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CAIRO — Town officials discussed the idea of joining municipalities across the nation in litigation against the makers of a contaminant known as PFAS. PFAS, or per- and polyfluroalkyl substances, form a group of contaminants, including PFOA and PFOS, that resist degradation and accumulate in the human body.

PFAS have been linked to serious illnesses such as kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease, liver damage, preeclampsia and other conditions, according to ag.ny.gov.

Paul Napoli, an attorney with Napoli Shkolnik, a law firm based in Long Island and endorsed by the state Association of

Counties, presented to the town board Monday.

Napoli has represented municipalities against MTBE — a contaminant that can be used as an additive in gasoline; first responders whose health was compromised by the 9/11 attacks; and first entered the fight against makers of PFAS about three years ago representing Suffolk County.

“This is something you want to get out of water,” Napoli said. “You don’t want to drink it.”

Municipalities from Alaska to Maine to Florida with PFAS contamination are having cases heard in Charleston, South Carolina, Napoli said.

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Toxics Targeting President Walter Hang presents to the Cairo Town Board on Monday.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a bill into law during a ceremony in the Red Room at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning to authorize $40 million in emergency funding to aid the state’s response to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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n LOCAL Athens to hold rare meeting In a rare joint meeting, the Athens town and village board will sit down to discuss the future PAGE A8

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he will amend his paid sick leave budget and authorized $40 million in emergency funding to combat the spreading coronavirus threat hours after the state’s second confirmed case of the illness.

Cuomo opened his third

public coronavirus briefing in a week Tuesday morning with the announcement.

A 50-year-old man from New Rochelle, in Westchester County, tested positive for the virus, also known as COVID-19.

The man, an attorney, works in Manhattan, and recently traveled to Miami, but did not visit other countries or areas with high prevalence of coronavirus,

according to the governor’s office. One of the man’s children attends the SAR School in Riverdale, which was closed for the day Tuesday.

“We said for the past several weeks that with this coronavirus situation, you’re going to see continued spreading and that spreading is inevitable,” Cuomo said from the Red Room in the state Capitol. “I said you’ll start

to see community spread cases where you can’t track it back directly to one place or one visit.

And I think that’s what we’re seeing today.”

The man had an underlying respiratory illness, Cuomo said, and he remains hospitalized in New York City.

Two families from Buffalo recently traveled to a part of Italy affected by the outbreak, were

tested and remain in isolation in their homes, Cuomo said.

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 Feb. 25. She remains home with her husband, who is also a health care worker.

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Boy killed on Platte Clove was on scouting trip

By Nora Mishanec Columbia-Greene Media

HUNTER — Mattias Edstrom was on a Boy Scout trip when he slipped and fell to his death in Catskill State Park on Saturday, officials confirmed Monday.

“We are heartbroken to confirm the death of one of our youth members. Our thoughts and prayers are with the scout’s family and his troop, and we will support them in any way that we can,” said Daniel Conniff, assistant scout executive of the Westchester-Putnam Council of the Boy Scouts of America, in a statement.

“This is an extremely difficult time for our scouting family,” Conniff said.

The Boy Scouts will provide

grief counselors to Edstrom’s troop, he said.

Mattias, 11, of Chappaqua, was ice climbing on “The Dark Side,” a cliff in Platte Clove so named because the face doesn’t get the sun all winter.

The boy lost his footing and fell about 300 feet. Preliminary cause of death was massive head injuries, according to Greene County Coroner Hassan Basagic.

The boy was wearing the proper clothing and gear to make a climb of this type, Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky said Sunday.

Mattias, who was climbing with his father, three other adults and two teenagers, was the son of New Castle Town Supervisor Ivy A. Pool and a See BOY A8

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Rescue teams at the scene of a fatal fall from Platte Clove over the weekend. A Chappaqua boy, 11, was killed in the hiking accident.

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By Jennifer Jacobs and Jordan Fabian Bloomberg News (TNS) WASHINGTON — A Florida student whose classmates shook hands last Friday with Vice President Mike Pence has been quarantined after his mother came into contact with a coronavirus patient.

Some White House aides were aware of the case in Sarasota, Florida, but there was no blanket notification about it in the executive mansion, according to people familiar with the matter. Some advisers to the vice president were unaware of the quarantine as of Tuesday morning.

A representative for Pence, whom President Donald Trump selected to lead the coronavirus response, said the vice president did not come in contact with the affected student.

With hand washing, multiple people YURI GRIPAS/ABACA PRESS/TNS between Pence and a possible case, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence holds a news conference with members of the the virus’s limited ability to live outside the Coronavirus Task Force on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the White House in Washington, body for very long, it’s extremely unlikely D.C. that Pence would have been exposed. Most people who get the virus experience only came in contact with a person who tested experts have urged the public to take both mild symptoms, though older people or positive for the virus at Sarasota Doctors steps to limit risk of infection. those with underlying health conditions are Hospital, according to a post on the school’s “I travel across this country all the time.

Facebook page. at higher risk.

My kids live all over the country,” Pence The mother was near the patient “in her said at a Monday news conference when Pence shook hands with a group of 44 cadets from the Sarasota Military Academy professional role,” the post said. Both the asked if he would cancel travel plans. “And last Friday during a visit to the area for a po- mother and son — the Facebook post did litical fundraiser, according to the Sarasota not name the student — are not showing look, this is a time to use common sense.”

“Good time to wash your hands,” he consymptoms of the disease.

Herald-Tribune. tinued.

“But this time of year that’s always Pence is mindful about washing his A mother and son from the military school have been placed in quarantine “as hands with soap and hot water and using a good decision. But as we’ve said, the risk a precautionary measure” after the mother hand sanitizer, aides said. Public health remains low.”

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BEIJING - China has accused the Trump administration of having “naked double standards” and indulging in “hegemonic bullying,” vowing retaliation after the State Department introduced new rules that will force 60 Chinese journalists to leave the United States this month.

After fighting a tit-for-tat trade war, Beijing and Washington now appear to be using the same tactics over press freedom - with journalists caught in the crossfire.

“Now the U.S. has kicked off the game, let’s play,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying wrote Tuesday on Twitter, a website that is blocked by China’s “Great Firewall” of censorship.

She was responding to the State Department’s announcement Monday that it was “instituting a personnel cap” on the five Chinese state media outlets: Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, China Daily, China Radio International and People’s Daily.

Those outlets currently employ about 160 Chinese citizens but will have to reduce those numbers to 100 by March 13.

Because the State Department last month designated those media as foreign missions of the Chinese government, it now has the scope to monitor and regulate personnel numbers.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his department was trying to bring “reciprocity” to the U.S.-China relationship and was directly responding to Beijing’s decision last month to expel three Wall Street Journal reporters in retaliation for a headline on a column that the ministry deemed “racist.”

Two of the reporters, American Josh Chin and Australian Philip Wen, have now left China, but the third, American Chao Deng, remains stuck in Wuhan, where she was reporting on the coronavirus outbreak when the ministry

revoked her press credentials.

The Foreign Ministry had already said it reserved the right to take further action against the Wall Street Journal and the United States for designating state media journalists as foreign agents.

Then came Monday’s announcement of limits on numbers of Chinese journalists allowed to operate in the United States.

“We condemn US ‘personnel cap’ on Chinese media-de facto expulsion,” Hua tweeted. “Another step of political oppression and evidence of hypocrisy in US freedom of press. Prejudice and exclusion against Chinese media.”

Then alighting on the United States’ avowed desire for “reciprocity,” she noted that there were 29 American media agencies in China compared with nine Chinese outlets in the United States, and that China gives multiple-entry to American correspondents while the United States gives only singleentry visas to Chinese ones.

She added that 21 Chinese journalists were “denied visas since last year.”

At the Foreign Ministry briefing Tuesday, Hua’s deputy, Zhao Lijian, chastised the United States for taking action based on “Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice.”

“The U.S. boasts freedom of press on the one hand, and obstructs the Chinese media’s normal reporting in the U.S. on the other hand, revealing the hypocrisy of the so-called freedom of press of the U.S., which is a naked double standard and hegemonic bullying,” he said.

The decision would “bring serious negative impact and damage to the relations between the two countries,” Zhao said, adding that the ministry again reserved the right to respond and take countermeasures.

While the United States does give only single-entry visas to Chinese journalists, they are indefinite, meaning a Chinese journalist can stay in the United States for a decade or longer if they want, as long as they do not leave the country.

But foreign reporters in China generally receive only year-long visas, although the Foreign Ministry is increasingly giving six- or three-month visas - and in some recent cases, only one month - to warn resident journalists whose work the ministry does not like.

This often involves coverage of China’s detention and oppression of more than a million people, mostly Muslim Uighurs, in the Xinjiang region.

In a report published this week, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China said that the Chinese authorities had “weaponized” visas by issuing truncated press credentials to a dozen journalists in 2019, and expelling four Wall Street Journal correspondents in the space of six months. A quarter of members who responded said they received visas of less than the standard 12 months.

“This amounts to one of the most brazen attempts in the post-Mao Zedong era to influence foreign news organizations and to punish those whose work the Chinese government deems unacceptable,” the club said in its annual media freedoms report, “Control, Halt, Delete: Reporting in China under threat of expulsion.”

Based on responses from 114 correspondents representing 25 countries and regions, the report said that 82 percent of correspondents had experienced interference, harassment or violence while reporting, and 70 percent said they had had interviews canceled because of actions taken by Chinese authorities.

Asked about the FCCC’s report, Zhao on Monday said that China did not recognize the club, which it considers to be an illegal organization.

“We always welcome foreign media’s objective and comprehensive coverage of China and have always supported and facilitated their work in accordance with laws and regulations,” he said. “At the same time, permanent offices of foreign media and foreign journalists in China must abide

by Chinese laws, regulations

and decrees and observe their professional ethics. This is the same everywhere in the world.”

Reporters Without Borders last year ranked China 177 out of 180 in its World Press Freedom Index, while the United States was 48th.

“China’s state and privatelyowned media are now under the Communist Party’s close control while foreign reporters trying to work in China are encountering more and more obstacles in the field,” Reporters Without Borders said.

During the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese journalists who attempt to report outside the rigidly controlled strictures of state media often find themselves in trouble. Sometimes their reports disappear, sometimes they do.

Two “citizen reporters” who were sending unfiltered news from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, were quickly detained. Then last week, Li Zehua, a journalist who resigned from state broadcaster China Central Television so he could report independently from Wuhan, was also detained, apparently by officers from state security.

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CALENDAR 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 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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

Trustees at 3:30 p.m. at the Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo 518-6229864 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 518945-1551 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 518-943-3830 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 518945-1052 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 518-945-1551 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

The builiding that houses the Ghent Gun Shop.

$5,000 reward offered in Ghent gun shop burglary

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

GHENT — A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of firearms from Zero Tolerance Manufacturing Inc., a federal firearms licensee in Ghent, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

An unknown person or persons broke into the business at 131 Route 9H in Ghent on Feb. 18 between 4 and 5 a.m., according to ATF public information officer Matthew Fleming.

Five AR-type rifles were stolen in the burglary, according to ATF agents.

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A security camera image of the person police believe is the suspect in a burglary at the Ghent Gun Shop.

A security camera image, at a different angle, of a person police believe is a suspect in a burglary at the Ghent Gun Shop.

Sheriff’s Office, Greene County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police Troop F are working in conjunction with the ATF Albany Field Office on the investigation.

Of the $5,000 reward,

ATF at 1-888-ATF-GUNS (888-283-4867), the ATF New York Crime Gun Intelligence Center at 646-335-9070 or email ATFTips@atf.gov.

Anyone with information can also contact ATF through

$2,500 is being offered by the ATF and $2,500 from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, according to the ATF. Anyone with information about the burglary or the stolen firearms should contact

the reportit app, available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store, or by visiting www.reportit.com. All tips will remain confidential, according to the ATF.

Red Hook man pleads guilty in Clermont manslaughter case

By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Robert Streib, 36, of Red Hook was arraigned Friday in Columbia County Court and pleaded guilty to causing the death of a Clermont man.

Streib admitted Friday to a charge of second-degree manslaughter, a class C felony, in the Nov. 3, 2019, stabbing death of Glenn Unson, 43, in Clermont.

The prosecution will seek the maximum possible sentence of 5 to 15 years, Assistant District Attorney Ryan Carty said Friday.

Columbia County Public Defender Ann Weaver represented Streib at the arraignment and requested notification of when the pre-sentencing investigation will take place so she can be present.

Streib waived indictment and will appear before the judge for sentencing. A presentencing report will be compiled by probation officers to help the judge make a determination on the degree of the sentence.

Pre-sentencing reports generally include interviews from the defendant and the victim’s family and friends.

In the early morning hours of Nov. 3, Columbia County

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call at 120 Pleasant Vale Road, where they found Unson with stab wounds to his abdomen and chest.

Streib, who was found kneeling over him, did not resist arrest and was charged with second-degree murder, a class A-1 felony, and arraigned in Clermont Court on Nov. 7, 2019. He was sent to the Columbia County Jail without bail and he waived a preliminary hearing.

The two men knew each other and it was likely not a random event, Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett said at the time.

Investigators determined the stabbing took place near the intersection of Pleasant Vale Road and Route 9 during a physical altercation, the sheriff’s office said.

“Clermont is usually a quiet town,” Bartlett said at the time of the incident. “It is a terrible thing to have happened down there today.”

Albany pathologist Dr. Jeffrey Hubbard, who performed the autopsy at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, found that Unson had been stabbed 11 times. Hubbard ruled that Unson died from multiple stab wounds.

The murder weapon, a

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Robert Streib pleads guilty to second-degree manslaughter in Columbia County Court on Wednesday.

folding knife, was found at the scene by investigators, the sheriff’s office said.

Streib will be sentenced on April 27 at 9 a.m. Bartlett and Columbia County District

Attorney Paul Czajka could not be reached for comment at press time.

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Panic will be hazardous to our health

More than 80,000 people worldwide infected by coronavirus. Number of fatalities: 3,000. Are these reasons to panic? No. Are they reasons to take precautions?

Absolutely.

The world-renowned Wadsworth Center — a research-intensive publichealth 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 Wadsworth Center will instruct hospitals how to replicate the state’s test and purchase equipment to develop and validate the results.

“We are instituting a new cleaning protocol at our schools, in our public transportation and elsewhere

to contain any potential spread,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday in a briefing on coronavirus. “This isn’t our first rodeo — we are fully coordinated, we are fully mobilized and we are fully prepared to deal with the situation as it develops.”

Not our first rodeo, indeed. New York has dealt with health threats like this one many times in the recent past. Avian flu, Ebola, SARS, MRSA, the 1968 Hong Kong flu and 2009 swine flu outbreaks have come and gone.

New York and its people prevailed each time.

The lessons learned from previous infectious disease outbreaks, including Ebola, Zika, H1N1 and SARS, have greatly informed and improved the hospital community’s current plan-

ning, including Columbia Memorial Health. To their credit, New York’s hospitals are smartly conserving their supplies, including N95 respirators, surgical masks and other personal protective equipment.

This doesn’t mean we should stop washing our hands often with soap and water, avoiding close contact with people who are sick, staying home if we’re sick, covering coughs and sneezes, or cleaning and disinfecting objects and surfaces, all common-sense precautions even in the absence of coronavirus. This is not a time for panic. It’s time for clear, rational thinking.

Panic will be as harmful to us as coronavirus itself.

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It took only five days for President Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence to implode last summer. The Republican congressman, best known for his rabid defenses of the president, was widely described as the least qualified person ever to be proposed for the powerful position overseeing 17 government agencies. In an attempt to bolster his credentials, Ratcliffe made false claims about his record as a prosecutor in Texas, heightening bipartisan resistance to him in the Senate. When he scrapped the appointment, Trump conceded that the congressman had not been vetted for the job.

Now Ratcliffe is back.

Trump announced Friday that he was putting Ratcliffe forward again for the DNI job, offering the patently dishonest explanation that Ratcliffe’s nomination was delayed to await an inspector general’s report about the FBI’s Russia investigation.

The real motivation is probably far more cynical: Trump

believes he can now force the Senate to swallow his choice, because the alternative is to retain the even more objectionable acting director he appointed just under two weeks ago.

Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany whom Trump installed as acting DNI, has even less intelligence experience than Ratcliffe, a junior member of the House Intelligence Committee. Like Ratcliffe, he is known mainly for his combative advocacy for the president on television and social media. A law governing Cabinet vacancies would have forced Grenell to step aside on March 11 if there were no permanent nominee. Ratcliffe’s nomination exploits a loophole in the law: If the congressman is not confirmed by the Senate, Grenell can remain in the post for seven more months.

