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Nylander fitting in well with Penguins after trade

During his media availability last week, Penguins head coach J.D. Forrest said forward Alex Nylander is the type of player that can help dig the team out of its last-place hole.

Just a few days later, those words have already started to ring true.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ended its month-long losing skid this weekend with two victories, and the recently-acquired Nylander was a big reason why. He scored a power play goal in Sunday’s long-overdue win over Hershey, and now has five points in six games since joining the Penguins less than two weeks ago.

“I mean, the skill is evident,” Forrest said. “It’s just a matter of having him get used to the type of pace that the Pittsburgh organization wants to play, and finding some consistency.”

Nylander has already made a number of high-level plays with WBS, including a third-period setup for captain Taylor Fedun in Utica on Jan. 7 that put the Penguins in a position to win. Then this past weekend — days after Forrest mentioned he’d like the Alberta native to shoot more — he potted Sunday’s goal and also an extra-attacker tally against Lehigh Valley on Friday.

The Penguins also got a big boost this weekend from their top line of Felix Robert, Valtteri Puustinen and Sam Houde, giving them a number of players on hot streaks as they continue a busy month with five games over the next week.

Forrest said players that get a fresh start often have a boost in energy, something that Nylander seems to be benefitting from.

A top-10 draft pick of Buffalo in 2016, Nylander has undergone a lot of growing pains since turning pro in 2016-17. He played his first season with the Rochester Americans, scoring only 10 goals in 65 games with a plus-minus rating of negative-24.

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New York’s first-ever Lenape-curated exhibition to open at the Brooklyn Public Library in Greenpoint

Image courtesy of Gregg Richards

The first-ever Lenape-curated exhibition in New York is coming to Brooklyn. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library and The Lenape Center, Lenapehoking features a collection of masterworks by Lenape artists and educational programs that teach visitors the story of the Lenape community. The collection is curated by Joe Baker, the co-founder and executive director of the Lenape Center and enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. The exhibition opens on Thursday, January 20 at the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center and runs through April 30.

Bandolier Bag by Joe Baker, 2014; Image courtesy of the artist

The educational programs will be held at different points throughout the winter and spring. Visitors can learn about the crisis of missing Indigenous persons through a panel conversation with Gloria Steinem, listen to original music by Brent Michael Davids and poetry readings by Rebecca Haff Lowry, and learn about Lenape food ways with Farm Hub. Guests can also listen to lectures by Curtis Zunigha, Heather Bruegl, and Hadrien Coumans, in addition to others.

“The exhibition site is a library branch, a public space, a very democratic space, a place where grandmas gather, and children gather; it is in many ways kind of messy and noisy and it’s a part of a community and it is really alive,” Joe Baker said. “And that to us was very important in terms of disrupting the historical hierarchal museum model and placing this work at the very ground level of human experience.”

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HS SWIMMING: Panecatl, leads Trojan boys over Lake-Lehman; Guastella, McGurk pace Black Knights’ girls over Nanticoke Area

Two key individual event wins for Hugo Panecatl (200 free, 100 fly) lifted Nanticoke Area over Lake-Lehman, 71-61, in a Wyoming Valley Conference boys swim meet Tuesday. Jackson Kuhar (200 IM, 100 breast) had two individual wins for the Black Knights.

At Wyoming Valley West, Rio Bantell (100 fly, 100 back) and Chris Hummel (100 breast, 50 free) each grabbed two individual event wins to lift the Spartans over Wyoming Area, 93-19. Benjamin Canfield

(100 free) had the lone event win for the Warriors.

Nanticoke Area 71, Lake-Lehman 61

200 medley relay: Lake-Lehman (Kuhar, Manzoni, Walp, McGurk) 1:59.63. 200 free: Hugo Panecatl (NAN) 1:58.99; Tanner Manzoni (LL) 2:05.40; Jake Middleton (NAN) 2:21.05. 200 IM: Jackson Kuhar (LL) 2:22.86; Joe Reyes (NAN) 2:36.58; Lucas West (NAN) 2:51.23. 50 free: Johnny McGurk (LL) 25.99; Noah Stachyra (NAN) 28.72; Giovanni Huertero (NAN) 28.88. 100 fly: Hugo Panecatl (NAN) 58.83; Johnny McGurk (LL) 1:14.61. 100 free: Joe Reyes (NAN) 59.63; Adam Walp (LL) 1:01.14; Giovanni Huertero (NAN) 1:07.59. 500 free: Tanner Manzoni (LL) 5:50.51; Jake Middleton (NAN) 6:23.94; Lucas West (NAN) 7:17.13. 200 free relay: Nanticoke Area (Reyes, Huertero, Middleton, Panecatl) 1:51.51. 100 back: Adam Walp (LL) 1:13.53; Noah Stachyra (NAN) 1:13.55. 100 breast: Jackson Kuhar (LL) 1:14.09; Brady Rushton (NAN) 1:24.22. 400 free relay: Lake-Lehman (McGurk, Walp, Kuhar, Manzoni) 3:55.92.

