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CATSKILL — Catskill Middle School on West Main Street will be the first testing site for the coronavirus in Greene County, a Catskill lawmaker said Wednesday.

Greene County received a shipment of more than 1,000 tests from the state late Monday night, Emergency Management Specialist Dan King confirmed.

Unlike other recent shipments, these 1,080 tests are

not restricted to adult-care facilities, Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said at Monday’s legislature committee meetings.

“Public Health will have to go through them [the tests] because the last batch that came from the state, there was a fair amount of them that were leaking and unusable,” Linger said.

Public Health is working to establish testing sites within the county, Linger said.

The first testing site will be

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Catskill Middle School on West Main Street in Catskill will be the first COVID-19 testing site in Greene County.

4th region set to reopen, Capital Region lags behind

By Kate Lisa

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at Catskill Middle School on Saturday, Legislator Matthew Luvera, R-Catskill, said, with locations in Cairo and on the mountaintop to follow.

Catskill Village President Vincent Seeley said he was contacted by representatives from Walmart about beginning testing services at its Catskill supercenter. Testing would be offered by appointment only, Seeley said, adding that a launch date for the

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WATERTOWN — New York’s North Country region will start to reopen at the end of the week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, but the Capital District will not be ready after a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The North Country is the state’s

fourth region cleared to start reopening businesses Friday when the governor’s NY On Pause executive order expires. Officials green-lighted the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley regions to start reopening earlier this week.

Regions are cleared to open after meeting seven criteria about an area’s coronavirus hospitalization,

infection and death rates, available hospital beds, testing and tracing capacity. Regions will resume construction and manufacturing industries first with phase I of the state’s four-phase reopening plan.

“Four regions have now met all seven metrics required to begin reopening,” Cuomo said Wednesday during a briefing at Jefferson

Community College. “We’re doing something in this state that no other state is doing — we are having a transparent discussion about the reopening operations because it only works if people understand it and are part of it.”

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo annonced at a coronavirus COVID-19 briefing in Watertown on Wednesday that the state’s North Country region is ready to start reopening businesses after the NY On Pause order expires Friday.

Report: More transparency during pandemic

By Kate Lisa and Melanie Lekocevic Johnson Newspaper Corp.

The majority of elected officials statewide are infrequently hearing from constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic and could improve government transparency, according to a state organization’s report released Tuesday.

Nonpartisan charitable organization New York Coalition For Open Government reviewed the transparency of 21 governmental bodies — 10 counties, 11 cities and one town — across the state in the month of April to see if local governments are representing New York’s largest localities.

The report showed 14 of 21, or 67%, of

the reviewed government bodies eliminated public comment during their April meetings, which were held digitally because of the coronavirus. Seven out of the 21 encouraged residents to make comments via telephone, voicemails, video calls or recordings or emails.

“Here we are in an emergency situation when it’s more important than ever to hear from the public,” coalition President Paul Wolf said. “That opportunity is being denied all across New York state.”

The Albany, Binghamton, Niagara Falls, Rochester and Syracuse city councils, the Monroe County Legislature and the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors made efforts to solicit live public comments by video, telephone or reading or summarizing resident comments

during April meetings.

The coalition graded 21 localities to learn if they complied with state Open Meetings Law requirements to livestream meetings, post all meeting documents online beforehand and publish meeting audio or video afterward.

The organization also analyzed boards’ efforts for residents to see and hear public comments during online meetings. The Open Meetings Law does not mandate public comment periods.

The municipalities were chosen based on the state’s most populated cities and counties. The governmental bodies include Erie and Niagara county legislatures, the Buffalo Common Council and Niagara Falls City Council in Western New York; the Jefferson County

Legislature and Watertown City Council in the North Country; and the Albany City Council and the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors in the Capital Region. In Albany County — the region’s largest county — legislators did not meet in April.

The state is preparing to gradually reopen its economy and COVID-19 infections are on the decline, but officials must be prepared to conduct meetings remotely until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a virus vaccine, Wolf said.

“In the best of times, open government is a struggle — even before the COVID-19 crisis,” Wolf said. “My hope See REPORT A2

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statewide except in New York City, Long Island, and Rockland, Westchester and Erie county hospitals.

New York’s COVID-19 fatalities reached at least 21,279 Wednesday — up from 21,113 Tuesday. Johns Hopkins University & Medicine’s online COVID-19 tracker, which includes probable virus deaths in its tally, listed the state’s virus death toll as 27,409 Thursday.

The state saw 166 virus-related deaths Tuesday, including 122 in hospitals and 44 in nursing homes. The death rate is fluctuating slightly, but remains flat after 195 fatalities Monday, 161 Sunday and 207 Saturday.

The state tested 1,258,907 people as of Wednesday, revealing 340,661 total positive cases of COVID-19. New York’s hospitalization rates continued a downward trend to 6,946 patients Wednesday, down 117, according to the governor’s office.

“We have hopefully come through the worst,” Cuomo said.

About 3.1% of the state police and 7.5% of state corrections officers have COVID-19 antibodies, or were exposed to and recovered from the illness, according to a preliminary survey.

The state surveyed 2,750 state police members and more than

3,000 state corrections officers.

The study showed downstate frontline workers were infected with the virus less than New York City’s general population of 19.9%. The survey of more than 20,000 frontline workers showed 14.2% of transit workers, 12.2% of health care employees, 10.5% of the New York Police Department and 17.1% of New York City firefighters and 17% have COVID-19 antibodies, or were exposed to and recovered from the illness.

Health care workers having a lower infection rate than the general population proves correctly wearing and using personal protective equipment, such as face masks, gloves or gowns, reduces the virus spread, Cuomo said.

“You know what that means?

That means PPE works,” the governor said. “Masks work.”

The state is prioritizing COVID-19 testing children as dozens of medical officials continue to study virus complications in children that cause inflammation of blood vessels and extremities, mimicking symptoms similar to severe illnesses such as Kawasaki disease and toxic-shock syndrome. Fourteen other states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,

Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington, the District of Columbia, and five European countries — Spain, France, England, Italy and Switzerland — have reported similar cases.

New York hospitals have 102 reported cases of virus-related illnesses in children — up from 100 cases Tuesday. Sixty percent of children with these symptoms tested positive for the virus with 40% testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies. About 14% were positive for both.

Of the state’s cases, 43% were hospitalized and 71% were admitted to intensive care.

“It does not present as a normal COVID case,” Cuomo said.

“Parents have to be aware of this. It’s a wide array of symptoms as you can see, which makes it even harder for a parent to know exactly what they’re dealing with.”

Medical attention should be sought immediately when a child has a fever lasting more than five days, severe abdominal pain, diarrhea or vomiting, a change in skin color, such as turning pale or blue, trouble breathing, decreased amount or frequency of urination, racing heart rate or infants having difficulty feeding or drinking fluids, according to the governor’s office.

boards to ensure members of the public can view or listen to public meetings live.

“They have an obligation to provide remote, contemporaneous access,” state Committee on Open Government Assistant Director Kristin O’Neill said.

“The public has to be able to listen or view while the meeting is occurring.”

Local governments “We did it based on population, so probably the bigger populous areas have greater technological capability,” Wolf said of the report. “I saw where smaller communities do have technology issues. I don’t have any particular recommendations other than, hopefully, they can try the best they can to figure it out.”

The coalition may conduct another report focusing on government transparency in more rural, less populated towns and counties.

“All we can do is shine a light on some of these things, maybe embarrass folks,” Wolf said.

“Sometimes, that’s what you have to do to make things happen.”

In Columbia County, meetings are broadcast live, Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell said.

“Most of our meetings are

streamed through YouTube and we advertise them,” Murell said. “Starting this month, we will be doing committee meetings again and they will all be streamed.”

Comments and questions can be posed, but not in real time, he said.

“We don’t have the ability to take questions, but people can email us and we will address the questions after the meeting is over,” Murell said, adding that questions and comments can be emailed to kelly.baccaro@ columbiacountyny.com.

The board of supervisors has not had a public hearing since the state’s shutdown order because there have been no issues requiring one, he said.

Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson said meetings are broadcast on radio.

“The essential meetings have all been taking place. They are broadcast live through WGXC, 90.7 on the local radio station,” Johnson said. “They are also on Zoom as well. Comment is taken through email, and we added a version where people can participate at the end of the meeting. I have had a few virtual town halls and people were able to submit comments and questions beforehand, as well as in the chat box during the meeting.”

In Greene County, the Legislature uses Zoom to air its meetings on YouTube, Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said. Enabling the public to take part in meetings has been challenging.

“The hardest part to accomplish is having the public participate,” Linger said. “We are posting agendas online a week before so if they have questions, they can email a legislator before the meeting so they can answer them during the meeting.”

The Catskill Village Board uses a video conferencing app, combined with texting, to enable the public to view and participate in meetings, Village President Vincent Seeley said.

“In one of our planning board public hearings, we had 60 participants from the public,” Seeley said. “We hold the meeting, and we give out two cell numbers where people can text questions. At the end of the meeting we open up the line and answer questions. So we use the conference call but also text messages as a conduit for people to ask questions.”

The system has been working so well, Seeley said the board will continue using it even after gatherings are allowed, in conjunction with the in-person meeting.

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a commercial order for 700 test kits. The county has received the first 25 kits of the order, Linger said.

program has not been finalized.

Columbia County offered testing for up to 100 pre-approved residents last Friday at Columbia-Greene Community College in collaboration with Columbia Memorial Health.

The Columbia County Department of Health plans to hold the next testing clinic in Hudson to reach people who may not have access to a car.

Columbia Memorial Health continues to limit testing to patients who are hospitalized, according to its website.

Each county has received 200 test kits from the state.

Columbia County ordered 2,000 commercial testing kits from Thermo Fisher Scientific using donated funds. The county has received 1,000 kits so far, with an additional 1,000 kits expected in the coming weeks.

Greene County also placed

WellNow Urgent Care, with locations in Hudson and Albany, is offering traditional COVID-19 testing, as well as antibody testing. These tests are available to patients experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who have been exposed to the virus. No appointment is necessary, according to wellnow.com, and patients will receive results in three to five days.

Rite Aid in Colonie is offering COVID-19 testing, as is SUNY Albany. Rite Aid has an online pre-screening form, which patients can fill out and then schedule an appointment. To be tested at SUNY Albany, you must call the state’s COVID-19 hotline 1-888-3643065, and go through a screening process to be approved for testing, at which point you will receive a PIN number.

Albany County is also partnering with the Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center to

offer mobile testing throughout the county. Testing can also be received at the center itself after being pre-approved and scheduling an appointment. A list of the mobile locations can be found at https:// www.wmyhealth.org/covid19-updates/covid-19-testing/ To schedule an appointment, call 518-465-4771.

Walgreens has testing in 13 states and CVS has testing in five states, but the pharmacy chains are not offering the service in New York at this time.

Ulster County has three testing sites: TechCity in Kingston, Kingston Midtown Mobile Testing Site at Grand Street and Ellenville Regional Hospital.

For the TechCity and Ellenville locations, a doctor’s order

is required. For the Midtown Kingston location, no doctor’s order is needed but an appointment is required. To go through the screening process for an appointment, call 845393-2730.

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FORECAST FOR HUDSON/CATSKILL

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Massena 64/46

Bancroft 55/43

Ogdensburg 61/49

Peterborough 55/45

Plattsburgh 62/47

Malone Potsdam 63/45 62/49

Kingston 55/48

Watertown 61/51

Rochester 64/55

Utica 64/51

Batavia Buffalo 63/54 61/55

Albany 66/52

Syracuse 66/54

Catskill 65/52

Binghamton 61/51

Hornell 62/55

Burlington 64/49

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region’s virus hospitalization, infection and death rates, available hospital beds, testing and tracing capacity.

On Tuesday, the Capital District region had one criterion left to meet to reopen construction and manufacturing businesses at the end of the week. The region, which includes Columbia and Greene counties, had a setback Wednesday and has to satisfy two criteria to start reopening the economy after a spike in COVID-19 hospital patients.

The region had 121 virus patients in the hospital Wednesday, up from 104 Tuesday, according to the state’s regional tracker at forward.ny.gov.

To reopen, the state mandates an area must have a threeday average of a 14-day decline in net COVID-19 hospitalizations or under 15 new virus patients. The Capital District must also see a 14-day decline in hospital deaths, or fewer than five deaths in that period, to start reopening.

Elective surgeries will resume in 12 more counties, including Columbia and Albany counties, officials said Wednesday. Elective surgeries are set to resume

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is one of the positive things out of this is people are videotaping and live streaming their meetings a lot of places weren’t doing it before. I hope this practice continues.

“Our preference is people have the opportunity to be heard live whether through video or telephone.”

Some officials may not know how to use technology, Wolf said.

“I had never used Zoom before, but I don’t think it’s that complicated,” he added of the popular video conference calling app. “Hopefully with practice, they’ll get better at it.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s March 7 state of emergency declaration suspended the state’s Open Meetings Law requiring all government meetings be open to the public with given notice. The law also requires meeting documents be posted on a local government’s website before a meeting, which must be streamed in real time and posted online soon afterward.

Governor’s office spokesman Jason Conwall said the order’s intent is to require public

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Thursday, May 14 n Greene County Legislature 4 p.m. finance audit n Coxsackie-Athens Board of Education special meeting-budget 6 p.m.

Remote meeting link at www.cacsd.org Board of Education Agendas

Monday, May 18 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Zoom

Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/876 46306916?pwd=LzNQU2Q0WU5hWHh wT0pTSUFuWG0vdz09 Meeting ID: 876 4630 6916 Password: 803033 For phone in: 1 929 205 6099 US(New York) n Greene County Legislature 6 p.m. economic development and tourism; gov. ops. and finance via zoom – instructions for audio/video conferencing are on county website n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, May 19 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Twin Counties receive COVID aid

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County lawmakers approved a series of state grants to support COVID19-related efforts, county officials said.