Trump would force the Senate to choose between the two.

One thing they have in common is skepticism about the findings of the intelligence agencies, which they would oversee, that Russia

intervened in the 2016 election to aid Trump. Ratcliffe has floated the conspiracy theory that the investigation into the meddling was the result of “a secret society of folks within the Department of Justice and the FBI” trying to prevent Trump’s election.

During the recent House impeachment hearings, his shilling for the White House included demands for the investigation of a whistleblower who filed a complaint with the intelligence community’s inspector general about Trump’s attempts to extort political favors from Ukraine.

As DNI, Ratcliffe might order such a probe himself.

It would be astonishing for Republican senators to countenance such blatant political manipulation of the intelligence community — if they had not already ratified multiple previous abuses

by Trump. Those who wish to preserve their integrity — and that of agencies vital to U.S. national security — will reject both Ratcliffe and Mr. Grenell and insist on a qualified DNI nominee.

Recently, in the Political Playbook newsletter, there was a link to an article in the London Times Literary Supplement concerning the love letters of T.S. Eliot, the American born poet who lived most of his adult life in England. There were 1,131 letters covering a span of 26 years to a woman who was not his wife.

There is no question that Eliot is one of the greatest if not the greatest poet in the English language of the 20th century. That isn’t to say that there weren’t other great poets (William Butler Yeats and Dylan Thomas would be high on my list); it’s just to say he was the greatest. He is also, famously, difficult to understand.

One of the features of 20th century modernism in all the arts was incomprehensibility.

It was all supposed to be hard to understand; you had to work at it. I’m not one to think that’s a particular virtue; a work has to be awfully good to be worth the effort. I’ve not seen many Picasso paintings (after his early work) that I’d like to live with.

I’ve never found Alban Berg’s music to be rewarding. Do I really need a Latin dictionary to read Pound?

I rarely read poetry these days, but when I was (much) younger, I eagerly explored Eliot, Yeats, Thomas, Auden, Jeffers, Sandberg, and Ginsberg to mention just some of my favorites. Their work remains on my bookshelves. I even (tried to) write some. That’s what one does when in your early 20s, isn’t it?

The blame for my early interest in poetry lies entirely at the feet of my high school English teacher, Ed Stillman. I don’t know that having 13- and 14-year-olds read Eliot is usual but there we were, some 30 odd 10th graders, reading T.S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats and Dylan Thomas, mostly because Ed felt passionately about their work and wanted us to absorb some of that passion. I was hardly a great student (Ed would be sure to agree), but those poems have stuck with me my entire life. If you want a reason why high school is so important, I’ve long thought that the things you learn in the middle and high school years both formally and informally, inform the much of your succeeding life, which, after all, is as it should be. Who knows? If it hadn’t been for Ed’s passion, those poems might never have become an enduring part of my life and it’s impossible to know what my life would have been like without them.

The things I learned when I was 13 were not the “meanings” of those poems; I barely understood them, much less found them relevant to my life.

What I did learn though was the music of words, the rhythms of words, the sounds of words, the emotion of words. Reading Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, I was captivated by the feeling of the opening lines.

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SALTZ “Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table; / Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, / The muttering retreats…”

Those words came back to me several years later as a sophomore in college when walking, alone, down a fog shrouded street in College Park, MD at 2 am, the mist swirling around my feet, occasional yellow lit windows glowing through the fog. And four years after that, flying through puffy white and grey clouds on my way to graduate school in L.A., I was reminded of Prufrock again and started writing a letter to a girl I’d left behind on the blank back page of Hesse’s “Magister Ludi,” that I’d brought with me. Even last night, driving in my car around Copake Lake in the fading of the day, the fog so thick I could barely see in front of me, I thought of that old man on his restless journey. The poem has stuck to me like glue.

If I didn’t find too much meaning in Eliot’s thoughts about aging when 13, now that I’m almost 80 I see the poem much differently. I now know what he’s talking about.

And then there was “The Four Quartets,” a poem I found impossible in high school but has come to mean so much more as time has passed. The first time it really made an impression on me didn’t come until I read lines from it while reading John Fowles’, “The Magus” in the late 60’s.

“We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.”

If I remember nothing else about the novel, I still being taken aback by those lines, a recognition of something though I didn’t know if it was something in the book or in me. But at least it sent me back to the copy of Eliot still on my bookshelves.

And then in 1981, after returning from a rather extraordinary personal, internal journey, I was leaving NYC to fly to Washington, D.C. and, on a whim, grabbed my copy of “The Four Quartets” to read on the plane and found those lines in the “Little Gidding” section of the poem and once again was powerfully struck by them and how directly personal they’d become to me.

Twenty-five years later, when writing a memoir, once again I thought of those lines and they became part of the manuscript as did a section

from the “East Coker” section of the poem.

“Home is where one starts from. As we grow older / The world becomes stranger, the pattern more complicated…”

It reminded me of a thought experiment. We know from Einstein and his theory of relativity that space is curved.

Imagine standing in one place and looking in one direction.

Look as far as you can imagine.

If space is curved, then if you could look far enough, following that curve, eventually you would see yourself. No matter in what direction you looked you were always at the end of the line. Just think about that idea for a while.

“Home is where one starts from … / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.”

“The Four Quartets” still resonates for me in a way that nothing else I’ve ever read does.

It is strange, isn’t it? I mean, T.S. Eliot and I could not be more different. We have nothing in common other than we are both human beings. He was born in St. Louis; I in New York.

I love America; he fled America and became a British citizen.

He was an Anglophile; I’m a bit of an Anglophobe, particularly when it comes to upperclass pretensions (and Eliot certainly had those). He was a high church Episcopalian and an anti-Semite (something my high school teacher neglected to mention); I am a secular Jew. He was prissy (I don’t think anyone would accuse me of that) and he was a cad (something I hope no one would accuse me of, though I’ve had my moments). How could he speak so powerfully to me? Yet, he does.

As I said at the beginning, that article in the TLS was about the 1,131 love letters Eliot wrote over 26 years to Emily Hale (who was not his wife), talking of his great love for her, his desire to marry her when he was no longer entangled in his current marriages. As soon as he was free, he dumped her. Eliot was not a nice man no matter what he thought of himself.

And yet, there are his poems (though not the anti-Semitic ones). His extraordinary, magnificent, luminous, frequently moving and insightful poems.

What is one to make of the dichotomy, that division (sometimes a sharp line, sometimes murky shades of gray) between the best of the man and the worst? Must one discount the former because of the latter?

The question does not pertain only to Eliot. After all, we are all humans. What are we to make of any of us, imperfect as we all are?

Michael Saltz is an awardwinning, long-time, now-retired Senior Producer for what is now called “PBS NewsHour.” He is a resident of Hillsdale.

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Helen M. McGilvray Helen M. McGilvray a lifelong sides her parents, she was preresident of Chatham passed deceased by several Aunts and away Monday peacefully at Uncles and Cousin Jean Baker Whittier Nursing Home. Miss Goodrich. She is survived by McGilvray born May 12, 1927 her relatives Lee Wheeland and in Chatham, New York Lynn Chang of Califoris the daughter of the nia.

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Boy, 10, playing ‘Fortnite’ with toy gun, charged with felony Katie Shepherd The Washington Post

The gun was fake, but the felony charge filed against a 10-year-old boy was very real.

Gavin Carpenter was pretending to be a character in the video game “Fortnite” on July 24 when he spooked a driver by pointing a toy rifle with an orange tip at the man’s truck.

The driver slammed on his brakes, causing the tires to screech against the pavement.

Then he began yelling at Gavin and his friend, who had aimed a bright orange Nerf crossbow at the truck.

The man followed the bewildered boys, who ran into a grandparent’s nearby home in Colorado Springs. Video captured by a Ring doorbell camera shows the man yelling at an adult who answered the door.

“I don’t know what kind of gun it is. It was some kind of gun,” the unnamed driver shouted.

“Would you like to watch your mouth, please?” someone said from inside the home.

“How about this?” the man continued to yell. “How about I call the [expletive] cops?”

Minutes later, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies handcuffed Gavin, then 10.

Officers escorted Gavin to a booking center, where he was fingerprinted and had a mug shot taken. Then, the boy was charged with a felony for menacing.

“I was, at the time, very scared,” Gavin told KXRM. Seven months later, Gavin’s family made the story of his arrest and prosecution public, after successfully expunging the charge from the boy’s criminal record.

Gavin’s parents, Chris and Stefanie Carpenter, hired a lawyer and tried to persuade the district attorney to drop the case.

“It was just a hard no,” Chris Carpenter told KXRM. “The DA was not going to throw this out.”

Instead, Gavin entered a diversion program that required him to complete community service hours and submit his grades for the court to review, but it also allowed him to erase the charge from his criminal record if he completed the program.

The sheriff’s office and 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office both declined to speak with local media about a case involving a juvenile, but the sheriff’s office told a Colorado TV station that incidents involving a toy gun could lead to a serious criminal charge.

“There are times when

it would be appropriate to charge menacing when a toy gun is involved,” a spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office told KOAA News5. “If someone knowingly places someone in fear of serious bodily injury or death, menacing would be appropriate.”

Stefanie Carpenter told her son’s side of the story on Facebook last week, one day after the charge was formally removed from the boy’s record.

“Right now we are trying to install faith back into Gavin that you can trust law enforcement, because after all of this he’s scared to death of them,” she wrote.

The boys walked to the street corner and aimed a bright orange Nerf crossbow and a toy rifle with an orange plastic tip at cars as they passed, imagining them to be enemies within the game.

Both toys were broken, Gavin told KXRM, and the boys were not firing the foam projectiles that usually shoot out of Nerf guns.

“I knew I did something wrong,” Gavin told KXRM, “but I don’t think I should have got arrested and taken in a car with handcuffs on and taken to a place to get mug shots and my fingerprints.”

On Facebook, the mother said her family is eager to move away from Colorado Springs when her husband, who is a lieutenant colonel in the Army, is stationed at another post in about three months.

“I can’t live in a state where my kids can’t be kids and play outside without being scared of being arrested,” she wrote on Facebook.

Tornadoes leave trail of death and destruction in and around Nashville Brandon Gee, Timothy Bella, Kim Bellware, Matthew Cappucci and Meryl Kornfield The Washington Post

NASHVILLE - Tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee early Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, demolishing homes and businesses, causing multiple injuries and leaving tens of thousands of residents without power.

The tornado touched down northwest of Nashville shortly before 12:40 a.m. Eastern time, the National Weather Service said.

Damage was reported along a path that ended about 10 miles east of the city, in Hermitage, Tennessee, according to the Associated Press.

At least 22 people have died because of the storms, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, including in Putnam, Wilson and Benton counties. In Davidson County, where Nashville is, police said a man and woman were killed when they were struck by debris.

At least 20 people have been hospitalized, and emergency responders will not be able to fully assess the damage until daylight, Nashville Mayor John Cooper said early Tuesday. Thirty firstresponders also have been injured, according to the fire department.

Nashville Electric Service President Decosta Jenkins said that at least 50,000 people were without power after four major substations were damaged and more than 80 utility poles knocked down.

Jenkins said it will be a “massive coordinated effort” to restore power to those whose homes can still accept it, warning that it was unknown when there would be a full restoration of power.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared a state of emergency Tuesday and said he had already been in contact with the White House in anticipation of federal assistance Tennessee will need in the coming days and beyond.

The governor said he would survey the damage via helicopter later in the day.

At a speech before the National Association of Counties, Trump said he’s visiting Tennessee on Friday.

“Our hearts are full of sorrow for the lives that were lost,” Trump said. “It’s a vicious thing, those tornadoes. I’ve seen many of them during a three-year period.

If you’re in their path, bad things happen. Really bad things happen.”

As officials pleaded for residents to stay off the roads when possible, especially in downtown Nashville, Lee asked that residents be cautious when traveling to vote in the Super Tuesday primary.

“Of course we want people to exercise caution in places like downtown Nashville, but we also want people to exercise their rights and get out and vote,” he said.

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Residents walk through downed utility lines and trees to survey damage caused by one of several tornadoes that tore through the state overnight on March 3, 2020 in Cookeville, Tenn. At least 19 people were killed and scores more injured in storms across the state that caused severe damage in downtown Nashville.

least 48 buildings collapsed, according to Nashville Fire Chief William Swann. Officials said gas leaks were “a major concern” in the tornado’s wake, as were downed power lines.

Basement East, an iconic music venue in Nashville, was nearly flattened. One wall that persisted has a red, white and blue “I believe in Nashville” mural painted on it.

About 20 miles east of Nashville, police in Mount Juliet said there were “multiple homes damaged and multiple injuries.”

“Our community has been impacted significantly,” police said. “We continue to search for injured. Stay home if you can. Watch for downed power lines.”

Residents moved through cluttered streets on foot, using flashlights to assess the damage before dawn. Roads in North Nashville, Germantown and East Nashville were unnavigable with downed trees and power lines crossing streets. In Germantown, cars that were parked on the side of the street the night before had been blown to the middle of the road. Local news reported that some looting might have occurred.

The minor league baseball club’s iconic guitar-shaped scoreboard was damaged in high winds.

Robert Stockton and Ricky Howard flagged down passing vehicles with a flashlight to ask for a ride. The men had been sheltering in Stockton’s new Nissan Armada as the tornado passed nearby. Howard said houses, trees and power lines fell all around them as the wind violently shook the SUV. “I could feel my car shaking,” Stockton said, “and then the electric thing just fell and busted my windows and fell on my car. … And every house around there collapsed.”

The tornadoes struck hours before voting stations were scheduled to open for Tennessee’s Super Tuesday primary. Officials announced polls would open an hour late, at 8 a.m., in Davidson and Wilson counties, even as emergency officials were still unclear on the full extent of damage to roads and electrical lines.

Polls will still close at 7

p.m. as previously scheduled, though Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett said he was “working with election officials around the state to ensure polls in affected counties are open for the required 10 hours today.”

Jeff Roberts, the election administrator for Davidson County, which oversees elections for counties in the metro Nashville area, said that as many as 15 polling sites throughout the county were relocated and that others without power received generators. Election workers also were affected.

“Some of our poll officials are trapped in their homes or can’t get out of their driveways,” Roberts told The Washington Post early Tuesday. “We’re trying to create alternate sites where precincts are inaccessible to let people vote.”

The two Davidson County election commission offices will serve as “super sites,” where anyone from the affected counties may vote.

“East Nashville isn’t letting a tornado stop us from participating in our democracy,” Lisa Estrada, a Nashville resident, tweeted from her polling station. “What’s your excuse?” Estrada told The Post that five polling stations were combined into the one she voted at. As she waited, people around her scrolled through pictures of devastation on their phones, she said. “(It was) a bit chaotic,” she said. “But volunteers were doing their best and voters were patiently waiting.”

James Duncan was just about to fall asleep at his girlfriend’s apartment in the Germantown neighborhood when he said her phone went off with an alert of a tornado warning. He said he didn’t think too much of it until the sirens outside began to blare throughout the city. Then, debris began hitting the window and building.

“The feeling in my head from the pressure was insane,” Duncan, a 27-yearold who works in the music industry, told The Washington Post. “I’ve never felt anything like it.”

They had to be evacuated from the building because of a gas leak, so the couple grabbed what was necessary and walked through the

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debris and downed power lines. Duncan said that he and his girlfriend walked roughly a mile before they could be picked up in what was considered a safe zone, passing blown-off roofs and obliterated buildings.

“It was chaos,” he said to The Post. “It felt like we were in a bad dream.”

The storm first prompted a tornado warning at 11:02 p.m., just as it was crossing over Benton County in western Tennessee. Reports of a possible tornado emerged near Camden, nearly 90 minutes before the storm arrived in Nashville. Baseball-size hail accompanied the storm in Dickson, about 40 miles west-southwest of Nashville.

The area remained under tornado warning until 12:15 a.m. as the storm trekked east toward Nashville.

A tornado warning was issued for Nashville at 12:35 a.m. But by that point, the tornado had probably already touched down just northwest of the airport on the west side of the city.

One minute after the warning came out, Doppler radar confirmed a destructive tornado, with debris lofted into the air, just east of the airport, directly over the state prison near the Cumberland River.

“TAKE COVER NOW!” the NWS tweeted. “THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM!!!!”

It was captured online in videos and highlighted the force of a storm that stretched from north of downtown to East Nashville.

