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LARGEST PAID CIRCULATED NEWSPAPER IN GREENE COUNTY
New Baltimore
COVID-19 death opts toll out of
could reach cannabis 240,000 sales,
Trash can pose
COVID-19 risk
See page 9
lounges
See page 5
Schools
remain
closed
By Andrea Macko
Greenville Pioneer
Act would abolish local voice
in solar review process
A local artist will have one of her artistic pieces placed on the moon as part of The Lunar Codex.
New superintendent to lead Greenville
GREENVILLE—Schools
schools
will remain closed statewide
through mid-April and the state’s
first temporary hospital was
By Melanie Lekocevic
trict forward,” Greenville Board of
service, our school has completed benefited in perintendent, New York City Sutherland on was the
Capital Region Independent Media Education President Tracy Young
tremendously from her Friday roles as as New district’s York remains assistant the superintendent
said. “Mr. Bennett was chosen from
treasurer, assistant superintendent nation’s epicenter for business. for the novel
GREENVILLE — The Greenville
Central School District will of 26 individuals who expressed
according to an Aug. 10 letter Schools from search will for now Sutherland’s remain replacement
among a highly competitive pool
for business and superintendent,” coronavirus, or COVID-19. The district launched a national
have new leadership beginning interest in the superintendent’s position.ing
Sutherland’s retirement 15. Feb. Schools 1. consulting across New firm York Castallo & Silky,
the board of education closed announc-
statewide in September, through hiring April the education
March 7.
The board of education on Jan. “We conducted the search
“While her accomplishments were ordered are LLC, closed to aid March the district 18 in finding
3 appointed Michael Bennett, currently
assistant superintendent in are very thankful for the time and
to look at the campus to every see how two a weeks. cluded input The from state’s teachers, staff,
through a collaborative process and
too numerous to list, one through has only April her 1 to replacement. be reassessed The search in-
the Schodack Central School District,
as the Greenville district’s new holder committees in helping to inity.”
districts to receive along with state the aid board with-of education,
commitment from all the stake-
vision can be transformed waiver into real-
was extended families and for community school members,
superintendent.
form our selection of Mr. Bennett,”
Sutherland was appointed out holding superintendent
in 2016 after 180 serving days. ing what the community would like
including physical classes a questionnaire for identify-
“Mike Bennett possesses outstanding
experience as a teacher Bennett will replace current
as an interim following the During retire-
this to see time, in a schools new superintendent. are
Young continued.
and administrator and we believe District Superintendent Tammy
Michael Bennett
ment of former superintendent still required to
Bennett’s
provide continuity
of Prior instruction, meals for stu-
hiring was announced
that he has all the skills necessary Sutherland, who is retiring after served in several roles.
Cheryl Dudley in fall 2015.
to continue moving our school dis-
36 years with the district, having “During her many years of to her appointment as interim dents and su-
information See on SCHOOLS, available
childcare resources
page 15
“We understand the challenges
the school closure creates for
families. Hopefully, this extended
Local artist makes history on the
closure will help
moon
keep our students
and community healthier,”
said Greenville Central School
District Superintendent Tammy
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Sutherland. “When the District
rash is a possible danger when it comes to spreading COVID-19.
receives additional guidance
concerning the Governor’s Executive
Order, we will be able
Greenville Recycling Center reduces hours to share more details and answer
additional questions, including
y Melanie Lekocevic nications for Carmen Barbato, you have been cleared by your mize the amount of ‘touch’ our those surrounding spring break,
ourtesy Columbia-Greene Media Inc., a waste disposal company doctor,” she said.
drivers have on garbage.” grading, and other regulatory
serving Greene, Columbia and But everyone is asked to When putting your trash together
for disposal, you should difficulties faced by our students
requirements. We recognize the
GREENE COUNTY― Berkshire counties, said there take steps to prevent possible
veryone is aware by now are things everyone should be transmission, infected or not. double bag it and make sure it and families and ask for patience
f mandates to practice soial
distancing, hand hygiene the coronavirus through the the community safe, we ask There should be no loose gar-
times.”
doing to prevent the spread of “To keep our drivers and fits securely in your trash can. during these unprecedented
nd other ways of preventing trash.
that households please make bage, no loose tissues or paper “Our teachers, staff, students
and families have done an
ransmission of the coronavius,
but here’s a possible dan-
towels included with recyclables,
and trash cans should not amazing job working together to
er you may not have thought
be overflowing. Drivers will keep our students engaged while
f — spreading the virus “To keep our drivers and the community safe, we ask
only collect trash that is stored schools are closed. CONTRIBUTED Our caring PHOTO
hrough your trash.
that households please make sure they are bagging all in the tote, Carmen Barbato Artist community Tammy Liu-Haller. inspires me with
Trash disposal was deemed
garbage so it makes it to its destination, and refrain from said.
their dedication to our students
n “essential” service by Gov.
All recyclables should also and families,” Sutherland added.
ndrew Cuomo when he put overflowing your totes. As we know, the virus remains on
be rinsed clean, and all liquids
should be emptied before es the school closure creates for
“We understand the challeng-
trict regulations in place in household garbage for days, depending on the carrier
he battle against COVID-19. material. For that reason, together we need to minimize being placed in the garbage. families. Hopefully, this extended
ut waste-disposal experts say
the amount of ‘touch’ our drivers have on garbage.” Customers are asked to wear
here are risks if garbage is not
gloves when handling their closure will help keep our students
and community healthier as
andled and packaged propery
— and that is a concern for
— CARMEN BARBATO JR., OWNER OF CARMEN BARBATO, INC.
trash cans, and sanitize them
regularly.
we look forward to getting past
hem.
“People are not bagging this pandemic and getting back
In Greenville, the town People who are infected, or sure they are bagging all
their garbage — there are loose to our normal routines,” said
ecycling center is By open, Joanne but E. McFadden may be, are asked to take extra
precautions Media to protect
The
garbage
artist will
so
be
it makes
helping
it to
to
its
women things to like the lunar tissues surface. and paper Gallery Cairo-Durham in the exhibition Superintendent “Shelter,” of
ith limited hours. Capital Town Region resdents
needing to dispose of sanitation workers and
Independent make
both
history
destination,
this year
and
when
refrain
her artwork
from
towels In May in of with last year, recyclables,” Liu-Haller a Schools collection Michael of works Wetherbee. by artists from
the
is
overflowing
deposited on
your
the moon
totes,”
as
said
saw Mary the news Barbato on Facebook said. “That that is her the “I PoetsArtists am incredibly group. proud The Lunar of
rash or recyclables can WESTERLO stop community — When at large, future Barbato
part of The
company
Lunar
owner
Codex,
Carmen
a collection
of the bato works Jr. “As of we 6,700 know, contem-
the virus would parents who have done such an
Bar-work, not “Snapshot sanitary, and Series it doesn’t #4: Solace,” belong
be with included recyclables. in the project. People ronto-based author, physicist and
Codex’s our teachers, founder staff, and students curator, and To-
y the center from generations 8 a.m. to of said. humans make their
oon on Wednesday way and to Satrday
only. might discover virus an artistic or suspect time cap-
you do, uled we to go for to days, the moon depending this year on and the said.
keep educating our community’s
the Earth’s “If you moon, have they
coronaporary
creative remains artists on household that is sched-
garbage
amazing job working together to
are “Of overstuffing course, I was their ecstatic,” totes — she entrepreneur Samuel Peralta, curated
that exhibition.
please refrain from doing that,
Mary Barbato, sule vice that presient
of marketing and Westerlo commu-
artist garbage Tammy out Liu-Haller. until a week as after the first son, to together launch the we artwork need to mini-
of ited at Chicago’s See TRASH, 33 Contemporary page 10 Wetherbee added. See “The MOON, innova-
page
includes ask the that work you of don’t South put next. your The carrier project material. will make For history that rea-
“Solace” was originally exhib-
children while school is closed,”
15
tive ways teachers and staff have
used to teach, the commitment
our students have demonstrated
COURTESY OF PEXELS
See SCHOOLS, page 10
Greenville rejects
To our readers,
By Nora Mishanec Cuomo.
and should it pass, the state
Courtesy of Columbia-Greene Media “It is impossible to say will have complete authority
to override town zoning
cannabis sales,
We hope you and your family
are staying
lounges
if anything outside the
GREENE COUNTY―A
healthy and well.
normal will get done, but laws,” he said. “If you take News about COVID-19 is changing
every day. We do our best to
proposed budget amendment
that would cut local still on By the Melanie table,” Lekocevic he said. charge of zoning, ensure that what you read here
renewable energy siting is away a town’s right to have
voices out of the solar permitting
process is moving ment was announced on of the town’s “It’s reason kind to of ex-
ironic how current they set information cannabis products available. and a 4% local
out, and you municipalities have that took no permit dispensaries, there would
Since Capital the Region budget Independent amend-Media
taken away action a good were portion automatically in opted our in. print be edition a 9% state is the excise most tax on sales of
forward despite pushback Feb. 21, local GREENVILLE officials have — Elected ist.” officials
that unanimously changing voted so-
to opt Hanse out said you don’t local do offi-
anything by
it up — if you sit on your
Please
hands and
understand tax. Greene that County some would receive
from Greene and Columbia warned news,
midnight
particularly 25% of the the local number tax revenue and
county officials.
lar siting of permitting laws to cannabis abolish retail cials sales have tomorrow been lobbying night, you are
of
automatically
to opted debate in and the you can’t change municipality where the dispensa-
people affected, the remaining has undoubtably
changed since we sent this
75% would go to the
Negotiations are continuing
on the proposed would in violate the town home one day rule before proposed the state amendment sep-
the existing and on-site review consumption process lawmakers lounges
paper to the printing presses. We
that,” Town Supervisor Paul Macko ry is located, according to the state
changes to siting solar and and diminish deadline. local authority
over land After use. a public hearing
encourage you, if possible, to
arate from said budget at the negotiations,
Dec. 30, a move Marijuana supported was by legalized
Dec. 30 public hearing. legislation.
wind energy, known as the
visit our Facebook page at www.
Accelerated Renewable “We the would town be board powerless voted not to
facebook.com/greenvillepioneer
in New Town Councilman Joel Rauf
state permit Sen. York Daphne state Jordan, by former Gov.
Energy Growth and Community
Benefit Act, said es,” said Coxsackie Town
news, closings
against the state if it pass-
where
Andrew said the law would strictly limit
we are sharing breaking
marijuana sales and lounges R-43. by a Cuomo in April. Communities can how much tax revenue the town
and cancelations.
4-0 vote, with Town Councilman Changes only to the opt solar out siting
meet-
process sales do and not cannabis belong lounges; they are allowed in the community.
of permitting retail could see should a dispensary be
Jordan Levine, deputy communications
director for the “We ing. are at the mercy
Supervisor John Rick Bensen Hanse. absent from the Thank you,
in the state not budget, able to ban Jordan recreational marijuana
use.
“The distribution of the sales
COURTESY OF PEXELS
energy and environment in of the state whether they
The Greenville Pioneer
Towns and villages across New
tax revenue is very cruel,” Rauf
The Greenville Town Board voted 4-0 to opt out of permitting cannabis dispensaries
and on-site consumption lounges.
until Dec. 31 to opt See SOLAR, For communities page 10 that opt in to See GREENVILLE, page
the office of Gov. Andrew take it
York
out
state
of the
had
budget,
15
Officials are
concerned that the
proposed changes
could accelerate the
development of solar
farms across Greene
and Columbia
counties, including
Hecate Energy’s
proposed 700-acre
facility in Copake and
the Flint Mine solar
project in Coxsackie.

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Police Blotter
Editor’s Note: A charge is not a convictionie,
was arrested Dec. 22 at 6:15 p.m. Catskill, was arrested Dec. 24 at seventh-degree criminal possession
fourth-degree criminal mischief,
of a controlled substance The and Greenville both class Pioneer A • misdemeanors, Friday, May 8, 2020 and
2
All persons listed are innocent in New Baltimore and charged with 2:46 a.m. in Catskill and charged
until proven guilty in a court of law. operating a motor vehicle with a with aggravated unlicensed operation
- alcohol, a class E felony, drug paraphernalia, both class A
second-degree criminal use of
Charges can be amended or dismissed.
third-degree criminal possession of
blood-alcohol content over 0.08%
a weapon, a class D felony. She was
STATE POLICE and driving while intoxicated, both and Police driving while Blotter
intoxicated, an misdemeanors, and fourth-degree
■ An unidentified male, 17, of unclassified misdemeanors. He was unclassified misdemeanor. He was criminal possession of a controlled
held.
2
Climax, was arrested Dec. 21 at issued an appearance ticket. issued Editor’s an Note: appearance A charge ticket. is not a substance, of Leeds, a was class arrested C felony. April The
She was 16 Greenville an ■ appearance Pioneer Jessie Angel, • Friday, ticket. 31, May of 8, Cairo, 2020
conviction. All persons listed are
9:52 p.m. in Durham and charged ■ An unidentified male, 18, of ■ Eric Jantz, 20, of Poughkeepsie,
released in Cairo on and her own charged recognizance. with violating
environmental conserva-
of Freehold, was arrested April
was • arrested Michael Dec. Manchur, 30 at 3:10 Jr., p.m. 54,
innocent until proven guilty in
with third-degree criminal tampering,
a class B misdemeanor. He was 9:05 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged p.m. amended in Catskill or dismissed. and charged with ville,
Coxackie, was arrested Dec. 23 at Police a court was of arrested law. Charges Dec.
Blotter
can 24 at be 3:21 ■ Jason Stickle, 35, of Green-
in Durham and charged with second-degree
third-degree criminal criminal trespass mischief, and
tion laws, an unclassified misdemeanor.
