Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Parks & Recreation Office welcomes photographs taken of the landscapes and wildlife at County parks and museums!
“We are accepting submissions now through December 31, 2024 – but don’t wait. Now’s the time to get out and take beautiful photos of our natural assets!” said Assistant Recreation Director Fiona Feltman. “Entries will be judged by a…
Read MoreLiberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
Swan Lake, NY – Over 50 Sullivan County firefighters and around the same amount of Public Works employees traveled to the Sullivan County Emergency Services Training Center to see a “Live Wire” demonstration by NYSEG last week. In the wake of a near-fatal electrocution in Sullivan County last year, the emphasis was on safety for the NYSEG linemen, firefighters, highway workers and the general…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature is looking for community members to serve on the board of the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission, starting in 2025.
“The Commission needs a full-time executive director and a reconstituted board,” explained Legislature Chair Nadia Rajsz. “All nine legislators have an opportunity to nominate someone to the board, but we need…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – The Sullivan County Board of Elections will register voters on October 5 from 2-9 p.m. and October 10 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello.
“We encourage anyone who has not yet registered to vote to come to our office on these days and times,” said Sullivan County Elections Commissioners Lori Benjamin and Deanna Senyk. “Registrants…
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Monticello, NY - On September 25, 2024, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Jacob McCoy, 50, of Monticello, was sentenced to the maximum of nine years’ incarceration in State prison to be followed by two-years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell upon McCoy’s convictions of two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck announces that a second round of the 2024 Sullivan County Real Estate Tax Foreclosure Auction will be held online only from Monday, September 23 through Wednesday, September 25.
“We have two parcels – both single-family homes – from the first auction that ultimately did not sell earlier this month,” Buck explains.
One parcel…
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Monticello, NY – The NYS Comptroller’s Office has designated Sullivan County free of fiscal stress, with the County’s finances continuing to be in the best shape since reporting began.
‘No Designation’ Is the Best Designation
The Comptroller’s Office just released its 2023 Fiscal Stress rankings for municipalities Statewide, based on the annual financial…
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Liberty, NY – September is Suicide Prevention Month, but it’s about more than words. It’s about a number: 988.
“Instead of remembering a ten-digit number during really tough times, you just need to remember three,” affirms Deputy Health & Human Services Commissioner Melissa Stickle. “988 will instantly connect you to someone who can help, who can listen.”
“Just like 911 for…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – The offices of the Sullivan County Clerk will close, starting Thursday afternoon, September 19, to complete renovations.
“Many visitors to our offices in the Government Center have seen that we’re reconfiguring our space to better serve the public,” noted County Clerk Russell Reeves. “In order to allow our Division of Public Works to finish these much-needed…
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