One of the areas reportedly hit the hardest was the Five Points area, a cultural hub of restaurants, bars and shops in East Nashville.

“Five Points in East Nashville looks like an apocalypse,” said WKRN reporter Elizabeth Lane.

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MARCH 5 CATSKILL — American Legion Post 110, Honeyford Memorial, will meet at 7 p.m.

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MARCH 6 WINDHAM — A bleeding control basic course will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. March 6 at the Windham Waste Treatment Facility, 491 South St., Windham. Sign up by calling 518-734-4335 or 518-7344605; jrwest4335@gmail. com. Hosted by Community of Windham Foundation, Greene County Public Health Dept. and GreeneNY MRC.

MARCH 7 ATHENS — The Greene Land Trust will host an evening of traditional Irish food and music at 6 p.m. March 7 at the historic 1788 Willows at Brandow Point, Route 385, Catskill. Live music by “Lawson, Traditional Music of Ireland,” will provide entertainment. The dinner will include corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, Guinness stew, bangers and mash, colcannon, an Irish soup, Irish Soda bread, and dessert. Coffee and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Tickets may be ordered online for $32 (to cover administrative fee) by visiting www.greenelandtrust.org or by check for $30 mailed to Greene Land Trust, 270 Mansion St., Coxsackie, NY 12051. For information call 518-731-5544.

VOORHEESVILLE — Nature Art Show Opening 1-4 p.m. March 7 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville. Come and be inspired by the works of talented local artists. The exhibit will feature nature-inspired artwork in a variety of media including watercolors, oils, photography, clay, fiber, and wood. Meet the artists and enjoy complimentary refreshments. The Nature Art Exhibit will be on display at the Nature Center 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, through March 28; closed on Mondays.

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SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange 137 will serve a corned beef and cabbage dinner 4-7 p.m. March 7 at the Grange, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk. Eat in or take out available. The menu includes dessert and beverage. Adults and children 12 and older, $12; children 5-11,

$6; children under 5, free. The building is handicapped accessible. There will also be a basket raffle.

MARCH 10 MECHANICVILLE — Society Of American MagiciansAssembly 24 will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 10 at St. Luke’s on the Hill Church, 40 McBride Road, Mechanicville. All persons, 16 and older, interested in the various aspects of the hobby of magic are invited to attend. For information, visit WWW.SAM24.SYNTHASITE. COM.

MARCH 11 NEW BALTIMORE — The New Baltimore Reformed Church, 52 Church St., New Baltimore, Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program noon-2 p.m. March 11. The menu (subject to change) is corned beef and cabbage, carrots, potatoes, Irish soda bread, pistachio and lemon cake. Following the meal there will be Irish music by Hilary Schrauf and George Ward.

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NEW BALTIMORE — The New Baltimore Conservancy presents Avoiding Lyme Disease at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at Cornell Hook and Ladder, 77 Gill Road, New Baltimore. Join Cornell University’s Joellen Lampman as she talks about the different ticks in our areas and their biology, the diseases they carry, dealing with ticks on your property and how to protect yourself and others from being bitten. Free tick removal kits for attendees that agree to participate in a short survey. Admission is free and open to the public.

MARCH 12 EAST BERNE — Helderberg Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will hold a Brooks House of Barbecue fundraiser 4-6:30 p.m. or until sold out March 12. Drive through, take out only. Chicken dinner, $12 pre-ordered; $13 day of. Call 518-499-5416 by March 11 to preorder.

CASTLETON — The Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services will hold a board meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 12 at the Central Office Boardroom, second floor, 10 Empire State Blvd., Castleton and via videoconference at 223 Bethel Ridge

Road, Catskill.

MARCH 13 EAST BERNE — Helderberg Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will hold an open house 5-7 p.m. March 13 and 10 a.m.-noon March 14. Meet staff, visit classrooms, preview curriculum and preregister for the 2020-2021 school year. For directions and information, call 518-499-5416.

MARCH 14 ROUND TOP — The Round Top Volunteer Fire Dept.

Ladies Auxiliary will serve a corned beef and cabbage dinner 3-6 p.m. March 14 at the Round Top Firehouse, Route 31, Round Top. The menu includes corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes, carrots, rye bread, soda bread, beverages and dessert. Eat in or take out.

The cost is $12.

CATSKILL — The Catskill Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary will be holding a Hot Sub Sale 4-6:30 p.m. March 14 at the firehouse, 422 Main St., Catskill. There will be choice of Pepperoni, Sausage & Pepper or Meatball Subs. The cost is $8 each. Eat in or take out.

VOORHEESVILLE — Paint a Serene River Scene 10 a.m.3:30 p.m. March 14 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville.

Create an oil painting of a serene river scene with local accomplished artist and teacher Karen Woodin. Participants of all skill levels will receive instructions on various oil painting techniques and complete their own 18 x 18 oil painting to take home. Course fee of $75 includes all materials. Registration and prepayment are required. Bring a bag lunch, light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited, call 518-872-0800 to register.

contributions in serving their community through leadership, knowledge, skill and/ or service. The dedication of these young people help make Greene County a better place for all.

If you know a young person, in grades 9-12, who deserves this recognition, you can find a nomination form available on the website https://www. greenegovernment.com/

By David Dorpfeld, Greene County Historian For Columbia-Greene Media

Last month while vacationing in Florida I read in the Miami Herald of the tragic drowning death of two women in a ferryboat accident on Feb. 18, 2020. The accident happened just east of Miami when the ferryboat Pelican was transporting cars between Fisher Island and Miami Beach’s MacArthur Causeway.

The article was not clear as to which direction the ferry was traveling, but, “Investigators believe the car might have accelerated over the chocks” that were placed in front of the front tires. As a result the car plunged off the front of the boat. Further speculation was that the driver had not placed the car in park and accidently hit the gas pedal when the car started rolling. The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation. Fisher Island has the highest per capita income of any place in the United States and the women were driving a 2019 Mercedes-Benz S560 valued at over $100,000.

This brought to mind a similar, but even more horrific incident that occurred in Athens on Aug. 15, 1926, when three small children of Mr. and Mrs. August R. Ritz of Coxsackie died when their father’s car backed off the Hudson-Athens ferryboat. The entire incident was reported in Catskill’s The Recorder on Aug. 19, 1926. The drowned children were Joseph, 6; George, 4; and Thomas, 20 months.

The paper reported that

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“Mrs. Ritz and another son, James, 7 years old, who were also in the car, were rescued from the water by a Brooklyn man who was a passenger on the boat and whose name was not learned. He brought the boy to safety first, catching him as he rose to the top of the water the first time. Mrs. Ritz was just sinking a third time when he reached her.”

The paper also reported how the incident happened as follows: “The accident occurred when Mr. Ritz cranked the car as the ferry went in the slip at Athens. (In 1926 it was necessary for the driver to exit the vehicle and turn a crank in the front of the car to start the engine.) His car was the last to board the boat in Hudson and it is assumed that it was in reverse gear. When the motor started the machine shot backwards, struck the wooden fence at the side of the stern and rolled over against the guard chain across the end, which broke and let it down into the river. There is about 18 feet of water at that point. Mrs. Ritz has been riding in the front seat with

20-month-old Thomas in her lap. The other three children were in the back seat.”

So as not to alarm my readers, in the United States ferryboats are generally considered safe, with few accidents.

Not so around the world. According to the Miami Herald, around the world, between 2015 and 2019, at least 6,000 passengers have died or gone missing on ferryboats.

In the end this column brings to mind that in the game of life; you never know what cards you will be dealt each day. In the first instance two wealthy women enjoying their day suddenly plunged to their deaths. In the second, a young family from Coxsackie enjoying Sunday in Hudson lost three of their four children on the way home. Moral of the story: Enjoy each day and think of it as the best day of your life. You never know.

Reach columnist David Dorpfeld at gchistorian@gmail.com or visit him on Facebook at “Greene County Historian.”

ON-TI-ORA DAR CHAPTER MEETS

DELMAR — The Albany Figure Skating Club will hold its annual Spring Ice Show 4-6 p.m. March 14 at the Bethlehem YMCA, 900 Delaware Ave., Delmar. This exhibition will feature solo, group, and synchronized skating performances by figure skaters from all over the Capital District. A bake sale will also be held, with all proceeds supporting the Albany Figure Skating Club’s activities and programs. Admission is $5; $3 for seniors and students; and free for children 5 and younger. For information about the Spring Ice Show, contact Elissa Baker at 518-441-7978 or info@albanyfsc.org, or visit the Club’s website at www.albanyfsc.org.

CATSKILL — Catskill Elks Lodge, 45 North Jefferson Ave., Catskill, will be hosting a Corn Hole Tournament March 14.

Registration begins at noon.

The entry fee is $20. There will be cash prizes for first and second place winners. For information, call 518-947-1080.

Nominations sought for 2020 Youth of the Year award CATSKILL — The Greene County Children, Youth & Community Advisory Board is again sponsoring the annual Greene County Youth Awards (Youth of the Year, Chairman’s Choice, and Director’s Choice).

The purpose of the awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of Greene County youth who have made outstanding

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departments/human-services/youth or you can contact the Greene County Department of Human Services at 518-719-3555. From the nominations received, the youth will be evaluated by the selection committee to determine this year’s winner.

Any inquiries for further information may also be directed to the department. Deadline for entries is March 31.

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At the February meeting of the On-Ti-Ora Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Ted Hilscher, local historian, shared the history of the hamlet of New Baltimore. The area had originally been part of the 1672 Baron Coeymans land patent. In the 1770s the area was sold to the Bradt family, who were of Norwegian descent. Over the years the economic history of the New Baltimore area reveals the Baldwin shipyard, slate mining, brick making, the Hannacroix paper mill and ice harvesting on the Hudson River. To learn about membership in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution go to: www.dar.org.

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Does Social Security ever make mistakes on benefits?

Dear Rusty: Can or does the Social Security Administration occasionally make mistakes in determining the benefits due? I’m now 72 but I retired early at age 61 and knew that my benefits would be reduced. I’ve always wondered if my monthly benefit calculation was incorrect but did not know how to address my concerns. If it is possible, could you direct me in how to handle with the SS Administration?

Signed: Skeptical of My Benefit Dear Skeptical: Can the Social Security Administration ever make mistakes? Of course they can, and do, but not really very often considering that they are dealing with tens of millions of beneficiaries, and especially

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GLOOR when it comes to computing benefit amounts. Since nearly all benefit computations are done by computer, the usual source of any error is almost always from using incorrect input data. The actual benefit computation formula, while complex, is very standard and well proven; if an error occurs in a basic benefit computation, it is usually because a

person’s lifetime earnings record contains an error. Having said that, let’s explore why you feel your benefit may not be correct.

When you say you “retired early at age 61” I assume that means you claimed your Social Security early at age 62 (the minimum age). Since your full retirement age is age 66, that means that by claiming at age 62 your benefit was cut by 25% from what it would have been at age 66. Also, any benefit estimate you had from Social Security prior to claiming made the assumption that you would continue to earn at your current level until you reached your full retirement age. If you “retired” and stopped working and earning at age 61, the benefit you are entitled to is less than that

estimate you had from Social Security at age 61.

So, how can you address your concerns? I suggest the first thing you do is get a copy of your lifetime earnings record from Social Security. You can do this by calling them and requesting it or, if you have a “My Social Security” personal account, you can obtain it online. You should verify that all of your lifetime earnings are properly reflected in Social Security’s records (SS gets your earnings data from the IRS).

Note that only your earnings up to the maximum payroll tax for each year count because that’s all you paid SS FICA tax on; if your actual earnings in any year were more than the annual payroll tax cap, only the amount up to that year’s tax cap is used. Be aware that if

you find an error, you will need to prove it to Social Security by showing them a copy of your W-2 or your Federal Income tax return for the year(s) in question. If your lifetime earnings record is in order, then you are almost certainly getting the correct benefit. When computing your benefit, Social Security adjusts each year of your lifetime earnings to today’s dollar value, so inflation shouldn’t be a factor either.

The highest earning 35 years over your lifetime (adjusted for inflation) are used to determine your benefit amount.

If you’re still uncomfortable that you may not be getting the correct benefit, you should call Social Security directly and ask them to review your benefits to make sure you are receiving the correct amount.

Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville.

SENIOR RESOURCE DAY

CATSKILL — The Senior Angels Program will hold a bake sale for Easter 10 a.m.2 p.m. April 9 in the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill.

Social Security has all of your lifetime earnings data immediately available and can quickly determine if your benefit amount is correct based upon the earnings history shown in your record.

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

Senior Briefs We want to hear from you.

To send information to be included in Senior Briefs, email to editorial@thedailymail. net; mail to The Daily Mail, Atten: Senior Briefs, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534; fax to 518-828-3870. For information and questions, please call 518-828-1616 ext. 2490.

We would like to have information at least two weeks in advance.

ATHENS SENIOR CITIZENS ATHENS — The Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.

CAIRO GOLDEN AGERS CAIRO — The Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Acra Community Center, Route 23, Acra.

CATSKILL SILVER LININGS SENIORS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Linings Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday

of the month at the Robert C. Antonelli Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

COXSACKIE AREA SENIORS COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, 800 Bethany Village, West Coxsackie.

SENIOR CITIZENS OF COXSACKIE COXSACKIE — The Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS CLUB GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Club meet at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville. The next meeting of the Greenville Golden Years Club will be March 4. Roberta Spring, Reggie Cozzocrea and Evelyn Piston will be the March refreshment committee.

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WAJPL GOLDEN AGERS HENSONVILLE — The WAJPL Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at Hensonville Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

BLEEDING CONTROL BASIC COURSE WINDHAM — A bleeding control basic course will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. March 6 at the Windham Waste Treatment Facility, 491 South St., Windham. Sign up by calling 518-734-4335 or 518-7344605; jrwest4335@gmail. com. Hosted by Community of Windham Foundation, Greene County Public Health Dept. and GreeneNY MRC.

SPRING OPEN HOUSE CATSKILL — Heartsthone Care, 1187 Route 23A, Catskill, will hold a spring open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 25. There will be games, music and more.

CATSKILL — Senior Corps MLK Community Resource Day, sponsored by Greene County Department for Human Services RSVP, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. March 26 at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

Learn how to save money on Medicare, area vendors, information, giveaways and more. Admission is free. For information, call Ruth Jones Pforte at 518-719-3555.

SENIOR CITIZENS’ LAW DAY ALBANY — Senior Citizens’ Law Day will be held 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 28 at Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Ave., Albany.

Albany Law professors, attorneys and other experts will conduct workshops such as health care decision making, protecting against scams, estate planning, Medicare and Medicaid and charitable giving. No registration is required for workshops. Register the day of the event for a free one-on-one counseling session with an attorney.

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SUPPORT GROUPS COXSACKIE — A grief support group will start meeting at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Bethany Village in Coxsackie. While the loss of a loved one is a common source of grief other reasons include the loss of a job, the death of a beloved pet, experiencing a major health challenge such as cancer and the ending of a relationship.

Grief is a very personal and individual emotion. Support groups provide many benefits to those who are grieving.

Those who are experiencing grief early on can connect with others in the group who have successfully managed their grief and are further along on their road to feeling happy once again. More information can be found at the face book page at Coxsackie Grief Support Group

and also by contacting Jeffrey Haas at 518-478-5414 or jhaasrph@aol.com.

CATSKILL — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Pines, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-8674999 ext. 200.

COXSACKIE — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie. For information, call 518-867-4999 ext. 224.

CATSKILL — The Pines at Catskill and Columbia Memorial Health will host a Stroke Survivor and Caregiver monthly support group at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-9435151.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MARCH 4 THROUGH MARCH 11

WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, winter squash, blueberry pie.

THURSDAY: Sausage and peppers, pasta, broccoli, chocolate mousse.

FRIDAY: Swiss vegetable frittata, Italian green beans, roasted red potatoes, tomato juice, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken Parmesan, pasta, broccoli, peaches.

TUESDAY: Swedish meatballs, noodles, red cabbage, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, apple crisp.

MARCH 11 THROUGH MARCH 18 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, apple crisp.

THURSDAY: Beef stew, California mixed vegetables, lemon pudding.

FRIDAY: Battered fish, Harvard beets, cole slaw, baked potato, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, peaches.

TUESDAY: Corned beef, cabbage, boiled potatoes, carrots, lime whip.

WEDNESDAY: Sloppy

Joes, green beans, cauliflower, pears.

MARCH 18 THROUGH MARCH 25 WEDNESDAY: Sloppy Joes, green beans, cauliflower, pears.

