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Six Hudson Valley counties including Greene and Columbia are working together to coordinate their reopening efforts as local businesses prepare for the state go-ahead.

Local officials are participating in the Hudson Valley ReOpening Workgroup, joining forces with Ulster, Dutchess, Orange and Sullivan counties to strategize and share ideas, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued 12 guidelines for reopening on

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We hear it publicly and have been given assurances in conversations that the data will drive decisions and our data looks different.

The reality is that we look and feel more like a region.

— Marc Molinaro Dutchess County Executive

Tuesday, stipulating that regions must meet goals for testing and hospitalization rates before being allowed to reopen.

Molinaro said Hudson Valley leaders, who already coordinate their public-health outreach efforts, will team up to advocate

for the region and refine state mandates on the county level.

“We hear it publicly and have been given assurances in conversations that the data will drive decisions and our data looks different,” he said. “The reality is that we look and feel

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more like a region.”

The six-county initiative will consider the complexities of reopening, a process Molinaro said would not be easy.

“A dose of honesty is what the public will need from us as we grapple with a scenario where

there will be more questions than answers,” he said.

In addition to joining forces with the five other mid-Hudson counties, Columbia County officials formed a Columbia Comeback committee to support the county’s business community through the reopening process. More than two dozen representatives from the private and public sectors were named to the committee by Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell.

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NY eviction ban extended 60 days

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VALHALLA — Officials extended a state moratorium two months Thursday mandating New Yorkers cannot be evicted for not paying rent through Aug. 20 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

The state issued a moratorium March 20 on residential or commercial evictions from COVID-related hardship through the month of June. The moratorium was extended 60 days Thursday until Aug. 20.

“The No. 1 issue people talk to me about is rent,” Cuomo said Thursday during a coronavirus briefing at New York Medical College in Valhalla, Westchester County. “[Families] are struggling, and we want to make sure we’re doing everything we can... I don’t want to see families and children evicted at this time from no fault of their own.”

Late payments or fees are banned for missed rent payments during the state’s eviction moratorium and allows renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to use their security deposit as payment and repay their security deposit over time.

The state is working to secure relief for banks, Cuomo said, so landlords do not have to worry about foreclosures.

Officials will worry about economic impact at a later date, he added.

“There is no doubt a trade-off,” Cuomo said. “None of these decisions are easy. Whatever happens, we will handle it at the time. This is unlike anything we’ve seen before.”

New York’s COVID-19 fatalities reached at least 20,108 Thursday — up

Courtesy of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office

New Yorkers cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent related to COVID-19 financial hardship through at least Aug. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday afternoon during a coronavirus briefing in Valhalla.

from 19,877 Wednesday. The state saw 231 virus-related deaths Wednesday, including 191 in hospitals and 40 in nursing homes. The death rate remains flat

after a slight decline from 232 fatalities Tuesday, 230 Monday and 226 Sunday.

The state tested 1,089,916 people as of Thursday, revealing 327,469 total

positive cases of COVID-19. New York’s hospitalization rates continued a downward trend to 8,665 patients Wednesday, down 514 patients, according to the governor’s office. About 600 new virus patients enter hospitals statewide each day, down from about 1,000 new daily hospitalizations last week.

“It’s a fairly significant drop, so that’s good news,” Cuomo said.

U.S. Reps. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and Lee Zeldin, R-1, and U.S. Sens.

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced the bipartisan Direct Support for Communities Act late Wednesday to provide local governments with direct federal relief to pay for essential services and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the pandemic.

Cuomo has pleaded with federal lawmakers to pass legislation to fund state and local governments, as a minimum budget shortfall of $13.3 billion looms over New York. Earlier this week, the governor continued his weeks-long plea as the Democratic House and Republican Senate negotiate a fifth coronavirus bill on Capitol Hill.

“Upstate New York is facing an urgent, immediate funding crisis,” Delgado said.

“Our counties and municipalities are laying off employees and the lack of funding going directly into local communities is jeopardizing the livelihood of our first responders, our emergency medical services, cops, teachers and more. We need to provide local government with funding expediently and I am glad to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral solution.

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$17M Coxsackie sewer project to lift moratorium

By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

COXSACKIE — A $17 million sewer project in the village of Coxsackie will go on, lifting a 15-year-old ban on new sewer hook-ups.

It will also eliminate untreated wastewater from being pumped into the Hudson River and the Coxsackie Creek during heavy rains.

Infiltration of the river and creek was legal when the plant was built and has been continuing in Coxsackie and other river towns for decades, said Mary Beth Bianconi, partner at Delaware Engineering, which is overseeing the project.

The sewer plant project moved forward as an essential service after the shutdown of construction by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in NY On PAUSE. “The governor and the Department of Labor deemed that any municipal construction project is essential, so they could be continued,” Mayor Mark Evans said. “We thought at any time that the subcontractors might decide not to send their folks, but they continued working, and other than jockeying for timing on different parts of the project, it continued unimpeded.”

Water and sewer projects are allowed under NY On PAUSE,

Bianconi added.

The village began construction on the project in July 2019.

With a price tag of $17 million, the village obtained a $2.5 million grant from the state, with the remainder of the project’s cost paid by a 30-year, 0% interest loan through the state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund from the Environmental Facilities Corporation. A portion of the cost of the plant will also be borne by the state Department of Correctional and Community Supervision, which operates two correctional facilities in Coxsackie and accounts See PROJECT A2

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The $17 million Coxsackie sewer project was deemed an essential service by the state and work is continuing.

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This is one of many steps that must be taken to support our rural communities and to make sure that they are able to receive the essential services needed for sustainability during this public health emergency.”

The act’s local relief fund would be split 50/50 — half committed to cities, towns and villages and half committed to counties. Seventy percent of the portion set for municipalities would go to Community Development Block Grant entitlement communities using the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s formula to allocate the funding.

“Local governments are hamstrung trying to deal with lost revenue and mounting costs in the face of the pandemic,” Schumer said in a statement. “Under our proposal, counties, cities, towns and villages of all sizes could count on direct, guaranteed financial relief instead of having to layoff vital workers, cut important services or raise taxes and fees at absolutely the worst time.”

regardless of when it comes, committee members said.

“We must balance the very real public-health risk with the economic reality that the longer small businesses stay closed, the greater risk they will not reopen,” Hunt said.

The announcement of the six-county coalition comes amid concerns that Hudson Valley counties will be grouped for reopening with neighboring Albany and New York City metropolitan areas, which have seen far higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths.

Cuomo’s reopening plans divide the state into regions using Empire State Development’s map, which puts Greene and Columbia counties in the Capital District, and groups Dutchess and Ulster counties in with harderhit downstate counties like Westchester and Rockland.

“When thinking about reopening by region, it could create difficulties for rural counties, like Columbia and Greene, if the metrics are not being met regionwide due to the numbers in the more populated counties,” said F. Michael Tucker, president and CEO of the Columbia

Economic Development Corporation and co-chairman of Columbia Comeback.

The executives of Ulster, Dutchess and Orange counties urged state officials to consider them as separate from their downstate neighbors. The three counties have been working together to coordinate their response to COVID-19 and plan to coordinate reopening efforts.

“Because we share a lot of indicators, the three counties have been working together since the beginning,” Molinaro said.

Reopening the local economy will not be as easy as flipping a switch, Tucker said.

Tucker and Hunt emphasized that reopening will be a phased process and that businesses will need to prove they can keep workers and patrons safe.

Restaurants will need help reconfiguring their spaces to meet social-distancing requirements and may need assistance obtaining protective gear for servers, Hunt said.

Columbia Comeback is scheduled to hold its first virtual meeting on Friday.

The remaining 30% would be sent to states, to suballocate the funds within 30 days to all non-entitlement communities based on the state’s population.

“This smart and necessary proposal will ensure local governments have the resources to pay our first responders, health care workers, teachers and public servants, and can continue serving our communities without raising taxes or fees,” Gillibrand said. “I will do everything in my power to ensure that this proposal is included in the next economic relief package.”

A recent sampling of 27,000 downstate workers from 25 facilities show about 12.2% of New York City health care workers have COVID-19 antibodies, which indicate a person had the virus and recovered, compared to 19.9% of the city’s general population.

Just over 11% of Long Island health care workers have COVID-19 antibodies — about the same as 11.4% of the area’s population. In Westchester County, 6.8% of health care workers tested positive for virus antibodies compared to 13.8% of the county.

“That is about the same or

lower than the infection rate among the general population,” Cuomo said. “I mean, that is amazingly good news.

We were afraid of what was going to happen.”

The state’s 10-point executive On Pause order, which mandated the closing of schools and nonessential businesses and social-distancing measures, expires May 15. The state will gradually reopen by region when a region meets seven criteria related to an area’s COVID-19 hospitalization and infection rates and virus-related deaths.

“We’ll look at regions May 15 to see about reopening,” Cuomo said. “You will see the start of reopening... not a floodgate, but it will start.

We just want to make sure the most vulnerable people are protected.”

The governor said he refuses to choose between the state economy and public health.

“It’s not one or the other, it’s both,” Cuomo said. “This is not a situation where you can go to the American people and say, ‘How many lives are you willing to lose to reopen the economy?’ We don’t want to lose any lives.”

The state continues to prioritize coronavirus testing for essential and frontline workers, including health care and transit employees and first responders. Cuomo continued his plea for New Yorkers to wear masks in public, particularly when social distancing is impossible, to protect frontline employees.

The state’s $25 million Nourish New York Initiative, which purchases excess food and products from more than 2,100 upstate farms to date, has given supplies to nearly 50 food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries.

More than 20,000 households across the state will receive Nourish New York products within the next week.

Over the next six months, the program will produce 2.8 million gallons of milk, 8.2 million units of yogurt, 10.1 million pounds of apples and 10 million pounds of cabbage, according to the governor’s office.

When the system was built, untreated wastewater overflow could legally be diverted into the river and creek, but new laws mandate a change.

“Because the system was built in the 1970s, it was built with structures in place so that when a lot of rain went into the system, it was allowed to flow into the Hudson River or the Coxsackie Creek,” Bianconi said. “That was very common.

Now we have regulations saying none of that water should go into the river or the creek.”

Once the renovation project is completed, wastewater will first be treated before being sent into the river; no wastewater will go into the creek, Bianconi said.

The project also includes renovations to two pump stations — one across the street from Bethany Village and another on Riverside Avenue — that during heavy rains overflow untreated wastewater into the river and the creek.

“We have a tremendous amount of I&I — influx and inflow — which is groundwater and rainwater getting into our system,” Evans explained. “It was causing our plant to exceed the capacity of the plant, so we

would have overflows about three or four times a year. The easiest and most cost effective way was to make the plant bigger. Once we are done, the two important things that will come out of this is that we will no longer have overflow into the river or into the creek in West Coxsackie by the pump stations.”

The untreated overflow led to a sewer moratorium for new hook-ups by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation for the past 15 years.

“We will get out from underneath that moratorium, which gives us the ability to expand and experience growth that will not be impeded by lack of sewer capacity,” Evans said. “We are helping the environment and we are helping development.”

Some projects have been granted sewer hook-ups during the moratorium, such as construction of the Greene County

YMCA and McDonald’s, but those projects included mitigation efforts to allow them to move forward, Evans said.

The project is expected to be up and running by the end of this year, with finishing touches and site landscaping completed next spring, Evans said.

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because we can’t wait until [May] 15 to have a plan,” said Jeffrey Hunt, president of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, referring to the date when the state’s stay-athome order is scheduled to expire.

Only the state has the authority to tell businesses when they can open their doors, but the committee will serve as a resource for the business community during the transition, said Hunt, who was appointed as committee co-chairman.

The Greene County Economic Development Team is coordinating with the county’s tourism board, the Greene County Economic Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce to provide support and guidance to residents and businesses, Deputy Greene County Administrator Warren Hart said.

In preparation for reopening, the Economic Development Team surveyed about 100 local businesses in

Greene County.

Most businesses responded that they are ready to open and operate once restrictions are eased. But social distancing remains a major concern for businesses as reopening approaches, Hart said.

As the statewide COVID-19 shutdown enters its third month, the Brookings Institute in Washington warns that small businesses around the country are facing a financial crisis. Many small businesses in Columbia and Greene counties are at risk, the institute said in a report last month.

More than one in four small businesses in Columbia County are in industries facing immediate or near-term risk of failure, according to the Brookings Institute’s county-by-county analysis.

More than one in three small businesses in Greene County are at immediate risk, the report concluded.

Reopening too soon could lead to serious public-health consequences, with a warning of a possible resurgence of COVID-19 in the coming months. But business owners need to prepare for the eventual return to operations,

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for a large portion of the sewer usage, Evans said.

“Because corrections uses about 60% of the capacity of the sewer system, the corrections department will be responsible for contributing to the project,” Evans said. “We don’t know the exact number, but we are discussing it with them,” Evans said.

The precise amount to be covered by DOCCS will not be known for several months, Evans added.

Parts of the existing sewer plant are being upgraded, while others are being expanded.

“The village’s sewer system is very old,” Bianconi said. “There were portions of the original system that were built in the 1930s.

Most of it was replaced, but the original wastewater treatment plant was built in the 1970s. It was upgraded a few times, but there were aspects of the project that needed renovation and others that needed replacement.”

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Gasland Petroleum makes critical donation to support Vassar Hospital NEW PALTZ – Gasland Petroleum announced a contribution to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, located in Poughkeepsie.

Gasland’s donation will help provide the hospital with 2,000 protective masks and 2,000 medical gowns to equip doctors, nurses and staff with the crucial personal protective

Monday, May 11 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature 6 p.m. county services and public works via zoom – instructions for audio/video conferencing are on county website

equipment (PPE) they need to battle the COVID-19 crisis.

“We want to express our deep appreciation for all the medical professionals and essential hospital staff working tirelessly to save lives,” said Majed “Mitch” Nesheiwat, Gasland Petroleum founder, CEO and longtime Dutchess County

resident. “At Gasland, we remain committed to serving our community especially during these very challenging times. ” To learn more about ways to give to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, visit www.healthquest. org/Poughkeepsie/Waysto-Give-VBMC.as.

Tuesday, May 12 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 1 p.m. via teleconference. The public is invited to call-in, however, the board will not be taking public comments. The call-in number is 1-470-869-2200 and the meeting ID # is 149 747 3020. Feel free to mail or email any correspondence to clerk@coxsackie.org n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518731-2718

Wednesday, May 13 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1551 n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

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President of the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice board Paul Lloblet, and his wife Holly Lloblet are currently in Guam, fighting on the front lines in helping hundreds of patients each day fight COVID-19. They are both affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Catskills region, have their own clinic and have been in practice for more than a decade. “All of our patients’ beds play calming music,” said Holly. “We find that it helps drown out some of the beeping and the constant alarms and helps keep the patients calm.”