Wyoming Valley West 93 Wyoming Area 19

200 medley relay: Wyoming Valley West (Bowen, Uter, Hummel, Catanzaro) 2:19.35. 200 free: Billy Bartolomei (WVW) 2:52.38; A. Torres (WVW) 3:19.94; William Lebron (WVW) 4:11.28. 50 free: Chris Hummel (WVW) 26.62; Benjamin Canfield (WA) 28.31; Sebastian Catanzaro (WVW) 28.46. 100 fly: Rio Bantell (WVW) 1:46.35. 100 free: Benjamin Canfield (WA) 1:04.74; Ben Bowen (WVW) 1:06.65; John Getzie (WA) 1:07.85. 500 free: CJ Uter (WVW) 6:59.98; Billy Bartolomei (WVW) 7:48.96. 200 free relay: Wyoming Valley West (Catanzaro, Bowen, Uter, Hummel) 1:59.91. 100 back:…

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Online museum program pays tribute to Nanticoke and Lenape tribes of New Jersey and Delaware

The Trent House Association will present a virtual talk titled “Ties That Bind: Nanticoke and Lenape Language and Revitalization” 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 via Zoom (tinyurl.com/THJan23).

Karelle Hall, a member of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and a graduate student in anthropology at Rutgers University, will trace the connections across the Lenape and Nanticoke diaspora in New Jersey and Delaware and illustrate how language shapes and reinforces those connections.

The land on which the Trent House was built is part of the traditional territory of the Lenape, called Lenapehoking. During the Colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some remained among the three continuing historical tribal communities of the region. Today, Lenapehoking is a diaspora of different communities across the United States and Canada, connected by history, culture and language.

For Lenape and Nanticoke people, revitalizing their languages is a way to reconnect with ancestors and to reclaim traditional ways of understanding the world that are embedded in language.

This program is free and pre-registration is not required. A pay-as-you-wish donation of $10 is suggested and can be made by PayPal at (williamtrenthouse.org/donation.html).

For more information, visit williamtrenthouse.org.

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Kessler milestone highlights LRHSD boys basketball roundup

Woodrow Wilson 55, Seneca 33: Zoe Holman (15) and Will Love (14) combined to score 29 points as visiting Woodrow Wilson (3-1, 3-0) defeated Seneca (1-4, 0-2) in an Olympic Conference National Division game Jan. 10.

Sam Justice and Tyler Klym had nine points apiece for the Golden Eagles.

Olympic National Division

Jan. 10, Tabernacle

Woodrow Wilson 55, Seneca 33

Wilson (3-1) 10-13-13-19 – 55

Seneca (1-4) 8-4-11-10 – 33

Woodrow Wilson: Jacier Proctor 7, James Proctor 5, Will Love 14, Alijah Smith 10, Adrian Woloshin 4, Zoe Holman 15; 3s: Smith.

Seneca: Sam Justice 9, Tyler Klym 9, Grant Sevening 6, Owen Eberman 1, Caleb Roseboro 6, Tiernan Blesi 2; 3s: Klym 3, Justice.

Cherokee 43, Overbrook 36: Shane Winkelman led the way with 15 points (4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist) as visiting Cherokee (3-5, 1-2) snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Overbrook (3-2, 1-0) in a nonleague game Jan. 11.

Bryce Nwobu chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal for the Chiefs.

Nonleague

Jan. 11, Pine Hill

Cherokee 43, Overbrook 36

Cherokee (3-5) 9-12-9-13 – 43

Overbrook (3-2) 3-13-3-17 – 36

Cherokee: Bryce Nwobu 12, Shane Winkelman 15, Judd Holt 3, Will Carr 3, Daniel Leonard 2, Chase Rouito 3, Zach Distel 5; 3s: Winkelman 2, Holt, Carr, Rouito, Distel.

Overbrook: Devon Johnson 16, Jaylan Hornsby 13, David Haywood 4, Dillon Dixon 3; 3s: Johnson 3.

Lenape 61, Winslow Township 44: Tayvon Gaither led the way with 18 points as Lenape (9-1, 3-0) defeated visiting Winslow Township (1-8, 0-3) in an Olympic Conference interdivision game Jan. 11.

