2025 News Archives

Hurleyville, NY - Come out and celebrate the spooky October nights at the 4th annual HO&WL Haunted Trail Walk on Friday, October 24th at 5:30PM on the Hurleyville segment of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail, meeting at the trailhead located at 212 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747. Wear your best costume and bring your friends, family, and your leashed dog. A costume contest will be…

Livingston Manor, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works has closed a portion of Covered Bridge Road (Town Highway 39) in the Town of Rockland to repair the timbered approach deck of County Bridge 237, better known as the Livingston Manor Covered Bridge. 

This section of Covered Bridge Road will be closed to all traffic for much of the rest of October, until repairs are…

Swan Lake, NY – Sullivan County’s Office for the Aging warmly invites the community to attend its Annual Public Hearing and Senior Resource Fair on October 15, to be held at the brand new Terminal at Sullivan County International Airport off County Route 183 (Airport Road) near Swan Lake.

“This is an important and exciting day for our older adults in Sullivan County, who simultaneously…

Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:

• Stacey J. Depew, 39, of Fallsburg, was arrested and charged with Welfare Fraud in the 4th Degree, a Class E felony, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing 1st Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that between April 1, 2022 and October 30…

Jade Corelli, left, and Brian Conaty

Monticello, NY - Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced the hiring of Jade Corelli to the position of District Attorney’s Crime Victim Specialist Coordinator. This position is an integral part of this Office’s commitment to supporting victims and their families throughout the criminal justice process.…

Eric Lunser, left, is sworn in by Sullivan County Clerk Russell Reeves as District Attorney Brian Conaty watches.

Monticello, NY - Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced the hiring of Eric Lunser to the position of District Attorney Investigator. In this role, Investigator Lunser will be responsible for spearheading the creation and…

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 2024 Fiscal Stress rankings for municipalities Statewide, based on the annual financial…

Monticello, NY - On September 19, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that a Sullivan County Jury found Jonte Wunner, 27, of Monticello, guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A-I felony, Concealment of a Human Corpse, a Class E Felony, and Tampering with Physical Evidence, a Class E felony, following a five day jury trial. The jury found that on October 4…

Ferndale, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of County Road No. 72 (Lieutenant J.G. Brender Highway) in the Town of Liberty to repair a section of failing roadway embankment, located approximately 0.2 miles south of the intersection of County Road No. 71 (Ferndale Road).

This section of CR 72 is scheduled…

Lake Huntington, NY - On September, 17, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P, Conaty along with Assistant District Attorney Nour Goodfriend, a former student of Sullivan West, attended Sullivan West’s Open House Safe Driving Seminar to speak to the students, parents, and faculty regarding driver safety.

At the seminar, DA Conaty specifically addressed the young junior…