.

Office location, County of Greene. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 26 Ely St, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 620 HUDSON HOUSE, LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is 620 HUDSON HOUSE, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on January 23, 2020.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is David Kessler, 206 Front Street, Apt. 3D, Brooklyn, New York 11201.

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

Dated: January 23, 2020 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is Quality Q Holdings, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on February 3, 2020.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is P.O. Box 658, Claverack, NY, 12513.

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

Dated: February 3, 2020 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York Notice of Formation of 12534 711 CR3 LLC Articles of Organization filed Notice of Qualification with the Secretary of of The Para Bellum State of N.Y. (SSNY) Initiative, LLC. Auon 02/20/2020. Office thority filed with Secy. location: Columbia of State of NY (SSNY) County. SSNY desig- on 02/19/20. Office lonated as agent of LLC cation: Columbia upon whom process County. LLC formed in against it may be Delaware (DE) on served. SSNY shall 02/03/20. SSNY desigmail copy of process nated as agent of LLC to: 22 Park Row , upon whom process Chatham, NY 12037. against it may be Purpose: any lawful served. SSNY shall activity. mail process to: 506 Notice of formation of East 88th St., 2h, NY, Catskill Charters, LLC NY 10128. Address to Arts. of Org. filed with be maintained in DE: the Sect'y of State of c/o Harvard Business NY (SSNY) on Services, Inc., 16192 1/14/2020. Office loca- Coastal Hwy., Lewes, tion, County of DE 19958. Arts of Org. Greene. SSNY has filed with the Secy. of been designated as State, 401 Federal St., agent of the LLC upon Ste. 4, Dover, DE whom process against 19901. Purpose: any it may be served. lawful activities.

SSNY shall mail process to: Condon & Pipe Dreamers LLC, Forsyth LLP, Attn: Stu- Art. of Org. filed with art E. Berelson, Esq., 7 SSNY on 12/24/19.

Times Square, NY, NY Off. loc.: Greene Co. 10036. Purpose: any SSNY designated as agent upon whom prolawful act. cess may be served & Notice of Formation of shall mail: 381 MedMohican House, LLC. way Earlton Rd., EarlArticles of Organiza- ton, NY 12058. Purp.: tion were filed with any lawful purp.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS TO NORTH APRON RECONSTRUCTION AT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT TOWN OF GHENT, COLUMBIA COUNTY NEW YORK Sealed bids for the North Apron Reconstruction will be received at the office of the Columbia County Highway Superintendent, 178 Route 23BPO Box 324, Hudson, New York 12534 until 10:00 a.m., local time, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and there, at said office, at said time, publicly opened and read aloud. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “North A p r o n Reconstruction”.

The project generally consists of the reconstruction of approximately 17,300 SY of the existing North Apron pavement and associated airfield pavement markings.

This project includes excavation and removal of the existing apron pavement section, compaction of the subgrade, installation of pavement base course (12”) and asphalt surface course (4”). Pavement markings, aircraft tie-downs and drainage improvements will also be included in this project.

The project will be bid as a Base Bid Project.

Federal and NYS Prevailing wage rates apply. Contractors must be bonded and insured to the level indicated in the Contract Documents. A Federal DBE participation goal is included in the Contract.

The project is sales tax exempt. A complete set of Bid Documents, consisting of the General Provisions, Special Provisions, Technical Specifications, Bid, Agreement and Contract Drawings, will be available on or about Tuesday, March 3, 2020 and may be obtained only from Passero Associates at www.passero.com under the ‘BID’ tab for a fee of $25.00 (Non-refundable). A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Airport on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Copies of the above described Contract Documents may be examined at no expense at the Columbia County Highway Department Garage-Engineering Office, 178 Route 23B, Hudson, New York 12534, and at the office of Passero Associates, 1A Pine West Plaza, Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12205. Technical questions shall be directed to Bruce Clark, P.E. of Passero Associates (Phone: 518-925-3265 or email: bclark@passero.com). Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price (combination of base bid or alternate bid plus add-on items) for the contract in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Preparation of Proposal. The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the bid and to reject any and all bids. Columbia County

NOTICE TO BIDDERS TO WILDLIFE/INADVERTENT ENTRY FENCE & NAVAIDS AT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT TOWN OF GHENT, NEW YORK Sealed bids for the Wildlife/Inadvertent Entry Fence & NAVAIDS Project will be received at the office of the Columbia County Highway Superintendent, 178 Route 23BPO Box 324, Hudson, New York 12534 until 10:30 a.m., local time, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and there, at said office, at said time, publicly opened and read aloud. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Wildlife/Inadvertent Entry Fence & NAVAIDS”. The project generally consists of modifications of approximately 15,400 LF of existing 6-foot high chain link fence with a new bottom rail with barb wire and appurtenances.

Minor tree/shrub clearing along the existing fence line will also be required. This project also includes replacement of 750 feet of fence around the parking area; replacement of approximately 10 gates; installation of one gate operator; and installation of 500 linear feet of new 6-foot high chain link fence at the Runway 21 end.

This project also includes the installation of an airport beacon, segmented circle and wind cones. The project will be bid as a Base Bid only and Federal and NYS prevailing wage rates apply. Contractors must be bonded and insured to the level indicated in the Contract Documents. A Federal DBE participation goal is included in the Contract.

