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State police and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office were in Earlton on Wednesday where human remains were found. The case remains under investigation.

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By Melanie Lekocevic and Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

EARLTON — The body found in Earlton on Wednesday has been identified as that of a Troy man missing since January, Troy police confirmed Thursday.

The death of Michael McMahon, 49, is being investigated as a homicide, Troy Police Department spokesman Capt. Steven M. Barker said Thursday. The case was reclassified from a missing persons investigation to a homicide investigation Thursday, Barker said.

McMahon’s body was discovered by a hiker in a wooded area behind a home in Earlton, according to Troy police.

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The home near to where the body of Michael McMahon of Troy was discovered Wednesday can be seen in a wooded area in Earlton

Tara Tomlin, the woman convicted on manslaughter charges for leaving her newborn son in a plastic garbage bag and placing him in a dumpster in Livingston in 2015, is free after serving nearly five years in prison.

Tomlin was being held at Albion Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison for female inmates in Orleans County in western New York.

She was released Thursday under terms required by law.

She will serve five years of postrelease supervision.

“She was conditionally released today, which is by statute and not within the board’s control,” said Rachel Connors, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. “She had a flat sentence and in those cases, when 6/7th of the full term has been served, [the inmate] is eligible for conditional release, by law.”

“She served 6/7th of her term so she was automatically released,” Connors said.

Tomlin’s sentence also mandated she complete five years of post-release supervision and she is required to report to a parole officer for the next five years.

“She will be under supervision until March of 2025,” Connors said.

As part of the conditions of her release, Tomlin was required to submit an address where she would be living and where she would comply with her post-release supervision. She identified an address in Columbia County.

Connors would not specify the town where Tomlin will live.

“Before anyone is released to community supervision, the person has to provide an address,” Connors said. “She was able to find housing in Columbia County and that is where she will be supervised.”

Jim Carlucci, chief assistant See RELEASED A2

Number of coronavirus cases doubles

By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corporation

The state’s number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus doubled overnight, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday afternoon.

The governor confirmed 11 new cases of the illness after the state Department of Health conducted more than 200 tests over several hours, which brings the state’s total confirmed cases to 22. Of the new cases announced Thursday, two people are in New York City and are both hospitalized; one lives on Long Island and eight people reside in Westchester County, who are all isolated and recovering at home.

Of the 22 New Yorkers who tested positive for the virus, all live downstate, with one residing in Nassau County, three from New York City and 18 who live in Westchester County.

Cuomo activated the statewide Emergency Operation Center in Albany, as

well as two Emergency Operations Center outposts in Westchester County — one in Hawthorne and another in New Rochelle — to address the inevitable spread, according to the governor’s office.

“The number will continue to go up,” Cuomo said Thursday afternoon from the Red Room in the state Capitol. “We’re testing more, because that is a good thing, but when you do that, the higher number you will have... From the China experience, all of the experts say the more you can do to contain and limit the spread, the better. [The] universe obviously continues to expand, but the more you can do the better. And that’s what we’re doing all across the state.”

The state will get $35 million from Courtesy of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office the $8.3 billion federal anti-coronavirus State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker listens to Gov. spending package the U.S. House of Andrew Cuomo give an update in the state Capitol on Thursday afternoon about Representatives passed late Wednesday the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, which doubled to 22 See CASES A2 overnight.

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identification of the body as that of Michael McMahon and notified Troy police detectives, Barker said.

The cause of death has not been determined, Greene County Coroner Paul Seney said Thursday morning.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Thursday afternoon at a Capital Region hospital to help determine the cause of death and identify any additional evidence, according to Troy Police.

Neither Seney nor Troy police would identify the hospital where the autopsy is scheduled.

“The investigation, which has remained active in the past weeks, will continue with added personnel as we dedicate additional detectives and members of our evidence technician unit,” Barker said Thursday.

Human remains were found Wednesday afternoon after state police and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Route 81 in Earlton around 4:45 p.m. A woman had called to report finding human remains, wrapped in a blanket, while she was walking along Potic Creek behind her home.

A neighbor, Jo Ann Irizarry, heard the commotion and saw a dozen police vehicles at the home.

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“I walk my two dogs there all the time,” she said Thursday.

“I’m glad I didn’t find him. He was right next to the stream.

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The people who own the house near to where the body was found spend the winter in Florida, Irizarry said. There are two vacant houses. Another man nearby lives in New York City.

“We barely see him,” Irizarry said. “There’s not a lot of activity but there are a lot of vacationers in the area.

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to Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, said there are terms to post-release supervision.

“She has to stay out of trouble and report in periodically, or she could be returned to serve an additional five years, or a portion of five years. It would be up to the judge,” Carlucci said.

Tomlin was convicted on first-degree manslaughter charges after she gave birth in the restroom of the Bells Pond Xtra Mart convenience store where she was working overnight Thanksgiving 2015, placed the infant in a plastic garbage bag and put him in the dumpster behind the store.

The baby died of asphyxiation, police testified at her trial.

She was sentenced in December 2016. The father of the baby was not charged and was not identified in court, her attorney, public defender Michael Howard, said.

The sentence Tomlin received — five years of incarceration and five years of postrelease supervision — was fair,

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In this Nov. 27, 2015 file photo, Tara Jane Tomlin is led into court.

Tomlin was released from prison Thursday after serving nearly five years on a manslaughter conviction in the death of her infant son in Livingston on Thanksgiving night.

Howard said.

“She got the best possible sentence given her conviction and what she pled to,” Howard said.

“It was fair in all respects based on the information and material that we had.”

Tomlin had difficulties in her relationships with men throughout her life, Howard said.

“The judge was well aware of her background, history and difficulties that she had endured in her life, and it’s my belief, given those circumstances, that he factored those in when he

sentenced her. She had difficulties in her relationships with men who took advantage of a limited individual,” Howard said.

Tomlin attended Germantown High School, where she was enrolled in special education classes and graduated in 2014 at the age of 19 1/2. During the trial, her attorney requested she undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Tomlin was ruled competent to stand trial.

Connors said that under privacy regulations required by

deaths Wednesday.

“The virus can live for many hours, and the range is 6 feet,” Cuomo said. “If someone sneezes, and you’re within a 6-foot range of those droplets, you’re vulnerable. It spreads basically as a flu would spread.”

The CDC reported 99 cases of COVID-19 in the United States as of Thursday afternoon and 10 deaths across 13 states. Of the U.S. cases, 30 were travelrelated, 20 were spread personto-person and 49 remain under investigation, according to cdc. go.

No Columbia Memorial Health patients or staff have been tested for the novel coronavirus as of Thursday afternoon, CMH spokesman William Van Slyke said.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., praised the House’s bipartisan effort to pass the $8.3 billion legislation to combat coronavirus, but criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for being ill-prepared for the outbreak.

“If anything has become clear, it’s the Trump administration was clearly unprepared for this outbreak,” Gillibrand said in a conference call with reporter Thursday afternoon. “This bill was crafted by Democrats and Republicans and contains funding for medical equipment and supplies and vaccine development so any vaccine is affordable and available to everybody.”

A COVID-19 vaccine could take more than a year to develop and approve, Cuomo said.

“The president said he is working very hard pushing companies to develop a vaccine, and there should be one soon,” Cuomo said. “But the CDC says 12

months minimum, maybe 18.”

Responding to the novel coronavirus has strained the nation’s health care infrastructure, but especially community health centers, Gillibrand said. She called for additional funding for the local health centers to be able to administer tests during the coronavirus outbreak, and will propose additional legislation to secure $500 million for a Community Health Center Preparedness program, similar to the Hospital Preparedness Program, she said during Thursday’s call.

“Most people exhibiting symptoms [of COVID-19] or need health care are not going to hospitals, they’re going to community health centers,” Gillibrand said. “Community health centers are on the nation’s front lines, and it starts with funding those on the front lines of these crises.”

The program funding could be used for additional staffing, health information technology response systems, facility improvements, anti-viral medications, vaccines and more.

“With that kind of program, response to any future outbreak will be much better,” the senator said. “Community health center preparedness can ensure we are prepared to keep Americans safe.”

Cuomo and Gillibrand echoed New Yorkers should remain vigilant, but calm about the inevitable spread of COVID-19 in the state.

“I’m perturbed by the daily angst, or how people get anxious when the numbers go up,” Cuomo said. “...Take extra precautions, but this is the same as it would be for the normal flu.”

Gillibrand planned a trip to

know there’s not a lot of traffic there,” she said. “The houses are not far apart at all. There’s a big pond behind the houses and it’s heavily wooded in between.”

Irizarry described the crime scene as surreal and sad.

“It’s all blocked off,” she said. “There’s police tape all around.”

Law enforcement was on the scene again Thursday morning, according to state police senior Investigator William Fitzmaurice of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

More information on the cause of death will be released following the autopsy Thursday, Fitzmaurice said.

Reporter Nora Mishanec contributed to this story

HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is not allowed to reveal whether Tomlin underwent mental health or drug treatment while she served her sentence.

Tomlin was initially charged with second-degree murder, which would have carried a maximum sentence of life in prison, but the charge was later reduced to first-degree manslaughter.

She originally pleaded not guilty, but two days later changed her plea to guilty after meeting with her public defender and the district attorney. She received the minimum sentence for the charge due to her “extreme emotional disturbance” during the birth, Howard said at the time.

While Tomlin served her sentence, she received support from groups in the community, Howard said.

“While she was in jail and prison, a group of women from several local churches continued to communicate and support her through her difficulties,” he said. “There was a prayer chain to support her as well.”

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night, Cuomo said. The $8.3 billion includes $3 billion to research and develop vaccines, diagnostics and treatments, $2.2 billion for public health officers and nearly $1 billion for medical supplies, health care preparedness and community health centers.

The $35 million slated for the state is not enough, the governor said.

“It starts at $8.3 billion, and New York state only gets $35 million,” Cuomo said. “The vice president said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll make sure the states get the funds they need,’ ... and it’s insufficient. We on our own allocated $40 million, and they have given us less than that.”

The governor signed an emergency $40 million appropriation into law Tuesday the state Assembly and Senate passed late Monday night to hire additional staff, procure equipment and other necessary resources necessary to respond to the potential pandemic. State Budget Director Robert Mujica said the federal funding will be used for outreach and additional testing.

“It’s the states that are on the front lines here,” Cuomo said of responding to the virus spread.

“You don’t see any federal officials running around here. It’s all managed and administered by the states.”

The virus originated in China and has spread to 35 other countries with outbreaks in the Republic of Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan. The World Health Organization reported 92,943 global cases of COVID-19 and 3,160

China, South Korea and Japan this month, which was canceled because of the virus.

“It’s common sense,” Gillibrand said. “Wash your hands and don’t take any unnecessary risks.”

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer was scheduled to have a press call Thursday afternoon about the epidemic, but the call was postponed to an undetermined later date, according to Schumer’s office.

The Tribune News Service contributed to this report.

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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 n Greenville CSD BOE 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 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 fi-

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

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

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451052 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

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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 Cairo Town Board workshop

meeting 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Election Day 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature public hearing 6:25 p.m. followed by meeting No. 3 6:30 p.m. economic development; Gov. Ops.; finance; and Rep. and Dem caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

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Veteran on front lines to restore funding

By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corporation

When Gary Flaherty lost his beloved wife, Tammy, in 2018, it wasn’t her face that appeared when he closed his eyes at night.

Instead, scenes from the worst memories of his life played in his mind: A maze of tunnels deep beneath the vast Vietnamese jungle, the slaps of bullets against his comrades and the ground trembling above his head, absorbing explosions from B-52 bomber jets.

Command Sgt. Maj. Flaherty, now 75, served in the Vietnam War as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1966-67 near a base camp in Phu Loi, Vietnam.

The director of Columbia County Veteran Services traveled to the state Capitol in Albany earlier this week to lobby for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to restore $5.6 million in proposed cuts to veterans programs in the 202021 state budget. “Veterans should be the last thing in the world they should even think about cutting money on,� Flaherty said. “It has helped so many veterans, and we are reaching out to more every day.�

The Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer-to-Peer Program, which mentors veterans with trained peers who have also served in combat, is facing the largest proposed cut at $4.04 million.

Columbia County’s program is slated to lose $100,000, according to the Assembly Minority Conference.

In the wake of threatened funding, Flaherty is shedding light on the impact peer mentoring and other state and local veterans programs have had on his life and mental health.

Flaherty refers to his post in Vietnam as a “tunnel rat� — the soldier fought with men in underground passages three layers deep among Vietnamese command centers and ammunition factories. “When we got down to that level, our job was to tunnel, sweep and destroy,� he said, adding the passages were infested with rats, as well as snakes the Vietnamese would hang for their American enemy.

Flaherty has suffered from PTSD since his time in combat more than 50 years ago.

The Canaan veteran also served a three-year tour at the

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Columbia County Veterans Services Director Gary Flaherty shares an emotional moment with Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, discussing the importance of peer-to-peer mentoring programs for veterans struggling with PTSD. Flaherty, Jordan and Assemblyman Jake Ashby, R-107, spoke during a press conference inside the state Capitol on Feb. 25 calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to restore $5.6 million in proposed cuts to veterans programs in his 2020-21 executive budget.

German-Russian border and in South Korea from 1984-85 — a catalyst for his traumatic memories of Vietnam to come rushing back nearly two decades later. “The villages and the people over there look similar to the Vietnamese. I really crashed,� he recalled. “I suppressed it all the years I was in the military because you can’t tell your commander you’re having problems sleeping at night.�

One night in Korea, Flaherty’s anxiety and flashbacks reached an all-time high 20 days before he was scheduled to return home. “I blew out all the windows and put the furniture up as barricades,� Flaherty said. “The next morning, I knew I needed to go talk to a doctor.�

Post traumatic stress disorder affects a variable number of veterans depending on their service era. About 30% of Vietnam veterans had PTSD in their lifetime, with 15% of those soldiers having a current diagnosis. About 12% of Gulf War veterans and between 11% and 20% of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring soldiers are diagnosed with PTSD in a given year, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

PTSD symptoms include

flashbacks, nightmares, eating disorders, panic attacks, relationship issues and anxiety, among several others. Symptoms and severity vary from veteran to veteran, Flaherty said, depending on the trauma they experienced.

Twenty-three percent of women and 38% of men reported sexual assault while in the military, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Flaherty has helped six veterans in Columbia County — four females and two males — who experienced sexual assault while enlisted in the armed forces.

In Vietnam, PTSD seemed inevitable, Flaherty recalled. “You were exposed to combat no matter where you were,� he said.

Flaherty has received treatment for PTSD at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center and at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., when he retired from the Army after 24 years of active service. He spent 15 years in counseling, he said, but the effects of the condition are lifelong.

In 2018, Flaherty experienced significant heartache: His son, Sean, died of a stroke in late summer, followed by his

wife of 26 years, Tammy, from sudden cardiac arrhythmia that October. The personal tragedies triggered Flaherty’s PTSD symptoms to return with a vengeance. “After Tammy died, I thought I’d have dreams about her — I didn’t,� Flaherty said. “I again started having nightmares about Vietnam.�

The former soldier continues to take medication to help him sleep, but will not take narcotics. “The doctor told me when you have another tragedy in your life, your mind reverts back to the worst thing that ever happened to you,� Flaherty said. “I always had them [nightmares]. They’d stop, but occasionally, I would have periods where I’d go through nightmares again. “It was a tough time,� he added. “But I got a call from a different one of my veterans every single day to see how I was doing. My veterans take care of me.�

Flaherty grew up on a farm in West Virginia with five sisters

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and three brothers. His father worked in the coal mines. “I said to him, ‘You’re never gonna get me underground,’�

Flaherty remembered with a smile, pointing out the irony of where he was stationed while in combat. “When I came home, my dad said, ‘You should have stayed in the coal mines,’� Flaherty recounted. “‘We wouldn’t have shot at ya.’�

Though he’s long been home, Flaherty’s fight hasn’t ended. For years, the decorated veteran has been on the front lines advocating for programs, funding, health care and more for his fellow brothers-in-arms.

Columbia County Veterans Services offers retreats and partners with facilities like Philmont horse ranch High & Mighty Therapeutic Riding and Driving Center as part of the area’s Dwyer Program. Soon, local veterans will also have the Pfc. Dwyer Day Room — a physical space veterans can gather, socialize, play pool, use the computer, participate in training or other events at 389 Fairview Ave. in Greenport. The location is expected to open by the end of March.

The county department has helped countless veterans through its services, including an outreach program to eradicate veteran homelessness and help those struggling with substance abuse. “When I took over the program here, I was finding veterans with PTSD and various other issues living along the Hudson River in their cars with their families,� he recalled, adding Columbia County has not had any homeless veterans for the last six years.

Enduring years of pain, Flaherty found a silver lining. “I consider it a positive,� he said. “The fact I can relate to other veterans and understand what they’re trying to tell me about their war experiences... the fact veterans will open up to me. But a lot of it is my commitment to helping other veterans.

That’s more therapy for me than I could ever express.�

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In France, the coronavirus threatens a cherished tradition: Cheek-kissing Robert Zaretsky The Washington Post

OUR VIEW

To understand ourselves, we have to understand the past A research team from Binghamton University was sifting through fossil soils at a quarry behind the Cairo Highway Department when they discovered the root system of trees thought to be 385 million years old, dating back to the Devonian age. Their discovery was published in the scientific journal Current Biology in December. So began the scientific world’s rapt interest in Cairo and its prehistoric forest.

Cut to the present day.

Cairo officials intend to work in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene and Columbia Counties to protect and preserve this remarkable and priceless natural resource

through educational opportunities, examination of our own ancient past and prediction of future environmental changes while welcoming visitors to the area to appreciate the site.

A proposal that town officials are working on with Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-102, and state Sen. George Amedore Jr., R-46, includes estimates for fencing to protect the site from interlopers, Town Supervisor John Coyne said Wednesday. This is a fundamental but smart first step for the town to take.

And at $1,500 for a simple chain-link fence, this part of the proposal is prudent, as well.

