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LRHSD Sports Roundup – May 31-June 5

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Eastern 5, Cherokee 2: Senior Andrew Tofolo struck out four in 6 2/3 innings and senior Logan Cudyero had a two-run single as visiting Eastern (14-8) defeated Cherokee (14-8) in an Olympic Conference American Division game June 1.

Junior Dylan Cruice had an RBI single for the Chiefs.

Olympic Conference

June 1, Marlton

Eastern 5, Cherokee 2

Eastern – 110 050 0 – 5 4 0

Cherokee – 000 020 0 – 2 2 3

WP: Andrew Tofolo; LP: Tyler Lender.

Shawnee 4, Lenape 1: Senior Alec Baltz struck out six and walked one in a complete-game effort as visiting Shawnee (13-5) defeated Lenape (12-10) in an Olympic Conference American Division game June 1.

Juniors Erich Hartmann and Luke Anderson had two hits apiece for the Renegades.

Senior Nick Garagozzo doubled and scored in the fourth inning for the Indians.

Olympic Conference

June 1, Medford

Shawnee 4, Lenape 1

Shawnee – 030 001 0 – 4 7 1

Lenape – 000 100 0 – 1 4 1

WP: Alec Baltz; LP: Michael Calderon; 2B: L-Nick Garagozzo.

Cherokee 5, Southern Regional 0: Senior Tyler Lender belted his fourth home run of the season and senior Jackson Edelman struck out six and walked two in a complete-game, three-hit shutout as No. 2 seed Cherokee (15-8) defeated visiting No. 15 Southern Regional (5-14) in a NJSIAA South Group 4 first-round playoff game June 2.

Sophomore Jason Schooley singled home a run and scored a run for the Chiefs.

NJSIAA South Group 4 First Round

June 2, Marlton

Cherokee 5, Southern Regional 0

Southern – 000 000 0 – 0 3 2

Cherokee – 110 102 x – 5 6 2

WP: Jackson Edelman; LP: Nick Desiderio; 2B: C-Dom Patrizi; HR: C-Tyler Lender.

Lenape 10, Howell 7: Senior Tyler Davis (3-for-4, 2 RBIs, 3 runs) belted his seventh home run of the season as visiting No. 10 seed Lenape (13-10) defeated No. 7 Howell (13-10) in…

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Data issue left some Oklahoma tribes with little federal aid at height of pandemic

Shawnee Chief Ben Barnes grieved for people who died every week from COVID-19.

When families called the tribe to help pay for funerals, Barnes had to turn them down. 

The U.S. Treasury Department counted the tribe’s population as zero instead of 3,100 when it distributed CARES Act relief funding a year ago. Bad data forced Barnes and other tribal leaders across the U.S. to respond to the pandemic with little federal aid.

During the worst point of the pandemic in northeast Oklahoma, Barnes said he learned about new infections every day and two to four deaths a week.

“We had people dying,” Barnes said. “We didn’t have resources or ways to help.”

The dispute remains at the center of a federal lawsuit filed by the Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and joined by two other tribes. The Treasury Department announced in April that it would give more CARES Act money to some tribes in light of an appeals court ruling in the case.

Because of that decision, the Shawnee plan to exit the federal case. Other tribal leaders continue to push for equitable aid and an explanation of what went wrong.

More: Navajo Nation surpasses Cherokee to become largest US tribe

Another local tribe shortchanged

Eastern Shawnee Chief Glenna Wallace said she has repeatedly asked for a review of the initial funding formula, which counted her nation’s population as 221 instead of 3,650.

She points to parallels from 1830, when the Eastern Shawnee were forcibly removed from the Ohio Valley to the northeast corner of Oklahoma. The tribe received 58 acres of land, a fraction of what the federal government promised. 

“We’ve never been in a position to be able to financially help our tribal citizens, and it was about the same with COVID,” Wallace said. “It was a repetition.” 

Congress passed the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic…

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Bellator 260: Make your predictions for Douglas Lima vs Yaroslav Amosov

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 260 main card staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 260 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Records: Alex Polizzi (7-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), Gustavo Trujillo (3-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Polizzi 4-1, Trujillo 3-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.06.21): N/A

Records: Amanda Bell (7-7 MMA, 3-3 BMMA), Marina Mokhnatkina (4-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Past five: Bell 2-3, Mokhnatkina 3-2
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.06.21): N/A

Records: Lucas Brennan (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), Matthew Skibicki (4-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Brennan 4-0, Skibicki 2-3
Division: 150-pound contract weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.06.21): N/A

Records: Bobby King (9-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Nick Newell (16-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Past five: King 4-1, Newell 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.06.21): N/A

Records: Tywan Claxton (6-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA), Justin Gonzales (11-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Claxton 3-2, Gonzales 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
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Softball: State tourney results, links & featured coverage for Tuesday, June 1