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Monday, May 18 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m.

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451052 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 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

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

Wednesday, May 20 n Cairo Town Board workshop

meeting 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature 6:30 p.m. regular legislature meeting No. 5 via zoom – instructions for audio/video conferencing are on county website

Correction In the story “Dutchman’s Landing work has officials hopeful” on page A1 of Thursday’s The Daily Mail, Catskill Village Trustee Peter Grasse Jr. said he did not anticipate any issues with operating Dutchman’s Galley during the pandemic because dining in is not permitted and there will be window service.

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OUR VIEW

Don’t make voters choose between health and democracy Ten days ago, the state Board of Elections canceled the New York Democratic presidential primary.

Bringing voters out to polling places where social distancing might prove difficult or even impossible wasn’t worth risking lives when presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was the last man standing after Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders withdrew from the race.

In an editorial on April 29, we wrote, “Gaining a few delegates to help push a platform for a candidate no longer in the race is no excuse for putting the health of voters at risk.”

The conclusions drawn by the election commissioners and in our editorial turned out to be premature if not entirely wrong.

As it turns out, the New York Democratic presidential primary will be held June 23 after a federal judge ruled Tuesday canceling it is unconstitutional. Not holding the election would deprive withdrawn presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang of proper representation at the Democratic convention, the judge ruled.

Every New Yorker eligible to vote in the June 23 primary election can now vote by mail-in absentee ballot.

We firmly believe that the democratic process must be defended and upheld.

On the other hand, we don’t think it’s a good idea for voters to stand in line in crowded polling places.

People who want to exercise their civic duty should not have to endanger their health and risk endangering others, including election inspectors and poll workers.

Having said that, we can’t urge strongly enough for as many New Yorkers as possible — and this goes for voters in Columbia and Greene counties — to vote by absentee ballot and don’t venture out to the polls unless you absolutely have to.

ANOTHER VIEW

Abject abdication The Washington Post

The coronavirus pandemic has killed more people in the United States than anywhere else in the world.

At the same time, the nation is reeling from an absence of leadership by President Donald Trump and his administration. As the house burns, Trump is standing on the front lawn, boasting of success, denying responsibility, ordering others to grab the garden hose and promising that everything will be back to normal soon.

His fecklessness is costing the country dearly.

After weeks of sacrifice, much of the nation has arrived at a very difficult crossroads. We need to maintain a stiff battle against spreading infection while also gradually and carefully attempting to restart the economy. Yet Trump, who decided not to conduct a broad federal effort to battle the novel coronavirus and instead passed responsibility to the governors, is now urging them to reopen too soon, risking more infections, more death and still more economic loss. “Will some people be affected? Yes,” Trump said Tuesday. “Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country

open and we have to get it open soon.”

The president is ignoring the strategy he embraced just weeks ago. In April, the White House announced a series of “guidelines” for governors to phase in reopening, with criteria such as achieving a “downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period” and putting robust testing in place. Without having met these criteria, more than a dozen states in the South and Midwest are relaxing social-distancing measures.

But Trump cannot be bothered to demand compliance with his own guidelines; he seems to have forgotten all about them in his cheerleading for reopening.

The consequences of this reversal may be tragic.

The United States is already struggling with a stubbornly persistent 20,000 new infections a day, and more than 2,000 daily deaths. Many scientists and public-health experts believe those numbers will spike thanks to the rushed restart.

There is a desperate need for adequate nationwide diagnostic testing and contact tracing so that offices and factories can cautiously begin to resume work without

triggering more sickness.

That, too, has been left to the scattered and uneven leadership of states and localities, which are unable to deliver at the scale needed.

Their challenge is compounded by serial failures in the federal bureaucracy driven by Trump’s incompetent appointees. We now learn from the whistleblower complaint filed by a senior Health and Human Services official, Rick Bright, that when he warned a group of senior officials known as the Disaster Leadership Group on Feb. 7 about a shortfall of protective masks, other officials responded “there was no indication of a supply chain shortage or of issues with masks, and therefore there was no need to take immediate action.” Such missteps have been endemic.

The nation’s economic implosion demands action, but the correct response is to reopen in a way that is sustainable and does not cost thousands of additional lives. Trump not only does not know how to get there, but he also appears unwilling to seriously tackle the problem. We may soon see terrible consequences from his abdication.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘I always knew I would turn a corner and run into this day, but I ain’t prepared for it nohow.’

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A health concern made worse by the pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health conditions can be significantly worse in individuals. People fear they, or a loved one, will contract the virus or they will not have sufficient money to pay bills or purchase food, and their levels of anxiety and depression increase.

May is Mental Health Awareness month. About 1 in 5 adults, and 17% of youth in the United States, experience a mentalhealth disorder. Anxiety disorders and depression are by far the most common mental illnesses.

Diagnosing mental illness isn’t a straightforward science.

We can’t test for it the same way we test blood sugar levels for diabetes. Each condition has its own set of unique symptoms.

Common signs and/or symptoms can include: feeling very sad or withdrawn for more than two weeks; trying to harm or end one’s life or making plans to do so; severe and dangerous out-of-control risk-taking behavior; sudden overwhelming fear for no reason, often accompanied by a racing heart or difficulty breathing; excessive use of alcohol or drugs; drastic changes in mood, behavior or sleeping habits; extreme difficulty concentrating or staying still; intense worries or fears that get in the way of daily activities.

MY VIEW

NICOLE

COREY Mental-health treatment – therapy, medication, self-care – has helped many to recover.

Unfortunately, in the U.S. the average delay between symptom onset and treatment is 11 years. If your loved one has any of these symptoms, ask questions. Help them connect with family and friends.

Consider having them join a support group and you join one also. Online look for yoga, meditation, exercise and others options for self-care. Talk with a health care professional.

Those in crisis in Columbia and Greene counties can call the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team (518-943-5555) for immediate assistance. The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Helpline is also available at 800950-6264.

Why get help? Nationally, people with serious mental illness have an increased risk for chronic diseases, like diabetes;

19% of adults with a mental health disorder also have a substance-use disorder; and rates of cardiometabolic disease is twice as high in adults with serious mental illness.

There is also impact on families who care for individuals with emotional or mental illness: on average these caregivers spend 32 hours per week providing unpaid care. If you are a caregiver for someone with mental illness consider joining a free NAMI Family Support Group. NAMI Columbia County is currently offering Family Support Group online through Zoom on the first and third Wednesday of each month. See our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ NAMICCNY or website www. namiccny.org to register.

During Mental Health Awareness month and this pandemic, we ask that you please look after yourself, your loved ones, and friends for signs of mental illness, and if appropriate, take steps to get help before it gets worse.

Nicole Corey has been a full-time resident of Columbia County since 2006. She is the CEO and manager of a business that she operates from home. Currently she is serving as president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Columbia County affiliate.

ANOTHER VIEW

My company makes covid-19 tests, and we’re exhausted. But will our efforts be enough?

Madhushree Ghosh The Washington Post

A friend of mine asks me via text: “How many tests do you make?”

I know what test he’s referring to. “5 million,” I respond.

“That’s good, right?”

The company I work for, Thermo Fisher Scientific, manufactures tests for covid-19.

We’re the people behind the people who are behind the front-line health-care workers.

What we do affects how you’re treated in the emergency room.

And we are exhausted.

We have been operating on military-like protocols - uniform and time-bound. If you’re going to call this a war, then you need soldiers. And we are soldiers, whether we signed up or not. Our orders: Assemble, test, quality check, release, seal, ship. No time to lose; lives are at stake.

You don’t become a diagnostics researcher or a scientist for money. In fact, many of us aren’t even classified as essential workers. Regardless, we are rule followers in diagnostics.

We have to be; if we don’t follow the rules, lives are affected.

We work nonstop against this invisible pathogen so others

could or may break the rules and we could eventually end social distancing. But all this will be pointless if social distancing isn’t paramount for all people, governments and countries now.

The first case of covid-19 in the United States was confirmed on Jan. 21. Diagnostic tests were available two months later. By that time, we were in the epicenter of this pandemic.

On Friday the 13th (yes, indeed) of March, President Donald Trump announced a publicprivate partnership with companies, including the one I work for, to combat the pandemic.

In March, my company released its first Emergency Use Authorization kit for covid-19, designed to handle 94 samples in under three hours. We ramped up production to 5 million per week by April. Roche, a diagnostics behemoth, offered its own 400,000 tests per week.

The tests are shipped to reference labs and hospitals every day.

Were we prepared? No. But did diagnostics teams react fast enough? I’d say yes. This virus is like no other, so the human response, must be like no other, too.

If a diagnostic test kit fails

quality-control checks, it’s not released. That holds true for all test manufacturers. Our manufacturing team works 24/7 on these checks. Our commercial teams have also worked nonstop since January. You’d think they only sell kits and make commissions. If only. They must continually stock their customers’ labs with kits and instruments. We ask ourselves often: “Are we helping? Are we making a difference?”

Here are the successes you don’t hear about: Technicians fixing instruments for labs to run samples. Sales teams driving hours to deliver an instrument to an anxiously waiting lab. Site leaders checking their team for fatigue. A human resources executive watering the plants we left in our offices during the shutdown. Later, she laughs, “I think I watered some fake plants also, sorry!”

I’m exhausted. Despite being nonessential, our teams have been working nonstop for months. We protest by continuing to do our jobs: assemble, test, quality check, release, seal, ship.

Ghosh is senior director of global strategic partnerships at the biotech firm Thermo Fisher Scientific.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Happy birthday wishes to Milly To the editor: Mildred May Harkness (Milly) has always loved family. She is the remaining survivor of 13 children. She spent quality time with her brothers and sisters over the years. She helped her family stay close by organizing birthday parties and other events. She especially loves children. Milly once stated that she had dreamed of becoming a pediatric nurse.

She always welcomed the opportunity to babysit young

children.

Milly is a quick learner, having been an avid reader since she was young. She has a sharp mind, always taking the opportunity to learn something new. She developed the talent of crocheting, having made baby blankets and clothing, as well as porcelain doll clothes over the years. She loves working on jigsaw and crossword puzzles. Milly has always enjoyed birdwatching and identifying various birds.

In her later years, she went on numerous senior bus trips, and loved traveling and sightseeing.

During this month of May, Milly will be 90 years old. If you wish to send her a birthday wish, her address is Mildred Harkness, The Pines at Catskill, Floor 2 West Room 204, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill, NY 12414.

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Ruth Philemon Misevcis Ruth Philemon Gauvreau was born to Robert and Anne Gauvreau in Medford, Massachusetts on February 15, 1923. She was married to Albert Misevcis on October 29, 1944 and moved with her husband and children to Catskill, NY in 1958. They celebrated their 50th year anniversary in 1994 and remained together until her husband’s passing in 2007. Ruth was also predeceased by a grandson, Rajah Misevcis.

She is survived by five children, Kevin Misevcis, Deborah Melz, Jerome Misevcis and wife Sandy, Robert Misevcis and wife Billi, and Elizabeth Henderson and husband Robert; thirteen grand-children; ten great-grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. As a youth she loved theatrical acting and operatic singing. She became a registered nurse administering care to the returning wounded soldiers. She also worked in the factory with the production of military hardware during World

War II. Ruth was the quintessential mom that carried herself with grace, elegance, culture, and beauty. This role of mother was her life goal to nurture, protect, teach, and ever so tenderly love her children.

Ruth cultivated an avid interest in music, French, equestrian endeavors, and scholastic aptitude with her children.

Above all, she instilled in them the values of her deep rooted faith in Christ. After raising her children, she took up painting in oil and watercolors. Our homes are forever graced with her artwork. She was a central part of several friends that looked to her to plan the new adventures that they would all share. Ruth passed peacefully at age 97 on May 5, 2020 at her home with family members gathered. Her soul is at peace in the glory of God. She is an angel of light.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, services and burial next to her husband at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Catskill are private.

Ruth G. Novak Ruth G. Novak, 90, a resi- keepsie and Kenneth Novak dent of Ghent Rehabilitation (Debbie) of Broadalbin, 6 grandand Nursing Center and children and 12 great formerly of Kinderhook, grandchildren. She died Tuesday, May 5, was predeceased by 2020. her husband Edmund Born July 4, 1929 in V. Novak.

Stuyvesant, she was Private graveside the daughter the late Jaservices will be held cob and Irene (Cripps) in St. Mary’s CemeGelhorn. Ruth was tery, Stuyvesant Falls. a homemaker and a For those who wish, longtime member of St. Novak contributions may be John’s Lutheran Church in Stuyvesant. She was a lov- made to St. John’s Lutheran ing wife, mother, grandmother, Church, Stuyvesant, NY. Arrangements are with the Raygreat grandmother and friend.

She is survived by 2 Sons, mond E. Bond Funeral Home, Gary Novak (Janet) of Pough- Valatie.

Fred Simoncini Fred Simoncini: Devoted hus- The Gallatin Zoning Board of Apband, loving father, hard-working peals for many years.

Hudson Valley carpenter, and Fred was a kind and loving legend (April 27, 1947 - May 1, husband, father, and grandfa2020) Frederick (“Fred”) Joseph ther. To strangers and children Simoncini Jr., born on April 27, he met, Fred was often mistaken 1947 in White Plains, New York as Santa Claus for his signature died peacefully beside his family white handlebar mustache. In adat his home in Gallatin, New York dition to the huge whiskers, Fred on May 1, 2020. also had a big personality. He Son of the late Frederick Jo- was a gentle giant, full of wisdom, seph Simoncini and Jane Ray- and quick to make you laugh with craft, and brother of his witty one-liners. And Linda and Susie, Fred when he wasn’t makgrew up in Ossining. He ing his family laugh, spent much of his childFred could be found in hood in Pine Plains with his workshop, repairing “the Simmons Boys,” motors and gadgets, his cousins Roswell and working on his cars. and John (deceased), Fred is survived by and Steven, Curtis, and his wife Deborah SimonDavis, who were like cini (née McSherry), his brothers to him. At OsSimoncini children, and his grandsining High School, Fred children. Fred was preplayed on the hockey, football, deceased by his first wife Elaine and track teams and earned the Simoncini (née: Decker) with nickname “Big Red,” for his curly, strawberry-colored hair. As a whom he shared two children, young man, he joined the Marines Alexis Spallone (husband: Jowith his best buddy Jan in 1966. seph) and David Rubin (wife: CarAfter his service, Fred became a rie). With Deborah, he shared 2 proud member of the Carpenters children Jaime Winters (husband: Union and spent years perfecting Carmine) and Zachary Del Rosahis craft. He proudly established rio. This extended family brought Simoncini Enterprises, Inc., his forth 5 beautiful grandchildren: carpentry and construction busi- Aaron, Adam, Henry, Oliver, and ness that served countless fami- Camilla.

