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Chris Rock coming to Mohegan Sun Friday June 3

UNCASVILLE, CT (February 22, 2022) – Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer Chris Rock has announced his highly anticipated return to live comedy with his “Ego Death World Tour 2022”. Rock returns to Mohegan Sun Arena for one night at 8:00pm on Friday, June 3rd.

Tickets are $119.50, $99.50, and $79.50 and go on sale Friday, February 25th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, February 26th, subject to availability.

This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of phones will not be permitted in the performance space. Upon arrival at the venue, phones will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their devices at all times and can access them throughout the event only in designated Phone Use Areas within the venue. All devices will be re-secured in Yondr pouches before returning to the performance space.

All pouches and equipment are routinely sanitized. The Yondr staff is trained and required to follow safety guidelines and hygiene protocols to practice social distancing, minimal contact, and wear personal protective equipment. Anyone seen using a device during the performance will be escorted out of the venue by security.

Lauded by peers and critics alike, Chris Rock is one of our generation’s strongest comedic voices. With a career spanning more than three decades, Rock has enjoyed ongoing success in both film and television as a comedian, actor, writer, producer and director.

Rock recently wrapped production on the upcoming Higher Ground produced biopic, Rustin and David O’Russell’s Untitled film. He is also set to direct an Untitled Chris Rock project in 2023.

In 2021, Rock starred as Loy Cannon in season four of FX’s Emmy-winning drama series Fargo. He also teamed…

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Munsee

‘State of the Tribes’ addresses challenges facing Wisconsin Native Americans

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Nanticoke

Beyond the Byline: How long should Pauline have to wait?

Feb. 27—NANTICOKE — How long does Pauline Bailey have to wait?

Pauline is the mother of Phylicia Thomas, who went missing 18 years ago under very disturbing circumstances.

Pauline and her family and friends say Phylicia was brutally murdered during a party in a trailer in Hunlock Township on Feb. 11, 2004. Pauline also says she knows who did it.

Now, 18 years later, Pauline waits. She waits and prays that Phylicia will be found and returned to her so she can give her daughter a proper burial,

And Pauline also waits for justice to be served.

On the 18th anniversary of Phylicia’s disappearance, Pauline and her family and friends again came together — this time for a virtual vigil via Facebook. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the virtual event was held, rather than the usual candlelight vigil on Patriot Square in Nanticoke.

Organized by family friend Judy Lorah Fisher, folks taking part in the event were asked to light a candle on Friday, Feb. 11, in Phylicia’s memory and post it to the event’s Facebook page in order to “shine our candlelight all the way to Heaven.”

Thomas was last seen on Feb. 11 2004, when she attended that party in Hunlock Township and she is presumed dead. Her body has never been recovered. Authorities have been unable to identify her killer, and no one has come forward with any compelling testimony/evidence to help investigators find Phylicia’s remains.

Today, Phylicia would be 40. Her mother, Pauline Bailey, accepts that Phylicia is dead. Her wish is to have closure.

And 18 years later, Pauline still sits in her home, waiting for the day to arrive that Phylicia has been found. Pauline wants to be able to visit Phylicia’s grave, bring flowers, sit and pray and spiritually connect with her daughter.

Every day since Phylicia went missing, Bailey, now 65, has…

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Obituaries in Poughkeepsie, NY | Poughkeepsie Journal

Anna (Nenni) Mullen

Wappingers Falls – Anna Mullen, a lifelong resident of Wappingers Falls, passed away in Cortlandt Manor, NY on February 21, 2022. She was 95 years old.

Anna was born on January 23, 1927 to Ralph and Julia (Lucaluce) Nenni in Wappingers Falls. She graduated from Wappingers Falls Central School in 1945.

On September 9, 1951, she married Bert Jones, who predeceased her in 1982. On June 20, 1993, she married Robert Mullen, who passed away in 2011.

Anna is survived by her son Gary Jones (Kathleen) of Hopewell Junction, NY, her daughter Christine Pratico (Dominick) of Mohegan Lake, NY, her five grandsons Matthew, Andrew, Stephen, Jonathan, and Nathan, and her great-grandson Patrick.