The forest, estimated to be 385 million years old, dates

from the Devonian period and is the oldest known prehistoric forest in the world. It is a monumental discovery for Cairo and the Catskills Region. Having the world’s oldest fossilized forest right in our own backyard offers a remarkable opportunity to look into the past. A find of this magnitude offers a treasure trove of educational opportunities that someday could give us a new science.

The world is watching.

The forest is an unqualified gem not only for Greene County, but the entire scope of scientific inquiry. It must be preserved and secured so scientists everywhere can study and learn more about where we’ve been and where we are going.

ANOTHER VIEW

Democrats picked pragmatism.

It should terrify Trump.

Karen Tumulty The Washington Post

One of the many things we learned on Super Tuesday is this: The perception that the Democratic Party has lurched to the left is greatly exaggerated.

The results of what amounted to a nationwide primary were an endorsement of gradualism over revolution, and pragmatism above both of them.

This, more than anything else we’ve seen lately, should scare President Donald Trump’s campaign.

And it obviously does, as evidenced by the increasingly desperate and pathetic efforts by Trump and his team to shill for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a democratic socialist.

The president has been filling his Twitter feed with laments that Sanders is being mistreated, and faux concerns that the race is being rigged against him. No doubt Russian bots are adding to the chorus as well.

But then, what would you expect? Trump is apparently so terrified of former Vice President Joe Biden that he felt compelled to commit an abuse of power that led to his impeachment.

The campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination has taken more than its share of

seemingly impossible turns, and there may well be more to come. The velocity with which expectations have formed and then exploded has been unlike anything in memory.

But at least for now, the party has returned to its original theory of the case, which is that the man who served as No. 2 during Barack Obama’s presidency is the Democrats’ safest bet to bring an end to Trump’s.

Exit polls indicated that, with only a handful of exceptions, Democratic voters in the 14 states that cast their ballots Tuesday would prefer a president who would return to Obama’s policies over one who would chart a more liberal direction.

Biden dominated among conservative and moderate primary voters, which was not exactly a surprise. But he also did well among the large share who called themselves somewhat liberal, especially those who live in Southern states.

In the early going of this primary season, Biden’s shaky performance raised understandable doubts about his capability as a candidate to carry the party across the finish line. In debates and on the stump, he often seemed to be missing

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Biden finished miserably in Iowa and New Hampshire, and ran a distant second to Sanders in Nevada. It began to appear that in a large field in which the moderate vote would be split among a handful of credible candidates, the Vermont senator would win pluralities in enough states to forge ahead in the race for convention delegates.

That prospect horrified many who believed that picking Sanders would guarantee a second term for Trump, possibly by a landslide. So on Tuesday, voters across the Democratic coalition - taking their lead from the African Americans in South Carolina who lifted him to a resounding victory three days before - decided to hoist Biden on their own shoulders.

It helped that much of the party establishment, including several of Biden’s former rivals who had left the race, scrambled aboard his effort.

This was a show of collective purpose that Republicans had been unable to muster in 2016, when they were desperate to stop Trump’s hostile takeover of their party.

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She joined The Post in 2010 from Time magazine and has also worked at the Los Angeles Times.

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When Dooley Wilson, playing the role of Sam in the classic film “Casablanca,” croons to Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman that “a kiss is just a kiss,” he could not have been more wrong. They were gathered, after all, in Paris — a city where une bise, or kiss, is never just une bise.

The coronavirus pandemic has just reminded the world of the complexity of kissing in France. At a news conference last Saturday, the French minister of health, Olivier Véran, discussed the government’s measures against the disease’s spread. Observing that “the smallest gestures offer the greatest protection,” Véran urged the French to avoid shaking hands with others.

But does this apply, a journalist asked, to faire la bise, the traditional French greeting of kissing another’s cheeks? With a wan smile, Véran replied that he had already been asked this question several times. After a pause, he added that the French should, for now, ban la bise.

The foreign press is making the most of it. (One headline warns, “No kissing, please.”)

This response is understandable. Facing the threat of a pandemic, there is no harm in a chuckle or two over this very French tradition. But the response is, in a way, also unfortunate. It glosses over not just the complexity of this tradition but its symbolism, too. As a symbol, the bise reveals something vital we risk losing — that is, apart from lives — in the effort to defeat this virus.

When the Romans came, saw and conquered Gaul, they gave the locals not just viaducts but verbs to build upon. The

Why the complicated choreography of two sets of lips brushing simultaneously against two sets of cheeks? Why not a nod of the head, a wave of one hand or the shaking of two hands?

Or, for that matter, why not the air kisses that have become an American tradition?

The answer to the question aligns with the question posed by the spread of the coronavirus in France. For many scholars, sociability is the foundation of French culture. In a nation that places such importance on this particular trait, la bise, as sociologist Dominique Picard observes, “represents the maximum of social contact.” It is, she argues, “an integral part of our value system and, in this sense, is specifically French.”

What happens, though, when practices that maintain the “maximum of social contact” lurch to a full stop? In his account of the plague in Athens, ancient historian Thucydides was the first, and hardly the last, to trace how the decay of social practices mirrored the progress of the disease. “As the disaster deepened,” he wrote, “men became utterly careless of everything, whether sacred or profane.”

While la bise began as a profane practice, it has achieved a quasi-sacred status in France.

While agreeing that the suspension of this practice makes a world of sense as a prophylactic measure, we might also recall that, as a psychological measure, it underscores how easily such a world is unmade. This reminder is especially poignant for a people for whom a kiss is not just a kiss.

Zaretsky, who teaches history at the University of Houston, is the author of the forthcoming book “The Subversive Simone Weil.”

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Two issues to think about To the editor: First of all, why oh why does Greene County keep entertaining the notion of having one factory or warehouse or another on the RIVER! We’ve been moving toward getting anything ugly or harmful away from the river, not only for safety but for aesthetics. It is a huge tourism resource if used properly. Yet, here we are again in Athens fighting another obviously BAD idea. What entity is responsible for not saying no in the first place? You need a

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Next, you’d better be right about crucifying Bob Gaus with the article you placed on the most prime real estate in your newspaper. It read more like an obituary, which is what it could be for his career. What happened to “innocent until proven guilty”? Logically, how could he have gotten the life insurance policy if a member of that family hadn’t given it to him and possibly given him permission to sign their name? If you’re wrong, how

are you going to undo the damage you’ve done? All I can say is, he did right by me when my brother in-law died. No other funeral home I contacted asked me if my brother in-law was on social services and then told me I could go there and apply for them to pay most of the funeral expenses, AND that he would accept that decreased payment as payment in full, except for the cards, urn and death certificate. I hope your investigative team follows up.

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French word “baiser” comes from the Latin “basium” — denoting a friendly kiss — unlike “saviolum,” which means, well, a French kiss. The Romans thus introduced in France not just the growing of grapes for the making of wine but also the grazing of cheeks for the making of society.

Among the aristocracy, cheek grazing continued until the 14th century, when the Black Death put paid to the practice. Dead it remained for the next several centuries, only to be resurrected a little more than a century ago. Though historians cannot explain why, this resurrection may have a link to the era’s “democratization of luxury,” when goods once limited to an elite became available to a wider public. In short, la bise is, like all traditions, an invention. It is just that it was invented a bit later than, say, the wearing of tartan kilts in Scotland and a bit earlier than the swearing of the Pledge of Allegiance in America.

But an invented tradition is not an illegitimate invention.

With the re-creation of la bise, it was no longer the few but the many who now practiced it. While hands were pecked in aristocratic salons, cheeks were smooched in working-class cafes. Yet as the practice shifted and shimmied over time, the planting of lips on cheeks became the general rule. It is an accordion-like rule, however, that expands and contracts according to region. While in Paris the rule is two bises, it is four in parts of the north and west, while three is the practice in Provence. (In parts of Corsica, five bises is the rule, which helps to explain why the buses rarely run on time there.)

But these variations beg the big question: why la bise at all?

‘I had toothpaste, and water and my hands.’

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Sarkis A. Beojekian Mr. Sarkis A. Beojekian, 88, faith. of Fort Myers, Fl and Athens, Mr. Beojekian is survived NY, passed away on Sunday, by his beloved wife, Nelta; two March 1, 2020 at the Charles daughters and one son-inT. Sitrin Health Care Center in law, Cynthia Pena of Athens, New Hartford, NY. NY and Nancy and Tim Mahay Sarkis was born in Cairo, of Utica, NY; five cherished NY on December 31, 1931, grandchildren, Melissa and the son of Artin and Nick Morra, Shaina Helen Beojekian and Pena, Timothy and Alireceived his education son Mahay, Daniel and at Cairo High School.

Tammy Mahay and Sarkis honorably Michael and Alyssa served in the US Navy Mahay; one sister, Akfrom 1951-1955. On abe Smith, as well as June 9, 1957, Sarkis six great grandchildren was united in marriage and several nieces and with Nelta E. Jansen at nephews. He was preZion Lutheran Church Beojekian deceased by his brothin Athens, NY. For many years, Sarkis was employed er, Jack Beojekian.

Relatives and friends are with NY Telephone Compainvited to a memorial service ny, retiring in 1990. He was a sports enthusiast who enjoyed on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Tennis, Golf, hunting, fishing 11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran and bowling. Sarkis was a 50 Church, Athens, NY. Online years Mason and a member of guestbook and messages of the Masonic Lodge in Catskill, sympathy at www.heintzfunerNY and was of the Lutheran alservice.net

Elizabeth L. Ingham Elizabeth L. Ingham, 91, of Valatie, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her home. Born January 7, 1929 in Valatie, she was the daughter the late Charles and Gussie (Dings) Mazal. Elizabeth was a seamstress at Rielly Mills in Valatie for a time and worked in central supply for Barnwell Health Facilities. After retiring, she volunteered for Senior Companion.

She is survived by one son: Larry Ingham (Bonnie) of Philmont, three Grandchildren, Michelle Ploof, Matthew and Christine Ingham, three step grandchildren, Jeremy Moore, Janelle

Oare and Jenna Limoges, 2 great granddaughters, Kira and Jasmine,5 step grandchildren, Hannah, Killian, Mason, Landyn and Grace and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband John Ingham.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020, 1:30pm at Woodlawn Cemetery, Valatie. Arrangements are with the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, Valatie. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Valatie Santa Claus Club, The Valatie Rescue Squad or The Valatie Fire Department.

Joseph Charles Michel Joseph Charles Michel, 83 of son Jr. Grandchildren, Allen GerBeverly Hills, FL. passed away on ald Watson III, Jack Michael WilFebruary 25, 2020 under the care liamson-Michel, Zachary George of Hospice in Lecanto, FL. Joe Michel and Hailey Uthe Michel. moved to Beverly Hills about 15 Great granddaughters, Julia years ago after living in Bellmore, Leigh Watson and Jordyn Ann Long Island, New York Watson. Pre-deceased for 39 years and then was his ex wife, Patricia Earlton, Athens, and Wilkinson, son Michael East Berne for 29 years.

Paul Michel and sister, Joe was born in Joan Dobson. Joe will Queens, New York to be missed by many othJoseph and Anna Mier family members and chel. Joe served in the loving friends.

US Coast Guard and he A memorial service was a master licensed will be held at 12:30 electrician for 50 years.

Michel p.m. on March 7, at St. Joe was a International John The Baptist Church, 4987 known Jazz Vibest.

Left to cherish his memory is State Route 81, Greenville, New his son, Joseph Charles Michel, York 12083. A graveside service daughter, Deborah Ann Watson will follow at the Greenville Cemand husband Allen Gerald Wat- etery. with Father Steve.

Claire Louise Wheeler Claire Louise Wheeler (nee more than twenty years. She was Williams) of Old Chatham passed also a member of the Bicentenaway on March 5, 2020 at Ghent nial Committee for the town of Rehabilitation and Nursing Cen- Chatham in 1976 and a memter after a long battle with Al- ber of the Town of Chatham Bizheimer’s disease. Claire was centennial Committee in 1995. born on November 23, 1933 in Claire was also a member of the Mellenville. She was the daugh- Tri-Village Fire Company Auxilter of Clarence and Bertha (New- iary, American Legion Auxiliary man) Williams. She graduated #42, the Old Chatham Cemefrom Chatham High School in tery Committee and a founding 1950 and Albany Business Col- member of the Columbia County lege, with honors, in Town Clerk’s associa1952. tion. She was a member Claire was predeof Christ Our Emmanuel ceased by her husband Lutheran church in Chaof sixty years, Malcolm tham. In her free time Wheeler. She is survived Claire was a devoted by her children; Linda family genealogist. She (James) Benton, Gary traced her lineage back (Linda O’Neil) Wheeler to the Mayflower and and Laurell Ordway. beyond. Visitation will be Wheeler She is also survived by held on Monday March six grandchildren; Geoff 9 from 1:00 to 3:00pm (Ashley) Benton, Jessica Benton, at French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl Christopher Ordway, Cassandra Funeral Home to be immediately (Adam) Wellhausen, Matthew followed by a funeral service. In(Julie) Ordway and Taylor (Tyler terment will follow at the Old ChaFriss) Wheeler. She was a loving tham Rural Cemetery.In lieu of great-grandmother to six; Alana, flowers Claire’s family requests Shane, Katherine, Brady, James donations be made to the Aland Fayelin. zheimer’s Association of NorthClaire’s life was devoted to her eastern New York. The family family and service to her com- extends their deepest appreciamunity. She was a long time em- tion to the staff of Wing 1 at Ghent ployee of the Shaker Museum Rehabilitation and Nursing Cenin Old Chatham, before joining ter for the care they provided for the Town of Chatham as Deputy Claire, in particular Winsome who Town Clerk, Deputy Registrar, took special care of Claire from Deputy Historian, later Historian, the day she entered the facility. and Deputy Dog Control Officer Condolences may be conveyed during a career that spanned at frenchblasl.com.

Jennie Anna Kenas Jennie Anna Kenas, 96, of Spook Rock Road, Claverack, died on March 4, 2020 at Columbia Memorial Hospital.

Born in Elizaville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ignacy and Agnes (Kostek) Jarocki.

Jennie graduated from Germantown High School, and was a 1945 graduate of Hudson City Hospital School of Nursing, during which time she was in the U.S. Cadet Corps. She retired from Columbia Memorial Hospital in 1985 after practicing as a Registered Professional Nurse there for 40 years. Jennie was a parishioner of the

former Sacred Heart Church Kenas of Hudson; two sons, and thereafter a communi- Joseph Kenas of Kunkletown, cant at St. Mary’s Church in PA and Paul Kenas of PortsHudson, Holy Trinity Parish. mouth, VA; as well as eight She was a member of grandchildren, ten Our Lady’s Sodality great-grandchildren, of Sacred Heart, and and many nieces and the Claverack Garden nephews.

Club where she served She was predeas past president, hisceased by her beloved torian and member of husband Bernard Kethe executive board. nas. In addition to two She received her brothers, Henry and greatest enjoyment Stanislaw, and three Kenas when working with sisters, Stanislawa, flowers and plants.

Stella Jarocki of HudJennie is survived by two son, and Stefania Kazukenus daughters, Joanne Endres of of Albany.

North Rensselaer and Teresa A Mass of Christian Burial

will be Celebrated on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM from Holy Trinity Parish, St. Mary’s Church, 429 East Allen Street, Hudson. Interment will follow in Cedar Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening from 4 to 7 at the Bates & Anderson – Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home, 110 Green Street. Hudson.

Donations in Jennie’s memory may be made to the Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany.

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Jonathan Phillips On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Jonathan Phillips passed away at the age of 67 after a heroic fight against cancer for 3 and a half years.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ginnie Gardiner. Jon W. Phillips was a “force of nature” in the Exon 20 Group, serving on the Exon 20 Council for more than 3 years and, working closely with other Council members to tame a very rare exon 20 gene mutation into a more manageable lung cancer. Jon co-chaired the Exon 20 Group’s Angel Buddies Program and advised patients from Australia to India, the Netherlands, and , across the U.S. on side effects, management, and other issues. Patients and their families loved him. A scintillating and provocative writer, Jon pioneered journaling the patient experience for the Exon 20 Group, keeping a detailed patient diary and teaching others how to chronicle daily life fighting cancer. The board of directors of the International Cancer Advocacy Network (ICAN),, sponsor of the Exon 20 Group, has named a special program in memory of Jon: The Jon W. Phillips Patient Journal Pro-

gram, askican.org. Working dump, Jon provided pivotal with a team of six of the coun- and early leadership to ensure try’s top lung cancer special- that the ash dump was not apists, Jon was the very defini- proved. His research skills tion of “proactive patient”; his were used to gather vital inforpassion was to assist other mation that informed the compatients diagnosed with the munity about this environmensame ever-challenging gene tal and health threat. ’Get your mutation. Jonathan ash out of Catskill!’ was also a passionwas his Wheelabraate community leadtor battle cry. We er in environmental have lost a leader, protection. Here is a but we are grateful statement from the for the example he members of Keep set of high purpose it Greene:“If not for when protecting the Jon, there would be environment and his no Keep It Greene. He community. “ Jon’s was a principal founddiverse background Phillips ing member and Chair dramatically bridged and he gave us our the worlds of art, poliname. Jon was smart, sharp, tics, business and real estate. funny, and full of rage against Jon was working on a non-ficthe rip-off artists operating tion manuscript spanning the against community interests. 20th Century about the hisHe combined his extensive tory of New York City’s largest news digestion skills with for- luxury apartment building, the midable recall to get on top of Belnord, where he grew up on virtually any issue with which the Upper West Side. An arthe chose to engage. And ist with pieces on display at those issues could be remark- the Ellis Island Immigration ably diverse. His rage was Museum, Jon was the first coupled to a practical deter- artist-in-residence appointed mination to push back. When by The Central Park ConserWheelabrator Industries qui- vancy and Parks Department. etly targeted Catskill to serve He was also the founding Exas home for a new toxic ash ecutive Director of “We Care

Pence’s virus tour takes him to mask-maker 3M, Washington State Mario Parker and Emma Kinery Bloomberg

Vice President Mike Pence is visiting surgical-mask maker 3M Co. and one of the U.S. areas hardest hit by the novel coronavirus on Thursday, as the Trump administration tries to show it has the outbreak under control.