The County Services Committee approved $64,727 in funding Monday from the Help America Vote Act Grant, designated to address the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on general elections. Columbia County will receive $90,124.

The HAVA grant is based on the voter population. Columbia County has a voter population of 47,367 and Greene County’s voter population is 34,019, according to the resolution.

The Greene County Health Services Committee approved $27,883 in COVID-19 relief last week from the state Department of Health. The funding follows $67,490 from the state that the Legislature approved in April. Columbia County received identical amounts.

The department of health grant award is based on the

county’s population, Greene County Public Health Director Kimberly Kaplan said in April.

Greene County had a population of 49,221 in the 2010 census and Columbia County’s population was 63,096.

The funds can be used for costs associated with quarantining, Kaplan said.

“We have to bring them thermometers and information about being quarantined,” Kaplan said. “It needs to be delivered to their homes, which involves a fair bit of driving.”

Greene County Public Health is delivering hand sanitizer and masks to people in quarantine, Kaplan said.

“If we need separate arrangements for housing, that could be included in [the grant],” she said.

Greene County has 69 residents in quarantine, according to data from the Public Health Department.

Columbia County has 177 residents under quarantine, according to the Department of Health.

Columbia County Health

Department Public Information Officer Patricia Abitabile said the county has used the state funding to pay its staff, who have been working seven days a week.

Greene County was exploring the option of using the funding to purchase test kits, Kaplan said in April.

Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, RNew Baltimore, said Wednesday that he was unsure if the county has received word back from the state regarding applying the funds toward test kits.

The county placed an order for 700 commercial test kits, 25 of which have arrived.

The Greene County Health Services Committee also approved an additional $49,625 from the state for Public Health Emergency Preparedness/ Response to Bioterrorism, which will be used for planning and assessment, surveillance, information technology, risk communication and education and training, according to the resolution.

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In this April 17, 2020, file photo, Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, left, accepts delivery of test kits for the county.

Wednesday, May 20 n Cairo Town Board workshop meet-

ing 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. virtual meeting check website for details 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 Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Planning Board 4:30 p.m. via Zoom Meeting open for the public to attend in person. Members of the public may view all meetings on the Greene County YouTube channel at https://www. youtube.com/channel/UC0mwTvjUz_XyhJ83epMPFpQ/ Minutes will transcribed and posted on the Greene County Planning Board web page https://www. greenegovernment.com/departments/ planning-and-economic-development/ greene-county-planning-board n Greene County Legislature 6:30 p.m. regular legislature meeting No. 5 via zoom – instructions for audio/video conferencing are on county website

Thursday, May 21 n Coxsackie-Athens CSD Regular Board of Education meeting 6:30 p.m. Remote meeting, for further information go to www.cacsd.org. n Coxsackie Village Planning Board public hearing and meeting 7 p.m. 270 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, May 25 n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 26 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Albany Law School receives significant gift to establish Women’s Leadership Initiative ALBANY — Albany Law School announced it has received a gift of $175,000 from trustee Kimberly C. (K.C.) Petillo-Décossard ’05 and her husband, Sakis Décossard, to establish the Women’s Leadership Initiative.

The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) is an innovative effort by Albany Law School’s Career and Professional Development Center and Office of Alumni Engagement, which will work together to: arrange leadership training opportunities for students and alumnae; organize networking events and integration with the law school’s Alumni Initiative in Mentoring program; and develop a fellowship program.

The WLI will draw on the partnership and counsel of senior partners and alumni leaders throughout the country, particularly in the Capital Region and New York City.

“This is a program that will empower our women lawyers to lean in, make connections, and be the best they can be.

We are deeply grateful to K.C. and Sakis for making it possible,” said President and Dean Alicia Ouellette. “The Women’s Leadership Initiative will make a big impact on the lives of our students, both

personally and professionally, as they enter the workforce as new attorneys.”

In the coming months, the law school will be working with alumni and friends to build additional support for the Women’s Leadership Initiative. Petillo-Décossard, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, has also committed her time to inspire philanthropy and volunteerism for this exciting new effort.

“Since Kate Stoneman, the first woman admitted to practice law in New York State, graduated from Albany Law in 1898, thousands of Albany Law alumnae, including myself, have stood on the shoulders of the successful women who preceded us, earning our own victories, and normalizing female success for the young women who follow us,” Petillo-Décossard said.

“Sakis and I are thrilled to be a part of Albany Law’s continuing tradition of supporting women in the law.”

This commitment marks the ninth new endowed fund established during We Rise Together: The Campaign for Albany Law School. Innovation is a key pillar of the campaign; gifts that are geared toward inventive programming make the legal

education—and the student experience—at Albany Law School even stronger.

The law school has secured more than $27 million in gifts and commitments toward We Rise Together: The Campaign for Albany Law School.

The historic campaign, announced in 2019, is an ambitious fundraising effort to support student scholarships, innovation, and programs that make an impact on the community.

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Why the silence, Greene County?

For the second time in the weeks we have spent under COVID-19 lockdown, a majority of elected officials statewide are hearing from constituents saying more government transparency is needed during this public-health crisis, according to a state organization’s report released Tuesday.

Greene County officials should listen.

The nonpartisan charitable organization New York Coalition For Open Government reviewed the transparency of 21 government bodies — 10 counties, 11 cities and one town — across the state in April to learn if local governments representing New York’s largest localities were allowing the free flow of information at the height of the pandemic.

The report showed 14 out of 21, or about 67%, of the reviewed government bodies eliminated public comment during their April meetings, which were held digitally because of the coronavirus.

Greene County officials appear to be pulling the curtain shut on simple but vital information on the pandemic just when it is needed the most. It is close to impossible to reach Greene officials by phone or email.

Repeated calls seeking even the most elementary facts such as releasing the number of positive COVID-19 cases broken down by town go unanswered every day, which is baffling considering other counties throughout the state provide that information, and much more, on their municipal websites.

Albany, Dutchess, Ulster, Saratoga, Putnam and Niagara are just a few of the counties across the state that have COVID-19

dashboards on their websites with considerable information about the virus’s impact on the counties. Even Columbia County releases the number of cases broken down by municipality on its website each Friday.

The officials the public counts on — Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden, Public Health Director Kimberly Kaplan and, responding somewhat more regularly, Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger of New Baltimore — have turned off the faucet.

Groden has been largely missing in action.

Groden is the public information officer for the Emergency Operations Center. So if you call there and say you’re with the press, they direct you to Groden.

One reporter has not heard from Groden since April 27. Linger last spoke to the reporter last Wednesday. Kaplan was on a conference call on April 15, during which officials were stressing the importance to the press of going directly to the county for information.

That is the only time the reporter spoke to Kaplan.

The Greene County public needs to be reassured that its officials are on the job and are willing and able to share vital information with the press that represents it. The public needs to know the chain of leadership is strong and unbroken. Failure to do this can lead only to the erosion of faith in government and loss of confidence in that self-same leadership.

We’re in the midst of an unpredictably perilous situation. Why the silence, Greene County leaders?

ANOTHER VIEW

Coronavirus spreads in close quarters. That should factor into reopening decisions. (c) 2020,The Washington Post ·

How do you catch or spread the coronavirus? Much has been said about keeping six feet away and avoiding someone’s cough or sneeze. That’s fine, but additional evidence is surfacing about how the virus is transmitted, a key question for reopening decisions. Studies drawn from completed contact tracing - tracking down all those an infected person came into contact with - are showing that sustained, close contacts and close quarters are the biggest risks.

Muge Cevik, a doctor and scientist at the School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, who examined a series of contact tracing studies, found increased rates of infection in enclosed and connected environments, including households, long-term-care facilities, churches, public transit and homeless shelters. She said casual, short interactions appear not to be main drivers of the pandemic, but family and friends are.

For example, 2,147 close contacts of 157 coronavirus cases were examined in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai. The researchers found higher risks of infection for friends, family and relatives; also, higher rates of infection among those living with the infected person or taking the same transit or dining together. In another China study, based in Shenzhen, 1,286 close contacts of 391 virus cases were tracked; again the finding was that “household contacts and those traveling with a case were at higher risk of infection.”

In Chicago, public health authorities in February and March investigated a large cluster of illness among multiple families.

The spread of the virus began at a funeral. A

close friend of the deceased, who was infected and experiencing “mild respiratory symptoms,” spent hours with the family, sharing a “potluck-style” meal and embracing family members. Three days later, still feeling the mild symptoms, the close friend attended a birthday party attended by nine other family members. There were hugs and shared food. Researchers concluded the initial case “likely triggered a chain of transmission that included 15 other confirmed and probable cases” after the funeral and birthday party, and “ultimately resulted in three deaths.”

Illustrating the risks of tightly enclosed spaces, researchers examined the case of an infected Englishman, who had recently been in Singapore, and in January stayed at a chalet in the French Alps with 10 other British tourists, and a British family of five who lived in France. Of these 16 people, 12 were later found to be infected, for an overall virus attack rate of 75% in the chalet. In Boston, when 408 residents of a homeless shelter were checked from March 28 to April 1, 147 were positive for the coronavirus.

All of these examples suggest that the virus spreads when and where people are congregating, and among households, family and close contacts. This insight must be taken into account for every decision about opening up the country. The problem of breaking the virus chains of transmission remains urgent and incomplete. Until a vaccine or therapy is ready, social distancing, isolating the sick, wearing face masks and constant hand-washing are absolutely necessary.

Such are the sad lessons of a Chicago funeral and birthday party.

Will the Supreme Court rectify its qualified immunity mistake?

WASHINGTON —The table around which the Supreme Court justices gather for conferences might groan Friday beneath the weight of cert petitions — requests for the court to accept 11 cases arising from lower court decisions involving plaintiffs seeking redress for violations of their civil rights.

In 10 of the cases — in all but one, the government defendants were in law enforcement - the civil rights claims were dismissed because courts granted the defendants qualified immunity. In one case the courts denied immunity.

The Supreme Court’s consideration of this avalanche of petitions suggests that the court is reconsidering its mistake in creating qualified immunity.

This doctrine has essentially nullified accountability for law enforcement and other government officers even in cases where violations of constitutional rights are indisputable.

Friday’s cases include: A police officer, eager to administer an alcohol breath test to a man on misdemeanor probation, parked his patrol car in front of the man’s house with its siren roaring for over an hour, covered the house’s security camera with tape and repeatedly circled the house, knocking on windows. A lower court held that this warrantless invasion violated the Fourth Amendment but granted the rogue officer immunity from civil liability because no “clearly established law” forbade his behavior. Meaning there were minor factual differences between this case and prior cases in the circuit.

A court granted immunity to officers who stole $225,000 in cash and rare coins while executing a search warrant because this behavior was not covered by any previous decision, involving virtually identical facts and circumstances, within that court’s circuit. Because of trivial factual distinctions from earlier cases, a court granted immunity to a deputy sheriff who,

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WILL while repeatedly attempting to shoot a pet dog that posed no threat, shot a 10-year-old child lying on the ground. For similar reasons a court granted immunity to officers who used tasers - nine times, and fatally on an unarmed man having an acute mental-health episode, although this petition has been rescheduled for later consideration.

A court granted immunity to state investigators who, without notice or a warrant, entered a doctor’s office and searched the medical records of 16 patients. Again immunity was justified by there being no “clearly established law.” A dissenting judge noted that qualified immunity amounts to “unqualified impunity, letting public officials duck consequences for bad behavior — no matter how palpably unreasonable — as long as they were the first to behave” in a distinctively egregious way.

The Supreme Court’s conference table might splinter beneath the weight of public records of hundreds of comparably appalling episodes that raise questions of qualified immunity. Since 1982, this doctrine has become a major impediment to the protection of constitutional rights because of three inappropriate words.

In the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act, Congress said that government officials who violate a citizen’s constitutional rights “shall be liable to the party injured.” In 1967, however, the court began subverting Congress’s clear intent by diluting the right to

civil remedies. In 1982 the court almost nullified the right by holding that the official’s conduct must be measured against — here are the three words — “clearly established law.”

This was in no meaningful sense an “interpretation” of the 1871 statute. In effect, law is “clearly established” only regarding single instances, hence it is hardly law. Trivial factual distinctions between indisputably unconstitutional behavior in case A and such behavior in a prior case B in the same circuit can mean that the official in case A has immunity even though the violation of a plaintiff’s rights is clear.

Perversely, the more gross the unconstitutional behavior is, the harder it is to persuade courts to deny immunity, because what the perpetrator did does not precisely fit the fact pattern of any prior case. In its last 30 cases, the Supreme Court, applying its “clearly established law” doctrine, has denied immunity only twice.

Clark Neily and Jay Schweikert of the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice, joined by amicus (friend of the court) briefs representing an astonishing ideological diversity, have helped to bring qualified immunity’s consequences to the attention of the court that, in creating it, created “a culture of near-zero accountability for law enforcement.” Its victims include not just those whose civil rights have been violated, but the overwhelming majority of law-abiding law enforcement officers and other public officials who are tainted by the unpunished unconstitutional behavior of a few. On Friday, the court can serve civil rights and law enforcement by deciding to rethink the mistakes it made regarding qualified immunity.

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Trump shows frayed nerves with pandemic’s toll climbing

By Justin Sink Bloomberg News (TNS)

WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus inflicts ever more death and economic carnage across the U.S., President Donald Trump is resorting to his preferred and battle-tested tactic to fight the biggest threat to his reelection: diversion.

The shift was clear on Mother’s Day, when he flooded Twitter with 126 posts, including promoting a tweet that called his own Justice Department “corrupt.” A day later, he accused Democrats of trying to “steal” a little-watched congressional race in California.

He continued his attacks into the week, accusing Barack Obama of unnamed crimes, and then on Tuesday promoting a baseless conspiracy theory that MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough had committed murder.

The totality of Trump’s display underscored the extent to which the pandemic has worn on the president, who has watched his popularity in key swing states plummet. Just two months ago Trump was reveling in a booming economy and a field of Democratic challengers that appeared in disarray.