22 in Freehold and charged with
was arrested
She was
Dec.
issued
28 at 8:56
an
issued Due an appearance to the COVID-19 ticket. pandemic with there first-degree are no criminal upcoming sexual petty Editor’s larceny, Note: a A class charge A misdemean-
not a
• James Rancourt, 37, of p.m. of
appearance
Leeds, in Greenville was
ticket.
arrested and charged April with 16 second-degree an
a class
appearance
E felony; criminal ticket.
resisting contempt, arrest
■ events Nick Joralemon, public meetings. 19, of New Please act, stay a class safe B and felony, stay and home. forcible or. conviction. He was All issued persons an listed appearance are seventh-degree criminal possession
innocent
Acra was
until
arrested
proven
April
guilty
30
in
and in Cairo
• Danielle
and charged
S. McKenna,
with violating
38, both and
•
class second-degree
Michael Manchur,
A misdemeanors. obstruction
Jr., 54,
She
Baltimore, was arrested Dec. 22 at touching and endangering the welfare
of a child, both class A misde-
■ Sean McNulty, 49, of Free-
misdemeanor; second-degree crim-
was released on her own recogni-
ticket.
a controlled substance, a class A
a charged court of law. with Charges second-degree can be of Cairo,
environmental
was arrested
conservation
April 22 of
of governmental
Freehold, was
administration,
arrested April
8:07 p.m. in New Baltimore and
amended burglary, or a dismissed. felony, fifth degree in Cairo
laws,
and
an
charged
unclassified
with
misdemeanor.
seventh-degree
22
both
in
class
Freehold
A misdemeanors;
and charged with
and
charged with third-degree criminal meanors. Bail was set at $10,000. hold, was arrested Dec. 25 at 2:37 inal possession of a weapon, a class zance.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there are no upcoming
criminal possession of stolen
She
criminal
was issued
possession
felony; of a and controlled
an third-degree
disorderly conduct,
criminal
a violation.
mischief,
tampering, a class B misdemeanor. ■ Kristen Chiucarello, 34, of a.m. property,
•
in
James
Cairo a misdemeanor,
Rancourt,
and charged
37,
with and
of
C
appearance ticket.
second-degree substance, aggravated
a class
a
He
class ■ was Henry E felony;
issued Proper, resisting
an 28, appearance of Athens, arrest
events or public meetings. Please stay safe and stay home. Acra
He was issued an appearance ticket. Kingston, was arrested Dec. 23 at manufacturing fourth
was
degree
arrested
drug-related criminal
April
possession
of a and weapon,
30 and
paraphernalia
• Danielle
A unlicensed misdemeanor.
S. McKenna,
operation She of was
38, and
a was ticket.
second-degree obstruction
charged arrested Jan. 1 at 12:44 a.m. in
■ Jessie Angel, 31, of Cairo, 9:45 p.m. in Catskill and charged
with second-degree
seventh-degree a misdemeanor.
He possession is scheduled
of
criminal
motor issued
Cairo,
vehicle, an
was
appearance
arrested
an unclassified ticket.
April 22 of governmental
misdemeanor.
• Katie
Catskill
• Rhett
and charged
B.
administration,
Butler,
with operating
36, of
burglary,
was arrested Dec. 22 at 11:20 a.m. with operating a motor vehicle with
a felony, fifth
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with
status of West
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criminal contempt, a class A and driving while intoxicated, both He was issued an appearance ticket. ■ Jacqueline Banks, 50, of
a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%
Cairo Town
possession
both class
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criminal
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possession
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in New Baltimore
conduct,
and
a violation.
charged
property,
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a misdemeanor,
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and
25, 22 in
of
Athens
a controlled
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with with content was
petty
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fourth
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degree
was
criminal
arrested
possession
unclassified
April a
driving
class A
while
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She was ticket.
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was arrested Dec. 25 at 2:37 4 p.m. in Catskill and charged misdemeanors. criminal
Catskill, was arrested Dec. 30 at while misdemeanor intoxicated, and both third-degree
19 in
of
Catskill
a weapon,
and
a
charged
misdemeanor.
an
with issued
by alcohol
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and driving
ticket.
while
her own recognizance.
was issued an appearance ticket.
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trespass,
B. Butler,
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36,
issued B misdemeanor.
of
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with
in
intoxicated,
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both
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28, of West Albany, was
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arrested
was issued
April
an appearance
22
■ James Oates, 28, of Coxsack-
■ Lamont Jackson, 49, of a.m. Cairo
a blood-alcohol in Town Cairo Court. and content charged greater with with Coxsackie,
misdemeanors. second-degree was
She
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April and appearance in New Baltimore
ticket. ticket. and charged
than
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Matthew
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25, 22
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ticket.
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of
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Freehold, was
both
arrested
unclassified
April driving
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while
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impaired
42, of misdemeanor and third-degree
19 in Catskill
Take
and charged with
the
by alcohol
2022
and driving while
Catskills
of Sloansville, was arrested
misdemeanors. He was issued Cairo, was arrested April 17 in criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor.
operating
an appearance
a motor
ticket.
vehicle with intoxicated, both unclassified
a blood-alcohol content greater misdemeanors. She April 22 in New Baltimore
aggravated
unlicensed operation
and charged
He
with
was issued
petty
an
larceny,
a class
appearance
• Robert E. Lambert, 31, of
was issued
of a
ticket.
A misdemeanor, and
than
Cairo,
0.08%
was arrested
Fire
and driving
April
while
21
Tower
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motor
appearance
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ticket.
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unclassified • Laurent Danthine, 47,
intoxicated,
Cairo and charged
both
with
unclassified
first-degree
criminal contempt and ag-
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misdemeanors. He was issued Cairo, was arrested April 17 in
third-degree criminal trespass,
of Sloansville, was arrested
an appearance ticket.
Cairo and charged a class B misdemeanor. He was
violation,
and using her
April
issued an
22
appearance
in New
ticket.
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WESTERLO – Ralph Lloyd Filkins,
82, passed away on Saturday,
Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2021
at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing
Home. He had enjoyed a visit from
his family the day before.
Ralph was born at home in Rensselaerville
on March 22, 1939, a
son of the late Lloyd and Grace
Kuhn Filkins. He was a graduate of
Greenville Central School, and Hudson
Valley Community College with
an Associates degree in Criminal
Justice.
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Highway Department, moved up to Fire Company, Inc., where he holds
Albany County Highway, and then to 60-year life membership, and serves
the Thruway Authority, all Greenville while attending
college part-time. Following CON, he served as a Hunter Safety
· Windham as a Past · Latham President. Through ENgraduation,
he joined the www.GNHlumber.com
Capitol Police,
then on to the New 0% York financing State to Program, credit qualified he served as a
Instructor, and through the NYS Park
Snowmo-
Park Police, where he was one of the
first original park police officers for
that program. He was
later, he moved to
Westerlo, built a
home, and joined the
Westerlo Volunteer
bile Safety Instructor. In 2011, he
was a founding member of the NYS
Ralph L. Filkins
Ralph L. Filkins
Park Police PBA and
was a member and
Past President of the
Westerlo-Basic Valley
Fish & Game Club. He
greatly enjoyed hunting
and fishing.
Ralph is survived
by his wife of 49
years, Rosemary
Duncan Filkins; three
children, Donald
(Debra) Filkins, Terri
(Brian) Buchardt, and
Robert Tanner; six
grandchildren, Samantha,
Nicole, and Jessie Filkins,
Renee Buchardt, Brendin (Amanda)
Tanner, and Emileigh Tanner; one
great-grandchild, Harper Tanner; his
siblings, Judson (late Sandy) Filkins,
Barbara (Robert) Joslin, and Richard
(Betty) Filkins; many nieces, nephews
and cousins. In addition to his
Barbara A. Fuegmann
parents, Ralph was predeceased by
a sister, Marian Duffy; and a nephew,
David Filkins.
In keeping with Ralph’s wishes, he
has been cremated. Memorial calling
hours were Monday, Jan. 3, 2022,
from 5-7 p.m. at A.J. Cunningham Funeral
Home, 4898 State Route 81,
Greenville. Officers and members
of Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company
conducted a service at 7 p.m.,
followed by a Service of Celebration
of Ralph’s life at 7:15 p.m., led by
Pastor Christine Allen.
Burial of Ralph’s ashes, with
Firematic Honors, were conducted
on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 10 a.m. in
Rensselaerville Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations to the
Building Fund of Westerlo Volunteer
Fire Company, Inc., P.O. Box 87,
Westerlo, NY 12193, will be appreciated.
Condolence page is available
at ajcunninghamfh.com.
EAST DURHAM – Barbara A.
predeceased by her husband,
Fuegmann, 78, passed away
Maxwell Fuegmann; her brother,
Arnold Melvin “Butch”; and
on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at
Columbia Memorial Hospital
her sister, Carol Hull.
after a short illness.
Barbara is survived by her
She was born in Catskill
daughter, Wanda Stannard;
on May 9, 1943 to the late
her grandchildren, Jeanette
Donald and Emma Spencer
Hull. Raised in Durham, she
Packard, Amy (John) Halvorsen
of Albany, James (Desire)
was a graduate of Greenville
Central School. Barbara was
Ravenscroft of South Carolina,
and Aidon Stannard; her
then married, and had her only
child, Wanda. In 1985, Barbara
great-grandchildren, Makayla
married Maxwell Fuegmann,
and Ethan Ravenscroft of
Barbara A. Fuegmann
and they spent 36 years
Athens, and Andres Ruiz-Velez
together, until his passing on
of South Carolina; her sister,
April 24, 2021.
Beverly Hoffman of Goodyear, Arizona; her
She worked for various places, including
sisters-in-law, Lynda Fuegmann of Howe Caves
American Thermostat, McQuillen Wood Products,
Elm Rest, and Gavin’s Golden Hill Resort.
and Linda Fuegmann of Minot, North Dakota;
Barbara was a member of the East Durham
and many nieces and nephews.
Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and Barbara has been privately cremated. In lieu
was a Girl Scout Leader. She was an avid crocheter
and she would donate all the blankets Durham Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 92,
of flowers, donations can be made to the East
she made to the veterans. She also loved her East Durham, NY 12423. Condolences can be
dog, Whiskey. In addition to her parents, she is posted at ajcunninghamfh.com.
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For Capital Region Independent Media
When you think about vitamin
supplements, which ones automatically
come to mind? Most people
will say vitamin C, D or E.
But of the 13 vitamins essential
for optimal health, we rarely hear
about the importance of vitamin K
and its vital role in the prevention of
cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s,
diabetes and osteoporosis.
While it’s not known to be one
of the most common deficiencies
(like vitamin D), it can be very serious,
causing issues like bone loss,
excessive bleeding in the GI tract,
blood in urine and more.
“And older adults — particularly
older men — are the age group
that consumes the least amount
of vitamin K,” said Sarah Booth,
Ph.D., from the Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center
on Aging at Tufts University.
Discovered in 1929 by Danish
scientist Henrik Dam, vitamin K is
actually a group of compounds, the
most important ones being vitamin
K1 and K2.
Produced by plants, vitamin K1
plays a key role in helping the blood
clot and is also essential for building
strong bones and osteoporosis
prevention. Vitamin K supplements
are not absorbed well by the body.
So your best bet is to include lots of
vitamin K-rich foods such as broccoli,
Brussels sprouts and dark leafy
greens in your diet.
Vitamin K is also a natural cancer
fighter and is effective in reducing
the risk of prostrate, colon,
stomach, nasal and oral cancer. One
study found that high doses of vitamin
K helped patients with liver
cancer stabilize and improve their
liver function.
A study in Integrative Medicine
points out that vitamin K helps prevent
hardening of arteries because
it keeps calcium out of the arteries,
not allowing it to form into hard,
dangerous plaque deposits. Studies
have also shown that people who
increase their intake of vitamin K
have a lower risk of cardiovascular
disease and stroke mortality.
Can vitamin K stop Alzheimer’s
disease or dementia? Not necessarily,
but studies have shown that
eating leafy greens keeps individuals’
minds a decade younger. In a
cognitive study of over 950 older
adults, researchers found that individuals
who ate one or two servings
of mustard greens, spinach, kale or
collards daily had the same mental
ability as individuals 11 years their
junior.
There is mounting evidence
that vitamin K2 can improve bone
health and reduce the risk of bone
fractures, especially in postmenopausal
women who are at risk for
osteoporosis. According to recent
research, men and women with the
highest intake of vitamin K2 are
65% less likely to suffer from a debilitating
hip fracture compared to
those with the lowest intake of vitamin
K2.
Vitamin K2 is produced by the
good bacteria in your gut and can
also be found in high-fat dairy and
fermented foods such as sauerkraut.
Just like salt goes with pepper
and wine goes with chocolate, vitamin
K should always be paired
vitamin D whenever possible.
However, if you use blood-thinning
medication, please consult your
health care practitioner.
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Ruso: Infrastructure funding, expertise sorely needed
By Melanie Lekocevic
Capital Region Independent Media
ALBANY — Funding and expertise
for water and sewer infrastructure
are sorely needed in New
Baltimore and other area communities,
New Baltimore Town Supervisor
Jeff Ruso told lawmakers at
a legislative forum hosted by state
Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-46.
The forum focused on examining
the challenges facing New York
communities with regard to drinking
water, wastewater and stormwater
infrastructure.
A bipartisan panel of state legislators
spoke with representatives
from local government, labor, environmental
and conservation groups,
and professional associations to
identify long-term solutions for the
infrastructure issues facing communities.
Ruso spoke of a major water
main break that affected a small
group of New Baltimore water users,
but cost hundreds of thousands
of dollars to repair.
“On the evening of June 1,
2020, right in the middle of the
[COVID-19] pandemic, I got a
call late at night because we had a
water main break for our District
2,” Ruso said. “District 2 serves 32
homes. District 2 gets its water from
the village of Coxsackie, who bills
the town, and we in turn bill the users.
The water main break was under
the New York State Thruway,
southbound lane. In the middle of
the pandemic, in the middle of the
night, the break could not have been
in a worse place or a worse time.”
The town declared a state of
emergency, brought in tankers to
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Local officials testify at a legislative panel on water and sewer infrastructure.
Pictured are New Baltimore Town Supervisor Jeff Ruso, second from
right, and Athens Village Mayor Amy Serrago, far right.
provide water to the residents, and
the break — which also damaged
the Thruway roadway — took
months to fix.
“We replaced the pipe — it was
100-plus-years-old. It cost $330,000
for 32 users. That’s a lot of money,
and of course my constituents are
none too happy,” Ruso said.
The only section of the pipe that
was replaced was under the Thruway,
so the remaining century-old
pipe — still underground on both
sides of the thoroughfare — remains.
“I can’t imagine how much longer
that will last,” Ruso said, adding
it would take another $500,000
or so to replace the rest of the
100-year-old pipe.
The infrastructure problems
plaguing New Baltimore and communities
like it include paying for
repairing or replacing old or damaged
systems, as well as the expertise
to resolve the issues.
“We need funding and we need
expertise,” Ruso said.
Athens Village Mayor Amy
Serrago also addressed the legislative
panel and detailed similar problems.
“The majority of our water and
sewer mains date back to the 1930s
and are in need of replacement,”
Serrago said. “We still have lead
pipes in our system and a few clay
pipes. Most of our pipes are made
of cast iron and they are decaying.
In addition, because of years of
build-up inside them, most 6-inch
pipes now have a capacity of only 3
inches to carry water. We routinely
face water main breaks, approximately
six in the last year, and last
night, after I sent in my testimony, I
was informed that we are aware that
we have a leak right now. We don’t
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-46, leads a state Senate panel examining
issues related to water and sewer infrastructure.
know when, but it’s coming — it
will bust through and we will patch
it up like we always do, but we are
on watch.”
Athens also has a unique problem
— in some areas of the village,
water and sewer pipes are “inches
apart from one another,” Serrago
said.
“Modern standards for separation
of these conveyances is
a minimum of 10 feet,” she told
the panel, adding that the risk of
contamination is high, but it costs
roughly $250 a foot to replace water
and sewer mains.