THURSDAY: Turkey salad on greens, potato salad, marinated carrots, oatmeal cookies.

FRIDAY: Cheese ravioli, Italian mixed vegetables, fresh salad, fresh fruit.

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

TUESDAY: Chili con carne, wax beans, tapioca pudding.

WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Parisian mixed vegetables, birthday cupcake.

MARCH 25 THROUGH APRIL 1 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Parisian mixed vegetables, birthday cupcake.

THURSDAY: Chicken cacciatore with Linguini, fresh salad, spinach, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Macaroni and cheese, three bean salad, stewed tomatoes, orange fruited gelatin.

MONDAY: Chicken chow

mein, brown rice, Oriental vegetables, pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges.

TUESDAY: Cook’s choice, cauliflower, fruit cocktail.

WEDNESDAY: Beef and peppers, Harvard beets, sweet potato, apple cake.

APRIL 1 THROUGH APRIL 8 WEDNESDAY: Beef and peppers, Harvard beets, sweet potato, apple cake.

THURSDAY: Pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, collard greens, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Crab topped cod, green beans, fresh salad, roasted red potatoes, chocolate mousse.

MONDAY: Italian sausage tortellini, Italian mixed vegetables, peaches.

TUESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, pear crisp.

WEDNESDAY: Spinach quiche, bean salad, cauliflower au gratin, fruit cocktail.

APRIL 8 THROUGH APRIL 15 WEDNESDAY: Spinach quiche, bean salad, cauliflower au gratin, fruit cocktail.

THURSDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, brown rice, broccoli, Chinese almond cookie.

FRIDAY: Battered fish, fresh salad with chickpeas and carrots.

MONDAY: Chicken Dijon, mashed potatoes, pineapple chunks with mandarin oranges.

TUESDAY: Beef stew, broccoli, roasted winter squash cubes, rice pudding with raisins.

WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, green beans almandine, scalloped potatoes, apple crisp.

APRIL 15 THROUGH APRIL 22 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, green beans almandine, scalloped potatoes, apple crisp.

THURSDAY: Low sodium baked ham with pineapple sauce, baked potato, carrots, fruited gelatin.

FRIDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, pasta, Italian green beans, fresh salad with chickpeas, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Beef strips and broccoli, brown rice, mixed vegetables, pears.

TUESDAY: Chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, carrots, peach crisp.

WEDNESDAY: Salisbury steak with gravy, beet salad,

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broccoli, baked potato, tropical mixed fruit.

APRIL 22 THROUGH APRIL 29 WEDNESDAY: Salisbury steak with gravy, beet salad, broccoli, baked potato, tropical mixed fruit.

THURSDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, cherry cheesecake.

FRIDAY: Whole wheat lasagna, fresh salad with carrots and chickpeas, Italian mixed vegetables, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Quiche Lorraine, quinoa, hash browns, California mixed vegetables, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Baked chicken quarters with gravy, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, pumpkin pudding with granola topping.

WEDNESDAY: Shrimp scampi, brown rice, broccoli, pineapple delight.

APRIL 29 AND APRIL 30 WEDNESDAY: Shrimp scampi, brown rice, broccoli, pineapple delight.

THURSDAY: American goulash, fresh salad with chickpeas, wax beans, oatmeal raisin cookie.

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PFAS From A1

“You shouldn’t be the ones responsible to pay for it,” Napoli said. “It should be the companies that created [the contaminants.]”

Two of the primary producers of PFAS, Napoli said, were 3M and DuPont, which made Scotchgard and Teflon, respectively.

“They knew back in the ’60s this product had a tendency not to biodegrade,” Napoli said.

The companies also had knowledge that the products were bioaccumulative and toxic in nature, Napoli said.

A lawsuit filed in November by state Attorney General Letitia James against 3M, DuPont and other manufacturers also cites this prior knowledge.

“In 1975, 3M concluded that PFOS was present in the blood of the general population,” according to court papers. “Since PFOA/S is not naturally occurring, this finding should have alerted 3M to the possibility that their products were a source of this PFOS. The finding should

Cuomo From A1

The husband was tested for the virus, but his test results were not available as of press time Tuesday.

At the end of Tuesday’s briefing, Cuomo signed the $40 million emergency management appropriation the Assembly and Senate passed late Monday night. The governor announced the legislation Feb. 26.

“While New York’s overall risk level remains low, these actions will provide our doctors, hospitals and first responders with the tools they need to ensure the health and safety of all New Yorkers, and to prepare for any possible scenario,” Cuomo said. “The real fact that’s relevant is 80% of the people who get this virus will self-resolve; they may not even know they have the virus. It will be like a flu with mild symptoms. Twenty percent could get ill... senior citizens, immunecompromised and people with an underlying illness.”

The governor Tuesday also announced he will amend his

Boy From A1

6th-grader at Robert Bell Middle School in Chappaqua.

“We would like to thank the emergency responders who assisted our scouts and volunteers throughout this incident,” Conniff said.

Edstrom’s body was recovered Sunday by a team of state forest rangers working in tandem with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and local rescue units from Greene and Columbia counties, including the Rope Rescue Unit and the Twin Cloves Technical Rescue

have also alerted 3M to the possibility that PFOS might be mobile, persistent, bioaccumulative and biomagnifying, as those characteristics could explain the absorption of PFOS in blood from 3M’S products.”

In 1976, 3M found the contaminant in the blood of its employees, according to court papers.

Two years later, a study conducted by 3M showed that PFOA reduced the survival rate of fathead minnow fish eggs, according to court papers.

“Other studies by 3M in 1978 showed that PFOS and PFOA are toxic to rats and that PFOS is toxic to monkeys,” according to court papers. “In one study in 1978, all monkeys died within the first few days of being given food contaminated with PFOS.” In 1983, 3M found that PFOS caused cancerous tumors in rats, according to court papers.

Both 3M and DuPont paid fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to disclose the health risks of their products, for $1.5 million and $10.25 million, respectively, according to court papers. In April 2016, the state Department of Environmental Conservation Paid Sick Leave budget proposal to protect employees required to stay home because they are isolated or quarantined as a result of the virus.

State executives from the governor’s office and Department of Health have remained at the forefront of preparing and working to address the spreading virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Wadsworth Center in Albany to conduct the nation’s first non-Center for Disease Control and Prevention test to detect the virus.

Wadsworth’s current testing capacity is about 200 per day.

The state Health Department partnered with hospitals to expand capacity to 1,000 tests per day through extended lab hours and hiring additional staff. The Wadsworth Center will provide hospitals with instructions on how to replicate the state’s test, as well as help them purchase some of the equipment necessary to develop and validate the test, according to the governor’s office.

“As of today, no one has presented the criteria that would necessitate testing for the virus,” Columbia Memorial Health spokesman William Van Slyke said Tuesday. “So, we

Team.

“Members had to hike approximately one mile of snowand ice-covered trails to a cliffside site,” said Rope Rescue Unit Team Leader Shawn Marriott, a sergeant with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

“Our members assisted with transporting equipment to the site, setting up rope recovery equipment, lowering and hoisting of personnel up and down the cliffside, and breaking down and recovering all equipment,” Marriott said.

The recovery operation took all day Sunday, starting at 9 a.m. and finishing after 4 p.m.

designated both PFOA and PFOS hazardous substances.

Hoosick Falls is largely responsible for getting the ball rolling in New York, Toxics Targeting President Walter Hang said.

“New York is way ahead of the rest of the country,” he said.

A survey performed by Bennington College in 2018 in Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh and Bennington, Vermont, found higher rates of cancer in areas contaminated with PFOA. With 443 responses, the survey reported 31 instances of kidney cancer, 11 instances of testicular cancer and over 230 instances of thyroid disease in Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh, and Bennington, according to bennington.edu.

The EPA has a nonenforceable health advisory limit of 70 parts per trillion but this number has historically gone down, Napoli said.

“It went from 400 parts per billion to 200 parts per trillion to 70 parts per trillion at the federal level and 10 parts per trillion at the state level,” he said.

The 10 parts per trillion limit proposed by the state Department of Health would apply to

PFOS and PFOA separately, not PFAS levels cumulatively. It has not been approved by the state Legislature.

“This is the only contaminant that the current administration is regulating,” Napoli said. “That should give you some cause for concern.”

Results of the town’s 2019 water quality report set PFOS levels of 8.37 parts per trillion before treatment and 8.51 after treatment. The water is treated with soda ash and chlorine, according to the report.

Cairo’s public drinking water is supplied by a well at Angelo Canna Town Park, which is fed by groundwater, according to the report. PFOS were commonly used in firefighting foam. These foams were previously used at the Greene County Training Center on Mountain Avenue.

Some in the audience asked about testing their private wells or if anything had been done to address the water at the elementary school, which uses the town’s municipal water.

The town has attempted to reach out to the school and received no response, Town Supervisor John Coyne said.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks before sigining legislation in the Red Room at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning to authorize $40 million in emergency funding to address the spreading coronavirus.

have not had the need to test anyone to this point.”

Columbia Memorial Health, the only hospital in the Twin Counties, has worked for weeks to remain vigilant and prepare to address COVID-19, Van Slyke said.

“We continue to stay in close contact with state, local and federal public health agencies to ensure our protocols and planning are in a constant state of readiness. As with many contagious illnesses, there are

things we all can do to help: Wash your hands often with soap and water, stay at home when you’re sick, cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.”

Van Slyke declined to comment on the criteria Columbia Memorial Health follows when deciding to test a patient for the virus and what equipment or staffing the facility could use from the state’s $40 million appropriation to address the

The location of the incident and the icy conditions presented made it a “risky rescue,” state Forest Ranger Rob Dawson said.

“We were dealing with steep rocky slopes covered in inches of ice,” Dawson said.

No one was injured in the recovery mission, he said.

The Rope Rescue Unit is a joint team comprised of eight members from the Columbia and Greene County sheriff’s offices. Its equipment was purchased through a grant from the state Department of Homeland Security.

Columbia and Greene counties are in the process of consolidating their emergency

response teams under the Shared Services program.

The Rope Rescue Unit trains monthly and will soon begin training with the Twin Cloves Rope Rescue Team, Marriott said.

The DEC Division of Law Enforcement’s Bureau of Environmental Crime Investigations is assisting the Greene County Sheriff’s Office with the ongoing investigation, the DEC said.

In 2019, state forest rangers conducted 337 search and rescue missions.

The district sent letters to parents and posted a statement on its website Feb. 4.

“At this time, the Town of Cairo assures the school district that the water supply is safe for drinking and does not exceed the maximum contaminant level of 70 parts per trillion,” according to the statement. “The samples tested were far below this figure at 8.51 nanograms per liter. Although the PFOS levels are well within the acceptable limit, as identified by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Town of Cairo is working toward further reducing PFOS contaminants and keeping the community informed with yearly testing reports.”

Pending a decision by the state Legislature or Congress, there is no maximum containment level for PFAS. U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, introduced legislation Monday, along with Reps. Dan Kidee of Michigan, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, that would help citizens find resources to test their private wells.

“I’m working alongside my colleagues every day to protect

our communities from known contaminants like PFOA and PFOS,” Delgado said. “I’m proud to join a bipartisan coalition to introduce legislation that will enable everyone in upstate New York to test their well water and ensure their personal water supply is free of harmful chemicals. It is critically important that our communities know what is in their drinking water, and I encourage the House to take up this common-sense bill as soon as possible to increase transparency and keep our water safe.”

In January, a version of this legislation, known as the PFAS Action Act, passed the House of Representatives.

The act requires the EPA to set a maximum contaminant level for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water, establish a grant program to help communities pay to remove PFAS from drinking water and designate PFOA and PFOS chemicals as hazardous materials under the EPA’s Superfund program. It will also require drinking water utilities to monitor for PFAS as part of the EPA’s unregulated contaminant monitoring program.

epidemic.

“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,” Albany Medical Center’s Senior Communications Specialist Cassie Nelson said Monday.

Albany Medical Center representatives did not immediately return an updated request for comment Tuesday.

The novel 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.

There are a total of 90,893 cases of COVID-19 globally as of Tuesday, and 3,110 deaths.

The number of cases in China continues to decline with 129 reported Tuesday, down from the 206 reported Sunday, and the lowest since Jan. 22, according to a statement Tuesday from the World Health Organization. The virus has since spread 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.

SUNY institutions will have students return home who are in study-abroad programs in countries with high prevalence of the virus. All overseas study programs will be reviewed ahead of potential expanded travel restrictions by the federal government, according to the governor’s office.

Columbia-Greene Community College does not have any students studying abroad, C-GCC Director of Marketing and Communications Jaclyn Stevenson said Tuesday.

“We are cautious and moving forward carefully and thoughtfully, but we have no study-abroad students so we are not affected by that,” Stevenson said. “We are keeping in close contact with SUNY with regard to how we will move forward.”

College officials were expected to participate in a webinar with SUNY officials to outline protocol for colleges in the state system to follow with regard to the virus late Tuesday afternoon.

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ATHENS — The town and village are joining forces Thursday to hold a combined meeting about the comprehensive plan update.

The informational meeting will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Edward J. Arthur Elementary School cafeteria.

“We are thrilled to be working with our colleagues in the town on this important effort that impacts our community so critically,” Mayor Stephan Bradicich said.

The village is working with Community Planning and Environmental Associates to update its 13-year-old plan, the same firm that assisted with the 2007 plan, Trustee Joshua Lipsman said.

“The update of the comprehensive plan will make us more competitive for outside funding that could benefit both the town and the village,” Town Supervisor Robert Butler said.

Officials can’t recall the last time the two governments met jointly.

In October, the village received a $9,900 matching grant from Hudson River Valley Greenway for development of the comprehensive plan.

The village will match Greenway’s contribution through a combination of cash, in-kind services and volunteer hours, Lipsman said. The village has committed to making a $4,000 cash contribution, he added.

A steering committee, composed of 19 members, was

formed in January to help guide the update.

Current members include Andrea Smallwood, Carol Bernard, Chris Pfister, Diana Abadie, Diane Tompkins, Ellen Roth, Lipsman, Laurel Wolfe, Leslie Reed, Melissa Saturnino, Merrill Roth, Nancy Poylo, Paul Kim, Paul Salvino, Butler, Ron Puhalski, Sheila Brady, Todd Bernard and Tom Satterlee.

The Steering Committee membership has not yet closed and additional members may still be added, Lipsman said.

The board is working on finalizing a meeting schedule for the end of March where input from the public will be considered, Lipsman said.

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New Knicks president Leon Rose gives fans vague outline of plan in letter

By Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — As he remains behind-thescenes, Leon Rose wrote that he’ll reward Knicks fans with honesty and commitment if they stay patient.

The team president, who was announced into his new role Monday, is not yet holding a news conference because he’s not ready for big proclamations. Rose did, however, pen a letter to season ticket holders that provided a very vague outline of a plan.

“Nothing about this is easy, or quick, so I ask for your continued patience,” Rose wrote.

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return is that I will be honest and forthright.

We will develop a plan that makes sense, both to jumpstart our shortterm growth and ensure our long-term success.

Our team will work hard, stick together and ensure we live up to the honor of wearing the New York Knicks jersey.

“While I realize that there have been difficulties on the court, what has been remarkable to me is that your pride remains so strong, your loyalty undiminished. Rest assured, I will do everything I can to create a winning organization.”

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Former Hudson resident James Cuyler has led North Warren to a 19-2 record and the school’s first Adirondack League championship in his first season as coach.

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New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills during a Dec. 2019 game at New Era Field.

Are the Patriots finally vulnerable and will it make a difference for the Jets?

Andy Vazquez The Record

For the better part of a decade now, New York Jets fans have probably allowed themselves to take a few glorious minutes each spring to wonder: Could it really be

happening, could the Patriots finally be on their way down the other side of the mountain?

The answer to that question has been consistent: No. See PATRIOTS B3

When former Hudson resident James Cuyler was hired as head coach of the North Warren boys varsity basketball team last summer, it didn’t take long for him to realize he had taken over a team that was capable of something special.

Cuyler’s assessment was right on the money as the Cougars won 19 of 21 games, claimed their first Adirondack League title in 29 years and earned the No. 1 seed in the Section II Class D playoffs. In addition, Cuyler’s squad is currently ranked seventh in the state.

The Cougars look to take another step toward a Section II title today at 6:30 p.m. at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls, but it won’t be easy as standing in their way is the No. 5 seed Germantown.

The Cougars are led by Anthony Girard, a cousin of New York’s all-time leading scorer

Joe Girard III, who averages 25 points per game. Cuyler says Girard is much more than a scorer.