The project is sales tax exempt. A complete set of Bid Documents, consisting of the General Provisions, Special Provisions, Technical Specifications, Bid, Agreement and Contract Drawings, will be available on or about Tuesday, March 3, 2020 and may be obtained only from Passero Associates at www.passero.com under the ‘BID’ tab for a fee of $25.00 (Non-refundable). A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Airport on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Copies of the above described Contract Documents may be examined at no expense at the Columbia County Highway Department Garage-Engineering Office, 178 Route 23B, Hudson, New York 12534, and at the office of Passero Associates, 1A Pine West Plaza, Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12205. Technical questions shall be directed to Bruce Clark, P.E. of Passero Associates (Phone: 518-925-3265 or email: bclark@passero.com). Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price (combination of base bid or alternate bid plus add-on items) for the contract in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Preparation of Proposal. The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the SUPREME COURT bid and to reject any COUNTY OF COLUM- and all bids. Columbia BIA, BUSEY BANK, County Plaintiff, vs. CLAVERACK PARTNERS, ET Onstel Nav, LLC. Filed 9/12/19.

Office: AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judg- Greene Co. SSNY desment of Foreclosure ignated as agent for and Sale duly filed on process & shall mail to: December 5, 2019, I, Eric Schadt, 483 Dent the undersigned Refer- Rd, Prattsville,, NY ee will sell at public 12468. Purpose: Genauction at the Colum- eral. bia County Supreme TOWN OF GHENT Court, 401 Union NOTICE OF SPECIAL Street, Hudson, NY MEETING PLEASE 12534 on March 20, TAKE NOTICE, that 2020 at 10:00 a.m., there will be a special premises known as 21 meeting of the Ghent Salerno Drive, Clave- Town Board on March rack, NY. All that cer- 9, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., tain plot, piece or par- at the Ghent Town cel of land, with the Hall, Route 66, Ghent, buildings and improve- New York 12075, for ments thereon erected, the purpose of considsituate, lying and being ering bids for improvein the Town of Clave- ments to the West rack, County of Co- Ghent Community lumbia and State of Center in connection New York, Section with grant funding re101, Block 2 and Lot ceived from the New 2.120.

Approximate York State and Municiamount of judgment is pal Facilities Grant $4,267,998.74 plus in- Program and for the terest and costs. purpose of conducting Premises will be sold general business of the subject to provisions Town. Dated: February of filed Judgment In- 27, 2020 s/Michelle dex # 14121-19.

Radley Ghent Town Max N. Zacker, Esq., Clerk Referee Polsinelli PC, 600 Third PUBLIC NOTICE Avenue, 42nd Floor, NOTICE OF FORMANew York, New York TION OF A LIABILITY 10016, Attorneys for LIMITED COMPANY (LLC) Plaintiff

The name of the LLC is Trails End LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 21, 2020. New York office location: 177 Alvords Dock Road, Town of Stockport, County of Columbia and the State of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Trails End LLC; 177 Alvords Dock Road, Hudson, New York 12534.

Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Public Notice The Stockport Fire District will be holding a public referendum on March 10,2020 at the Stottville Firehouse from 6 to 9PM for the purpose of approving the purchase of a new pumper for the Stottville Fire Company and borrowing an amount not to exceed 400,000.00 this new truck will be replacing two current trucks which are 30 years old.

By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners Stockport Fire District Columbia county NY Michael Briscoe District secretary Republican Caucus There will be a Town of Catskill Republican Caucus on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 7 P.M. at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center on Academy St., Catskill. The purpose of this Caucus is to nominate one (1) candidate for Town Justice, for the General Election on November 3, 2020.

All are invited to attend. Matthew Luvera, Town Chair SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF GREENE RBS CITIZENS, N.A., Plaintiff against KATHLEEN MCGARRITY AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF EDWARD J. NIHILL; THOMAS NIHILL AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF EDWARD J. NIHILL; BRENDAN AKA BRANDON NIHILL AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF EDWARD J. NIHILL; BURTON GULNICK, JR., AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD J. NIHILL; MICHAEL NIHILL AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PATRICK M. NIHILL WHO WAS THE HEIR TO THE EDWARD J. NIHILL; KATHLEEN NIHILL AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PATRICK NIHILL WHO WAS THE HEIR TO THE ESTATE EDWARD J. NIHILL, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on January 27, 2020.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, N.Y. on the 24th day of March, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. premises described as follows: All that piece or parcel of land with the concrete block house foundation thereon, of New York State Route No. 23A. Situate, lying and being in the Village of Tannersville, Town of Hunter, County of Greene and State of New York.

Said premises known as 6244 Main Street, Tannersville, N.Y. 12485.

(Section: 165.20, Block: 1, Lot: 11.112).

Approximate amount of lien $ 261,676.03 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 0223-14.

Edward S. Haddad, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 SWISS HOUSE INFORMATION LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/7/20. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 9 Hunts Ln #1 Brooklyn NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF COLUMBIA BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., V. ROBERT P. DEDRICK A/K/A ROBERT PHILIP DEDRICK A/K/A ROBERT DEDRICK; IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/HE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLANTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 22, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Columbia, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and ROBERT P. DEDRICK A/K/A ROBERT PHILIP DEDRICK A/K/A ROBERT DEDRICK; IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/HE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLANTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FRONT LOBBY, 401 UNION STREET, HUDSON, NY 12534, on March 24, 2020 at 10:00 am, premises known as 3003 MAIN STREET, VALATIE, NY 12184: Section 33.18, Block 1, Lot 73: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE VILLAGE OF VALATIE, TOWN OF KINDERHOOK, COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 14103-2019.

Timothy Shevy, Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

TOWN OF GHENT ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town of Ghent, Columbia County, New York, hereby advertises for bids for the for the furnishing, construction, and installation of entryway improvements at the West Ghent Community Center, 1055 County Route 22, Ghent, New York 12075, in accordance with certain specifications, which may be obtained from the Ghent Town Clerk during normal business hours, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Bids shall be sealed and delivered to the Ghent Town Clerk on or before March 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. The bids will then be submitted to the Ghent Town Board for its review.