Pence will meet 3M executives in Minneapolis to discuss ramping up mask production. From there, he’ll travel to Olympia, Washington, to meet with Gov. Jay Inslee after the state reported its 10th death from the illness.

The trip comes amid criticism that President Donald Trump’s administration has fumbled the distribution of coronavirus test kits, reinforcing uncertainty over how widely the virus has spread in the U.S. Pence, who is leading the White House coronavirus task force, has repeatedly said the risk to Americans remains low.

So far, 11 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. The deaths have centered around a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington — near Seattle — where there are a large number of suspected patients.

Pence said Wednesday that he had no reservations about visiting Washington, and he complimented the work of Inslee, a Democrat, in dealing with the outbreak.

“I have no hesitation at all,” Pence said. “The job that Washington state has done in confronting the coronavirus infections in the Seattle area has really been inspiring.”

There may still be tensions at the meeting. Inslee ran for the Democratic nomination to challenge Trump for the White House and he has criticized the administration’s response to coronavirus, even accusing it of lying in a Feb. 27 tweet from his personal account.

In a subsequent tweet Wednesday from his official

About New York,” working for Marian S. Heiskel of the New York Times, Willard Butcher of Chase Bank, N.A., and Donald C. Platten, of Chemical Bank to formulate Clio Awardwinning campaigns against litter and graffiti. Jon graduated from Riverdale Country School and received his B.F.A. at Cornell University, where he met Ginnie in 1970. They both graduated from Cornell in 1974 and in 1978 were married in New York City. They lived in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood from 1978 – 2004. In 2005 they moved into an historic Federal building in the Village of Catskill, New York, a community that inspired Jon’s activism and affection until his death. Per his wishes, no memorial services are planned for Jon. In lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be offered to “ICAN”--Jon Phillips Program, 27 West Morten Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021-7246 or askican.org or to Keep It Greene, POB 85, Catskill, NY 12414. Cremation arrangements are by Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, Catskill.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence holds a news conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the White House in Washington, D.C.

account, Inslee thanked the administration for lifting restrictions on testing, changes that he had asked for: “I appreciate the responsiveness to state requests on COVID-19.”

Trump said Feb. 29 the U.S. had about 43 million surgical masks stockpiled to protect health-care workers who handle coronavirus patients. The Department of Health and Human Services has said the U.S. will require 3.5 billion face masks if the coronavirus outbreak reaches pandemic levels.

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He added that “there’s no need for Americans to buy masks,” which should be reserved for health-care professionals.

Stock markets have been volatile as the virus has continued to spread. The S&P 500 dropped about 2.5% on Thursday. On March 3, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates outside of a normal policy schedule — the first emergency move since the 2008 financial crisis.

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Panorama: Olana’s summer learning program opens for registration

INTERACT CLUB AND STUDENT COUNCIL ASSEMBLE HYGIENE KITS

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Dozens of hygiene kits were assembled by members of the Cairo-Durham High School Interact Club and Student Council after school on Feb. 11. The kits contain health and hygiene products such as mini first aid kits, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, lotion, shave gel, wet wipes, deodorant and tissues. After securing a grant through the Independent Order of Foresters, Greene County native Will VonAtzingen contacted CDHS to organize the event. The kits will be given to the Lutheran Church and Potter Hollow food pantries. Some kits will be kept in school Nurse and Guidance Offices for discreet distribution to Cairo-Durham students if needed. Will VonAtzingen, left, is pictured with with Justin Karker, Heather Maassmann and members of the CDHS Interact Club and Student Council.

Coxsackie-Athens Middle School announces 2nd quarter honor roll COXSACKIE — CoxsackieAthens Middle School announces the second quarter honor roll for the 2019-2020 school year.

GRADE 8 High Honor Roll: Noelle Abushqeir, Christian Alger, Annaleese Bishop, John Bruno, Kylie Burnell, Marcel Calvo, Ryan Carroll, Chiara Cenci, Caleb Cooke, Vivien Curik, Gage Decker, William Deering, Garret DeRose, Shane DeRose, Isis Dingman, Samantha Gallagher, Fallon Greenaway, Jozlyn Hebert, Jesse Hillmann Jr., Natalie Hinrichsen, Grace Hoglund, Ella Hubert, Jordane Hynes, Sarah Inzerillo, Cameron Johnson, Ashton Keehnle, Abigail Kennedy, Andrew King, Destiny Komaromi, John Kunz, Alberto Marchesani IV, Rey Martinez Jr., Ellie McCarthy, Caleb McIlroy, Madelyn McMann, Madison Meacher, Natalie Miller, Amara Mitchell, Olivia Montanye, Conner Newbanks, Emma Pelton, Charlie Petramale, Rocco Salvino, Riley Sitcer, Adam Slater, AnnaBella Svara, Hayden Taylor, Reese Taylor, Kirsten Thurman, John Tighe, Frank Vignera, Mackenzie Wolbert, Leah Worden.

Honor Roll: Desirea Iamunno, Jeremy Monington, Martin Mosley Jr., Nicholas Multari, Dylan O’Bryan, Nicholas Patterson, Anthony Pegaz, Christian Tedford, Nathan VanAlphen.

GRADE 7 High Honor Roll: Aubrey Adamo, Gabriella Ames, Gianna Bilyou, Kailey Brynda, Chaese Carey, Matthew Carle Jr., Edmund Chan, Addison Chimento, Brayden Conrad,

Joseph Cooper, Carolina Cortez, Cody DeRose, Amanda Frank, Emily Gates, Thomas Gibney, Julia Grounds, Kenneth Hetrick III, Trinity Hillmann, Susan Humphrey, Skyla Hutchings, Anna Inzerillo, Matthew Kunz, Salvatore Lento, Jacob Luvera, Jada Maehrlein, William Martin, Brittany Mosley, Christopher Mozzillo, Neil Murphy, Adlyn Nicolosi, Hannah Osborn, Isaac Parde, Daniel Pearlstein, Drew Pearlstein, Lorna Pigott, Jackson Purdy, Kasey Purdy, Alex Rappleyea-Alvord, Ainsley Rausch, Ronin Rausch, Shiloh Robles, Ryan Rulison, Andrew Sager, Timothy Shutter, Alexander Slater, Alexia Strom-Warren, Zackary Tergeoglou, Michael Tovar, Angeleena VanSlyke, Coral Vizzie, Leigha Wiley, Elizabeth Wagner, Brendan Woytowich.

Honor Roll: Ethan Benson, Madyson Dedrick, John Luvera III, Jonathan Peabody, Jeffrey Peabody, Alexander Perino.

GRADE 6 High Honor Roll: Georgia Banik, Isabella Bushane, Tatum Butler, Olivia Campbell, Tristan Canning, Gabriella Clearwater-Ross, Sophia Collier, Jasa Cruz, Sophia Curik, Asa Decker, Danielle Deering, Zadock Favicchio, Hailey Gibney, Dylan Hisert, Claire Hubert, Jenna Johnson, Brooke Kelly, Collin Kreplin, Gavin Macie, Myla Meacher, Jason Miller, Brooke Miller, Aurora Palmateer, Joseph Perino, Gracie Quigley, Nathan Rausch, Logan Richards, Liam Ross, Camryn Slater, Payton Slater, Eamonn Tighe, Isabella Wagner, James Warren III, Mason Wheeler.

Honor Roll: Tatiana Agosto-Velazquez, Haiden Cunningham, Nathaniel Davis, Leah Hinkein, Jayden Krajewski, Hannah Lauria, Alexandra Maxwell, Samantha Millett, Ethan Ravenscroft, Jenna Vermilyea-Butterworth, Logan Weinstein.

research, assessment, and monitoring projects. This is the first of three funding rounds the AWSMP will announce in 2020.

Funding is available for priority projects to improve water quality and enhance stream stability, protect or improve public stream infrastructure, enhance stream access and recreation, plan and implement flood hazard mitigation, increase public knowledge and skills for stream stewardship, and improve aquatic habitat and ecosystems.

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High Honor Roll: Kenley Adamo, Julian AgostoVelazquez, Matthew Ames, Jadelynn Anderson, Athena Beers, Alivia Benzeno, Taylor Bower, Armand Caringi, Woodrow Castle, Tessa Coleman, Avery Conrad, Ryker Cox, Daniel Crimmins, Michael Deering, Kaden Earle, Nicholas Favicchio, Wyatt Ferrier, Cameron Fischer, Marcela Flores, Kendall Frisbee, Nico Galante, Remi Galloway, Joseph Garland V, Grace Graff, Hailey Grey, Jacob Grounds, Charlotte Hans, Nathaniel Hodor, Kendall Hoffman, Benjamin Hoglund, Katelyn Jackson, Madelyn Lackie, Brenna Lu, Samantha Marsh, Florence Martin, Mackensie Moore, Anna Purdy, Gavin Quigley, Emma Roberg, Elizabeth Rodgers, Dustin Rose, Kiernan Russo, Caleb Samayoa, Kaleb Slater, Emily Smith, Jamila-Michelle Snyder, Michael Styga, Zachary Taranto, Camerin Taylor, Mason Tetro, Cameron VanAlphen, Reese Vizzie, Elijah Woesthoff-Dunn.

Honor Roll: James Braine, Jackson Francese, Kurtis Maehrlein, Zachary Millett, Jaiden Quinones, Mikayla Riley, Aliyah Robinson, Natalie Rogers, Jullian Smedstad, Joshua Taylor, Clint VanKuren, Kayla VanValkenburg, Tyler Vedder.

HAINES FALLS — SUNY Morrisville recently announced that Aurora Haines of Haines Falls was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester.

Applications are due by March 6. For information and application materials, visit http://ashokanstreams.org/ projects-funding/.

Funding for the Stream Management Implementation Program is provided by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and administered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County.

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works of art such as nature sketches, printmaking, and sculpting.

Week two will run July 13 through July 17 and focus on Exploring Landscapes & Nature. When Frederic Church designed Olana, he was inspired by ideas about land, nature, wilderness, and leisure parks. Participants in this week will develop an artistic eye and a scientist’s sensibility through lessons led by incredible environmental educators from the Taconic Outdoor Education Center.

Students will discover Frederic Church’s eco-system and engage with ecology, forests, and meadows.

The third and final week will run July 20 through July 24 with a focus on Cross Pollination: Exploring Art & Nature. This week explores the themes of the 2020 exhibition, “Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment.” Participants will join art educators and exhibition designers to understand “cross pollination” between art and the environment from the 19th century to today.

Young artists will be inspired

by Frederic Church, Thomas

Cole, Martin Johnson Heade, Nick Cave, Flora Mace and others to create projects including terrarium building, sculpture construction, and glass work experiments.

Panorama groups are separated by ages, 6-8 and 9-11, but participate in similar projects adapted to grade level and will come together throughout the day for snacks, lunch and outdoor exploration. All weeks include a tour of Olana’s Main House, interactive daily walks, takeaway projects and a family closing reception on Friday afternoon.

Each week will run 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Space is limited to 28 students per session. The Olana Partnership offers early bird pricing of $250 per week through April 1 and $325 per week after April 1.

Visit OLANA.org to find additional information, download registration forms and make a payment online.

Forms and payment can also be mailed to The Olana Partnership, Attn: Liz Bouyea, PO Box 199, Hudson, NY 12534.

Registration for all camps will close June 15.

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Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program offers funding assistance SHOKAN — The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) is now accepting applications for stream management projects in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed.

Eligible applicants include local, county, state or federal government agencies; 501(c)3 organizations; and secondary school districts, colleges, or universities.

For-profit organizations are only eligible to apply for

HUDSON — The Olana Partnership announces its 11th annual Panorama, a Summer Learning Program for youth 6-11, will take place during three weeks in July at Olana State Historic Site.

Families can choose to participate for one, two or all three weeks of activities led by certified teachers, professionals in their respective fields, and museum educators with years of experience.

Explore nature through observation, science, and outdoor excursions while developing an artistic eye, learning to sketch and paint, just like Frederic Church.

Week one will run July 6 through July 10 and focus on Exploring Elements of Art. Frederic Church designed Olana’s 250-acre landscape, including five miles of carriage roads and the Main House, to be enjoyed and experienced by future generations. During this week, students will learn art techniques from local art education specialists. Each day, students will use the landscape at Olana as inspiration while painting outdoors and exploring a wide range of artistic media to create original

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROCHESTER — The following local residents made the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2019 Fall Semester: Rachel Reed of Catskill, Lance Malone of Freehold, Mason Chase of Prattsville, Hannah Pagerey of Saugerties, Colleen Hazelton of Selkirk, Steven Walker of Selkirk, Sophia Edgar of Saugerties, Michaela Cohen of Saugerties, Nicholas Hummer of Saugerties.

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY ALBANY — The University at Albany has

announced the Dean’s List of Distinguished Students for the Fall 2019 semester.

The following students have been named to the University at Albany Dean’s List: Taylor Miller, Athens; Jordan Castaldo, Cairo; Michael Lupoli, Cairo; Jacob Davies, Catskill; Anna Fonda, Catskill; Edgar Irizarry, Catskill; Amy Li, Catskill; Andrew Macholdt, Catskill; Myah Perino, Catskill; Jacob Schroader, Catskill; Samantha Taylor, Catskill; Deborah Brannan, Climax; Amy Balint, Coxsackie; Jonathan Baxter, Coxsackie; Olivia Baxter, Coxsackie; Erika Burke, Coxsackie; Najib Lalani, Coxsackie; Lauren Matter, Earlton; Christine Sternbach, East Durham; Colin Menzynski, Greenville; Natalie Wysokowski, Greenville;

Dean Dibenedetto, Hannacroix; Justice June, Hannacroix; Michelle Oftedal, Hensonville; Brandon Pinelli, Leeds; Avery Glennon, Tannersville; Taylor Heinze, West Coxsackie.

ALBANY — The University at Albany has announced its Dean’s Commendation for Part-Time Students for the Fall 2019 semester.

Brett Thornton, Acra; William Johns, Athens; Adam Pitcher, Catskill; Danielle Szajer, Catskill; Randall Schmollinger, Freehold; Mariah Szlachetka, Oak Hill.

ENDICOTT COLLEGE TANNERSVILLE — Christina Ferguson of Tannersville has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass.

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TOUR COMPARES STAATSBURGH TO DOWNTON ABBEY STAATSBURG — On March 7 at 2 p.m., fans of the popular PBS television series can attend a special tour at Staatsburgh State Historic Site, a real-life American version of Downton Abbey. The tour, entitled “America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era,” compares the fictional Downton Abbey to Staatsburgh, a 79-room Gilded Age mansion on the Hudson River.

Downton Abbey followed the adventures of the aristocratic Crawley family in early 20th century England. The series not only illustrated the lifestyle of the British elite, but gave equal time to the dramas that unfolded in the lives of the Crawley’s servants. Just as viewers saw on Downton Abbey, Staatsburgh’s house parties featured lavish meals and entertainment, with a household staff of uniformed servants that catered to every need of the family and their guests.

Led by a costumed guide, the “America’s Elite” tour will explain how Staatsburgh functioned during a busy weekend, comparing the entertainments of the rich and the labors of the servants to what viewers saw on Downton Abbey. Even the fictionalized romances of Downton Abbey had their historical counterparts at Staatsburgh: Downton’s American heiress Cora married the fictional Earl of Grantham; Staatsburgh’s Beatrice Mills married the real Earl of Granard.

Admission for “America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era” is $10; $8 for seniors and students; and free for children aged 12 and younger. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (845) 889-8851, extension 300.

MARCH 6 Live music and refreshments. all welcome!

Works on display March 6 – June 29, 2020 Friday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., https://www.lightformsartcenter. com/new-events/hilma-af-klintopening-reception Lightforms Art Center, 743 Columbia Street, Hudson https://www.lightformsartcenter. com/

MARCH 7 Enter the Haggis Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.

For the better part of two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound, offering singalong melodies and deep, meaningful lyrics which tell the stories of everyday people.

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Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park are located on Old Post Road in Staatsburg, off Route 9 between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park. The historic site is one of 6 sites and 15 parks administered by the Taconic Region of New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. For more information, call 845-889-8851, or visit Staatsburgh’s website, Facebook, or Blogger.

The New York State Office of Parks,

Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees 180 state parks and 35 historic sites, which are visited by 77 million people annually. A recent study found that New York State Parks generates $1.9 billion in economic activity annually and supports 20,000 jobs. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks. com, connect on Facebook, or follow on Twitter.

Helsinki Hudson’s Insider’s Guide to Alexis P. Suter HUDSON — What do you do when your mother was a backup vocalist for Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Harry Belafonte, Mavis Staples and Dionne Warwick, among others?

Apparently, you grow up to be an award-winning blues, gospel, and blues-rock vocalist with an extraordinary bass/ baritone voice. Your name is Alexis P. Suter, and you bring your smoking-hot band with you to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, March 14, at 9pm.

The Alexis P. Suter Band first gained regional fame when the late drummer/vocalist Levon Helm invited them to warm up the crowds at the Midnight Ramble in Woodstock, N.Y. Helm brought them on the road as the opening act for the Levon Helm Band, where they won new fans at the Beacon Theater in New York City; Bethel Woods outside of Boston; the Paramount in Asbury Park, N.J.; and at Central Park’s Summerstage.

Here she joins Helm on a version of the Band classic “The

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Weight.”

Suter’s repertoire ranges from old-time Delta blues like “John the Relevator” to classic electric blues like “Got My Mojo Working” to vintage soul including “Take Me to the River” and even to the Beatles - watch her rendering of “Let It Be” and marvel how she finds the soul song that always lurked inside of this ballad you’ve heard a million times - and Jimi Hendrix.