Olympic Interdivision

Jan. 11, Medford

Lenape 61, Winslow Township 44

Winslow (1-8) 7-11-8-18 – 44

Lenape (9-1) 25-14-15-7 – 61

Winslow Township: Eric Hagans 16, Terrell Hurst 2, Hajir Davis 4, R. Robinson 1,…

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Connecticut casinos see slot win, iGaming and sports betting handle rise in December

Connecticut’s tribal casinos reported big gains in slot-machine revenue in December, contrasting with 2020’s numbers and restrictions. 

Mohegan Sun reported Monday that it kept $41.8 million in slots revenue after paying out prizes last month, a 29.5% increase in a year-over-year comparison. Foxwoods Resort Casino saw $30.5 million, up from $21.5 million a year ago a 42% rise. 

Mohegan Sun contributed $11.7 million of its December slots win to the state while Foxwoods sent $7.6 million to Hartford. 

As reported by the Department of Consumer Protection’s Gaming Division, being the second full month of online casino gaming in Connecticut, December generated more money for the state than November did. However, online sports betting revenue declined from month to month. 

Online gaming sites operated by the casinos paid the state $2.9 million in December, up from $2.5 million in November. Sports wagering offered by the casinos and by the Connecticut Lottery Corp. generated about $930,000 for the state in December, down from about $1.7 million the previous month. 

The casinos’ online sports betting sites collected more wagers than in previous months, but paid out a greater percentage in winnings: Foxwoods saw $68.9 million in sports wagers and paid out $63.8 million to patrons who placed winning bets. Mohegan Sun collected $63.3 million in wagers and paid out $59.4 million. The lottery took in $11.4 million in bets and paid out $10.5 million. The lottery’s retail sites saw $6.5 million in wagers and paid out $6.1.

After deductions for canceled bets, taxes and promotions, Foxwoods’ gross sports-betting revenue in December was $3.2 million. Mohegan Sun’s was $26 million and the lottery’s was $561,036. Each paid 13.75% of their gross revenue to the state. 

In terms of gross online gaming revenue, Foxwoods generated $9.2 million while Mohegan…

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Vote for Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week for January 9-15

Who will be the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week?

Nominations were provided by coaches, and are presented in alphabetical order. Voting closes at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Jake Benitz, Newton junior forward

Benitz averaged 15 points, four rebounds and two blocks as the Braves went 2-1 last week. He shot 54% from the field, and 30% from long range.

Mikayla Caruso, Kittatinny senior forward

Caruso averaged 10 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, two steals and three assists as the Cougars knocked off Wallkill Valley, St. Elizabeth and High Point.

Lucci Ferrara, Hackettstown senior forward 

Ferrara averaged 9.3 points and 9.9 rebounds as the Tiers beat North Warren and Wallkill Valley, and lost to Lenape Valley.

Pat Ferrare, Montville junior guard

Ferrare averaged 17 points and 4.7 assists as the Mustangs went 2-1 last week. Ferrare hit key free throws and a late 3-pointer to upend host Roxbury, 41-40, on Monday. He also sank the game-winning basket with 2.4 seconds left at Pequannock.

Abby Hawes, Mountain Lakes freshman guard/forward

Hawes averaged six points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals as the Lakers lost to Pequannock, 38-35, then defeated Dover and Morris Tech.

Madison Jenisch, Randolph junior guard

Jenisch averaged 11.7 points, three rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.3 assists as Randolph went 2-1 last week.

Julia Johnson, Lenape Valley senior guard

Johnson averaged 11.7 points and three steals as the Patriots went 3-0, defeating Hackettstown, Newton and Sussex Tech.

Eddie Karpinski, Park Regional senior defender

Karpinski had four goals — including a natural hat trick — and five assists in Park Regional’s 10-0 defeat of Parsippany on Wednesday. The Hanover Park senior also had a power-play goal in a 1-1 tie against Mount Olive/Hopatcong/Hackettstown on Monday, and a hat trick and three assists versus High Point/Kittatinny/Wallkill Valley on Saturday. The Hanover Park/Whippany Park co-op finished the four-game week 2-1-1.

Brynn McCurry, Sparta junior forward

McCurry averaged 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as Sparta swept Montville, Jefferson and Wayne…

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January JazzFest returns to Mohegan Manor in Baldwinsville

Syracuse, N.Y. – The Seneca Savings January JazzFest, a fixture of the Syracuse area midwinter music scene since 2011, celebrates its 10th year of live programming on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 1 to 9 p.m. at Mohegan Manor.