To send condolences online, lies and businesses throughout upstate New York and Connecti- please visit www.peckandpeck. cut. While running his company, net In Fred’s honor, the family he worked closely with his indis- invites you to make a donation pensable employee and friend to Hudson Valley Hospice 374 John Stapf. Fred also served his Violet Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY community as the Chairman of 12601.

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Virginia Mae Corey Robare Virginia Mae Corey Robare, 79 of East Durham, N.Y. passed away on May 1st, 2020 at home with her family by her side. Born July 8th, 1940 in Northhampton, M.A. Virginia is the daughter of the late Albert R. Robare and Flora (Yell) Robare.

Virginia was a longtime resident of Chatham N.Y. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 26 years, Charles H. Corey SR. Virginia was known most for her bold attitude. Virginia was spunky and witty. Virginia’s grandchildren describe her as a “bad ass” grandma.

Anyone who knew Virginia

would say the same. Virginia Boughton of Schenectady, N.Y. touched many lives. Her family Tabitha Boughton of East Durhas many memories and sto- ham, N.Y. Daniel Boughton of ries about her. Virginia Cairo, N.Y. Charles H. will be missed dearly.

Corey the 3rd of HudVirginia was also a dedison, N.Y. Brittany and cated employee of Kaz Harold Boughton of in Hudson, N.Y. for 20 Chatham, N.Y. Predeyears before retiring. ceased GranddaughSurvived by her children ter Tiffany Boughton Diane H. (Tanco Corey) of Chatham, N.Y. Robare, of East DurSurvived by her great ham, N.Y. Ann M. (Cograndchildren Crystal Robare rey) Boughton of Chaand Christopher Wolftham, N.Y., and Charles ersteig, Christian and H. Corey JR. of East Durham, Kyla Grimes, Kaitlyn Bost, DesN.Y. Survived by her grandchil- tiny Boughton, Paul Lawson JR dren Sheila Boughton and Eric and Angelus Lawson, Christian

Delarosa, Predeceased greatgranddaughter Marilyn Cintron.

Survived by her great-great grandchildren Aiden BoughtonRose, Jayden Meddaugh, and Arabella Maynard. The family would also like to thank Community Hospice for the wonderful care given to Virginia. A special thanks to Dolcé, Virginia’s nurse through Hospice. Services will be at a later date.

Any donations can be made to The Veterans Association, St. Jude’s, or Community Hospice.

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Hotels across New York City will offer rooms to people with mild COVID cases Drew Jones The Washington Post

As states wrestle with slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, many solutions rely on suppressing the number of new cases. New York City is offering hotel rooms to residents with mild symptoms of COVID-19 so they can isolate to avoid spreading the virus to members of their household.

While they’re in isolation, patients will be provided with food, access to a pharmacy and laundry service, according to Mark Levine, chair of the New York City Council’s health committee. In addition, each isolation site will have clinical staff on hand for daily checkups and EMTs ready to respond in the event of an emergency.

For patient privacy, the names and locations of participating hotels can’t be disclosed, according to the office of the mayor of New York City.

“As we move into this next phase of this crisis and as hospitalizations hopefully continue to decrease, hotels remain a key component of our test and trace plan,” the mayor’s office said in

a statement to The Washington Post.

“Our isolation hotel program currently provides for a range of needs, from supporting health-care workers on the front lines to individuals from congregate settings.”

According to the mayor’s office, the program - originally set up to provide health-care workers with rooms to isolate in after treating COVID-19 patients - has 20,000 additional rooms set up for those recovering from COVID-19 but don’t want to spread the disease to others. There are plans to expand the number of hotel rooms dedicated to recovery and isolation, along with non-hotel locations, including the Billie Jean King tennis stadium, which has been converted into a field hospital for quarantining and isolating COVID-19 patients, the mayor’s office said in an email to The Washington Post.

Rooms can be reserved for up to 28 days, and the program is still available for health care workers and volunteers who want to reduce the possibility of transmission of the disease at home. To be eligible for the program, patients have to be referred by health-care providers

that have partnered with the health department in each of the five boroughs.

New York state has been hard-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, leading the country in number of tests reported, confirmed cases, total deaths and deaths per 100,000 residents, according to reporting from The Washington Post.

Overall, the state has seen more than 323,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and has reported at least 25,000 deaths since March 14.

A group of measures introduced in late April through a COVID-19 relief package also includes protections and hotel accommodations for the city’s homeless population, as officials seek to control the spread of the virus among vulnerable populations.

“We are in the midst of an unprecedented crisis for our city, and mourning the loss of so many neighbors, friends and fellow New Yorkers,” said city council Speaker Corey Johnson when introducing the relief package. “But even in this dark time, we must be laser-focused on helping New York City emerge from this crisis while prioritizing our public health.”

Neiman Marcus goes bankrupt, idled by virus and crushed by debt Katherine Doherty Bloomberg

Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy after efforts to manage its crushing debt load unraveled amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic.

The Chapter 11 filing in Texas gives the Dallas-based luxury retailer a break on its debts by letting it stay in business while management works out a recovery plan. Any turnaround will be complicated by the fact that its stores were shut and its workers furloughed to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. Most of its workers were sent home in April.

Neiman Marcus manages more than 40 namesake stores across the U.S., two Bergdorf Goodman stores in Manhattan, two dozen Last Call locations and a Mytheresa in Germany. The latter is a brickand-mortar version of its fastgrowing Mytheresa online merchant.

Most of the company’s department store rivals also suspended operations because of the virus, at a time when the whole industry was already

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ground down by years of shopper defections to online merchants.

Neiman Marcus has been trying to simultaneously spend more on luring customers while taming its debt load, with mixed success. Borrowings ballooned after its 2013 leveraged buyout to Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The company reached a deal with creditors last year that put off the due dates on some of its debt to buy time for a turnaround.

It also shuffled Mytheresa to a place in its capital structure that put the business beyond the reach of creditors, creating hard feelings with some bondholders that still linger.

The chain “has struggled for years to adapt among ongoing secular changes facing the department store sector, a circumstance that has deteriorated because of the operation disruptions from the coronavirus and recessionary conditions,” S&P analyst Mathew Christy wrote in an April 22 report.

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Launching the OLANA EYE Skycam FREDERIC CHURCH’S ICONIC VIEW NOW ACCESSIBLE AROUND THE WORLD HUDSON – On the occasion of Frederic Church’s 194th birthday, Olana has launched the OLANA EYE, a live skycam from the artist’s Studio Tower to share the iconic view of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, a view Church painted in the 19th century and that today inspires artists and visitors to Olana State Historic Site.

For the first time, this sublime view is now available online to audiences around the world at all times and in all seasons.

Olana’s famous Hudson Valley view is known for its dramatic atmospheric effects, including spectacular sunrise and sunset colors, which change throughout the year.

Olana’s Main House and Studio command unparalleled views down the Hudson River and across the Catskills. In 1869, Frederic Church referred to Olana as “the center of the world.”

The views from Olana convey an American identity tied to ideas of wilderness and scenic beauty.

Olana connects visually to the iconic landscape where a distinctly American art movement was created and continues to be celebrated. David Huntington, the visionary art historian who led the charge to save Olana from destruction in the 1960s, wrote: “Olana is the monument of Emerson’s, Thoreau’s, and Whitman’s America.”

The OLANA EYE skycam continuously captures Olana’s atmospheric and climactic effects, which can be seen for miles across the Hudson River Valley into the Catskill Mountains. Seasonal and sometimes surprising weather patterns, fog and flamboyant sunsets often contribute to the experience of being at Olana.

“We are having splendid Meteoric displays,” Frederic

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Church wrote in 1870. “Magnificent sunsets and Auroras – red, green, yellow, and blue – and such – in profusion I have actually been drawn away from my usual steady devotion to the new house to sketch some of the fine things hung in the sky.”

In 1871, Church wrote to fellow artist Martin Johnson Heade, “I make a study from my studio window of a sunset or twilight nearly every day.”

Church was able to see art in the drama of nature. On canvas and in the creation of Olana’s 250-acre landscape, Church translated nature into an immersive art form.

The Hudson Valley was the birthplace of the Hudson River School movement that was founded by Thomas Cole, Frederic Church’s friend and teacher, whose home is across the Hudson River and is today connected by the Hudson River Skywalk pedestrian route (HudsonRiverSkywalk.org).

Beginning in 1860, Frederic Church carefully composed and designed Olana’s 250 acres over

several decades, with an artist’s eye to his property’s borrowed view of neighboring hills and valleys, the Hudson River, and distant mountain ranges. The views beyond Olana - its viewshed - remain an essential part of Church’s original composition.

Over the last four decades, The Olana Partnership has collaborated with regional preservation organizations, governmental divisions and private landowners to protect the most important views from Olana.

“With the launch of the OLANA EYE skycam, the whole world can share in Olana’s spectacular, ever-changing views, every day and in real time, and feel themselves immersed in Frederic Church’s vision,” said Sean Sawyer, Washburn and Susan Oberwager President of The Olana Partnership. “Olana’s views are the reason America’s most celebrated artist built his home and studio here, and the viewshed is vital to Olana’s integrity as a complete work of art.”

“Frederic Church built

OLANA as an earthwork and observatory, a vantage-point high on a hill where he could witness the weather patterns and atmospheric changes as they move through the Hudson Valley over the expansive landscape of river, mountains and sky,” said Amy Hausmann, Director of the Olana State Historic Site. “We at New York State Parks, along with our friends at The Olana Partnership, are honored to preserve and protect the vision and legacy of Frederic Church.

And today, we are particularly excited to launch the OLANA EYE skycam so that people all over the world can experience the spectacular views at Olana.”

The OLANA EYE can be accessed at OLANA.org/OLANAEYE. Everyone is invited to visit OLANA.org and to be captivated by the view that inspired Frederic Church. If you are interested in becoming a business sponsor of the OLANA EYE, please contact Margot Isaacs, membership and volunteer coordinator at The Olana Partnership, at 518751-6857.

CALENDAR LISTINGS MAY 11 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus – Virtual Monday, May 11, 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. Using the tools of video conferencing, Bindlestiff’s Open Stage will feature each act live in their own location.

Free, Monday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m., https://www.facebook. com/events/ Your Own Home

MAY 12 Virtual Open Mic Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. . . .by Club Helsinki!!

Check out great local Musicians, Comics, Spoken Word Poets, and so much more. Here Live, every Tuesday!!

Click below on the ‘clubhelsinkilive’ link Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 p.m., http:// clubhelsinki.live/ Your Own Home

MAY 14 Close Readings in a Virtual Space Thursday, May 14, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 30 If there’s uncertainty in your summer study plans because of the pandemic, you may want to know...

The Berkshire High Peaks Festival won’t be defeated by COVID-19! The festival will be virtual.

The organization is excited about the new possibilities this opens, beyond surmounting today’s challenges.

The festival’s organizers have adjusted the application deadline to accommodate necessary changes: Now you have until May 30 to apply .

Each participating musician will get four private lessons over the course of the festival, participate in master

classes by faculty and guests, enjoy discussions by prominent composers, renowned pedagogues, and public relations professionals who will look at the past, present and

beyond the coronavirus universe to chart what might be the course of classical music.

Event organizers are learning the technology needed to make everyone connected

and actively be a part of the classes and events.

Because there are no costs related to room and board, etc., the fee will be down by half this year.

Organizers will be in touch with participants to arrange payment - or if have already paid the full fee, you will be reimbursed the difference.

Please share this with talented young string players and vocalists who might like to be part of this virtual learning experience.

Welcome to a courageous new world!

Capital In the Twenty-First Century /The Hottest August / On a Magical Night /Crescendo ...and we’re back. This week, the Crandell is happy to share yet another selection of contemporary features, streaming from around the globe: an irrepressible adaptation of famed economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital In the Twenty-First Century, the fascinating cultural portrait The Hottest August, fantastical French comedy On a Magical Night, and German symphonic drama Crescendo.

You can purchase a virtual ticket today through one of the links offered on our website — with a full 50% of the box office benefitting the continued operations of the Crandell Theatre.

We appreciate your continued patience with all the technical hurdles the Virtual Screening Room may have presented in your homes. Due to the patchwork of platforms our distributors have chosen to stream with, we recognize

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that there has at times been a lack of consistent technical information and support, and we’ve been working to address occasional pain points as they surface. This is new for all of us, and we understand your

frustrations. Moving forward, we’ll be linking out to technical support on our film pages, so please don’t hesitate to reach out for support directly to our partners with any problems.

Friday-Thursday, May 8-14

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A NEW VIRTUAL EVENT! THE FLOWCHART FOUNDATION HAS LINED UP SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE POETS TO LEAD INTIMATE, VIRTUAL GROUP READTHROUGHS 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. HE ALSO EDITED CAMINO DEL SOL: FIFTEEN YEARS OF LATINA AND LATINO WRITING, ALURISTA’S NEW AND SELECTED XICANO DUENDE: A SELECT ANTHOLOGY, A 2019 PLOUGHSHARES, AND HAS RECEIVED GUGGENHEIM, NEA AND USA ROLÓN FELLOWSHIPS, A NYFA POETRY GRANT, ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS’ LENORE MARSHALL PRIZE, LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR POETRY, AND THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA’S SHELLEY MEMORIAL AWARD, THE POETRY CENTER BOOK AWARD, AND THE BARNES & NOBLE WRITER FOR WRITERS AWARD. CURRENTLY, HE IS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND DIRECTOR OF THE MFA PROGRAM IN CREATIVE WRITING AT RUTGERS-NEWARK, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY. IN 2015, HE RECEIVED THE BILL WHITEHEAD AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE PUBLISHING TRIANGLE. IN 2020, HE RECEIVED THE PEN/ VOELCKER AWARD 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

Young at HeART playwriting course, offered in partnership with Olana, is going virtual.

May 21 - June 19 Thursdays & Fridays, 10 a.m.- Noon Course sessions will be taking place via Zoom, the video-conferencing app.

Ancram Opera House and project partner, The Olana Partnership at the Olana Historic Site, are pleased to announce that its upcoming playwriting course for adults 55-plus will be offered online as a distance learning opportunity.

The five-week workshop will draw upon the life and work of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church for inspiration and teach techniques for crafting three-dimensional characters and captivating narratives. This course also develops theatre-making skills including collaboration, dramaturgical research and a rehearsal process leading to a final showing with actors performing the monologues.

Technical support will be provided to participants needing any assistance installing or accessing Zoom for the course.

Led by playwright Darrah Cloud and AOH director Jeff Mousseau, the workshop will provide participants the skills to create a dramatic monologue from start to finish.

Darrah Cloud has been produced by theaters across the country including Theater J, Cincinnati Playhouse, and the Huntington Stage where her adaptation of O Pioneers was also filmed by American Playhouse. Upcoming productions include Centenary Stage and Portland Stage.