“We have Anthony Girard and he’s everything for

to me and says, ‘hey coach, I want to guard the other team’s best player if they are guards.

“He’s a Girard and if you know anything about the Gi-

“This team is good because they play together.

On any given night someone other than Anthony and Tanner can fill the stat sheet up scoring wise. Nate Hopper had a scoring high of 17 points. Ryan Miller has a game high this season of 29 points. James Steen had a high of 20 points. Jack Jennings had a game where he had 14 points.

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this team,” Cuyler said. “He scores, shoots, passes, rebounds and play defense on some of the other teams’ best players. He don’t back down from a challenge. He comes

rards they are very competitive. We all know Joe Girard but his competitive nature comes from that family. Anthony has it and it’s scary because he’s starting to see now

he belongs.”

Girard has plenty of help from his teammates, including 6-5 center Tanner Dunkley.

“Tanner Dunkley is the force down low,” Cuyler said. “He scores inside the paint and dominates on the boards. He’s averaging 22 rebounds per game with 3 blocks per game to go along with 18 points per game. Nate Hopper is the sleeper and so smooth. He can hit the three, but he’s very crafty around the rim. He’s also a underrated defender, and with his length he blocks shots well.

“James Hopper got into the starting lineup in the later part of the season. He’s very athletic and a shot maker and plays great defense. Ryan Miller is the heart and soul of this team. He does anything I need him to do. He leads, shoots, plays defense and just wants to win. Jack Jennings is the best on-ball defender. He See CLIPPERS B3

‘Hero of the common man’: How NY Mets’ Jeff McNeil’s journey is an example to all Justin Toscano The Record In a storage unit in Pasadena, California, you can find notes from the day a future star began his rise.

Mark Kertenian, who penned them, knew Jeff McNeil possessed exceptional talent. His notes on a Saturday doubleheader in October 2009 were not long because, at a point, he trusted what he saw and opted not to waste any more ink.

Kertenian has observed a shameful amount of herd mentality in the player development industry, but McNeil has served as a reminder that a player’s determination is the driving force. Norms can be shattered and those willing to think creatively may be rewarded.

In following and keeping in touch with the one now called “Squirrel,” Kertenian has drawn a simple truth.

“You can remind them of what they’re capable of, but he did not need a vision created for him,” said Kertenian, who coached at Cal State Northridge when he recruited McNeil but now is an assistant coach with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. “He was willing to do whatever it took and he never stopped.”

Those close to McNeil focus on his journey more than his current success as an All-Star utility man with the New York Mets. Kertenian and others use the story as an example of what

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New York Mets outfielder Jeff McNeil (6) congratulates teammate Brandon Nimmo (9) after they both scored during a spring training game against the Washington Nationals at Clover Park.

can happen with grit and will, work ethic and confidence. McNeil received a small break many years ago, took advantage of it and never

looked back.

The most important lesson might be this: Stay true to yourself.

McNeil, his supporters say, knew who he was and never changed — for anyone. He’s beloved because his road makes you believe in yourself and convince yourself that you, too, can do anything.

“He’s the hero of the common man,” said Vince Sagisi, a former Cleveland Indians scout who not only led Kertenian to McNeil, but was the first baseball man to believe in a skinny kid who had not played the sport in years.

From the stands of a scout league game, Kertenian tried to put himself in McNeil’s shoes.

I just started playing baseball after having not played in over four years. There’s a college coach here to watch me. I’m facing stiff competition.

“Like, that’s a ton of pressure, man,” Kertenian said. “I don’t care if you’re a big leaguer or a guy in his shoes or a regular youth ball player.

That’s just going to pressure anybody on the face of this earth.”

Backstory: Sagisi and Kertenian are friends who met in the early 2000s. Sagisi coached the Indians’ scout ball team, sponsored by the organization, while Kertenian coached at Cal State Northridge. One day, Sagisi — who made it a mission to help players from the central coast of California receive exposure — called See METS B3

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NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 66 41 13 5 7 94 Tampa Bay 65 41 19 5 0 87 Toronto 66 35 23 4 4 78 Florida 66 33 26 3 4 73 Montreal 67 30 28 8 1 69 Buffalo 65 29 28 6 2 66 Ottawa 66 23 31 7 5 58 Detroit 68 15 48 3 2 35 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 65 40 19 4 2 86 Philadelphia 65 38 20 2 5 83 Pittsburgh 64 37 21 6 0 80 NY Islanders 64 35 21 6 2 78 Columbus 67 32 21 10 4 78 Carolina 64 35 24 5 0 75 NY Rangers 65 35 26 2 2 74 New Jersey 65 26 27 6 6 64 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 66 39 17 7 3 88 Colorado 65 40 18 6 1 87 Dallas 65 37 21 4 3 81 Nashville 64 32 24 5 3 72 Winnipeg 67 33 28 4 2 72 Minnesota 65 32 26 4 3 71 Chicago 65 29 28 4 4 66 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 67 36 23 6 2 80 Edmonton 65 34 23 6 2 76 Calgary 67 34 26 6 1 75 Vancouver 65 34 25 3 3 74 Arizona 67 32 27 4 4 72 San Jose 65 28 33 3 1 60 Anaheim 65 26 31 7 1 60 Los Angeles 66 25 35 3 3 56 Sunday’s games Philadelphia 5, NY Rangers 3 Calgary 3, Florida 0 Columbus 5, Vancouver 3 Washington 4, Minnesota 3 New Jersey 3, Anaheim 0 Los Angeles 4, Vegas 1 Monday’s games Colorado 2, Detroit 1 Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Montreal at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Toronto at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 42 18 .700 Boston 41 18 .695 Philadelphia 37 24 .607 Brooklyn 26 33 .441 New York 19 42 .311 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 52 9 .852 Indiana 37 24 .607 Chicago 21 40 .344 Detroit 20 42 .323 Cleveland 17 44 .279 Southeast W L Pct Miami 39 22 .639 Orlando 27 34 .443 Washington 22 37 .373 Charlotte 21 39 .350 Atlanta 19 44 .302 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 41 19 .683 Utah 38 22 .633 Oklahoma City 37 23 .617 Portland 27 35 .435 Minnesota 17 42 .288 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 46 13 .780 L.A. Clippers 41 19 .683 Sacramento 26 34 .433 Phoenix 24 37 .393 Golden State 13 48 .213 Southwest W L Pct Houston 39 21 .650 Dallas 37 25 .597 Memphis 30 31 .492 New Orleans 26 34 .433 San Antonio 25 34 .424 Sunday’s games Milwaukee 93, Charlotte 85 Dallas 111, Minnesota 91 L.A. Clippers 136, Philadelphia 130 Denver 133, Toronto 118 Sacramento 106, Detroit 100 L.A. Lakers 122, New Orleans 114 Washington 124, Golden State 110 Monday’s games Utah 126, Cleveland 113 New York 125, Houston 123 Portland 130, Orlando 107 Memphis 127, Atlanta 88 Miami 105, Milwaukee 89 Chicago 109, Dallas 107 Indiana 116, San Antonio 111 Tuesday’s games San Antonio at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.

Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

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Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES Auto Club 400 Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif.

Lap Length: 2.00 miles 1. (3) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 0.0 rating, 59 points, 6 playoff points 2. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 0.0, 40, 0 3. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 0.0, 40, 0 4. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 0.0, 40, 0 5. (15) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 0.0, 44, 0 6. (28) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 0.0, 34, 0 7. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 0.0, 46, 0 8. (6) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 0.0, 36, 0 9. (5) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200, 0.0, 29, 0 10. (29) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 0.0, 29, 0 11. (19) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 200, 0.0, 26, 0 12. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 0.0, 29, 0 13. (12) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 200, 0.0, 27, 0 14. (38) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 0.0, 29, 0 15. (21) William Byron, Chevrolet, 200, 0.0, 22, 0 16. (11) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 0.0, 21, 0 17. (27) Ross Chastain, Ford, 200, 0.0, 0, 0 18. (18) Cole Custer, Ford, 199, 0.0, 19, 0 19. (16) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 199, 0.0, 37, 1 20. (10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 199, 0.0, 17, 0 21. (9) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 199, 0.0, 16, 0 22. (8) Michael McDowell, Ford, 199, 0.0, 15, 0 23. (1) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 199, 0.0, 14, 0 24. (25) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 0.0, 13, 0 25. (23) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford, 199, 0.0, 12, 0 26. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 0.0, 11, 0 27. (14) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet, 198, 0.0, 10, 0 28. (31) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 198, 0.0, 9, 0 29. (26) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 197, 0.0, 8, 0 30. (20) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 197, 0.0, 7, 0 31. (30) JJ Yeley, Ford, 197, 0.0, 0, 0 32. (32) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 195, 0.0, 5, 0 33. (34) Joey Gase, Ford, 193, 0.0, 0, 0 34. (36) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 193, 0.0, 3, 0 35. (35) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 192, 0.0, 2, 0 36. (33) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 191, 0.0, 1, 0 37. (37) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 184, 0.0, 0, 0 38. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, Engine, 80, 0.0, 1, 0 Race statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 152.753 mph Time of Race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 7 seconds Margin of Victory: 8.904 seconds Lead Changes: 16

Candace Buckner The Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — For years, Bradley Beal has opened almost every postgame interview in the same way.

The line, in which he first offers thanks to the Lord before diving into the particulars of a Washington Wizards’ win or loss, seems as routine as Beal going through a crowd of defenders or rising for a three-pointer. But after a win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, it felt different.

Beal had accomplished a career and franchise milestone that night when he became the only player in team history to reach 25 or more points in 18 straight games. And he was searching for ways to explain the excellence. So Beal, who has played his entire eight-year career in Washington, relaxed into a smile and spoke of a higher power.

“I’m just having fun and being confident. Really my faith, honestly,” Beal said after scoring 34 points on 10-for24 shooting with seven made threepointers. “Just been getting my faith life together, and I feel like that’s honestly putting me at a place of peace to where I can play my game, have fun with it.”

And here is where a small miracle is happening in Washington. After weeks of feeling despondent after an all-star snub and growing frustrated with losses, Beal is now finding beauty in the ashes of this Wizards season.

RUSSELL ISABELLA/USA TODAY “Just having fun, honestly,” Beal said Sunday. “I’m not thinking about any- Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) dribbles the ball during a recent game against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena. thing. I want to go out there and win.”

While the Wizards (22-37) have lived could offer little in talent and depth to a box-and-one with a double team,” all-star what he would be doing right up to preseason presumptions of me- support its star.

Coach Scott Brooks said about the now?” diocrity, Beal has surpassed expectaSurrounded with inexperienced Warriors. “He finds a way. He finds a This kind of lightheartedness has tions. In doing so, he has passed by players and past-their-prime veterans, way to get buckets. He finds a way to not always reached Beal. After some some of the more accomplished names Beal faced nightly double-teams and get his teammates open. The level of losses, Beal would shake his head and in franchise history. On Feb. 23, Beal even gimmick defenses he hadn’t seen consistency that he plays with to me is blame himself for not doing enough. leapfrogged Jeff Malone for second on since he was the top high school recruit what keeps him at that level, special.”

Or the frustration would mushroom the all-time scoring list. The next night, coming out of Missouri. During this But this stability — which started to meme-able levels. An image of an he moved past Gus Johnson and Phil 18-game stretch, allies have marveled near the end of January and peaked in Chenier to take over fourth place in at Beal’s consistency, and opponents February when he averaged 36.2 points irate Beal, stewing on the sidelines in most field goals made. have plotted an “anybody-but-Brad” per game, the highest total for a single the waning moments of a Feb. 23 loss Those games, in which he scored 53 defensive scheme. month in franchise history, accord- to the Chicago Bulls, went viral. This and 55 points, respectively, and be“We throw a lot of stuff at him,” ing to Elias Sports Bureau — wasn’t season, Beal has mastered the look of a came only the sixth player in NBA his- Brooklyn Nets Coach Kenny Atkinson enough to convince Eastern Confer- disgruntled employee.

But later that night — unlike a few tory to compile 50 or more on consecu- said Wednesday after his team forced ence coaches to select Beal as an alltive nights, represented the Wizards’ Beal to share the ball late in a Wizards star reserve. Even though there is evi- others when Beal would duck out of the season. While Beal played spectacu- win. “I think the fourth quarter, he took dence of lingering resentment (Beal locker room before reporters entered larly, the team did not. over, and that’s what great players do. responded with an emphatic “no” — he looked unburdened as he spoke In October, when Beal came to He’s really become a great player in when asked whether he watched the about the loss. Beal even hung around, the biggest decision of his career and this league, you know. I know you guys Feb. 16 showcase game), he has down- laughing with a friend inside the locker signed a two-year, $72 million maxi- all know it and see him all the time. You played the snub as the impetus to his room. mum contract extension despite the know, great, great player.” scoring surge.

In that small moment in Chicago, forecast of a trying 2019-20 season, he Even on the historic Sunday night, Even so, no player in the NBA has Beal seemed to understand, or even acchose to be the center of a rebuilding after Beal went for 22 points in the first scored like Beal since the all-star break. cept, his place in the Wizards’ season. franchise. At that time, Beal mentioned quarter, the Warriors aggressively sent In the past six games, Beal’s 40-pointHe can’t singlehandedly summon his how “honored” he was because “you an extra defender his way the moment per-game average has led the NBA and team into relevance this season, but don’t get that type of position, that type he touched the ball. At times it worked outpaces the second-best scorer, Boshe can appreciate the bigger picture. of power” with just any franchise.

— with about three minutes to play ton all-star Jayson Tatum, by six points.

With the power of being the founda- in the first half, Beal gave the ball to “Unfortunately he didn’t get picked, Then, on Sunday night, Beal found tion of an organization, however, came Thomas Bryant, who then launched a but the players voted him second and some peace.

“We’re in a good position,” Beal said, great burdens. The Wizards relished in missile of a pass to the Wizards’ side- that says a lot. Coaches, we think we sharing context about being an NBA their victory lap when Beal re-signed, line for a turnover — and other times, know it all and we think we see it all, player.

“I get to play basketball for a but then the games started and in- Beal swiftly attacked and drew a foul but the players know it,” Brooks said. living.

It’s honestly bigger than basketjuries and surgeries sidelined team- before the defense could clamp down. “They know he’s impossible to guard.” mates. With the expanding injury list, Then, Brooks added a touch of sar- ball for me, and that’s honestly what I “They were double-teaming him it became more clear that Washington right away, and it seemed like it was casm: “Can you imagine if he was an credit it to.”

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The host Miami Heat held reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to 13 points and became the first team to beat the Milwaukee Bucks twice this season, winning 105-89 on Monday night.

Miami is 2-0 against Milwaukee, which has the best record in the NBA at 52-9.

The Heat have struggled on the road (13-18) but have the third-best home record in the league (26-4).

Miami got 18 points apiece from Jae Crowder and Jimmy Butler, and Bam Adebayo added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Antetokounmpo was removed from the game with 4:33 left in the fourth quarter as Miami had a 15-point lead.

His 13 points tied his season low. He made just 6 of 18 shots from the floor, including 0 of 4 from 3-point range.

JIM RASSOL/USA TODAY He had three assists and a game-high Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) goes up for a shot against 15 rebounds.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) during Monday’s game at American Airlines Knicks 125, Rockets 123 Julius Randle’s free throw with 4.6 Arena. seconds left sealed host New York’s Otto Porter Jr. scored 18 points in two free throws on the next possesvictory over Houston. his first action since November, and sion, and Doncic missed a desperaRJ Barrett tied a career high with 27 Chicago held on to edge visiting Dal- tion heave at the buzzer. points and Randle finished with 16 las.

Trail Blazers 130, Magic 107 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, Porter shot 7 of 11 from the field CJ McCollum matched his season who raced to a 21-point, first-half lead in his return from a broken foot that high with 41 points, leading Portland before staving off a furious rally by the caused him to miss 51 games. He to a victory at Orlando.

Rockets. New York’s Mitchell Robin- played 17 minutes. Coby White scored Playing without injured All-Star son added 12 points and 13 rebounds. 19 points to lead Chicago, and Denzel sidekick Damian Lillard (groin), McJames Harden had 35 points and Valentine finished with 17. Tim Hard- Collum shot 14 of 24 overall and 6 of went 16 of 16 from the free-throw away Jr. paced the Mavericks with 26 12 on 3-point attempts en route to the line for the Rockets, who had their points, and Luka Doncic had 23. second-most points scored in Orlansix-game winning streak snapped.