She’s like the entire diverse history of the blues wrapped up into one soulful package. (She also tackles George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity,” dedicated here

to Trayvon Martin.)

Her tune “All Over Again” was selected by David Browne for the NPR feature “Song of the Day.” Browne called it “the most exuberant example of the way she applies defibrillator paddles to vernacular music. Everything about the track feels alive, from the snarling rock guitars that announce its arrival to the hoppedup piano and backup singers that take it from there. Riding roughshod over it all is Suter, who’s had it with that feckless cad in her life and wants him, through the gale-force winds of her voice, to know she means it

this time.... Both the song and performance transport you to that roadhouse juke joint you’ve always wanted to visit but never have.”

Last year, Suter released “Be Love,” which included the funky, rock-influenced tune, “Sway.”

A few years ago, Suter did an in-depth interview with Albany’s Nippertown.

BluesBlast Magazine raved about her album, “All for Loving You,” calling it “an in-your-face collection of new tunes that deliver a powerful message while having you up and dancing, too.

And in a line I wish I had written, the Wicked Local in Brewster, Mass., said, “If Alexis P. Suter had been at the Battle of Jericho, Joshua could have put his ram’s horn away.”

Remember - for reservations in the Restaurant or in the club call 518.828.4800.

For the most up-to-date concert information, always visit Club Helsinki Hudson.

Author Event Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.

Melania Levitsky with Children’s Book and Art Exhibit Associate Artistic Director of Walking the dog Theater, Melania Levitsky reads from her children’s book, “The Gold in the Ground,” and presents her illustrations. The story is based on a folk tale from Kazakhstan. *Artwork from the book is on display through April 26* Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m., https:// chathambookstore.com/ the Chatham Bookstore, 27 Main Street, Chatham, 518-392-3005 www.chathambookstore.com Come.Sit.Stay.

Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

A Dog Party!

Bring your well mannered King Charles Spaniel (or other well behaved four-legged friend) to have their portrait taken in a Mario Buatta inspired setting. Chintz and all!

Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/StairGalleries/ Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-751-1000 www.stairgalleries.com Rick and Marilyn and Friends Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Rick and Marilyn along with a few of their guest musicians play the Hudson Underground.

Saturday, March 7, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/215118999651239/ Hudson Underground Gallery, 134 Warren Street, Hudson https://www.facebook.com/thehudsonundergroundgallery BARRY Karaoke Returns to Hillsdale!

Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m.

Barryoke is back! Additional seating in pool room and parlor. $5, Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/2726693620909252/ Mount Washington House, 2627 Rt23, Hillsdale, 518-325-4631 www.mountwashingtonhouse. com

MARCH 8 Fri & Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.

Tickets: $27 Box Office: (845) 876-3080 Castaway Productions, which brought you shows like Jesus Christ Superstar, Rock of Ages, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Heathers & Ziggy Stardust is back with ROCK The CENTER. An exciting theatrical concert experience featuring powerhouse vocalists and musicians performing electrifying renditions of all of your favorite classic rock tunes!”

With TJ Byrnes, Logan Callahan, Briana DeVol Cermak, Dean DiMarzo, Faith, Mark Garthwait, PJ Kraus, Olivia Rose Michaels, Noel Roberge, Amanda Spinella, Henry George Staats III & Sean Matthew Whiteford.

May Not Be Appropriate for Young Audiences.

CONCERTS AT THE CHURCH Terry Blaine, vocals and Mark Shane, piano My Blue Heaven – American Jazz Standards HILLSDALE — CONCERTS AT THE CHURCH Featuring Terry Blaine, vocals and Mark Shane, piano My Blue Heaven – American Jazz Standards, Sunday, March 8, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church of Hillsdale State Highway 23 and State Route 22, Hillsdale, suggested Donation: $10 at the door Jazz vocalist Terry Blaine and pianist Mark Shane

return to Hillsdale with their latest American jazz collaboration “My Blue Heaven”.

Terry was born in NYC and has been singing virtually all her life. Embracing both pop and classical styles, it was not until after she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Buffalo with a BA in Music that she chose to trade in her flute for a microphone.

Mark Shane developed

his solo style while serving an extended tenure as house pianist in New York’s “Eddie Condon’s” jazz club. He has since played with such jazz luminaries as Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Buddy Tate, Bucky Pizzarelli and many others. Shane has been featured on radio and television jazz special broadcasts and has appeared as a featured soloist at major jazz clubs and festivals

worldwide. Shane has toured with the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble and was featured in the 50th Anniversary Benny Goodman memorial concert in Carnegie Hall, as well as for the Grammy Award winning soundtrack of the film “The Cotton Club”.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation.

Pout Pout Fish The Pout Pout Fish Sunday, March 8, 3 p.m.

Turn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this new musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure, as Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently plastered pout.

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE http:// www.theegg.org/event/the-poutpout-fish International Women’s Day Celebration!

Sunday, March 8, noon - 7 p.m.

Mei’s Farm-to-Table Dumplings will be at the distillery for an all day authentic Chinese food pop up!

Join us in celebration, as we are two women-owned businesses collaborating for International Women’s Day! Menu items include handmade dumplings, scallion pancakes, savory peanut butter pancakes, corn pancakes & wonton soup, with gluten free and vegan options available. Free tastings of Cooper’s Daughter Spirits, cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine, cider, and craft sodas at the bar during all open hours to pair with Mei’s delicious food!

Sunday, March 8, noon - 7 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/646499096115368/ Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York, 284 State Rouite 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 https://oldeyorkfarm.com/ Met Opera HD Live: Handel’s Agrippina Sunday, March 8, 12:30 p.m.

MET PREMIERE / FIRST TIME IN HD Conductor: Harry Bicket Production: Sir David McVicar Set and Costume Designer: John Macfarlane Lighting Designer: Paule Constable Choreographer: Andrew George Cast: Brenda Rae (Poppea), Joyce DiDonato (Agrippina), Kate Lindsey (Nerone), Iestyn Davies (Ottone), Duncan Rock (Pallante), Matthew Rose (Claudio) In the Met’s first-ever performances of Agrippina, Handel’s satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production he originally created for the Monnaie in Brussels in 2000, evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going right up to the present. Holding a distorted mirror to contemporary society (as Handel did when he staged this opera), the production presents the corrupt intrigues of the political classes, brought to life

by Joyce DiDonato as the powerhungry empress Agrippina, Brenda Rae as the scheming, seductive Poppea, and Kate Lindsey as the feckless teenager Nerone. Iestyn Davies portrays the ambitious officer Ottone, and Matthew Rose is the emperor Claudius, on whose vacated throne Agrippina is determined to install her son. Renowned for his interpretations of the Baroque repertoire, Harry Bicket conducts $15 – $27.50, Sunday, March 8, 12:30 p.m., https://timeandspace.org/ calendar/agrippina/ Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-822-8100 www.timeandspace.org Eclectic Cabaret-Rock Sunday, March 8, 8 p.m.

Herewith find a basket of freshly picked garden songs – just a merry and melancholy bouquet of music, as resilient as a wildflower, and as moody as a rose. With autumn leaves comes longing, for what is gone and what’s to come.. kick back and give yourself some credit. This is music for the come rain or come shine crowd – just a little something to wet your whistle. Produced and performed by Nellie, Bagatelles is the companion release to 2018’s Sister Orchid.

A recipient of PETA’s Humanitarian Award in recognition of her dedication to animal rights, Nellie is an annoyingly vocal critic of endless war, capitalism, and the two-party system that sustains it. $25 – $30, Sunday, March 8, 8 p.m., https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nellie-mckay-tickets-95620598785?aff =clientSite#tickets Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com

MARCH 9 Nocturnal Animals and Night Hike Monday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Join Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District on March 9th for an educational program about northeastern nocturnal animals.

Pamela Price, Certified Wildlife Biologist and Education Program Coordinator at Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center will give a brief talk about our common, but seldom seen, nocturnal neighbors and the adaptations that allow them to navigate their nighttime world. Then we’ll head out to explore the Mud Creek trail, search for nocturnal animals and test our own night vision – or lack thereof. **Please dress for the weather.***** **REGISTRATION IS APPRECIATED – please call 518-267-3313 and speak to Pamela Price.

Free, Monday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m., https://www.facebook. com/events/2860212354023629/ Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, 1024 Route 66, Ghent, 518267-3313

MARCH 12 Opening Reception: Earth People Thursday, March 12, noon - 1 p.m.

Hudson Hall presents Earth People, an exhibit of paintings by artists with disabilities in partnership with Community Access to the Arts (CATA) and Coarc.

EARTH PEOPLE highlights an extraordinary selection of work created by artists using an adaptive painting technique called Artistic Realization Technologies (A.R.T.).

Through the use of laser pointers and intensive collaboration with a trained assistant who acts as the artist’s hands, this technique gives full artistic control to individuals with significant physical disabilities and expands the range of expressive possibilities for artists of all abilities.

(Exhibit on display 3.12 through 4/5) Free, Thursday, March 12, noon - 1 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/218870629122973/ Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, (518) 822-1438 http://hudsonhall.org/

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Nellie McKay comes to Helsinki Hudson HUDSON — Nellie McKay is bringing her unique style of music to Helsinki Hudson this weekend.

McKay will perform at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, March 8, at 8 p.m.

Pop-rock singer-songwriter Nellie McKay came out with her debut album in 2004, to great acclaim.

McKay was 19 years old when she came onto the music scene with a twoCD set, making the leap from classic, Cole Porter-style pop with her Julie Londonesque vocals to contemporary raps that combined Eminem’s facility with the musical wit and versatility of “They Might Be Giants” and early Dylan’s political outrage, McKay was a mature talent that belied her youth, according to her fans.

The album boasted funk, rock, Latin, ‘60s girl group, blues, reggae and jazz.

All that, and she got Geoff Emerick — the man who engineered The Beatles’ “Revolver” and Costello’s “Imperial Bedroom” — to produce for her.

Nellie McKay went on to write songs for movies. She starred in “The Threepenny Opera” on Broadway, alongside such veterans as Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Cyndi Lauper, and Brian Charles Rooney.

She walked away with awards for her performance.

She released more albums of original songs, including a full-length tribute to Doris Day and a collaboration with David Byrne. She became a top cabaret artist in New York City.

McKay is also an outspoken activist for a host of social and political causes, most notably for animal rights.

Most recently, McKay released a pair of albums — “Bagatelles” and “Sister Orchid,” in which she put her idiosyncratic

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touch to pre-rock pop standards. The recordings capture McKay “In a Sentimenal Mood.”

Now, Nellie McKay returns to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, March 8, at 8 p.m.

One of her early sons, “Clonie,” which is performed as part of a TED talk, is an example of her dazzling wordplay and ability to write humorous yet incisive songs about things that really matter to her — in this case, the creepy downside of high-tech science.

The album “My Weekly Reader” was a 1960s covers album that had McKay taking on songs by the Beatles, the Kinks, Crosby Stills & Nash, Small Faces, Frank Zappa, Herman’s Hermits, Steve Miller Band, Richard & Mimi Farina, Moby

Grape, Country Joe McDonald, Gerry & the Pacemakers, the Cyrcle and Alan Price, and giving them the Nellie McKay treatment.

She found nuances in them that you never realized were there. Keeping with the ‘60s theme, she re-teamed with Geoff Emerick to record the album.

A few years back, after the release of her album paying tribute to Doris Day, she did an NPR Tiny Desk concerts, .

McKay also took part in NPR’s “Project Song” songwriting challenge.

For reservations in the restaurant or in the club, please call 518-828-4800.

For the most up-to-date concert information, always visit Club Helsinki Hudson.

PAMELA SALISBURY GALLERY PRESENTS RECENT WORK BY

GREGORY AMENOFF

Gregory Amenoff

HUDSON — DISPOSITION Recent Work by GREGORY AMENOFF Saturday, March 7 through Sunday, April 5, 2020 There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, March 7, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Morn, 2017-18, oil on linen on panel, 36 x 36 inches Gregory Amenoff (American, b. 1948) has had over fifty one-person exhibitions in museums and galleries nationally and internationally. His work is in the permanent collection of more than thirty museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He served as President of the National Academy of Design from 2001-2005, is a founding board member of the CUE Art Foundation and has taught at Columbia University for more than twenty-five years, where he holds the Eve and Herman Gelman Chair of Visual Arts.

The exhibition is accompanied by a 24 page illustrated catalogue of Amenoff’s recent work.

Pamela Salisbury Gallery 362 1/2 Warren Street Hudson, New York 12534 518.828.5907 pamela@pamelasalisburygallery.com Winter Hours: Wednesday - Monday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Kaatsbaan March 2020 Newsletter work.

TIVOLI — March 2020 Newsletter Residencies, Classes & Shows MARCH RESIDENCIES LONI LANDON March 12 - 19 “But the revelation of the program is Loni Landon’s ‘Rebuilding Sandcastles.’ After graduating from Juilliard in 2005, Ms. Landon spent many years in Germany, and this was the first I had heard of her. Full of detail and surprises, her already sophisticated choreography evokes the impermanence of its title image in the floating relationships among five dancers. This woman should get more work.” - Brian Seibert, The New York Times MARTHA NICHOLS Martha Nichols March 22 - 29 Named one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch,” Harris and more. She can be Martha has performed on seen in the film ‘La La Land’ shows such as MTV’S VMA’s, among others, and is in Lin The American Music Awards, Manuel Miranda’s upcomThe Oscars, and The Bill- ing “In The Heights” (2020). board Awards. Other credits Her choreographic credinclude, Madonna, Rihanna, its include, Good Morning Kylie Minogue, Cirque Du America, Madonna’s ‘Rebel Soleil, Dancing With the Heart’ Tour, Moses SumStars, Jesse J, Ne-Yo, Chris- ney’s ‘Worth It’ Video, Demi tina Aguilera, Neil Patrick Lovato’s ‘Unbroken Tour’,

‘The Cher Show’ Broadway, Ke$ha’s 2018 Grammy performance of “Praying”, “Bluffin’ “and “Hundred breakdown” on Khalid’s Free Spirit Tour and more. Martha was a contributing Choreographer of MJ: The Musical on Broadway and is currently collaborating with the Louis Armstrong Museum on a new

MARCH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE MASTERCLASSES Open to the public - all levels welcome Loni Landon Saturday, March 14 at 10:30am This class focuses on physical, visceral movement, challenging the dancer to push for new ideas in both their mental and physical approaches in a contemporary dance style. The class begins with a warm up incorporating improvisation, imagery and investigation of the dancer’s own natural way of moving. The movement invention will focus on the idea of abandonment and risk taking by different movement prompts and cues individually and in group work.

Class is open to all levels!

Martha Nichols Friday, March 27 at 6:30pm March Performance Martha Nichols Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. *See Loni Landon’s performance in Fall 2020!

UPSTAGE PRODUCTIONS’ PROUDLY ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR “Matilda The Musical” Direction by Christine Abitabile Musical Direction by Andrea Mastrianni Auditions for our Fall 2020 production, Matilda, will be as follows: · Adults (19 years old and older) – Monday, April 20 · Children (8-18 years old) – Tuesday, April 21 & Wednesday, April 22 Time: Sign-In at 6:30PM; auditions start promptly at 7PM *If needed, callbacks will be held on Tuesday, April 28 starting promptly at 7PM Location: Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack, 88 Rte. 9H, Claverack, NY 12513 Materials: Bring sheet music or pre-recorded music; no acapella. There will be a dance portion of the audition; wear the appropriate footwear and come prepared to move

Show dates are November 20, 21, & 22, 2020 Hudson High School Performing Arts Center, Hudson.

Casting for the following roles: Matilda (Elementary age) 8 Elementary Children roles: Lavender, Bruce, Amanda, Nigel, Eric, Alice, Hortensia, Tommy 8-10 Teen roles: Michael Wormwood & Teen Ensemble (Male & Female – very active ensemble) 10 Adult roles: Miss Agatha Trunchbull, Miss Honey, Mr. Wormwood, Mrs. Wormwood, Mrs. Phelps (non-singing role), The Escapologist, The Acrobat, Rudolpho (a Dancer), Doctor, Entertainer For more information, email auditions@upstageproductions.org

AUDITIONS FOR LOCAL FILM ROSENDALE — “I’M OKAY”, Written by Amy Poux, Co-Directed by Amy Poux and Marian Dealy, is a short film that will shoot locally (in Ulster County) June 29 – July 2, 2020.

Synopsis: I’M OKAY is about “Tamarin” (they/ them), a 15-year-old nonbinary teen in upstate NY. I’M OKAY follows Tamarin as they navigate their blended, off-beat upstate family, their life at school, and the othering that comes with being themselves in a slow-tochange culture.

Seeking actors the following roles: “JADEN” – 17 year old cisgender male, Caucasian. A high school junior from Ulster County, Jaden is easy going, mainstream, doesn’t like to talk about his feelings – but will if forced to. (Seeking

actor 17 - 19 year old) “KYLE” – 15-year old, LGBTQ+, cis-gender male, person of color. One of the lead roles, Kyle is a warm and outgoing character with supreme confidence and a giant supporter of his closest friends.

“OM” – (comedic) 40-50 year-old cis-gender male, all backgrounds. OM is a somewhat pretentious school administrator who lives in a bit of a fantasy world.

“JOCELYN” – (comedic) 30-40 year-old cis-gender female, all backgrounds. A highly efficient assistant to “OM” who tries to act relaxed but is very tightly wound.

Auditions: Saturday March 14, 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Please email resume, headshot to: amypoux@ gmail.com

CALL TO ARTISTS

Fifth Annual Members’ Show Deadline for Entry March 16 CALL TO ARTISTS Fifth Annual Members’ Show Deadline for Entry March 16, 2020 Show Dates: April 25-May 17, 2020 Third Annual Members Art Show Based on the increasing popularity of our Annual Members’ Shows in the Gallery, we are pleased to announce our 5th Annual Members’ Art Show. To submit work for the exhibition you must be a current member of the Academy as

of March 1, 2020. This is not a juried show.

Up to 2 pieces per artist may be submitted depending on the size. All media is accepted. Find submission guidelines for the show on our website.