The Ghent Town Board shall have complete discretion to reject any bid that does not meet the required specifications or to reject all bids should the Board deem the same to be appropriate. All bidders will be required to sign and deliver, along with their bid, a Certificate of Non-Collusion.

Dated: February 27, 2020 s/Michelle Radley Ghent Town Clerk The Annual Policyholders’ Meeting of the Eastern Mutual Insurance Company of Greenville, New York, will be held on Tuesday, March 17th at 9:30 A.M. at the Company Office located at 6504 State Route 32, Greenville, NY 12083.

The purpose of this meeting is to elect Directors and transact such other business that may come properly before it.

Leslie A. Hallenbeck Secretary SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF GREENE INDEX # 2018-1072 FILED: 1/27/2020

S U P P L E M E N TA L SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates GREENE County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, against UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARY LOU EISENHARDT, if they be living and if they be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-ofkin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant(s) who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the Complaint, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, and "JOHN DOE" and "JANE DOE", the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s).

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ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Cairo, County of Greene and State of New York. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. There is due and owing, the principal sum of $107,570.30 together with all sums that may be due for interest, taxes, insurance, loan advances, and/or fees for inspections, property preservations or other expenses incurred to protect the property, and expenses and costs of suit as may be allowed by the loan documents and/or approved by the court.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU

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The Nets aren’t at rock bottom, but they’re getting close Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

The absences of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant are finally catching up with Brooklyn.

You figured it’d happen at some point. NBA teams can’t typically withstand seasonending injuries to their two best players. Just ask the Warriors.

Spencer Dinwiddie has kept his team afloat, but the Nets have noticeably lacked a closer, and Saturday night’s 116-113 defeat to the Heat served as the latest example.

Dinwiddie, who finished with a game-high 25 points and 12 assists, spearheaded a spirited comeback in the fourth quarter — until he inexplicably threw the ball away with a chance to win the game. It represented the fourth time in six games the Nets failed to execute offensively in the final moments.

This time, coach Kenny Atkinson called the play for Joe Harris out of a timeout. But the Heat switched on Harris off the double and Dinwiddie, who received the inbounds pass, hesitated with the ball. Instead of driving, the point guard then tried to force a pass to Wilson Chandler and it sailed into the stands.

“They did a good job switching out (on Harris),” Atkinson said. “Broken play. Spencer saw

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Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (26) passes over Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter (3) and forward Bruno Fernando (24) during a recent game at State Farm Arena.

Wilson open. The pass was just was a little off target.”

Atkinson was being kind. The pass was way off.

“Technically right read but errant pass,” Dinwiddie said.

“I have to take responsibility of that on my end.”

Just this week, the Nets dropped close games after Taurean Prince and Dinwiddie missed potential

game-winning shots against the Magic and Wizards, respectively. On Feb. 20, the Nets dropped an OT game in Philly after Dinwiddie passed up a shot to win in regulation. Now

Brooklyn is riding a four-game losing streak and sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, a full game behind the Magic.

The Nets (26-33) came in on a skid that is damaging to their

playoff hopes. Not long ago the narrative was they had to avoid the eighth seed and a firstround blowout to the Bucks. But now it’s fair to wonder whether the Nets can collapse out of the postseason altogether.

(More Sports) The Knicks are rubbing off on the Nets “ They still have breathing room with a 4.5-game lead over the No. 9 Wizards, who are a half-decent G-League squad outside of Bradley Beal. But it’s worth noting Brooklyn’s schedule doesn’t get easier with five of their next seven games against the Celtics, Spurs, Grizzlies, Lakers and Clippers.

A day after the Nets gave up 141 points to the lowly Hawks, defense was again an issue for the Nets in Miami. They held the Heat to 24 points in the first quarter, but then closeouts turned lax and the Heat collected double-figure points from seven different players (Kendrick Nunn dropped a team-high 21).

Still, the Nets found second life with an 11-1 run after trailing by 9 with 2:44 remaining.

Harris’ 3-pointer cut the deficit to 1 with 11.1 seconds remaining. Then Miami’s Jimmy Butler missed one of his two free throws, and the Nets – again – had a chance to win. Again, they failed.

Bowman dominates at Fontana, wins Auto Club 400 Field Level Media

If you’re the guy chosen to take the wheel from hyper-popular Dale Earnhardt Jr., you had better show some on-track chops.

On Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, Alex Bowman did just that as he recorded a dominating win in the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, Calif.

The victory was the second for Bowman since taking over the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet full time at the start of the 2018 season.

The first came at Chicagoland Speedway last July.

“The first one, that was a really enjoyable experience,” Bowman said, “and (then) we sucked for six months. We started this year so strong.

I’ve got a lot on my side that I’m doing better. My life’s kind of a lot more organized than it was back then.”

Bowman’s win Sunday came in fairly dominating fashion as he led 110 of 200 laps at the 2-mile oval.

The win gave him his 11th top-five finish in 156 Cup starts.

It also gave him a trip to a tattoo parlor. After the race, he said that he and a good friend said that were Bowman to win in Fontana, they would KIRBY LEE/USA TODAY get matching No. 88 tats.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman (88) is congratulated by Jimmie Johnson after winning the “And I think I have to go get a tattoo now but Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. that will be a good time,” he said.

Defending Cup champion Kyle Busch finished qualified 17th at Auto Club, said. “It wasn’t a sec- the No. 1 Chip Ganassi car. second, but over nine seconds behind Bowman. ond-place car but thankfully we got a good finish Rounding out the top five were Bowman’s That finish gave the Joe Gibbs Racing driver his here. The guys are doing all they can. I appreciate teammate, Chase Elliott, and Team Penske’s first podium finish of the season. In fact, it gave all the hard work. We just got to get a little bit bet- Brad Keselowski.

Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, ter. I don’t know what we’re missing.” him his first top-14 finish of 2020.

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full-time season, had a good weekend on what may be his final start at his home track.

The native of Southern California started on the front row after qualifying second fastest on Saturday.

Johnson, who has not won a race since the 2017 season, ran near the front of the field all day Sunday, led 10 laps and finished seventh at a track where he has won six times.

“Our team’s going in the right direction,” Johnson said. “I’ve known in my heart what I’m capable of, what this team is and it’s just taken a while to get the right people in the right places and rebuild.”

Clint Bowyer started from the pole – the fourth of his career – and led the first 11 laps. Taking over up front was Bowman, who went on to lead 44 laps in claiming the first 60-lap stage.

Stage 2 was dominated by Ryan Blaney, who collected the stage win by more than three seconds over Bowman.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. started from the rear of the field after his car failed prequalifying inspection three times on Saturday.

Truex, the 2017 Cup champion, was barred from the qualifying session. None of that mattered, however, Truex moved into the top 12 before 10 laps had been completed.

On Lap 130 of the 200-lapper, Truex moved to the lead.

Also sent to the rear of the field for failing inspections were JTG Daugherty drivers Ryan Preece and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

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Sixers are being vague about Simmons’ lower back injury Keith Pompey The Philadelphia Inquirer

LOS ANGELES — Was Ben Simmons rushed back too soon?

That’s perhaps the biggest question now that the 76ers’ point guard will miss a considerable amount of time with a pinched nerve in his lower back. The team didn’t provide an expected return date.

The team said the two-time All-Star experienced lower-back tightness while grabbing a rebound during practice on Feb. 19, the first day back from the All-Star break. Simmons received treatment and missed the following day’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.

But the next game for the underachieving Sixers (37-23) was on the road against the NBA’s best team, the Milwaukee Bucks, on Feb. 22, on national television. He plays ... for just 4 minutes, 44 seconds.

When you look at the start of that game, Simmons made a couple of moves to the basket. He scored on a couple of layups. But you could tell his back was tight.

He reaggravated the back injury while driving to the basket and making a hard stop on his ERIC HARTLINE/USA TODAY way to scoring a layup. You could see that he Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (25) drives to the basket against LA Clippers forward did something to his back. Simmons came out Montrezl Harrell (5) during a recent game at Wells Fargo Center. of the game a couple of series later.

It’s obvious why the third-year veteran wantAssuming Simmons has a disc issue or ar- on Thursday, and the Golden State Warriors on ed to play. The Sixers are getting close to the thritic condition, the muscle that surrounds Saturday. playoffs. The pressure is on. There’s a lot on the the joints in his back basically tighten and lock Sixers center Joel Embiid (left shoulder line in regards to playoff series. up. It doesn’t want the body to move. The mus- sprain) is also not with the team. He could reIn a player’s mind, they’re thinking, ‘ I’m cle is telling the body it needs time to settle and join the Sixers in Northern California. The cool, but I know I’m not 100%. But with treat- heal. Rest and inactivity are what gives your three-time All-Star suffered his injury this past ment through the game, I’m going to be cool.’ back time to heal.

Wednesday at the Cleveland Cavaliers. The earBut if something happens, the player and the You can do things to break up the tightness liest recovery time is 7-10 days. Embiid will be organization have to know that the perception and spasms, which the Sixers did pregame. But re-evaluated later this week. and reality will be that they rushed him back.

The team has been vague in regards to both the tightness and spasms are the body’s mechAnd that’s the case here, because Simmons anism to tell you that’s there’s something un- injuries. obviously was symptomatic. The plan was to derlying.

In Simmons’ case, a pinched nerve — or provide treatment throughout the game.

Now, here we are. “nerve impingement” as the Sixers refer to it From the start of the game, you could see he The 6-foot-10, 240-pounder isn’t with the — is just a symptom of a larger issue. The team was stiff. He wasn’t moving normally. That’s team on its four-game West Coast trip. The Six- said this past week that Simmons will be rethe thing with low-back tightness, stiffness, or ers play the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday after- evaluated in two weeks. It could actually take muscle spasm. Most of it is the body’s way of noon at the Staples Center before facing the some time before he’s right.

Lakers Tuesday night, the Sacramento Kings This isn’t the first time that Simmons has guarding itself from further damage.

dealt with lower-back issues.

He’s been dealing with lower-back tightness since the 2018-19 season.

Simmons left the team’s Oct. 20, 2018 game against the Orlando Magic with back tightness with 4:19 left in the first quarter. Simmons did not return to the game, and missed the following game. This preseason, he missed the final two games because of it.

It sounds like he may have some chronic degenerative issues, and he’s dealing with the expected symptoms.

That wouldn’t be uncommon for someone of his stature. In regards to the team’s vagueness surrounding Simmons’ injury, one has to assume that it’s being directed by people in his agency. Perhaps they want to publicly minimize the injury to prevent people from saying, down the line, that he has a bad back.

So why not just term it a “nerve impingement” or pinched nerve? Once he gets over that symptom and is back on the court, all will be forgotten, as opposed to saying Simmons has an actual condition.

However, the vagueness of the injury and the timing brings out the skeptics.

Folks are wondering if he actually injured his back at practice while grabbing the rebound.

Some are wondering if it happened while on vacation or during a fall in the Feb. 16 All-Star Game.

It’s reminiscent of when it was revealed Embiid had a left knee bone bruise during the 2016-17 season. It was later reported that the MRI that showed the bone bruise also exposed a tear in the meniscus of his knee.

So people are skeptic.

However, Simmons missed only one game with the back tightness.

Yet, there are some metrics for games missed due to particular injuries.