Now, he faces harsher realities: More than 81,000 dead people and an economy in the deepest contraction in memory.

The virus has meanwhile crept into the White House itself, infecting staffers in the Vice President Mike Pence’s office and one of the president’s own valets.

Recent polls show that public opinion of Trump is souring as former Vice President Joe Biden pulls ahead in crucial swing states, despite a shoestring campaign and selfconfinement to his Delaware home.

Just 43% of Americans approve of Trump’s coronavirus performance according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll released Tuesday. That’s despite 71% of those surveyed approving of the job their state governors were doing.

Coronavirus isn’t the first existential crisis of Trump’s political career. And in each

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President Donald Trump holds a press briefing about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2020, in Washington, DC. Several White House staff members and aides have recently tested positive for the coronavirus and three top health officials from the White House coronavirus task force are now self-quarantining after potential exposure.

instance, he’s survived and even thrived through defiant and controversial behavior echoed and amplified in his outburst earlier this week.

After the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump cavalierly discussed grabbing women sexually without their consent, he invited women who had accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct to his presidential debate with Clinton’s wife, Hillary Clinton.

Facing an investigation into possible ties between his campaign and Russia, Trump in 2017 accused Obama — without evidence — of tapping the phones at Trump Tower. And amid heavy criticism over his administration’s handling of the post-hurricane humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, Trump said on Twitter that any National Football League player protesting the National Anthem was “a son of a bitch.”

But the pace and intensity of Trump’s display this week offered a barometer of the sense of urgency to rescue his own political fate. He sought to dictate Federal Reserve policy by calling for negative interest rates. He called for the Federal Communications Commission to help pressure NBC News to fire “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd.

By late Monday, the president appeared to boil over, storming out of a Rose Garden press conference after telling an Asian American journalist to “ask China” for a response to her question about why he compares the United States’ handling of the pandemic to that of other countries.

Allies and aides to the president acknowledge his frustrations and political worries, but say Trump is primarily concerned with the country’s health and economic security.

They also downplay suggestions that Trump might overhaul his campaign team in an effort to get back on track. Trump and campaign manager Brad Parscale both publicly denied a CNN report late last month that the president had yelled in frustration over slipping poll numbers.

And three people familiar with the campaign denied a Vanity Fair report Tuesday suggesting Trump was weighing shaking up his campaign team by installing Corey Lewandowski — who for a time led his 2016 effort — in a more significant role.

Still, the president and White House officials also believe the news media hasn’t given him appropriate credit for his handling of the crisis.

On Tuesday, press secretary

NYC schools step toward opening with pre-school invitations

U.S. warns that chinese hackers are targeting virus research

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New York City took its first tentative step toward opening schools in September, sending out about 62,000 offers to parents of 4-year-olds for its all-day pre-kindergarten program, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Opening the schools would represent a big step for the city’s effort to recover from the devastating impact the coronavirus has had upon the city. It remains uncertain whether the schools would reopen with a full five-day inschool program, he said. The pre-kindergarten program, created to serve about 70,000 students, still has seats available, the mayor said. Decisions on whether schools will reopen in September, and in what form, won’t be made until June or July at the earliest, de Blasio said.

“We are four months away from schools reopening,

that’s a long time,” de Blasio said during a Wednesday news briefing. “We have to see how successful we can be at beating back this disease.”

The largest U.S. school system, with 1.1 million students, has run all-day universal pre-kindergarten for about six years. It’s a signature program of de Blasio’s administration. School officials are planning new cleaning regimens and other practical steps toward reopening, de Blasio said.

In March, the mayor resisted closing the schools until after unions representing teachers and health care workers insisted that he do so.

The ultimate decision to reopen them, and in what form, will be “based on the facts,” de Blasio said.

“Our Plan A is to open schools as normal, and develop Plans B, C, D and E if we can’t open schools fully,” the mayor said.

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Alyza Sebenius and Chris Strohm Hackers working for the Chinese government are trying to steal valuable research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments from U.S. health care, pharmaceutical and research organizations, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned Wednesday.

“China’s efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to our nation’s response to covid-19,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation and DHS’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency said in a joint statement.

“The potential theft of this information jeopardizes the delivery of secure, effective and efficient treatment options,” the agencies said.

The announcement represents an escalation in U.S. efforts to combat Chinese espionage and cyber-attacks. It comes as President Donald Trump attempts to blame the Chinese government for not doing more to prevent the global spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 80,000 people in the U.S. and ravaged the economy.

The alert didn’t explain whether the alleged goal of the Chinese hackers was solely to steal data on coronavirus treatments in development or to interfere with U.S. efforts to create a vaccine by disrupting or disabling computer networks. The alert also didn’t say whether any hacking attacks have been successful.

China’s embassy in Washington didn’t immediately

respond to a request for comment.

Countries and companies are racing to develop vaccines and treatments for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Those that succeed are likely to reap tremendous economic and political advantage.

“China has long engaged in the theft of biomedical research, and covid-19 research is the field’s Holy Grail right now,” said John Demers, head of the Justice Department’s national security division.

“The geopolitical significance of being the first to develop a treatment or vaccine means the Chinese will try to use every tool -- both cyber intrusions and insiders -- to get it,” Demers said in a statement.

The Justice Department likely would bring criminal charges against Chinese hackers targeting virus research if the evidence warrants such action.

Wednesday’s alert said the FBI “is investigating the targeting and compromise of U.S. organizations conducting Covid-19-related research by PRC-affiliated cyber actors and non-traditional collectors,” referring to the People’s Republic of China. “These actors have been observed attempting to identify and illicitly obtain valuable intellectual property (IP) and public health data related to vaccines, treatments and testing from networks and personnel affiliated with Covid19-related research.”

The agencies said additional technical details on the threat will be released in the coming days.

The recent activity is partly driven by China’s desire to build “an alternate narrative” about the coronavirus in which “they are the international good guys in the virus battle,” said James Lewis, senior vice president and director of the technology policy program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, a think tank based in Washington.

In China’s desired narrative, the country would develop a vaccine, which would allow President Xi Jinping to demonstrate that China has “pulled ahead of the U.S. and can safely be the world leader,” Lewis said.

The U.S. and U.K. jointly announced this month that the two countries were investigating hacking incidents against pharmaceutical companies, medical groups and universities involved in research related to the coronavirus. They didn’t attribute the incidents to a specific country.

For decades, the U.S. has accused China of extensive economic espionage and intellectual property theft, including spying on pharmaceutical companies. This prompted a 2015 agreement between the U.S. and China prohibiting such theft for economic gain -- which the Trump administration has accused China of violating. China has denied it engages in such practices.

Beyond the hacking allegations, officials from the State Department and Justice Department have accused China of spreading disinformation about the pandemic to further its strategic goals.

Kayleigh McEnany opened her briefing by arguing that “contrary to some media pronouncements,” the federal government had provided more ventilators than were needed for coronavirus patients and denounced critics who questioned the availability of testing and face masks.

A day earlier, Trump tweeted that members of the press were “truly out of control.”

And the White House has made clear Trump’s frustration over governors earning plaudits during the crisis. One senior administration official told reporters on a call Monday that governors were taking credit for testing successes only after members of the administration helped them get supplies.

And Trump himself tweeted Tuesday that none of the state officials could have achieved success “without me.”

Ultimately, Trump’s displays represent a reversion to the visceral politics where he has always been most comfortable — he first entered the national political conversation in large part by falsely claiming that Obama was born in Kenya.

And in recent days, Trump has made clear he’s listening to his gut as he makes crucial calculations about how to reopen the economy.

On Monday, he predicted an economic rebound unlike any in American history because he sensed a “tremendous pent-up demand” among consumers.

“I’m feeling it,” Trump said.

“I’ve felt things a lot over my life, and I’ve made a lot of good calls.” (c)2020 Bloomberg News Visit Bloomberg News at www. bloomberg.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Happy 90th birthday to Kip The weather is not acting Rickard very spring-like

By Abby and Gabby For Columbia-Greene Media

PRATTSVILLE – Thank you to all our health care workers, doctors, nurses and all others who are willing to put their own lives on the line to take care of those who are suffering.

Remember that the next time when you don your mask — you, too, could be saving lives and easing the load of those health care workers. We have a number of nurses in our town and family members working in some area of health care living in other communities who are walking into danger every day. May 16 is Armed Forces Day and we need to thank them every day, especially this year.

Hoping you enjoyed your Mother’s Day with phone calls and drop-off gifts. And if conditions were favorable, some face to face loving wishes.

Kip Rikard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this year.

“At 1 p.m. May 17, his family are going to have a ‘drive by’ birthday party for our Uncle, Clifford ‘Kip’ Rikard, who will be turning 90. It will be held at Law Offices of David A. Rikard, 14602 Main St., Prattsville, rain or shine! We will ask that all well wishers drive down Firehouse Drive (road to

new firehouse) to honk their horns, hoot ‘n holler, grab a birthday cupcake, and add to Kip’s Card Shower!! That way, all can safely turn around at the new firehouse. Kip, who is a Korea War era veteran and lifelong local resident, claims that this mile stone will make him the longest lived Rikard (yet) in recorded history!”

Kip was so unsure of his reaching this milestone that last year, an 89th Birthday Party was held for him at the Prattsville Hotel attended by many friends, family, fellow legionnaires and veterans. Kip is a member of the American Legion Virgil E. Deyo Post 1327 and a supporter of his fellow veterans. Nieces Valerie and Tristan and nephew Dave are extending this invitation.

Happy Birthday Kip. Another party for your 91st?

Kudos to the Rikard Clan who did highway cleanup for Rikard Law Office stretch of highway on Route 23 a week ago. Dan Rikard, Sam Rikard, Jamison Rikard, Dave Rikard, of course, and of course, Valerie. Fortunately, the weather was much better than it is now and the job was well done!

To give you a chuckle, submitted by Claudia Bracaliello: — Gonna ask my mom if that offer to slap me into next

year is still on the table.

— All these people are worrying about a baby boom in the next nine months.

Two days of homeschooling should nip that right in the bud! — Quarantine Day 37.

I’ve started taking calls from telemarketers. Some of them are actually quite nice. Jamar from Superior Life Insurance has a new baby.

— My wife and I play this fun game during quarantine.

It’s called, “Why Are You Doing It That Way?” There are no winners.

Mary and Ronnie Cline are doing well. Listening to Mary and others in quarantine, think we have the cleanest houses ever. Ann Shoemaker said daughter Sharon Huggins has been making wellness checks with her almost daily and delivering food. Daughter Gail and husband send care packages filled with goodies.

Happy birthday to Janice Cammer on May 16. On May 18 we send happy birthday wishes to Hank Oliver, Robert C. Rion and Kip Rikard. Kristin Tompkins is wished happy birthday on May 19. Steve and Erin O’Hara Meyer are wished happy anniversary on May 21.

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I had completely forgotten last week, Happy Mother’s Day to all of my loyal moms (and their moms). I seriously cannot keep track of the time with no activities to keep me grounded.

What a week we just went through. Some almost got fooled into thinking the winter was over and summer clothes came out. Judy and John worked on their asparagus bed all week, weeding, replanting, adding manure, and straw mulch with one goal in mind: Get it done so the snow can work with the manure. Perfect timing! Saturday morning she had to clean three inches of snow off her car before she could leave.

Val was worried about the tulips, but they bounced right back looking better than ever.

I think we might be able to call it the end, now. There will be at least one more frost, but I’m predicting no more snow.

I have a special request.

Many of you know Karen Coe from Route 17 in Jewett, next door to Jack Rappleyea’s garage. She is the OIC at The Pines in Catskill. She has young children at home, and with the virus appearing in nursing homes, she is always concerned about bringing it home to her family, even though she takes all possible precautions. Karen’s birthday was May 12, and I think that it would be very nice to send her words of encouragement and maybe a birthday card. 896 Route 17, Jewett, NY 12444.

Joyce Tompkins, who is in the Mountain Side Nursing Home in Margaretville, is celebrating her birthday. Get well prayers and well wishes go out to Gordon Spaulding of Schenectady, who is in the hospital, Cora Lee Barlow in the Pines, Christine Fisher Wayman is rehabbing at home and always keep Alvina Hitchcock in your prayers as she is at the Pines Assisted Living Facility. William (Billy) Richards Sr. is in serious need

of healing prayers.

The father of Denise Alexides from Mill Street, who is 95, needs prayers. He also needs help with daily functions. If you know of someone who can help, please give me a call at 518-734-5360, and I will give you additional information.

Sympathy for family and friends of Vera (Lampeka) G., who passed away this weekend.

AS I REMEMBER IT As I think about the White building, which is now an art gallery, the memories start flooding in.

In 1947-48, there was an invitation to school girls to apprentice at the telephone company. The hours were after school, so you could walk there, from 4-7 p.m., two days a week, and half a day on Saturdays, two shifts, 8-12 and 1-4. My sister, Flo, Ruth and Dot Alle, Honey Pousant, Martha Miller, me, and maybe some others, jumped at the chance to make some money.

Mrs. Van Loan was the chief operator. She and her son lived in the side apartment.

Marge Deyo was the supervisor. At the end of the training session, which coincided with the end of school, some stayed and some moved on. My sister went to Hunter, while I stayed, starting my long career as a telephone operator.

A stairway divided the two sides of the house. In the beginning, there were only a few operators handling the calls. (not everyone had a house phone in those days.) Soon, with increased need, we had 10 operators. Jewett, Lexington and Prattsville had local direct dialing, so they only needed an operator for calls outside their villages, “long distance.” This was a time when the boarding houses were always full, Sugar Maples alone had 500 guests, so the need in the summer for extra help was great. Between guest reservations, and guests wanting to keep in touch with

their families, each business had its own dedicated operator. Greendell Packing, in Prattsville, needed the telephone to keep abreast of all orders. Stella Cross became their dedicated operator.

Summers were always a very busy time.