Locally, her work includes Performing Olana, a sitespecific piece on the Olana landscape, and Understudy Jesus which received a workshop production at Rhinebeck Center for the Performing Arts.

Jeffrey Mousseau is codirector of Ancram Opera House. His theatre directing credits with AOH include The Snow Queen, Homebody by Tony Kushner (Berkshire Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Solo Performance), the American premiere of In Praise of Elephants by Kevin Dyer, Young Jean Lee’s We’re Gonna Die, Performing Olana and Aunt Leaf

by Barbara Wiechmann, subsequently presented in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

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Stranger in the Attic “… an intriguing new mystery drama comes to Copake with The Two Of Us Productions! ” COPAKE — The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, is pleased to present STRANGER IN THE ATTIC by John Kaasik on Saturday evening May 9th 2020 as Virtual On-Line staged reading starting at 7pm.

STRANGER IN THE ATTIC is set in the country home of freelance writer Brian Hollander and his wife Dana, their quiet life is unexpectedly upset by the arrival of a stranger named Kendrick, who is offering an exclusive story to Brian about a murder that has not happened yet! Brian pursues discussions of the story with Kendrick, and meets his neighbors Douglas and Margaret Brendan who tell Brian and Dana a disturbing story about a stranger who may be stalking them. Detective Hal

Nelson comes into the play to try and unravel these interlocking stories and prevent a murder from happening. To learn the rest of the story you’ll have to RSVP to us at www.

TheTwoOfUsProductions.org and see it all for yourself.

Author John Kaasik is a

prolific & award winning writer of mystery dramas, including Assassin’s New Friend, Murder by Mistake, and Piano Lessons for Dad, awarded Honorable Mention by the New Works of Merit play competition He also writes comedies such as The Servant’s

Last Serve where a wealthy Londoner wills his estate to his cat.

STRANGER IN THE ATTIC will be performed as a virtual staged reading on Saturday May 9th 2020 at 7 p.m. This performance is free to the public, donations are gratefully accepted.

To RSVP for your reservation please visit www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call 518-329- 6293.

The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas. Their recent productions of Sweeney Todd, Young Frankenstein, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal, Deathtrap, Lend Me A Tenor and Jesus Christ Superstar were all recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including outstanding work by the company & outstanding performance by the orchestra.

Olana launches virtual museum store just in time for Mother’s Day HUDSON – The most exquisite Museum Store in the Hudson Valley has launched its online platform just in time for Mother’s Day shopping. The Olana Museum Store is known for its unique, hand-made, exclusive items, and a wide assortment of books, which can now be purchased from the comfort of your home with new items being added each week. All purchases directly help to restore, protect, and interpret Frederic Church’s Olana.

Frederic Church traveled to many places during his lifetime, including Central America, South America, Europe and the Middle East, collecting objects, textiles, and art, which can be seen in the Main House today.

While visiting Rome in 1868, Church wrote friend and patron William Henry Osborn describing a typical day as follows: “We dine at 2 – after dinner I take my exercise and recreation – see sights and rummage among the shops of antiquities . . .” In a later correspondence from Rome in 1869, Church invites Osborn to go to his New York studio and open boxes that had been shipped Olana Nightlight home from Constantinople, in order to retrieve their gifts: include items that are reminiscent of a visit “I think it would amuse you and Mrs. Os- to Olana. These items make great gifts or born to see the medley in the box – for there personal mementos. Olana is a place to exare rugs armour stuffs curiosities, etc. etc., plore and discover as Church did the world crowded in together and some of the other and a place to fall in love with and return to. boxes have old clothes (Turkish) stones While Olana is temporarily closed, you from a house in Damascus, Arab spears can now visit the Olana Museum Store virbeads from Jerusalem stones from Petra tually purchase an item that reminds you of and 10,000 other things.” your favorite place or give as a gift to mom The Olana Museum Store is inspired or a loved one. Log onto OLANA.org now by these travels, collections and works to to browse the full lineup including items

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center announces SEGAL TALKS Week Six The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces SEGAL TALKS Week Six Daily Live Online Conversations with US and Global Theatre Artists Friday, May 8, 2020, 12 noon EDT “New Times need new Forms of Theatre.” Bertolt Brecht NEW YORK — The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center is proud to announce the sixth weekly line-up of its new global series, SEGAL TALKS. New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers and academics will talk daily for one hour with Segal Center’s director, Frank Hentschker, about life and art in the Time of Corona and speak about challenges, sorrows, and hopes for the new Weltzustand— the State of the World. The Segal Center is the only theatre institution in NYC and the US creating original programming every day during the week.

The newly introduced adfree SEGAL TALKS will be live-streamed in English on HowlRound Theatre Commons and on the Segal Center Facebook page. All the previous SEGAL TALKS will be found on howlround.tv, the Segal Center Facebook page, and the Segal Center YouTube Channel. The Segal Theatre Center will raise money for theatre artists and companies. This work is in collaboration with HowlRound Theatre Commons, based at Emerson College.

Viewers can submit questions during the live streaming at SegalTalks@gmail.com Visit www.theSegalCenter.org or contact mest@ gc.cuny.edu for more information on SEGAL TALKS. Follow us on Facebook on @segalcenter, or click here.

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made specifically for Olana and sold exclusively at Olana using Frederic Church’s paintings, patterns, designs, and images; intricate handmade items by Hudson Valley artisans; guides for getting outdoors and Exploring the Hudson Valley; and beautiful books highlighting the life and legacy of Frederic Church. All purchases directly help to restore, protect, and interpret Frederic Church’s Olana.

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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020, noon EDT Stacy Klein & Stephanie Monseu Join us for an update on the situation for theatre artists in the US. Stacy Klein is the Founder

This Week Vessel Scot Ray Scot Ray writes: What can I say about The Tank? Since I was a kid playing trombone I have been intrigued by how the architecture of a space interacted with the sound I was producing, sometimes reflecting it back in soft folds off of the surfaces - endless hallways, gymnasiums, theatres, tiled bathrooms - as if to inject

a small dose of helium into the notes and make them expand.

In that way, The Tank was a big dose of ‘helium,’ and that catalytic element became my sonic partner. And, as in any improvisation with another player, I tried to listen and experiment to see what excited the conversation, what I needed to omit, how much space could be sustained, what the pace and patterns of response were, how harmonies were received as opposed to linear lines, etc. Through that

shake you out of the Pandemic blues! You’ll learn about intuitive writing and participate in a series of fun right brain exercises. Jamie is a nurturing mentor and coach, dedicated to helping you discover your narrative themes and your own uniquely creative voice.

Please consider a $30 donation for this 3 part series, or pay what you can (more or less). Register here For more information on Jamie, this workshop & The Writer’s Toolbox please visit spencertownacademy.org

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Stephanie Monseu and Keith Nelson founded NYC’s Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in 1994. Monseu is Bindlestiff’s Artistic Director, as well as a professional entertainer, MC and ring mistress, tour manager and booker. Since 2009, Monseu has partnered with municipal, arts, and human services agencies as the director of Bindlestiff’s Cirkus After School and Coarc Cirkus - Social Circus programs for adults with neurodiversity and youth in Columbia County, NY and NYC. Bindlestiff’s activities include annual performance seasons in NYC and the Hudson Valley; national touring; free public events (NYC Unicycle Festival); support for emerging circus artists (First of May Award, Bindlestiff’s Open Stage) and Cavalcade of Youth (artists under 21) ABOUT SEGAL TALKS: SEGAL TALKS is a daily one-hour LIVE online conversation from Monday to Friday — about making art and making sense in the Time of Corona.

Creative Writing Workshop with Jamie Cat Callan The Writer’s Toolbox: Writing from the Right Side of the Brain A virtual workshop with Jamie Cat Callan 3 Sessions, 4 - 5:30 p.m.: Wednesday/May 13, Sunday/May 17 & Wednesday/ May 20 for writing workshop Zoom in for a creative writing workshop with internationally published author, Jamie Cat Callan. Whether you’re interested in fiction, memoir, poetry or monologues, this workshop will wake up your senses and

Slide guitarist Scot Ray is a genre-bending improviser and composer. Previously a trombonist with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jason Mraz, Nels Cline, Vinny Golia, and Francisco Aguabella, Scot here applies his lifelong fascination with portamento and the non-fixed pitch to lap steel guitar, in the deep resonance of the Tank.

Scot recorded Vessel at the Tank in the last week of September, 2017.

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and Artistic Director of Double Edge Theatre. She founded the company in 1982, in Boston, and in 1994 moved the theatre and her family to a 105-acre former dairy farm in rural Ashfield, MA, to create a sustainable artistic home. Klein’s three current original performances---Leonora and Alejandro, the third installment of the Latin American Cycle; and the indoor outdoor traveling spectacles Leonora’s World and We the People were created with her longtime ensemble both on the farm and on tour, and are at the forefront of her creative vision and define her concept of “living culture.”

Klein has also begun developing a vision of Art Justice, which takes farther the notion of a Living Culture at Double Edge with access for artistic work, programming and facilities for all. Klein was mentored by Rena Mirecka from the 1970s on, and has a PhD in Theatre History and Criticism. In 2013, she received the 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award recognizing exemplary US artists in the field.

process these ‘solo’ guitar pieces became a kind of dialogue ‘in duo’ with the cylindrical architecture of the tank, how I could converse with it’s reverberant responses, how it’s ‘helium’ altered the normal order of events - attack, sustain, decay, and so forth. In this way we, The Tank and I, became springboards for each other’s timbral vocabularies.

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Trainer says slimmed-down Mike Tyson still packs a lethal punch Des Bieler The Washington Post

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Local girls hoop standouts earn state recognition

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Six local girls basketball players were recognized as the New York State Sportswriters Association released its All-State teams on Wednesday.

Catskill’s Janay Brantley, Hudson’s Deja Beauford and Ichabod Crane’s Madie

Graham earned honorable mention status in Class B, Maple Hill’s Natasha Strock was named to the fourth team and teammate Sophia Chevrier gained honorable mention in Class C and Germantown’s Riley Gibbons was honorable mention in Class D Brantley, already a third-year varsity

Mike Tyson wants to participate in some exhibition boxing matches for charity, but he might have trouble finding an opponent after a video showing him looking a lot like the knockout artist of old blew up. That was followed up by his trainer saying that the 53-year-old Tyson still packs a lethal punch.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Rafael Cordeiro told ESPN of recently starting to work with the former heavyweight champion.

“He hasn’t hit mitts for almost 10 years. So I didn’t expect to see what I saw.

“I saw a guy with the same speed, same power as guys 21, 22 years old.”

Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since 2005, when his once-great career petered out unceremoniously. That hardly ended his struggle with numerous personal issues and Tyson, who declared for bankruptcy in 2003, has said that he took a role in the 2009 hit movie “The Hangover” to help pay for his drug habit.

Tyson has also claimed that he weighed around 380 pounds at the time of the movie, which does show him with a considerable See TYSON B3

player as a freshman, continues to blossom into one of the top players in Section II. She was named the Patroon Conference Most Valuable Player, averaging 22 points per game in helping a young Catskill team post a 14-8 record and win a See GIRLS B3

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Willie Mays may have turned 89, but he’ll always be the ‘Say Hey Kid’ Peter Schmuck The Baltimore Sun

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BALTIMORE — It is hard for me to believe that Hall of Famer Willie Mays — considered by some to be the greatest all-around player in the history of Major League Baseball — turned 89 on Wednesday.

Time really does fly and it doesn’t seem all that long ago that he was the forever young “Say Hey Kid”

who could leap tall outfield fences at a single bound and happened to be my idol when I was the worst player on my Little League team in the early 1960s.

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Notre Dame coaching legend McGraw finds a voice that reaches beyond basketball Mike Jensen The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — Growing up, who were Muffet McGraw’s female role models? Talking on the phone this week, McGraw didn’t pause to think about it.

“It was all men,” said the just-retired Notre Dame women’s basketball coach. “I’d watch the NBA, go out in the driveway, try to emulate them. You couldn’t just go on social media and find people.”

When McGraw lived on Dean Street in West Chester, just finishing up high school at Bishop Shanahan, she could walk over to see West Chester State and also the Mighty Macs of nearby Immaculata — that storybook dynasty unfolding just as McGraw was nearing the end of high school. Before that, the barnstorming All-American Red Heads showing up at West Chester was the best chance, McGraw said, to see live women’s hoops.

But as a 12-year-old? It was men. To play live hoops, other than behind her house, “you had to go down to Everhart Park where the guys were,” McGraw said.

Female role models outside of basketball?

“Was there life outside basketball?” McGraw quipped.

This woman wasn’t just on the vanguard

her tenure, also found a platform to speak on women’s leadership, starting within her sport, but with a message that resonated in society. Pat Summit down at Tennessee was a real role model to McGraw, but McGraw was already coaching by then.

“We don’t have enough female role models,” McGraw said from the podium at a 2019 Final Four press conference. “We don’t have enough visible women leaders. We don’t have enough women in power. Men run the world. Girls are socialized to know that when they come out, gender roles are already set.

Men run the world. Men have the power.”

She was explaining why her own staff was all-female.

“It got over seven millions views,” McGraw said of the video of that answer. “It was overwhelming. So many letters were from dads with daughters. I got letters from men who would say, ‘I work in a male-dominated business.’ I thought, ‘Don’t we all.’ “ Strangers who had been in her business JASEN VINLOVE/USA TODAY Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw looks on from the sidelines against the Baylor poured their heart out to her, McGraw said, Lady Bears during the championship game of the women’s Final Four of the 2019 NCAA Tournament many saying, “You spoke to me, and you spoke for all of us.” at Amalie Arena.