Tuesday, June 1

Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, Semifinal Round

Calvary Christian (Old Bridge) 10, Timothy Christian 4 – Box Score

Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Final Round

Hunterdon Central 8, Pope John 0 – Box Score

In-Season Tournaments

Waldwick 5, Saddle Brook 2 – Box Score

Pilgrim Academy 8, Atlantic Christian 4 – Box Score

NJSIAA Tournament, First Round, Central Jersey, Group 1

South Hunterdon 16, Keyport 0 – Box Score

Middlesex 5, Florence 0 – Box Score

Burlington City 12, Keansburg 2 – Box Score

Point Pleasant Beach 2, Highland Park 1 – Box Score

Manville 10, Woodbridge Academy 0 – Box Score

Henry Hudson 19, Perth Amboy Tech 5 – Box Score

New Egypt 14, Dunellen 3 – Box Score

Riverside 17, Piscataway Tech 0 – Box Score

NJSIAA Tournament, First Round, Central Jersey, Group 2

Monmouth 3, Metuchen 1 – Box Score

Bordentown 17, Shore 1 – Box Score

Spotswood 8, Voorhees 7 – Box Score

Gov. Livingston 20, East Brunswick Tech 0 – Box Score

South Plainfield 3, Johnson 0 – Box Score

Raritan 4, Delaware Valley 3 – Box Score

Manasquan 12, Roselle 0 – Box Score

Robbinsville 12, North Plainfield 0 – Box Score

NJSIAA Tournament, First Round, Central Jersey, Group 3

Colts Neck 13, Middletown North 1 – Box Score

Burlington Township 17, Jackson Liberty 3 – Box Score

Ocean Township 10, Ewing 0 – Box Score

Steinert 17, Pennsauken 0 – Box Score

Westampton Tech 5, Hamilton West 4 – Box Score

Lawrence 5, Northern Burlington 4 – Box Score

Wall 7, Freehold Borough 0 – Box Score

Allentown 4, Hopewell Valley 1 – Box Score

NJSIAA…

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Meeting of the Mayors expands in Wilkes-Barre

Mayor Brown continues to grow a collaborative effort between leaders in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Once again, Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown welcomes other mayors from across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania into city hall for a “Meeting of the Mayors.”

This is something Brown started in the beginning of the pandemic in an effort to pull resources during a difficult time.

“We helped each other out during the pandemic,” explained Brown. “Someone needed masks, or they needed some. We have a health department. The city has one of only 10 in the state. If someone called us from another city saying mayor, ‘What should we do here?’ Hank Radulski and the health department was there to help them.”

The regular meeting of the Mayors began with the leaders from Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Hazleton, and Nanticoke.

Now it has grown to include the mayor of Williamsport and the mayor of Kingston.

“I’m excited to see what their what the organization was about what their what their challenges are, what their ideas are, and how it was working together as a team,” said Mayor Paul Roberts Jr. of Kingston. “That’s that’s the best, best way to put it.”

Mayor Brown tells Newswatch 16, now that we’re on the tail end of this pandemic, he wants to continue to bring down the borders between municipalities so that they can work together for other projects.

“And also when we work together, it’s common things that we’re working on,” added Brown. “Maybe the American Recovery Act. It may be blighted properties, maybe grants, whatever we feel that we can help each other out, but we’re tearing down the walls between the cities. Between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, working together as a team.”

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Hunterdon Central wins softball championship over Pope John

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A Chester County woman wants to donate a Native American burial ground. It’s a complicated process.

An aging metal sign erected by the Chester County Historical Society in 1908 stands partially obscured by a tree along a curvy rural road in tiny Newlin Township to commemorate theLenape people buried on the knoll just above.

Carol McCloskey has owned that knoll, now dense with woods, since 1987.

Now planning her estate, she wants to donate the property, preferably to Native Americans, to ensure its preservation. But finding a good steward for the land has been more complicated than she thought. So far she’s found no takers for her half-acre lot, the only officially recognized Native American burial site in Chester County.

“I thought it should go to the rightful owners,” McCloskey said, referring to the Lenape people. Previously, she had no luck trying to donate the land to a federally recognized tribe, and now is restarting the process and willing to expand the pool of potential recipients.

“I want to give it to someone who appreciates it,” she said. “I want the right people to have it.”

The burial site is a leftover wedge sliced out ofthe 170 acres, known as Indian Knoll Farm, McCloskey subdivided into 10-acre lots in 1987. The few motorists humming along Brandywine Drive each day likely don’t even notice the sign or the property as it rises steeply above the road.

McCloskey, who lives in nearby Willistown Township, has a conservation easement that ensures the land can never be developed. Because of that, it is assessed at $500 and the taxes are only a few dollars a year.

