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Belleayre gondola already in the works

Belleayre gondola already in the works

Construction of a gondola lift at Belleayre Ski Center is already in the works after last month’s state approval of $8 million in investments for the center, Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley reported at the March 6 town board meeting.

Mohonk forum to address refugees in crisis

Mohonk forum to address refugees in crisis

Mohonk Consultations invites the public to its pring forum, “Working Across Difference: Meeting Refugees in Crisis”, with co-sponsors Mid-Hudson Valley United Nations Association-USA, Lifebridge Foundation and RiverTides, on Sunday, April 9, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Mohonk Mountain House parlor.

Immigration crackdown on ‘bad hombres’ nets New Paltz man with 7-year-old misdemeanor pot conviction

Immigration crackdown on ‘bad hombres’ nets New Paltz man with 7-year-old misdemeanor pot conviction

Joel Guerrero of New Paltz isn’t the sort of guy who comes to mind when the president talks about deporting criminals. He has a 2010 misdemeanor conviction resulting from police finding a pot plant at his house while responding to a noise complaint, and he regularly checks in with immigration officials. But after years of strict deportation of felony offenders under the Obama administration, most of the remaining immigrants that could be deported have similarly non-threatening criminal records.