Reaching that moment, McGraw made of generational change. After her wild suc- NCAA titles, getting Notre Dame to the Final See MCGRAW B3 cess as Notre Dame’s coach, winning two Four nine times, McGraw, at the very end of

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Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 70 44 14 5 7 100 Tampa Bay 70 43 21 5 1 92 Toronto 70 36 25 4 5 81 Florida 69 35 26 4 4 78 Montreal 71 31 31 8 1 71 Buffalo 69 30 31 6 2 68 Ottawa 71 25 34 7 5 62 Detroit 71 17 49 3 2 39 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 69 41 20 5 3 90 Philadelphia 69 41 21 2 5 89 Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 0 86 Carolina 68 38 25 5 0 81 Columbus 70 33 22 11 4 81 NY Islanders 68 35 23 7 3 80 NY Rangers 70 37 28 3 2 79 New Jersey 69 28 29 6 6 68 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 71 42 19 7 3 94 Colorado 70 42 20 7 1 92 Dallas 69 37 24 5 3 82 Winnipeg 71 37 28 4 2 80 Nashville 69 35 26 5 3 78 Minnesota 69 35 27 4 3 77 Chicago 70 32 30 4 4 72 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 71 39 24 6 2 86 Edmonton 71 37 25 7 2 83 Calgary 70 36 27 6 1 79 Vancouver 69 36 27 3 3 78 Arizona 70 33 29 4 4 74 Anaheim 71 29 33 8 1 67 Los Angeles 70 29 35 3 3 64 San Jose 70 29 36 4 1 63 Season suspended

GF GA 227 174 245 195 238 227 231 228 212 221 195 217 191 243 145 267 GF GA 240 215 232 196 224 196 222 193 180 187 192 193 234 222 189 230 GF GA 225 193 237 191 180 177 216 203 215 217 220 220 212 218 GF GA 227 211 225 217 210 215 228 217 195 187 187 226 178 212 182 226

NHL SCORING LEADERS THROUGH MARCH 11 GP G 71 43 64 34 69 32 70 48 69 35 70 28 68 33 70 33 70 47 68 36 69 23 69 15

Leon Draisaitl, Edm C. McDavid, Edm A. Panarin, NYR David Pastrnak, Bos N. MacKinnon, Col B. Marchand, Bos Nikita Kucherov, TB Patrick Kane, Chi A. Matthews, Tor Jack Eichel, Buf J. Huberdeau, Fla John Carlson, Was

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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

NBA SCORING LEADERS Through March 11 G FG 61 603 57 593 57 623 60 546 58 531 54 512 53 568 51 476 55 508 62 544 60 586 60 539 64 560

Harden, HOU Beal, WAS Anttkounmpo, MIL Young, ATL Lillard, POR Doncic, DAL Westbrook, HOU Leonard, LAC Davis, LAL Booker, PHX James, LAL LaVine, CHI Mitchell, UTA

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AVG 34.4 30.5 29.6 29.6 28.9 28.7 27.5 26.9 26.7 26.1 25.7 25.5 23.8

Transactions FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Baltimore Ravens - Signed WR James Proche to a four-year, $3.46 million contract. Signed G Ben Bredeson to a four-year, $3.78 million contract. Signed DT Justin Madubuike to a fouryear, $4.76 million contract. Signed TE Jacob Breeland, DE John Daka, P Dom Maggio, and LB Kristian Welch.

Buffalo Bills - Signed G Marquel Harrell and DB Garrett Taylor.

Dallas Cowboys - Signed RB Rico Dowdle, WR Stephen Guidry, LB Azur Kamara, and TE Charlie Taumoepeau.

Kansas City Chiefs - Signed DE Taco Charlton to a one-year contract. Signed QB Shea Patterson.

Las Vegas Raiders - Cut TE Paul Butler, LB Te’von Coney, LB Kendall Donnerson, QB DeShone Kizer, and LB Quentin Poling. Re-signed WR Keelan Doss to a one-year, $675,000 contract. Signed T Sam Young to a one-year contract. Signed LB Justin Phillips and T Kamaal Seymour.

Miami Dolphins - Signed G Solomon Kindley to a four-year contract.

New York Giants - Cut WR Reggie White Jr..

New York Jets - Cut WR Keon Hatcher and DE Charles Tapper. Placed RB Jalin Moore on the non-football injury list. Placed DB Kyron Brown on the physically unable to perform list. Signed RB Frank Gore and DB Arthur Maulet to a oneyear contract. Signed WR Lawrence Cager, WR George Campbell, DB Shyheim Carter, DB Javelin Guidry, T Jared Hilbers, DE Bryce Huff, DB Lamar Jackson, and NT Sterling Johnson.

Tennessee Titans - Signed DB Johnathan Joseph to a one-year contract.

Washington Redskins - Signed WR Johnathon Johnson and WR Isaiah Wright.

BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago Bulls - Named Pat Connelly vice president of player personnel.

NCAA BASKETBALL Wake Forest - Announced C Olivier Sarr has left the program and will transfer to Kentucky.

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP Through March 9 1. Kevin Harvick, 164 points 2. Joey Logano, 163 3. Chase Elliott, 144 4. Alex Bowman, 138 5. Jimmie Johnson, 131 6. Ryan Blaney, 123 7. Kyle Larson, 121 8. Aric Almirola, 121 9. Matt DiBenedetto, 118 10. Brad Keselowski, 118 11. Denny Hamlin, 111 12. Kyle Busch, 111 13. Clint Bowyer, 105 14. Chris Buescher, 102 15. Martin Truex Jr., 96 16. Kurt Busch, 90 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 88 18. Darrell Wallace Jr., 87 19. William Byron, 87 20. Austin Dillon, 77 21. Erik Jones, 77 22. Cole Custer, 73 23. Corey LaJoie, 68 24. Ty Dillon, 68 25. Tyler Reddick, 68 26. John Hunter Nemechek, 63 27. Michael McDowell, 60 28. Brennan Poole, 40 29. Ryan Newman, 36 30. David Ragan, 33

Whenever sports return, owners and players must prioritize their greatest asset: fans Thomas Boswell The Washington Post

What we’re all enduring these days, each in our own way from sickness to mere boredom, is a worldwide natural disaster - the biological viral kind, rather than an earthquake, hurricane, multimillion-acre wildfire, flood or drought.

One common thread in all such huge disasters is that, once the ground stops shaking, the wind stops flattening buildings or the fire is finally out, the long-term implications of the catastrophe are far from clear. Natural disasters attack entire ecosystems. We don’t grasp all the links among living things, from algae to elks, until long after the initial shock is done.

America’s public health and economy are huge ecosystems. We may not know for years all the ways the novel coronavirus pandemic has changed our behavior - the secondary damage, but also the lessons learned.

However, professional sports is a less complex ecosystem, and one important change in the relationship among the key creatures in this habitat is about to happen.

For 50 years I’ve heard everyone in sports - owners, players, broadcasters, merchandisers, media, gambling outlets and more - say, “The fans should come first. . . . Can’t do it without them. . . . The fans are the game.”

And that mostly has been lies. No matter what players, unions and owners said, they took fans for granted as a safe, dependable food source in their ecosystem, just as birds assume there always will be trees to nest in and worms to eat until a wildfire burns down the forest and scorches the earth.

But that is about to change. The post-pandemic pendulum needs to swing back toward fans or - given their lack of dollars and their fear of crowds, combined with a crisis-hardened view of billionaire owners and millionaire players - they won’t be back in the same numbers.

Our major sports either can cope with a one- or twoyear blow to their revenue, or they cynically can try to “pass along” their billions in coronavirus losses to their fans - and risk a fundamental change that does much longer lasting damage to their environment.

Since World War II, America has not really seen a combination of high death totals, economic damage, massive unemployment, profound worries and seismic changes that struck every segment of society.

We’ve had it good in a long era of American wealth and power. Among the many beneficiaries along for the ride has been sports. Because we seem to become even more attached to our sports as the decades pass, we put up with a lot from them, including their history of greed and self-centeredness.

But tough times for a whole society also mean rough going for those people and institutions that think they are above the general sense of loss that affects the rest of us.

Pro sports should not want to be on the wrong side of this fundamental shift.

For decades, fans have been at the bottom of the food chain, paying higher prices every year for tickets, beers, cable TV, merchandise and assorted junk.

Meanwhile, owners are billionaires, or close, or they wouldn’t buy teams. The average MLB, NBA or NFL

player has a multimilliondollar annual salary.

Yet, since the 1970s, all these sports, as well as the NHL, have had work stoppages, strikes and lockouts - or threatened them. Each time, they have assumed that many fans would pick a side in the fight, thus influencing the public debate and outcome. Is this happening again?

Right now, MLB is feeling a rise in tension between owners and players. A desperate sense is growing that if the sport’s annual revenue (more than $10 billion last year) is cut in half, or even erased by the loss of an entire season, it will be time to fight over the money pile again. And because that pile is smaller, maybe fight even harder.

Well, they better think again - as should the players and owners in all sports.

Here’s why: Fans, as a group, have far more urgent issues on their minds than sports - including desperately serious subjects concerning both their health and their wallets. They aren’t in a mood to put up with being taken for granted by the rich (players) or the richer (owners).

In addition to our pandemic mood of disorientation, anger and fear, all of which leave us short of patience with complaints from the entitled, the average fan is poorer now, too. Unless you are a founder of Zoom, you sure aren’t richer.

So, memo to every pro league: You are about to enter a different world. And it probably will be an eat-thepandemic-loss-and-begood-to-your-customers world.

It may be a year or more before fans feel safe in large crowds, especially those over age 60. If you give fans any reason to stay away, I suspect they are more likely to do so than at any point in my life. If stadiums and arenas are not spick-and-span, if concession lines are slow and cramped, plenty of us will stay home. There need to be great come-back-andsee-us-again bargains, too.

It doesn’t need to be every day on everything, but teams better find a special promotion, or a reduced price, if they think they’re going to fetch fans on Wednesday night for the Marlins.

Most important, if owners or players think that they are the victims in this nightmare, if they think they need to “pass along” their one-year losses to fans in the form of higher prices for anything, if they think they’ll get a pass on a splitting-upthe-loot labor battle, they are delusional.

Every sport will probably take a hit in the billions of dollars. In MLB, the only sport which, at least for now, may be in danger of losing an entire season, some teams, with overextended financing or in weak markets, could be sold to new owners. Don’t worry. After decades of franchise-price-inflation, most sellers will make a killing on franchise appreciation. If somebody loses, that’s capitalism.

Owners can still vacation in Tahiti. Maybe players scale back to Hawaii.

Live with it. Get your sports back on their fields and into arenas as soon as it is safe - and without the usual delays and feuds and whining about money. Share the pain - within the sport. But don’t try to pass that on to your hard-pressed fans.

They are the losses sports can’t afford. The ecosystem will be truly ravaged without them.

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A NASCAR sign is seen during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on April 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What it’s like inside a NASCAR garage as teams work to bring racing back from a pandemic Alex Andrejev The Charlotte Observer

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The drive from Uptown Charlotte to Go Fas Racing’s shop in Mooresville provides subtle reminders of the global pandemic that has become so omnipresent it hardly needs mentioning.

Masked pedestrians are scattered far and few between along empty sidewalks, parking lots of major businesses sit deserted and a giant digital sign that hangs over Interstate 85 reads “Stay Home.”

But pull off the highway at Exit 52 and drive 15 miles north on a single-lane road past beat-up cars parked on overgrown grass lots and 18-wheelers on their delivery routes, and it’s easy to become oblivious to the more than 12,800 cases of coronavirus that have spread across North Carolina. Life here is always so isolated.

Reality returns with civilization along a mile-long loop called Performance Road, a motorsports haven lined with race team garages and auto repair shops. One store advertises “Hot Rods, Muscle Cars and Classics.” Its doors are closed and the lights are off, but a few hundred yards north over at Go Fas Racing’s garage, the lights (and masks) are on.

“I would say the masks are the biggest thing,” Go Fas crew member Chris Womack said.

“You take breaks to clean your hands and make sure you’re not ‘round nobody.”

“But other than that,” Womack continued. “Work has not really changed for us.”

Womack is a front-end mechanic for Go Fas, the NASCAR Cup team that fields the No. 32 Ford Mustang driven

by Corey LaJoie. The 33-yearold mechanic talked about his job servicing the front parts of the car, such as the brakes, steering box and suspension, over the sounds of hammering in the depths of the shop and through his N95 mask, which is not normally worn for his work.

“We spray more,” Womack said. “We make sure everything’s cleaner than normal.

We make sure that we’re wearing gloves and changing them in and out so we’re not wearing the same pair for an hour.”

An aerosol can of Lysol sat on a table a few feet away to his right. On his left was a travelsized bottle of hand sanitizer.

Those items don’t typically have such a prominent home in the shop, but now they can be found scattered on tables

next to power drills and team notes. Their containers are dwarfed by the giant car bodies that take up most of the 9,000-square-foot space, but they’re just as important.

“This is such a small team,” said Go Fas crew chief Ryan Sparks, who directs a crew of eight members. “If one person got sick, it could hurt us pretty bad.”

The small staff size helps engineers and mechanics like Womack stay socially distanced while working. Womack said it has been easy to maintain six-foot spacing while doing his job, which he returned to last Tuesday. If two people are working on the same car, one tries to stay in the front and the other tries to stay in the back or on opposite sides of the body.

This practice has become standard for teams preparing the single car they will take to compete at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina next week for NASCAR’s first race back after a two-month postponement due to the coronavirus. Once at the track, contact between crew members will be even more limited and there will be no practice or qualifying laps. Teams will prepare their rides before traveling, unload them at the track and then race, hoping that the car doesn’t get severely damaged so it can be used again for the following race at Darlington three days later. “(NASCAR) is trying to save us time and money,” Sparks said. “Not having to prepare backup cars every week where we just have one car we take to the race track.”

This is one of the reasons why it’s possible for the sport to return amid the pandemic; jobs are already broken up for optimal efficiency in NASCAR, so there’s limited contact between crew members, and with a few adjustments to the roster number and pre-race procedures, the integrity of the sport can be maintained even if the arena is empty.

“It’s gonna be super weird,” Sparks said about racing without fans. “It’ll probably be funny for some of the fans watching at home seeing everybody walking around and working in masks and stuff like that.

The ‘new normal’ or whatever.”

Last week, NASCAR outlined its safety procedures after announcing its first four Cup races back. Those procedures include temperature checks of all personnel at the raceway, required mask-wearing and staggered exits from

the venue, among a slew of other policies.

“We have a lot of confidence in our plan,” NASCAR’s VP of racing operations John Bobo said. “We know we have to work together as an industry to keep our own folks safe, to keep each community safe.”

Team rosters for the upcoming races at Darlington and Charlotte will also be limited to 16 individuals. For Go Fas, which only employs 17 people total compared to teams it competes against with more than a hundred employees, the restriction could actually be an advantage.

“We’ve worked with small numbers ever since we raced,” Go Fas general manager Mason St. Hilaire said. “We’re used to it. Some teams are debating between which of four engineers to bring to the racetrack now. We’ve only ever brought one.”

He added: “Our guys are really multi-talented and this is really gonna show that.”

St. Hilaire’s job now consists of determining which of the six cars will make trips to which tracks (the team has 15 cars in rotation), how many masks to bring versus how many will be supplied by NASCAR (he’s got about 100 stored in his desk drawer and another shipment on the way) and how to conduct travel for the early races (the team would usually drive to Darlington together in a seven-passenger van).

St. Hilaire, Womack and Sparks said they were happy to make adjustments to their work as long as it means the return of racing, especially since NASCAR will be on a main stage.

“I think it’s a good opportunity for us to gain a lot of new fans,” Sparks said. “Where a lot of people that would normally be watching Major League Baseball or the NBA finals right now, with no sport to watch, they might give NASCAR a try.”