Dallas pulled to 108-107 when do by a Magic opponent this season.

Russell Westbrook scored 24 points, Dorian Finney-Smith made a 3-point- James Harden had 54 points at Orlanhis 31st straight 20-point effort, but er with 4.9 seconds left. Finney-Smith do in December. missed a potential game-tying jump- had just connected from beyond the Nikola Vucevic countered with a er at the buzzer. arc with 15.3 seconds remaining. Chi- team-high 30 points for Orlando, but Bulls 109, Mavericks 107 cago’s Wendell Carter Jr. made one of it wasn’t enough to prevent the Magic

from losing their second straight after a three-game winning streak.

Grizzlies 127, Hawks 88 Gorgui Dieng and Jonas Valanciunas posted double-doubles to lead a balanced Memphis attack as the visiting Grizzlies trounced Atlanta.

Dieng had 17 points and 10 rebounds, his ninth double-double of the season, and Valanciunas had 15 points and 15 rebounds, his 30th double-double of the season and his fourth in a row. The Grizzlies had nine players score in double figures in claiming the first game of a three-city road trip.

Trae Young scored a team-high 19 points for the Hawks, but he sank only 5 of 17 shots from the floor.

Jazz 126, Cavaliers 113 Bojan Bogdanovic scored 16 of his 28 points in the first half to help visiting Utah defeat injury-riddled Cleveland.

Bogdanovic highlighted his performance with five 3-pointers for the Jazz, who shot 56.6 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from beyond the arc. Rudy Gobert collected 20 points and nine rebounds for Utah.

Collin Sexton scored a career-high 32 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost three in a row overall and nine straight against Western Conference teams.

Pacers 116, Spurs 111 Malcolm Brogdon scored 26 points and T.J. Warren 23 as Indiana defeated host San Antonio to win its fourth straight game.

Myles Turner added 17 points for the Pacers, who have won six of their past seven games.

Patty Mills led the Spurs with 24 points off the bench while Trey Lyles added 20.

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David Price took the loss Monday in his Dodgers spring debut as Los Angeles fell 6-2 to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday in Goodyear, Ariz.

Price struck out three but surrendered two runs on three hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings.

He was acquired earlier this month in a trade that also sent outfielder Mookie Betts to the Dodgers.

Jesse Winker had two hits, two runs and two RBIs for the Reds.

Nationals 3, Marlins 2 Emilio Bonifacio delivered the decisive single to center with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Washington a victory over Miami in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Marlins scored both their runs in the fourth with Jesus Aguilar’s tiebreaking single to right

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the Rockets on Monday, have clinched a seventh consecutive losing season. Rose wrote that he’ll evaluate the roster, front office and coaching staff before making

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makes players work when he’s guarding them.”

Along with an abundance of talent, Cuyler says it’s chemistry that sets his team apart.

“This team is good because they play together,” Cuyler said. “On any given night someone other than Anthony and Tanner can fill the stat sheet up scoring wise. Nate

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Nope. Nuh-uh. Just when you think they’re done, they’re standing on a stage getting the Lombardi Trophy from Joe Namath.

So take this for what it’s worth — not much — but this time feels different.

The embarrassing Week 17 loss to the Dolphins to throw away a first-round bye. Getting dismantled on their home field by the Titans on Wild

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Kertenian and told him he might have a player for him.

But it was going to take someone thinking creatively, Sagisi said, “for what I believe is going to be a special player.”

The kid had played golf and basketball, but no high school baseball.

He was raw.

Still, Kertenian made the trip to Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.

Kertenian watched McNeil warm up and play catch before the games. “It was obvious that it was not a regular part of his routine,” he said. While McNeil’s teammates were nonchalant, flipping the ball around and making aggressive throws, McNeil seemed concerned about making sure he stood in the right place.

The recruiter, who had a heart, commended McNeil for simply giving it a go. He wondered how the high school senior would fare. He soon received the answer he least expected.

“In two games, facing multiple 90-mph arms, all collegebound signees and guys who were slated to be potential draft picks, Jeff McNeil did not swing and miss one time,” said Kertenian, recalling it took until the middle of the second game for him to notice a streak.

hit a solo blast and Ji-Man Choi smacked a two-run shot for the Rays.

Cubs (ss) 9, Angels 4 Kyle Hendricks struck out three in three perfect innings as a Chicago split squad downed Los Angeles in Mesa, Ariz. The Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run double.

Padres 3, White Sox 1 Starter Chris Paddack pitched three scoreless innings for the win as San Diego topped Chicago in Phoenix. He allowed two hits and a walk while striking out one. White Sox starter Dallas Keuchel yielded one run on six hits in four innings.

Rangers 3, Indians 2 Robinson Chirinos went 2-for-2 with an RBI as Texas defeated Cleveland at Surprise, Ariz. Indians leadoff hitter Delino DeShields finished 2-for-3 with an RBI. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 1 Zach Green hit a three-run homer, and Austin Slater, Joey Rickard and Mauricio Dubon each had two hits to lead San Francisco past Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz. John Hicks hit a solo shot for the Diamondbacks.

Rockies 9, Mariners 6 Ryan McMahon, Sam

Hilliard, David Dahl and Drew Butera homered for Colorado in a victory over Seattle at Peoria, Ariz. Jarred Kelenic went deep for the Mariners.

Phillies 6, Braves 4 Christian Bethancourt hit solo homers in the seventh and ninth innings, and Philadelphia erased a 4-0 deficit to beat Atlanta in North Port, Fla. Johan Camargo knocked in two runs while Cristian Pache went 3-for-3 for the Braves.

A’s 5, Cubs (ss) 2 No-hit for the first five innings, Oakland scored two runs in the sixth inning and three in the eighth to beat Chicago at Mesa, Ariz. Only one of the Athletics’ runs came home on a hit: an eighth-inning RBI single by Luis Barrera. Cubs starter Alec Mills struck out three in three scoreless innings.

plenty of basketball left to be played this season. I want to thank Mike for his continued leadership and professionalism during this period.”

Rose knew he was taking this job for about a month so it’s odd that he’s not prepared for a press conference.

But perhaps it’s not surprising since the Knicks’ public

message lately has been silence. They haven’t made an executive available publicly since November despite a litany changes — including the firing of the coach, the firing of the team president and the trading of Marcus Morris.

Rose, interestingly, did not single out any players in his letter to season ticket

holders. Instead, he highlighted draft picks and cap space.

“Our team has young talent, significant future assets (including seven first round picks over the next four years) and an ample amount of financial flexibility in the coming years,” he wrote. “Everyone — from ownership to

athletes, to staff and especially our fans — wants this team to be a winner. We will have all the resources necessary to create a great organization — one that supports our efforts to build a winning culture and gives Knicks fans, and the city of New York, the team you deserve.”

Hopper had a scoring high of 17 points. Ryan Miller has a game high this season of 29 points. James Steen had a high of 20 points. Jack Jennings had a game where he had 14 points.

“So these guys don’t sit back and watch Anthony or Tanner, they attack as well. So it makes it hard for teams to just key in on those two. We average 74 points per game. That’s unheard of in the Adirondack league. Maybe a few teams do it, but it’s hard to do. One thing

about us is we score and play defense at the same time. So that’s a great advantage for us.

Our strength is our depth.”

Today’s opponent, Germantown, is coming off a 70-60 overtime victory over No. 4 Hartford in the quarterfinals. Bryan Bathrick had a huge game, knocking down seven 3-pointers en route to a 27-point performance. Robbie Eaton added 19 points.

Cuyler had a chance to scout the Clippers earlier this season.

“I got a chance to watch them in a tournament in Waterford,” Cuyler said. “They played hard when I saw them.

They have a good guard with Eaton, he runs the team well.

Bathrick can stretch the floor and shoot very good so those are things I seen.

“It’s very hard to prepare for a team you don’t know a lot about. We played OESJ and we didn’t know much about them, but it’s sectional time.

It’s win or go home, so whether if you know a team or not

you better come ready to play because any team can win.”

The Cougars game plan won’t change much, according to Cuyler.

“I always tell my guys you control what you can control,” Cuyler said. “We’ve been playing our game for 21 games and we won 19 and lost two. The 19 games we won we played our game and the two we lost we didn’t. My guys know what they supposed to do because they did it 19 out of 21 times.”

Cuyler loves his new North

Country home, but will never forget where it all began.

“Hudson is the place I was born, the place I was raised, the place I’ll always be a part of and always in me,” Cuyler said. “I love Hudson and everyone in that city. The people from Chestertown asked me where I was from and I say Hudson, New York proudly.

So when I win, although North Warren is where I’m winning, at the same time Hudson is winning as well because I’ll always be Hud City!”

Card weekend. Tom Brady’s obvious unhappiness with the offensive weapons around him, and the possibility — which seems to be growing by the day — that he’ll be playing somewhere other than New England this fall.

All is not well in Foxborough. There are cracks in the foundation. Eventually, things will crumble. All great dynasties, in all sports, eventually do.

Perhaps this is the beginning of it. Perhaps this is just a blip on the radar, a weird few months before Brady returns to play until he’s 68 years

old and wins 10 more Super Bowls. But either way, this is a critical time for the Jets.

After half a century of mostly futility and 20 years getting their teeth kicked in by the Patriots, the first year of this decade is likely to set the tone for the rest of it.

We could look back on 2020 as the year Joe Douglas was able to start building a real foundation around young quarterback Sam Darnold, or the year that began to reveal that the new general manager might not be the answer.

This might be the season that coach Adam Gase finally

gets results that are worthy of his reputation as an offensive mastermind, or the season in which it becomes painfully obvious that the Jets hired another coach they shouldn’t have.

Darnold could make a massive leap in the next 12 months, confirming that he is ready to pull the Jets from the depths of their recent despair.

Or perhaps he struggles, leaving everyone wondering if the Jets are having the quarterback rug pulled out from them again.

Of course, not all these situations will be so cut-and-dry.

There will be murkiness and room for interpretation. But at the end of the year, we should know which way the needle is pointing. And for the Jets, it better be up.

If the Patriots really are faltering, the Jets better be ready to capitalize in the next few years on an opportunity they haven’t really had since the turn of the century.

If they don’t, they could be overtaken by a Bills team that appears to be on the rise with one of the best defenses in football. Or caught by a Dolphins team that showed some real promise with new

coach Brian Flores last year.

Or perhaps even thrown back to the cellar by the Patriots, as Belichick rises again in his final act.

If the Jets don’t prove that their turnaround is well underway this season, they’ll miss the playoffs for the 11th straight year, tying a franchise record. And the misery could go on for much, much longer.

So in the end, the Jets shouldn’t be worried about what side of the mountain the Patriots on. That’ll take care of itself. But the Jets need to make sure they’re finally on the way up.

Kertenian began to think.

McNeil does not have any real power. He hasn’t played in “God knows how long.” But Vince must have summoned me for a reason, right? What makes this kid special?

He peeked at his notes and realized that, in 14 swings, McNeil had not whiffed once.

“He is the only recruit that I can ever remember that I observed swing that many times without failing to hit the ball,” said Kertenian, who was a recruiting coordinator at three schools.

Just like the scholarship Kertenian eventually extended, McNeil earned his spot on that scout league team. Sagisi knew the McNeils because Ryan, Jeff’s younger brother, pitched for the team.

It is Sagisi’s understanding that, in the fall of 2009, Jeff participated in a golf tournament and did not do too well.

He hoped to earn a golf scholarship, but his prospects were not promising, so he eventually approached Sagisi and asked if he could try out for the team.

Sagisi said yes. During the session, he threw McNeil batting practice and learned he had the best hand-eye coordination he had ever seen in a hitter.

“I was trying to make him swing and miss,” said Sagisi, who later remembered he cut McNeil in a tryout for this same team when the kid was a freshman. “It’s like, ‘OK, this guy hasn’t played baseball in

his high school career, I’m going to make him look bad.’ I couldn’t. So I said, ‘Well, this guy’s good enough to play.’”

By not whiffing during the tryout, McNeil earned a spot on the squad. By not whiffing in his first game, he earned entry into the baseball world.

“The way I got recruited was kind of out there,” McNeil said. “Nobody knew about me.

I got lucky because I had a few good people in my corner like Vince, calling people for me like, ‘Hey, come take a look at this kid. He doesn’t play baseball but you’ll want him on your team.’”

Nipomo is a small town on the central coast of California.

Less than 20,000 people live there. It’s a one-freeway exit town with one high school.

You’ll see 15 people you know when you go to the grocery store.

“I would call it a hidden gem,” said Ryan McNeil.

Jeff is like Nipomo in that way. Nipomo is beautiful, but it’s not flashy like Los Angeles or San Francisco. Ryan said the town’s personality has shaped the person Jeff is to this day.

Jeff played college baseball before the Mets drafted him.

He fought through the minors — despite a couple bad injuries — and made the bigs. Last season, he was an All-Star who led the league in batting at the break.

But what Nipomo likes most about Jeff these days, Ryan said, is that he’s remained

the normal, approachable guy he’s been since the McNeils moved there from Santa Barbara Jeff’s freshman year in high school. He is unchanged by fame and success.

Nipomo is happy Jeff put it on the map. It is even happier that he still acts like one of its own. He still goes back every offseason, still uses the local gym and grocery store, still stays in touch with friends there.

“He’ll still treat everybody the same,” Ryan said. “Nothing about his success has changed who he is as a person.”

Throughout his career, Jeff has been like that. He needed confidence to reach his goals but his humility never suffered because of it.

When the Mets played the Dodgers in Los Angeles, McNeil sat with Kertenian and talked during Dodgers batting practice. They’ve also remained in touch and seen one another at various points throughout McNeil’s career, and the Met is grateful for the man who first came to watch him play.

When McNeil was in college, he spent a summer in the Cape Cod League. Many players, Kertenian said, will shrug off coaches there. Instead, McNeil looked at coach John Altobelli like: “You’re one of the best coaches in the world. Can you help me?” Altobelli died in January in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant but, to this day, McNeil credits

Altobelli for helping motivate him to reach his goals.

McNeil also played for Bill Pintard, a Yankees scout who coaches the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League (another summer baseball league). The team often did hospital visits and McNeil always offered his time. Nowadays, he sends Pintard signed jerseys and still calls him “Coach.”

Over the offseason, McNeil went to Nipomo High’s alumni basketball game. He couldn’t play because he was recovering from wrist surgery, but he signed every autograph and took every photo asked of him in the gym.

“You’d never hear Jeff McNeil say, ‘Well don’t you know who I am?’” Pintard said.

“You’d never hear him say that.”

Professional athletes are treated like heroes and gods.

They are big, strong, and seemingly superhuman. They perform acts we could never.

Jeff McNeil stands out because of this perception. He is unbelievably talented, but has a way of seeming like a regular guy on the field.

“I’m not a 6-foot-6 giant who hits bombs,” he said.

“People kind of relate to the kind of the player I am.”

McNeil’s story is about never giving up on dreams — even if an original plan does not work out. Life is not linear and there are challenges along the way, but McNeil remained true to himself. He believed

in himself, then capitalized when given opportunities.

He offers an opportunity to root for a player that has not had a smooth journey. He had to possess thick skin.

“Hey, if he can do it, maybe I can do it, and I’m not the best player,” Sagisi said, describing one lesson McNeil’s story teaches. “Sometimes you don’t have to be the best player — you just have to outwork everybody. But he has ability (too).”

Added Pintard: “It’s just very refreshing in this world of entitled, privileged athletes.

He’s earned everything he’s got.”

McNeil is the average person — just with baseball talent. Outside of the sport, his brother said, he’s the regular dude you would see on the street, or your buddy.

“If you didn’t know any better and you were talking to him, you’d have no clue you were talking to a MLB All-Star,” Ryan McNeil said.

“That’s not the kind of vibe he gives off.”

Jeff’s rise, Sagisi said, “has been pretty magical.” The accomplishments should continue to pile up as his career progresses. He’ll keep drawing roars and cheers at Citi Field, which will continue to sell more and more No. 6 jerseys.

But his greatest strength might be this: He represents you, the common person. He perhaps helps you believe that you, too, can do anything.

giving Miami a 2-1 lead. The Nationals knotted the score in the fifth when Adrian Sanchez homered.

Cardinals 6, Twins 1 Jose Godoy recorded a tworun single to help St. Louis knock off visiting Minnesota at Jupiter, Fla. Gilberto Celestino had a run-scoring double for the Twins.

Blue Jays 4, Pirates 0 Right-hander Matt Shoemaker struck out five and gave up one hit in 2 2/3 scoreless innings to help host Toronto blank Pittsburgh at Dunedin, Fla. The Pirates had just three hits – all singles – against six Blue Jays’ hurlers.