The end of summer came, and I stayed on, but because I was “low man on the totem pole,” I got to work the evening and night shift. Generally, it was slow, with most of the calls being made during the day. But, beware if there was a fire! Last month, when Judy was here, her phone dinged, and it was a text from the 911 operator that there was a fire call in Jewett. The location came up, Judy hit the map button, and the exact map came up directing her to the fire. Now, when home, they run to the scanner, and all information comes, complete with the men telling the command center what was happening.

Back in the day, the telephone operator was in control of the fire calls: Most of the firemen lived out of town, and the siren had a certain “code” as to where the fire was located, this way the men could go directly to the fire from their house. The call would come in, the operator would go across the room to look up the code, and push the button for the siren. As soon as it went off, the first of the calls would start coming in. Run across the room and plug in. Explain to the caller where the fire was. Second tone, run across the room, press the siren. Run back and answer the next call.

Now the board really lights up as EVERYONE wants to know where the fire is. The operator had to manually press the siren in the correct code, (there was no preprogramming,) so all she could do was watch the board lit up like a Christmas tree while alerting the firemen via siren. Working alone was no pleasure during a fire.

Next week, I will go back for more Ma Bell memories.

By Christine Dwon For Columbia-Greene Media

Marilyn Dippold’s 88th birthday was May 8 and her daughter, Nancy, went to get takeout so they could enjoy a delicious eggplant Parmesan dinner together at home.

Last Saturday’s weather was quite unpleasant. In the hamlet of West Kill we had only about an inch of snow first thing in the morning but there was ice underneath.

Up in Spruceton there was at least 3 inches of snow. Quite a snow squall passed through here later in the afternoon.

All the spring birds are back, including swallows, Baltimore orioles, grosbeaks, catbirds. I haven’t seen a hummingbird yet, but others on the Mountain Top have.

When I heard that, I put out the hummingbird feeder and on the snowy, cold Saturday, the feeder was frozen.

Hope the moms had a nice Mother’s Day. Happy wedding anniversary to Alida and Kenney Bloodgood on May 15. Very happy birthday on May 16 to Susan Simpfenderfer. May 16 is also John Knapp’s birthday. Robert Lawrence celebrates his birthday on May 16. Happy birthday on May 19 to Kip Rikard. Jim Buscarello is also celebrating a birthday on May 19. Best wishes to all.

Plans are being made to hold the Lexington Farmers Market under the pavilion at the Lexington Municipal Building, starting May 23,

and every other Saturday until Oct. 17. This year the market will be open 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Guidelines are being put into place to keep everyone safe while at the market. The logistics will be a bit different this year to keep things moving in a one-way direction, masks, hand sanitizer, etc.

Your favorite vendors will be there again this year.

A reminder: If you are a Lexington resident and need assistance getting groceries, medical supplies and medications, call Peggy at 518989-6491 or Charlotte, town clerk, at 518-989-6476 X101.

The Lexington Mission Blessing Box located beside the Lexington Mission church building (across the street from the Lexington Post Office) is open to all.

Please take what you need and if you can, leave something for others. But, above all, be blessed.

The HTC school district is offering free meals for students. There are four locations for pick-ups: Haines Falls Fire Department, Tannersville Fire Department, Hunter Fire Department, Lexington Fire Company.

Pickups are at 7:30-9 a.m.

Monday and Wednesday.

Monday pickup includes meals for Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday pickup includes meals for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).

Breakfast includes: Cereal or grain (pop tarts/granola bar), fruit, milk, juice. Lunch

includes: Bagel Buddies, Yogurt Buddies, assorted wraps and sandwiches (including peanut butter and jelly, BBQ chicken wrap, deli sandwich or Buffalo chicken wrap), fruit, milk, veggies (example – carrot and celery sticks or roasted chickpeas). Contact: freefood@htcschools.org; 518-589-5400 ext 1008. Please call and leave a message noting if you are interested in participating and at what location.

If you need food during this crisis, you can get help by doing one of the following: Stop by the Tannersville Food Pantry at 1 Park Lane behind the Tannersville Firehouse 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and/or 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturdays or call to set up a delivery. The number to call is 518-589-5942 and leave a message. Sponsored by the Kaaterskill/East Jewett Methodist Churches with support from the village of Tannersville and community donors.

Donations are also kindly accepted.

Thank you to all who are out there working so hard – doctors, nurses, EMS, firefighters, law enforcement, military, farmers, truck drivers, teachers, the list goes on and on.

Take care of yourself and others, be thankful, considerate, respectful and please be kind. We need to care and think about each other and we will get through this together.

Honigsbaum’s in Tannersville

By Dede Terns-Thorpe For Columbia-Greene Media

close friend who had become a successful manufacturer in New York City and made the trip once a year to renew ties with his country acquaintances.”

One day he appeared without warning. The Passover holidays were approaching, and since the family was deeply religious, Mrs. Honigsbaum’s chief concern was how to find the money for the new dishes and the foods needed for the observance.

The friend was unusually silent through the evening meal.

Finally, as it became later in the evening, he asked Mr. Honigsbaum.

“Do you remember a lottery ticket?”

The ticket was one of the thousands issued in the tenlegal Louisiana Lottery. It was #13, and because the New Yorker had found difficulty in selling it to superstitious friends, he had sent it on to Mr. Frank Honigsbaum. He and a brother and brother-in-law had pooled their meager resources for the required two dollars or so (about $50 today) and had bought the unwanted ticket.

The friend had brought the news that #13 was a winner. He broke it gradually to minimize

the shock. They had won $500 ($13,400) he told them first, and the announcement was greeted with delight by Mrs. Honigsbaum as a miraculous solution to her Passover worries. As the evening went on, the figure named approached by easy stages to the truth.

The Honigsbaums had won $15,000 ($480,000.). The prize was divided three ways, and Frank Honigsbaum used his share to open what became the largest department store in the Catskills, Honigsbaum’s of Tannersville. It flourished from 1876 until the depression years.

Mr. Honigsbaum was a trusted friend and a capable merchant; many asked him to keep their money in the store safe instead of them puttingit in a bank.

Today, a third generation of the family is carrying on the two remaining stores in Albany.”

(1963).

Next week we’ll share a little about Honigsbaum’s 1913 tannery in the barn basement on Main Street. For further articles mentioning Honigsbaum, look for Dr. Lelonek’s book, The Jewish History of Tannersville New York, A VILLAGE IN THE CATSKILLS. Thanks for reading. Stay safe.

In Dr. Gary Lelonek’s book, he mentioned Frank Honigsbaum’s department store in Tannersville, and that Honigsbaum opened a small tannery in the store’s basement in 1913.

(Next week’s column). As a kid, I remember Phil Honigsbaum’s grocery store just east of where the department (general) store at 6045 Main Street would be today.

Honigsbaum’s Store building survived the devastating Feb. 17, 1939, fire on the south side of Main Street, east of the four corners. The fire destroyed Olin’s Hotel, the Zitter building, the Grand Union Market, and the Village Hall & Fromer Fire Department building Three firemen were hurt, one severely, in the fire.

The Honigsbaum building was saved (with damage to the fourth floor) by a sprinkler system that aided in fighting the fire. Over 150 firemen (mountaintop and valley towns) and volunteers fought the blaze in minus zero weather.

A. William Cohn, a family member, and Honigsbaum shop owner, shared the history of Honigsbaums dating back to 1876 (?).

Cohn said, “the Honigsbaum Company remained in the family since it began, although marriage changed the name to the Elitzer and Cohn families.

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Young at HeART: Playwriting Course Young at HeART: Playwriting Course Thursday, May 21 - Friday, June 19 UPDATED DATES!!! Learn to write a dramatic monologue in the voice of a character that you conceive, then see your creation enacted by a professional actor.

During this 11-session course (Thursdays & Fridays, 10amNoon), created in partnership with the Ancram Opera House, participants will learn the fundamentals of theatre-making and playwriting through creative writing, skill-building workshops, team-building, research, improvisation and a rehearsal leading to the staging

CALENDAR LISTINGS Virtual Cinema: Bacurau Through - Thursday, May 21 From Kino Lorber. Available to screen for five days upon purchase. — Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from most maps, and a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genrebending twist, a band of armed mercenaries arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce confrontation takes place when the townspeople turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community. In Portuguese with subtitles. 2019.

of a final performance.

All Thursday classes take place at the Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram (including the June 17th session) and Friday classes take place at Olana’s Wagon House Education Center, with the exception of classes during the final week, which will take place at Ancram Opera House.

Participants must plan to attend all sessions. This course is for adults 55-plus. $150, Thursday, May 21 Friday, June 19, https://www. olana.org/programs-events/ Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, 518-828-1872

Introducing Local Characters — A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS TELLING STORIES. LOCAL CHARACTERS: B. Docktor I honor of Mother’s Day, this is the first in a quartet of five-minute interviews with local residents talking about their mothers, being a mother and more.

In this debut, Ancram resident B. Docktor shares the adventure of moving her 99-year-old mother out of her senior housing due to the COVID-19 crisis and bringing her to Ancram.

A new interview will be released each Friday at 1 p.m. for the rest of May. These

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segments are a teaser for an evening edition of Local Characters featuring freewheeling conversations with fascinating residents in front of a live — and, in the case of this year, virtual — audience on July 25.

UPCOMING: Ancram Opera House and The Olana Partnership are pleased to announce that its upcoming playwriting course for adults 55-plus will be offered online as a distance learning opportunity. The workshop begins May 21. A few spots are still available!

Call for submissions Trolley Journal We hope this coronavirus pandemic is our once-in-alifetime event. Let’s share our words and art as a time capsule of sorts.

For the fifth edition of our Trolley journal, we are seeking submissions from writers, poets, photographers, and artists to share creative expressions produced during this time of uncertainty.

Trolley began with an idea from Writers Institute founder and author William Kennedy, who envisioned an online literary journal published free of charge, with submissions from the community, in which each issue’s words and images related to a single theme. See past editions at www.trolleyjournal. com We are living through an unprecedented and transformative moment, with many lessons to learn, teach and share.

The daily course of our life during COVID-19 has been transformed on a micro and macro level. “Stay at home” and “social distancing” became part of our vernacular. Broadway has closed, bookstores have shuttered, and students and teachers left classrooms for “distance learning” via laptop.

For the next edition of Trolley, we want to hear from you.

How has this pandemic dramatic affected your reading and writing?

What thoughts and experiences might you share? Some ideas: • What do you feel, hear, see or say in your day to day life in a time of pandemic?

• How social distancing changed you?

• Write a review of a book that you’ve read during quarantine.

• Have your reading habits

changed in the past few weeks?

• Have you discovered a favorite new author?

• Do you have poems, photographs, or artwork you’d like to share?

• What do you miss most about bookstores, libraries, and coffeehouses?

• What do you think people in the future should know about life in the year 2020 under COVID-19?

• What have you learned, about yourself, others, society, healthcare, the economy, etc.?

• What does your perspective add to the stories and news reports in public discourse?

Submission guidelines: • We will accept essays, journalism, poetry, fiction, photography, and artwork.

• Please limit your submission to 1,000 words.

• You do not need to be a

published author to submit.

• We welcome submissions from the UAlbany community as well as the Capital Region community.

• There is no payment nor submission fee. Trolley is published free of charge as a campus/community partnership.

• Authors, poets, artists, and photographers retain rights.

• Simultaneous submissions are accepted.

In your email, please include: • the text of your submission, or an attachment (.jpg or .png) if it’s an illustration/artwork, • attach a photo of yourself, • and include a 50-word bio.

Deadline is May 22, 2020.

Email your submission – or any questions -- to Michael Huber, NYS Writers Institute, at mailto:mhuber@albany.edu.

‘Arkansas’ a formulaic Tarantino knockoff

By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

“Arkansas” belongs to an irresistible genre of modern cinema: that of the marginal underworld with its flotsamjetsam crooks sent to do a simple job that goes wrong and puts them at deadly odds with their boss.

This new entry, released digitally May 5, is directed

by Clark Duke, an actor who plays a pivotal role in the movie. It’s an adaptation by Duke and Andrew Boomkrong of a novel from John Brandon set in a neo-noir conception of the deep South among the socalled Dixie Mafia. Tellingly, the story offers few repercussions.

But the Dixie Mafia isn’t a tightknit family of loyal gangsters with its own code of honor. Instead, as we learn, it’s a loose gang of “rednecks and scumbags” who barely know each other, rarely even meet and operate with no code other than revenge and murder.

Kyle (Liam Hemsworth) is a common drug dealer, a drone who exchanges narcotics for

Clark Duke, left, and Liam Hemsworth in a scene from “Arkansas.”

cash for a boss whose identity remains a secret. He is unexpectedly teamed up with Swin (Clark Duke), a nebbishy but smart courier assigned by the boss to make sure Kyle can handle new jobs.

On the way to an out-ofstate deal involving a truckload of drugs, they encounter Ranger Bright (John Malkovich), an odd, sinister figure who is the boss’ lieutenant and Kyle and Swin’s direct supervisor over their “promotion” to more important duties and, better, more money.

The stage is set for all the usual orders, confrontations and betrayals. Admittedly,

there is some ingenuity in how Duke and Boomkrong handle the material. The plot divides neatly into two parts, with Kyle and Swin’s adventures intercut with a separate story about the rise of their dangerous boss, a former pawn shop operator known as Frog (Vince Vaughn).

But unlike his clearest model, Quentin Tarantino, Duke shows little desire to plunge the viewer right into the heart of the action. In what amounts to a long prologue that sets up the plot’s second half, we follow Kyle and Swin as they get their orders from Ranger Bright, make a simple but

tense dope-for-cash exchange and watch with them as the deal goes horribly wrong.

“Arkansas” takes advantage of Hemsworth’s matinee-idol good looks, but it wastes the evil charm and physicality that Vaughn brought to past villain roles. Otherwise, they fit neatly into the movie’s plodding narrative: stiff and soulless characters whose main function is to keep the plot from stalling out.

Although Duke restrains the violence and sets much of it in semi-darkness or off-screen — some of the events are not referred to until later — this is just another testosteronefueled underworld fantasy.