America’s music will resound from all four floors of the historic venue in Baldwinsville, spanning diverse styles including mainstream and bebop, traditional acoustic swing, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. Outstanding high school talent will be showcased, the next generation of emerging professionals will gather to jam, and this year’s special guest headliner, the Queens-born, Brooklyn-based Marianne Solivan, will perform in a festival setting for the first time since joining the Syracuse University music faculty as instructor of vocal jazz.

According to Jazz Times, Solivan is “a vital part of the Manhattan jazz scene…her sound hints at the sharp-focused intensity of Patricia Barber [and] the earthiness of Dinah Washington melded with the interpretive sass of Carmen McRae or, on occasion, even Betty Carter.”

She has performed and recorded with Christian McBride, Peter Bernstein, Jeremy Pelt, Gregory Hutchinson, Steve Wilson, Gene Bertoncini, and Lewis Nash, and many others, appearing at iconic jazz locations including Smoke, Smalls, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, and The Blue Note.

She will front a band of regional luminaries including Rick Montalbano, Tom Brigandi, Jimmy Johns, and Joe Carello for a 90-minute show at the event.

“This year’s event is the most intergenerational we’ve ever put together,” said Larry Luttinger, CNY Jazz founder and curator of the organization’s annual fundraiser. “We’re providing a platform for performers from boomer to Gen Z and everything in between.  Our best talent of today and tomorrow will be on display.”

Proceeds from the festival will support the scholastic activities of the CNY Jazz “Educational Pipeline” of scholastic programs including the SummerJazz Workshop and CNY Jazz Youth Orchestra, as…

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Greater Nanticoke Area agrees to keep property tax increase in state limit

NANTICOKE — Greater Nanticoke Area joined a rapidly growing list of local school districts voting to keep any property tax increase for the 2022-23 school year within an annual state-set maximum known as the Act 1 Index. For Greater Nanticoke Area, this year the maximum is 5.2%

The index can vary year to year and district by district, but voting to stay within the limit does not mean there will be a tax increase. The vote gives the district until the end of May to make that decision and approve a preliminary budget, with approval of a final budget required by June 30.

A district can only exceed the limit either by getting state approval for exceptions or voter approval through a spring primary referendum. Pursuing those options requires approving a preliminary budget in early February.

The board also approved making Feb. 21, Presidents Day, a make-up day requiring school attendance, compensating for the closure of schools Sept. 20, 2021 due to having no water throughout the district. Board President Tony Prushinski cast the only no vote, saying that with the surge of COVID-19 sweeping Luzerne County, he would prefer the day be made up in June.

Students to return Jan. 18

Superintendent Ron Grevera re-affirmed plans to return students to classrooms on Jan. 18. The district went virtual Monday due to COVID-19 and staffing concerns.

In other business, the board:

• Approved the formation of a swim club in compliance with Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association rules.

• Accepted the resignation of David DeLuca as head softball coach, and agreed to advertise for applicants.

• Voted to have Kleinfelder proceed with geotechnical and infiltration testing at the existing running track and football field at a cost of $7,950.

• Approved participating with…

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Exploring the Last Green Valley: January 17th, a full Wolf Moon

Bill Reid  |  For The Bulletin

Monday evening brings the Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the new year with peak illumination at 6:51 p.m. Look for it to rise from the northeastern horizon around sunset.

In New England, and all the way west to Lake Superior, we use the traditional names given by the Algonquin peoples for the full moons. Why is January the Wolf Moon? According to legend, January is when wolves are most likely to be heard howling. Long ago it was thought wolves howled in January because of hunger, but we now understand wolf howling is done for several reasons – to identity and claim territory, locate mates and pack members, organize hunting and strengthen the pack’s social bond.

Bill Reid

Today, there are no wolves left in our region to howl at the full moon, as they have been long extirpated from this part of the country as an apex predator. But perhaps we should consider changing the name of the January full moon to the Eastern Coyote Moon, the canid species that has supplanted the wolf. My guess is all readers of this column have heard the howl of the eastern coyote (as well as their other varied vocalizations). That sound, on a cold winter night, can send a shiver up your spine, just as the sound of a wolf howl may have once done for the inhabitants of this region prior to the mid-18th century.

The region’s connection to the wolf dates to its earliest human inhabitants. The Mohegan people of the region call themselves the wolf people. The first sentences of the Mohegan mission statement say “We are the Wolf People, children of Mundo, a part of the Tree of Life. Our ancestors form our roots, our living Tribe is the trunk, our…

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