Lawyer IDs Haines Falls Man Detained by ICE in Tannersville, Second Man Detained in Windham
The man detained by ICE agents in Tannersville on Wednesday morning was identified as Francisco “Pancho” Marmolejo-Silva, a longtime local contractor, according to local lawyer Greg Lubow. Greene County Sheriff Pete Kusminsky said a second unidentified man was also taken into custody on Wednesday during a related traffic stop in Windham. “We did know about this,” Kusminsky said Thursday. He also said…
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Greene County Rescinds Poet Laureate Appointment Due to Facebook Posts
The chairman of the Greene County Legislature is revoking the appointment of Esther Cohen as the county’s first poet laureate, citing two of her Facebook posts that lawmakers said appeared to celebrate the prospect of President Donald Trump’s death. In an April 3 letter, Patrick Linger, chairman of the Republican-majority Legislature, told CREATE Council on…
Community
The Pines Marks 10 Years as Shandaken Gathering Place
Ten years after opening The Pines, Jeremy Bernstein said the business has become what he hoped it would be: a place where people gather for food, music, and the kind of familiarity that makes a night out feel like dinner at a friend’s house. Bernstein, 52, grew up in Woodstock and came to hospitality after…
Perspectives
Talkin’ the Walk: The Times They Are A-Changin’
So I’m walking down Route 212, from Bearsville into town. And, yes, I must have a death wish. But I do want to preserve a memory of it as it is before the Complete Streets effort grabs it by the throat and changes it for the rest of our lives. And I’m thinking: Whoever said…