The movie’s only prominent female character, a nurse (Eden Brolin), is made to act out a near-parody of sexism presented as droll romance.

Duke might have envisioned “Arkansas” as an attempt to do something new with a familiar subject, but this Tarantino-lite movie can’t help falling in line with all the old conventions.

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IF PROMPTED, MAKE SURE TO SELECT TSL AS YOUR LOCAL THEATER IN ORDER FOR US TO RECEIVE OUR SHARE OF THE SUPPORT. VIRTUAL FILM SELECTION TO BE UPDATED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

$12, through Thursday, May 21, https://timeandspace.org/virtualcinema/ Your Own Home Virtual Cinema: Capital Through - Thursday, May 21 From Kino Lorber. Available to screen for five days upon purchase.

Based on the international bestseller by rock-star economist Thomas Piketty (which sold over three million copies worldwide and landed Piketty on Time Magazine’s list of most influential people), this captivating documentary is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, a film that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on today’s growing inequalities.

Traveling through time, the film assembles accessible pop-culture references coupled with interviews of some of the world’s most influential experts delivering an insightful and empowering journey through the past and into our future. In English and French with subtitles. 2020.

TIME & SPACE LIMITED EXPANDS INTO THE DIGITAL REALM! IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FILM DISTRIBUTORS, WE OFFER YOU A SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES AVAILABLE TO STREAM FROM YOUR DEVICES AT HOME. THIS INNOVATION IN MOVIE-GOING ALLOWS FOR YOU, THE MOVIEGOER, TO KEEP GOING! AND FOR US . IF PROMPTED, MAKE SURE TO SELECT TSL AS YOUR LOCAL THEATER IN ORDER FOR US TO RECEIVE OUR SHARE OF THE SUPPORT. VIRTUAL FILM SELECTION TO BE UPDATED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

$12, through Thursday, May 21, https://timeandspace.org/virtualcinema/ Your Own Home Close Readings in a Virtual Space Thursday, May 14, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

A NEW VIRTUAL EVENT! THE FLOWCHART FOUNDATION HAS LINED UP SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE POETS TO LEAD INTIMATE, VIRTUAL GROUP READ-THROUGHS OF SINGLE POEMS FOR THE FEW THURSDAYS. THE POETS—NEITHER TEACHING NOR EXPLAINING—WILL SERVE AS EXPERT TOUR-GUIDES FOR PARTICIPANTS IN EACH (ZOOM) ROOM TO EXPLORE THE FEATURED POEM AS A GROUP. RIGOBERTO GONZÁLES LEADS A CLOSE READING OF JAY WRIGHT’S “THE HOMECOMING SINGER” RIGOBERTO GONZÁLEZ IS THE AUTHOR OF FIVE BOOKS OF POETRY, MOST RECENTLY THE BOOK OF RUIN (FOUR WAY BOOKS). HIS TWELVE BOOKS OF PROSE INCLUDE TWO BILINGUAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS, THE THREE YOUNG ADULT NOVELS, AND THE MEMOIR BUTTERFLY BOY: MEMORIES OF A CHICANO MARIPOSA, WHICH RECEIVED THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD FROM THE BEFORE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION.

Free, Thursday, May 14, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.eventbrite. com/e/close-readings-in-avirtual-space-read-jay-wrightwith-rigoberto-gonzales-tickets-101830894948 Your Own Home

MAY 15 Virtual Cinema: Fourteen Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28 From Grasshopper Film. Available to screen for three days upon purchase. —- Mara and Jo, in their twenties, have been close friends since middle school. Jo, the more outgoing figure, is a social worker who runs through a series of brief

but intense relationships. Mara bounces among teacher aide jobs while trying to land a position in elementary education. She too has a transient romantic life, though she seems to settle down after meeting Adam, a mild-mannered software developer. It soon becomes apparent that Jo, despite her intellectual gifts, is unreliable in her professional life, losing and acquiring jobs at a troubling rate. Substance abuse may be responsible for Jo’s instability, but some observers suspect a deeper problem. Over the course of a decade, the more stable Mara sometimes tries to help, sometimes backs away to preserve herself, but never leaves behind her powerful childhood connection with Jo. 2019.

Time & Space Limited expands into the digital realm! In partnership with our film distributors, we offer you a selection of independent films and documentaries available to stream from your devices at home.

THIS INNOVATION IN MOVIE-GOING ALLOWS FOR YOU, THE MOVIEGOER, TO KEEP GOING! AND FOR US .

IF PROMPTED, MAKE SURE TO SELECT TSL AS YOUR LOCAL THEATER IN ORDER FOR US TO RECEIVE OUR SHARE OF THE SUPPORT. VIRTUAL FILM SELECTION TO BE UPDATED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

$12, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, https://timeandspace.org/ virtual-cinema/ Your Own Home The Fine Sale – Online Auction!

Friday, May 15, 11 a.m.

DAY ONE We are pleased to offer selections from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Gutfreund’s iconic Fifth Avenue apartment.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 11 a.m.

DAY TWO Highlighting our Spring Fine sale is a selection of furniture, decorations and fine art from several eclectic collections and estates, including property from the Estate of Thomas A. Cox. Also of note is a fine group of Scandinavian silver including iconic pieces designed by Georg Jensen, and ceramics by Spode, Mason’s Ironstone and Paris porcelain. A strong group of Old Master paintings and works on paper is complemented by 19th century portraits, interiors and landscapes, including works by Glyn Warren Philpot and Bertha Wegmann.

Friday, May 15, 11 a.m., https:// www.stairgalleries.com/stair-auctions/may_fine_day1/ Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-751-1000 www.stairgalleries.com

MAY 16 The Fine Sale – Online Auction!

Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m.

We are pleased to offer selections from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Gutfreund’s iconic Fifth Avenue apartment.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 11 a.m.

DAY TWO Highlighting our Spring Fine sale is a selection of furniture, decorations and fine art from several eclectic collections and estates, including property from the Estate of Thomas A. Cox. Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m., https:// www.stairgalleries.com/stair-auctions/may_fine_day1/ Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-751-1000 www.stairgalleries.com Bindlestiff Family Cirkus – Virtual Monday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

A FIRST LOOK AT EMERGING TALENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD — in the comfort of your own home!

Circus • Sideshow • Vaudeville • Burlesque • Dance • Music STAY TUNED FOR A LIVESTREAM on Facebook and Youtube on the night of the performance! n facebook.com/Bindlestiff.Cirkus n youtube.com/bindlestiffcirkus at 7:30 p.m. EDT / 5:30 p.m. MT / 4:30 p.m. PT every Monday night!

Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show is breaking out of the confines of a theater, and coming to you in the comfort of your own home. Jump online for a night of variety that will include much more than a simple song and dance.

Bindlestiffs Open Stage Variety Show is a non-stop variety show experience that may include world famous magicians, gender bending jugglers, circus legends, trained rats, novelty musicians, aerial artists, wire walkers, sideshow performers, puppeteers, living cartoons, physical comedy, contortionists, performance artists, and more.

Hosted by Keith “Bindlestiff” Nelson, the special Quarantine Edition deals with social distance and isolation head on.

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Phil Jackson entered the 1997-98 season knowing it would be his last with the Bulls. Michael Jordan insisted he wouldn’t play for any other coach.

‘The Last Dance’ is helping restore Phil Jackson’s reputation after failed Knicks stint Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — We’ve been re-introduced to the greatness of Phil Jackson. And his reputation needed it. Certainly in New York.

Knicks fans were left with such a nasty impression of Jackson following his run as team president, but the Zen Master — perhaps more than any other leading character in “The Last Dance” — is leaving this documentary smelling like roses.

Who knows what was cut in the editing room, but Jackson’s interviews are informative and sensible, not tinged with the arrogance or word

stumbles that carried his media sessions in New York. The stories of how he sold Michael Jordan on a selfless offensive system and managed the locker room conflicts demonstrated the respect Jackson carried from the game’s greatest players.

The triangle won’t be making a comeback in the NBA anytime soon, but there’s a renewed appreciation for Jackson’s vast accomplishments.

“There was a lot written about the triangle offense and all these things,” former Bulls guard BJ Armstrong told the Daily News. “But Phil had this See DANCE B3

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Taconic Hills golfer Madison Bentley (center) is pictured with Titans varsity golf co-coaches Joe Raco (right) and Mike Bowman.

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Taconic Hills’ Bentley to attend Paul Smiths College Columbia-Greene Media

PAUL SMITHS — Taconic Hills golf standout Madison Bentley will be continuing his academic and athletic career at Paul Smiths College in the Fall.

Bentley, who will be studying forestry, joins the Bobcats after competing for Coach Joe Raco at Taconic Hills

High School. Bentley, a varsity golfer since seventh grade, has led his team to two conference titles and to the sectional tournament 4 times. Individually, Bentley has earned the Patroon Conference MVP and was a first-team All-Conference golfer.

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dedicated and accomplished golfer that will succeed at the collegiate level and beyond because of the talent and passion for golf and desire to be a better golfer and person.” Paul Smiths coach Rod Bushey said. “We are very See BENTLEY B3

NEW YORK — Robinson Cano is finding new ways to fill his quarantine days during the coronavirus pandemic. Some of those methods are honorable, like giving back to his local community in the Dominican Republic, while others involve sitting on the couch and watching ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary.

But mostly, the veteran second baseman is focusing on staying in shape as he waits for the call.

“I’m just hoping every morning when I wake up, that I might get a text from Luis Rojas or Brodie (Van

Wagenen) that says ‘OK, this is the day that we’re gonna show up in Florida or New York to go back to spring training,’ “ Cano said on Tuesday in an interview with the Mets public relations department.

Cano, 37, has been biking and running for about two hours a day — in addition to throwing and hitting in the batting cage — while he waits in his home in the Dominican Republic for news about a potential baseball season.

“It’s been beneficial for me for sure,” he said.

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ST. LOUIS — While we wait to see how Major League Baseball players field this 82-game proposal from their bosses, here’s a proposal for both parties.

Read the room.

Better yet, read the news.

The COVID-19 pandemic had claimed nearly 83,000 U.S. lives as of Tuesday afternoon. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs last month. The unemployment rate, 14.7%, is the worst since the Great Depression.

That puts the common man’s tolerance level for bickering between billionaire owners and millionaire players at — let me check the latest poll — somewhere around zero%. Average Joe would love to watch a baseball game to keep from worrying about his bank account. Please don’t ask him to worry about baseball’s.

WILL VRAGOVIC/TAMPA BAY TIMES “It is time again for baseball to serve,” super Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark, shown here in a 2017 file agent Scott Boras wrote in a New York Times photo. editorial last week.

Let’s hope Boras is sticking to that logic in for a shortened 2020 season that is being pro- of optimism to envision a scenario in which the proposal owners agreed to Monday is not deconversations with his clients and the owners moted as a way to help a reeling nation heal. who employ them as both sides discuss plans Baseball isn’t back. Not yet. And it takes loads railed by a virus that is uniquely problematic

for team sports.

But if something has to stop baseball’s return, let it be the virus and not the vitriol between players and owners. Let it be health. Not wealth.

A quick and relatively painless agreement owners and players struck on March 26, after the pandemic canceled spring training and postponed the start of the regular season, seemed like a good omen.

The fear before had been that the bad blood boiling between owners and players as the next negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement neared might cause both sides to lose sight of the bigger picture.

The worry now is that the cooperation displayed back then might have been a false positive.

One of the biggest problems players are expected to have with Monday’s proposal stems from a disagreement about the wording of that March 26 deal. Players seem to think the discussion about salary was settled, pointing to their agreement to accept a year’s worth of service time and a prorated portion of their See MLB B3

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Transactions FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Arizona Cardinals - Signed DB Kevin Peterson to a one-year contract. Waived DB Andre Chachere.

Baltimore Ravens - Re-signed LB Pernell McPhee to a one-year contract. Waived WR Sean Modster.

Indianapolis Colts - Signed G Danny Pinter to a four-year, $3.64 million contract.

Jacksonville Jaguars - Cut NT Carl Davis. Signed QB Mike Glennon.

Las Vegas Raiders - Cut LB Derrick Moncrief.

Miami Dolphins - Signed QB Tua Tagovailoa to a four-year, $30.28 million contract.

NCAA FOOTBALL Arkansas - Announced RB Chase Hayden has left the program and will transfer to East Carolina as a graduate.

Hampton - Announced T Keldrick Wilson has left the program and will transfer to Pittsburgh.

NC State - Announced DE Jeffrey Gunter has left the program and will transfer to Coastal Carolina.

Pittsburgh - Announced WR V’Lique Carter has left the program and will transfer to Albany.

BASKETBALL NCAA BASKETBALL Alabama - Announced F Galin Smith has left the program and will transfer to Maryland as a graduate.

Alabama St. - Named Mo Williams head coach.

Houston - Announced F Cedrick Alley Jr. has left the program and will transfer to UTSA. Iowa - Announced G Jordan Bohannon and F Jack Nunge has been granted a medical hardship waiver for the 2020-21 season.

La Salle - Fired assistant coach Kenny Johnson.

Rice - Announced G Drew Peterson has left the program and will transfer to USC. HOCKEY NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Montreal Canadiens - Signed C Cameron Hillis to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 46 18 .719 Boston 43 21 .672 Philadelphia 39 26 .600 Brooklyn 30 34 .469 New York 21 45 .318 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 53 12 .815 Indiana 39 26 .600 Chicago 22 43 .338 Detroit 20 46 .303 Cleveland 19 46 .292 Southeast W L Pct Miami 41 24 .631 Orlando 30 35 .462 Washington 24 40 .375 Charlotte 23 42 .354 Atlanta 20 47 .299 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 43 22 .662 Utah 41 23 .641 Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 Portland 29 37 .439 Minnesota 19 45 .297 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 Sacramento 28 36 .438 Phoenix 26 39 .400 Golden State 15 50 .231 Southwest W L Pct Houston 40 24 .625 Dallas 40 27 .597 Memphis 32 33 .492 New Orleans 28 36 .438 San Antonio 27 36 .429 Season suspended

GB — 3.0 7.5 16.0 26.0 GB — 14.0 31.0 33.5 34.0 GB — 11.0 16.5 18.0 22.0 GB — 1.5 2.5 14.5 23.5 GB — 5.5 21.5 24.0 35.0 GB — 1.5 8.5 12.0 12.5

Sports Flashbacks BASEBALL 1929 — For the first time in major-league history, a game features both clubs wearing numbers on the back of their jerseys when the Cleveland Indians host the New York Yankees.