Anna will also be deeply missed by her two brothers: Ralph Nenni and Anthony Nenni, both of Wappingers Falls, and her numerous nieces and nephews.

Anna was a lifelong communicant of St Mary’s in Wappingers Falls. She was a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and was recognized as an Affiliate of the Order of Friars Minor for her volunteer work at Mount Alvernia.

Anna was an avid reader. She also loved crossword puzzles and Soduku. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, and later in life, traveling.

The family would like to thank the staff at Cortlandt Healthcare for their kindness and compassion during Anna’s time there.

Donations may be made in her memory to the Grinnell Library, Wappingers Falls.

Calling hours will be held at Delehanty Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 from 4PM-7PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, February 24 at 10AM at St. Mary’s Church in Wappingers Falls, followed by burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Delehanty Funeral Home is honored to assist Anna’s family with funeral arrangements www.delehantyfuneral.com

Posted online on February 22, 2022

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Munsee

State of the Tribes address focuses on democracy

MADISON, Wis. — The biggest issues and concerns facing Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized tribes were front and center Tuesday as lawmakers gathered for the annual State of the Tribes address.

What You Need To Know

  • Lawmakers heard about the biggest issues impacting Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized tribes during Tuesday’s State of the Tribes Address

  • This year’s speech was delivered by Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians President Shannon Holsey

  • Each year, the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council chooses a different member to give the address

  • The address has been given annually since 2005

From the pandemic response to participation in democracy, the president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Shannon Holsey, called for less division from lawmakers as tribal nations struggle with infrastructure, discrimination, and civic participation.

Holsey told a joint session of the legislature she learned many lessons from the pandemic.

“I will no longer accept the things I cannot change,” Holsey said. “I will change the things I cannot accept.”

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians President Shannon Holsey delivers 2022 State of the Tribes address. (Spectrum News/Anthony DaBruzzi)

One of the things Holsey made clear she was unwilling to accept was Republican-backed legislation that would change the state’s election process. Holsey said tribes want to help America heal, possibly referring to former President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to accept defeat in the 2020 election.

“The loss of the right to vote is the loss of the voice in the democratic process,” Holsey said. She went on to tell lawmakers that democracy cannot be defeated.

During last year’s address, tribal leaders called for more mental health resources as many issues were exacerbated by the pandemic. This year, Holsey praised tribes for how seriously they have taken COVID-19 and the challenges they…

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Nanticoke

H.S. Girls Basketball: Dominant Dunmore routs Nanticoke Area in 4A semifinals

DUNMORE — After bowing out of last season’s district tournament due to COVID-19 concerns, the Dunmore girls basketball team has unfinished business.

Dunmore rolled through the regular season, losing one game, and continued their dominant season with a 69-9 win over Nanticoke Area on Saturday in the District 2 Class 4A semifinals.

By the time Mia Blume hit her second three-pointer to put the Bucks up 12-0 that would be all the offense needed, but it was only the start of the scoring.

The Bucks would continue their run, establishing a 44-0 lead, before a Claire Aufiero three got the Trojanettes on the board with 48 seconds remaining in the first half.

With the win Dunmore secured their spot in the upcoming PIAA tournament and advanced to the district championship game in 4A, where the Bucks will face Scranton Prep at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday night. Both the teams played earlier this year at Scranton Prep with Dunmore walking away with a 46-17 victory.

Nanticoke Area’s season remains alive. The Trojanettes will look to rebound as they can still secure a spot in the state tournament with a win over Lake-Lehman in the third-place game on Tuesday night.

Sophia Talutto got the game started with two successful attempts at the foul line and Blume followed her up with a triple and a putback layup.