For low-back pain, it’s typically a couple of games. A week to 10 days could be a conservative time to let muscle spasms calm down.

With that said, we all know Simmons would have been better suited not playing against the Bucks.

The numbers say Duncan Robinson very important to Heat’s success Anthony Chiang Miami Herald

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New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) shoots the ball as Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) defends during a recent game at Madison Square Garden.

Knicks’ Robinson on pace to break Wilt’s record Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

If Mitchell Robinson indeed breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s record, the complete perspective will be lost on the young Knicks center because he doesn’t know much about the current record holder Wilt Chamberlain.

“I don’t really watch oldschool basketball,” Robinson said. “I don’t even know why, it’s just not me. We don’t even play like that anymore so what’s the point of watching?”

Robinson’s take is unsurprising because he also didn’t know anything about Hakeem Olajuwon. But he does have a point about the game changing since the days of centers dominating the ball in the post. Most players these days, no matter their height, take 3-pointers and jumpshots.

But not Robinson.

His shot attempts this season are almost exclusively in the paint — mostly dunks — which has contributed to a field-goal percentage of 73.2%. Chamberlain set the record at 72.7% in 1972-73, the final season of his Hall of Fame career. Nets center DeAndre Jordan, who actually helped mentor Robinson last season with the Knicks, is the only other player to shoot higher than 70% in a season.

“I didn’t know that (I’m leading the league in field goal percentage). It’s good,” Robinson said. “I don’t really get a lot of shots up but when

I do they’re most likely going to go in, you know what I’m saying? It means a lot. I put in the hard work and it paid off.”

Of course, Robinson is scoring at a much lower rate than Chamberlain and it’s questionable whether he’ll meet the criteria to set the record. He has to make at least 300 field goals for the season, and right now sits at 227 with 22 games remaining.

He’s coming off a stellar night in Saturday’s victory over the Bulls, when he dropped a career high 23 points with 10 rebounds.

His 11-for-16 shooting actually dropped his season fieldgoal percentage.

In interviews all season, Robinson has teased that he’ll attempt a 3-pointer but hasn’t strayed beyond 11 feet. He does make a show of practicing from long distance after practice.

“You know what it is? They draw up the play and I don’t want to go outside that play.

That’s really what it is,” Robinson said. “You got to see what happens. Whatever the game gives you.”

Despite Robinson’s efficiency and youth, the Knicks have kept him out of the starting lineup largely because of his penchant for foul trouble. Interim coach Mike Miller said Sunday he plans to keep it that way, with Taj Gibson as the starting center.

The Knicks face the Rockets on Monday at MSG.

MIAMI — Before the season, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called Duncan Robinson “one of the best shooters on this planet.”

With Robinson spending most of last season in the G League after going undrafted out of Michigan in 2018, that quote took some by surprise. But in Robinson’s first full NBA season, he has proven Spoelstra right.

Robinson, 25, leads the Heat and entered Sunday ranked third in the NBA with 213 made threes this season, behind only Houston’s James Harden (258 made threes) and Sacramento’s Buddy Hield (222). Among the 25 players averaging seven or more three-point shot attempts per game, Robinson owns the league’s top three-point shooting percentage at 43.8% ahead of second-place Bojan Bogdanovic from the Utah Jazz (41.5 percent).

In addition, Robinson is on track to set a new Heat record for threes made in a season as he’s on pace to finish with 291 three-pointers. Wayne Ellington currently holds the record with 227 threes in the 2017-18 season.

While those shooting numbers have helped solidify Robinson’s spot in the NBA, it’s another number that represents just how valuable the second-year forward has been for the Heat this season. Robinson owns a team-best plus/ minus of plus-259, which ranked 20th best in the league entering Sunday.

“Everybody wants to contribute in a way,” Robinson said, with the Heat continuing its five-game homestand Monday against reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. “Obviously, the more tangible contribution is my shooting. But obviously, I would like to think that I do more than just that. It’s good to have a stat that reflects that. I think game-togame plus/minus can be a little bit less indicative. But the large sample size (means something), for sure. I didn’t know that I was leading the team.”

The Heat’s two All-Stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo rank second and third on the team in plus/minus, respectively, behind Robinson. Butler is a plus-223 and Adebayo is a plus-199 this season.

The trio of Adebayo, Butler and Robinson is a plus-245 in 935 minutes together.

“That’s good company to keep between two All-Stars,” said Robinson, who is averaging 12.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 29.4 minutes and has started in 55 of the Heat’s 60 games this season.

“I’ll take it.”

As expected, the Heat’s offense is a more efficient and productive unit

with Robinson’s shooting on the court.

Not only is he making a high volume of threes, but he’s even a weapon when he’s not shooting the ball as teammates often find themselves open when Robinson is involved in an action because opponents have been throwing two defenders at him to prevent him from getting an open look when he’s running for a hand-off or to set a screen.

The Heat has posted an offensive rating of 114.3 (the best individual oncourt offensive rating on the team) in the 1,766 minutes Robinson has played this season, compared to 105.9 when he’s on the bench. To put the 114.3 number into perspective, it would rank as the league’s second-best offensive rating behind only the Dallas Mavericks (116.3 offensive rating) this season.

“He’s a threat all the time on offense,” Heat guard Goran Dragic said of Robinson. “The spacing and those crazy threes that he’s making, he’s an elite shooter. It’s so much easier for us because they don’t shrink from him, so Jimmy, me and other guys can get in the paint and make plays.”

With Robinson on the court, the Heat is shooting an efficient 48.3% from the field and 39.8% on threes. Both represent team-best individual oncourt shooting percentages, as Miami is shooting 44.9% from the field and 34.9% on threes when Robinson is on the bench.