Hinchey said the testimony of
officials like Ruso and Serrago will
be used to draft a Senate report detailing
the biggest issues, as well as
potential solutions.
“Access to clean water is a
fundamental right, but in communities
across New York state, that
access is under constant threat by
aging and, in many cases, decaying
100-plus-year-old infrastructure
due to decades of underinvestment,”
Hinchey said. “The state of
New York’s water infrastructure has
led to severe illness, furthered the
climate crisis, increased the cost of
living, and hurled many local governments
into debt.”
Clean water should be accessible
to all New Yorkers, she said.
“Our communities cannot endure
another decade of underinvestment
in our water systems, and it’s
incumbent upon us to deliver real,
meaningful progress to address
these detrimental and often avoidable
problems,” the state senator
said.
Environmental advocacy group
Riverkeeper estimates the 46th
Senate District, which includes Coeymans,
Ravena and all of Greene
County, would need nearly $80 million
for water infrastructure repairs.
New Baltimore opts out
of cannabis sales, lounges
By Melanie Lekocevic
Capital Region Independent Media
NEW BALTIMORE — Town officials voted to
opt out of permitting cannabis dispensaries and onsite
consumption lounges within the town’s boundaries.
The board voted unanimously 4-0 to opt out,
with Town Councilwoman Kelly Downs absent
from the Dec. 27 meeting.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation
March 31 legalizing recreational adult-use marijuana,
giving municipalities the option to either opt in
to permit cannabis dispensaries and on-site lounges,
or opt out. Those that choose to opt out may opt in
later on, but those that opt in by Dec. 31, cannot opt
back out.
A public hearing was held at town hall, with a
handful of residents attending.
“We are here to hear from the public what their
perspectives are regarding the two separate components
— the on-site consumption and/or the sale
of marijuana within the boundaries of the town of
New Baltimore,” Town Supervisor Jeff Ruso said.
“We want to hear from the town. I have heard from
many individuals as I walk this place and meet up
with people here and there. I clearly have received
a mixed bag — I have many people who are very
much not in favor and some people who are very
much in favor. The majority are people who don’t
really care.”
The first resident to speak was Ellie Alfeld.
“I am against the [on-site] consumption part of
the law and mainly I want it noted that if in fact it
does get approved here by you for the sale, I want
it in a commercial zone, nowhere near a residential
or agricultural area, just for the safety of people’s
properties,” Alfeld noted before the board members
cast their votes.
Ruso confirmed that if dispensaries were to be
approved, they would not be permitted in residential
areas.
“It would definitely go into a commercial zone
and siting would be up to the planning board,” Ruso
said.
Town Councilman Chuck Irving said he was
against permitting either dispensaries or lounges at
this time.
“I am not for the consumption part, and the sale
— I understand that we could, after a time, revisit
it,” Irving said. “I am not in favor of either one at
this time.”
Town Councilwoman Shelly VanEtten agreed.
“I am not in favor of either one at this moment,”
VanEtten said. “I think we need to wait and see. We
can always opt in later. I think we should opt out.”
Some advocates in the county who have supported
opting in cite the possibility of economic
development from tax revenue resulting from cannabis
sales. Town Councilman Bill Boehlke was
skeptical the town would see any significant revenue.
“I see very little benefit — even if we cut out
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The New Baltimore Town Council voted 4-0 to opt out
of permitting cannabis dispensaries and lounges.
the on-site use and just went for the sale, there is
virtually no benefit to the town,” Boehlke said. “I
talked to about 12 or 15 people and once the misunderstandings
were cleared up and actually what the
intent of this was and what we plan on doing, they
were in full agreement — they think the wait-andsee
course is the best course to take.”
“I think we are doing the right thing here because
we can always, for whatever reason, revisit
this, but once we put our rubber stamp to this, that’s
it,” Boehlke added.
Ruso said opting out would still give residents
who want to use cannabis products options as
neighboring communities, including Coeymans,
Ravena and Coxsackie, have opted in for the sale
of marijuana.
“I’m not one who likes to hamper people’s personal
lives, but I use the correlation of the liquor
stores. If you want to buy a bottle of wine, you
can go to Coxsackie, you can go to Ravena, and it
doesn’t hamper you whatsoever from consuming
your wine, or whatever you like to drink,” Ruso
said. “By not having this in the town of New Baltimore,
we are not restricting people from doing
things they want to do.”
Ruso was also skeptical of the economic benefits
the town could see from opting in.
“The financial gain that people think is going
to happen, I am not convinced of that either,” Ruso
said. “I don’t think this will inhibit the residents of
the town who prefer to have marijuana in any way,
shape or form.”
Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick
Linger, R-New Baltimore, said the state has not
finalized regulations on the cannabis industry so
there are issues that remain up in the air.
“The task force that was set up by the state to
develop these regulations has not done that yet. We
have no idea what you would be walking into,” Linger
told the town board. “I am not for or against
it — marijuana is legal now, to a certain extent,
and there is no changing that, but to not know what
these regulations will say, I think it is premature to
opt into something not knowing what you will be
opting into, so I think you are on the right track.”
Officials take oaths of
office at year’s start
By Melanie Lekocevic
Capital Region Independent Media
GREENVILLE — Elected
and appointed officials took a
collective oath of office on New
Year’s Day to begin 2022.
The town supervisor, two
town council members and highway
superintendent returned to
office for a new term, and a new
town clerk began her first term.
The elected and appointed officials
lined up at town hall at the
Pioneer Building to take their
oath of office, with Town Justice
Kevin Lewis presiding.
Returning to the town’s top
spot was Town Supervisor Paul
Macko, who ran in an uncontested
race in November. Town Councilmen
Richard Bear and Travis
Richards were also returned to the
board and sworn in, along with
Highway Superintendent Michael
Dudley and new Town Clerk Jessica
Lewis.
Macko began his seventh term
and 13th year in office Jan. 1.
In the coming two-year term,
the longtime town supervisor is
looking to complete a project that
began construction in 2021 and
expand on it, and looked at identifying
funding sources for another
ongoing project.
“We are definitely going to
complete the sewer extension
and the water extension, and the
upgrades,” Macko said. “We
also have a meeting on the 13th
of February with [state Sen.] Michelle
Hinchey to see if we can
get some help with Prevost Hall
to get that closer to completion for
a community center.”
The town and Community
Partners of Greenville have been
working to renovate Prevost Hall
on Route 32. Prevost Hall was
built in 1800 as the Second Presbyterian
Church and remodeled
in 1845, according to a sign posted
on the building. The original
structure burned down in 1859
and was rebuilt a year later. The
current renovation effort is aimed
at transforming the building into
a community center to be used by
various local groups for events.
The town is looking for any
type of funding or assistance that
is available from the state, Macko
said.
There is also more work on
the town’s sidewalks on the horizon,
Macko said.
“We will continue at pursuing
more sidewalk grants to do more
on the sidewalks,” the town supervisor
said. “We had to scale
back the project we are finishing
now because the bids came in
much higher than we anticipated
so there are other areas we would
like to do.”
In 2022, the town expects to
return the sign on the sidewalk by
the firehouse and then complete
a final inspection to conclude the
current sidewalk project, Macko
said.
Returning Town Councilman
Richard Bear took his oath of office
for another term. He has been
in office for 18 years and began
his fifth full term on New Year’s
Day.
He is hoping to expand economic
development in the town
in his coming term, Bear said.
“I would like to see some businesses
come to Greenville,” Bear
said. “I don’t know where we will
get them from — it’s a hard thing
to accomplish. We have done very
well on our sewer and water, and
we have done well with the sidewalks,
and next I am hoping to
see businesses come to Greenville
to try to keep taxes down. Taxes
are always going up — we need
to find ways to bring them down.”
New Town Clerk Jessica Lewis
began her first term in office
Jan. 1.
“I am looking forward to
working into the job. I definitely
want to publicly make everyone
feel welcome here and I want to
do everything in-house as conveniently
as possible,” Lewis said.
“I would really like to try and see
as many people as I can, to their
comfort level. I understand that
the world is kind of crazy right
now, but as of right now I am
focused on getting taxes in and
learning about that system.”
“I have a pretty good network
of support as far as other clerks
go, and I plan to utilize that,”
Lewis concluded.
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6 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022
DEC announces start of annual tree and shrub seedling sale
ALBANY — The New York
State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC)
recently announced the start
of the Colonel William F. Fox
Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery
annual spring seedling sale,
which is open to the public and
runs until May 13.
Each year, the nursery offers
low-cost, New York-grown tree
and shrub species for sale to encourage
conservation plantings
and foster the next generation
of forests.
“The DEC tree nursery in
Saratoga grows stock on-site
from local seed sources, creating
seedlings well-suited to
New York’s climate,” said DEC
Commissioner Basil Seggos.
By Pat Larsen
For Capital Region Independent Media
“Widely used for reforestation
and conservation efforts across
the state, these seedlings fulfill
a vital niche in the conservation
of our natural resources.”
There are many environmental,
economic, and social reasons
to plant trees. Trees absorb
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,
making them a powerful
tool in the fight against climate
change. Trees also lower heating
and cooling costs, provide
food and shelter for native
wildlife, improve water quality
by filtering runoff, prevent erosion,
and increase overall public
health and well-being.
There are more than 50 conifer
and hardwood species available
in bundles of 25 or more,
Winter 2022: Spinning straw into gold
Stories are magical and can even be
medicinal. They can reflect our inner
turmoil and often heal the troubled mind,
offering up the reader the potential for
a new way to consider an outcome that
might be appealing and more hopeful.
When was the last time, as an adult,
you read a fairy tale?
This past holiday season, I decided to
dig out old fairy tales that I hadn’t read
for many years. I began with the obvious
seasonal stories of Christmas. I read out
loud and noticed how thoroughly I became
engrossed by the simplicity of the
messages — familiar messages, but now
understood from an adult perspective.
Every day I looked forward to finding a
new gem to read among my many “children’s”
books.
I stumbled upon an old tale in my
stack of books that I thought might be a
bit out of date to appeal to even my preteen
grandkids, but I was soon to find
out was completely relevant to today!
As the story of Rumpelstiltskin goes,
the miller’s daughter is commanded to
spin the greedy king’s straw into gold before
the night’s end or lose
her life. In her desperation
to discover a solution to
this request, the appearance
of a cunning little stranger
leads the maiden to believe
he can accomplish the task.
And so he does, to the delight
of both the maiden
and the king.
If your curiosity is
piqued about the details
of the story itself, by all
means, consider reading
this 1812 edition as collected
by the Brothers Grim in “Children’s
Tales.” I did and found it completely fascinating,
as you will, I’m sure.
The symbolism of the story is what
I’d love to share with you now. The intricacy
of the details, the embedded meanings
and how they are so very relatable
to today’s society, making this a classic
in its relevance to our modern times.
Rumpelstiltskin challenged the maiden
to discover his name before he would
claim his final demand, her baby son,
and so with some reflection and some
help she did and all went on to live happily
ever after.
plus several mixed species
packets for those looking for a
variety. Seedlings are a minimum
of 5” tall and one to three
years old depending on species.
For more information, including
how to order, visit the
Spring Seedling Sale on DEC’s
website. Some species sell out
early, so it is recommended to
place orders by phone for the
most up-to-date availability information.
In addition, DEC is now
accepting applications for the
nursery’s School Seedling Program.
From now until March
31, schools and youth education
organizations across New York
state may apply to receive up to
50 free tree or shrub seedlings
Body, Mind and Spirit... Connections
BODY MIND AND SPIRIT
The task that was required
of the miller’s
daughter was virtually impossible
to achieve, or so
it seemed to her.
But the possibility and
desire of accomplishing
this task was deeply embedded
in the maiden’s
subconscious mind and
therefore became a reality
with the focus she intended
upon it.
When in this life we
truly get stuck, we need
to remember that when “letting go” and
turning our problems over to a deeper
wisdom, we allow our subconscious
mind to take over.
When we harness the incredible
power of the subconscious power in
our lives, we can accomplish whatever
we set out to do. It doesn’t matter what
the obstacles are that seem to get in our
way. Holding that vision of a completed
dream and then giving thanks as though
it has already been received will indeed
create the turning of straw into gold in
your lives.
Imagine applying these ideas to the
Pat Larsen
to plant with their students.
The goal of the program is to
help instill a sense of environmental
stewardship at a young
age and set a foundation that
will allow students to make informed
decisions about the use
of natural resources. The program
is an excellent tool for
educators to use in meeting the
Next Generation Science Standards
as it provides a handson
opportunity for students to
learn about natural systems and
the valuable role that trees play,
while building their awareness
of conservation issues.
All schools (public, private,
nursery, elementary, secondary,
vocational, college or university),
homeschool groups, and
any youth education-based organization
may apply, provided
trees are planted within New
York state.
Seedlings are two to three
years old, about four to 12 inches
tall, and bare-root. There are
three packets available — 50
white spruce, 50 white pine, or
30 mixed shrub species good
for wildlife habitat — and each
school or organization may only
receive one packet per year.
Visit DEC’s website for more
information or to apply online.
For assistance or questions,
contact the Colonel William F.
Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree
Nursery at nysnursery@dec.
ny.gov or call 518-581-1439.
constant barrage of worrisome headlines
in our world now. How often have the
simplicities of life been impacted and
your own faith and beliefs been redirected
by fears and anxieties of late?
My offerings of this way to find the
magic and the medicine in stories of old
is to help each of us to find the way to
back to the peace of mind, body and
spirit that we have sought these past few
years. I hope and believe that in some
way, you will be open to the possibilities
that this column, today’s column, may
have brought your way.
The next time you visit a library or sit
with the children to read them a story, do
so with yourself in mind as well. You’ll
find a gold mine within the pages from
which you can “extract everything you
need to live life abundantly.”
Wishing you many bright and hopeful
days and months to come.
Pat Larsen offers multi-disciplinary
tools, readings and private sessions to
live your best life. She is certified in
hypno-therapy for behavioral modifications.
Music and movement education
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Durham. Contact Pat at 518-275-8686
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) Commissioner
Basil Seggos encourages outdoor
enthusiasts to consider ice fishing this
winter season.
“Winter in New York provides outdoor
adventurers with some of the very
best opportunities to get outdoors, like
ice fishing, when conditions are right,”
Seggos said. “With proper preparedness
and safe ice, anyone can enjoy the state’s
abundant ice fishing opportunities. Many
fish species are still quite active during
the hard water season, including perch,
sunfish, lake trout and northern pike,
leaving something for every type of angler
to get out on the ice.”
Safety is essential during ice fishing
season and anglers should make sure the
ice is thick enough before venturing out.
Four inches of solid clear ice is usually
safe for anglers accessing ice on foot. Ice
thickness can vary on waterbodies and
even within the same waterbody.
Anglers should be particularly cautious
of areas of moving water and
around boat docks and houses where
bubblers may be installed to reduce ice
formation. Ice can easily be tested with
an auger or spud bar at various spots.