Several minutes later Cadie Lewis would force her first steal of the game and find a streaking Talutto down the court for an early 14-0 Dunmore lead, forcing Nanticoke to use its timeout halfway through the opening stanza. Coming out of the huddle Talutto maintained momentum for Dunmore, sinking another shot…

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Goosemas to be held Saturday, February 26 at Mohegan Sun, Free…

No Shenanigans here – Goose have postponed their long-standing tradition of Goosemas until February 26 after a touring party member tested positive for COVID-19. The show will still be held at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CA as well as PhanArt Presents: The Hometown Flodown.

On Saturday, February 26th at 8 PM ET a free live stream of Goosemas, the annual concert presented by emergent Connecticut rock quintet Goose, will broadcast on The Relix Channel Exclusively on Twitch.  The band will take the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena for the eighth annual iteration of their holiday show, a tradition that began with humble roots in the basement of a Connecticut recording studio. A defining achievement after years of explosive growth, Goose will celebrate their inaugural arena appearance with a massive three-set performance.

The band has expressed devestation, but remains commited to the safety of fans and crew first.

The Road Lies Ahead, So Tie Up Your Shoes

Rather than dwell on the unfortunate circumstance, it would be far more Ted to check out and awesome cover of an appropriate song from one of the faithful Goose rail-queens:

For those experiencing feelings,Tamara Sastow’s version of “Tumble” both soothes and uplifts while maintaining that Marta Goedde edit stlye.

Tamara is a woman of talent and values. This multi-instrumentalist and music therapist sets a prime example of what it means to be a present and empathetic lover of music. She too, values the safety of others by always attending shows certified with narcan and also carries test strips.

All in all, it seems that the reaction overall has been very understanding and fans are grateful for the Goosemas miracle that is the “Shenanigans Nite Club” virtual movie premiere.

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Munsee

Small meat processors try to grow while Congress questions competitiveness of beef marketplace

Recent attention to the country’s meatpacking plants has illustrated that when the four dominant companies face disruptions to processing, smaller, independent operations don’t have adequate capacity to pick up the slack.

That’s part of the reason the federal government has decided to invest in upgrades to some of those local shops. Plus, when those smaller businesses are federally inspected, producers will be able to market their own branded meat products across state lines.

Still, it will be a tall order to compete in the marketplace, which several senators allege is already not operating in a transparent and consistently fair way.

The White House has put out a comprehensive plan to improve competition in the meat sector, specifically naming as priorities increasing and diversifying processing capacity, improving farmer and rancher income, and promoting state, tribal and private investment. USDA already has awarded $32 million from its Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program, intended to help meat and poultry processing businesses expand, improve or update their abilities.

“It’s big providing the dollars. It’s not a small action, it’s a big action,” Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., told Agri-Pulse. “We also need to make sure that folks aren’t violating the antitrust laws that we have in this country.” Tester said industry consolidation that has led to the four large companies controlling about 85% of the beef market is devastating small farms and ranches. “I’ve got cow-calf operators that are going broke because of that consolidation.”

Tester, one of the few farmers in Congress, joined Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in sponsoring the Cattle Market Transparency Act with the goal of improving price discovery and ensuring transparency so the large companies are held accountable. That could mean better prices at…

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U.S. Interior Survey of ‘Derogatory’ Site Names Lists One in Berkshires

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The U.S. Board of Geographic Names released alternative names on Tuesday for more than 660 natural landmarks that still use the term “squaw,” considered an ethnic and misogynistic slur. 

 

Of those, only six are in Massachusetts and one in Berkshire County. 

 

But the name of Squaw Peak in the Monument Mountain Reservation, listed by Interior, was already changed last year by the Trustees of Reservations.

 

The Trustees worked with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohicans to rename the summit “Peeskawso Peak,” which they say means “virtuous woman” in the Mohican language, and the trail leading up to it Mohican Monument Trail, rather than Indian Monument Trail.

 

The name changes were announced in April 2021, along with changes to the narrative of the mountain that had focused on the famous picnic of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville in 1850. The signage now includes more on the history of the indigenous people who had lived there first. 

 

This altered framing was repeated throughout the Trustees’ 120 conservation and historic sites as part of an internal review process. 