But NASCAR leadership, drivers and the crew members off tiny Performance Road know the stakes of being the first sport to attempt to set the “new normal,” and echo an underlying fear — not fear for their individual safety, but fear for what a positive COVID-19 test could do to NASCAR when the world is watching.

“Hopefully we put on a good show and reel in some new fans,” Sparks continued.

“I just hope no one gets sick.”

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reasons I no longer remember I adopted the San Francisco Giants as my favorite team early on and Willie was The Man. His star power made the Giants a frequent presence on the Game of the Week and every road game between the Dodgers and Giants was televised throughout Southern California. When big league baseball arrived in San Diego in 1969, I would lie on my bed fiddling with the dial on

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sectional playoff game.

Brantley finished the season with 493 points and will enter her sophomore year just 33 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She is on pace to shatter the school’s all-time record for points scored by a male or female player by her junior year.

Catskill legend John O’Neil currently holds the school record with 1,597 points.

Brantley scored 30 points or better four times during the

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clear, was an organic process. She’d had men on her staff, and liked the dynamic.

When her staff was all women for the first time, more by happenstance, she started to get questions about it.

“I wasn’t thinking like that,” McGraw said. “I was trying to win.”

But she found she also liked the dynamic of an allfemale Notre Dame staff. She kept winning, even more.

Her two NCAA titles came years apart, in 2001 and 2018.

She thought back to her first

my transistor radio trying to pick up static-laced snippets of the Padres broadcast if the Giants were in town.

Guess I was just a 9-yearold contrarian, which makes me wonder if I would have picked Frank Howard over Brooks Robinson if I had grown up in Baltimore.

When Mays arrived in the big leagues in 1951, he was the ultimate five-tool guy whose talent was so obvious that even the bitter rivalry between the Dodgers and Giants couldn’t dissuade legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully from calling him the best player he had ever seen in nearly seven decades

at the microphone.

He was named National League Rookie of the Year after arriving in the Giants lineup in late May of 1951 and came back from military service to win the NL Most Valuable Player in his next full season.

By the time he reached his prime years, and most of his 22 major league seasons could be described that way, he was one of those players who put people in the seats no matter where he played, says author John Shea, whose new Mays biography entitled “24 — Life Stories and Lessons From the Say Hey Kid” hits bookstore shelves and

ebook sites May 12.

“Yeah, in fact, I went through every year road attendance and through the 60s, the Giants — who went to one World Series — led the league in road attendance eight times and in 1971, Willie’s last full year when they won the division,” Shea said Wednesday. “That’s pretty good for a team that didn’t draw very well at Candlestick Park.”

Mays was five years retired when I covered my first major league game in 1978 and I never got to interview him, but that was probably a good thing. He could be prickly with reporters, but the bond

he had forged from afar with young baseball fans all over America was very real.

I learned that during those long-ago Saturday afternoons sitting cross-legged in front of a black-and-white TV watching him play and seeing him interviewed by Curt Gowdy and other great baseball broadcasters of the day.

“To this day, Halloween is his favorite holiday, which really isn’t a holiday,” Shea said. “He’s got a line several hundred people deep outside his house and he just loves it. He has lived in the same house since 1970, and parents bring their kids and wait in line early on Oct. 31 to

meet the great Mays. And he meets everybody in line.

“The ‘Say Hey Kid’ nickname is perfect and it stands.

I don’t think that was ever lost — his love for children.”

Sadly, childhood eventually is lost for all of us. The 1960s were a very turbulent time for this country and, in particular, my fractured family, but I still get a warm feeling when I think back to those summer afternoons when the Giants were on TV and Willie Mays was patrolling center field and all seemed right with the world.

2019-20 season with a seasonhigh of 33 coming in a 49-29 win over Taconic Hills on January 31.

“She’s certainly very deserving on the All-State and All-Section honors she’s received because she works her butt off to be able to compete with the best players in the state,” Catskill coach Christian Quinn said.

“As a coach I’m extremely proud of her because she’s a hardworking, humble superstar. There are several girls on teams ahead of her that we’ve played and the fact is she’s been the best player on the court every time.”

Hudson’s Beauford earned first-team All-Patroon Conference honors this past season after winning the Most Valuable Player Award as a junior. The senior forward was the Bluehawks’ leading scorer and rebounder in helping the team to a secondplace finish in the Patroon with a 14-2 record.

Beauford had back-toback 28-point performances in wins over Taconic Hills on Jan. 22 and Catskill on Jan. 26.

Graham finished her high school playing career in strong fashion, averaging 17 points per game and helping

the Riders advance to the quarterfinal round of the Section II playoffs after an 0-6 start.

The Adelphi Universitybound Graham went over the 1,000-point mark for her career during an amazing week in mid-February where she had games of 41, 31 and 32 points, which included 21 three-pointers.

Ella Anthony of Horace Mann and Jackie Piddock of South Jefferson were the state Class B co-Players of the Year.

In Class C, Strock earned her fourth-team All-State status after leading Maple

Hill to an undefeated championship season in the Patroon Conference and a Section II title game appearance against Cambridge.

Strock averaged 12 points and had 15 double-digit scoring games with a season-high 19 coming against a strong Amsterdam squad on Jan. 26.

Strock’s teammate Sophia Chevrier served notice to the Patroon that she will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years.

Just a sophomore, Chevrier averaged 10 points and had 14 games in double digits, topped by a 20-point effort against Tamarac on Dec. 29.

Sophie Phillips of Cambridge was named the state Class Player of the Year.

Gibbons led Germantown in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots and was second in assists and steals during her junior year. She scored 10 points or better 16 times during the year with her season-high of 24 coming in a non-league game against Webutuck in December.

Natalie Angeletti of Panama was named the state Player of the Year in Class D.

college job, hired by Jim Foster to be an assistant at her alma mater at St. Joseph’s after a successful run at Archbishop Carroll. It wasn’t exactly an intense interview, McGraw said.

“What do you think about joining my staff?”

“I’d love to.”

Her own on-court battles with male coaches were exemplified by that guy up at UConn who also grew up outside Philadelphia. This week, McGraw tweeted a letter she’d gotten from a boy named Luke who had to write about his hero for a secondgrade assignment. He’d chosen her, he wrote, partly because, “You’re the only coach in college basketball who

knows how to beat UConn.”

Luke wrote UConn exactly like that, upper case U and C, lower case o-n-n. That rivalry was real in Irish country. Luke also noted, “I loved going to your summer camp and learning from the best.”

At age 64, McGraw is pretty sure she is done coaching, unless future grandchildren need a youth coach. There’s a possibility of a book, and there will be speaking appearances, and she’ll sign on for special projects at Notre Dame.

“The speech at the Final Four gave me the opportunity to see there’s a whole new world that opened for me,” McGraw said.

She explained her mindset

on retirement. She’d been game-planning it. After winning in 2018, “we had a great team coming back,” McGraw said. “If we could win two in a row, I thought I would retire.”

They got back to the title game, McGraw’s seventh time coaching in it, but lost an 82-81 thriller to Baylor.

McGraw noted how five of her players were drafted by the WNBA. Leaving on that note wouldn’t be fair to a successor, she decided. Sure enough, this past season was rough, the Irish 13-18, only her second losing season among 33 in South Bend, the other in 1992.

McGraw decided this was the right time because she

had a top-three recruiting class coming in, and the Irish were projected to be preseason top 20. A good time for her successor to start building again.

When society was shut down by the coronavirus, McGraw took that as a test run before the official decision.

“I had three weeks to live with it — let’s see what life without basketball is going to look like,” McGraw said. “I enjoyed it. Stressfree. Wasn’t worried about recruiting, or who is in the transfer portal.”

That feeling, she said, has stayed with her since making the decision official. Her successor, Niele Ivey, couldn’t

be a bigger symbol of how the world has changed. Ivey had played and coached under McGraw for 17 seasons at Notre Dame before serving as an assistant coach for the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies this past season.

So McGraw’s work is done?

Hardly. That was her point talking last year, how 99% of the men’s jobs go to men, while half the women’s jobs also go to men. Up the leadership chain, the percentages increase. She found her voice on this, and found a receptive audience.

“This is bigger than sports,” McGraw said over the phone.

Tyson

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paunch. In the decade-plus since then, though, he has worked to attain sobriety and moved to a plant-based diet.

Cordeiro recently shared a photo that showed an impressively slimmed-down Tyson, who said last month that he was interested in making a return to the ring.

“I want to go to the gym and get in shape to be able to box three- or four-round exhibitions for some charities and stuff,” Tyson said then. “Some charity exhibition, make some money, help some homeless and drug-affected [person] like me.”

Cordeiro estimated to ESPN that Tyson currently weighs 235 to 240 pounds, which would be 15-20 pounds more than his average fighting weight during his heyday when he became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. He said he has been training with the ex-champ for “three weeks in a row,” including cardio workouts, as well as sessions with mitts and punching bags.

“Like I said before, 53 years old but when he puts his mind to it, his body inside the ring he changes back to the Mike of old,” claimed Cordeiro, who is best known for training mixed martial arts fighters.

Tyson said late last month that “hitting the mitts for the last week” had left his body “really jacked up and really sore.”

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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson looks on prior to a Sept. 2019 game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans at TIAA Bank Field.

“I’ve been trying to get into the ring,” he added at the time.

“I think I’m going to box some exhibitions and get into shape.”

It’s one thing for Tyson to want to do some charity bouts, and another to find someone willing to take on a newly motivated “Iron Mike.”

“Mike Tyson only has one speed,” ESPN boxing analyst and “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman said Tuesday, declaring that Tyson would not be able to “clown around” in an exhibition match the way Muhammad Ali could have. “He’s going to hurt you.”

Cordeiro said that it would be a challenge just to find a proper sparring partner for his client.

“It has to be a good guy to spar with Mike, because if they are not prepared, they’re gonna drop for sure, 100 percent,” he said. “The power is at a different level.”

With a smile, Cordeiro added, “He can kill somebody.”

Whereas Kellerman thinks that Tyson would have “no chance” against current top heavyweight boxers, another trainer, former bantamweight and featherweight champion Jeff Fenech, said otherwise.

“I’d guarantee that if Mike Tyson trained for six weeks, he’d knock [Deontay] Wilder out in a minute,” Fenech told the Sporting News last month.

“He would hit them.

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“If these guys are getting knocked out by Tyson Fury who’s a great fighter, but not a huge puncher - Tyson would kill these guys.”

Cordeiro expressed confidence that Tyson could stage a successful boxing comeback with six months of training, at which point “he could fight against anyone.”

In the meantime, according to Cordeiro, Tyson has already gone a long way toward defeating an exceptionally tough opponent - his own inner demons.

“I believe Mike fought against himself for a long, long time,” Cordeiro told ESPN. “He’s proud to be the Mike Tyson he is today.”

While Major League Baseball explores scenarios in which it can start the season amid the coronavirus pandemic, at least one player isn’t willing to leave his family to play games in a biodome-like setting.

Boston Red Sox righthander Collin McHugh told MassLive’s “The Fenway Rundown” podcast that concerns about his family outweigh his desire to get back on the field.

“We’re in a situation right now where you can’t make this mandatory,” he said.

“You can’t tell a guy you have to come play or else your roster spot is not going to be here when you come back. You can’t tell a guy to risk his life and the life of his family and the lives of anyone he chooses to be around to come play this game.

“There’s probably going to have to be some waivers signed and whatever else you need to have done to make guys feel comfortable coming back. Then, MLB and the teams are going to have to do everything in their power so that we go about this in the best way possible and don’t just start playing games, but really set an example of how to do this, how to do it well and how to do it safely.”

McHugh, 32, and his wife have two young children.

He said being told he would have to leave his family to be quarantined at a far-off location would be a “nonstarter.”

“I’m probably in the minority here because I see baseball for what it is, which

is an amazing game but not an essential activity,” McHugh said. “We’ve got a lot of things going on in this world that we need to happen and need to get going, and we need to do it in a safe manner. It’s going to be really hard to get the risk level down to zero no matter what we’re doing.

“As long as this virus is still out there and as long as we don’t have a treatment or vaccine, there’s going to be risk inherent in leaving your house. For me, as a major league baseball player and as a husband and father, I want to make sure I’m protecting myself and my family, first and foremost.”

He added of plans for games in neutral sites with players sequestered, “I think guys were not interested in coming back in a situation in which their lives would be turned upside down, once again, in order to play a game that is not essential right now. There are more things we need to get done before we play a baseball game.”

McHugh signed a oneyear, $600,000 deal with the Red Sox as a free agent in March. He spent the previous six seasons with the Houston Astros, winning a World Series ring in 2017.

Last season, McHugh went 4-5 with a 4.70 ERA in 35 games (eight starts). Including his time with the New York Mets (2012-13) and the Colorado Rockies (2013), McHugh has a 58-43 career record with a 3.95 ERA in 210 games (119 starts).

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By DECLAN COAKLEY Special to the Times

Hi! My name is Declan Coakley, and this is my Kid’s Report. My family and I live in Madrid, which is about 75 miles northeast of Watertown.

My brother, Miles, my dad and I decided to help the environment and our town by doing some trash pick-up along our road on Saturday, May 2. We used gloves, trash grabbers, trash bags and determination and were able to pick up three big bags of trash. We found a cordless phone, a pair of sunglasses, two

pieces of a shoe and lots and LOTS of things that could have easily been thrown in a recycle bin.

We also found a can of Busch beer, in an actual bush! I told my Dad that the person who threw it there must’ve gotten confused because you don’t throw beer cans, even if they are called Busch, in a bush.

It’s important to throw garbage and recyclables in their bins so that animals don’t eat things they shouldn’t and everyone can live in a cleaner environment.

Miles and Declan Coakley help pick up trash in Madrid. Jennifer Coakley

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Your body’s smallest bones are in your ears.

Cats spend up to two-thirds of their life sleeping.

Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second.

How to create your own cartoon

First, draw a circle.

Add a shpae for the ears.

Add a face. Make it look however you want.

Add a body and experiment with different shapes to create other animals with their own personalities. Color your character and write a story from your own illustrations. It can be whatever story you choose. If you want, and invite others in your family to create their own characters, and see what everyone comes up with.

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CITY OF HUDSON, NEW YORK PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the City of Hudson, New York will continue public hearings on May 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. on applications from A. Colarusso and Son Inc. for conditional use permits and site plans for commercial dock operations and haul road improvements at 175 South Front Street, Tax ID #109.151-1.

The public hearings shall be conducted via video/teleconference so there will be no physical meeting location to ensure the health, safety and welfare of City of Hudson residents.

