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Doug Crosby’s 50-45 Danny Sabatello scorecard in Raufeon Stots’ Bellator 289 win under scrutiny

It appears there may be some behind-the-scenes fallout from the Bellator 289 main event.

Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) beat Danny Sabatello (13-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) with a split decision this past Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Stots went into the fight as the interim bantamweight champion and retained that belt with the win. He also moved on to the $1 million final of Bellator’s 135-pound grand prix tournament.

Stots’ win might not have been a huge surprise on paper – he was the betting favorite. But the wide disparity of scores had just about every observer scratching their heads. Stots got 48-47 scores from judges Eric Colon and Bryan Miner. But judge Doug Crosby gave the fight to Sabatello – and gave him all five rounds for a 50-45 score.

And that 50-45 score apparently was enough to trigger Mike Mazzulli, the commission director for the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations, to schedule a review of the fight with all three judges. The news first was reported by MMA Fighting.

“After reviewing the fight, three rounds of the five rounds were extremely close and the other two were marginally close rounds,” Mazzulli said, according to the report. “One judge had Sabatello winning all five rounds, which is controversial. But ultimately Stots won the decision, which is the correct result. In an effort to make this a learning moment, I have informed all three judges we will be reviewing the fight together.

“This is a very serious situation. The Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department always looks out for the best interests of all fighters. In the past the Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department has sanctioned officials that are not performing to the level that is required. Such sanctions, when they occur, are not made public.”

After he judged…

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Mohican

International Wine at the Mill Festival set for June 8

LOUDONVILLE — The 20th Annual International Wine at the Mill Festival will be held noon–10 p.m. June 8 at Wolf Creek Grist Mill and Museum, 3190 State Route 3, Loudonville. This is the highlight event of the year to kick off the summer. Good food, wine, music and more will entertain all of the senses. This event also helps the Mill’s operations.

Ohio wines to be featured will be D&D Smith Winery, Paper Moon Vineyards, Lincoln Way Winery and many more. Mark Smith, founder and president of Wolf Creek Mill, says they are excited about this year’s event. “We will have 75 varieties of international and Ohio wine, domestic beer, live music, food vendors, all beautifully situated on the banks of Pine Run Creek, large tents, raffles, prizes, free transportation.”

The free shuttle will run to and from the event from time TBD for patrons staying at the following locations: River Run Campgrounds, Mohican Adventures Campground & Cabins, Arrow Point Campgrounds, Mohican State Park Campgrounds & Cabins, Red Window Townhouse, and The Hemlock Inn. Please note, the Mohican Lodge is not an included shuttle bus stop location. Additional bus stop at the public restrooms in Central Park, downtown Loudonville for free transportation to and from the event for those who live in town. The Ontario Cab Company will be onsite offering $5 per person rides within a 10-mile radius (including Mohican Lodge). First come, first served; please call them directly to arrange your transportation at (567)560-5228. Shuttle buses will run continuous loops to sponsorship locations. Pickup times and how long you wait will vary on the number of people per location at that given time, certain times of day may experience higher volumes than others. Please be patient and understanding.

Tickets purchased at the gates on June 8 are $10. All adults ages…

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Lenni Lenape

America as you’ve never seen it before: the Dutch settlement of New York from the Native American perspective

When curators from the Amsterdam Museum in the Netherlands approached descendants of the Indigenous people of Manhattan about an exhibition, they were wary. “They were like: ‘Yeah, the Dutch are coming again. What do they want now?’” recalls Imara Limon, the show’s curator. “We really had to align our intentions to get to know each other.”

The intention of the Amsterdam Museum, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York, was to mark the 400th year after Dutch settlers established a colony at the mouth of the Hudson River with the first exhibition to talk about what is now New York from an Indigenous perspective.

Manahahtáanung or New Amsterdam? The Indigenous Story Behind New York is at the Amsterdam Museum until 10 November and travels to New York next year. Key to the show is a collaboration with representatives from the Lenape people, four nations of Native Americans who fished, hunted beavers and lived on land “bought” and then fought over by the Dutch and eventually taken over by the English in 1667.

The exhibition marks 400 years since the Dutch arrived in America to establish a colony at the mouth of the Hudson River

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“Indigenous voices are central to this project,” Limon says. “It’s not a historical exhibition where we take you through the history from A to Z to today and the future. We know how to do this, objects in space, telling a story, taking from historians and books, but how can we tell a story that has such different perspectives in all these spaces? We combine museum objects with storytelling and contemporary art, enabling historical perspectives, contemporary views and imaginations for a different future.”