If you want to check on your current membership status, send us an email info@spencertownacademy. org, or give a call (518) 3923693. To become a member or renew your membership if it has lapsed, please visit our website.

Auditions for the hilarious BATHROOM HUMOR with The Two Of Us Productions CLAVERACK — Auditions for BATHROOM HUMOR, a hilarious new farce that takes place in the bathroom in a suburban home during an office party, a handy place for gossip, hanky panky, ripped zippers, and rehearsing party entertainers. Presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, in collaboration with The Copake Grange.

Friday March 6th at 7pm Saturday March 7th at noon Sunday March 8th at 2pm Callbacks by invitation on

Sunday March 15th at 2pm All auditions are being held at the Dutch Church of Claverack, 88 Route 9H in Claverack NY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Performances will be in May 8th through 17th 2020.

Performances and most rehearsals will be at The Theater at The Grange, located at The Copake Grange on Empire Road in downtown Copake NY. Please contact the director at 518-329-6293 or write to TheTwoOfUsProductions@ gmail.com for information or questions.

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Senior Bryan Bathrick had 18 points in Germantown’s 64-61 loss to North Warren on Wednesday in Glens Falls.

Clippers lose heartbreaker to Cougars Columbia-Greene Media

GLENS FALLS — Nate Hopper’s three-pointer with two seconds remaining gave No. 1 seed North Warren a 64-61 victory ver Germantown in Wednesday’s Section II Class D boys basketball semifinal at Cool Insuring

Arena.

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Brady and Belichick talked, but it reportedly didn’t go well Mark Daniels The Providence Journal

As the days go by, “Tom Brady 2020 Watch” continues to look more like a soap opera. On this day, the news isn’t particularly good for the Patriots.

According to two reports, by NBC Sports Boston and the Boston Herald, Brady and Bill Belichick finally spoke.

Both stories say that the pair talked on the phone

on Tuesday, but it doesn’t appear that the conversation was fruitful.

According to the Boston Herald, citing a source, the conversation “didn’t go well.” According to NBC Sports Boston, the talk “wasn’t particularly productive” as Belichick “was all business.”

The Patriots and Brady still haven’t met in person See BRADY B3

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Maple Hill’s Caleb Svingala (right) was named Patroon Conference Wrestling MVP for the 2019-20 season.

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CONFERENCE MVPS: Caleb Svingala/Maple Hill Aiden Cullen/Greenville

COACH OF THE YEAR: Ryan Palmer/Coxsackie-Athens

FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS 99 - Vincent Colvin/Maple Hill 106 - Kieran Cullen/Greenville 113 - Logan Campbell/Coxsackie-Athens 120 - Javier Ayarza/Maple Hill 126 - Caleb Svingala/Maple Hill 132 - Aiden Cullen/Greenville 138 - James Colvin/Maple Hill 145 - Jesse Davies/Catskill 152 - Daniel Forbes/Catskill 160 - Colin Riley/Coxsackie-Athens 170 - Stephen Forbes/Catskill 182 - Colby Lord/Coxsackie-Athens 195 - Christopher Doty/Taconic Hills 220 - Seth Dillworth/Coxsackie-Athens 285 - Edward Smith/Taconic Hills

SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS 99 - Neil Murphy/Coxsackie-Athens 106 - Thomas Mehrige/Maple Hill 113 - Aidan Scarpinati/Coxsackie-Athens 120 - Josiah Decker/Coxsackie-Athens 126 - Vincent Davis/Greenville 132 - Anthony Ortiz/Maple Hill 138 - Noah Bartels/Coxsackie-Athens 145 - Cody Chicoine/Maple Hill 152 - Anthony Iammuno/CoxsackieAthens 160 - Reese Steele/Maple Hill 170 - Andrew Riley/Coxsackie-Athens 182 - Adrian Delfavro/Maple Hill 195 - Nicholas Roy/Maple Hill 220 - Anthony Sturgis/Maple Hill 285 - Jesse Cameron/Berlin-New Lebanon

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Greenville’s Aidan Cullen (left) was named Patron Conference Wrestling MVP for the 2019-20 season.

Knicks pounded by Jazz at MSG as Spike Lee is conspicuously absent Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Spike Lee didn’t miss anything new or exciting Wednesday night. The Knicks simply lost again.

With Lee announcing his boycott a night earlier, the Garden hosted a much better team, the Jazz, that pounded the Knicks, 112-104, behind 23 points apiece from Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic. Near the end of the blowout, a couple fans in the inner bowl started yelling ‘Sell the Team.’ They were leaving when they began the chant — a smart tactic since that’s an automatic ejection at MSG — and an usher quickly approached them to make sure they left.

Lee said he’s refraining from attending games the rest of the season but his absence Monday wouldn’t have been noteworthy otherwise. Without much buzz this season, the famed filmmaker had only been to about three games (that we can remember — against Dallas, the Lakers and Rockets). As usual Monday, his courtside seat was occupied by somebody else.

It wasn’t just Lee who no-showed Wednesday night. The Garden was uncharacteristically scattered with sections of empty seats.

One theory is that the coronavirus kept people at home, although the Knicks are expected to have a sellout Friday and the Jazz are a tough draw. Another theory, although flawed, is that

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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) goes in for a layup against New York Knicks guard Elfrid Payton (6) during Wednesday’s game at Madison Square Garden.

Knicks fans are fed up with a franchise producing just three winning seasons since 2001.

On the court, the second game of the Leon

Rose era didn’t go so well. The Knicks (19-42) trailed for the entire game, allowing the Jazz to dominate and lead by 20 in the fourth quarter.

The Knicks were clearly missing backup center Mitchell Robinson, who was inactive because of a sore groin. Utah center Rudy Gobert punished the Knicks in the paint.

The defeat, occurring with Dolan in his usual courtside seat and Rose on executive row, followed Monday’s impressive win at the Garden over the Rockets. That was overshadowed by Lee, the franchise’s most prominent fan, getting into an argument with security over which arena entrance he could use.

The Knicks issued a statement saying, among other things, that Dolan walked up to Lee at halftime and resolved the issue. Lee took exception to that characterization and took a media circuit.

“This is Garden spin,” Lee said on ESPN’s First Take, adding later, “I’m being harassed by Dolan. I don’t know why.”

MSG responded with a biting statement and the war was on.

The Lee incident, if nothing else, underscored the disconnect between the fanbase and team owner. In late January, the Garden crowd chanted loudly, ‘Sell the Team,’ prompting Dolan to fire team president Steve Mills and hire Leon Rose as team president. Lee just became the latest spokesman against Dolan.

And as long as they continue to lose like Monday, the vitriol will persist.

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NHL roundup: Flyers drop Caps, close in on 1st place

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Boston 67 42 13 5 7 96 220 168 Tampa Bay 66 41 20 5 0 87 231 185 Toronto 67 35 24 4 4 78 235 223 Florida 66 33 26 3 4 73 224 224 Montreal 68 31 28 8 1 71 209 209 Buffalo 66 29 29 6 2 66 189 208 Ottawa 67 23 32 7 5 58 181 231 Detroit 68 15 48 3 2 35 136 257 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Washington 66 40 20 4 2 86 228 204 Philadelphia 66 39 20 2 5 85 225 192 Pittsburgh 65 38 21 6 0 82 211 181 Columbus 68 32 21 11 4 79 177 182 NY Islanders 65 35 22 6 2 78 183 181 Carolina 64 35 24 5 0 75 207 183 NY Rangers 66 35 27 2 2 74 218 206 New Jersey 66 26 28 6 6 64 177 219 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA St. Louis 67 40 17 7 3 90 216 185 Colorado 65 40 18 6 1 87 223 173 Dallas 66 37 21 5 3 82 178 170 Winnipeg 68 34 28 4 2 74 204 199 Minnesota 66 33 26 4 3 73 209 207 Nashville 66 32 26 5 3 72 208 215 Chicago 66 30 28 4 4 68 201 209 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Vegas 68 37 23 6 2 82 219 202 Edmonton 67 36 23 6 2 80 214 205 Calgary 68 35 26 6 1 77 204 208 Vancouver 65 34 25 3 3 74 214 204 Arizona 67 32 27 4 4 72 187 178 San Jose 66 29 33 3 1 62 174 211 Anaheim 66 26 32 7 1 60 170 211 Los Angeles 66 25 35 3 3 56 164 206 Tuesday’s games Montreal 6, NY Islanders 2 St. Louis 3, NY Rangers 1 Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 3 Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1 Minnesota 3, Nashville 1 Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 1 Chicago 6, Anaheim 2 Edmonton 2, Dallas 1, OT Vegas 3, New Jersey 0 San Jose 5, Toronto 2 Wednesday’s games Philadelphia 5, Washington 2 Calgary 3, Columbus 2, OT Anaheim at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 7 p.m.

Washington at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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

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Kevin Hayes and Ivan Provorov each finished with a goal and an assist as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Wednesday night.

The Flyers now have won seven straight games, scoring four or more goals in each, and pulled within one point of first-place Washington in the tight Metropolitan Division. All wasn’t rosy, however, as left wing James van Riemsdyk suffered a fractured right hand in the first period.

This was the final meeting of the season between the two teams, and the Flyers won the series 3-0-1, constantly giving Washington problems a season after being swept in all four meetings by the Capitals. In their previous meeting a month ago, Philadelphia rolled to a 7-2

4-1-1 in its last six and will play 10 of its remaining 14 regular-season games at home.

Ducks 4, Avalanche 3 (OT) Rickard Rakell scored for the first time in 16 games with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, and Anaheim beat Colorado in Denver.

Rakell added an assist, Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots, and Sam Steel, Andrew Agozzino and Brendan Guhle also had goals for the Ducks, who ended a two-game skid.

Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, and Vladislav Namestnikov scored for Colorado, which had its seven-game winning streak snapped.

Pavel Francouz had 26 saves in losing for the first time in seven starts.

Coyotes 4, Canucks 2

Lawson Crouse scored the tiebreaking goal at 12:39 of the third period as visiting Arizona topped Vancouver to pull into a three-way tie atop the Western Conference’s wild-card standings.

Carl Soderberg, Nick Schmaltz and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored for the Coyotes, who improved to 9-2-1 in their past 12 games against Vancouver.

Goaltender Darcy Kuemper, making just his second start since being sidelined since suffering a lower-body injury Dec. 19, made 36 saves as the Coyotes rallied from a 2-1 third-period deficit.

Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson scored for the Canucks, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat and are tied for the top wild-card spot with the Coyotes and Winnipeg Jets. Thatcher Demko, playing for the injured Jacob Markstrom, stopped 36 of 39 shots.

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Pro basketball Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 43 18 .705 Boston 42 19 .689 Philadelphia 37 25 .597 Brooklyn 27 34 .443 New York 19 43 .306 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 53 9 .855 Indiana 37 25 .597 Chicago 21 41 .339 Detroit 20 43 .317 Cleveland 17 45 .274 Southeast W L Pct Miami 40 22 .645 Orlando 27 35 .435 Washington 22 38 .367 Charlotte 21 40 .344 Atlanta 19 44 .302 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 41 20 .672 Utah 39 22 .639 Oklahoma City 38 24 .613 Portland 27 35 .435 Minnesota 19 42 .311 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 47 13 .783 L.A. Clippers 42 19 .689 Sacramento 27 34 .443 Phoenix 24 38 .387 Golden State 14 48 .226 Southwest W L Pct Houston 39 21 .650 Dallas 37 25 .597 Memphis 31 31 .500 San Antonio 26 34 .433 New Orleans 26 35 .426 Wednesday’s games Boston 112, Cleveland 106 Oklahoma City 114, Detroit 107 Milwaukee 119, Indiana 100 Miami 116, Orlando 113 Memphis 118, Brooklyn 79 Utah 112, New York 104 Minnesota 115, Chicago 108 New Orleans at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Denver at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

victory in the nation’s capital.

Travis Konecny, Tyler Pitlick and Scott Laughton each added a goal apiece, while Derek Grant added two assists.

Flames 3, Blue Jackets 2 (OT) Defenseman TJ Brodie finished a wild scramble with the overtime gamewinner with 11 seconds remaining as Calgary opened its five-game homestand with a comeback win over visiting Columbus.

The win was Calgary’s eighth comeback win while trailing entering the third period, behind just the Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars (nine each) for tops in the NHL. Elias Lindholm tallied for the 29th time, Matthew Tkachuk tied the game late and center Derek Ryan played in his 300th career game for Calgary, which is

GB — 1.0 6.5 16.0 24.5 GB — 16.0 32.0 33.5 36.0 GB — 13.0 17.0 18.5 21.5 GB — 2.0 3.5 14.5 22.0 GB — 5.5 20.5 24.0 34.0 GB — 3.0 9.0 13.0 13.5

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES FAN SHIELD 500 WHERE: Phoenix Raceway; Avondale, Ariz.

DISTANCE: 500 laps, 500 miles around a one-mile trioval TV: Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Green flag approximately 3:46 p.m. ET) – Fox (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: The fourth of 36 races on the season, this one comes to one of the trickier tracks on the schedule. ... Phoenix Raceway was reconfigured and overhauled before last season, with the start-finish line being moved to just before the dogleg, which used to be the backstretch. Many fan attractions were updated as well. ... Three different drivers have won the first three races of the season, but the winner of the first one – Denny Hamlin at the Daytona 500 – has struggled since, and all of his Toyota teammates seem to be a tick slow so far this season. ... Alex Bowman won last weekend in California in his Chevrolet Camaro and the No. 88 team seems to be clicking. It was Bowman’s second career win. ... Kyle Busch won this race last year, and teammate Hamlin won in the fall. ... This is the 48th Cup race at Phoenix Raceway dating to 1988. ... Ryan Blaney leads the Cup standings with 122 points, followed by Joey Logano* (111), Bowman* (110), Kevin Harvick (110), Jimmie Johnson (106), Chase Elliott (105), Hamlin* (94), Matt DiBenedetto (87), Kyle Larson (86) and Aric Almirola (84) rounding out the top 10. *Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

BEST BETS: Kyle Busch enters Sunday at 4-1 with teammate Martin Truex Jr. at 11-2. Denny Hamlin is at 15-2 and Kevin Harvick comes in at 6/1. Jimmie Johnson looks ready to win again at 16-1 is a great value. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a great deal at 66/1.

XFINITY SERIES LS TRACTOR 200 WHERE: Phoenix Raceway; Avondale, Ariz.

DISTANCE: 200 laps, 200 miles around a 1-mile tri-oval TV: Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (Green flag approximately 4:16 p.m. ET) – FS1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: This is the fourth of 33 races this season.

This is the 37th Xfinity race at Phoenix. ... Kyle Busch won this race last spring while Justin Allgaier won in the fall. ... Harrison Burton – the son of former Cup star and now TV broadcaster Jeff Burton – got his first win last week at Fontana, Calif. It was Burton’s third top-five finish of the season. ... Burton* leads the Xfinity standings with 136 points, followed by Chase Briscoe* (126), Austin Cindric (118), Ryan Sieg (112), Justin Haley (105), Brandon Jones (103), Ross Chastain (100), Michael Annett (99), Noah Gragson* (98) and Justin Allgaier (98). *Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points, and Luka Doncic added a 30-point triple-double as the host Dallas Mavericks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 127123 in overtime on Wednesday.

Seth Curry added 21 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18 and Delon Wright had 10 for the Mavericks. Doncic added 17 rebounds and 10 assists, and Porzingis had 12 boards and five blocked shots. Dallas improved to 6-3 in the past nine games.

In just his 122nd career game, Doncic set the Mavericks’ franchise record for triple-doubles with 22.

Brandon Ingram scored 27 before fouling out, Lonzo Bell had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Zion Williamson scored 21 for the Pelicans, who lost their third straight. Nicolo Melli hit a 3-pointer over the 7-foot-3 Porzingis to tie the score with 7.9 seconds left and force overtime.

Trail Blazers 125, Wizards 104 Star guard Damian Lillard returned from a groin injury to contribute 22 points and five assists, helping Portland post a blowout home victory over Washington.

Carmelo Anthony scored a teamhigh 25 points as four Trail Blazers topped 20 points. Hassan Whiteside registered 24 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots, and CJ McCollum added 22 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Bradley Beal recorded 29 points, six rebounds and six assists but couldn’t prevent Washington from losing for the sixth time in eight games. Beal stretched his franchise-record streak of consecutive 25-point outings to 20. He fell one point shy of scoring 30 or more points in a 10th straight road game.

Thunder 114, Pistons 107 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points, Dennis Schroder supplied 23 points and nine assists, and visiting Oklahoma City downed lowly Detroit.

Danilo Gallinari tossed in 19 points with seven rebounds and four steals while Chris Paul added 16 points and six assists for the Thunder.

Christian Wood scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Detroit, which has lost nine of its

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Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) drives to the basket past New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) during Wednesday’s game at American Airlines Center.

last 10. Brandon Knight had 18 points and seven assists while Jordan McRae, claimed off waivers earlier in the day, contributed 15 points in his Pistons debut.

Heat 116, Magic 113 Duncan Robinson scored 27 points and Goran Dragic added 25 points as host Miami topped Orlando on a historic shooting night for the Heat.

Robinson went 9-for-12 from 3-point range to account for all of his scoring as Miami hit a franchise-record 22 3-pointers. Dragic added nine assists on a big night for the Miami bench, as the reserves accounted for 10 of the Heat’s other 13 3-pointers.

Terrence Ross scored a game-high 35 points for Orlando. Nikola Vucevic added 22 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists while shooting 9 of 16 from the floor.

Celtics 112, Cavaliers 106 Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, Semi Ojeleye added a career-high 22 and injury-depleted Boston outlasted host Cleveland.

Boston started a makeshift lineup with Brad Wanamaker and Grant Williams joining Daniel Theis and Marcus Smart. Tatum returned from illness, however, and powered the Celtics with 5-of-10 shooting from the 3-point arc, nine rebounds and six assists.