The address, phone number and meeting ID number will be posted at City Hall and on the City Website. The Public Hearings and Monthly Meeting are being held in accordance with the New York State Public Officers Law and Executive Order 202.1 ("EO 202.1") issued on March 12, 2020 and Executive Order 202.15 issued on April 9, 2020, by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, which suspended Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public inperson access to meetings and authorizing such meetings and public hearings to be held remotely by conference call, video conference or similar service. For any person unable to participate at the time of the meeting, email comments may be submitted in advance to lfenoff@cityofhudson.org by 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Written comments and questions will be read into the record during the meeting. Public comment shall be permitted and all persons participating shall be entitled to be heard.

Cuomos Cove Property LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/24/20.

Office: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 123 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 12866.

Purpose: Any lawful purposes.

Grandma K Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/8/2020.

Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Michael A. Torchia Jr., 53 Green Acres Rd., Hudson, NY 12534. General Purpose.

H R H Logistics LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/14/2020. Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1232 Rte 20, PO Box 98, West Lebanon, NY 12195. General Purpose.

Lexem Consulting LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/7/2020. Office: Columbia County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 151 Dupier Rd Ghent NY 12075. Purpose: any lawful NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION – *COVID-19 UPDATE* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the HunterTannersville Central School District will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, via Zoom.

Copies of the budget and the text of any

proposition that will be presented to the voters will be available for review by any qualified voter beginning May 26, 2020, upon request by email, to the District Clerk at erizzo@htcschools.org.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, by absentee ballot exclusively, upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the HunterTannersville Central School District for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion therefore to be raised by taxation on the taxable property on the District.

2. To adopt the following proposition: Proposition #1- Bus and Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund SHALL the Board of Education of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District be authorized to: (1) acquire school buses at a maximum aggregate cost of approximately $170,327; (2) expend such sum for such purpose; and (3) expend $170,327 from the Bus and Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund to finance the cost of such purpose?

3. To elect one member of the Board of Education, A five-year term ending June 30, 2025 and presently held by John Aizstrauts.

4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for the 2020-2021 school year, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding June 9, 2020 via email request to erizzo@htcschools.org AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education to fill 1 term of 5 years each shall be received by the District Clerk at 6094 Main Street Tannersville, New York, or by email to erizzo@htcschools.org not later than May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk and must state the full name and residence of the candidate (signatures are not required for the petition to be deemed valid, pursuant to Executive Order 202.26). A copy of such petition and information packet, may be obtained by email request to the District Clerk.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote in said annual vote and election by absentee ballot exclusively due to the prevalence and community spread of COVID-19, that the potential for contraction of the COVID-19 virus shall be deemed temporary illness for all qualified voters. All qualified voters shall receive an absentee ballot with a postage paid return envelope.

Completed ballots must be mailed and received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older, (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election and (4) not otherwise disqualified under the Election Law. If a resident of the School District

meets the definition of a “qualified voter� but has not registered to vote, (s)he must register to be eligible to receive a ballot. A qualified voter may register with the county or the school district, please email erizzo@htcschools.org.

The Education Law makes special provisions for absentee voting by “permanently disabled� voters of the District and any questions regarding these rights should be directed to the Clerk of the Board. All completed ballots shall be mailed to the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020.

The Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military� voters of the District.

Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots� in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission not later than May 15, 2020. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law the School District provides personal registration of all voters at school meetings or elections. If a voter has already registered pursuant to the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election.

All other persons who wish to vote must register.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available upon request to the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Saturday or Sunday, and the day set for the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her

challenge and reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Education Law §§ 2035, 2008, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with and directed to the District Clerk at the District Office, on or before May 8, 2020; must be typed or printed in the English language. However, the Board of Education will not entertain or place before the voters any petition or any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposition requiring the expenditure of monies which fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures required by the proposition.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HUNTE R - TA N N E R S V I L L E CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF GREENE, STATE OF NEW YORK. Elizabeth Rizzo District Clerk NOTICE Village of Athens The Village of Athens will be holding a Public Hearing prior to their regular meeting on May 13th 2020 at 6:30PM for the purpose of hearing Public comment regarding the Tentative Budget for the Village of Athens. Salary for the Mayor will remain at $5,000.00 and Trustees salary will remain at $3750.00 annually.

A copy of the Tentative Budget is available by request from the Village Clerk-Treasurer at voaclerk@yahoo.com or calling the clerk’s office (518) 945-1551 between the hours of 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday.

The instructions to join the meeting via teleconference and/or Zoom will be posted on the Village of Athens Facebook page prior to the meeting.

This meeting is being held in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order 202.2 and will be conducted electronically.

The public may join the meeting using the following link or call in number: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/89736228098 Meeting ID: 897 3622 8098 One tap mobile +1 646 558 8656 NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL (Pursuant to Section 506 and 1526 of the Real Property Tax Law)

Notice is hereby given that as of May 1, 2020, the Assessor for the Town and Village of Coxsackie, County of Greene, has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year, and that a copy has been filed with the Coxsackie Town Clerk’s Office.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions (Executive Order 202.22), the tentative assessment roll is available for viewing until Grievance Day online, on both the Town of Coxsackie website (coxsackie.org) and the Greene County website(www.greene.sdgnys.com). The assessor will only be available by phone or email (gbennett@coxsackie.org). Please feel free to call with any questions or concerns.

(518-965-1898).

The Board of Assessment Review will meet on May 27, 2020 from 4pm until 8pm to hear and examine all complaints in relation to assessments on the application of any persons believing himself/herself to be aggrieved.

Grievances will be heard remotely ONLY, no walk ins. All complaints must include the Grievance form and written substantiation, and must be received via mail, fax or email before Grievance Day. Mail: Town of Coxsackie Board of Assessment Review, 56 Bailey St. Coxsackie, NY 12051, email: gbennett@coxsackie.org .

Fax: 518-731-2720. Application and instructions for filing a complaint are available from your assessor (call 518-731-6893 and we will mail you a form), or online at tax.ny.gov.

Dated this 1st day of May, 2020. Gordon Bennett, Sole Assessor

Notice of formation of B Point Property LLC Art. of Org. filed w/Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) February 28, 2020. Office location: Greene Co., NY; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1347 East 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful activity. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CASSAR LLC A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on April 7, 2020 New York Office Location – Ulster County.

Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State of the State of New York shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her at: c/o LLC, 1387 Glasco Turnpike, Saugerties NY 12477 PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Town Of Germantown Public Notice The Town of Germantown will hold its monthly meeting at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The meeting will be conducted using Zoom audio/video technology. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by first accessing the link on the Town's website on May 12, 2020 by clicking on the "calendar date" or "News" for further information and the NOTICE OF FILING OF agenda (germantownARTICLES OF OR- ny.org).

GANIZATION IN NEW By Order of The GerYORK BY A LIMITED mantown Town Board LIABILITY COMPANY Name: Treerific Tree Mounting Systems LLC. Articles of Organization filed with sec. of state of NY(SOS) on 4/22/20.

Office location: Columbia County. SOS is designated as agent of LLC for service of process. SOS shall mail copy of process to 82 Mercer Mountain Rd, East Chatham, NY 12060. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Ramshackle Management LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/18/20. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 731 Warren St, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Hydrogen Media, LLC Articles of Organization filed in the Department of State of New York on June 1, 2007 Office Location: Columbia County Principal Business Location: Columbia County, New York Purpose: Any and all lawful business activities Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Hydrogen Media, LLC, PO Box 424, Valatie, New York 12184

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is Zincio Construction, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 15, 2020. New York office location: 84 Summit Street, Village of Philmont, Town of Claverack, County of Columbia and the State of New York.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Zincio Construction, LLC; 84 Summit Street, Hudson, New York 12534.

Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law.

Public hearing scheduled: May 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM, hosted by the Village of Coxsackie, 119 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, NY 12051.

The instructions to join via the Zoom meeting app. will be posted on the Village of Coxsackie Facebook page as well as www.villageofcoxsackie.com prior to the meeting.

Held by: The Village of Coxsackie Historic Preservation Commission For: 16 Reed Street, Coxsackie, NY 12051, Tax ID#s: 56.20-1-11 Proposal: Improvements for the rear yard exterior of 16 Reed Street (former Town Building) including 4 new replacement windows, 2 replacement doors, and a rear 2 story staircase with landings, and roof coverings over both the second and first story doors. No other exterior front or side wall work/improvements are covered by this hearing at this time.

Details of the proposal can be discussed with a representative of the National Bank of Coxsackie by calling either Nicole Bliss at (518) 622-9993, or Jim Warren at (518) 7316161.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUDGET, ELECTION AND CAPITAL PROJECT VOTE WINDHAM-ASHLANDJEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF WINDHAM COUNTY OF GREENE, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District, Greene County, Windham, New York, will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of presenting the school budget as adopted by the Board of Education for the

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B6 Friday, May 8, 2020 fiscal year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, any capital projects and for the transaction of such other business as is authorized by law. Copies of the budget and the text of any proposition that will be presented to the voters will be available for review by any qualified voter beginning May 26, 2020, upon request by email, to the District Clerk at k v a n v a l k e n burgh@wajcs.org.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and School District Vote of the qualified voters of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, by absentee ballot to adopt the school budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, for the purpose of approving any propositions, and to authorize the required portion to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District; for the election of one member of the Board of Education, and for the transaction of such other business as is authorized by law.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 1716 of the New York State Education Law, a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the vote, by email request to kvanvalkenburgh@wajcs.org.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education, shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School in the District office, or by email to kvanvalkenburgh@wajcs.org not later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk and must state full name and residence of the candidate; and must describe the length of the term of office and the name of the last inc u m b e n t . ( s i g n a t u re s are not required for the petition to be deemed valid, pursuant to Executive Order 202.26).

A copy of such petition and information packet, may be obtained by email request to the District Clerk.

One seat for the Board of Education, for a 5 year term, beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2025 will be filled; this seat is currently occupied by Drew Shuster.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that qualified voters of the Windham-

Ashland-Jewett Central School District shall be entitled to vote in said annual vote and election by absentee ballot exclusively due to the prevalence and community spread of COVID-19, that the potential for contraction of the COVID-19 virus shall be deemed temporary illness for all qualified voters. All qualified voters shall receive an absentee ballot with a postage paid envelope. Completed ballots must be mailed and received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older, (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election and (4) not otherwise disqualified under the Election Law. If a resident of the School District meets the definition of a “qualified voter” but has not registered to vote, she/he must register to be eligible to receive a ballot. A qualified voter may register with the the county or at District’s voter registration.

The Education Law makes special provisions for absentee voting by “permanently disabled” voters of the District and any questions regarding these rights should be directed to the Clerk of the Board. All completed ballots shall be mailed to the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal voter registration for persons not previously registered in the District will take place between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 to Friday, May 29, 2020, and Monday, June 1, 2020 to Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in the District Office at Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that at such time he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the district election to be held on June 9, 2020, for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at the School District and will be available, upon request to the District Clerk. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older,

and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the annual vote and election. The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law 2018-c.

Such form may include a driver’s license a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Education Law makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military” voters who are qualified voters of the School District. Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots” in school district votes.

Whereas, absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission not later than May 15, 2020.

The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the District Office at WindhamAshland-Jewett School on and after June 4, 2020, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on June 9, 2020. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Education Law §§ 2035, 2008, and referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with and directed to the District Clerk at the District Office, on or before May 8, 2020; must be typed or printed in the English lan-

guage. However, the Board of Education will not entertain or place before the voters any petition or any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposition requiring the expenditure of monies which fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures required by the proposition.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the qualified voters of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District at the annual meeting on June 9, 2020, shall vote by absentee ballot exclusively, upon the following propositions, which shall appear on the ballot in the following form: PROPOSITION #1 – ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Windham-AshlandJewett Central School District #1, Towns of Ashland, Durham, Jewett, Lexington, Prattville and Windham, County of Greene, State of New York be and hereby is authorized to expend the sum set forth in the annual operating budget for the operation of the schools in said school district for the school year 2020-2021 and that said sum be raised by tax upon the taxable property of said school district after first deducting the estimated money available from state aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION #2 – CAPITAL PROJECT Shall the following resolution be approved, to wit: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education is hereby authorized to construct, reconstruct and improve various District buildings, facilities and athletic fields, courts and trails, including site work, and acquire original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus required for the purpose for which such buildings, facilities and athletic fields, courts and trails are to be used, at a maximum aggregate cost of $3,970,000; (2) expend such sum for such purpose; (3) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education taking into account State aid; and (4) in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue bonds and notes of the District at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $3,970,000, and levy a tax to pay the interest on said obligations when due?

KAREN VAN VALKENBURGH, DISTRICT CLERK DATED: May 6, 2020 WINDHAM-ASHLANDJEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL TOWN OF WINDHAM COUNTY OF GREENE, NEW YORK Public hearing scheduled: May 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM hosted by the Village of Coxsackie, 119 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, NY 12051.

The instructions to join the meeting via teleconference and/or Zoom will be posted on the Village of Coxsackie Facebook page as well as www.villageofcoxsackie.com prior to the meeting.

Held by: The Village of Coxsackie Planning Board The subject of the Public Hearing will be for the review of the Site Plan application filed by Aaron Flach at 270 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, NY bearing Tax Map #56.09-2-15.

Plans include converting the IDA building into a site for Schoolhouse Pediatrics.

TOWN OF GREENPORT, NEW YORK Declaration of Local State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1 OE 2020.2 WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020,I issued an Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency in the Town of Greenport (the "Declaration of Emergency"); and WHEREAS, on April 1, 2020,1 issued an Executive Order extending the Declaration of Emergency for an additional thirty (30) days or until May 1,2020; and WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and Columbia County and are expected to continue.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kathleen Eldridge, Supervisor of the Town of Greenport, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of New York, do hereby issue this Executive Order dated May 1,2020, and thereby declare the Orders enumerated in the Declaration of Emergency for an additional fourteen (14) days or until May 15,2020.

I FURTHER ORDER THE FOLLOWING, as a result of the Declaration of Emergency: 1. Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 24 of Article 2B of the New York State Executive Law to temporarily suspend or modify any statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation or parts thereof, of any agency during a State disaster emergency, and in accordance with Executive Orders issued by Governor Cuomo, any meetings

of the Town Board or Planning Board may be conducted by teleconference, subject to proper public notice.

2. All Town of Greenport parks are closed and all Town of Greenport summer programs cancelled through September 2020.

ORDERED this 1st day of May 2020 at 12:01 a.m.

KATHLEEN ELDRIDGE Supervisor, Town of Greenport

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Former NBA All-Star Antonio Davis reconnects with Oakland through volunteer work Wes Goldberg The Mercury News

As a child growing up in Oakland, Calif., in the 1970s, Antonio Davis used to pass the food bank in Emeryville but never paid it much attention.

Now he works there several days a week.

A McClymonds High School graduate whose professional basketball career spanned 16 years, three countries and four NBA teams, Davis returned to Oakland last year. His association with Coaching Corps, a volunteer organization that provides sports mentors to kids living in low-income communities, has led him back to the Emeryville food bank he used to pass routinely.