1942 — Braves’ pitcher Jim Tobin hits three home runs in a game against the Chicago Cubs.

He equals the feat of Guy Hecker, who hit three inside-the-park homers playing for Louisville in 1886.

1955 — Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate for the first time in his career against the Detroit Tigers. Mantle finishes the game with three homers.

1958 — Stan Musial collects his 3,000th hit in the Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He’s the eighth major leaguer to reach the milestone.

1976 — George Brett collects at least three hits for the sixth consecutive game. The Royals’ third baseman goes 18-for-26 against the Orioles, Twins and White Sox during the streak.

1982 — The Chicago Cubs win the 8,000th game in franchise history with a 5-0 decision over Houston at the Astrodome.

1985 — Tony Perez becomes the oldest player to hit a grand slam in a game against the Phillies. The 43-year-old surpasses Pirates’ third baseman Honus Wagner, who hit a grand slam at 41.

1993 — George Brett hits his 300th career home run. He joins Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays and Al Kaline as the only players to collect 3,000 hits and 300 homers.

2001 — Alex Rodriguez becomes the fifthyoungest (25 years, 289 days) player to hit 200 home runs.

BASKETBALL 1977 — Maurice Lucas scores 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 105-101 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

1984 — Larry Bird has 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and the Boston Celtics advance to the Eastern Conference finals with a 121-104 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the second-round series.

1989 — Michael Jordan narrowly misses a triple-double with 40 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists and six steals to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 111-88 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the second-round series.

1999 — Allen Iverson records a playoff-record 10 steals and scores 33 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Orlando Magic 97-85 in Game 3 of the second-round series.

2001 — Kobe Bryant pours in 48 points and the Los Angeles Lakers complete a four-game sweep of the Sacramento Kings with a 119-113 victory to advance to the Western Conference finals.

2003 — Derek Fisher knocks down the winning jumper with 0.4 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers take a 3-2 lead in the second-round series with an improbable 74-73 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

2005 — Amar’e Stoudemire scores 37 points and Steve Nash registers 17 assists as the Phoenix Suns record a 119-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the second-round series.

Judge: Giants exploring other training camp sites Field Level Media

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge said Tuesday the team is exploring alternative training camp sites away from its facility in East Rutherford, N.J., in case the venue remains closed when camps are scheduled to begin in late July.

“Hopefully in a perfect world, we’re all back in New Jersey, training sooner rather than later,” Judge told reporters on a video conference call. “But we’re planning for all sorts of hypotheticals so we’re not caught by surprise.”

However, Judge also suggested it was unlikely the team would hold camp elsewhere, with safety amid the coronavirus pandemic the most important factor.

“I have a tough time right now asking a player to fly across the country from California when I probably wouldn’t be the first one most willing to throw my two sons on the plane to go the other VINCENT CARCHIETTA/USA TODAY way,” Judge said.

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) participates in drills during training camp on July New York and New Jersey 25, 2019 at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. are under strict stay-at-home orders amid the pandemic, particularly in the Northeast regular-season schedule Steelers, but contingency and various restrictions are and on the West Coast, have last week, and the Giants are plans are being built for a vaexpected to continue for sevexplored out-of-state training planning as if they’ll have a riety of scenarios. eral months at least.

“Whatever we have to work The MMQB’s Albert camp sites to avoid restric- normal training camp leading up to their Sept. 14 opener at with we’re going to make Breer reported Monday tions in their home states. that “a number of teams,” The league released its home against the Pittsburgh work for us,” Judge said.

He also touched on several football-specific topics, including the expected structure of the offense under new coordinator Jason Garrett, who spent the past nine-plus years as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Judge said the Giants’ approach would be “similarly based” on Garrett’s offense with the Cowboys, with no carryover from the scheme Pat Shurmur ran with New York the last two seasons.

“Along with that, it’s going to take shape throughout the season,” Judge said, emphasizing game-to-game changes depending on the opponent.

Garrett, 54, hasn’t called plays since the 2012 season, as Bill Callahan (2013-14), Scott Linehan (2015-18) and Kellen Moore (2019) handled those duties as his offensive coordinator. The Cowboys finished 15th in points per game in each of Garrett’s last two seasons calling plays.

On defense, Judge said coordinator Patrick Graham would run a scheme with many similarities to what he ran with Miami last season and with New England when Graham and Judge were both with the Patriots for most of the 2010s.

Brady slams report of ‘deteriorating relationship’ with McDaniels Field Level Media

Tom Brady emphatically denied a report that his “deteriorating relationship” with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels led to the decorated quarterback seeking perceived greener pastures in the offseason.

Brady voiced his displeasure Monday night on Instagram with longtime NFL columnist Gary Myers’ assertion that the quarterback was “worn out by Josh after all these years.”

“Please stop this nonsense!

Please be more responsible with reporting,” Brady wrote while tagging McDaniels in his post with a heart. “19 years together and brothers for life.”

Myers, who previously worked for the New York Daily News and now serves as a contributor to The Athletic, doubled down on his stance Tuesday morning during an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand” show.

“Since Tom has denied that I’ve gotten several texts from people that I really trust who told me that I’m 100 percent correct on this and to stand strong on it,” Myers said, via NESN. “Because they know it to be true as well. I first heard this a few weeks ago. I felt like I needed to get it confirmed. I try not to (report information) – unless it’s really imperative – from single sources. Once I got a confirmation on everything I heard a couple weeks ago, I felt it was appropriate to do this. And I did a series of three tweets (Monday) because I just didn’t want to throw this out there in 140 characters, or whatever. I tried to give it a little context, and I felt I did that.

I’m sure it’s true.

“I have a really good relationship with Tom. He was

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels prior to the start of a Nov. 24, 2019 game against the Dallas Cowboys at Gillette Stadium.

really helpful to me when I did my Brady-(Peyton) Manning book. I’ve had a good relationship with him since that point. I’m not the least bit surprised that he denied it. I did not expect him to confirm it – I thought maybe he wouldn’t say anything.”

Myers didn’t stop there.

“I do think he likes Josh.

I’m not saying they hate each

other. I’m saying last year, the relationship deteriorated as the Patriots offense struggled.

The fact that Tom came out and denied it, that doesn’t bother me in the least. I’ve been doing this for a very long time, and if you run scared because you think the story you’re gonna put out there is gonna be denied, then, basically, you don’t belong in this

business. So, I have thick skin.”

Brady and McDaniels were together on the Patriots for 16 of the past 19 seasons, with the latter serving as a personnel assistant (2001), defensive assistant (2002-03) and solely as a quarterbacks coach (2004-05) with the Patriots before adding the title of offensive coordinator in 2006.

McDaniels was the head coach of the Denver Broncos (2009-10) and also served a one-year stint as offensive coordinator of the then-St. Louis Rams before returning to the Patriots.

Brady and McDaniels notably engaged in a sideline argument during a 2017 game against the Buffalo Bills, with the six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback apologizing after the contest.

That said, McDaniels provided a glowing statement after Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers via free agency this offseason.

“I have so much gratitude for Tom Brady,” McDaniels wrote. “He has made me a better coach and more importantly a better person. He has always been genuinely kind and caring to me and my family. Yet at the same time, I have never met anyone as demanding and relentless in his pursuit of improvement, perfection and championships. His work

ethic and drive propelled our offense and our team to perform at the very highest level throughout his career. He represented all of us with class and integrity. We will miss his passion and intensity, his character and wisdom, and his preparation and diligence.

I will miss all the meetings, FaceTimes, emails and texts in our pursuit of a good play. He always performed his best in the most critical times under the most significant pressure. I have never coached a tougher player in my career.

“Although I feel a great sadness knowing that he is leaving the Patriots, I am grateful for the years we were together and beyond blessed to call him my friend. He has made an indelible impact on my life and career and I will forever be in his debt.

“He defined what it means to be a ‘Patriot.’ He is the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL. I wish him nothing but great happiness and success in all that he does. There will never be another Tom Brady.”

Brady, 42, captured three NFL MVP awards and 14 Pro Bowl selections during his 20 seasons in New England. Brady is second in NFL history in touchdown passes (541) and passing yards (74,571) to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

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focus right now. So I’m working on things and my legs feel strong right now. Just can’t wait to go back on the field, and then play.”

Cano is coming off a disappointing first year with the Mets, where he battled multiple quad, hamstring and hand injuries and hit .256 on a .736 OPS with a career-low 39 RBIs across 107 games. He entered this spring training, before it was cancelled in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on keeping his legs healthy for a full season.

As MLB discusses plans to launch a baseball season, a shortened 80-game schedule could prove beneficial to a veteran player like Cano.

Does the eight-time All-Star agree?

“Honestly ... Maybe yes, maybe no,” Cano said. “I’m the kind of guy that I always start the season slow, and when the season goes on, I get hot. But, I have to be ready to start well from the beginning. It depends how many games we play. It’s kind of like, you got to be ready for the beginning.”

While he continues to wait for the league and players’ union to responsibly decide the next course of action, Cano turned his attention to the community. The 37-year-old organized a

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great sense of community — we’re all in this together and we’re going to need everyone in this together and we can’t do this unless the community is whole.

“He sold us all to believe in a common goal.”

Selling anything to the Knicks players, especially the triangle, was incredibly difficult for Jackson as an executive. In many ways he was New York’s equivalent of Jerry Krause in Chicago, exerting his ideas and influence from an outsider’s position. In the locker room before a game in

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contracts for however many games could be played in 2020. The owners, pointing to another clause in that same March 26 agreement, believe the language of the agreement can and should be revisited due to the fact the 2020 season will at least start without fans in the stands, meaning the loss of revenue from tickets, concessions, parking and more.

Owners, claiming no fans in seats could mean a revenue decline of roughly 40%, want players to help sustain the hit, so they want to swap the idea of paying 82 games worth of player salary with a 50-50 revenue split between players and owners. Players had previously suggested this would be a non-starter.

“Our position is that with respect to player salaries, we’ve had that discussion already,” Tony Clark, the head of the players’ association, told ESPN last week. “Our focus now is on health and safety moving forward.”

There are lots of unanswered questions about health and safety, by the way.

This discussion matters more than the money. Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle raised some obvious issues in a series of tweets posted Monday, wondering about the amount and frequency of testing that can ethically take place in a league that plays in a country that does not yet seem to have enough tests, the risk to players who have preexisting conditions that might make them more vulnerable

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fortunate to have Madison attending PSC and being a member of our golf team for years to come.”

Raco feels the Bobcats will be a tremendous addition to the Bobcats’ program.

“Madison was a six-year varsity starter,” Raco said.

“One could make an argument that he is the best golfer

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New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano (24) bats against the Miami Marlins on March 3 at Clover Park.

food drive and delivered 4,000 bags of food — including rice, beans, spaghetti, tuna, salami, sugar, salt and milk — to his neighborhood in the Dominican Republic.

“Now in quarantine and not being able to work, a lot of people are hungry,” Cano said.

“They need food so that’s what I did. That’s one thing that I love to do. Go out and help people as much as I can.

“I like to go myself because the biggest thing is when you get there, you see the smile on their face ... And for me, I want to hear from them. I

don’t want anybody else to come and tell me their excitement and how they feel about it. I like to go myself and experience that.”

While enjoying his experience back at home in the Dominican Republic, Cano, like many other people during the quarantine, now has free time to reconnect with friends in the league. He recently caught up with Yadier Molina, Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rodriguez and other former major leaguers over Zoom.

“That’s one of the good things about the quarantine,” he said. “You get a chance to talk with players and friends, something that you’re not gonna do in the season. This is one of the ways that will keep us connected, keep us close, even if we’re not on the same team. We will share moments, tell them how much of a fan we were, or how much we watched them and how much we respect them.”

Cano has also kept in touch with his Mets teammates through a group chat, which includes keeping the team motivated and prepared during these unfortunate circumstances.

Cano said Mets manager Luis Rojas has played a large role in helping the team stay connected, in addition to the players’ chat the second baseman uses to check up on his teammates.

“We just gotta remember we’re in the same boat and we all got the same goal, we want to win,” Cano said. “Right now, even when we’ve been away for a month, we’re all together, we’re connecting.”

Detroit in 2017 — which occurred four months before he was fired — players were openly mocking Jackson for commandeering a practice and trying to teach them how to make two-handed passes.

Bulls players showed a similar disregard toward Krause in the documentary, although Jordan’s insults were meaner in spirit because they were directed at Krause’s physical appearance.

Jackson’s root problem in New York was Carmelo Anthony’s reluctance to buy into the triangle. Many issues trickled down. But Jackson didn’t do himself any favors with poor trades and a questionable work ethic, leaving the impression he was most

concerned with the enormous payday.

“Our relationship was a little weird, though,” former Knicks point guard Derrick Rose said in his book, “I’ll Show You.” “He was cool the whole time I was there, but he wanted that $60 million he was owed by the Knicks.”

Armstrong carries the unique perspective of playing under Coach Jackson and working with executive Jackson as Rose’s agent. Regarding the Zen Master’s failed tenure in New York, Armstrong believes Jackson wasn’t afforded enough time for meaningful change.

“What I see is executives and people who are building teams, the owner — there’s

not enough time being given,” Armstrong, who was an executive with the Bulls before becoming an agent, said. “Not enough time for these players and teams to stick together and learn.

“If you’re going to have sustained excellence, you have to have an opportunity to have a team. The team has to be here for two, three years, four years, to try to figure it out and have ... shared experiences.”