Cleveland kept pace with Boston all night behind a career-high 41 points from Collin Sexton, marking the third time this week that Sexton set a career scoring mark.

Bucks 119, Pacers 100 Khris Middleton scored eight of his 20 points in a third-quarter surge that propelled Milwaukee past visiting Indiana.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded

game highs in points (29) and rebounds (12) for the Bucks, who have won seven of their past eight games. Donte DiVincenzo finished with 19 points, Eric Bledsoe had 16 to go with a team-high seven assists, and Wesley Matthews contributed 15 points.

T.J. Warren had a team-high 18 points for Indiana, which had a fourgame winning streak snapped.

Grizzlies 118, Nets 79 Josh Jackson scored 19 points, and fellow reserve Tyus Jones recorded 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as Memphis posted a convincing win over Brooklyn in New York.

Ja Morant had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Kyle Anderson and Dillon Brooks added 12 points apiece for Memphis, which won its third straight game to even its record at 31-31. Jonas Valanciunas collected 16 rebounds and Gorgui Dieng grabbed 14 boards for the Grizzlies, who have won by an average of 31.7 points during the streak.

Taurean Prince scored 15 points for Brooklyn, which lost for the sixth time in eight games. Caris LeVert and Chris Chiozza tallied 14 points apiece for the Nets, and Joe Harris had 13. LeVert was coming off a 51-point game Tuesday.

Timberwolves 115, Bulls 108 Malik Beasley scored 24 points, D’Angelo Russell added 19 and both players contributed to a long-range barrage as Minnesota beat Chicago in Minneapolis.

Minnesota drilled 19 3-pointers and boasted six players in double figures while leading by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter. Naz Reid (16 points, 11 rebounds), Jarrett Culver (13 points), Juancho Hernangomez (12 points) and Jordan McLaughlin (10 points, seven assists) rounded out a balanced attack as the Timberwolves earned their second win in a row.

Chicago lost for the 11th time in 13 games despite a game-high 26 points from rookie Coby White. Shaquille Harrison added 17 points for the Bulls while Lauri Markkanen (13), Thaddeus Young (13), Denzel Valentine (11) and Tomas Satoransky (10) followed in double figures.

Girardi was hurt to lose Yankees job, but says he loves the Phillies Matt Breen The Philadelphia Inquirer

TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Girardi was still in his Phillies uniform Wednesday afternoon as he battled traffic on the Courtney Campbell Causeway, the bridge that connects his new spring-training home with his old one.

Girardi’s first game finished Wednesday at 4:20 p.m. in Clearwater. His second began at 6:35 p.m. in Tampa. It was already a busy day for Girardi, who managed the Phillies in both sides of a day-night, splitsquad doubleheader. And rush-hour traffic did not make things any better.

“So I didn’t really have time to think about it,” Girardi said.

It was how Girardi felt about returning to Tampa — the spring training home of the Yankees — wearing something other than blue pinstripes.

He played four seasons for the Yankees, was their bench coach for a season, managed them for 10 years, and worked

as a team broadcaster.

“Can we add those up,” said Girardi, who spent 16 years of his life with the Yankees and won four World Series rings.

“It’s been a big part of my life.

It’s been a big part of my kids’ life. Obviously, I’m really excited about my next chapter. I loved every bit of being in Philadelphia. It’s a passionate town about sports and their baseball.

It’s been great.”

Girardi may not have thought much about the Yankees as he crawled from Clearwater, but he did spend quite a bit of time thinking about them after the way things ended in the Bronx. The Yankees fired Girardi after the 2017 ALCS, which his Yankees lost in seven games to the trash-canthumping Astros.

“It was hard for me. It was an emotional time for me,” Girardi said. “There were a lot of things that you think about.

You’ve been there for so many years. Yeah, it was emotional.”

Girardi said that he loves Philadelphia, but he was hurt

to leave New York. It took him time to find peace with his departure.

“I had given a lot to the Yankees in the 10 years that I was there. I put my heart and soul into it,” he said. “I thought I was going to be back and I was looking forward to it. We went through some years that were kind of lean and in transition with older players and it was like ‘Finally, the young guys had arrived.’ And you knew they had a run for a long time, so I was looking forward to them.”

He recharged himself the last two seasons by spending time with his family in Florida and returning to television with MLB Network. Girardi needed time away from the day-to-day grind of managing. And he also needed time for closure.

He met with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, the man who fired him, after the 2018 season and the two cleared the air. That same offseason he received a call from Aaron Boone, the man who

replaced him in the Yankees dugout.

“I was not expecting that,” Girardi said. “I had a message from him and I’m thinking ‘I wonder what this is about.’ “ Boone told Girardi that he was thankful for the job Girardi and his coaching staff did, because many of the young players they ushered to the big leagues were now finding success with Boone. Girardi knew Boone’s older brother, Brett, but did not really know Aaron Boone. And that phone call, Girardi said, was “really big of him.”

“I thought it was really nice,” Girardi said.

Perhaps knowing his guiding the Yankees was appreciated was enough to find closure. He inherits a team this spring that fell short last season of lofty expectations. It has been 11 seasons since the Phillies won the pennant and eight years since they last had a winning record.

The Phillies, searching for legitimacy, hired a brand name to be their manager.

They replaced Gabe Kapler with Girardi, a known commodity who won a World Series in his second year managing the Yankees. He has commanded respect this spring in Clearwater, bringing what one player referred to as an “air of professionalism.”

So far, the returns on the new hire are strong. But before the Phillies could hire Girardi, he first had to move on from New York. That took time, but Girardi did that long before driving to his old home while wearing his new colors.

“The job is still the same,” Girardi said, when asked if there was a difference between managing the Yankees and Phillies. “You have a responsibility to everyone in the organization, the fan base. I take that very seriously.

“I don’t think the job will change a whole lot. I guess I can kind of tell you in a couple months better than I can tell you right now.”

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Bryce Harper hit his first two homers of the spring and drove in four runs on Wednesday to help the a Philadelphia Phillies split squad record a 9-7 victory over a Pittsburgh Pirates split squad at Clearwater, Fla. Carlos De La Cruz hit a tiebreaking two-run blast in the bottom of the eighth for the Phillies.

Harper hit a two-run blast to cap a three-run first inning and added a tworun shot in the fourth. J.T. Realmuto went 3-for-3 and led off the bottom of the first with a homer for Philadelphia.

Adam Frazier and Lolo Sanchez homered and Phillip Evans delivered a tworun double for Pittsburgh’s split squad.

Braves 9, Pirates (ss) 7 Peter O’Brien hit two homers and Atlanta rallied from a five-run deficit to knock off a Pittsburgh split squad at Bradenton, Fla. Josh Bell homered for the Pirates, who allowed three runs in the top of the ninth.

Tigers 13, Red Sox 9 Frank Schwindel homered twice and drove in four runs and C.J. Cron smacked a three-run shot as Detroit outlasted host Boston at Fort Myers, Fla. J.D. Martinez slugged a three-run homer for the Red Sox. Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Right-hander Marcus Stroman tossed three shutout innings of one-hit ball and Eduardo Nunez had two RBIs as host New York defeated St. Louis at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Nolan Gorman homered in the eighth inning for the Cardinals.

Rays 9, Blue Jays 5 Hunter Renfroe, Kevin Kiermaier and Randy Arozarena drove in two runs apiece to help Tampa Bay knock off visiting Toronto at Port Charlotte, Fla. Bo Bichette was 2-for-2 with a

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to discuss a new contract.

There was a report that would happen at the NFL combine, but they never met in Indy.

This phone conversation, as we know, was the first contact between the two parties regarding a new deal. Brady is set to become a free agent on March 18.

That means there’s time for both parties to come together.

It’s assumed that Brady wants to be back in Foxborough. It’s thought that the Patriot want him back. However, it’s been reported that Brady wants to see more offensive weapons next season. The quarterback was clearly frustrated in 2019.

Belichick will undoubtedly try to improve the Patriots for 2020, but he needs to convince Brady to trust his vision.

The two sides also need to come together on money and years. Last summer, Brady

walk, a triple and three RBIs for the Blue Jays.

Marlins (ss) 2, Astros 1 Christian Lopes hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift host Miami past Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla. Michael Brantley had a run-scoring double for the Astros.

Orioles 5, Marlins (ss) 3 Pat Valaika clubbed a two-run homer to help Baltimore defeat Miami at Jupiter, Fla. Jonathan Villar hit a two-run shot for the Marlins.

Reds 6, Cubs 6 Josh VanMeter and Derek Dietrich hit solo homers for Cincinnati, which played to a tie against Chicago in Goodyear, Ariz. The Cubs tied the game in the ninth inning on an error

by Reds first baseman Matt Davidson.

White Sox 5, Brewers 1 Dylan Cease struck out five while throwing four innings of one-run ball to lead Chicago past Milwaukee in Phoenix. Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff allowed only an unearned run in his three-inning stint.

Rangers 7, Rockies 4 Rougned Odor hit a tworun homer as part of a sixrun sixth inning, and Eli White added a solo homer in the eighth as Texas topped Colorado at Surprise, Ariz. The Rockies’ Raimel Tapia led off the game with a home run, and he finished 2-for-4 with two runs.

Indians 6, Diamondbacks 2 Francisco Lindor’s three-run homer powered Cleveland to a victory over Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz. Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings.

Thinking about March in the time of coronavirus ATLANTA — The road to the Final Four will end here. As of today, that’s still the plan. As for tomorrow, who among us knows?

We’re into March, which ordinarily means madness — in a good way. Conference tournaments begin this week.

The NCAA tournament is set to begin March 17 in Dayton and end about midnight April 6 in our fair city. But that’s all tentative. A month from now, a week from now, this time tomorrow, the coronavirus might well have changed our best-laid plans.

On Tuesday, Chicago State became the first major U.S.based sports entity to cancel events because of COVID-19.

A men’s basketball date at Seattle was scratched; so was a game that would have brought Seattle’s women’s team to Chicago. Washington state has, as of this writing, seen nine deaths due to the coronavirus. FYI, an NCAA men’s subregional is scheduled for Spokane, 280 miles east of Seattle where several of the deaths have been.

Also Tuesday, Stanford announced its coronavirus task force is advocating postponing or “adjusting” on-campus sporting events until April 15. The school said it plans to “limit the number of attendees at our competitions in order to allow for sufficient social distancing.”

Social distancing essentially means staying as far from other humans as possible.

It’s believed that MercedesBenz Stadium’s configuration for the Final Four will exceed 80,000. How do you steer clear of 79,999 others under one roof?

For as much as we’ve learned about COVID-19, much remains unknown. How deadly is it? (The mortality rate has ticked up to 3.4 percent.)

Can you have it and not realize it? (Apparently so.) Do masks help? (Depends who you ask.) If so, are there still any to buy? (No.) Is it possible to keep a social distance for weeks/months? (Good question.) Does the CDC, which sits seven miles from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, know what it’s doing? (Not my area

auxiliary events that put players in contact with crowds such as meet-and-greets and press events. ... In regard to the NCAA’s March Madness tournament and other athletic events, there should also be a serious discussion about holding competitions without an audience present.”

Would that be enough?

Teams would still have to travel, which would mean buses, airports, airplanes and hotels. As for playing in empty arenas ... well, there’s no consensus there, either.

As Dr. Patricia Daly, the chief of health services for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, told The Wall Street Journal: “During a pandemic, there’s really not a lot of evidence that canceling mass gatherings is of much benefit. If you think back to H1N1 (a pandemic that occurred in 2010), you probably don’t recall a lot of cancellations.”

When it comes to big events, Bill Hancock has standing.

He’s the executive director of the College Football Playoff.

Before that, he headed the Bowl Championship Series.

Before that, he ran the Final Four for the NCAA. (He did the 2002 convocation at the Georgia Dome.) Asked Wednesday what the NCAA might be thinking today, he said: “You hope you have game-planned for every eventuality. But an epidemic is something you don’t game-plan for like an

active shooter, which I guess is a commentary on our times.”

Any advice? “It’s the same whether you’re planning a sporting event, a big business meeting or a county fair — stay calm, communicate and tune out as much of the noise as is possible. You get as much accurate information as you can from the experts and go from there.”

On Monday, NCAA chief medical officer Dr. Brian Hainline told Bloomberg News: “We haven’t arrived at the decision date. But while everything is fluid, we’re going to have to make some decisions and not have it wait until the last couple of days.”

We around here have witnessed the vagaries of March.

In 2008, a tornado struck downtown on Friday night as Georgia and Kentucky played in the SEC tournament. The Dome’s roof was torn. The final minutes of UGA-UK were played Saturday morning at Georgia Tech in what was then Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The semis were held there later Saturday, the final on Sunday. The Bulldogs, who’d gone 4-12 in the SEC regular season, claimed an improbable title on their rival’s home floor before a gathering of family and friends. Tickets sold for the Dome couldn’t be honored at Tech, given the Coliseum’s modest size.

Thinking fast, the SEC and Tech — some Institute employees drove through the night from Charlotte, where the Yellow Jackets were playing in the ACC tournament, to ready the Coliseum for emergency use — saved the 2008 SEC tournament. Still, a pandemic is rather different from even the most extreme weather. If there’s a compelling reason to believe the nation’s health would be compromised by a basketball tournament, you shouldn’t play the basketball tournament. As complicated as the issue might seem, that conclusion is pretty simple Said Hancock: “The reality is that sports is not the highest priority.”

CARMEN MANDATO/GETTY IMAGES Outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta before LSU and Oklahoma clash in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on December 28, 2019.

of expertise.) Are we freaking out over nothing?

As for that last part: This is clearly not nothing. It’s something we haven’t seen in a long, long time. As an antecedent, historians are pointing to the Spanish Flu of 1918.

If you lived through that, you’re into triple digits.

The NCAA offered this statement Tuesday: “We are planning to conduct our championships as planned; however, we are evaluating the COVID-19 situation daily and will make decisions accordingly.”

That’s really all anyone can say, but this story keeps changing. It stopped being a Chinese thing a while back. It has hit Italy so hard that Serie A soccer games are being staged in empty stadiums. A cycling event in the United Arab Emirates was canceled and the riders quarantined.

Speaking Tuesday, Japan’s Olympic minister hinted that the Tokyo Games, set to open in July, might be pushed back.

Said Seiko Hashitomo: “The games can be postponed as long as they are held during the calendar year.”

And now the coronavirus is here — in Seattle; in Manatee County, Fla., which isn’t far from where the Braves are training; even in Fulton County, Ga. The National College Players Association issued this advisory Saturday: “Precautions should include cancelling all

Lakers’ into existence.

Now the bombastic papa is publicly declaring that his youngest son — LaMelo Ball — should be drafted by the Knicks.

“The best fit, in my eyes, is New York,” Lavar said Wednesday on FS1’s

Uninterrupted. “The New York Knicks because I know (Carmelo Anthony). Melo is a big-city guy. He likes that.

He’d love it. So everybody’s talking about the city type of thing. Cleveland, he already lived in Cleveland. He don’t like that cold weather like that

— especially if you’re not going to be inside with a lot of bright lights.

“So I think it’s about time for New York. I kind of feel like they’re going to get the first pick, on the fact that they missed it so many times and it’s time for it to happen to

them.”

LaMelo, 18, is considered a top-5 prospect in the 2020 draft after playing last season professionally in Australia. The 6-8 point guard, who withdrew his commitment to UCLA, has been in the spotlight since middle school.

The Knicks entered Wednesday’s game against the Jazz with the fifth-worst record in the NBA. They’ve been in the lottery in four of the last five years, drafting fourth, eighth, ninth and third.

coach James Cuyler’s squad to its first-ever appearance in a Section II title game.

Anthony Girard was North Warren’s top scorer with 23 points. Tanner Dunkley added

16 and Hopper had 12.

Bathrick and Robbie Eaton each had 18 points for the Clippers, who led 14-8 after one quarter and 29-28 at halftime. North Warren seized a

47-41 lead heading into the final stanza.

GERMANTOWN (61): Anderson 3-5-11, Bathrick 7-018, Eaton 6-4-18, Mayr 2-1-5, McKinney 1-0-2, Mollo 1-0-2,

Rifenburgh 2-1-5. Totals 2211-61.

3-pointers: Bathrick 4, Eaton 2.

NORTH WARREN (64): Dunkley 4-8-16, Gereau 2-0-4,

Girard 8-6-23, Hopper 5-0-12, Jennings 0-2-2, Miller 1-0-2, Steen 1-2-5. Totals 21-18-64.

3-pointers: Hopper , Girard, Steen.

wanted multiple years on his extension. The Pats didn’t, so Brady signed a one-year deal, with two voidable years added on, that would allow him to test free agency this offseason.

That brings us to today.

On March 16, teams can start to “legally” tamper with the quarterback. However, it’s already known that Brady has multiple teams lined up for his services. The Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are all reportedly interested in Brady. On Tuesday, it was rumored that the San Francisco 49ers might also be interested in Brady.

Although they have Jimmy Garoppolo under contract, the team could get out of the deal with a small cap hit of $4.2 million.

Truthfully, there are a lot of rumors about Brady right now. It’s unknown if any of the above teams are actually interested or just trying to drive the price up on Brady’s next contact.

Last week in Indianapolis, multiple coaches made it apparent they would like Brady on their team. Bucs coach Bruce Arians, for example, on who he would pick up the phone and call when free agency started: “Tom Brady,” Arians said.

“Philip (Rivers) is another guy.

We’ll see.”

Chargers coach Anthony Lynn was asked if he preferred a mobile quarterback. His response was telling.

“I’ve heard that, too. I prefer a winning quarterback,” Lynn said. “You don’t have to be mobile. I believe that guy in New England won a lot and he’s not very mobile.”

Although Wednesday’s report wasn’t positive for the Patriots-Brady relationship, it should be noted that there is still time for a deal to get done.

They also haven’t met in person yet. There’s 20 years of history between these parties.

We’ll see if the two sides can iron this out. Until then, the drama continues.

