Monticello, NY – Via an 8-1 vote today, legislators approved the 2025 Sullivan County Budget. District 9 Legislator Terry Blosser-Bernardo was opposed.
The $303 million budget comes with a 2.5% tax levy increase to cover general cost increases and the new EMS fly car system but does not propose incurring new debt.
“I’m relieved the budget passed; however, there were some…
Read MoreBloomingburg, NY – Sullivan County Department of Public Health has confirmed that a raccoon killed in the Bloomingburg area this week tested positive for the rabies virus.
“The raccoon was killed, and the property owners alerted Public Health, just as they should,” said Acting Public Health Director Jill Hubert-Simon. “The head of the raccoon was sent to the State laboratory, where it…
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Hurleyville, NY – The Sullivan County Cultural Center (Museum) has its annual Holiday Tree Exhibit on display! The Sullivan County Historical Society hosts this event, where many different Holiday Trees are created by individuals and local organizations.
Holiday Trees are on display now through New Year’s Day, Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p,m., at 265 Main Street, Hurleyville.…
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Monticello, NY - On December 4, 2024, Sullivan County District Attorney, Brian P. Conaty announced that a Sullivan County Jury found Isaiah Blanch, 38, guilty of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C violent felony, following a three-day trial.
The jury found that on June 12, 2023, Blanch illegally possessed a loaded and operable .380 caliber “Cobra Ent…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – Formal public hearings about the proposed 2025 Sullivan County Budget have been set for Tuesday, December 10 at 5 p.m. and Thursday, December 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Hearing Room of the Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello.
Written comment is being accepted by Clerk of the Legislature AnnMarie Martin at annmarie…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – Sullivan County will be opening its two warming centers this Friday, November 22, in Liberty and Monticello:
These facilities will remain open to anyone from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. every night through mid-April 2025.
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Monticello, NY – Sullivan County is poised to dramatically expand high-speed broadband Internet service thanks to a nearly $30 million grant.
Governor Kathy Hochul and U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today over $140 million in awards from the ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program to expand broadband infrastructure throughout New York State.…
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Monticello, NY – As wildfires have raged across the State, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a Statewide burn ban from now through the end of the month.
This ban prohibits the starting of outdoor fires statewide for purposes of brush and debris disposal, as well as uncontained campfires and open fires used for cooking. Backyard fire pits and contained campfires less than three feet…
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Monticello, NY – With conditions dry enough that Sullivan County is under a Drought Watch, Fire Coordinator John Hauschild is emphasizing the fact that outdoor burning is incredibly dangerous.
“We’ve had minimal rain over the past few weeks, and vegetation has dried up due to the change in seasons. The smallest spark could easily set trees and brush aflame,” he explained. “I’m urging…
Read MoreFriday, November 8
HURLEYVILLE: 2 p.m. – Service at Morningside Park on County Route 52 (Brickman Road) in Hurleyville. All are invited.
Saturday, November 9
WOODBOURNE: 1 p.m. – The 26th Annual Veterans Day Parade hosted by the Woodbourne Fire Department #1 at 355 Fire House Road, Woodbourne. Line up at 12 p.m., parade…
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