It is an exhibition that certainly tries to go beyond throwing a few exotic curios and maps…

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Munsee

After Shift to Indigenous Governance, Forge Project Names New Fellows

Forge Project 2024 fellowship winners (clockwise from top left): Delbert Anderson (Navajo/Diné), Schon Matthew Duncan (United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokee Indians), Donna Hogerhuis (Stockbridge-Munsee), Lindsay McIntyre (Inuit), Mikayla Patton (Oglala Sioux Lakota), and Sterling Anthony Schreiber II (Stockbridge-Munsee) (images courtesy Forge Project)

The Native-led arts and culture advocacy organization Forge Project announced its 2024 fellowship cohort today, May 15, comprising six artists, musicians, filmmakers, and advocates.

Reflecting a diversity of art disciplines, cultural backgrounds, and geographic upbringings, the fellows are Delbert Anderson (Navajo/Diné), Schon Matthew Duncan (United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokee Indians), Donna Hogerhuis (Stockbridge-Munsee), Lindsay McIntyre (Inuit), Mikayla Patton (Oglala Sioux Lakota), and Sterling Anthony Schreiber II (Stockbridge-Munsee). Each will receive a $25,000 grant to support their practices, as well as embark on a three-week stay this summer at Forge’s 60-acre property in the Mahicannituck (Hudson River) Valley, located approximately 115 miles north of New York City.

The announcementof this year’s fellowship cohort comes during a significant transitional period for the Forge Project. In late April, the four-year-old organization shifted to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and has been further developing its Native-led framework through the establishment of a seven-member Indigenous Steering Council, which will guide Forge’s major initiatives and future trajectory. The council members, who include artists Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) and Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw and Cherokee), will oversee Forge’s board of directors and that the organization will continue to fulfill its commitment to Indigenous self-determination. It has also laid out three areas of focus for the years ahead: land, language, and sovereignty.

“A large amount of our funding was coming from our co-founder Becky Gochman through incredible generosity and we thought, ‘How can an organization like this also be really centered on the radical potential of the…

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Iraq Wants UN Assistance Mission To Wind Up Next Year

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Iraq has asked for the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMI), set up after the 2003 US led invasion, to conclude its work by the end of 2025. Iraqi officials argue that the mission, known as UNAMI, is no longer required due to significant progress towards stability.

UNAMI, headquartered in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, was established with a broad mandate to support Iraqi institutions, political dialogue, elections, and human rights.

However, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has suggested that Iraq no longer needs the mission’s political support, though it seeks continued collaboration with other UN agencies.

In a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Sudani highlighted Iraq’s progress in areas covered by UNAMI’s mandate.

The head of UNAMI in Iraq often mediates between political, judicial, and security leaders. While supporters see the mission’s involvement as crucial to conflict resolution, critics have sometimes accused it of interference.

Since 2023, Iraq’s government has been winding down international missions, including the US led coalition formed in 2014 to combat the Islamic State and the UN mission promoting accountability for crimes committed by the jihadist group.

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Iraqi officials insist the country has recovered from sectarian violence following the invasion and from the Islamic State’s attempt to establish a caliphate, making international assistance less essential.

Despite this progress, some diplomats and critics are concerned about the fragile state of Iraq’s young democracy, given frequent conflicts involving heavily armed political-military groups and human rights challenges.

Critics argue that freedom of expression has declined, while Iraqi authorities claim they are tackling corruption and protecting fundamental freedoms.

Similarly, Somalia’s government has also called for ending a UN political mission. In a letter to the Security Council, the foreign minister…

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Mohegan

Gem Quality Successful In Sophomore Debut

Last year’s Breeders Crown champion Gem Quality made a successful 2024 debut on Saturday afternoon, May 11 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, winning one of four $41,096 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for three-year-old pacing males.

The North America Cup eligible son of Captain Crunch, whose crowning achievement was accomplished in 1:50 at Hoosier Park (pictured above), ironically produced the slowest winning time in the All-Stars, 1:53, but the early fractions were relatively dawdling (:27.3, :57.1 and 1:25.2), and he covered his own last half in :55, moving uncovered past the five-eighths to gain a short advantage by headstretch. That lead expanded to 1-3/4 lengths at the wire, with Timeisonmyside, who made a first-turn break, making up a lot of ground for the deuce behind the Chris Ryder trainee, who was driven by Dexter Dunn for Let It Ride Stables Inc., Odds On Racing, Brad Grant and Enviro Stables Ltd.

The other three All-Stars sections each went in 1:51.3, with Sweet Lou gaining two siring credits.