DEC also encourages anglers to fish
with a family member or a friend for
safety. In addition, local bait and tackle
shops are great resources for learning
where ice is safe and what other anglers
are catching.
Anglers interested in trying ice fishing
for the first time should mark the Feb.
19-20, weekend on their calendars. DEC
has designated this weekend as a Free
Safely enjoy ice fishing this winter
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Fishing Weekend, which means the requirement
for a fishing license is waived.
Free fishing weekends are great opportunities
to try fishing for the first time
and for experienced anglers to introduce
friends to the sport.
Beginning ice anglers are encouraged
to download the Ice Fishing Chapter
(PDF) of DEC’s I FISH NY Beginners
Guide to Freshwater Fishing for information
on how to get started ice fishing.
Additional information, including a
list of waters open to ice fishing, can be
found on DEC’s ice fishing webpage. A
new video for beginners interested in ice
fishing are now available on DEC’s You-
Tube channel.
The use of fish for bait is popular
when ice fishing. Baitfish may be used
in most, but not all, waters open to ice
fishing. Anglers are encouraged to follow
these steps when using baitfish while ice
fishing:
• Review and follow the DEC baitfish
regulations (PDF) on page 79 of DEC’s
Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide;
• Make sure the use of baitfish is permitted
in the waterbody by checking the
special regulations by county section
(PDF) of the guide;
• Use only certified disease-free baitfish
purchased from a local tackle store
(buyers should retain the receipt provided
while in possession of the baitfish);
• Use only personally collected baitfish
from the same waterbody they were
caught; and
• Dump unused baitfish and water in
an appropriate location on dry land.
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Can ‘adaptogens’ help relieve pandemic stress?
By John Grimaldi
For Capital Region Independent Media
WASHINGTON, DC — The
world has been in a state of
extreme stress for nearly two
years now since the breakout
of the COVID pandemic. Sadly,
there appears to be no end in
sight.
You may not be able to do
anything about the cause but,
perhaps, there is a way to deal
with the effects by adapting to
the stressors, not in a psychological
way — rather by ingesting
aptly named herbal medicines
called adaptogens.
Of course, before you begin
self-medicating, whether the
drug is a natural medication or
a chemical-based medicine, it’s
important that you consult your
health care provider.
Lest you think somebody
came up with the “adaptogens”
moniker to mask a 21st-century
version of snake oil, think
again.
Or, at least, consider how
the experts at the National Institutes
of Health came to the conclusion
that they might just be
what the doctor orders in dealing
with stress: “Adaptogens
were initially defined as substances
that enhance the ‘state
of non-specific resistance’ in
stress, a physiological condition
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on animals and isolated neuronal
cells have revealed that
adaptogens exhibit neuroprotective,
anti-fatigue, antidepressive,
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CNS stimulating activity. In addition,
a number of clinical trials
demonstrate that adaptogens
exert an anti-fatigue effect that
increases mental work capacity
against a background of stress
and fatigue, particularly in tolerance
to mental exhaustion and
enhanced attention.”
In other words, adaptogens
are not some new concoction.
In fact, their origins date back
thousands of years as “a traditional
herbal medicinal product
consisting of a fixed combination
of [plant] extracts.”
And, according to the
Healthline website, they can increase
your resistance to stress,
help you deal with exhausting
situations and, as a bonus, may
also help you deal with weight
gain.
Leslie Korn, Ph.D., a Harvard
Medical School-trained
traumatologist, was consulted
on the use of adaptogens
for the Healthline report and
she says they can enhance an
Peace
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individual’s “ability to come
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“Balance problems can make
you feel dizzy, as if the room
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You might feel as if the
room is spinning or you’re going
to fall down.”
The Healthline report provides
an example of how
adaptogens work:
“When we face a stressor,
whether physical or mental, our
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general adaptation syndrome
(GAS). GAS is a three-stage
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us stay in the resistance phase
longer, via a stimulating effect
that holds off the exhaustion.
Instead of crashing in the midst
of a stressful moment, task, or
event, we attain equilibrium
and can soldier on.”
The report goes on to suggests
that you can take adaptogens
as “herbal supplements in
capsule form, added to smoothies
as powders, or concocted
into teas or soups.” But it warns
that you should consult with
your doctor before taking any
medications.
Here are a few the host of
adaptogens that are available
and what conditions they may
serve:
• American ginseng (Panax
quinquefolius): Boosts working
memory, reaction time, calmness,
and immune system.
• Ashwagandha (Withania
somnifera): Reduces stress and
anxiety.
• Eluethero root (Eleutherococcus
senticosus): Improves
focus and staves off mental fatigue.
• Tulsi/Holy basil (Ocimum
sanctum): Reduces physical
and mental stress, stress-related
anxiety and depression.
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Alzheimer’s Notes
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For Capital Region Independent Media
Because of the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration’s
accelerated approval of aducanumab
and ongoing news
surrounding COVID-19, many
important Alzheimer’s and dementia
science stories were under-reported.
However, 2021 saw many
exciting research developments
globally, nationally and even
locally.
ease, as well as uncover whether
this damage is preventable
with brain-specific estrogen replacement.
We’re watching her
research closely as it could provide
insight to aid future therapies
to decrease the burden of
Alzheimer’s disease.
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Alzheimer’s research advances
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draft scoping plan became available for
public review and public comment beginning
Jan. 1.
“For nearly two years, the Climate
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and stakeholders from every field
and economic sector and support from
state agencies, was dedicated to developing
the draft scoping plan to advance
New York’s ambitious climate law and
address climate change, the existential
threat of our time,” Climate Action
Council Co-Chair and DEC Commissioner
Basil Seggos said. “Now we are
calling on New Yorkers to review the
Alzheimer’s research in 2021
CoV-2 consortium presented
its first data on the short- and
long-term consequences of the
Action Council Co-Chair and NYSER-
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said.
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protecting brain cells, and
reducing vascular contributions
to dementia – all funded by the
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the Legislature by Jan.1, 2023, as required
under the Climate Act.
DEC will release legally binding regulations
to ensure the realization of the
Climate Act’s required emissions reductions
by Jan.1, 2024, as set forth in the
Climate Act, informed by the scoping
plan’s recommended strategies.
New York state’s climate agenda is
the most aggressive climate and clean
energy initiative in the nation, calling
populations
trial to prevent memory loss.
• Research uncovered another
benefit of exercise on the
brain. An August 2021 study
muscles during exercise can
bolster the health of neurons
and improve thinking and memory.
While the results are very
preliminary, this offers more
evidence that exercise is good
for the long-term health of the
brain.
This is a very exciting time
in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
research. And at any
given moment the Alzheimer’s
Association is leading the fight.
We are confident that better
treatments, earlier detection
and prevention strategies will
be available in the foreseeable
future.
Marisa Korytko is the public
relations director for the
Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern
New York chapter. She
can be reached at mekorytko@
for an orderly and just transition to clean
energy that creates jobs and continues
fostering a green economy as New York
state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic,
according to the state.
Enshrined into law through the Climate
Leadership and Community Protection
Act, New York is on a path
to achieve its mandated goal of a zero-emission
electricity sector by 2040,
including 70% renewable energy generation
by 2030, and to reach economy-wide
carbon neutrality.
The legislation builds on New York’s
investments to ramp-up clean energy
including over $33 billion in 102 largescale
renewable and transmission projects
across the state, $6.8 billion to reduce
buildings emissions, $1.8 billion to
scale up solar, more than $1 billion for
clean transportation initiatives, and over
$1.6 billion in NY Green Bank commitments.
Combined, these investments are
supporting nearly 158,000 jobs in New
York’s clean energy sector in 2020, a
2,100% growth in the distributed solar
sector since 2011, and a commitment
to develop 9,000 megawatts of offshore
wind by 2035.
According to the state, under the Climate
Act, New York will build on this
progress and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by 85% from 1990 levels by
2050, while ensuring that at least 35%
with a goal of 40% of the benefits of
clean energy investments are directed
to disadvantaged communities, and advance
progress towards the state’s 2025
energy efficiency target of reducing onsite
energy consumption by 185 trillion
BTUs of end-use energy savings.

10 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022
12 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, May 8, 2020
Amaryllis: Plant A diseases family tradition
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agent in our “food” region and from must other be sources kept than bigger. sunlight In general, by emphasis the larger is on the prevention. or four In years addition you to may pre-need Viruses, to re-
like the the fertilizer COVID-19 and cut virus, back are on very the
they need as large to get as their an orange of seedlings or even once the repot disease them occurs, every year. so the After three A third to major turn infectious yellow and agent die is back, viruses. omit
For Capital Region Independent Media
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in Greene County was the process of figuring indoors when breaking temperatures down and absorbing drop bulb, organic the matter. bigger and ventive more chemical numerous
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fall, and the weather is just starting
to brisk up. No significant
plants, lawns, trees or shrubs. It is sort plants of like are material, more correctly they kill or called damage for their less host. than This $10 the from satisfaction a big box of gardeners after the who initial don’t watering, want the They bulb can only gardeners survive put and the reproduce bulb in inside a cool
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a problem and using this winter, the host’s a cells sharp to grow knife and as multi-
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are living companies, organisms but with hosts supply by “feeding” is-
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sunny some Florida.
bulb. Water, drain and put the pot
principles of disease and infection
learned, I try which to keep are up pretty with relevant your
in a sunny location to repeat the
in brilliant these colored, ly causing lily-like infection, flowers or in a dormant it might state be that better ply. to try Of to course, buy not it all keep bacteria the are plant pathogenic in full sun and while bacteria.
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flowering cycle. You will need to
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allows may be them as to large re-occur as when The conditions bulbs take about Our a bodies month contain sun millions or shade of when foreign forced mon such than bacterial or fungal infections be-
and neither are all fungi. in bloom. Amaryllis will flower Viral infections in plants are far less com-
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buy a bigger pot about every other
year if all goes well. It is not
disease, whether The flowers
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flowers cause have they generally cannot get inside a plant
days must a occur week simultaneously. boating on the If Gulf any of come these in
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help from another living organism.
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are Every fungi, year bacteria I get or an viruses. amaryllis All may
bulb diseases for my with daughter, similar symptoms, who lives but and all are the flowers genera of generally fungi. The last infected for can seedlings afford. grow Most amaryllis hail hits flower bulbs blossoms. light as possible. Splashing water gens cause to disease her, giving in somewhat them to different her is to
in different sunny Florida. in their mode She plants of action them or how about they three spindly weeks and indoors. eventually keel over will and come die with pre-potted spreads in a the plastic disease. Most, Many but people not all, put fungicides
them outside manners, dealing me. with them requires differ-
outside infect. in her backyard and they like to are be root ineffective a in full treating sun location bacterial during ent strategies, the Reach but the Bob principles Beyfuss of at infection rlb14@
Amaryllis a conspicuous bulbs are shriveling sold in or narrowing or clay pot. of the They
bloom It seems outdoors to me faithfully that most for plant her diseases several different stem at soil sizes. level. Most It is are highly bound, contagious so it and is not disease. necessary Commercial to summer. fruit growers When often the foliage use remain begins essentially cornell.edu. the same. This is where I
are caused by fungi. Fungi are organisms that
generally require water to become infectious.
usually fatal once contracted.
It is virtually impossible to cure a flat
antibiotics, such as streptomycin, to try to kill
bacteria.
will pick up the story next week.
Reach Bob Beyfuss at rlb14@cornell.edu
Positively Speaking
By Toby Moore
For Capital Region Independent Media
When I was a boy, my parents
always told me, “Toby,
you’re so smart and handsome!”
I didn’t know any better, so I
believed I was smart and handsome.
When I started attending
school, I heard something different.
I heard whispers from
my teachers to my parents about
how they thought I had a learning
disability.
Around that time, my parents
started telling me, “Toby, you’re
smart, handsome, and you’re a
late bloomer.” They were putting
a positive spin on the situation.
I took to heart what they
said. Whenever I didn’t do well
in school, which was often, my
parents would worriedly look
over my report card, and I’d reassure
them, “Don’t worry, I’m
Use your words to empower
just a late bloomer, I’ll get good
grades someday!” which turned
out to be true. A decade or more
later, I started earning excellent
grades while studying acting in
college.
To take my business to the
next level, I recently graduated
from a UCLA Coding Bootcamp
with almost all A’s. I grew
up with the expectation that one
day I’d get good grades, and it
came to pass.
What if instead of telling me
that I was a late bloomer, my
parents said, “You’re dumber
than a box of rocks.” If they did,
every time I got a bad grade, I’d
say, “Of course! I’m dumber
than a box of rocks; I’ll never
get good grades. I’m an idiot!”
Some of you may have gone
through life feeling like a loser
because that’s what you were
told at home. I think we’re all
born to win in our own way. It’s
never too late to change what
you’re telling yourself.
I learned in college that it
doesn’t matter what other people
say or think about you. What
matters is what you think and
say about yourself.
When I became an actor, I
was surrounded by people who
were more talented than me. I
had never acted before and it
took me a few years to get the
hang of it. I remember hearing
how some people in my classes
thought I was a terrible actor. It
was a massive blow to my ego,
but rather than telling myself,
“I’m a terrible actor, I’ll never
get better,” I told myself, “I will
become a talented actor; they
don’t determine how good of an
actor I will become — I do.”
No matter how insecure I
felt, I kept telling myself, “I will
become a talented actor!” For
all the roles that I’ve booked on
TV, film and the stage, I’ve never
received a bad review.
I used to hear a former
co-worker tell herself, “I’m
so stupid!” whenever she did
something wrong. Interestingly,
I never heard her say, “I’m
so intelligent!” when she did
something right.
If you call attention to your
mistakes by telling yourself that
you’re stupid, more stupid mistakes
will follow.
I had a close friend who
sarcastically told himself dozens
of times a day, “I hate my
life!” Coincidentally, he was
depressed and suicidal. His life
seemed great — he had a great
family and personality; why did
he hate his life? Is there a connection
between how he felt and
what he told himself?
When you create a negative
narrative about yourself, you’re
putting yourself into prison. It’s
a trap, and you’ll become ensnared
by your words.
I know people use their
words to describe how they feel,
but what if we used our words
to change how we feel? What if
you used your words to change
the direction of your life?
Next time you feel insecure,
tell yourself, “I’m talented, I’m
secure, I’m valuable. I have
everything I need to succeed!”
Next time you feel like a failure,
tell yourself, “Tomorrow will be
better. My future is bright, I am
a champion, I will accomplish
my dreams!”
As you move forward, don’t
use your words to imprison
yourself. Use them to set yourself
free! Use them to set into
motion the type of life you always
wanted.
Toby Moore is a columnist,
the star of Emmy-nominated “A
Separate Peace,” and the CEO
of Cubestream Inc.