“I think when I get a couple to go, there tends to be an overreaction from the defense and it creates for others,” Robinson said. “It opens opportunities for others. I think the word people like to use is gravity. Obviously, there’s like space in terms of coming off stuff.

But I think also when I’m in the action, sometimes I can create overreactions just because I get a couple (threes to go). That’s the first thing, when I get a couple, coaches are like: ‘Don’t let him get another one.’ That plays a part.”

For example, Robinson said the Brooklyn Nets “pretty much face guarded me off the ball and were pretty much complacent with playing fouron-four” on Saturday. Robinson finished the Heat’s win over the Nets with 10 points on 2-of-6 shooting on threes in 28 minutes, which is down from his season average of 8.1 three-point attempts per game.

“That’s what shooters are supposed to do. Do what they do well,” Spoelstra said. “He helps our offense. He helps our spacing. He helps the level of urgency that other teams have to put on their game plan to try to take him off the three-point line. The more assertive he is, the more he hunts for those shots, the better it is for our offense overall.”

There’s no doubt the Heat is a better

offensive team when Robinson is on the court. He’s one of the reasons Miami entered Sunday with the league’s sixthbest offensive rating.

The question is: Does it offset Robinson’s defensive limitations? So far this season, it has.

Robinson’s eye-opening plus/minus number proves that, as the Heat has been a much better team with him on the court. Miami has been outscored by 62 points when Robinson is not playing.

And while there have been games that opponents have picked on Robinson’s defensive limitations and have been able to take advantage, he has improved enough that he’s able to serve as a reliable team defender. Miami has actually posted a better defensive rating (allowing 107.2 points per 100 possessions) with Robinson on the court than when he’s not on the court (allowing 109 points per 100 possessions) this season.

“He’s trying. He’s there, he’s putting his chest in front,” Dragic said of Robinson’s defense. “Sometimes he’s reaching, but he has gotten much better. He has our full support. It’s tough in this league.”

Even though Robinson said he feels like he has grown defensively, he admits there’s still plenty for him to work on. One-on-one defense is still a struggle at times when teams isolate him on the perimeter or in the post.

“I do feel more comfortable,” Robinson said when asked about his defense.

“Sometimes it’s not always going to show. But it’s something I’ve dealt with my whole career. I know I need to continue to improve and get better. I also think confirmation bias is a real thing that exists. But that’s not to say that I don’t know that I need to get better because I know that I do.

“I feel like I’m turning in that direction, and if I can continue to grow on that end of the floor and just show a little bit more grit and toughness then I think that will only help us just because of the things I can do to help us offensively.”

The playoffs will be the real test for Robinson, when a team has an entire series to game plan for certain weaknesses. Players who are liabilities on defense usually don’t log many minutes in the postseason, but the Heat is hopeful that won’t be an issue because it needs his shooting on the court.

The numbers prove it.

“It’s really important. We’ll see,” Dragic said when asked how Robinson will fare in the playoffs. “It depends on which team you’re playing. It depends on the matchups. But we’re comfortable enough that we can play with him, definitely.”

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With Carter Hart, Flyers finally have an edge in net Mike Sielski The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons (LB34) speaks to the media during the 2020 NFL Combine in the Indianapolis Convention Center.

Presenting the freakiest of the freak athletes at the 2020 NFL combine Des Bieler The Washington Post

The NFL’s decision to move much of its scouting combine this year to prime time gave new meaning to the phrase, “The freaks come out at night.”

Just getting an invitation to the combine, meant to assess the physical attributes of almost everyone who might get drafted, generally means a player is a good athlete. However, every year a few separate themselves as truly ridiculous, and 2020 was no different.

Of course, doing well at the combine, even extremely well, hardly guarantees NFL success. There are always examples of players who test poorly and still prove to be excellent at the professional level. However, NFL teams prize athleticism, particularly as it can be tricky to separate a player’s individual performance from all the other factors in college football games, including the level of talent around him and the coaching on both sides.

It is difficult to get drafted in a high round after a poor combine showing, but here are a number of players who won’t have to worry about that. In many instances, this exercise will include two measurements that reflect the totality of a player’s showing at the combine - Relative Athletic Scores (RAS) and pSPARQ ratings - because other drills count for at least as much, if not often more, than the widely cited 40-yard dash.

The freakiest of the freak athletes Isaiah Simmons, linebacker, Clemson: It’s always important to note a player’s height and, especially, his weight. Checking in at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, Simmons blazed the 40 in 4.39 seconds, tied for 10th fastest among all positions (the only faster players were wide receivers and defensive backs).

Similarly, his 132.0-inch broad jump was bested by just one player who was not a wide receiver or defensive back, and his 39.0-inch vertical jump was tied for third among linebackers.

Simmons earned a 10.0 RAS, which uses a zero-to-10 scale. It’s not that he is an absolutely perfect NFL prospect, but as RAC creator Kent Lee Platte explained to The Post, that means the average of all of his metrics was better than the averages for any other player at that position from 1987 through 2020.

A.J. Dillon, running back, Boston College: Ran the 40 in 4.53 seconds at a hefty 247 pounds - heaviest among the running backs - and even more impressively, posted position bests in the vertical jump (41.0) and broad jump (131.0), while tying for fifth at his position with 23 benchpress reps. Earned the highest pSPARQ score (144.1, as measured by Zach Whitman of 3sigmaathlete.com) of any offensive player at the combine and led running backs in RAS at 9.84.

Chase Claypool, wide receiver, Notre Dame: The heaviest wide receiver at the combine with 238 pounds on his 6-4 frame, he ran the 40 in

4.42 seconds (seventh-best at his position), with a 40.5-inch vertical jump (fourth-best), 19 bench-press reps (fifth-most) and a 126.0-inch broad jump.