Women Layer gave driver Todd McCarthy North American win No. 998, heading down the road in :26.4, :56.1 and 1:23.4, then equalling his mark while a length to the good of Southwind Celsius. The Brett Pelling-conditioned gelding is undefeated in four sophomore starts for Howard Taylor, Order By Stable, Judith Taylor and Jerry Silva.

Sweet Lou is also the sire of Solid Character, who moved from the pocket on the far turn after Copperfield had laid down splits of :26.4, :55.2 and 1:23.1, then had his task made much easier when that rival lost stride. The gelding won by five lengths over Target Aquired while reducing his lifetime mark for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Robert Jackson, Timothy Sullivan and Tom…

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Nanticoke

Baseball Recap: Nic Borgia leads Holy Cross to victory over Greater Nanticoke Area

Holy Cross had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans 8-7. That’s two games straight that Holy Cross has won by just one run.

Nic Borgia was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Fox, who scored a run while going 1-for-5.

On Greater Nanticoke Area’s side, Derek Shemanski was cooking despite his team’s loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethen Ball, who scored a run while going 2-for-6.

Even though they lost, Greater Nanticoke Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That’s the most hits they’ve managed all season.

Holy Cross’ win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.

Holy Cross will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lakeland at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Holy Cross has played have been within two runs, so don’t be surprised if it’s a close one. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they will head out on the road to take on Central Columbia at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Greater Nanticoke Area has played have been within two runs, so don’t be surprised if it’s…

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Two adults, one child displaced after early-morning fire off Mohican Street

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BATON ROUGE – Three people, including a child, are displaced after a fire overnight. 

The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire started just before 1:30 a.m. on Charles Street off Mohican. When crews arrived, they found the home’s occupants safely outside. 

There was a small fire in the attic above the kitchen. Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. 

There were no injuries. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. 

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Lenni Lenape

Doylestown to Welcome State-of-the-Art Behavioral Health Facility in 2025 

Rendering of behavioral crisis facility

Image via Lenape Valley Foundation.

The Bright Path Center, is set to open in 2025 in Doylestown to address the urgent needs of individuals facing behavioral health crises.

A groundbreaking initiative is underway to address the urgent needs of individuals facing behavioral health crises. The Bright Path Center, set to open in 2025 in Doylestown, will be the first facility of its kind in the state, writes Michele Haddon for the Bucks County Courier Times.  

It aims to offer a comprehensive, around-the-clock crisis stabilization service in a calming environment.  

Spearheaded by the Lenape Valley Foundation in collaboration with several local agencies, including Doylestown Health and the Bucks County Department of Behavioral Health, the center plans to streamline access to critical services. 

The 22,000-square-foot facility will coalesce various behavioral health services under one roof, providing a comforting, home-like setting for both adults and children.  

The center includes specialized areas for assessment, referral, rehabilitation, and withdrawal management, as well as spaces for both voluntary and involuntary treatment. 

 Bucks County Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo, motivated by personal experiences with his son’s addiction, emphasized the facility’s significance in removing obstacles to accessing the right kind of help during mental health crises.  

“It’s a struggle and that’s why this place that’s going to be built here is so important to the residents of Bucks County,” he said.  

Read more about the Bright Path Center and its newest features in the Bucks County Courier Times. 

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Iraq demands end of UN assistance mission by end of 2025

Iraq has demanded that a UN assistance mission, set up after the 2003 US-led invasion of the country, ends its work by the end of 2025.

Unami is no longer required as the Middle East country has made significant progress towards stability and wants to deepen co-operation with other UN organisations, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani said.

“Iraq has managed to take important steps in many fields, especially those that fall under Unami’s mandate,” he said in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The mission, based in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, was set up to help develop Iraqi institutions, support political dialogue and elections, and promote human rights.

Unami’s chief in Iraq often meets top political, judicial and security officials in work that supporters see as important to preventing and resolving conflicts but which critics have described as interference.

Since 2023, Iraq has moved to end several international missions, including the US-led coalition created in 2014 to fight ISIS and a UN mission established to promote accountability for the extremist group’s crimes.

Iraqi officials argue that the country has come a long way from the sectarian bloodletting that took place after the US-led invasion and during the attempt by ISIS to establish a caliphate, and that it no longer needs as much international help.

However, some critics worry about the stability of the young democracy, given recurring conflicts and the presence of many heavily armed military-political groups that have often fought battles on the streets, the last time being in 2022.

Some diplomats and UN officials also worry about human rights and accountability in a country that frequently ranks among the world’s most corrupt and where activists say freedom of expression has been curtailed in recent years.

Iraq’s government says it is working to fight corruption and denies…

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