It’s certainly debatable whether Jackson deserved more seasons with the Knicks.

It was a mess filled with losing, feuds with Carmelo and Twitter mishaps. But the Knicks have also been worse since Jackson left.

What’s undeniable is

Jackson’s accomplishments and ability as a head coach.

As underscored in the documentary, he sold Jordan on the triangle even though it went against his ego and instincts.

He won 55 games in a season without Jordan, integrated a ticking time-bomb personality in Dennis Rodman and served as a master motivator.

Watching that unfold nearly 30 years later, it’s harder to defend Carmelo for not giving the triangle an honest effort.

“The triangle offense, from an offensive perspective, is very difficult. Because it’s kind of counterintuitive to how you think as a player,” Armstrong, who won three titles with the Bulls, said. “Players think, ‘If you challenge me, it’s hey, I’m

going to challenge you right back.’ But playing in this system required you to understand you go in the opposite direction of the pressure. If the pressure is on the wing, my job was to get it to the other side.

If the pressure is at the top, then I got to get to the low. And vice versa. So it was counterintuitive in many regards. But it was a winning formula.”

Jackson owns 11 championships as a head coach. More than Red Auerbach or any other. That was easy to forget during Jackson’s years running the Knicks, and the weekly reminders on ESPN serve to reiterate that James Dolan should’ve insisted the Zen Master work from the sideline, rather than the 13th row.

to serious health problems if exposed to coronavirus, and the big one that cannot be repeated enough — what’s the plan if, and it’s more like when, a player tests positive for the virus after baseball gets back to work?

These answers are either not in the proposal, or not in the part that was leaked to national baseball writers faster than a Jordan Hicks pitch reaches Yadier Molina. If you don’t know why the topic of the money was the first to surface, you’re not thinking critically. The owners are ready to play ball on their terms, which means they are ready to make the players the bad guys if they protest.

But owners are being shortsighted if they think they are safe from public backlash. Average Joe is on to them. Owners will and should be called out for crying poor while never opening up their books to prove it. They did not rush to cut players in on revenue spikes, such as massive TV contracts and MLB Advanced Media, but now they want players to help pick them up from a decline. Owners’ chances to recoup losses are much greater than the comparatively short career lifespan of players, who are going to be the ones putting their health on the line to play.

And the players? They will be vilified if they are viewed as attempting to bite the hand that feeds them. Greedy. Entitled. You know the drill.

Both sides lose if this gets ugly. Save the big fight for the CBA negotiations that will come after the 2021 season.

Now is not the time.

Forgive me for playing Pollyanna during a pandemic,

but wouldn’t it be nice if players and owners could give our nation’s lost politicians an example of meeting in the middle?

Players should agree to switch from 82 games worth of

salary to a 50-50 revenue split only if owners agree to make up the difference in deferred payments down the line, after the business of baseball is booming again. If owners don’t like the sound of that,

they should honor the March 26 agreement. Settling this fast would allow the conversation to move on to more important topics, like what the heck happens when a starting infield comes down with

coronavirus.

It’s smart to have serious doubts about this 82-game season working out.

It would be a shame if infighting stopped it before it starts.

our program has ever had.

Madison was a great leader.

He often took younger golfers under his wing and helped them with both fundamentals and mental aspects of the game.”

Taconic Hills Athletic Director Angela Webster couldn’t be happier for Bentley.

“We are very proud of Madison and wish him the best as he continues competing in golf at the next level,” Webster said.

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Learning to get through COVID together

By SYDNEY TORTORA Sixth Grade, H.T. Wiley Intermediate School

It has been a bit hard for my family in quarantine, but here are a few ways we are learning and getting through this pandemic.

For learning and school work, my mom has made a schedule for our school work and extra activities like art and physical education. We have certain times like free time or lunch and dinner where we are allowed to do things that we would want.

Since our family has been stuck in quarantine, we have been able to spend a lot more time together. We spend some of our free time watching movies or coloring. Sometimes we talk and learn about what’s going on in the world.

We also do family yoga once in a while and spend time with my little brother. On my own time, I play online and talk with my friends or read.

This has been my life in quarantine and I hope everyone is trying to make the most of the situation.

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Jordan or James: Who is the best basketball player of all time?

By FRED BOWEN Washington Post

The recent ESPN documentary called “The Last Dance” about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ sixth championship season in 1998 has restarted the debate about who is the greatest basketball player of all time.

Is it Michael Jordan or LeBron James?

For some the answer is to look at the number of National Basketball Association (NBA) championships each of the players has won. Jordan won six, and James has won three.

But if the number of championship rings settled the question, the greatest player of all time would be Bill Russell. In his 13 seasons in the NBA (1956 to 1968), Russell led the Boston Celtics to an amazing 11 titles.

Russell, however, is not generally considered the greatest player of all time. While the 6-foot-10-inch center was a fabulous rebounder and incredible defensive player, Russell was not a big offensive threat.

The greatest-of-all-time debate often settles on Jordan and James because of their all-around talents. The two superstars can do it all on the court.

Take a look at their statistics.

Jordan was a better scorer than James is. Jordan scored 30.1 points per game, while James averages “only” 27.1.

But James is a better rebounder and playmaker than Jordan. James has averaged 7.4 rebounds a game and 7.4 assists, while Jordan averaged 6.2 and 5.3 in those categories.

James is such an amazing passer that he has led his team in total assists in every season during his 17-year NBA career. At 35 years old, James was leading the league with more than 10 assists a game when the coronavirus pandemic closed down the NBA. That’s why if I had to choose between these two players, I would choose James. Basketball is a team game. James has the rare ability to make his teammates better.

Sometimes fans think Jordan won those six NBA championships by himself. Scottie Pippen, Jordan’s teammate for all six titles, helped a lot. For example, Pippen averaged 21.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists during the Bulls’ first championship playoff run in 1991.

The Bulls team was so good that when Jordan took off the 1993-1994 season to play baseball, Chicago won only two fewer games during the regular season.

James, on the other hand, led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in 2007 at the age of 22. The other top players on that team? Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejão.

Not exactly Scottie Pippen.

Asking me to pick between Jordan and James is like asking me to choose between chocolate chip cookie dough and mocha chip ice cream. They are both great.

But if I have to choose, I’ll pick LeBron James. And mocha chip.

Bowen writes the sports opinion column for KidsPost. He is the author of 24 kids sports books, including seven about basketball. His latest basketball book is “Outside Shot.”

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

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ANDES DATA, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/24/15. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 6803 Clyde St 2nd Fl Forest Hills NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Elder Maple LLC Under 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. FIRST: The name of the LLC is Elder Maple LLC. SECOND: The county within this state, in which the office of the LLC is to be located in Greene. THIRD: the Secretary of State (SSS) is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without the state to which the SSS shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: PaKambeseles, nayotis Esq., P.O. 839, Windham, NY 12496.

w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on April 30, 2020. Office location: Greene County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

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Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Columbia County on the 1st day of May, 2020, bearing Index Number 15573-20, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at Hudson, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Vaughn Foxx. The city and state of my present address are Kinderhook, NY, the month and year of my birth are Aug. 1971, the place of my birth is Columbia Memorial, my present name is Vaughn Kolb.

Notice of Formation of GALR OPERATING LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/3/16. Office location: Columbia County.

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NAME: Schindler Holdings LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on April 23, 2020 Office location: 354 Main St. Cairo NY 12413 Greene County.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Schindler Automotive LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on April 23, 2020 Office location: 354 Main St. Cairo NY 12413 Greene County.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Chatham for the collection and disposal of residential refuse and recyclable waste.

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Debra Meyers Village Clerk Platte Clove Solar LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/12/2020. Cty: Greene. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to YSG Com-

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Striped Grass LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC).

Name: Striped Grass LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/4/2020.

NY office location: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Panayotis Kambeseles, Esq., PO Box 839, Windham, NY 12496.

Town of Ancram Public Notice: The Ancram Town Board will hold its May meeting on May 21, 2920 at 7 pm on ZOOM. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the Ancram Town Hall is closed to the general public until further notice. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 202.1, issued by Governor Cuomo, and advisories issued by Federal, State and Local officials related to the COVID-19 virus, the public will not be permitted to attend this Town Board meeting in person, but the public is welcome to attend this Board meeting via ZOOM. Sign in information for this Zoom Town Board meeting is below: Topic: Arthur Bassin's Town Board Zoom Meeting Time: May 21, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) To Join This Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/6017878873?pwd =WjZhR0ZlWVFGNmF Z a G V V Q U huRXY2QT09 Meeting ID: 601 787 8873; Password: Ancram One tap mobile +19292056099,,60178 78873#,,1#,436980# US (New York) Meeting ID: 601 787 8873 Password: 436980

TOWN OF GHENT NOTICE OF MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that due to the mandatory statewide response to the Novel Coronavirus, the May workshop and regular meetings of the Ghent Town Board will be held via the “Zoom� online meeting platform. The Town Board workshop meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. on May 21, 2020. The regular Town Board meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. on May 21, 2020. While the Town Hall will be physically closed, these meetings will be open remotely to the public to follow along and to participate during the public comment portion of the regular Town Board meeting. To attend, please visit zoom.us and then click “Join a Meeting�. You will be prompted to enter the following Meeting ID: 778 878 3353. You will then be prompted to enter the following Meeting Password: MayMeeting. If you do not already have it installed, your browser should prompt you to install Zoom. If you would prefer to attend a meeting by phone, please dial (929)2056099 and enter the Webinar ID: 778 878 3353. For those unable to join online or by phone, the meetings will be recorded and minutes produced. Any changes will be posted to the Town’s website at www.townofghent.org.

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Market size, championship window drive NBA teams’ desire to resume 2019-20 season Keith Pompey The Baltimore Sun

Most NBA enthusiasts know the league intends to salvage the season although Wednesday marks the 63rd day since the shutdown. Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins confirmed last week that the league is prepared to play as late as Labor Day. But how do NBA teams feel?

It appears the answer depends on a team’s market size and what’s at stake.

Small-market teams, younger teams seeking playoff experience, and NBA title contenders would like to finish the season, according to a league source. Other teams are indifferent or prepared to move on to next season, the source added.

But the National Basketball Players Association is gauging the sentiment of its players.

NBPA regional representatives texted players Tuesday with a “yes or no” question to be kept confidential, a league source confirmed. An ESPN report said one rep asked a team’s players, “Do you want to try and play this season, yes or GARY CORONADO/LOS ANGELES TIMES no?” Another rep asked a different team, “Do Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Staples you want the season to start again?”

Center on March 6 in Los Angeles.

James is leading the charge for the current NBA season to restart Stay tuned.

From a team standpoint, the ones in small once all the details get worked out. markets would like to finish the season to se- to resuming the season. record and best mark in the Western Confercure TV revenue. The threshold to receive TV But the last-place Golden State Warriors (15- ence. The Clippers (44-20) were second in the revenue from regional sports networks is 70 50 after reaching the last five NBA Finals) shut West. regular-season games. everything down and don’t want to finish the Young teams currently in playoff races — the NBA teams have played an averaged of 64.7 season. The organization is focused on remain- Magic, Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, and New games this season. The Atlanta Hawks and Dal- ing healthy in preparation for next season. By Orleans Pelicans — would gain valuable expelas Mavericks have played the most games at 67 contrast, the title-contending Los Angeles Clip- rience from a postseason run. apiece. The Los Angeles Lakers and San Anto- pers, Lakers, and Milwaukee Bucks hope to reThe Lakers’ LeBron James responded on nio Spurs are tied for the fewest at 63. turn and don’t want to miss out on a window Twitter to a CNBC report on April 30 about In addition to receiving revenue from games this year. team executives and player agents calling on aired locally on regional sports networks, ABC/ The Bucks (53-12) had the league’s best re- the league to cancel the rest of the season.

“Saw some reports about execs and agents ESPN and Turner pay the league roughly $2.6 cord before the season was suspended. The billion to show their games. So there’s a benefit Lakers (49-14) had the second-best overall wanting to cancel season???” the four-time

Mamba Sports Academy retiring ‘Mamba’ out of respect for Kobe Bryant’s family Jack Harris Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — The place that manifested Kobe Bryant’s motivation in life and became the site of unimaginable mourning after his death honored the superstar once and for all Tuesday.

The Mamba Sports Academy, the Thousand Oaks training complex to which Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others were traveling when they were killed in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash, announced it is retiring “Mamba” — Bryant’s iconic nickname — from its title.

“The changing of the name from Mamba Sports Academy to Sports Academy, the original name from 2016, is not a decision we came to lightly or on our own,” the Sports Academy said in a statement. “It was a mutual agreement made in accordance with the wishes of his estate. Thank you for respecting that decision in these turbulent times.”

Bryant started coming to the Sports Academy as a coach of his daughter’s youth basketball team in early 2018. That December, when Bryant joined the gym as an official partner, “Mamba” was added to the name.

“I want to emphasize that this isn’t a licensing deal,” Sports Academy founder Chad Faulkner told the Ventura County Star at the time. “I wasn’t interested in that. He wasn’t interested in that. If Kobe puts his name on something, it’s because he believes in it and intends to be involved.”

In his year-plus working with the Sports Academy, which includes the elegant 100,000-square-foot flagship facility in Thousand Oaks and another training center in Redondo Beach that opened last December, the five-time NBA champion was a familiar face around the gym, his name alone creating an unmistakable, uncompromising aura for its athletes.

“It had been in existence before he became involved and it was a stellar facility then,” said Dr. Sari Shepphird, a sports psychologist in Calabasas whose clientele includes several professional athletes that train at the academy.

But when Bryant brought his name and, just as important, his “Mamba mentality”

league MVP tweeted. “That’s absolutely not true. Nobody I know saying anything like that.

As soon as it’s safe we would like to finish our season. I’m ready and our team is ready. Nobody should be canceling anything.”

For James, the resumption of the season provides the perfect opportunity to win his fourth NBA title. Despite being 35 years old, he’s playing at an MVP-caliber level and would benefit from the league’s return.