Received a 10.0 RAS and an approximate pSPARQ of 139, third best at his position.

Donovan Peoples-Jones, wide receiver, Michigan (6-2, 212): Soared to the best vertical jump of anyone at the combine - 44.5 inches, well ahead of the 42.0 posted by several runners-up - and had the best broad jump (139.0 inches), in addition to a 4.48 40. Tied for first among wide receivers with an approximate pSPARQ of 142, along with a RAS of 9.83.

Tristan Wirfs, offensive tackle, Iowa (6-5, 320): Set a combine record for offensive linemen with a 36.5-inch vertical jump and tied a record with 121.0-inch broad jump, while running the fastest 40 (4.85) of any offensive lineman this year. His pSPARQ number of 135.6, first among offensive linemen, gave him the greatest standard deviation (2.4) from an average NFL player at his position of any offensive player at this year’s combine, and his RAS was an impressive 9.74.

Jeremy Chinn, safety, Southern Illinois (6-3, 221): Leaped to the second-best broad jump (138.0 inches) among all players, and he tied for the sixth-best vertical jump (41.0 inches) and the eighth-best bench press (20 reps), while sprinting to a 4.45 in the 40. Notched a 9.97 RAS, tied for the best among safeties.

Kyle Dugger, safety, LenoirRhyne (6-1, 217): Tied for second among all players with a 42.0-inch vertical jump and was sixth overall with a 134.0-inch broad jump. Ran the 40 in 4.49 seconds and garnered a 9.86 RAS. Honorable mention-worthy freakiness C.J. Henderson, cornerback, Florida (6-1, 204): Another who earned a 10.0 RAS, Henderson was fourth among defensive backs in the 40 (4.39), tied for eighth in the bench press (20), tied for ninth in the vertical jump (37.5) and tied for 15th in the broad jump (127.0).

Tanner Muse, safety, Clemson (6-2, 227): Came away with a RAS of 9.97 after, among other feats, finishing second among safeties with a 4.41 40.

Also tied for fourth at his position in the bench press (20) and 10th in the broad jump (124.0).

Jonathan Taylor, running back, Wisconsin (5-10, 226): Tied for seventh among all players with a 4.39 40, giving him the third-highest speed score (121.7) of any running back at the combine over the past five years. Tied for second at his position with a pSPARQ score of 137.2.

Henry Ruggs III, wide receiver, Alabama (5-11, 188): The fastest man at the combine, with a 4.27 40, he tied for second overall with a 42.0 vertical jump, becoming the first player at the combine since at least 2006 to reach both those marks (per ESPN). Tied for the best approximate pSPARQ among wide receivers at 142.

NEW YORK — There was a time, and it wasn’t that long ago, that the Flyers would have entered a weekend such as this one against the Rangers — Friday in Philadelphia and Sunday afternoon here, a home-and-home set with ramifications — at an undeniable disadvantage. Go back to last season, when thencoaches Dave Hakstol and Scott Gordon went through goaltenders like tissues, eight over 82 games. Go back to just about any season over the previous 11 years, when Henrik Lundqvist was the Rangers’ full-time goalie and, based on his body of work, the best in the Metropolitan Division.

Maybe it was fitting, then, that the final sequence of ERIC HARTLINE/USA TODAY the Flyers’ 5-3 victory Sunday at Madison Square Gar- Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart (79) makes a save against the New York Rangers during a den – less than 48 hours after recent game at Wells Fargo Center. their 5-2 victory Friday at the terrific first period, 10 saves he’s probably going to be a fu- There’s no doubt we’ve got Wells Fargo Center – served to on 12 shots in a third period ture Hall of Famer. It is pretty a real solid young man who’s show how much has changed the Rangers dominated, 23 in cool sometimes to play against got a tremendous amount of in that dynamic. There was the game, and with the Fly- him, but for me, I’m not trying potential.”

Carter Hart, sliding from his ers making a charge for first to think about that.”

Vigneault always takes care, right to his left to pad away a place in the Metropolitan, it’s He can leave the thinking whenever he’s asked about one-timer by the Rangers’ long past time to get used to a to everyone else. The RangBrendan Lemieux just as the once-wild idea: Their goalten- ers, the Washington Capitals, him, to point out Hart’s age, horn blared. One minute ear- ding might turn out to be their and the Pittsburgh Penguins and it was no small gesture lier, with Lundqvist pulled greatest edge on their com- have handed off control of the that he started Hart on Sunand the Rangers down by two petitors. division, and sometimes the day, in a road game of such goals, Hart had fended off a That was the symbolism NHL, to each other for years importance. Hart’s road numright-circle slap shot by Adam thick throughout Sunday’s now, and at the core of each bers this season have been Fox. Two periods earlier, he game. No, Lundqvist isn’t of those teams’ strong regular ghastly – a 3-10-1 record and had made a succession of four the Rangers’ future in net seasons and deep playoff runs an .855 save percentage ahead point-blank saves: right pad anymore; he’s not even re- was terrific goaltending. Lun- of Sunday – and since the Flyon Tony DeAngelo, left arm on ally their present. But Sunday dqvist never gave the Rangers ers’ lousy West Coast trip two Pavel Buchnevich, right pad marked his 61st game against cause to worry. Braden Holtby months ago, Vigneault has on Kaapo Kakko from the low the Flyers, and he has won 35 won the Vezina in 2016, then started Hart in just three road slot, right pad on a Mika Zi- of him, and his mere presence the Stanley Cup in 2018. Matt games. It’s clear that he has banejad breakaway. always made the Rangers for- Murray had won two Cups by been trying to protect the kid.