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots congratulates head coach Bill Belichick on his 300th win after the game against the Cleveland Browns at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 27, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA (Pursuant to Section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law) Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review. This data is the information which will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel which will appear on the Tentative Assessment Roll of the Town of Coxsackie which will be filed on or before May 1st, 2020. The information may be reviewed, by appointment, in the Assessor’s Office at 56 Bailey St, Coxsackie, NY on March 9, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and on March 17, 2020 between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. An appointment to review the assessment information may be made by calling the assessor at 518-731-6893 Dated 4th day of March 2020 Gordon W. Bennett Sole Assessor Notice of Formation of # One Taxi, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), Article of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 24, 2020. Office location: Columbia County, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 18 Glenwood Blvd., Hudson, NY 12534.

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Dated the first day of March 2020 Mark Hommel Assessor NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Winkles Bakery LLC. Filed 1/27/2020.

Office: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Michele Delage 26 W Bridge St Catskill NY 12414 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Catskill Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to Article 160-10 of the Town of Catskill Zoning Laws to allow Renovation of dwelling on lands owned by Paul Strait located at 285 Hamburg Rd. Application Area Variance V-1-2020 Tax Map # 156.02-2-12 The Public Hearing will be held on the 11th day of March, 2020 at 6:00 PM , at the Town Hall located at 439441 Main Street, Catskill, NY. to allow public comment on the application.

The above application is open for inspection at the Office of the Zoning Board of Appeals located at 439 Main Street, Catskill, New York between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or by appointment.

By order of Gary Harvey Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Catskill PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of the City of Hudson, New York, following a public hearing held on March 2, 2020, approved the following Local Law which was adopted by the Common Council on February 18, 2020: Local Law No. 1 of 2020 – Imposing a Six-Month Moratorium on the Registration and Operation of Any New Short-Term Lodging Facility. Complete text of the above law is on file and may be examined at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall during regular office hours.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Catskill Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to Article 160-12 of the Town of Catskill Zoning Laws to allow Addition to single family dwelling on lands owned by Geralyne Mahoney located at 16 wildwing Park Application Area Variance V-3-2020 Tax Map # 155.12-1-17 The Public Hearing will be held on the 11th day of March , 2020 at 6:00 PM , at the Town Hall located at 439441 Main Street, Catskill, NY. to allow public comment on the application.

The above application is open for inspection at the Office of the Zoning Board of Appeals located at 439 Main Street, Catskill, New York between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or by appointment.

By order of Gary Harvey Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Catskill NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Catskill Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to Article 160-10 of the Town of Catskill Zoning Laws to allow Construction of garage on lands owned by Tim Stack located at 1087 Bogaret Rd. Application Area Variance V-4-2020 Tax Map # 169.00-1-19 The Public Hearing will be held on the 11th day of March , 2020 at 6:00 PM , at the Town Hall located at 439441 Main Street, Catskill, NY. to allow public comment on the application.

The above application is open for inspection at the Office of the Zoning Board of Appeals located at 439 Main Street, Catskill, New York between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or by appointment.

By order of Gary Harvey Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Catskill The Village of Hunter Election Notice Pursuant to New York State Election Law PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, The Village of Hunter will hold its General Election at the Hunter Village Hall located at 7955 Main Street (Route 23A), Hunter, New York 12442.

The Polls will be open on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 12:00Noon to 9:00PM. This election will be held to fill the Office of Mayor with a three (3) year term of office. The following candidate has been nominated for this public office: Alan A. Higgins residing at 2626 Route 296, Hunter, New York.

Kathleen M. Hilbert Clerk/Treasurer NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD W. SPENCER AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD B. SPENCER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Other Relief duly filed on January 28, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on March 26, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 452 Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 12125.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of New Lebanon, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 19.2, Block 1 and Lot 44. Approximate amount of judgment is $171,187.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2018-013385.

James E. Kleinbaum, Esq., Referee Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH SHIVERS, JR., ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 29, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on April 2, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 26 Oakwood Boulevard, Hudson, NY 12534. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Hudson, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 110.39, Block 1 and Lot 5. Approximate amount of judgment is $116,131.98 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 1434119.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney, or the Referee.

Craig M. Crist, Referee Roach & Lin, P.C. FKA Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C., 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the Village of Philmont will hold a Public Hearing on the 17th day of March, 2020 at 7:00 pm at the Village Hall to consider the following: The application by Columbia County Habitat for Humanity, 829 Route 66, Hudson, NY 12534 for Site Plan Review for a lot line adjustment, Subdivision of remaining lands and construction of 2 residences with a shared partition wall as per Section 160-31 of the Code of the Village of Philmont. The premise is located at 18 Eagle Street, Philmont, NY 12565, Tax map # 113.09-3-17, in a residential high density zone and currently owned by the Village of Philmont, 124 Main Street, Philmont, NY 12565. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons interested will be heard at the above time and place. Robert Macfarlane, Chairman Planning Board PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is Yes This, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 28, 2020.

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‘We’re not finished yet.’ With each win, the Tar Heels are gaining momentum Jonathan M. Alexander The News & Observer

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When the game was over and North Carolina’s seniors had finished giving their speeches Tuesday night, Roy Williams grabbed the microphone to express his gratitude.

He thanked players like Brandon Robinson and Shea Rush, who spent four years at UNC, and have been with the program through the ups — a national championship — and the downs — the 17 losses this season.

And then he turned to the few fans still in the arena to deliver a message that appeared to be weighing on him.

“We love you, we appreciate you, and yes,” Williams said, before pausing while the crowd cheered.

His voice began to crack. “I feel that you guys meant so much to us.”

He explained how tough the season had been for them, to lose so many close games in the way that they have this year.

But he was adamant in his last statement to fans: “We’re not finished yet,” Williams said, after UNC’s 93-83 win over Wake Forest.

While the Tar Heels have no chance to earn an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, there is still an opportunity to earn and automatic bid if they win the ACC tournament.

Against Wake Forest on Tuesday night, the Tar Heels looked like a team that, if healthy, can make a run there. This season, they’ve shown that they can compete with the best teams in the conference.

They just had to learn how to finish games.

And over the past three games, they have.

The Tar Heels have won three consecutive games, and have scored 85 or more points in each of them. They’ve also shot 49% or better from the field, and have made at least 10 3-pointers in the last two games.

A big reason for their recent uptick, is the play of freshman guard Cole Anthony, who is producing a lot more by doing a lot less.

Over the past three games, he is averaging 24 points per game, and has shot better than 50% in all of them.

Before this three-game stretch, Anthony hadn’t shot 50% or better since the season-opener against Notre Dame on Nov. 6.

Because the ball is often in Anthony’s hands, his lack of efficiency was hurting the Tar Heels. There were times when a play was broken, the clock had wound down and Anthony hoisted up a wild shot. He often tried to dribble through double-teams.

But it is apparent that over the last few games, he is deferring to his teammates more — especially Garrison Brooks — and is taking more quality shots.

Williams said he told Anthony a few games ago, that he wanted his point guard to be more efficient.

He also wanted his assists to go up and turnovers to go down.

“We put him in a spot a couple of games ago where he felt like he had to score every possession himself and his shot is much better than his percentage had been,” Williams said, adding that he grabbed Anthony at shootaround Tuesday and reminded him to be more efficient.

Anthony listened.

When asked what he changed, Anthony said he started playing for the team more.

“Just getting everyone involved, watching film,” he said. “I feel like I’ve always had the ability to do this. It was just a matter of watching the film and getting better. Pretty much just polishing the mind.”

Against Wake Forest, Anthony finished with a team-high 28 points and 7 assists. He also had only one turnover.

Anthony’s propensity to get others involved has also benefited his teammates. Brooks, who finished with 25 points, has scored 25 or

more for the three straight games.

Robinson scored 18 points on his senior night. And Keeling, who had been on fire recently, added 9 points.

On Saturday, Brooks said the reason the Tar Heels are having success is because of “the way Cole is out there moving the ball, and we’re making shots.”

Because Georgia Tech dropped its appeal to the NCAA, UNC would be a No. 14 seed if the tournament started today. However, it still has a slight chance to rise to a No. 10 seed with a win over Duke, and the help of others.

And if Anthony and the Tar Heels can keep this up, they would be a dangerous matchup for any team in the tournament. They certainly believe that.

“We don’t think ‘maybe we can do it,’” Robinson said of running the table in the post season. “We know we can do it.”

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2020 NFL mock draft: Post-combine projections Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

My thoughts in the aftermath of the NFL scouting combine: — The secret is out. Henry Ruggs is fast. Like really fast, but he’s so much more. He has reliable, large hands (measured at over 10 inches in Indy) — eat your heart out Joe Burrow. Plus, he’s a route technician. I’d be shocked if he falls outside of Top 15.

— Cincinnati is likely locked in on Burrow, but a healthy Tua Tagovailoa will wreak havoc on the Top 5 and force the Bengals to do their due dilligence.

— Jalen Hurts has done enough to warrant a day two selection as a developmental prospect ... at quarterback. I shouldn’t have to clarify this.

— The top four offensive lineman (Tristan Wirfs, Andrew Thomas, Jedrick Wills and Mekhi Becton) could all go in the Top 10 (more likely they’re all gone by the Jets pick at No. 11). No way any of them are available outside the Top 20.

— Laviska Shenault is a big-play receiver (think a bigger version of Deebo Samuel) and a first-round talent who likely will fall after his combine performance. A slower-than-expected 4.58 40-yard dash and durability concerns are starting to pile up. Trust me, he’s plenty fast, but he won’t be able to make up for the combine at his pro day because he’s going to have surgery to fix a core muscle injury. He’s going to be a steal in April.

— Cornerback Jeffrey Okudah is in a tier by himself for his position, but C.J. Henderson might have seperated himself from the next group to settle just behind Okudah with his performance in Indy.

— Jonathan Taylor joined only Saquon Barkley as one of just two backs since 2014 to run 4.40 or faster in the 40-yard dash at 225-plus pounds. Athletically, he and Barkley are similar, but you rarely see that in the narrative surrounding Taylor. His elite production leads the way. When you combine the two, you have a running back who deserves to go much higher than he will in April.

— Isaiah Simmons is an alien.

THE PREAMBLE The NFL draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain.

At very least, it helps you pass the time.

The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do.

Last season, I was the fifth most accurate (out of 101) — most accurate in print — NFL draft prognosticator according to The Huddle Report. I’m 18th over the past five years.

Follow me on Twitter UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation.

Here’s an updated version of my 2020 NFL mock draft, now through three rounds: FIRST ROUND 1. Cincinnati (2-14) — Joe Burrow, QB, LSU, Sr. His “tiny” hands likely won’t change anything (Patrick Mahomes’ hands are about the same size). It’s probably best not to overthink this if you’re the Bengals. Burrow just finished a silly statistical season, was an almost unanimous Heisman Trophy winner and led the Tigers to a national title. He’s very talented, but I don’t consider him on par with Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning or John Elway as a prospect coming out of college. Top needs: QB, OL, LB 2. Washington (3-13) — Chase Young, Edge, Ohio St., Jr. The Redskins are certainly trying to drub up interest in the quarterbacks, signalling they wouldn’t mind trading out of this spot if the price is right.

Nothing has changed, Young is still the top prospect in this draft class. Top needs: OL, CB, LB 3. Detroit (3-12-1) — Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn, Sr. It’s much more likely teams attempt to deal with the Lions to secure their quarterback-of-the-future. Ideally, I believe GM Bob Quinn would prefer to deal with the Dolphins or Chargers.

He could still land an elite prospect in Brown, Jeffrey Okudah or Isaiah Simmons while adding more draft capital.

It would be an executive-of-the-year type move. Top needs: DL, DB, WR 4. N.Y. Giants (4-12) — Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio St., Jr. GM Dave Gettleman would prefer

to trade down (although he never has before in the first round). He has invested heavily in the offense since he arrived in 2018 and he’ll certainly address a mediocre offensive line this off-season, but the elite prospects that deserve to be drafted in the top five reside on the defensive side of the ball.

Okudah would pair nicely with DeAndre Baker. The consensus All-American is an elite athlete who has proven proficient in man coverage and is only scratching the surface of his potential.

Top needs: OT, S, DL 5. Miami (5-11) — Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama, Jr. Tagovailoa aced his medical evaluations in Indy by all accounts. He expects to receive full medical clearance on March 9 and will then begin preparing in earnest for his pro day on April 9.

A healthy Tagovailoa compares favorably to Russell Wilson. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 6. L.A. Chargers (5-11) — Jordan Love, QB, Utah St., Jr. Demand ALWAYS overrules supply when it comes to quarterbacks in the draft. According to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper, Love met with the Chargers in Indy. His arm talent and mobility is exactly what head coach Anthony Lynn wants in a quarterback. Top needs: OL, QB, RB 7. Carolina (5-11) — Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson, Jr. This almost makes too much sense after Luke Kuechly retired. The only defensive position Simmons’ illequipped to play is nose tackle. He’s an athletic unicorn who can rush the passer, patrol sideline-to-sideline and make an impact in coverage. Top needs: OL, DB, DL 8. Arizona (5-10-1) — CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. The Cardinals extended D.J. Humphries (three-years, $45 million) to guard Kyler Murray’s blindside, so GM Steve Keim can utilize this pick for more offensive weaponry. Murray’s former teammate with the Sooners has elite hands and ball skills (he’s special with the ball in the air). He can also contribute as a blocker. Top needs: OL, DL, DB 9. Jacksonville (6-10) — Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina, Sr. The Jaguars plan to decline All-Pro defensive tackle Marcell Dareus’ option for the 2020 season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, saving $20 million against the salary cap.

Kinlaw has the potential to be a force against the pass and run at the next level. Top needs: DT, WR, LB 10. Cleveland (6-10) — Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa, Jr. The Browns must upgrade their offensive line if Baker Mayfield has any hope in improving on a porous sophomore campaign in the pros. Wirfs is the best pass protector in this class, and talented enough to play multiple positions on the line. His historic combine effort could catapult him as high as No. 4 overall to the Giants. Top needs: OT, S, LB 11. N.Y. Jets (7-9) — Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia, Jr. Thomas is an investment in the future of Sam Darnold. He’s a big, powerful, athletic lineman with springy footwork and quick hands who’s a dynamic closer in both the run and pass game. Top needs: OL, WR, Edge 12. Las Vegas (7-9) — Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama, Jr. Antonio Brown’s breakdown left a sizable hole in the Raiders depth chart at receiver. Jeudy is an upgrade and the crown jewel of what is shaping up to be a special 2020 class of receivers. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 13. Indianapolis (7-9) — Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon, Sr. A quarterback is realistic here with the top two defensive tackles off the board. Herbert has all the physical attributes (prototypical size and elite arm talent) most coaches require, but consistency has been his bane. Still, his performance during Senior Bowl week and in Indy could catapult him into the top 10. Top needs: DT, WR, Edge 14. Tampa Bay (7-9) — Jedrick Wills, OL, Alabama, Jr. The offensive line needs upgraded regardless if the Buccaneers retain Jameis Winston or pursue Philip Rivers in free agency. Wills is a powerful upgrade who is versatile enough to play guard and showed some serious growth his junior season. He only allowed one quarterback pressure in his last five games, according to Pro Football Focus. Top needs: QB, OL, DL

15. Denver (7-9) — Henry Ruggs, WR, Alabama, Jr. The speedster would pair perfectly with Courtland Sutton. Ruggs is pure electricity with the football in his hands. He scored 25 total touchdowns on 100 touches in his Crimson Tide career. Top needs: OL, DB, DL 16. Atlanta (7-9) — K’Lavon Chaisson, Edge, LSU, Soph.

The Falcons recently announced they wouldn’t pursue negotiations with their own free agent pass rusher, Vic Beasley. Chaisson features one of the highest upsides at any position in this draft class. He’s a natural speed rusher who is capable of dropping into coverage and can be an asset in defending the run. The one knock is his durability. Top needs: Edge, OG, LB 17. Dallas (8-8) — A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa, Jr. Defensive ends Robert Quinn and Michael Bennett are both free agents.