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WHITTLING AWAY
By Dick Brooks
For Capital Region Independent Media
Christmas barely disappeared
over the horizon when along
came another New Year steaming
into the station.
I’ve just gotten used to writing
2021 on my checks and now
I’ve got to switch to 2022. I have
learned how to deal with this minor
problem — I now go to my
checkbook and write 2022 on the
date line for half a dozen checks
or so. This doesn’t mean I won’t
make mistakes, but it helps.
I did recently date a check
1972 — I have no idea why I
flashed back. Must have been a
good year, I don’t remember.
I can usually deal with the
date change. The thing that annoys
me the most about this time
of the year is the topic of resolutions
for the coming year. You
by Dick Brooks
Another New Year is here
have to make them, it’s a law or
something.
I do get smarter as I age
though. I’ve kept last year’s list
and since they hardly got used at
all, I feel no guilt about reviving
them for the upcoming season of
good intentions. In fact, if memory
serves me, I’ve used the same
list for several years — or maybe
that should be several decades.
I’m sure a quick check will reveal
that most of them still are pertinent.
Number one on the list now
and forever shall be to lose some
weight. That particular one seems
to be the most overused and underkept
resolution in the history
of mankind.
On a good year I can stick
faithfully to this resolution for
about a week before my willpower
is weakened by the discovery
of a stray, stale Christmas cookie
or two lurking behind one of the
canisters on the counter. This usually
puts the resolution back on
the shelf for another year, carbohydrate
addiction being what it is.
Saving money is the next on
this rather rumpled, dusty list of
mine. I was quite successful at
this in the old year. I set aside a
jar in which I deposited my pocket
change whenever the weight on
the coins stretched my suspenders
to the danger point. I rolled up the
contents of the jar and deposited
the $28.73 in my savings account
just last month. I’m pleased with
the system and will continue with
it.
The third item on the list was
to do something about domestic
violence and abuse. To this end,
I’ve decided to make the terms,
“Yes, Dear” and “Whatever you
want, Dear” a permanent part
of my vocabulary. They have
worked well in the past and I see
no reason for not expanding their
usage in the coming year. They
make The Queen smile and a happy
Queen usually means peace in
the kingdom.
The last item on my little list
is to get more exercise. Since this
usually involves getting sweaty
and movements that no longer
come naturally to my older physique,
I listed it last.
I will admit that more exercise
would be good for me, but
it might not be an easy thing to
accomplish. I have found that if
I exercise for half an hour, the recovery
period is usually about a
week and a half until I can exercise
for a half hour again.
Another thing to take into account
is the fact that the neighbors
are sometimes bothered by the
noises involved with my exercise
period. The cracking, squeaking
joint noises and the involuntary
grunts and groans carry farther
than you’d think. I will work on
this in the New Year while I’m
doing research on a book I intend
to write on recliner exercises.
All in all, I’m excited about
the new year. Who knows what
it’ll bring? I hope for only good
things for all of us or at least the
strength to deal with whatever
bad things may show up.
Make a list of your resolutions
and tuck it safely away. It’ll save
you time making one next year
and give you a chuckle when you
dig it out next December.
Happy New Year!
Thought for the week —
Those who live by the sword, get
shot by those who don’t.
Until next week, may you and
yours be happy and well.
To reach Dick Brooks, email
Whittle12124@yahoo.com.
Transcribed from her diary by
Kathy Saurer Osborne
Sunday, Jan. 14: Light snow.
Adrienne Gert. & I went to Church.
Got dinner. Chuck & Joyce skated
some & visited. She went home
with him tonite for a while.
Monday, Jan. 15: Fair. Rain
wind etc. Gene did the washing.
Chuck staid & took Joyce to Greenville.
They went to see Delite last
nite a while. Crocheted. Gertrude
made a cake. Hope I can hang out
the clothes tomorrow. Joyce has
to work nites, Mon Wed & Thurs.
They are getting out the new cards
for the year.
Tuesday, Jan. 16: Fair & windy.
Put out clothes & they dried.
Brought them in & put most of
Grandma Mackey’s Diary
them away. Ironed a few things this
A.M. Crocheted etc. Children at
school.
Wednesday, Jan. 17: Fair. Gertrude
went to Aunt Gert’s & Gene
& I to see Delite. Had a nice time.
Joyce sent my license plates out by
Chuck. He (Chuck) had an accident
Monday A.M. on Mallory’s Corners
& smashed up his Chev. “Woe
is he!” The girls are going to the
movies with the Giffords.
Thursday, Jan. 18: Fair & thawing.
Ironed & cleaned bedrooms.
Crocheted etc. Adrienne is baby
sitting at Bates’ & Adele doing
homework at Eleanor’s. (Howard
Waldrons) Got the big radio back
from Tony’s. It works fine.
Friday, Jan. 19: Fair. Cleaned
livingrooms & dusted. Crocheted.
1951 life in Medusa
Joyce came with Don. Chuck came
after Joe got home with the Lincoln
12.30 a.m. Joyce has a sore throat.
Saturday, Jan. 20: Fair. Took
Joyce to Dr. Botts for a penicillin
shot for quinsy. She feels a little better
tonite. Chuck hitch hiked over.
Addie & I went to the Card Part at
Allen & Helen’s.
Sunday, Jan. 21: Fair. Didn’t
go to Church. Lite Philip & JoAnn
here in the evening. Took Joyce for
another shot. Saw Chuck. He didn’t
come in the evening.
Monday, Jan. 22: Fair. Hung
out washing piece meal. Got it dry.
Washed & ironed for Joyce & a few
other things. Joyce doesn’t feel very
good yet. Chuck walked over & we
took them back.
Tuesday, Jan. 23: Cloudy.
Ironed & mended. Children baked
cake & cookies. Joyce doesn’t feel
very well yet. It looks like snow.
Chuck called. He’s working on
his car tomorrow. Don & Gertrude
went to DK & Rachel’s. He’s doing
some work up there. Adele & Adrienne
are at Giffords to the Youth
Fellowship.
Wednesday, Jan. 24: Fair &
warm. Did every day work. Crocheted
etc. Joyce scrubbed &
waxed the kitchen floor this P.M.
Janet is here playing cards tonite.
She (Joyce) isn’t going back to
work till Monday a.m. Weather
permitting Joyce & I are going to
Delite’s tomorrow.
Thursday, Jan. 25: Fair. Joyce &
I went to Delite’s. Stayed for supper.
Went to the garage for Chuck
& he was home so we went there.
Saw TV, had cocoa & buns. Home
10.30. Everything OK.
Friday, Jan. 26: Fair. Cleaned
bedrooms & livingrooms. Dusted
etc. Gertrude went to Gert. Smith’s.
Barney brought her home 4:30. The
girls are at Janet’s tonite playing
cards. Grace Gifford brought the
check for the livingroom suite.
Saturday, Jan. 27: Light snow.
Made a mince pie & a pumpkin.
Janet & Allen here this p.m. Don
home all day. Adele has a cold &
Don too. Crocheted. Chuck is having
trouble getting his car together.
My new shoes & pajamas came.
They are all right.

The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022 11
ALBANY — The state’s ban
on polystyrene foam containers and
“packing peanuts” went into effect
Jan. 1, according to Department of
Environmental Conservation Commissioner
Basil Seggos.
While an estimated 65% of
New Yorkers are living in communities
that have already banned
polystyrene, New York’s statewide
ban on polystyrene foam containers
and loose fill packaging is among
the first in the nation.
The DEC and its partners continue
outreach efforts to advise
affected groups about the ban, particularly
sellers and distributors of
disposable food-service containers,
such as retail food stores, restaurants,
hospitals and schools.
“Nearly two-thirds of New
Yorkers already live in communities
that are ‘foam free,’” Seggos
said. “New York City and Long
Island are seeing the benefits of
their foam bans with reduced litter
on their landscapes and waterways.
Now the rest of the state is poised
to reap the benefits of a cleaner
environment. DEC continues to focus
on outreach to educate affected
entities, but we know the foam ban
will work and we look forward to
less waste in our landfills in 2022.”
Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
foam is a major contributor to environmental
litter, causing negative
impacts to wildlife, waterways, and
natural resources, according to the
DEC. EPS foam is lightweight,
breaks apart easily, and does not
readily biodegrade, rendering it
persistent in the environment and
Statewide ban on polystyrene foam
containers now in effect
COURTESY OF PEXELS
A statewide ban on polystyrene containers and “packing peanuts” went into
effect in New York beginning Jan. 1.
susceptible to becoming microplastic
pollution.
In addition, EPS foam containers
and loose-fill packaging are not
accepted by most recycling programs
in New York state because
the foam is difficult to recycle,
easily contaminates the recycling
stream, is often soiled, and has low
value.
Starting Jan. 1, New York’s ban
prohibited any person engaged in
the business of selling or distributing
prepared food or beverages for
on- or off-premises consumption
from selling, offering for sale, or
distributing disposable food-service
containers that contain expanded
polystyrene foam in the
state.
In addition, no manufacturer or
store will be allowed to sell, offer
for sale or distribute polystyrene
loose-fill packaging in the state.
Disposable food-service containers
made of expanded polystyrene
foam banned under the law include
bowls, cartons, hinged “clamshell”
containers, cups, lids, plates, trays
or any other product designed or
used to temporarily store or transport
prepared foods or beverages,
including containers generally recognized
as designed for single use.
Initially, DEC will focus its efforts
to achieve compliance with
outreach and education to ensure
a smooth transition for affected
stakeholders, with enforcement to
follow as needed.
While the ban began Jan. 1,
DEC is expected to release final
regulations to implement the law
in the coming months to assist
stakeholders with complying with
the law. Draft regulations were released
earlier this year.
Examples of covered food service
providers required to comply
with the ban include:
• Food service establishments,
caterers, temporary food service
establishments, mobile food service
establishments and pushcarts
as defined in the New York State
Sanitary Code;
• Retail food stores, as defined
in Article 28 of the Agriculture and
Markets Law, which include any
establishment where food and food
products are offered to the consumer
and intended for off-premises
consumption;
• Delis, grocery stores, restaurants,
cafeterias, and coffee shops;
• Hospitals, adult care facilities,
and nursing homes; and
• Elementary and secondary
schools, colleges, and universities.
Under the law, any facility, regardless
of income, operated by a
not-for-profit corporation or by a
federal, state or local government
agency that provides food and
meals to food insecure individuals
at no or nominal charge may request
a financial hardship waiver
of the requirements of the law. Examples
include community meal
programs, food pantries and places
of worship.
DEC’s outreach and education
efforts about the ban are underway,
helping those affected by the
new law get up to speed with the
requirements. DEC continues to
conduct outreach and education
through the website, educational
webinars, newsletters, listservs,
magazines, social media, phone
calls and e-mail communications
with stakeholders and the public.
In addition, DEC is working in
close partnership with other state
agencies such as the Departments
of Health and Agriculture and Markets
to distribute outreach materials
to retailers and covered food service
providers directly affected by
this law.
DEC is also working with other
partners, such as the Pollution Prevention
Institute, New York State
Center for Sustainable Materials
Management, and New York State
Association for Reduction, Reuse
and Recycling to ensure affected
providers receive information regarding
the ban.
The EPS foam ban builds on
New York’s environmental leadership
in preventing litter, reducing
waste and supporting recycling
through measures such as the ban
on plastic carryout bags, the bottle
bill, and food scrap recycling and
food waste prevention efforts.
For more information, please
visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/
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The shovelers were needed as well as the plow during major snowstorms.
Snowstorms back in the day
By Mary Lou Nahas
For Capital Region Independent Media
It seems that every weather
forecast talks about snow, so let’s
take a few minutes to think about
winter weather and snow in the past
in Oak Hill and Vicinity.
Ralph Hull, in his book “A Lifetime
of Experiences and Memories,”
said, “My dad and his brother,
Will, would walk over drifted snow
from Durham up to Mt. Pisgah carrying
a saw, two axes and a scoop
shovel. The shovel was used to
clear the snow away from around
the trees so the stumps would not
be so high in the spring. We used
to have a lot more snow than we do
these days.
“One time my dad helped cut
ice on the Hudson River for two or
three weeks. The ice was plowed
with a horse and a large saw with
two-inch teeth and a handle for
a man to hold on to. The ice was
marked three to six inches deep,
depending on how thick the ice was
cut. It was then marked off in 24 to
30 inch squares. The ice was stored
in the big ice houses along the river.
My father also cut ice for local ice
houses. Dad and my brothers would
put the ice on the bank for three
cents a cake. We cut ice on the local
ponds, on the Catskill Creek or
wherever we could get it. My father
often cut ice for John Smith’s Locust
Grove Creamery. His icehouse
would hold about 1600 cakes of ice.
Up here in the mountains, sawdust
was used for insulation and was
readily available. So, we used the
sawdust on the sides and on the top
of ice. John Smith would use three
or four cakes of ice a day to put in
his butter room to keep the butter
cool. The rest was sold to local
people to use in their ice boxes. This
would pay the cost of putting in the
ice.”
“I remember sleigh riding
downhill from the top of Prink Hill,
sometimes sleigh riding far as the
Oak Hill Bridge. Sometimes we
would start in Durham village and
ride down across the old arch bridge
and part way up Pa John’s hill.”
Winter was hard work but also
a fun time.
Memories from Gilboa on Jan.
20, 1936, record that there was
“lots of snow about two feet deep
on level. No one could get off hill
until night after they went through
with the snowplow. [Listening to
the radio they] Heard that snow was
bad all over U.S.A. also heard that
King Geo of England died about 7
o’clock p.m. Tuesday Jan. 21 was
a very good day, but lot of snow,
drifted so badly they cannot work
tomorrow. Thursday Jan 23. John
did not go to work; the weather was
terrible, Real, now wind Reputable,
blowing so hard
you could hardly see to the neighbor’s
house. M. got his bus stuck
fast in snow. Friday Jan 24. Still a
bad day.
Media.
No milk going today. M’s
bus still fast in snowbank. Jan 25.
Weather has moderated This storm
is said to be the worse since 1888.
Monday Jan 27. A very cold day.
John went with snowplow on the
road. Plowed snow 10 and 12 feet
deep.”
Ralph Hull remembered a day it
snowed in March 1936: There were
three feet of snow on the level and
the wind blew for three days. All
the snowplows SUPPORTS broke down REAL except
an old Lin Caterpillar tractor with
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NEWS.
Fish Road was well known for its deep snow.
a plow which was very slow. There
were drifts so high on Pisgah Mountain
and on Rose Hill out of Cornwallville
that you could walk over
top of the telephone lines. The crust
on the snow was a couple of feet
thick and had to be cut out by hand
with a scoop shovel before the Lin
tractor could even get through. The
storm gave many men work that
winter. There was so much snow
and such a hard crust that a milk
tanker got stuck on Rt. 145 this side
of Cooksburg. The driver walked to
a farmhouse on Teator Road owned
by Howard Rivenburg. He stayed
three days before he could get a
snowplow to his truck.