The same can be said about the 76ers, whose window to win an NBA championship could close quickly. The team has underachieved for most of the season and hold the sixth-best record in the East. General manager Elton Brand has always said this team was built for the playoffs. Its title chances could get tougher next season when the Nets, with perennial All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving healthy and back in the lineup, would be one of the favorites to win the East next season.

Brand said the Sixers look forward to resuming the season, whether it’s the regular season or playoffs.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver told players during Friday’s NBPA teleconference that the league can wait until June to make a decision on resuming the season. Silver also confirmed that one or two locations without fans would be best for the health and safety of players.

But the Warriors have moved on for now.

“There’s still a chance the league could ask us to come back and play some games,” coach Steve Kerr said during a digital conference on April 28. “But given what we went through this season with all the injuries and the tough record, it’s been more of the case of, you know, we’re staying in touch with guys but everybody is just sort of assuming that you know, this is, this is kind of it. We’re not going to be involved much anymore.”

NBA players union asks players if they want to finish season Broderick Turner Los Angeles Times

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A makeshift memorial outside of Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park, Calif. on January 27.

on hard work and otherworldly dedication to the facility, “that lent a lot of credibility to what they’re doing and how they’re wanting to help athletes improve,” Shepphird said. “His influence can’t be understated.”

Before long, “train the Mamba way” became a common catch phrase for the academy’s roughly 50,000 athletes, ranging from youth players of all sports to professional stars such as the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald and New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard.

Bryant organized training sessions and pickup games at the academy with current NBA icons including Kawhi Lenoard, Paul George and Kyrie Irving. He mentored promising men’s and women’s basketball prospects, most notably former Oregon guard and No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick Sabrina Ionescu. And he continued coaching his daughter’s club team, known as Team Mamba, in the newly minted Mamba Cup Tournament Series.

“His name brand brought so many different athletes,” said Eric Rosenthal, a

high school assistant coach in Newbury Park with two younger brothers who play youth tournaments at the academy. “My two little brothers have met, and taken pictures with and gotten autographs with so many different NBA players, NFL players, because Kobe’s name is trusted and idolized. It became a pillar of the community.”

Bryant, Gianna and other members of the Team Mamba squad were flying to the academy for a Mamba Cup event when their helicopter crashed in the Santa Monica Mountains. By the end of the day, the facility’s front entrance was covered with flowers, candles, jerseys and posters in a makeshift vigil.

“Kobe exemplified the best of the best,” said Tyrell Corbin, a former G-League player who began going to the Mamba Academy after Bryant got involved. “So when you walk into a gym that literally is one of the best gyms I’ve ever been in, you just feel a way when you’re there. This is Kobe Bryant’s gym. You want to give it your all.”

In a group text sent to NBA players Tuesday, they were asked by the National Basketball Players Association how they felt about completing the season that has been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several players who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that they were asked to respond with a yes or no answer to a question about how interested they were in playing the rest of the 2019-20 season.

The players, who saw their season suspended March 11, were told their answers would be confidential.

One player said he thinks the percentage is “70-30” of players who want to finish the season.

“But 30% is a big number,” the player said. “And what do you say to somebody who says, ‘You know what, I just don’t feel safe?’ It’s hard to argue that. But there are reasons to argue that because I know the NBA would be one of the safest places to be at.

That thing would be tight, clean, protocol, all that.”

Some of the league’s biggest stars gathered via phone Monday to discuss the league’s potential return to play, a person familiar with the call confirmed. The group reached a consensus that they wanted the season to resume with safety precautions.

The call included Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James

and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul, who organized the call. Paul is the president of the players union.

During a conference call with players Friday, Commissioner Adam Silver had talked about the league’s position on issues concerning a return to play, reminding the players that the situation remains fluid.

The NBA has heard from several places about coming to their cities when/if it decides to starting playing again, with the latest coming from MGM Resorts International on Tuesday.

MGM came up with a seven-point plan in which its casino can reopen with strict safety protocols in place.

The plan called for screening employees and guests, that all employees would be required to wear masks and to practice physical distancing while at work.

The seven-part plan was broken down this way: screening, temperature checks and training, personal protective equipment, physical distancing, hand washing and sanitization, HVAC control and air quality, incident response protocols and digital innovations.

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Mom vetoes grandma’s plan to flout distancing rules Dear Abby, My parents have strong opinions. I don’t agree with them in areas such as how to raise or discipline my children. If I try to explain why, they mock me with their tone of voice. Then they get mad if I try to discuss it with them and won’t speak to me for a couple of weeks.

DEAR ABBY Currently, they are insisting that I am making a mountain out of a molehill because of the coronavirus. I stay at home with my children and run out only to buy food. Abby, my parents are ignoring all the health recommendations. They still go out in public places where people are close to each other.

They now want to have all their grandkids over to play and are upset with me because I refuse. It has reached the point that I don’t answer my phone when I see Mom’s number because I know she’ll lecture me on how I am “tearing the family apart over this nonsense that we’ll just laugh about next year.” How do you get family members to respect your request for social distancing?

Doing What’s Right For Now

Immediately upon opening it, they exclaimed, “I don’t want this! I will never use this. Can I return it and get something else?” This was followed by repeatedly saying they didn’t want the item and dragging out of the closet a similar item another family member had given them, exclaiming, “See? I already have almost the exact same thing, and I’ve never used it.”

This relative kept repeating they didn’t ever want anything like this and what I should always get them. This is the same person, by the way, who buys me whatever they want to get me whether I want it or not, and refuses to listen when I state what I would like as gifts. Am I too sensitive, or is this behavior bad manners?

Gift Horse In Wyoming

Here’s how: Stick to your guns. Remind your mother that your children’s welfare is your sacred responsibility. It is your job to ensure their safety, and it’s no laughing matter. Tell her this is why you have chosen to follow the directions issued by the Centers for Disease Control. You wish she and your dad would be more careful about their own health, but you respect that they are adults making their own choices, and you expect that she will extend to you the same courtesy. Period!

Dear Abby, My husband and I disagree about something, and I’d like you to be the tie-breaker. One of us believes it’s proper to keep the title to a vehicle in the glove compartment of the vehicle alongside the registration and insurance papers. The other thinks it’s foolish and dangerous. What say you?

Tie-Breaker In Kentucky

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Dear Abby, I recently gave a family member a gift.

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

One major concern about long-term use of alendronate (Fosamax) and other drugs of that class (called bisphosphonates) is that they shut down reabsorption of the bone so completely that people are at risk for complications such as osteonecrosis of the jaw and atypical femur fractures. These complications are uncommon, and the benefit of taking the medication outweighs the risk in most women with osteoporosis; however, prolonged use may start to cause more harm than benefit, especially in women with mild or moderate osteoporosis.

Raloxifene, by contrast, works on the bone as an estrogen, while working on the breast as an antiestrogen. In women with both low bone mass and increased risk for breast cancer, it is a good choice.

Raloxifene is not as potent an agent as Fosamax, and that’s probably a good thing for you: With osteopenia, you do not need as potent an agent, and the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw and of atypical femur fractures appears lower with raloxifene.

Raloxifene does have its own risks. Blood clots occurred in about one woman per thousand in the six years of the study. Less than one woman

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It’s an example of appalling bad manners and lack of gratitude. Because the relative is also unwilling or unable to choose appropriate gifts, why not agree to stop exchanging them? In cases like this, a nice, neutral greeting card would cause fewer hurt feelings.

Garfield

I say it is better to err on the side of caution and keep the title in a safe deposit box or file cabinet. The same is true for the deed to your home, as well as other important documents.

Balancing bone health and breast cancer risk I just read your column about Fosamax and wondered what you thought about Evista (raloxifene). I have been on it for 13 or 14 years because both my sisters have had breast cancer and I have osteopenia. Is this something that can be taken indefinitely, or do I need to stop? My gynecologist says to keep taking it, but I wonder what you think.

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Blondie

per thousand had a stroke in the raloxifene group per year. Those risks need to be compared against the benefit of both the breast cancer and bone benefits. For women at increased risk of breast cancer, the potential for benefit is usually much greater than the potential for harm.

I am a dedicated reader of your column and appreciate very much your attention to detail. I was surprised to read in my local paper recently that you recommend hand sanitizer over hand-washing with soap and water. This is contrary to all other health advice I have seen. Please explain. I do understand using it when one cannot use soap and water.

I don’t think I explained that very well, as several people have written to me with the same question.

Hand-washing with soap and water is preferred for many or most situations. However, in the hospital, when health care workers need to perform hand hygiene many times daily, alcohol-based hand sanitizer may be preferred because compliance is higher with it and because it is much faster.

There are some situations where hand sanitizer should not be used and hands should be washed with soap and water: when hands are visibly soiled; when they start feeling “sticky”; and in the cases of some infections, especially C. difficile and norovirus.

In all cases, hands should be washed after using the bathroom, and before and after eating.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you can be considered very much ahead of your time, and as a result, you may find it difficult to navigate the world in which you live simply because you are not likely to be understood — even by those who know you best. While this may get you down when you are young, you’ll almost certainly learn to deal with it in stride as you mature. In fact, you may actually discover that it is possible to turn it to your advantage.

You are keenly interested in learning about what makes the world turn — not figuratively so much as literally. You have scientific leanings that may compel you to discover much about the physical world in which you live. You may, indeed, break through boundaries and enable people to progress from ignorance to knowledge and understanding.

Also born on this date are: Lou Harrison, composer; Robert Zemeckis, director, producer, screenwriter; Francesca Annis, actress, Mark Zuckerberg, computer programmer and businessman; Amber Tamblyn, actress; Cate Blanchett, actress; Eoin Colfer, author.

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

FRIDAY, MAY 15 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You are perilously close to letting someone take advantage of you at this time. Look closely at the circumstances, and draw clear boundaries.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It’s a good day to look within yourself for those things you’d usually look for without. Strength and resolve are soon on the rise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You have much to

do, but you should find yourself in the groove very quickly today and enjoy rapid completion of your many assigned tasks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You may be confusing financial gains with personal contentment — and they are hardly comparable! You want to focus on the latter at this time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ve been fighting your own inner demons for quite some time, and today you may see a way to gain the upper hand — perhaps permanently.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — A message you send early in the day may not be fully understood by the recipient. Condense and clarify, and give it another try.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’re known for making the best out of even the most difficult of situations, but today you may be defeated by one that’s really no big deal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Others may not be surprised when you experience a dramatic turnabout today. They know something you don’t, but you’re catching up.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — What you do today is almost certain to attract a good deal of attention. Someone who’s been watching you has a proposition to make.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may feel as though you’ve been spinning your wheels lately.

Today, however, you can make a new start and increase your productivity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’re going to have to do more than expected today if you and a friend are going to achieve a goal you’ve set together. Time is a key factor.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You enjoy a sudden surge of energy today just when you need it most. A loved one comes to you with an offer you simply cannot refuse.

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B8 Thursday, May 14, 2020 Close to Home

SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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Stars Level 1

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(e.g., TV series: “___ With the Stars.” Answer: Dancing.)

Freshman level 1. Three-word nickname for the flag of the United States.

2. How many stars make up the Big Dipper?

3. This TV show features “Big Hoss” and “Chumlee.”

Graduate level 4. One episode in this film series is titled “The Empire Strikes Back.”

5. What appears to be the brightest star as viewed from Earth?

6. Who painted “The Starry Night”?

PH.D. level 7. Who is associated with the quotation, “Billions and billions of stars”?

8. What character said, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves”?

9. What is the brightest star in the night sky?

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

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: HIPPO APPLY NIBBLE SPOTTY Answer: She was able to quickly reach the summit because she was — IN TIP-TOP SHAPE

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Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

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

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. “Stars and Stripes.” 2. Seven. 3. “Pawn Stars.” 4. “Star Wars.” 5. The sun.

6. Vincent van Gogh. 7. Carl Sagan. 8. Cassius. 9. Sirius.

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?

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Simple card game 4 “When You Wish Upon __” 9 Talon 13 Lincoln & Vigoda 15 Room to maneuver 16 Toe-stubber’s cry 17 Car blemish 18 Transparent rectangles 19 Spouse 20 Feat of __; brave act 22 Necessity 23 Haughtiness 24 Flowery ring 26 Drink 29 Unsuspecting 34 Lunch hours 35 Chairs & stools 36 Bill denomination 37 Makes dove sounds 38 Word with pipe or Corps 39 Umpire’s cry 40 Jolson & Hirt 41 Be generous 42 Actor __ Yoba 43 Shoulder bags 45 Lifts 46 Discoverer’s word 47 Implement 48 The Ugly Duckling, in reality 51 Abandoning 56 Dry riverbed 57 Get __ out of; cause to react angrily 58 Actress Carter 60 As wise __ owl 61 Nolte’s namesakes 62 Take hold of 63 No longer wild 64 Drink to 65 Dentist’s letters DOWN 1 Fistful of bills 2 Still in the sack 3 Name for a French boy 4 Have lofty goals 5 Bridges

Mother Goose & Grimm

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

6 Zesty flavor 7 __ a test; passed easily 8 Determined 9 __ a crime; ignore the law 10 Oahu gala 11 Play segments 12 Pique, as one’s appetite 14 Uses a sieve 21 BBQ favorites 25 Feminine suffix 26 Ancient Indians of the Andes 27 Wallet contents, slangily 28 Helpful upward push 29 In __; weeping 30 Track-and-field event 31 Stable newborns 32 Not qualified 33 Green onion cousins 35 Barking swimmer 38 Game bird 39 Summer Olympics sport

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Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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41 “Hush!”

42 In a bad __; grumpy 44 Pointed tooth 45 Trustworthy 47 Chores 48 Slap 49 “Fuzzy Wuzzy __ bear…”

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50 Actor Brody of “The O.C.” 52 Musketeers or Stooges 53 San José, Costa __ 54 Intellectual 55 Overjoyed 59 Dieter’s concern: abbr.

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