The AP All-American racked up 11.5 sacks and forced four fumbles despite facing persistent double-teams all season. Top needs: S, DL, TE 18. Miami from Pittsburgh (8-8) — Mekhi Beckton, OT, Louisville, Jr. The Dolphins feature the worst offensive line in the NFL. You can’t teach Beckton’s size (6-7, 369) and he’s surprisingly nimble, especially as a run blocker. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 19. Las Vegas from Chicago (8-8) — Patrick Queen, LB, LSU, Jr. The Raiders find a quarterback for their defense. Queen is a three down, sideline-to-sideline terror with an elite football mind. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 20. Jacksonville from L.A. Rams (9-7) — C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida, Jr. The Jaguars will seek a replacement for All-Pro Jalen Ramsey (Tre Herndon certainly isn’t). It’s nitpicking to say Henderson is a shy tackler in the run game. Shutdown corners aren’t charged with shutting down running backs. They’re supposed to shutdown wide receivers and Henderson has no problem doing that. Top needs: DT, WR, LB 21. Philadelphia (9-7) — Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU, Jr. The Eagles wide receiver corps is in shambles. The inconsistent Nelson Agholor faces free agency while DeSean Jackson isn’t getting any younger (or healthier). A surprising 4.43 40-yard dash in Indy likely helped Jefferson’s draft stock. Top needs: WR, DB, LB 22. Buffalo (10-6) — Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson, Jr. Higgins adds a dimension to the Bills offense it currently doesn’t possess. He is a big-play machine with elite size (6-foot-4, 216 pounds) and speed. He has an “above the rim” mentality as a former basketball player and would be a steal this low in the first round. Top needs: WR, OG, LB 23. New England (12-4) — Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama, Jr. Devin McCourty is a free agent, the injuries are starting to mount for Patrick Chung and Duron Harmon has one year left on his contract. McKinney is an elite athlete with prototypical size (6-0, 201) who can play every position in the defensive backfield. Top needs: TE, OG, LB 24. New Orleans (13-3) — Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona St., Sr. Michael Thomas is in desperate need of a sidekick and Drew Brees is returning for his 20th season. Aiyuk is a playmaker capable of scoring from anywhere on the football field. His addition would make the Saints offense lethal. Top needs: WR, LB, OG 25. Minnesota (10-6) — Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU, Sr. Trae Waynes is an unrestricted free agent and something is clearly wrong with Xavier Rhodes. Fulton is an elite athlete who was the top cornerback prospect coming out of high school in 2016, and has lived up to the hype (for the most part). Top needs: CB, OG, WR 26. Miami from Houston (10-6) — Jonathan Taylor, RB Wisconsin, Jr. The Dolphins backfield has been a mess all year. A quarterback (Ryan Fitzpatrick) led them in rushing yards (243) and rushing touchdowns (four) while a wide receiver (Albert Wilson) had their longest rush from scrimmage (28 yards). Taylor’s 4.39 40-yard dash in Indy reminded everyone he was an elite athlete on top of the elite production he’s known for. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 27. Seattle (11-5) — Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn St., Jr. The Seahawks need an edge rusher who can take advantage of Jadeveon

Clowney’s presence, assuming he returns. Gross-Matos needs to add some strength to his frame, but he’s a gifted pass rusher with elite athleticism and a nose for the ball. Top needs: Edge, OL, TE 28. Baltimore (14-2) — Terrell Lewis, Edge, Alabama, Jr. One of the Ravens key priorities is boosting their pass rush (their 37 sacks ranked 21st in the NFL). Lewis showcased an impressive power/speed combo in Mobile during Senior Bowl week. Top needs: Edge, LB, WR 29. Tennessee (9-7) — Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama, Sr. Logan Ryan is a free agent and Malcolm Butler is a cut candidate, leaving Adoree Jackson as the only cornerback worthy of starting on the roster. Diggs (Stefon’s little brother) is still raw, but he features elite size (6-foot-1, 205 pounds) and a physicality that burdens receivers. Top needs: Edge, OT, RB 30. Green Bay (13-3) — Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma, Jr. The Packers run defense will obviously have to be improved if they hope to return to the conference championship. Murray is an explosive athlete who has developed elite instincts during his three seasons in Norman. Top needs: WR, LB, OT 31. San Francisco (13-3) — Cesar Ruiz, OL, Michigan, Jr. The 49ers will likely trade this pick to the highest bidder, considering they won’t be on the clock again until the fifth round. If they stand pat, the interior offensive line over-performed for the bulk of last season, but failed to contain Chris Jones in the Super Bowl.

Ruiz is an upgrade at center or guard.

Top needs: OL, DB, WR 32. Kansas City (12-4) — A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson, Jr. Both Beshaud Breeland and Kendall Fuller are set to become free agents.

Terrell’s performance in Indy made up for his poor performance against LSU in the title game. Top needs: CB, RB, OG SECOND ROUND 33. Cincinnati — Josh Jones, OT, Houston, Sr. 34. Indianapolis from Washington — Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado, Jr. 35. Detroit — Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah, Jr. 36. N.Y. Giants — Austin Jackson, OT, USC, Jr. 37. L.A. Chargers — D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia, Jr. It’s quite possible both Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler are lost in free agency. Swift is a shifty back able to bounce it outside or handle the rigors of running between the tackles.

He’s also a weapon out of the backfield (he had 56 receptions and four touchdowns the last two seasons). Top needs: OL, QB, RB 38. Carolina — Grant Delpit, S, LSU, Jr. 39. Miami — Lloyd Cushenberry, OL, LSU, Jr. 40. Arizona — Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Minnesota, So. 41. Cleveland — Ashtyn Davis, S, California, Sr. 42. Jacksonville — Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame, Jr. 43. Chicago from Las Vegas — Jabari Zuniga, Edge, Florida, Sr. The Bears pass rush regressed last season (outside of Khalil Mack).

Zuniga answered questions about his athleticism with an impressive performance in Indy (he was top six in every drill he performed) after an injuryplagued senior campaign. Top needs: OG, TE, Edge 44. Indianapolis — Justin Madubuike, DT, Texas A&M, Jr. 45. Tampa Bay — Jacob Eason, QB, Washington, Jr. 46. Denver — Netane Muti, OL, Fresno St., Jr. 47. Atlanta — J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio St., Jr. 48. N.Y. Jets — Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU, Jr. 49. Pittsburgh — Julian Okwara, Edge, Notre Dame, Sr. Sack artist Bud Dupree is an unrestricted free agent. A broken left fibula suffered in November will likely keep Okwara, a very talented pass rusher, out of the first round. He’s a potential steal here. Top needs: OL, Edge, TE 50. Chicago — Hunter Bryant, TE, Washington, Sr. 51. Dallas — Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia, Sr. 52. L.A. Rams — Isaiah Wilson, OT, Georgia, So. The Rams offensive line needs an

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overhaul if the offense hopes to return to its lofty stature of 2018. Wilson needs to sharpen his technique, but you can’t teach his physical traits. Top needs: OL, DL, LB 53. Philadelphia — Kyle Dugger, S, Lenoir-Rhyne, Sr. 54. Buffalo — Solomon Kindley, OG, Georgia, Jr. 55. Atlanta from New England — Ben Bredeson, OG, Michigan, Sr. 56. Miami from New Orleans — Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise St., Jr. 57. Houston — Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU, Sr. The Texans recently released Vernon Hargreaves, while Bradley Roby and Johnathan Joseph face free agency. Gladney is a ball-hawk who has the talent and instincts to thrive in man or zone. Top needs: DT, OT, RB 58. Minnesota — Neville Gallimore, DT, Oklahoma, Sr. 59. Seattle — Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor, Sr. 60. Baltimore — Akeem DavisGaither, LB, Appalachian St., Sr. 61. Tennessee — Josh Uche, Edge, Michigan, Sr. 62. Green Bay — K.J. Hamler, WR, Penn St., Jr. 63. Kansas City from San Francisco — Cam Akers, RB, Florida St., Jr. 64. Seattle from Kansas City — Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn, Sr. THIRD ROUND 65. Cincinnati — Damon Arnette, CB, Ohio St., Sr. 66. Washington — Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois, Sr. 67. Detroit — Zach Baun, OLB, Wisconsin, Sr. 68. N.Y. Jets from N.Y. Giants — Shane Lemieux, OG, Oregon, Sr. 69. Carolina — Lucas Niang, OT, TCU, Sr. 70. Miami — Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Auburn, Jr. 71. L.A. Chargers — Troy Dye, LB, Oregon, Sr. Thomas Davis can’t play forever and it’s clear GM Tom Telesco has an affinity for drafting linebackers. Dye features the elite range/athleticism to make plays all over the field and in coverage. He’s a high-energy player who will contribute on special teams day one. Top needs: OL, QB, RB 72. Arizona — Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU, Jr. 73. Jacksonville — Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio St., Sr. 74. Cleveland — Marlon Davidson, DL, Auburn, Sr. 75. Indianapolis — Bradlee Anae, Edge, Utah, Sr. 76. Tampa Bay — Clyde EdwardsHelaire, RB, LSU, Jr. 77. Denver — Raekwon Davis, DL, Alabama, Sr. 78. Atlanta — Albert Okwuegbunam, TE, Missouri, Jr. 79. N.Y. Jets — Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame, Sr. 80. Las Vegas — Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas, Sr. 81. Las Vegas from Chicago — Troy Pride Jr., CB, Notre Dame, Sr. 82. Dallas — Thaddeus Moss, TE, LSU, So. 83. Denver from Pittsburgh — Matt Hennessey, OL, Temple, Jr. 84. L.A. Rams — Darrell Taylor, Edge, Tennessee, Sr. Dante Fowler Jr. is a free agent. Taylor features prototypical size (6-4, 255) for an edge rusher and showcased a power/speed combo that had scouts talking during Senior Bowl week. Top needs: OL, DL, LB 85. Philadelphia — Robert Hunt, OL, Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr. 86. Buffalo — Donovan PeoplesJones, WR, Michigan, Jr. 87. New England — Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton, Sr. 88. New Orleans — John Simpson, OG, Clemson, Sr. 89. Minnesota — Logan Stenberg, OL, Kentucky, Sr. 90. Cleveland from Houston — Jason Strowbridge, DL, North Carolina, Sr. 91. Las Vegas from Seattle — Ben Bartch, OT, St. John, Sr. 92. Baltimore — Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC, Sr. 93. Tennessee — Trey Adams, OT, Washington, Sr. 94. Green Bay — Jack Driscoll, OL, Auburn, Sr. 95. Denver from San Francisco — Ezra Cleveland, OT, Boise St., Jr. 96. Kansas City — Davon Hamilton, DL, Ohio State, Sr.

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Aunt determined to keep girl safe from abusive relatives Dear Abby, One of my husband’s sisters has eight kids, ranging from 15 months to 20 years old. She hasn’t taken care of any of them for more than three years. They never saw a doctor, they didn’t have food in the house, and she was abusive.

When she lost custody, the DEAR ABBY ones without dads in the picture went to live with another one of my husband’s sisters.

Since then, three of the children she was caring for went into foster care. My husband and I visit them regularly, but no one else in the family has seen them at all.

Two of the kids are now in our care. They have been living with us for six months. The rest of his family hasn’t visited them either. I also have a 15-month-old son, who wouldn’t know any of them if they did come by, because they never do.

Last month, my husband’s family invited us over. I didn’t want to go and didn’t want my son or 6-year-old niece to go either. My husband thinks they have a “right” to see their family. I don’t think they should be around family who can’t be bothered to see them regularly.

I also think my niece shouldn’t have to be around an aunt who abused and neglected her. She’s only now starting to realize that’s not normal or OK. My nephew is 15, he knows what happened wasn’t right and has chosen to stay away from his aunt since moving out.

Am I wrong to keep my niece from her family? She’s not old enough to decide, but I think at this point it would do more harm than good.

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JEANNE PHILLIPS

At this point, you are that child’s responsible

adult (parent). If you feel it would be detrimental for her to be forced into contact with her abuser, stand your ground.

Dear Abby, I’m a 36-year-old female, smart, well-educated, attractive, successful, and a fantastic mom and partner. My problem is, I can’t stop stalking my boyfriend’s ex on social media.

It seems like she can’t let go.

She constantly posts comments about their previous relationship, about his family and still loving them, and she’s also close friends with my boyfriend’s sister.

I don’t know why I constantly compare myself to her. I know what I bring to the table.

Why am I so threatened and concerned by this gal? She’s younger than I am and posts all her feelings onto the social media world, even things about my boyfriend, some of which have included remarks about me.

Why can’t I stop being so nosy? I keep telling myself the past doesn’t matter, he’s with me now, don’t worry about her view from the sidelines, etc. But I’m beginning to feel like something is wrong with ME. Help, please.

Stalker In Texas

DR. KEITH ROACH

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may find that you’ve made a misstep recently that threatens to set you back financially. Keep accurate records in order to avoid a shock.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take care that your attempts to do what is right today don’t come off as

Garfield

Blondie

blood clot?

You have a very large clot extending from the calf all the way up into the mid-thigh. Blood clots don’t really dissolve, but they do organize and usually develop channels for the blood to flow through again. Sometimes, however, the vessels are permanently blocked and the blood finds other ways to flow around the area of blockage. This is called collateral circulation. Think of it as people driving on surface streets when the highway is blocked: Traffic moves, but it is slow and there is a backup. In your case, the symptoms of that backup are the heavy feeling you get when gravity is making it harder for the blood in the leg to get back to your heart. Swelling would be common as well.

Although procedures to reopen clotted veins do exist — these can be done within the vein, such as stenting, or through open surgery — they are generally used for people with severe symptoms, such as nonhealing ulcers. This would also include people who have not responded to conservative treatment, including prescription support stockings and elevating the leg above the heart three times daily.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you cannot always be what you want to be, but that may well be one of the best things for you — for your desires can sometimes run to the odd, unconventional and even dangerous, and the fact that some transformations will prove impossible to you in life will keep you safe from a specific kind of harm that only you can cause to yourself. You like having fun, and you enjoy spicing things up, giving people things they least expect and surprising them with all manner of behavior and accomplishments that are often quite unorthodox.

You can sometimes be unintentionally deceptive to others — but how is this even possible? The truth is that you can turn on a dime, switching alliances and intentions so quickly and with such subtlety that others aren’t likely to know you have switched — and thus are later deceived when the truth comes out.

Also born on this date are: Lou Costello, actor and comedian; Shaquille O’Neal, basketball player; Michelangelo, artist; Rob Reiner, actor, writer, director; Tom Arnold, actor and comic; Moira Kelly, actress; Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet.

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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You remind me of a celebrity who can’t tear herself away from the tabloids, regardless of how cruel or off-base they are. The only thing wrong with you is you are allowing your insecurity to overtake you. As you stated, your partner is with you now. If he had any interest in his ex, that wouldn’t be the case. Because you can’t seem to pull yourself away from the internet, consider “detoxing” by scheduling some conversations with a licensed mental health professional.

Lower-leg clot causes feeling of heaviness when walking I am a 62-year-old female. In January 2018 I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. I received a stem cell transplant in May of that year and am in remission. Everything was progressing fairly normally until six months post-transplant, when I suddenly developed a blood clot in my right leg.

TO YOUR Now I am 21 months postGOOD HEALTH transplant, but my blood clot is still there. I was on Eliquis for nine months, Pradaxa for five months and have just been switched to Xarelto. The results of my ultrasound last week showed “unchanged clot occluding the femoral vein down to the veins in the calf.”

I can’t understand why the clot won’t dissolve. At first, I was told clots usually take three to six months to dissolve. When it didn’t, I inquired about a surgical procedure that had been mentioned to remove it, but was told it wouldn’t be safe with my compromised immune system. Later I was told that since the clot was in the vein and not the artery, they can’t do the surgical procedure. My oncologist/stem cell transplant doctor talked with a colleague who specializes in clotting disorders, and he said I would need long-term anticoagulants. If I’m on my feet for more than 30 minutes, my foot and ankle area get a numb, heavy feeling. Do you think there is anything else that can be done to dissolve the

Family Circus

Baby Blues trying to force others to accept your point of view.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — As you come out of a phase marked by difficult communication today, you can talk about most things easily. You can rally others around your flag.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll receive news from afar today, but you may not know just what to do with it until a third party arrives on the scene and guides you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It’s not all bad news today, so don’t let yourself fall into a pattern of response that is erroneous or disproportional.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your energy and enthusiasm are both on the rise today, thanks to an unexpected discovery that reveals more than one opportunity. Raise the stakes!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can expect to become more directly involved in someone’s affairs — but you’ll want to steer clear of anything concerning money.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may be expected to keep track of facts and figures for someone who is in over his or her head. You cannot take this on indefinitely.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Any attempt to pull the wool over someone’s eyes is likely to fall short today — and possibly cause you a good deal of harm as well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — The finer points of a certain situation may be difficult to comprehend at first, but if you stick with it, you’ll know just what’s going on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can perform well under pressure today. Someone is going after something in a manner you cannot support, and it’s time to say so.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’ll have the chance to do something new today, but you’ll have to decide whether it’s wise to do it alone. A friend is willing to join you.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

RUFTI SUREH DEOROV ARCYNA

Ends in “rat” Level 1

3

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Yesterday’s

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

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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.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: POWER DROLL GRUMPY SHRINK Answer: Before installing their new landscaping, they did some — GROUNDWORK

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Solution to Thursday’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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Each answer is a word that ends in “rat.” (e.g., A beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America. Answer: Muskrat.)

Freshman level 1. An annoying child who behaves badly.

2. Barack Obama is a _____.

3. A unit of weight for precious stones.

Graduate level 4. A member of a ruling class or of the nobility.

5. A card game played in casinos.

6. Someone who is employed to help run an office or government department.

PH.D. level 7. He was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday.

8. A rectangular, tiered temple erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians.

9. A volcanic island in the Caribbean, in the West Indies.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Brat. 2. Democrat. 3. Carat. 4. Aristocrat. 5. Baccarat. 6. Bureaucrat. 7.

(Jean-Paul) Marat. 8. Ziggurat. 9. Montserrat.

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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Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Keeps going up and down 5 Winter forecast 9 Nudge 13 Island feasts 15 “Mary __ little lamb…”

16 Lois __; “Daily Planet” reporter 17 Group of eight 18 Law 20 “He __ hesitates is lost” 21 Galloped 23 Sampled 24 Sister’s daughter 26 Cup’s edge 27 Attic 29 Neighbor of Utah 32 Underway 33 Shut 35 Begley & McMahon 37 Astonish 38 Merchandise 39 Ice afloat on the sea 40 Margaret’s nickname 41 Lab bottles 42 “__ Jacques” 43 Remember 45 Jigsaw puzzle bits 46 Everyone 47 Item in a bedding package 48 19th-century U.S. president 51 “A Boy and __ Dog”; Don Johnson film 52 Molinaro & Gore 55 Not of this world 58 Leg bone 60 Sheet music symbol 61 Greenish-blue 62 Permit 63 __ Park, NY; FDR’s hometown 64 Catch sight of 65 Part of the eye DOWN 1 __ your own horn; boast 2 Cry from a flu shot clinic

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Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

3 U.S. state capital 4 Girl’s nickname 5 Glowed 6 VP Rockefeller’s initials 7 Strange 8 Café employee 9 Fluid part of the blood 10 __ and rave; make a scene 11 A single time 12 Owner’s document 14 “Sesame __” 19 Innocent 22 Do a disappearing __; vanish 25 Remove wrinkles 27 Struggle to breathe 28 Run __; chase 29 __ off; dozes 30 Yummy 31 Venerate 33 Scuttle chunks 34 Chat room chuckle 36 Candy store chain 38 Razor maker

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Non Sequitur

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39 On the house 41 Courage 42 Spanish party 44 Wine container 45 __ Beta Kappa 47 In a bashful way 48 Make __ of; tout 49 “__ the Lonely”; Roy Orbison song

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50 Have to have 53 Dangerous animal 54 Cutting tools 56 “__ Just Not That Into You”; 2009 film 57 In the __ of luxury 59 Sick

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