Walter Ingalls remembered the
1939 storm in Oak Hill. A Linn tractor
was used to clear snow on the
back roads. It had big wheels on the
front with a bulldozer tread plow
on the right and left sides, made for
snow removal on the back roads so
the tread did not dig up the main
roads. The town used a V plow and
counties used “speed plows” (one
wing for one side of road at a time).
On rare occasions the town’s V
plow would help clear roads when
it was difficult for counties to keep
up with snow removal. Normally
they would not plow out of district
due to insurance and cost to run and
maintain equipment.
Kenneth Brand is another who
remembers the Linn tractor the
town of Durham had. They used
that in the ‘30s until maybe through
the war years. Ross McCabe,
grandfather of Iris Cochran and Pat
Elsbree, wrote a wonderful letter
to relatives about a storm on Fish
Road in 1943: “It started raining
and freezing and kept it up for three
days. Monday the phone went out
about eleven a.m., and it kept getting
more slippery outside. That
night the water froze, and it rained
and froze all day Tuesday, and the
trees began to bend over and break
under the weight of the ice. Tuesday
night about eleven p.m. there
was a landslide or something off
the roof and simultaneously, I saw
a flash and then a large flare over by
Mackey’s. [their neighbors down
the road] So, I say, ‘Oh, there goes
the lights.’ I reached up over the
bed and switched on the light and
sure enough no light. [In the morning
they found that] the wires were
down and all over the road. About
ten o’clock the neighbor came over
and said there were five electric
light poles down between here and
there [the Mackey house]. Finally
came Wednesday. No phone, no
light, no radio, no ice box or water,
no nothing; then someone someway
hit the thermostat on the stove and
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shut off the oil and the stove went
out. Then the clock stopped; so, I
said good, now all we need is for
this house to catch on fire. Saturday
was the same, but Sunday about
three o’clock they got the juice,
and about five o’clock, they got the
phone working and so life began to
function normally and that is the
story of the storm.”
Ralph Hull wrote: “During the
winter of 1944 we had a big snowstorm.
The wind blew for three
days afterwards. All the roads were
closed in the Town of Rensselaerville.
All the snowplows were broken
down except for an old rotary
plow which could only go about
one-half mile a day in the heavy
drifts. We had to take our milk out
to Potter Hollow for ten days.”
Thelma Bell remembered in
her book “Reflections” how they
were visited by several snowstorms
during our first few winters in
Durham. “One Sunday the Cochane
family invited us to spend the afternoon
and evening with them. About
11 p.m., Marshall and I decided to
start for home. When we looked
out, our car was almost completely
covered with snow. The roads were
not even visible. On Thursday, four
days later, we returned home from
our ‘Sunday’ visit.”
Vernon Haskins even wrote
a poem in February 1948 to The
Snow Removal Boys:
“The boss’s hair used to be grey
But now it is almost pure white
As he worries about the boys
Who are fighting the snow tonight.
With Stubby at the throttle
And Ernie on the hydraulic lifts,
They are dashing about the
town,
Fighting the mountainous drifts.
Up on Cunningham mountain
Where King Winter wants his
way.
The A. C. growls and grumbles
And keeps fighting all the day.
The two Freds and Wally
Are a most gallant crew,
If Ingalls gets the fuel there.
They will crack those banks in
two.
On the West Durham mountain
Hear that motor roar?
Some snowbound farmer
Knows the Linn is coming once
more.
Many people, both men and
women, kept diaries in the past.
I have a small collection of local
diaries and would love to have
more because they illustrate the
daily lives people were leading
and what and who was important
to them. Most people started
diary keeping on January 1 of
a given year. While they may
not have continued recording
until the end of the year, the diaries
usually tell what their authors
plow were cleared doing the on main New street Year’s of Oak Hill.
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This
Day. Since this edition of “The
Greenville Pioneer” is coming
out on January 1, I thought I
would share with you how some
people spent that day in the past.
I don’t even know the names of
all those who kept the diaries.
Often, they didn’t put their
names in the books. Perhaps you
can guess who the authors might
have been. If you do find a clue,
please let me know.
Helen Tripp was one of the
daughters of Alfred and Maria
Utter Tripp. She was born January
26,1853, and she lived until
January 27, 1917. She lived
in the brick house on the main
street of Oak Hill with her family.
On January 1, 1874, she
started a diary:
Thursday, Weather very
pleasant. I worked around the
The back of the dustjacket of Brooks Atkinson’s bo
house until noon. In the afternoon
sewed on my dress. Did
his many achievements.
not go anywhere nor was there
any one in here till evening. Mrs.
Eliza Flower called. Received a
letter from Libbie Russell.
Friday, January 2: Weather
very pleasant, thawed all day.
I sewed on my dress nearly all
day. Aunt Mary Utter and Jimmie
came down this evening to
go to the donation. [I can imagine
what the donation was, but
can anyone share more information?]
snow Aunt was nearly Mary to invited the porch us ceiling to of the Tripp Store during one
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The storm
in go 1927. with her. The coal fire went
out last night. I had to make it
up this morning. Aunt Mary had
a very nice time; they cleared
$104.
Saturday, January.3: Weather
very pleasant; thawed all day
again today. I had to make the
coal fire again today. Father,
Mother, Hattie and Carrie [her
two youngest sisters] went over
to Uncle Briggs today. [Uncle
Briggs was a Tripp and lived in
Medusa or Westerlo]. I finished
my dress, all but the buttons and
pockets.
Sunday, January 4: Weather
very nice and pleasant. Went to
Durham to church this morning.
Did not get back in time
for Sunday School. Did not go
to church this afternoon. [The
Tripps lived next to the Oak Hill
Methodist Church and were always
very involved there.] Orville
preached. I wrote a letter
to Libbie Russell this evening.
Did not go to church. [It sounds
like there were opportunities to
spend the whole day and evening
at church.]
Chauncey B Day from Alcove
recorded on January
1,1887: Thurs. Went to Alcove—got
3 gal. kerosene.
The diary of another anonymous
person recorded: Jan 1,
1888 Rained all day. Hugh here
in evening.
A. M. Cowles recorded in
his diary: January 1, 1898: The
snow that fell yesterday has
been piled in heaps last night
and the wind is still blowing.
I could not get home last night
for the snow was drifted. Mr.
Whitehead and myself played 5
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and Can’t afternoon. you hear We Charlie spend shouting?
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our
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in reserve
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very lovely day. Need no fire.
the It’s Wade a cinch family to recorded: keep the roads Mary
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Another And to whom go with we owe the a lot
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open
Although it be fair, or snowing; Lashers
And to see that is the Hyatt, Glorified our mechanic’ Ameri-
Big Unless Fire in the Catskill drifts get 2:20 too deep. a.m.
Mrs. Mary D. Mattice from can As Girl. he keeps those motors going.”
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Catskill Then that wrote: call on Wednesday, us shovelers, Mon-Fri Jan
1,1919: We stayed home. Made for dinner and go to the movies
head cheese and hockeye [a pig in afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kipp
product].
from Orange City call in the
For years many Oak Hill and evening. Tooldie seems some
Vicinity families have gone to better today. 80 in the shade.
Florida in the winter; the Tripps, Jan 1, 1935: A lovely day.
the Fords, and the Wades all had We call on Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
houses in the Bradenton area.
For these folks, the New Year
was a time to go south. A series
of diaries written by the Wade
family give an idea of what the
New York folks did in Florida:
Gainesville Fla Jan 1, 1925.
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outside our tents placing
our tables together. (Menu:
fricasseed chicken, sweet and
white potatoes, cucumber pickles,
chili sauce, creamed onions,
green peas, sweet corn, celery,
cranberries sauce. Coffee Lemon
pies.) The men washed the
dishes for us. Mrs. Bates and
I called on Mrs. Harder from
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14 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022
Program by Chosen People
Ministries
WESTERLO — Robert Walter, a representative
of Chosen People Ministries, will be speaking
at Westerlo Baptist Church on Sunday, Jan. 16,
during the 9:30 a.m. worship service.
The program being presented is “To the Jews
First.”
Chosen People Ministries is an over 100-yearold
mission that was founded in 1894 by Leopold
Cohn, a Hungarian rabbi who came to believe that
Jesus was the Messiah of Israel.
From humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New
York, Chosen People Ministries has grown into
a worldwide ministry with outreach centers in
Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France,
Germany, Israel, Mexico, Ukraine and the United
States.
Throughout its history, Chosen People Ministries
has been unwavering in its commitment to
bring the Gospel message of salvation in Jesus “to
the Jew first and to the Gentile” throughout the
world. In stressing the Jewish roots of Christian
faith, Chosen People Ministries hopes to make the
message of the Messiah more accessible to Jewish
people and also to help Christian believers achieve
a greater appreciation of the Jewish basis of their
own faith traditions.
The meeting Jan. 16 is open to the public and
Westerlo Baptist Church would like to invite the
Christian and Jewish community to attend.
For more information, please call 518-797-
3927.
A love offering will be received.
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• Road testing vehicles, inspecting, and testing mechanical units.
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• Following safety policies and procedures
• Assisting in assembling cars and trucks.
• Maintaining an organized neat and safe bay.
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COURTESY OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
If you are heading out for a winter hike, the DEC offers guidance on how to
stay safe.
Hike smart
and be prepared
Before you hit the trail, the
Department of Environmental
Conservation advises you to
check out DEC’s Hike Smart
NY webpage to learn about
safety, best practices, preparedness
and the Hiker Responsibility
Code. Discover trails less
traveled and visit sites when
trails may not be as busy.
Before heading out for a
hike, be sure to check the National
Weather Service for current
conditions and forecasts for
the locations where you plan to
recreate. Check both daytime
and nighttime temperatures.
Expect conditions to be cooler
and more exposed on mountain
summits.
Manage your time wisely
while hiking. Keep in mind that
it gets dark early. Be mindful of
sunrise and sunset times, and
plan accordingly. Start long
hikes early to maximize sunlight
hours, and always bring
a headlamp in case you are out
longer than expected.
Essentials for winter hikes:
• Waterproof hiking boots
with wool socks;
• Traction devices, as there
may be snow and ice on mountain
summits;
• Warm layers, including a
hat and gloves, to prevent hypothermia;
• Wind protectant layers for
open overlooks and summits;
• Gloves and a hat;
• Headlamp with extra batteries,
even if you plan to be out
in the daylight;
• Plenty of food and water;
• A thermos of hot cocoa,
coffee, tea, or soup to warm up
or in case of emergencies; and,
• First aid kit.
Emergency essentials you
should always have in your
pack:
• Space blanket;
• Matches and fire starters;
• Pocket knife;
• Paracord or rope;
• Iodine tablets or a water filtration
system; and,
• Extra batteries.
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MOON, from page 1
“Artists were asked to submit work
that featured an object, place or memory
that signified comfort and tranquility
during quarantine,” Liu-Haller said.
For her family, that meant in their
own backyard, as they spent three
months working outside when the lockdown
hit.
“It became our daily routine and gave
us purpose during that time,” she said.
“My daughter and I would often sit on
the ground coming through the stones
around the garden, talking and sharing
the ones we liked best. This drawing is
of the actual spot we would sit in. So,
when I see this image, I think of the
comfort we found within our family
during that time.”
An image of Liu-Haller’s 8x8 charcoal
and graphite drawing will be laser-etched
on a nickel microfiche, enclosed
on a lunar lander, and placed
on the moon in perpetuity. The nickel
microfiche is designed to withstand
the moon’s humidity and temperature
changes.
Peralta has the opportunity to purchase
space for The Lunar Codex on
the commercial payloads that are being
launched to the moon as part of the Commercial
Lunar Payload Service (CLPS)
in preparation for NASA’s Artemis Program,
which plans to land humans back
on the moon in 2024 for the first time in
over half a century. From 2021 to 2023,
NASA is sending scientific instruments
to the moon in preparation for the mission.
Along with NASA equipment, the
missions will carry commercial payloads,
including The Lunar Codex.
Peralta has divided The Lunar Codex
into three time capsules that will
be launched in 2022 and 2023. The
first to go, “The Peregrine Collection,”
is planned for a spring 2022 landing at
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Liu-Haller’s piece, “Snapshot Series #4: Solace,” which will be placed in The Lunar Codex and
delivered to the moon.
Lacus Mortis. “The Nova Collection,”
which includes Liu-Haller’s work, is
scheduled to be delivered to Oceanus
Procellarum by SpaceX’s Falcon 9
rocket and Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C
Lander in June 2022. Oceanus Procellarum,
which translates from the Latin to
“Ocean of Storms,” is a vast plain on the
western edge of the moon’s near side,
formed by volcanic activity billions of
years ago. “The Polaris Collection” is
currently slated for a summer 2023 delivery
to the Lunar South Pole.
While The Lunar Codex focuses
heavily on visual art, it also includes
poetry, stories, books, music and screenplays,
among other art forms.
Peralta began the project, which he is
funding himself, during the COVID-19
pandemic as a way to spread hope during
this challenging time. “The Codex instills
the Moon with some of the heart of
humanity, our art, so that when we look
to the sky, the Moon is a tangible symbol
of hope, of what is possible when you
believe,” he wrote on his website, www.
lunarcodex.com.
He also intends for The Lunar Codex
to be “a message-in-a-bottle to the future,”
showing those who find it how the
world turned to art during tumultuous
times on Earth.
“I would like others to see the plethora
of talent that existed among our artists,”
Liu-Haller said. “And to know that
just because technology surged to new
heights and became of greater importance,
our artistic talent wasn’t lost. We
were still creating.”
After Chicago, “Snapshot Series #4”
went on to be exhibited in Liu-Haller’s
first solo exhibition at Denver’s Abend
Gallery, and the piece, along with others,
can be viewed at the gallery’s website,
www.abendgallery.com.
With shifting time schedules, the
June 2022 date for the Nova Collection’s
approximate three-day, 240,000-mile
journey to the moon is tentative. As for
her part in history?
“There are so many variables involved
with the launch — I don’t think it
will fully sink in until the capsules have
safely landed on the Moon,” Liu-Haller
said.
SCHOOLS, from page 1
on the district website Jan. 2, one
day prior to his official appointment
by the board of education Jan. 3.
“Mike impressed us as the type
of individual who puts students first
and has the ability to develop strong
relationships with the students,
school staff and the community,”
Board of Education Vice President
Jay Goodman said. “We anticipate
him becoming an active member of
the Greenville community.”
Bennett has been assistant superintendent
for school administration
in the Schodack Central School
District for the past eight years.
During his tenure with the district,
he also served as middle school
principal from 2008 to 2012. He
was also a special education teacher
in the East Greenbush district from
1998 to 2006.
“I appreciate the confidence that
the Greenville Board of Education
has shown in me,” Bennett said. “I
look forward to becoming a part of
the Greenville school district and
working with the team to continue
the district’s growth.”