“My daughter and I have been trying to donate this for a couple of years,” McCloskey said. “But the Lenape group years ago moved out west. So there’s no one around to talk to or deal with in Pennsylvania. As a burial ground, you can’t do anything with it. It’s overgrown….

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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun wade into post-pandemic era

Foxwoods Resort Casino on Wednesday was requiring all patrons and employees to continue wearing masks while Mohegan Sun was mandating that masks only be worn by those who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Jeff Hamilton, Mohegan Sun’s president and general manager, said the casino was asking employees to show proof of vaccination in order to work without a mask.

“We are checking vaccination cards among team members,” Hamilton said. “If they can’t prove they’ve been vaccinated, they have to wear a mask or they can’t work.”

He said it would be “impossible” to verify patrons’ vaccination status.

About 70% of Mohegan Sun employees — more than 3,000 of them — have been fully vaccinated, said Hamilton, who’s hopeful the lifting of the mask-wearing requirement will help convince those who have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine to do so. He said he hoped to get more than 90% of Mohegan Sun’s workforce vaccinated.

Jason Guyot, Foxwoods’ president and chief executive officer, said Wednesday his casino still was requiring patrons and employees to wear masks, at least for now.

“We are reviewing the new CDC guidance and will have an announcement by the end of the week,” he wrote in an email. “Safety of our guests and team members remains paramount and we want to ensure our plans are clearly laid out prior to lifting the masking policy.”

Foxwoods has discontinued or removed most other COVID-19 protocols, including temperature checks of patrons and plexiglass barriers that had been erected between slots positions and between table-games players and dealers, Guyot said. All slot machines, some of which had been turned off to create physical distancing, have been activated, and all capacity restrictions pertaining to table games, restaurants, theaters, events and retail shops have been lifted.

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Letters: Biden; Democrats; Russia

Biden administration wants to ensure growth, progress

Mitch McConnell and his sycophants are at it again, blocking progress and relief for the working population while defending a recent massive tax reduction for corporations and the wealthy. That 2017 tax bill is exactly the error made by the last four Republican administrations. The repeated assertion that “trickle down” economics will work, has in every case added to significant government tax revenue loss, increasing the debt. In this instance, $2 trillion according to the CBO and several independent institutes.

Now comes President Biden with a plan that addresses the critical needs of the nation’s infrastructure and the need to supply a secure workforce.  He proposes to spend about $2 trillion. But the Biden plan puts money into the economy for the purpose of purchasing goods and services, stimulating the economy, not giving it to investors, who will hopefully finance increased productive efforts.  That is a repeatedly disproved theory.

President Biden proposes to pay for his bill by increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Specifically he would increase the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, still lower than the 35% before the 2017 reduction. McConnell’s immediate reaction was to block any thing that invaded the tax havens Republicans have built for the upper strata of income.

The Republican Congress has as a primary interest in all things of the economy: protection of the rich and continued reluctance to support the workers of the country. Meanwhile the administration and Congressional Democrats want to ensure growth and progress by putting Americans to work doing the things they successfully did from World War II through the 1970s. I lived through that time when we built the greatest economic engine in history with corporate tax rates at 50%, individual rates as high as 90%.

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UN mission in Iraq extended, widened to observe October vote

Muslim Brotherhood’s true colors on display as Arab Islamist party joins Jewish nationalists in Israeli coalition

DUBAI: To govern is to choose, they say. Mansour Abbas, leader of Israel’s United Arab List, is likely to face a few difficult decisions over the coming weeks and months if, as seems likely, he and his party form part of a new governing coalition in Israel.

Late on Wednesday, it was announced that Abbas had agreed to join a coalition jointly led by Yair Lapid, of the centrist Yesh Atid party, and Naftali Bennett of the right-wing Yemina. The irony of an Islamist political party eagerly closing ranks with Yemina, an alliance of Jewish nationalist parties, has not been lost on Palestinians or the wider Arab world.

Analysts see the development as yet another example of a Muslim Brotherhood-inspired party putting power and self-interest above principles when it comes to the crunch.

The head of the Arab Israeli Islamic conservative party Raam Mansour Abbas (R) signing a coalition agreement with Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid (L) and right-wing nationalist tech millionaire Naftali Bennett in Ramat Gan near the coastal city of Tel Aviv. (AFP/File Photo)

“The news was not surprising. Brotherhood affiliates have always used all means to achieve their political goals,” Dr. Hamdan Al-Shehri, a political analyst and international relations scholar, told Arab News.

“This cooperation is just another episode in a long-running drama that will continue to demonstrate the extent and willingness of the Muslim Brotherhood to cooperate with anyone except the governments of their own countries.”

Whether the marriage of convenience will last long enough is another matter. If approved in the Knesset, the coalition will bring an end to the 12-year premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu….

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