“You have to be ready for midable. He won the Vezina the time he began his second “His potential is extremely whatever comes,” Hart said, Trophy in 2012, carried them full season in the league and high, and I’ve got a lot of faith “and it came kind of hot early to three Eastern Conference compelled the Penguins to say in a very humble young man and then again at the end.”

Finals and a Stanley Cup Final goodbye to another Cup win- to be able to grasp things,” While Lundqvist, playing in a four-year span from ‘12 to ner, Marc-Andre Fleury.

Vigneault said. “But I do want for the first time in nearly a ‘15, and was a primary reason Now here comes Hart, and month as the Rangers labor they qualified for the playoffs his statistics this season are to taper everybody’s expectato transition from his reign to 10 times in the 11 years of his better than any of theirs, and tions.”

That’s fine. That’s prudent.

Alexandar Georgiev, gave up prime. But he was second-best his career is all of 71 games But the time when Vigneault four goals to the Flyers over at his position Sunday, and it old. can’t protect Hart anymore the game’s first 22 minutes, wasn’t close. The afternoon “Always remember he’s 21,” is getting closer. The hope for Hart was buying the Flyers an had the feel of a torch-passing. Flyers coach Alain Vigneault opportunity to build so big a “Obviously, he’s been a said. “He’s like anybody else. the Flyers, the tangible promlead, then preserve it. Nine great goalie in the league for He’s got to learn the game, and ise of this season and postseasaves on nine shots in that a long time,” Hart said, “and he is. He’s figuring things out. son, is that he won’t have to.

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New York ace right-hander Jacob deGrom allowed one hit in three scoreless innings in his spring debut to help a Mets’ split squad record a 3-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday at Port St. Lucie, Fla. The 31-year-old deGrom, who has won back-to-back National League Cy Young Awards, struck out two and didn’t issue a walk in his 33-pitch effort.

Robinson Cano delivered a tworun single in the first inning and Michael Conforto launched a solo homer to right in the sixth to account for the New York runs.

Welington Castillo’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly plated Washington’s run.

Rays 8, Twins 2 Mike Zunino hit a three-run homer, Joey Wendle cracked a two-run blast and Dalton Kelly socked a solo shot as Tampa Bay defeated visiting Minnesota at Port Charlotte, Fla. Royce Lewis smacked a two-run homer for the Twins.

Marlins 7, Mets (ss) 1 Jonathan Villar slugged a two-run homer and Miguel Rojas delivered a two-run double as Miami routed visiting New York at Jupiter, Fla. Righthander Michael Wacha gave up two hits in three scoreless innings for the Mets.

Orioles 3, Phillies 2 Rio Ruiz hit a solo homer and Stevie Wilkerson added a run-scoring single later in the fourth inning as Baltimore beat host Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla. Josh Harrison homered for the Phillies.

Red Sox 4, Braves 2 Rafael Devers slugged a two-run

homer to help Boston edge visiting Atlanta at Fort Myers, Fla. The Braves, who scored twice in the ninth inning, had just four hits.

Tigers 10, Yankees 4 Ryan Kreidler belted a tiebreaking grand slam during a six-run, seventhinning uprising as Detroit knocked off visiting New York at Lakeland, Fla. Rosell Herrera delivered a two-run double during a four-run fifth inning for the Yankees.

Astros 5, Cardinals 4 Jake Adams and Chuckie Robinson drew back-to-back, bases-loaded walks with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as Houston slipped

by St. Louis at West Palm Beach, Fla. Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and Tyler O’Neill and Dennis Ortega smacked solo shots for the Cardinals.

Pirates 13, Blue Jays 9 Gregory Polanco, Lolo Sanchez and Oneil Cruz each homered during a four-run seventh inning to help Pittsburgh defeat visiting Toronto at Bradenton, Fla. The Blue Jays slugged five homers, including two-run blasts from Bo Bichette and Joe Panik and a solo shot from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Cubs 7, Mariners 3 Starter Jon Lester pitched three scoreless innings, and Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez each homered as visiting Chicago beat Seattle in Mesa, Ariz. Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith went 2-for-2.

Indians (ss) 10 , Diamondbacks 6 Brayan Rocchio went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer and three runs scored to lead Cleveland past visiting Arizona in Goodyear, Ariz. The Indians scored four runs in the fourth inning, and the D-backs scored four in the ninth.

Athletics (ss) 10, Royals 6

Seth Brown had a grand slam among two hits to power visiting Oakland past Kansas City in Surprise, Ariz. Five players had RBIs for the Royals, including Alex Gordon, who went 3-for-3.

Rangers 8, Dodgers 6 Texas took a five-run lead in the top of the ninth and held on to beat host Los Angeles in Phoenix. Sam Travis knocked in two runs for the Rangers.

Brewers 5, Reds 4 Logan Morrison hit a three-run homer in the first inning to help host Milwaukee edge Cincinnati in Phoenix. The Reds scored two runs in the ninth to make the game close.

Rockies 6, Angels (ss) 3 Trevor Story went 2-for-3 and drove in a run as host Colorado beat Los Angeles in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Franklin Torres had a two-run double for the Angels.

White Sox 8, Angels (ss) 7 Led by Adam Engel’s two RBIs, visiting Chicago scored all of its runs in the fourth inning in the win over Los Angeles in Tempe, Ariz. Anthony Rendon hit his first home run of the spring, a three-run shot, in the first inning for the Angels.

Padres 7, Giants 5 Jurickson Profar hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning to help host San Diego defeat San Francisco in Peoria, Ariz. Buster Posey homered and had three RBIs, and Brandon Crawford scored three runs for the Giants.

Athletics (ss) 8, Indians (ss) 5 Oakland scored seven runs in the first three innings and held on to beat host Cleveland in Las Vegas. Dustin Fowler drove in three runs for the A’s, and Ernie Clement drove in two for the Indians.

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