The Schodack district bid Bennett
farewell on the district’s website
and said he will remain in his
position as assistant superintendent
in Schodack until he transitions into
the Greenville post March 7.
“The entire district congratulates
Mr. Bennett on his well-deserved
next step in his professional
journey,” according to the Schodack
district. “He will be missed by all
who have had the pleasure to know
and work with him in Schodack.
Greenville has chosen a talented
and dedicated leader in Mr. Bennett.
He has done many great things for
the students and staff of Schodack
during his tenure here. We know he
will do the same for Greenville.”
Bennett has a bachelor of arts
degree in U.S. History from SUNY
Albany and a master of science degree
in special education from The
College of Saint Rose. He presently
lives in Castleton, NY.
GREENVILLE, from page 1
said. “As a local town, we will see
3% of the sales tax revenue. So if
a successful business has a million
dollars’ worth of revenue in 12
months’ time, our town will only
see $30,000 in sales tax revenue and
that is if a successful business can
get off the ground and have sales of
a million dollars.”
Macko said he has heard from
residents who don’t want the town
to turn down a possible revenue
source, but he, too, was skeptical
about how much revenue could actually
be generated.
Greene County Legislator Greg
Davis, R-Greenville, urged the
town board to opt out.
“In 2019, [former Gov.] Cuomo
tried to dump this on the counties
and it didn’t go over well,” Davis
said. “A bunch of the large counties
publicly said they were going to opt
out. This went through in 2020 and
the way it was designed is it was
put onto the towns since it did not
go over well with the counties. As
a resident of Greenville, I am absolutely
against the lounges and I
heavily question whether we are
really going to make a lot of money
with the dispensaries. This is going
to be more headache for the town
than we need and my recommendation
would be to say no because you
can always opt back in, but if you
opt in now, you are stuck — you
can’t get out of it.”
Legalized marijuana has led to
issues in other states, Davis added.
“All states that have legalized
marijuana have seen an increase
in deaths due to impaired drivers,”
Davis said.
Rauf recommended the town
reject both retail sales and lounges.
“My opinion as a member of
the board is that we should opt out
tonight and give the local community
members an opportunity to
referendum the issue, if that is their
choice,” Rauf said. “That is truly the
only way as a board that we should
vote tonight — we should opt out
and give the community the opportunity
to referendum the issue.”
Local residents would have 45
days after the board’s vote to collect
an adequate number of signatures
and put the issue to a referendum by
voters, town attorney Tal Rappleyea
said.
Town Councilman Travis Richards
agreed the board should opt
out.
“I think it is in our best interest
tonight to opt out with the option of
opting in later on,” Richards said.
“To me, this is a much larger discussion
than the five people that sit
at this table and the four people that
are sitting in the audience. I would
rather see some sort of referendum
to allow the mass of the town to
speak because this will be the face
of the town, in reality, and let them
decide what they want to see in the
town, not just the five people sitting
here.”
Town Councilman Richard
Bear agreed.
“As a board member, I am
very concerned about it so I would
opt out along with the other board
members,” Bear said. “I feel we
are not set up in our zoning for this.
It’s kind of a scary situation, plus I
don’t like the idea that we are doing
it just as a board — I think it affects
the whole community and I think
we need to go to a referendum vote
in the community. That is a much
better way to go about it.”
Greenville joins several neighboring
towns that have opted out
of permitting both dispensaries and
lounges, including Cairo, Durham
and New Baltimore.
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16 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022
State seeks
public input on
contamination
sites
ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced
proposed changes to the state’s regulations for the clean-up of
contaminated sites that will advance efforts to revitalize communities
and protect public health and the environment statewide.
The proposals are available for public comment until April
21, and would create new cleanup standards for the oversight of
the emerging contaminants perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and
perfluorooctanoic sulfonate (PFOS), strengthen the implementation
of the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program, and enhance
State Superfund and other cleanup programs.
“New York is a national leader in our commitment to address
the threat of emerging contaminants and our sustained efforts to
clean up legacy contaminants in communities statewide,” Seggos
said. “The proposed changes to New York’s regulations are
instrumental in advancing DEC’s efforts with the latest science
and data about public health and the environment while supporting
the revitalization of former industrial sites to create economic
opportunities and stronger communities.”
The proposed changes to the 6 NYCRR Part 375 regulations
that pertain to the state’s Environmental Remediation Programs
would increase consistency across programs administered by
DEC’s Division of Environmental Remediation and provide
DEC with the tools to effectively implement these changes, including:
• Enhanced requirements for the Inactive Hazardous Waste
Disposal Site Remedial Program (also known as State Superfund
Program);
• Updates to the State’s Soil Cleanup Objectives (SCOs) to
reflect the latest scientific input of experts at DEC and the New
York State Department of Health. Revisions include the creation
of SCOs for PFOA, PFOS, aniline, and nitrobenzene to reflect
the designation of these chemicals as hazardous substances and
codify existing guidance in regulation to provide the State with
a greater ability to conduct enforcement against polluters; and
• Proposed changes, clarifications, and modifications to the
regulations based on DEC’s experience during the first decade of
implementing the Brownfield Cleanup Program.
DEC encourages the public to participate in and submit comments
during two virtual hearings on the revised rulemaking.
The hearings will be held at 2 p.m. on April 5, 2022, and 5:30
p.m. on April 7, 2022.
To participate in the hearings, visit DEC’s website. Persons
who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone should
call DEC at 518-402-9764 and leave a message for Jenn Dawson.
Participants should provide their first and last name, address,
and telephone number and reference the Part 375 public
comment hearing.
The public is invited to submit written comments on the
revised proposed regulations through April 21, 2022, at 8 p.m.
Written comments can be submitted by email to derweb@dec.
ny.gov, noting “Comments on Proposed Part 375” in the subject
line of the email, or by mail to the NYS DEC - Division of
Environmental Remediation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-
7012, attention: Jenn Dawson.
All documents and related information pertaining to the revised
proposed rulemaking are available on DEC’s website.
Members of the public without internet access are advised to
contact the state at the address above or call 518-402-9764.
ALBANY – In their first joint venture
since announcing plans for a historic merger,
SEFCU and CAP COM have united to
fight hunger and brighten the holidays for
people in need across New York state.
SEFCU President and CEO Michael
Castellana, CAP COM President and CEO
Chris McKenna, and employees from
both organizations distributed more than
$350,000 to nearly 50 food pantries and
rescue missions in the Capital Region, and
the Binghamton, Buffalo and Syracuse areas.
SEFCU has been making these donations
to pantries and shelters since 2010 as
part of its year-round commitment to fighting
hunger through financial support for
local nonprofit organizations and the funding
of solutions that offer greater access
to fresh, healthy food for people in need.
With CAP COM joining the effort, this
year even more nonprofits are benefitting,
the companies said in a joint statement.
“We are both products of the credit
union movement which is, ‘people helping
people,’ and that’s exactly what we are
doing. We know that’s our purpose. We’ve
been doing it individually. When we do
it as a combined entity, there will be no
stopping us,” said SEFCU President and
CEO Michael Castellana, who added that
the need to support neighbors has never
been greater. “When you see a food pantry
where there is literally nothing on the shelf,
you can’t help but be moved by it. To be
able to lead an organization where that is a
supported purpose, where that gets people
out of bed in the morning – that’s why I do
what I do.”
Along with helping food pantries stock
shelves, these donations will help local
nonprofits provide the services necessary
to feed families and individuals.
“Food insecurity is such a crisis and
sometimes we forget about the choices
that people have to make. People have to
choose between eating and paying bills,
and that’s a choice that nobody should have
to make. Nobody should have to go hungry
at night. No student should have to go to
school in the morning without being fed,”
said CAP COM President and CEO Chris
McKenna who also noted that helping
those in need has an equally positive impact
on those giving their support. “When I
got involved in the CAP COM Cares Foundation
or partnering with SEFCU and their
foundation, it was a game changer. It’s a
game changer for the people that you help,
but just as importantly, it’s a game changer
for people that are engaged.”
For the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern
New York, support from the credit
unions will have a tangible impact on its
ability to feed thousands of people.
“I just want to thank SEFCU and CAP
COM for that gift of $10,000. For every
dollar donated, we can provide four
meals. So that’s 40,000 meals. The number
of food insecure folks in our region is
140,000, so this will have a serious difference
on their lives,” said Regional Food
Bank CEO Molly Nicol. “The Regional
Food Bank can’t do this alone. We can’t do
this without our partners, like SEFCU and
CAP COM.”
Along with the funds this initiative
provides, City Mission of Schenectady
Executive Director Michael Saccocio said
Talking with a health care provider can help smokers quit the habit, new data shows.
Data show health care providers
help patients quit smoking
ALBANY — New New
York State Department of
Health data show an increase
in health care providers working
with patients to quit smoking.
More than three-quarters of
smokers who saw their provider
in 2019 reported that their
doctor advised them to quit
smoking — a 12.5% increase
from 2014. More than half reported
that their doctor offered
assistance to quit — a 23.3%
increase from 2014.
Smokers who receive assistance
from their physicians
double their odds of successfully
quitting.
Dr. Ronald Pope, Columbia
Memorial Health Vice President
of Medical Services,
Care Centers, said, “Helping
patients to stop smoking is an
important goal for our care
team. CMH providers can offer
several options to help
smokers kick the habit and improve
their health and quality
of life.”
Despite the increased communication
around the health
effects of smoking, there is
still more work to be done. The
Twin Counties’ adult smoking
rate was a third higher than
COURTESY OF PEXELS
the statewide average in 2018.
Smoking rates are particularly
high among New Yorkers
of low socio-economic status,
lower education and those
with behavioral health issues.
Columbia County Mental
Health Center integrated questions
about clients’ smoking
status into their intake process
in 2019.
“Forty percent of all cigarettes
in the United States
are consumed by individuals
who live with mental illness
or substance abuse disorders,”
Tobacco Cessation Specialist
Rose Aulino said. “Because of
that, nicotine dependence has
been a real focus of treatment
for us. The results have been
encouraging.”
Smokers that are interested
in quitting are encouraged to
talk to their health care provider
about nicotine replacement
therapy and/or counseling
options that are available.
You can also call the New
York state Smokers’ Quitline
at 1-866-697-8487 to receive
free nicotine patches and be
connected with a quit coach.
Tobacco-Free Action of Columbia
& Greene Counties is a
nonprofit organization funded
by the state Department of
Health that advocates for policy
change to reduce exposure
to secondhand smoke, make
tobacco products less visible
and accessible, and make tobacco
use more expensive, less
convenient, and less socially
acceptable.
Columbia Memorial Health
is an advanced multi-specialty
healthcare system serving
more than 100,000 residents
in Columbia, Greene and
Dutchess counties at more
than 40 primary care and specialty
care centers. In addition,
CMH’s inpatient hospital, located
in Hudson, has served
our region since 1893 and is
one of the most innovative and
technically advanced facilities
in the Hudson Valley. Columbia
Memorial Health, Albany
Med, Saratoga Hospital and
Glens Falls Hospital are part
of the Albany Med Health
System, the largest locally
governed health system in the
region. Learn more at www.
columbiamemorialhealth.org.
To learn more about the
Columbia County Mental
Health Center and the services
offered, please visit www.columbiacountymhc.com.
SEFCU and CAP COM make $350,000 in food pantry donations
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
SEFCU and CAP COM joined forces in 2021 to make $350,000 in donations to food pantries and
rescue missions in the Capital Region and other areas of the state.
support from SEFCU and CAP COM also
gives people hope.
“It’s critical to have food for people
who are hungry, shelter for people who
are homeless, clothing for people who are
cold. That’s good, but there’s a greater human
need. That’s the need to believe people
care. Real people cared about me, real
people stopped what they were doing and
came to where I am to help me,” Saccocio
said. “When people grasp that, they accept
a sense of responsibility for it so as it’s
been done for me, I need to do it for other
people. That, in many ways, is the greater
gift.”
Below is a complete list of all missions
and food pantries being supported through
the donations from SEFCU and CAP
COM:
CAPITAL REGION:
• Capital City Rescue Mission
• Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
• The Food Pantries for the Capital District
• Sr. Maureen Joyce Center
• St. John’s – St. Anne’s Food Pantry
• Cathedral Food Pantry
• St. Catherine’s Marillac Family Shelter
• South End Children’s Café
• VA Food Pantry
• Saratoga EOC
• Christ Episcopal Church Food Pantry
• Catholic Charities – Schoharie, Columbia-Greene,
Herkimer, Hilltowns, Fulton-Montgomery,
CoNSERNS-U, Roarke
Center
• Greater Galway Community Services
Association
• St. Paul’s Center
• City Mission of Schenectady
• Bethesda House
• Schenectady Inner City Ministry
• YWCA Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen
• IPH
• Captain
• Veterans and Community Housing
Coalition
• Regional Food Bank of Northeastern
New York
• Hope 7 Food Pantry
• Commission on Economic Opportunity
• Unity House
• UAlbany Purple Pantry
CENTRAL NEW YORK:
• Rescue Mission Soup Kitchen
• Catholic Charities Men’s Shelter
• Meals on Wheels of Syracuse
• Food Bank of Central New York
• Clear Path for Veterans
• Syracuse Northeast Community Center
• Feed Our Vets
• Samaritan Center
SOUTHERN TIER:
• Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse
(CHOW)
• Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry
• Whitney Place Rescue Mission
WESTERN NEW YORK:
• Buffalo City Mission
• Response to Love
• St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy
• Compass House
• Feed More Western New York

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Living on Purpose
By Dr. Billy Holland
For Capital Region Independent Media
I watch my little grandson, who
is almost 3 years old, and it’s amazing
how fast he is learning about
life.
He’s happy when he has his
way, but when he’s told no or stop,
he bows his head and sticks out his
lower lip. How many of us are like
this? Ha! All of us!
I often think about the many
situations and experiences this little
fellow will face in his journey and
how he will eventually learn there is
more to life than watching cartoons
and playing with toys. There will be
times when he will need an anchor
for his soul, like all of us, and I pray
his hope will be in Christ.
The Bible declares Jesus is the
way the truth and the life but He
never promised this would be a perfect
world.
First Corinthians 13:11 says,
“When I was a child, I spoke as
a child, I understood as a child, I
thought as a child; but when I became
an adult, I put away childish
things.”
The context reveals that in this
temporary life it’s difficult to understand
the spiritual realm but one day
we will see God face to face and
know as we are known.
God’s plan is for all of us is to
not only grow up physically but to
mature emotionally and spiritually
in Him. I’ve been through some
hard times, but have also enjoyed
many blessings and I’ve learned
that we can either be bitter or better.
What I mean is that within our
Forever an optimist
in an imperfect world
ups and downs we always have the
choice to be negative and give up,
or we can be positive and filled with
faith even when our sky is dark and
dreary.
Optimism is contagious and is a
personal decision to embrace hope
and to reject all that teaches otherwise.