“I passed that place a thousand times and I would see people there and I would see the work that they were doing and I never really knew the impact that they were having,” Davis said of the food bank, the Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program. “I feel like they’re doing the kind of work that we should all be doing.”

With stay-at-home orders forcing the closure of schools, many families who depended on free and reduced school meals don’t know where their next meal will come from. Meanwhile, food banks across the country have seen an influx of people in need.

Because social distancing has limited its sports programs, Coaching

Corps redeployed its volunteers in April to help support these food banks.

One of those volunteers is Davis, who pays multiple visits each week to the Emeryville food bank. He and more than a dozen daily volunteers are serving boxed meals that include grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat to roughly 300 families a day, distributing 25 tons of food each week.

But before people like Davis stepped up, Bay Area food banks were in dire need of help. With his volunteer workforce nearly cut in half and demand for food at a high, Bobby Miller, director of the ECAP, asked Alameda County for help to find able bodies willing to help.

“We needed to figure out a way that we could keep the program open,” Miller said.

With its connections to low-income families, Coaching Corps decided this would be an ideal way for their volunteers to continue to give their time.

“Great coaches don’t leave kids in times of great need,” said Janet Carter, chief executive officer of Coaching Corps.

Davis, a 6-foot-9 forward who accumulated more than 9,000 points and 6,700 rebounds with the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks from 1993 to 2006 wasn’t the type of volunteer that food-bank regulars were accustomed to seeing.

Though most people have to ask if Davis is a basketball player, others recognize the man behind the medical mask and hoodie and request an autograph. Either way, he’s happy to oblige.

Miller complimented Davis for being a down-to-earth person who helps create “an uplifting atmosphere.”

On Davis’ first day volunteering, he was recognized by a man who went to high school in the East Bay at the same time he did. The man told Davis that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has put him in a tough spot, but that he was glad to see Davis helping in the community.

While working as a studio analyst for NBA TV and ESPN, Davis, 51, lived in Atlanta for nearly a decade. But when his grandmother died and his mother retired last year, he decided to move back to Oakland.

“It was just one of those life-changing moments where you start really understanding that the only important thing is the time you get to spend with the people you love,” Davis said.

He also vowed to get involved in his community, and was introduced to Coaching Corps by a friend. As a former NBA All-Star and president of the National Basketball Players Association, it was a perfect fit.

With food banks deemed an essential service, Davis and other Coaching Corps volunteers follow health

officials’ guidelines, swapping out whistles for face masks, while handing out food to people in need. They now make up nearly half of the ECAP volunteers.

“They’ve provided us with that backup that we need to meet this challenge every day,” Miller said.

As 328,042 Californians filed for unemployment in the final week of April, the coronavirus crisis has hit low-income workers the hardest. Those who live paycheck-to-paycheck often cannot work remote, and cannot afford any loss of income.

“Even if the pandemic is over tomorrow, there is still going to be a tremendous need because people have been off work so long now,” Miller said.

“The need for volunteers and food and supplies will go on for a long time.”

Though social distancing and pandemic conditions have made volunteering more complicated, food banks are still in need of workers. Those who are not of high-risk to contract COVID-19 can sign up to volunteer at several Bay Area sites. Those who can’t volunteer can still donate supplies.

“During these times, we need to band together,” Davis said. “Things are different for everybody, and they were screwed up before the coronavirus. So what can we do to pitch in and help?”

A few questions with Antonio Davis: — Do you have a specific memory of

playing against Michael Jordan?

— He came back from just a twoyear stint being away and his first game was against the Pacers. He played at Indiana against us that first game back and I was in awe of him being MJ and it was such a big media circus. There was so much energy around the game.

He came back after being two years off and shot the ball almost 30 times (Jordan went 7 of 28 for 19 points). We were like, ‘What the hell, dude?’ We had to throw our scouting report out at halftime because he was just shooting that thing.

— As someone who played overseas, what do you think about players choosing to go that route instead of college?

— You go over there and learn how to be a professional and play in a professional environment. Whereas, I don’t know how much of that happens at the college level. So I do think that’s a huge positive. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for going to college, but if that’s what it’s really about. I think kids should have to stay a couple years.

That whole one-and-done stuff, to me, doesn’t work. They only go to school for a semester anyway. So if that’s the case, if it is just about basketball, and they have the ability, I think going overseas to play is not a bad idea.

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Altering wife’s perfect dishes is blasted by sympathetic cook Dear Abby, Regarding “Recipe for Disaster in Texas” (Feb. 17), I have to say I disagreed with your response.

Although Michelin won’t be awarding me any stars, I consider myself a good cook, and I strive to make unique, flavorful meals for my family.

My husband frequently feels the need to doctor my recipes, and I think it’s disrespectful of the DEAR ABBY time and care I took in preparing the meal.

He insists on combining ingredients that don’t belong together. He puts cheddar cheese on spaghetti Bolognese and ranch dressing on chicken teriyaki. He knows this isn’t appropriate, and he would never ask for this modification in a restaurant.

“Recipe” should learn to appreciate that his wife is preparing meals for him. If he can do better, he can take over the cooking.

Flavor Queen Of North Carolina

JEANNE PHILLIPS

I enjoyed the responses to that letter about a husband reseasoning his wife’s gourmet meals to her distinct displeasure. Some of the online comments made me chuckle, so I’ll share them, too.

Read on: Dear Abby, While I was in the military, it was normal to add salt, pepper and ketchup to everything without tasting it first. The habit has followed me for 50 years, no matter where I am. I tell the host that it’s normal for me and to not take it personally.

Mac ‘n’ cheese needs ketchup; veggies, potatoes, eggs and watermelon need salt; most everything else needs pepper. For me to taste something, it has to burn my tongue.

Vietnam Vet In Missouri

Dear Abby, That wife sounds like an oversensitive control freak. Personally, I can’t handle peppers, but I do like lots of cheese and sour cream on my enchiladas. My wife, who does the majority of the cooking, knows my preference, so she does me the honor of putting more of that on my enchiladas. I also like to dip my fries into mayo instead of ketchup, so she obliges. This is what we do for people we love.

We don’t threaten, “My way or the highway, Bub!” G.S. In Abbyland Dear Abby, I laughed when I was told to substitute “healthy” plain yogurt for sour cream. It never tasted anything like sour cream to me. Then I got some Greek yogurt and realized it works just as well. (It’s an excellent protein source, and many older adults need more as we age.) Now I add plenty without feeling guilty.

Online Lover Dear Abby, My husband jokes that he has Mexican taste buds but a white guy stomach. Thank heavens we have separate bathrooms.

C.K. On The Net

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

A coronary calcium score is performed by a special CT scanner. It determines the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries.

There is a very good but not perfect correlation between calcium in the arteries of the heart and the likelihood of blockages in those arteries. Blockages can cause symptoms, and if they progress or rupture, they can cause a heart attack.

A normal coronary calcium, especially in combination with a normal stress test, makes significant blockages in the artery very unlikely.

All X-rays and CT scans use radiation. However, the amount of radiation from the most modern dedicated coronary calcium CT scanners — called an electron-beam CT — is very small: 0.6 mSv. This is only a little more than a mammogram.

A different test, the computed tomography angiogram (CTA), can give not only a calcium score, but it also uses dye to look at the inside of blood vessels. It gives information very nearly as good as an angiogram from cardiac catheterization. However, the radiation dose is much higher — as much as 1,200 mSv: about 200 times as much radiation.

There are still times when the CTA is the better test, but it is costlier in money, a larger radiation dose and dye (which can occasionally damage kidneys).

DR. KEITH ROACH

I am a male, 79 and in good health with diabetes. Recently, I had a routine colonoscopy.

One polyp was removed — it was benign — and I was diagnosed with diverticulosis. Eight days after the colonoscopy I began hemorrhaging blood. I spent the next eight days in intensive care, where they performed two colonoscopies, a sigmoidoscopy and a bleeding scan. I was told that if more air had been pumped in during the original colonoscopy, no perforation would have occurred. Is this accurate? Why did eight days lapse before the bleeding started?

A colonoscopy is a relatively safe test, but even without a biopsy, a colonoscopy can occasionally have a complication. When a biopsy is taken, the risk is higher of both bleeding and perforation.

When a polyp is removed during colonoscopy, the area is cauterized to stop bleeding. This causes a clot and/or scar tissue to form, protecting the area. Days after the procedure, the contents of the colon can scrape off the protective coating and allow the blood vessels to start bleeding again. Delayed bleeding is uncommon, but it’s not rare: A 1 centimeter polyp had approximately a 1% risk of delayed bleeding, but you had a much more protracted course than most.

I don’t perform colonoscopy, but I did not read that more or less air in the colon is a risk factor for developing delayed bleeding. I am sure your physician would have taken all reasonable precautions, but delayed bleeding can happen even under the best conditions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Things may move more quickly today than you had any reason to expect, but you can surely respond appropriately. A friend seeks help.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — What you want and what you need are not necessarily compatible at this time, so you must prioritize and schedule endeavors with care.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A quick meet-

Garfield

Blondie

Hagar the Horrible

Zits

Baby Blues

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you never like to be far from what is going on, and the closer you can be to the epicenter of matters of gravity and import, the better. You are determined to be useful, to have an impact and to do things that are memorable and lasting — and you no doubt will have had that trait since you were very young. While you may not always follow the straightest or most efficient path from where you are to where you want to be, the likelihood of you reaching your destination is great — and along the way you are sure to gain great experience and knowledge about yourself and the world around you.

Though you can mix and mingle with all sorts, including the “high and mighty,” the truth is that there will always be something of the “small town” about you.

Also born on this date are: Harry S. Truman, U.S. president; David Attenborough, TV host; Don Rickles, comedian and actor; Rick Nelson, singer; Toni Tennille, singer; Sonny Liston, boxer; Ronnie Lott, football player.

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.

SATURDAY, MAY 9

Classic Peanuts

Dear Abby, I know when my husband gets out the Tabasco that the meal is not quite to his liking. I don’t usually mind, because I don’t cook just for him.

I cook for the entire family. (And, just for reference, he thinks I’m an amazing cook.)

P.M. On The Web

All X-rays and CT scans use radiation I became short of breath walking upstairs or during mild exercise, like walking a short distance. My stress test was normal, heart normal and blood pressure good. My doctor has ordered a coronary calcium score. Should I be concerned about the amount of radiation in this CT scan?

Family Circus

ing gives you all the info you need to make an important decision about pending work — but you mustn’t believe everything you hear!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your mind is on getting what you think you deserve, and not on what you have actually earned. You must come to terms with that disparity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — There’s no need to beat around the bush today; you must speak openly and honestly about what you are doing and what you have planned.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You can have a good time with someone whose overall aesthetic is different from your own. You can both learn a great deal from each other.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’ve grown tired of someone hanging on, and today you’re going to have to do something about it. Consider his or her feelings!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may not have a great deal of time to get the things done today that must be done — but you’re very good at working under pressure.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may feel that you’re entering a period of suppressed desires and waning enthusiasm. You can change course with a friend’s help.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — It’s a good day to begin again — and to let someone know what it is you want in return for the effort you will put into a new project.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Someone has been singing your praises of late, and today you’re likely to receive an exciting offer — but are you in a position to accept?

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — What you are asked to do today is likely to showcase one or two of your unique talents. This may give you a professional boost very soon.

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Pearls Before Swine

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B8 Friday, May 8, 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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Trees Level 1

2

3

(e.g., A leaf from this tree is on Canada’s flag. Answer: Maple.)

Freshman level 1. The Douglas type of this tree is the state tree of Oregon.

2. In the song, what line follows “I talk to the trees.”

3. This large city in California was named for its surrounding woodland of trees.

Graduate level 4. Koalas spend a lot of time in this type of tree.

5. Indigenous groups used the bark of this tree to make canoes.

6. In a song, Peter, Paul and Mary said that this tree was “very pretty.”

PH.D. level 7. These beings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth closely resemble trees.

8. In the Johnny Cash song “Big River,” he taught this tree how to cry.

9. This type of tree is referred to as a “quaking” or “trembling” because the leaves quake in the wind.

4

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

Answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: CLING KNELT HIATUS SCENIC Answer: Campers at the remote campground were able to build a campfire — IN THE STICKS

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Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

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

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

Heart of the City

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Douglas fir. 2. “But they don’t listen to me.” 3. Oakland. 4. Eucalyptus.

5. White birch (canoe birch). 6. “Lemon Tree.” 7. Ents. 8. Weeping willow. 9.

Aspen.

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 Record speed letters 4 Pool toys 9 Bothersome person 13 Yogi, for one 14 “The __ State”; Hawaii 15 Controversial rights org.

16 Ringing __; tinnitus 17 Bolster 19 Injection site, often 20 Malt shop order 21 Decay over time 22 Prefix for view or act 24 Mexican one 25 Pricey car 27 Plumber’s tool 30 Brontë or Dickinson 31 Sweater dings 33 “If I __ a Hammer” 35 Barn baby 36 Brief stop 37 Plato, for one 38 Poke __ at; ridicule 39 __ Monica, CA 40 Large fruit 41 Classic baby toy 43 Net protector 44 Bacardi product 45 Tureen utensil 46 Play a banjo 49 Unrefined oil 51 Hoopsters’ assn.

54 Doing well 56 “By the Time __ to Phoenix” 57 Force out of office 58 Avoid 59 Common tear site 60 Golf shop purchase 61 “__ Caroline”; Neil Diamond hit 62 Genesis boat DOWN 1 Bring up, as kids 2 Veal __; cheesy dish 3 “__. Doubtfire” 4 Bacon portion 5 Sanctuary table 6 Piece of silverware

Mother Goose & Grimm

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

7 You, to Shakespeare 8 Word with Antonio or José 9 __ saint; heavenly guardian 10 Yodeling effect 11 Snow toy 12 Ditty 13 “Who Wants to __ Millionaire” 18 Kelly & Siskel 20 Stick around 23 Not valid 24 Encourage 25 Beau Bridges’ brother 26 Frenchman’s love 27 “Jeremiah __ bullfrog…”

28 Ill-fated U.S. space shuttle 29 2nd-largest Vietnamese city 31 Of sound mind 32 Almond or pecan 34 Ålborg resident 36 Part of the hand 37 TV’s “Let’s Make a __” 39 Baffle with a hard question

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Non Sequitur

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40 A la __; with ice cream 42 Relies on 43 Gizmo 45 Sudden forward rush 46 Dick and Jane’s dog 47 Supported by the facts

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48 Jack’s love in “Titanic” 49 Noisy bird 50 Carousel or Ferris wheel 52 Bird’s bill 53 $20-bill spewer 55 Bradley & Begley 56 “There __ tavern in the town…”

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