Tigers 11, Red Sox 11 Travis Demeritte slugged his second homer of the game, a three-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, to cap a six-run inning as Detroit

rallied to salvage a tie with Boston at Lakeland, Fla. Marcus Wilson, Bobby Dalbec and Connor Wong went deep for the Red Sox. Rays 3, Orioles 3 Renato Nunez hit a two-run homer to help Baltimore gain a tie with visiting Tampa Bay at Sarasota, Fla. Michael Perez

decisions. He committed to interim coach Mike Miller for the remainder of the season.

“For the remainder of this season, I will work tirelessly behind the scenes while evaluating every aspect of the organization,” Rose wrote.

“Most immediately, we will support Mike Miller, his staff and our team, who have

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Inside the Orioles’ new efforts to unlock Cedric Mullins and their speedy youngsters on the bases Jon Meoli The Baltimore Sun

On the first day of workouts for position players, the Orioles filed one by one in front of a set of high-speed cameras to record slow-motion video of their breaks off a base. There’s new work during batting practice designed to better simulate game-situations, and they’re already learning how to better study opponent’s tendencies to give themselves an edge on the bases.

Everywhere you look at Orioles camp, the efforts to build up an area the 2019 team wanted to be aggressive and productive in but too often ran into outs and hurt themselves are evident.

They still have their fair share of mashers, but as a speedy wave of young players looks to establish itself in the big leagues, they see a way to start influencing the game more in an old-fashioned way.

“I think it all starts with the skip, with (manager Brandon) Hyde,” new first base coach Anthony Sanders said. He’s spearheading a lot of the baserunning work this year.

“Last year in spring training, things went really well here,” he said. “They pushed the envelope and were really aggressive on the bases and put pressure on the defense, and that’s all I know right there — causing havoc on the base paths. To have his blessing on that makes my job easier. But the instincts, and some of the stuff we’re trying to focus on, some game-awareness stuff, we’re just trying to educate these guys with all the information that’s out there now and to simplify it for them.”

The 2019 Orioles featured Jonathan Villar and his 40 stolen bases, but as a team they ranked fourth in the majors with 58 outs on the bases — not including pickoffs or caught stealings — though their 18 pickoffs were third-most. Their 74% stolen base rate was right near the league average, though without Villar’s contributions, that drops to 67.8%.

Still, there was speed on the team. According to MLB’s Statcast data from baseballsavant.com,

shortstop Richie Martin was 21st out of 600 major leaguers with at least five representative runs with an average sprint speed of 29.5 feet per second. Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays were also in the top-100. And the Orioles are trying to get them all running.

Nowhere has that been more evident early in spring than with Mullins. He’s always been a speed threat in the minors, but isn’t passing up an opportunity to run so far as he looks to rebuild his reputation in the organization’s eyes after a nightmare 2019 that began in the majors and ended at Double-A Bowie.

Mullins reached base in each of his first four games, on two singles and two walks. He stole second after each of the first three instances, and advanced easily on a wild pitch in the fourth instance in Tuesday’s split-squad loss at the Boston Red Sox. “I just want Cedric to be aggressive,” Hyde said.

“I want him to come out of his shell. I want him to play with confidence and so far he’s done that.”

There might be any number of ways that Mullins and the rest of the speedy Orioles get an edge this spring, but both Mullins and Sanders believe the early success is built on what will be the foundation of whatever benefit comes next: communication.

“They’ve helped me develop a thought process when I’m on the bases,” Mullins said. “How can I get to second base? How can I advance 90 feet, in any sense, whether that be a delayed steal, a stolen base, reading the ball in the dirt. Them continuously putting that in my head throughout the game helps me be aware of what’s going on.”

Sanders said: “I’m waiting for the first baseman to get over there and tell on me for talking to him, telling him what’s going on. The communication has been good. The kids are here to learn, and everyone is here to get better.”

That in-game preparation is building on what’s been weeks of work that the baserunners are trying to build on. The first-day filming under the cameras, which yielded slow-motion video of their every motion as they go from standing to

sprinting, set that tone early. Sanders also noted how much openness and collaboration there is between the coaching staff and the team’s new strength and conditioning staff, an area he’s often seen walled off in baseball, that’s helping unlock better speed in the players.

Ryan McKenna, who stole 25 bases in 36 tries at Double-A Bowie last year, said he “wouldn’t say it was the top priority for us in development” previously.

“We’d have some extra time to go out early and they’d be like, ‘Hey, we want you to figure out what your lead is for you,’ whether it’s a threesteps and a shuffle-shuffle, or two steps and a shuffle-shuffle,” McKenna said. “That was kind of a consistent in my development. Now, it’s really trying to learn the other players on each team that you can gain an advantage for yourself to gain that 90 feet. I think it just kind of dives into a little more detail and depth right now, which is awesome.”

On the field, there’s constant emphasis as well. During a live batting practice session before games began, Mullins and Martin were simulating their base-stealing breaks with the pitcher’s timing as others were in the batter’s box. Hays said the typical baserunning sessions during daily on-field batting practice are geared to work that creates “a little more realistic look than going out there, taking two shuffles, and jogging to second base.”

Hays said they’ll do a round where each person in the group is at each base and “We’ve implemented, after batting practice, certain rounds where each person that’s up gets one swing and we’ll do baserunning from first, second, and third,” Hays said. “And we’ll just do one-on-one reads with one guy at second and one guy hitting. That way, you’re just recognizing flight off the bat, seeing how far those balls are going. The situation depends if it’s one outs or no outs if you’re hanging or tagging, just little things like that.”

Both Hays and McKenna cited the presence of Orioles Hall of Famer Brian Roberts as a guest

instructor as a positive this spring as well. Roberts stole 285 bases in his major league career, including a league-leading 50 in an All-Star 2007 season.

Roberts shared some of the little tells and tricks he used to steal bases prolifically at the major league level, Hays said.

McKenna said he’s been “like a sponge” around Roberts, and Sanders noted that he’s found a group that’s eager to improve on something they’ve done well all their careers and help it manifest in the big leagues.

“Ultimately, it’s just building confidence out there on the basepaths with the information they have or technique or the work they’ve put in behind the scenes,” Sanders said. “That translates out on the field.”

The Orioles ran more in 2019 than in years past, with their 84 stolen bases the team’s most since 2007. In the interim, especially when the team found success in the middle of last decade, power-hitting propelled the team to the playoffs.

In 2016, the team’s last playoff season, they stole 19 bases.

In that span, baseball became a game dictated by power: hitters trying to utilize it, and pitchers trying to prevent that. That, combined with the data-driven notion that baserunners are too valuable to be risked on a stolen base, has led to a nadir in steals across the majors.

The next generation of Orioles won’t be lacking in sluggers if their top hitting prospects continue on the path they’re on, but that doesn’t mean an organization whose guiding beacon is analytics won’t run.

“I think that’s one lost art, just the instincts of these guys,” Sanders said. “There are still guys in baseball that can still run. With the numbers and data that tells us what times we should go and should not go, there’s instinct. There’s other stuff that’s still right there in front of us if we just watch the game the right way. It’s something I’m trying to keep implementing in the game, and keep pushing the envelope, and try to take advantage of the times that we can.”

Marlins executive not lacking for confidence Barry Jackson Miami Herald

The Marlins led the National League in losses last season (105), but they also now lead the league in something else: Public displays of confidence that they’re going about this rebuild the right way, that the organization — in their eyes — has assembled supreme talent that will — not might, but will — perform successfully at the big-league level.

You have to admire the unrelenting optimism, even with the understanding that there’s always uncertainty about how high-end prospects will play once they get to the big leagues.

And two scouts said they believe the confidence is warranted (more on that in a minute), while another worries somewhat about the position prospects.

At the front of the pack, on the confidence/bravado line, is Marlins executive Gary Denbo, who as director of player development and trusted Derek Jeter confidante, has had his fingerprints on all of these personnel decisions made in conjunction with Jeter, baseball operations president Michael Hill and a group of executives.

“We made a lot of changes the first two years with players and staff; I feel we have turned the corner now,” Denbo told Marlins radio host Kyle Sielaff recently. “We have exceptional young players in the organization and an exceptional coaching staff. Our amateur draft was exceptional. I trust more what our scouts think and what our coaches and analytics department say” than websites rating minorleague systems, who rate the Marlins in the top five now.

But, Denbo said, “top three or four or five farm systems in baseball, I would agree with that. We’ve got exceptional talent in the organization.”

Here’s how Denbo sees the Marlins’ story unfolding during the next decade: “This year we are going to have several of our younger prospects that will arrive in Miami. Our fans will love these players guys like outfielders Monte Harrison and Jesus Sanchez and maybe potential No. 1 starter Sixto Sanchez and maybe high-end pitching prospect Edward Cabrera and guys like first baseman Lewin Diaz.

“These guys are going to arrive this year and they will make an impact.

These guys are not average majorleague talent. They are exceptionally, exceptionally talented.

“After that, for the next several years, we feel like there are layers of talent that will arrive every year and will enable us to compete for championships every year. We are going to have young players competing for jobs every year, and it will be very exciting to watch. Our fans should be as optimistic as I am about going to the park and seeing these guys play. You are going to see exceptional tools, exceptional speed, power, and guys that can play exceptional defense. This team will be very fun to watch over the next several years.”

That sure sounds a lot more reassuring than if a Marlins official had said something that is also true: We think we’ve done a good job building this the right way, but some of our top hitters at Triple A haven’t had great success yet in the majors, so we’re not totally sure how this is going to work out.

The Marlins finally have the organization structured like Jeter and Denbo wanted, with beefed-up scouting and emphasis on the Latin American and international markets; employees hired to teach players Spanish and life and assimilation skills; more protocols in place for how minor-league instructors should coach (running hard to first on all plays is the most basic of these) and an organizational hitting approach.

They strengthened the analytics department so scouts “have analytics they need to write better scouting reports,” Denbo said.

Heck, the Marlins have even created a “mental skills department,” Denbo noted. “Last year, we hired Derek Anderson, who’s a highly qualified sports psychologist. We recently added Ruben Aybar in Santo Domingo to spend time with our players. They spend a lot of time talking about staying with the process and having a plan and staying positive.”

There’s also a blueprint for the type of athletes the Marlins want. “We look for guys with arm speed, bat speed, foot speed,” Denbo said. “Hopefully we load up the organization as well as we can with players that have a chance to make an impact.”

In retrospect, the Marlins’ tear-itdown approach seemed justified — because of the revenue challenges here — and all of the trades look like sound except the Christian Yelich deal. The Marlins deserve credit for spending on three skilled hitters (Corey Dickerson, Jonathan Villar and Jesus Aguilar) even though they’re likely not ready to contend.

But beyond the critical issue of how

much the Marlins get in their new TV deal beginning in 2021 (we wrote about that here), the success of this rebuild will ultimately come down to whether five or so clearly above-average starters emerge from the dozen or so legitimate pitching prospects, and whether the Marlins have found a Ronald Acuna-type talent (or anything close to it) among position players JJ Bleday, Jazz Chisholm, Monte Harrison, Jesus Sanchez, Kameron Misner and others.

And there is some element of risk to this. As fangraphs noted: “The Marlins seem to have a taste for divisive, polarizing prospects who much of the industry perceives as risky, such as Lewin Brinson, Sandy Alcantara, Magneuris Sierra, and many more of the names currently on this list. That includes Jazz, who was acquired in exchange for Zac Gallen before the trade deadline.

The swap meant Miami gave up six years of what looks like a mid-rotation starter for six-ish years of Chisholm, who might be a superstar or strike out too much to be anything at all.

“At a time when many teams are trending toward seeking concrete, measurable traits, shorter developmental timelines, and prospects who have lower outcome variance, the Marlins have targeted toolsy, high-risk prospects who might struggle because of unstable contact profiles, but otherwise have premium physical ability.

This type of player runs through the farm system like a very wide river. This type of prospect also pretty clearly runs through the hitters more frequently than the arms. Gallen later flipped3/8, Nick Neidert, Jordan Yamamoto and Robert Dugger don’t really fit this description.”

Two longtime scouts who evaluated the Marlins’ minor-league system last season, among their other responsibilities, said they’re optimistic, one extremely so, one guardedly so.

“They’ve done a great job,” said one longtime scout and executive with another team who has looked closely at the Marlins’ minor-league system.

“Denbo gets bad PR, but they’ve done well building this the right way. Sixto Sanchez, to me, looks like a young Bartolo Colon. First baseman Lewin Diaz has a good swing; looks like he could be a Mark Grace-type guy. I love outfielder Jesus Sanchez; he might be another Dave Parker.”

The other scout said: “The future is bright, especially compared to what it was. It’s much better with what they’ve developed and acquired. We’ll see how it plays out, as a lot of things look good on paper in this game.”

A third scout said “they’re trying to do the right thing” but he’s not sure there are All-Star-caliber bats in the system and believes a few (such as outfielder Victor Victor Mesa) have been overrated. That, of course, must play out.

Three-time manager of the year Buck Showalter told Craig Mish that “I love the way Jeter is3/8 going about it.

He understands there are going to be some bumps along the way. Once you get good — and they will get good — I love some of the things they’ve done with their roster. A lot of people in baseball are pulling for them.”

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman told The Athletic: “The Marlins keep getting better; I envision them being us in a few years.”

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How newcomer Mookie Betts instantly became a clubhouse leader for the Dodgers Jorge Castillo Los Angeles Times

PHOENIX — Hours after the Los Angeles Dodgers completed their first full-squad workout of the 2020 season, Mookie Betts, officially a Dodger all of eight days, reached out to his new manager with a request for the next morning.

“He asked me if he could have a few minutes with the guys,” Dave Roberts said. “I had no idea what he was going to say.”

That night, Betts spoke with David Price, the other player the Dodgers acquired from the Boston Red Sox in the dragged-out trade that kidnapped the final days of the offseason, about his plan. The 27-year-old right fielder was going to address the team.

Betts knew he had to choose — and deliver — his words wisely. He was the 2018 American League MVP, a four-time All-Star, and a World Series champion, credentials that rendered him beyond qualified for a leadership role. But he is also a new teammate one season from free agency on a team boasting established stars coming off a franchise-record 106 wins. There was a fine line to tiptoe. He was confident he wouldn’t trip.

“When you’re talking from the heart, people kind of get that sense and don’t take it (the wrong) way,” Betts said. “It’s nothing I don’t do or I wouldn’t do. I’m not going to tell anybody to do something I wouldn’t do. That’s always speaking from the heart and speaking from experience.”

Betts gave a five-minute speech that Wednesday morning after members of various parts of the organization were introduced to the players. He challenged his teammates — many of whom he helped topple in the 2018 World Series — to produce the urgency necessary to win a World Series from the beginning of spring. He emphasized that even drills on the back fields in February require sharp focus. He stressed urgency every day as they launched their championship pursuit. He preached accountability and energy.

“I had never seen him do something like that before,” said Price, Betts’ teammate in Boston the last four seasons. “That was something out of his comfort zone.”

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts (50) is surrounded by teammates during spring training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 19 in Phoenix, Ariz.

demeanor. He was understated, but direct. He spoke with conviction. His audience, somewhat surprised a recent acquisition mustered the confidence to step forward, hung on his every word. Teammates from every corner — prospects, journeymen veterans, English- and Spanish-speaking — emerged dazzled by their new superstar colleague.

“It was special,” Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner said. “And I think it’s already resonated with every guy in camp. You go on the back fields, you watch the drills we do, the crispness, the (lack of) mistakes. It’s been a really good camp so far and I think that has a lot to do with it.”

After nine years in the Red Sox organization, Betts reported to the Cactus League for the first time Feb. 13, the morning after he was introduced at a news conference at Dodger Stadium. His peers quickly realized his work ethic is uncommon.

Betts began his Dodgers career by arriving at Camelback Ranch at 5 a.m. every day. He

quietly slips in and out of the clubhouse, intent on advancing to the next phase of his workday.

Left-handed reliever Tyler Gilbert, his locker neighbor, has been left with prime real estate rarely afforded nonroster invitees.

Across the room, another left-hander was immediately struck by Betts’ silent doggedness.

“There’s a lot of superstars out there that are just really good baseball players, and I’ve played with a lot,” Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. “They’re really good and they’re not bad for the team. It’s just that they really just put up their numbers and hit home runs and move on with their day. Mookie’s not like that at all.

