C M Y K The Daily Mail WEEKEND Copyright 2020, Columbia-Greene Media All Rights Reserved The nation’s fourth-oldest newspaper • Serving Greene County since 1792 Price $2.50 Volume 228, No. 226 Saturday-Sunday, November 14-15, 2020 n FORECASTWEATHER FOR HUDSON/CA TODAY TONIGHT SUN New virus safety rules take effect By Kate Lisa increase in the state, mirroring control of it. It’s not that they’re and Sarah Trafton a raging national virus surge doing it intentionally, but your Sun giving Mostly Johnson Newspaper Corp. and hospitalizations across the family is no safer than any other Mostly way to cloudy, p.m. cloudy Local officials cast doubt Fri- globe. group of people.” clouds rain day they will enforce the state’s No more than 10 people Primary enforcement of all of HIGH LOW 50 new COVID-19 regulation lim- will be allowed to gather in any the governor’s executive orders iting gatherings in private resi- private residence in the state, and pandemic health rules rests 49 27 37 dences to 10 people — one of excluding legal residents of the with localities. several new virus rules that went dwelling, as house gatherings Governor’s office representa- Complete weather, A2 into effect Friday night, begin- are expected to increase with tives did not respond to multiple ning a nighttime curfew for bars, the approaching Thanksgiving requests for comment Friday C1 Saturday - Sunday, November 14-15, 2020 - MEDIA COLUMBIA-GREENE gyms and restaurants to curb and holiday season through De- about the penalty for violating the spread of the disease. cember. the private gatherings limit, Gov. Andrew Cuomo de- “That is all a problem — we who in the household is issued SEEKING A SENSE OF Katrina Tulloch/[email protected] clared executive orders Friday call it living room spread,” a summons and how much they calm? Julien McConnell, head trainer at The Warrior Factory Syracuse, mandating New York bars, Cuomo said Friday afternoon will be fined. During tense times, Hollywood considers ways“aggressive” to relax movies your activate mentalnerves ag- Classical violinist Jennifer Koh will gression, while research conducted by perform in a streaming concert Nov. 19 By STEVEN ZEITCHIK Courtesy of University College London indicated l on swings through the gym’s obstacle course. Gyms statewide must at the Library of Congress. The Washington Post that action movies can even take a tol gyms and restaurants close each during a conference call with re- Jennifer Koh he modernentertainment busi- the cardiac muscle. Columbia County officials ness is adept at putting viewers WELCOME TO SLOW TV in a state of tension — white knuckles, blood-pressure spikes So modern entertainment leaders This month and other bodily responses that have begun seeing another way and tak- ensure sleep stays far away. en steps to experiment with it. They’re T But this year, the world has taking cues from the “slow television good job of mak- been doing a pretty movement,” an unusual phenomenon close at 10 p.m. each night as part of the state’s new COVID-19 ng orway a decade ago be- offers a host of ing people tense. So a small but growi originating in N night at 10 p.m. and limiting pri- porters. “‘Well, I’m just with my number of fi gures in Hollywood have set fore spreading across Europe and toould the do not plan to police homes, l: producing content that United States in which people w a different goa ains roll through the classical music calms. gather to watch tr As a fraught election season reaches its countryside and ships cruise on the open seas for hours on end. crescendo amid a devastating pandem- this spirit, executives at ic, stressing out ev eryone from ordinary Continuing streams citizens to government offi cials, these ViacomCBS’s streaming service Pluto restrictions Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated by executive order TV licensed a well of content from Ross, Offerings personalities believe soothing shows can First as an app, now as a series on HBO NOVEMBER EVENTS: be both smart business and a cultural ne- ks to help the ultimate soothe-meister, and created vate house parties or gatherings family. My family would never Max, “A World of Calm” see cessity. Call it the calm collective: a groupn a channel devoted to him. If you want range from new commissions people ease the tensions of a modern to see happy little trees spring up every- of executives and producers offering a pandemic world.HBO Max to opera favorites antidote to much of what Americans where — all 380 episodes of them — they consume on entertainment platforms Central American rainforest to a glass- are now available on the platform. INSIDEMICHAEL ANDOR BRODEUR tworks) these days.TODAY!n Holland. Producers boomlet of British competition this week. to 10 people as COVID-19 cases infect me.’ Your family’s not in See SAFETY A8 Weed advocates: Legalize with fair distribution By Kate Lisa intelligent legislation that would Johnson Newspaper Corp. ensure an adequate, affordable Recreational marijuana must cannabis supply chain in poor be legalized fairly in New York, rural areas and underrepresent- INSIDE TODAY! dispensary owners and hemp ed urban areas. farmers said. “It’s high time this gets legal- State officials weigh legal- ized,” Dobson said. izing adult-use cannabis to join Amnesty must be granted n SPORTS a growing number of states and and records must be expunged serve as a potential revenue for people with previous mari- source to help offset the state’s juana possession charges or estimated $50 billion budget convictions — especially wide- deficit over two years caused by spread among people of color the COVID-19 pandemic. and poor Black and brown com- New York is expected to le- munities, Dobson said. galize adult recreational use of “White suburban kids weren’t marijuana this year, Gov. An- getting stopped and frisked and drew Cuomo said Nov. 5 — two no more or less of them were days after Election Day when smoking weed,” Dobson said. voters in neighboring New Jer- “These communities have been sey approved a ballot measure unfairly targeted by cannabis. legalizing cannabis. This governor is in the process Record number of The state’s mounting budget of leaving out the very people deficit and changing marijuana who it most negatively affected. hunters expected laws in border states will pres- If they’re going to legalize can- sure lawmakers to reach a deal nabis in a time where Cuomo Gun season for deer on recreational marijuana us- says he cares about Black lives, opens in the Southern age, Cuomo said. he cares about the New York Zone on Saturday, No- “I think this year it is ripe state economy and wants to le- vember 21. It promises to because the state is going to be galize cannabis, all those things desperate for funding — even can be connected. be a busy one. with Biden, even with the stimu- “There’s business and reve- PAGE B1 lus,” Cuomo said during a Nov. nue potential, which could help 5 radio interview on WAMC. revitalize these communities “Even with everything else, if they don’t just put this in the n NATION we’re still going to need funding, hands of big business.” and it’s also the right policy. State lawmakers have intro- Pet surrenders a “I think we’re going to get duced various versions of a bill there this year.” to enact recreational marijuana sign of the times Benjamin Dobson, founder regulation and taxation since and chief executive officer of 2013. The most recent for the Number of surrendered Hudson Hemp — a Hudson- 2019-20 session include a Dem- pets rises at C-GHS as based hemp processor that ocratic-sponsored bill, which owners lose jobs and Melissa Ostrow/Mel O. photo partners with several hemp was amended and recommitted Various strains of cannabis flower on display for sale at Canna Provisions dispensary location in farmers in Columbia, Dutchess homes to COVID Holyoke, Massachusetts, at 380 Dwight St. and Ulster counties — called for See WEED A8 PAGE A5 n INDEX Region A3 Warm clothes in a time of COVID and cold Opinion A4 State/Nation A5 By Sarah Trafton coats went fast in both lo- Obituaries A5 Columbia-Greene Media cations so there is clearly a Sports B1 CATSKILL — Winter pres- need.” Classified B4-B5 ents new challenges for Twin Donations can be made at Comics/Advice B7-B8 County residents already fac- The Juice Branch’s two loca- ing the impact of COVID-19. tions: on West Bridge Street in On the web Village Trustee Natasha Catskill and Columbia Street Law recognized a need in the in Hudson. www.HudsonValley360.com community for warm win- Coats of all sizes are ac- cepted for men, women and Twitter terwear and initiated a coat drive to serve both Catskill and children. Law is asking that the Follow: Hudson. coats be functional and clean. @CatskillDailyMail Coats from the next round “This was a true community Facebook of the drive will be available project and I couldn’t have do- Monday afternoon at Dutch- ne it without everyone’s help,” www.facebook.com/ man’s Landing in Catskill and Law said, adding that one do- CatskillDailyMail/ Seventh Street Park in Hud- nor purchased a shopping cart son. full of new coats to contribute. Law’s first clothesline Village Trustee Joseph Ko- of coats went up Nov. 5 in zloski praised the unique Catskill, followed by another clothing drive. installation Nov. 8 in Hudson. “I think it’s a good project,” “I put out about 60 coats in Contributed photo each place,” Law said.