Man arrested for burglary after fight at Village Pub

By TOM KANE

NARROWSBURG. — It’s usually very quiet in Narrowsburg on a Friday night, but last Friday, May 3 was an exception.

Joseph Cilino, 26, of Honesdale was arrested by state police after smashing a glass double door and entering a residence on Main Street.

Cilino, who was charged with two felonies, two misdemeanors and a violation, allegedly got into a fight at the Village Pub in Narrowsburg and wandered through the village dazed and injured.

“They said at the pub that he wanted to pick a fight,” said Trooper Timothy Dowling.

Cilino then left the pub and knocked at the door of The River Reporter, whose lights were on since some staff members were still at work.

The time was around 9:15 p.m.

“He knocked at the door and waited for it to be opened. He had been beaten and questioned why he had been treated that way. We called 911 and asked for an ambulance and the state police. We gave him some ice for his head and waited outside for the ambulance. He then bolted away,” said The River Reporter publisher Laurie Stuart.

When the police and EMS arrived, they began looking for him on Main Street and heard the cries of a resident who said loud noises were coming from the building owned by Thomas Colucci.

“I entered through the broken window and tried to apprehend him quietly but he resisted,” Dowling said.

Cilino was subsequently taken to Sullivan County Jail, where he was held in lieu $10,000 bail.