“He’s all about trying to get the team ready to go. He wants to win. Going to a new team, last year of a contract, that’s a lot to say about a guy.”

Last week, following Betts’ lead, the Dodgers created a system stressing accountability. A sheet of printer paper was taped along

Betts’ locker with the name of every outfielder in camp on it. Turner’s locker a few feet away has paper with the infielders listed. Players are encouraged to self-report mistakes in workouts and games. The penalty for each hiccup is a fine. A few players had already volunteered themselves by the end of the first day.

“When one of your star players speaks out,” Roberts said, “it’s a lot easier for those guys to kind of follow along and have fun with it, but also understanding the message behind it.”

Dodgers first base coach George Lombard sensed Betts’ potential as a leader before ascending to stardom when he managed the only professional baseball game Betts played in 2011, months after the Red Sox drafted him in the fifth round out of a high school in Nashville, Tenn.

Betts went 2 for 4 for the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, but was charged with three errors at shortstop and summoned for a talk with organization officials after overtly expressing frustration with teammates on the field.

In 2014, Lombard oversaw Betts’ conversion from middle infielder to outfielder. The work was easy. Betts transitioned seamlessly, combining elite athleticism, discipline and accountability to carve a path to the majors with Dustin Pedroia entrenched at second base in Boston.

“He does everything the right way,” Lombard said. “It was cool to see. Like, ‘Damn, he’s grown up.’ ” Six years later, Betts is experiencing a different kind of relocation. He’s the established superstar a championship-contending team added as the final ingredient for the championship chase. They envision his five tools shining atop the batting order and in right field at Dodger Stadium through October. But his impact has been felt long before playing in a game that matters, beginning with some words on a February morning.

“It definitely lifts you up, you know?” Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said. “We went like seven years in a row to the postseason. We’ve been fighting for so long to win a championship and to see him coming in and bring that different energy, that spirit, it’s great. It’s great to have a guy like that to lift you up.”

Bryant says the Cubs couldn’t have won the World Series without Maddon Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune

MESA, Ariz. — Like almost every reunion these days in professional sports, Joe Maddon’s return to Sloan Park on Monday afternoon was filled with hugs, laughter and a little revisionist history.

The past always seems perfect when you’re looking back at good times with a bit of distance in between, especially when you’ve landed a new job in paradise.

But if everything really was as great as Cubs players and Maddon insisted before Monday’s Cubs-Angels game in Mesa, then why did Maddon have to go?

After all, third baseman Kris Bryant said the Cubs never would’ve won their 2016 championship with anyone else at the helm.

“He was the absolutely the perfect guy for that job for that time,” Bryant said. “And if he wasn’t here, I don’t think we would have been able to do it. Not at all.”

“Sweet,” Maddon replied when informed of Bryant’s assessment. “We would not have won without him being there either.”

Everyone laughed, and it seemed like old times for a minute.

It was a veritable lovefest at Sloan Park, as expected, when Maddon rolled in, followed by ESPN reporter Jesse Rogers and a camera crew recording his every step.

Cubs fans cheered as Maddon walked down the left-field line and again when he entered the Angels dugout. Players lined up to exchange hugs with Maddon and former Cubs coaches Brian Butterfield, John Mallee and Tim Buss.

Buss, who was the Cubs strength coach, is now a quality assurance coach with the Angels, whatever that means.

“Something is assured,” Buss said. “I don’t know if it’s quality.”

Maddon didn’t have to defend his methodology when he helped bring the Cubs off the mat in 2015, or when they won the World Series in 2016, or even after they lost to the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series in 2017.

But Cubs President Theo Epstein deemed that same methodology insufficient after a late-season letdown and quick playoff exit in 2018, and the writing was on the wall after that, making the 2019 season a long countdown to Maddon’s inevitable exit on the final day.

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Los Angeles Angels’ Joe Maddon speaks with reporters before practice at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Feb. 17 in Tempe, Ariz.

Epstein said afterward simply that change sometimes is needed. Maddon went along with the narrative for a while, at least until an ESPN. com interview before spring training in which he referred to the front office as “controlling.”

Maddon said Monday he didn’t “take it personally” when the Cubs told him they needed a new voice, which turned out to be an old voice in a new role after they hired David Ross.

“I know the way it’s presented,” Maddon said.

“I understand that. I understand where the boys are coming from.

“Listen, I like change, but it’s got to be for all the right reasons. The fact that Theo and the whole group understood it was time to do something different for both of us, there could not have been a better candidate available than David.”

The Cubs felt Ross would bring a new energy and a commitment to detail in fundamentals that was lacking in 2019. So far in camp, Ross has done just that.

Whether Maddon was unfairly blamed for the sloppiness is debatable, but he was the manager and the buck traditionally stops there.

Maddon said he didn’t care to relitigate the reasons for what went wrong, and he compared

his relationship with Epstein to an amicable divorce.

“Stuff happens along the way where you have internal discussions,” he said. “And then eventually it might be best to (part). But you can still be friends with your former partner.

“There is nothing adversarial. I just texted Theo and I called him a couple days ago. We’re going to try to get together, have a beer and talk more about it. It’s just the (way) of the world today where everybody is looking for (something) adversarial.

“It was a great moment. We did wonderfully together. It was a great marriage, a great union, and I’m grateful for it.”

But you did call the front office “controlling” recently, I reminded Maddon.

“OK, if I said that, that’s still not being adversarial,” he replied. “That’s just the methodology.

What I mean by that, there is more information and more want from upstairs to downstairs. And I’m not saying that was wrong. It’s not my baby. It is in the dugout.

“But overall I’ve always learned to play well in the sandbox with the people I’m working with.

I think that’s my minor-league training. But if

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you’ve asked me the question, that’s the answer.

It’s true. But I’m not saying it was wrong (to be controlling).”

Whatever happened, Maddon soon took his act to Anaheim, where no one is telling him to learn the millennials’ way of doing things or making him set his lineups three days in advance.

The fun is back too. Maddon invited Charles Barkley to come talk to his players Monday. Asked what he likes about Maddon, Barkley said: “I like his leadership style. I like his personality more.

And we both hate analytics.”

California is a state of mind that suits Maddon to a T, and he has turned camp into a daily show, just as he did with the Rays and Cubs. He gave Buss free rein to do his shtick, giving the Angels a chance to share some belly laughs before the long grind begins on opening day.

Buss, like Maddon, also was let go for dubious reasons.

“It broke his heart that he had to go,” Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. “He’s a pro. He gets it. He gets the grind of this game with the best of them. In this game you’re very, very lucky to call people your true friend, and Bussie is one of my true friends and I’m grateful for it.”

Rizzo may be close friends with Ross, but he and the others have a “forever bond” with the manager who taught them how to win together.

Maddon was touched that Rizzo’s parents came to see him at an Angels-Giants game Saturday in Scottsdale, where Rizzo’s dad brought him some albums for his classic rock collection.

“That’s really considerate,” Maddon said.

“That’s the kind of stuff that, if that happens, you know you might’ve done something right.”

Maddon wasn’t a perfect manager, but he did a lot of things right in Chicago and certainly deserved a better fate.

He said he won’t truly feel closure until he’s back managing a game at Wrigley Field, which could happen in 2020 only in a Cubs-Angels World Series. That seems unlikely, so we’ll probably have to treasure the memories of a time unlike any other in Cubs history.

“Nothing to lament,” Maddon said. “It was wonderful. It was life-altering for me and my family to be part of this organization, the way I was treated. ... Hopefully I left something for the organization too.”

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Couple’s trust issues multiply when ex reappears Dear Abby, I dated a guy for 10 months. We constantly fought because of his lack of trust. He had been burned in previous relationships. He said, “Trust is earned, not given,” which isn’t my philosophy.

After a recent argument (about lack of trust), I told him DEAR ABBY this attitude is a deal-breaker, and he needed time to reflect on his issues. I talked to him several days a week during the process, and we weren’t intimate during that time.

I decided to have dinner with him at his apartment last night to further discuss the situation, only to have an old girlfriend ring his doorbell, upset. It seems that during the last five weeks, he had started seeing her again and slept with her while attempting to make amends with me. When I asked about her, he told me he thought we were done, and he was trying to put a Band-Aid on his pain. What to do?

He has great qualities but is so jealous and suspicious. Will he ever improve, or will I always be trying to prove myself? I believe he cares for me, but his actions with the old girlfriend negate this. I cannot even begin to rationalize his thought process.

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low self-esteem and was extremely depressed for most of my life. I confronted him when I was an adult, and he tried to explain why he was that way, but never apologized.

He is now 93 and in a nursing home. He probably won’t be alive much longer. I would like to get closure by telling him the extent to which his behavior damaged my life, but I know it would hurt him. Should I look for the closure I have needed all of my life, or keep it to myself to spare his feelings?

Hurting Still In Colorado If you have things you need to get off your chest to your father, as painful as they may be, then do it. Explain calmly, in an even tone of voice, how important validation is to children as they develop, and how deeply his physical and emotional abuse has affected your life. I agree that he owes you an apology, but do NOT go there expecting one because he may be incapable of it.

This guy is suspicious because HE isn’t trustworthy. There’s a saying attributed to historian, civil rights activist and author W.E.B. Du Bois: “A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself.” People are often jealous and controlling because they are insecure. Your boyfriend ran back to his old girlfriend because he was unable to be alone, even for a brief period. Be smart. Wake up and lose him. You can do better.

Dear Abby, Today I was in a small neighborhood restaurant with a friend. I ordered a special burger.

When the cook brought it to the table, my friend immediately pulled out her camera and snapped several shots. A stranger who had been sitting at the bar jumped off his stool and came over to our table with his camera. I’m not sure how many photos of my meal were taken before I was able to start eating. My friend was logging onto Facebook to post before I took my first bite. I was dumbfounded. What can be said to people who are this rude?

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Dear Abby, My father was physically abusive to me when I was a child, and distant and emotionally abusive when I was a teenager. Because of it, I had

What can be said? Plenty — starting with, “Knock it off!” or “I don’t like that!” Talk about an invasion of privacy as well as personal space. I don’t blame you for feeling invaded.

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Nuclear stress test unnecessary follow-up if symptom-free I am a 69-year-old male who underwent bypass graft surgery in late 2014. I have been free of symptoms since. I exercise daily by walking and/or cycling, maintain a healthy diet and have never smoked. I’m 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weigh 152 pounds. I’ve been on once-daily statin and metoprolol since the bypass. BP and cholesterol numbers have TO YOUR stayed normal, and I have no GOOD HEALTH other health issues.

My cardiologist has scheduled me next month for a carotid ultrasound, echocardiogram and a nuclear cardiac treadmill stress test in what he describes as a routine five-year follow-up to my bypass procedure. I’m concerned mainly about the nuclear stress test. I read an article by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology that stated such a test is rarely necessary in the absence of symptoms. Plus, it exposes one to radiation and may lead to false positives and further unneeded testing, which is said to be more likely to occur in a symptomfree patient. I was not aware of this fuller context when this test was scheduled. Would it be prudent for me now to question my doc about whether this test is really needed?

DR. KEITH ROACH

I agree with you completely.

Stress tests did used to be recommended after bypass grafting, but no longer are, for the reasons you identified. In people with no symptoms, surgery or other treatment to open up blood vessels with balloons and stents is not beneficial. Although the potential for harm is small, there is always a risk of a false positive test requiring invasive follow-up testing. Coronary angiography (also called cardiac catheterization), which can damage blood vessels, is one example. The dye used in the test can occasionally damage the kidney.

Questioning your doctor about a test he has ordered is uncomfortable for some people, but most doctors don’t feel threatened by a respectful request to explain our reasoning. Medical care ideally includes shared decision making, and although many people defer entirely to their doctors, people will get better care if they share their concerns and desires with their doctors as logically as you have here.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may think you’re the only one who must bear a certain burden, but the events of the day make it clear that you are just one of many.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can do much to promote a sense of camaraderie among those who have tried to work together with little success.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you tend to be a gentle and encouraging soul, the kind to give good advice when it is asked for and lasting support when it is appropriate. You are ruled by a notion of kindness and tolerance, and there is no one on whom you will turn your back merely because of how he or she looks, speaks, dresses or behaves. You will always give a person the benefit of the doubt, and you will leave it to him or her to demonstrate unworthiness. You are fair in word and deed — or at least you try to be.

You may be susceptible now and then to physical ills and emotional upsets — and the two are often very closely linked. It is rare for you to fall ill without there being an emotional component to contribute to your sickness, and you rarely slip into an emotional rut without some sort of physical cause. Your mind and body — and your heart — are almost always in very careful balance.

Also born on this date are: Antonio Vivaldi, composer; Knute Rockne, athlete; Paula Prentiss, actress; John Garfield, actor; Steven Weber, actor; Patricia Heaton, actress; Catherine O’Hara, actress; Dav Pilkey, cartoonist and author.

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

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Baby Blues Things turn around quickly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may require more guidance today than usual, but you know just where to go to get it. Remember that time is short; you mustn’t dawdle!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You find yourself embroiled in a situation that challenges you physically and mentally. Stamina is the issue today. Can you stick it out?

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ve been acting as though you have the controlling voice when, in fact, someone else is in charge. This can’t go on forever!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You derive great strength today from that which means something only to you. You’re entering a phase that invites a great deal of reflection.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re eager to make arrangements that will allow you to feel more involved. Today, certain plans are favored and others are not.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’ll receive news from a friend that may have you changing course as quickly as possible today. You must get back to where you started!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’re likely to profit from someone’s mistakes today, but instead of gloating, you may want to step in and make any corrections you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Caution is advised during morning hours. Later in the day, you can pick up the pace and see what comes of saying “yes” more often.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Your emotions may be quite near the surface today. The complexity of a certain issue has you at odds with yourself, at least for a while.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You are nearing a crossroads that will demand of you more than just the usual passing acknowledgement. Take a close look at yourself.

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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.

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

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

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

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(e.g., A female deer. Answer: Doe.) Freshman level 1. Muppet character noted for her diva personality.

2. Planet named for the goddess of love and beauty.

3. She was “The Iron Lady.”

Graduate level 4. Who was the first American woman in space?

5. Anna Jarvis was the founder of this holiday in the United States.

6. A woman whose job it is to take care of a queen or a princess.

PH.D. level 7. Alternate name for “nacre.”

8. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X _____.

9. Two-word French term for a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Miss Piggy. 2. Venus. 3. Margaret Thatcher. 4. Sally Kristen Ride. 5.

Mother’s Day. 6. A lady-in-waiting. 7. Mother of pearl. 8. Chromosomes. 9.

Femme fatale.

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 Retirement acct.

4 Disney deer 9 Demonstrate 13 Pebbles’ pop 14 Ended on __ note; concluded unpleasantly 15 Daddy 16 Marshlands 17 Squirrels away 19 “Time __ Bottle”; Jim Croce song 20 Wire kitchen utensil 21 Indoor stadium 22 More unusual 24 Prefix for school or caution 25 Police IDs 27 Like formal wear 30 Steve or Tim 31 Asks nosy questions 33 Saloon 35 Reclines 36 Ram or ewe 37 Running contest 38 Dieter’s concern: abbr.

39 Witty remarks 40 Quackers 41 Magazine editions 43 Saunters 44 “El __”; Charlton Heston film 45 Outer garments 46 Bit of land in the sea 49 One of the vital signs 51 Ho-__; boring 54 Large horned animal 56 Abounding 57 Top-notch rating 58 Bicker 59 “Once __ a time…”

60 Hair bonnets 61 Songs for two 62 Feminine suffix DOWN 1 Horseshoe material 2 Nonetheless 3 Billboards 4 Bad-mouths 5 Up and about 6 Pasture cries

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7 Dollar 8 Irritate 9 Steeples 10 Healthy 11 __ up; speak candidly 12 “Fuzzy Wuzzy __ bear…”

13 TV series for Sela Ward 18 __ down; reduces 20 Songbird 23 “Rock of __”; Christian hymn 24 Abbr. in some high school names 25 Formal dance 26 Excuse 27 Perishes 28 Rockets 29 Unpleasant; repugnant 31 Fraternity letters 32 House member: abbr.

34 Nickname for Elizabeth 36 Took to court 37 Hoax 39 Ecuador’s capital

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Non Sequitur

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40 Idiot 42 Parts of an act in a play 43 Large groups of people 45 Influence; power 46 Middle East nation 47 Oxford, for one 48 Fuzzy residue

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49 Neighbor of Colombia 50 Encourage 52 Martian vehicles, for short 53 Guys 55 Womanizer 56 McClanahan of “The Golden Girls”

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