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I was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Maryland, and lived in the Adirondacks for almost a decade. None of these places are “homeland” to me, and the concept
May 05, 2021 — Last weekend, about 50 people marched in Saranac Lake in response to the conviction of Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is the white former police officer from Minneapolis who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. Hannah FinleyProtesters in Saranac Lake call for more reform after Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict Community members of Saranac Lake marched on Saturday in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Credit: David Lynch Saranac Lake residents rally in response to the Derek Chauvin trial. Credit: David LynchPeople at Saturday’s rally in Saranac Lake march...
acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Zohar Gitlis heads a march down Main Street in Saranac Lake Saturday, leading a chant of âAll lives canât matter until what?â Activists behind responded âUntil Black lives matter.â (Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) Activists cross state Route 3 in Saranac Lake Saturday. They were rallying to show solidarity for Black Lives Matter in the Adirondacks. (Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) Activists march down Church Street in Saranac Lake Saturday, to say the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in ...
acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com From left, Sgt. Travis LaBar, Patrolman Aaron Sharlow and Chief James Joyce pose at the Saranac Lake police station in September 2020. (Enterprise photo â Amy Scattergood) SARANAC LAKE — In the first of two public hearings on the local police review committee’s findings and policy proposals on Thursday, around 30 Zoom participants asked questions about the process of the police review. Some also voiced concerns over certain policies, Lexipol employees assigned to the village and how officers will be trained. On Feb. 10 the committee released i...
Guest Commentary On Tuesday, President Biden called for an end to the use of private prisons in the Department of Justice. I’m glad to hear we’re taking this step as a country because it’s heinous that people profit off of incarceration. But this is also a good time to highlight the growth of privatization across the policing and prison industrial complex, which will not be impacted by this executive order. Here in Saranac Lake, for example, the village has hired Lexipol, a private firm that has repeatedly come under scrutiny for its use-of-force policies following officer-involved s...