 

BGN offers four possible alternatives of naming for each site and the ones for Peeskawso Peak are bit — head scratching. Three are for bodies of water — Agawam Lake, Agawam Brook, and Konkapot Brook — and one for the mountain gap,  Brookside Col. All four of the names already exist as geographic sites in Berkshire County, with the exception of Agawam Lake in New York State.

 

The reasoning, according to the declaration of U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, was to offer “candidate replacement names drawn from a list of nearby associative topographic features, the names…

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Live results from the Region 2 wrestling tournament in Mount Olive

It’s time to crown Region champions and determine which wrestlers are headed to Atlantic City.

The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the state tournament next week at Boardwalk Hall.

Follow along all weekend with live results from the Region 2 meet at Mount Olive High School. Wrestling begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday and resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Quarterfinals

106 pounds

Tyeler Hagensen (Mount Olive) Fall Branden Rosario (Passaic Valley), 1:01.

James McGinty (Parsippany Hills) Dec Alex Esposito (West Essex), 7-4.

Chris Hong (Paramus) Maj-Dec Marcus Bullock (Lenape Valley), 14-1.

Brian Melamud (Bergen Catholic) Fall Frank Demary (Parsippany) 1:26.

113 pounds

Dylan Ross (Paramus Catholic) Fall Christian Castro (Roxbury), 4:28.

Malik Asfour (Lodi) Maj-Dec Ethan Kerlin (West Essex), 17-6.

Christopher Nucifora (Bergen Catholic) Dec Ethan Smith (Boonton), 6-4.

Adam Albino (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) Dec Omar Vasquez (Morris Hills), 4-3.

120 pounds

Luke Stanich (Roxbury) Tec-Fall Najati Salim (Clifton), 3:11, 16-0.

Alex Vertedor (Passaic Tech) Dec Noah Kochman (Bergen Catholic), 6-4.

Joseph Cappello (Paramus Catholic) Maj-Dec Connor Kerwin (Passaic Valley), 20-7.

Jack Bastarrika (Mt. Olive) Tec-Fall Jaydin Barreto (Morris Hills), 5:14, 15-0.

126 pounds

Aidan Wallace (Bergen Catholic) Tec-Fall Joey Macrino (West Essex), 4:25, 15-0.

Brian Vargas (Hackensack) Maj-Dec Tyler Costello (Parsippany Hills), 12-1.

Daniel Hong (Paramus) Tec-Fall Lenny Cocca (Morris Knolls), 5:34, 23-8.

Daniel Haws (Lenape Valley) Fall Abe Zaretsky (Paramus Catholic), 3:39.

132 pounds

Ryan Ford (Bergen Catholic) Fall Steve Khumthanom-Perez (Passaic Tech), 1:37.

James Johnson (Morris Hills) Fall George Hufnagel (Paramus Catholic), 2:15.

Attila Valy (Wayne Valley) Maj-Dec Anthony Barra (West Essex), 17-9.

Aaron Kurzer (Montville) Dec Daniel Barra (Mt. Olive), 6-0.

138 pounds

Joseph Cangro (Bergen Catholic) Fall Ricardo Balanzategui (Passaic Tech), 1:17.

Justin Ciliotta (Montville) Dec Nick Bottazzi (DePaul), 3-1. 

David Ryerson (Mount Olive) Injury Default Jake Sheiner (Fair Lawn). 

Mike Pescatore (West Essex) Dec John Quinonez (Paramus Catholic), 8-2.

144 pounds

Christopher Bacchioni (Bergen Catholic) Maj-Dec Omar Tarecky (Passaic Tech), 10-0.

Ricky Cassidy (West Essex) Dec Austin Yalowitz (Fort Lee), 9-4.

Zach Ballante (Paramus Catholic) Tec-Fall Dominic DelleMonache (Morris Knolls) 5:29, 21-6.

Joe Fongaro (Boonton) Maj-Dec Matthew Field (Paramus), 12-0.

150 pounds

Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) Fall Weston Edelman (Roxbury), 1:18.

August Hibler (Bergen Catholic) Dec Jason Smith…

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