No one ever damaged their
eyesight looking on the bright side.
When we discover that God can
be the center of all we are and everything
we do, we can live in the
joy and peace that passes all understanding.
Choosing to see our glass half
full instead of half empty helps us
to stand boldly with an unwavering
expectation that our loving God is
working behind the scenes in every
situation for our good. Positive
thinking is choosing to live above
negativity and despair. This confidence
includes knowing the Lord
loves us and is always watching
over us.
Like most of you, I desire to be
informed about what is going on in
the world. I listen to many sources
of news and then I’m faced with
trying to sort out what is true from
opinions and speculation. When
it comes to theology and spiritual
prophecy, there is much disagreement
there as well. Some say the
future is going to get better and evil
will be exposed, while others believe
the world will continue growing
worse until Christ returns.
Whatever your convictions and
views, I just want to encourage you
today and remind you that no matter
what happens from here forward,
God is never surprised or worried.
The Almighty’s desires will be fulfilled
exactly as He planned and
nothing can change them.
Yes, there is an enemy that can
attack us with anxiety and fear, but
Deuteronomy 20:3-4 gives us this
promise: “Let not your hearts faint,
fear not, and do not tremble, neither
be ye terrified for the Lord your
God is He that goes with you, to
fight for you against your enemies,
to save you.”
Exodus 14:14 also declares that
He will fight for us and protect us.
When we know that it’s impossible
for God to fail, we are filled with
trust and security.
Followers of Christ are not optimistic
because they trust in man’s
abilities to solve the world’s problems,
or hope that somehow everything
is going to turn out alright. We
are optimistic simply because we
believe that God is who He says He
is.
When we observe circumstances
without including God, we base
our thoughts on fear, which is pessimistic.
However, true faith is seeing
circumstances through the eyes of
God.
My contribution is to help edify
the body of Christ and I invite you
to visit my website where you will
find Christian articles, songs, and
videos to encourage, inspire and
motivate your mind and spirit. I am
blessed by all of you who read this
column and stirred by your commitment
to God, your willingness
to serve, and your excitement to
follow Him.
Read more about the Christian
life at billyhollandministries.com.
Because you care!
Sometimes, things don’t always work out at home for a child.
New York’s Office of Children and Family Services estimates that 130,000
children around the state live with a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, or other
family member. Some even live with close family friends. When a family member
or close family friend assumes the responsibility of caring for a child, that’s called
Kinship Care.
Perhaps you are a kinship care provider, or know someone who is. If you are,
you do it for all the right reasons. Because you care. But there’s good news.
St. Catherine’s Center for Children has launched a new program to support
kinship caregivers in Albany, Schenectady, Greene and Ulster Counties. The
program connects caregivers like you to a variety of community and public
support services, providing you with the tools you need to succeed. Want to learn
more? Call us at the number below, or email kinshipcare@st-cath.org
St. Catherine’s Center for Children
40 North Main Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
www.st-cath.org • 518-453-6700

18 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022
Be A Better Gardener
Ecotypes: Native plants and their adaptability
By Thomas Christopher
For Capital Region Independent Media
Did you know the native red
maple tree you bought from
your local nursery may have
originated with a clone collected
in Florida? Or that the native
meadow seed you planted likely
was collected in the Midwest?
So, what does that matter?
Over millennia, truly local
plants have evolved to flourish
in the local conditions and to
harmonize with the local wildlife,
Sefra Alexandra explains.
These locally evolved plants
are what scientists describe as
ecotypes.
Sefra — an agroecological
educator with a master’s degree
from Cornell University and
international experience as a
plant collector, she calls herself
“the Seed Huntress” — points
out that using local ecotypes is
more likely to produce plants
that bloom precisely when their
local pollination partners need
them.
In the case of monarch butterflies,
for example, the local
milkweed ecotypes flower
when the butterflies are migrating
through that area; planting
non-local ecotypes may cause
the butterflies to linger too
long, or it may produce a premature
bloom that peaks before
they arrive.
Unfortunately, nurseries do
not typically advertise the provenance
of native plants, and too
carefully supervised to avoid
stressing the remnant wild pop-
hopes that the impact of the
often locally sourced native cle of preserving and promoting ulations. These seeds are then Ecotype Project will be felt far and lasting impact on issues
The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, December 20, 2019 13
plants are not available at all. locally sourced native plants planted out in “founder plots” outside Ecoregion 59. Pollinators,
and gardeners and farmers, GCA. Tom’s companion broad-
that are most important to the
If Sefra has her way, though, a along the lower Connecticut on organic farms across the region.
could benefit from similar efcast
to this column, Growing
program she is coordinating for River corridor (Ecoregion 59
the Connecticut chapter of the on the U.S. Environmental Pro-
The seeds borne in the forts in any area of the country. Greener, streams on WESUFM.
of a change.
Qualified households may now
apply for Home Energy Assistance
Pro¬gram (HEAP) grants, a federally
funded program that provides
both reg¬ular and emergency financial
assistance to help pay heating
and utility bills.
The grants are available
through local Department of Social
Services (DSS) offices and
Offices for the Aging. Customers
of Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Corp. who receive a HEAP benefit
toward their ac¬count will also
be issued a monthly credit on their
bill for a max¬imum of 12 months
based on service type and amount
of HEAP benefit.
“We’re pleased to offer additional
assistance to families who
may be struggling and depend on
HEAP benefits, and encourage all
eligible households to apply,” said
Anthony Campagiorni, Vice President
of Customer Services and
Regulatory Affairs.
Campagiorni explained that
qualified families using electricity
or natural gas as their primary
heating source may receive a regular
HEAP benefit $350 or more,
depending on family income and
size guidelines, applied toward
their Central Hudson account.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Agroecological educator Sefra Alexandra says local plant ecotypes are more
likely to produce plants that bloom just when their local pollination partners,
such a butterflies, need them.
Begun in 2019, the Ecotype
Project pursues a complete cy-
wildflowers, a process that is
“In addition to these grants, eligible
customers will also receive a
credit on their utility bills that provide
further assistance in lowering
their energy costs,” said Campagiorni.
The bill credit is based on the
type of heating source and income
level.
He added that qualified households
receiving a HEAP benefit for
non-utility heating fuels such as
oil, propane, wood/wood pellets,
kero¬sene, coal or corn are also eligible
for a monthly credit on their
electric or non-heating gas bill.
“We’re happy to provide bill
discounts to customers who heat
with these fuels, as well,” said
Campagiorni.
Customers should email their
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widest range of genetic types,
including early and late blooming
specimens. These harvests
are cleaned and processed with
equipment maintained by the
Northeast Organic Farming Association,
and the results made
available to growers through a
farmer-led collective known as
“Eco59.”
Some of the seeds go to
farmers to plant their own pollinator
habitats, others to gardeners
and members of pollinator
pathways, and still others to local
nurseries growing plants for
ecological restoration projects.
Sefra is a believer that good
work needs to be celebrated,
and she has publicized the Ecotype
Project with annual “BOA-
Tanical expeditions.” For these
she takes a party of citizen scientists
paddling down the Connecticut
River with a cargo of
ecotype plants to plant along
the shores, either reinforcing
wild populations or creating
new founder plots.
Although she has travelled
far and wide in pursuit of locally
adapted plants herself and
is a member of the Explorers’
Club, she wants to make the
point that you don’t have to fly
to the Himalayas to mount an
expedition — there are plenty
of opportunities for exploration
and botanical (and BOATanical)
adventures in your own
backyard.
In a similar vein, Sefra also
CMH unveils
where.”
To this end, the Connecticut
chapter of the Northeast Organic
Farming Association has
published on its website (ctnofa.org)
a “Getting Started Tool
Kit” with protocols for seed
saving and growing, as well
tips for planting and thumbnail
guides to the different wildflower
species it has included
in its founder plots.
For more information about
the Ecotype Project and Sefra
Alexandra’s adventures as the
Seed Huntress, go to the Berkshire
Botanical Garden’s Growing
Greener podcast, at thomaschristophergardens.com/
podcast.
Be-a-Better-Gardener is a
community service of Berkshire
Botanical Garden, located in
Stockbridge, MA. Its mission, to
provide knowledge of gardening
and the environment through
a diverse range of classes and
programs, informs and inspires
thousands of students and visitors
each year. Thomas Christopher
is a volunteer at Berkshire
Botanical Garden and is the author
or co-author of more than
a dozen books, including Nature
into Art and The Gardens
of Wave Hill (Timber Press,
2019). He is the 2021 Garden
Club of America’s National
Medalist for Literature, a distinction
reserved to recognize
those who have left a profound
Northeast Organic Farming Association,
“The Ecotype Project,”
tection Agency map). The cycle
begins with the collection
founder plots are harvested
when ripe — this typically involves
“What we’re really trying to
do with the Ecotype Project,”
org, Pacifica Radio and NPR
and is available at his website,
could mark the beginning of seeds of 17 species of local
The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 17, 2020 several visits as it is im-
Sefra said, “is create a replica-
https://www.thomaschristoph-
13
ble 3D model for biopsy ecoregions every-
technology
ergardens.com/podcast.
HUDSON — Medical and community leaders joined in Hudson
recently to Hannacroix unveil state-of-the-art 3D breast biopsy Rural technology that
officials at Columbia Memorial Health say will significantly improve
the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for breast cancer patients
Greene and Columbia counties.
Cemetery seeks 2020
mowing donations
The stereotactic 3D biopsy system, known as Affirm, will provide
more precise targeting of tissue abnormalities identified through
CMH’s 3D mammography capabilities, yielding earlier and more
accurate detection of breast cancer. The technology was acquired
through HANNACROIX the generosity — of The community Hannacroix members Rural Cemetery, who contributed which is to located
the Columbia
on Route
Memorial
411 in Dormansville/Westerlo,
Health Foundation.
is seeking donations for
the 2020 mowing expense for the cemetery.
“This life-saving 3D biopsy technology, paired with our 3D mammography
service, provides our patients with the most advanced diag-
Whether you have a loved one buried there or would just like to
give a donation, it would be greatly appreciated, organizers said. They
nostic
also thank
care available
all who have
in locations
helped
that
in the
are
past.
comfortable, convenient and
close Organizers to home,” said need CMH your help President to keep and the CEO cemetery Jay P. maintained. Cahalan. Contributions
In addition can be to sent offering to: Hannacroix 3D mammography Rural Cemetery, and 3D biopsy C/O Linda services, Smith,
CMH Treasurer, has significantly 115 State Route augmented 143, Westerlo, its radiology New and York pathology 12193. expertise
through its affiliation with Albany Medical Center. The Albany
Med and CMH radiology and pathology services are now fully integrated,
which means that mammograms, and all imaging and diagnostic
studies, are interpreted by the region’s leading experts.
“Each year in the U.S. more than 268,000 women are diagnosed
with breast cancer,” said Tariq Gill, M.D., chief of Radiology at CHM.
“This technology, now available right here in our community, is a tremendous
step forward in our ability to detect and diagnose early stage
breast cancer, significantly improving the likelihood of successful
treatment.”
Columbia Memorial Health Foundation Vice Chair Anne Schomaker
said: “This technology is truly a gift of life made possible
through the tremendous generosity of our donors. We are grateful beyond
words to our supporters who continue to rally around CMH to
ensure its essential mission can continue and expand.”
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The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022 19
Social Security Matters
Why is my Medicare Part B premium so high?
By Russell Gloor
For Capital Region Independent Media
Dear Rusty: Social Security is deducting
$297 per month for my Medicare Part
B coverage.
I have what’s called a “Windfall Elimination
Provision” because I receive a pension
from my former state employer. Prior
to my 65th birthday in July of this year,
Social Security was paying me $764 per
month, but when I turned 65 they reduced
my amount to $467 per month.
I read that the Part B premiums for 2021
are $148.50, so I wonder why I’m paying
double that amount? Could it be that I never
enrolled in Medicare Part B and they just automatically
started deducting that amount?
Some sort of penalty? If so, it seems kind
of high.
Can you explain why I’m paying so
much for Medicare Part B?
Signed: Curious About Medicare
Dear Curious: Your Part B premium
of $297/month has nothing to do with the
Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).
WEP affects (reduces) your Social Security
retirement benefit amount but doesn’t affect
your Medicare premium.
Your Medicare Part B premium is $297/
month because of a different Medicare rule
known as “IRMAA,” which is the “Income
Related Medicare Adjustment Amount.”
Here’s how IRMAA works:
Medicare determines your Part B premium
amount each year using your combined
income (from all sources) from two
years prior, so your 2021 Part B premium is
based upon your 2019 income. The income
amount used to set your Part B premium is
called your Modified Adjusted Gross Income
(MAGI), which is your normal Adjusted
Gross Income on your tax return plus
any other non-taxable income you may have
had (including half of your SS benefits,
non-taxable interest, etc.). If your MAGI is
over a certain threshold, your Part B premium
is more than the standard $148.50.
The IRMAA thresholds at which you
pay a higher Part B premium depend upon
your tax filing status. A married couple filing
jointly with MAGI under $176,001 pays
the standard premium ($148.50 for 2021),
and a single tax filer whose MAGI is under
$88,001 also pays the standard Part B premium,
but income exceeding those thresholds
means a higher Part B premium. How
much higher depends upon how much your
MAGI exceeds the base amounts above.
The Part B IRMAA premium increases
on a scale relative to how much your MAGI
exceeds the base threshold and, from what
you’ve shared, it appears that your 2019
MAGI resulted in a 2021 Part B premium
of $297/month.
Since you were already collecting Social
Security when you turned 65, you were
automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A
(which is free) and Medicare Part B (for
which you pay a premium), which is why
your Medicare premium increased at that
time.
If you also have “creditable” health care
from either your or your wife’s employer
(“creditable” is a group plan with at least 20
participants), you can disenroll from Medicare
Part B by filing form CMS-1763 and
having an interview with Social Security.
That way you could save that $297 monthly
Part B premium for as long as you have
other “creditable” employer coverage, and
then re-enroll in Part B during the Special
Enrollment Period, which starts when your
employer coverage ends (or shortly before
to avoid a gap in health care coverage).
If you have retired from working and
your combined income in 2020 was much
lower than in 2019, Social Security will
automatically adjust your 2022 Medicare
Part B premium as appropriate for your
combined income reported to the IRS on
your 2020 tax return. If you retired in 2020,
you might also wish to submit form SSA-
44 (www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-44-ext.pdf) to
claim a “life changing event,” which may
result in a smaller Part B premium for 2021
as well.
This article is intended for information
purposes only and does not represent legal
or financial guidance. It presents the
opinions and interpretations of the AMAC
Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited
by the National Social Security Association
(NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation
and its staff are not affiliated with
or endorsed by the Social Security Administration
or any other governmental entity.
To submit a question, visit our website
(amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory)
or email us at ssadvisor@
amacfoundation.org.

20 The Greenville Pioneer • Friday, January 14, 2022