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2025 News Archives

OFA Annual Meeting

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…

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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…
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Jade Corelli and Brian Conaty

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.…

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Lunser Swearing In

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…

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Fiscal Stress Decrease Graph

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…

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Jonte Wunner

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…

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CR 72 Detour Map

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…

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DA Conaty at Sullivan West

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…

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Manor Leaf by J. Watz

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Parks & Recreation Office once again welcomes photographs taken of the beautiful fall foliage at County parks and museums!

“We are accepting submissions now through November 30, 2025,” says Assistant Recreation Director Fiona Feltman. “The leaves are starting to change colors, and it’s a great time to go out and enjoy the crisp, cool fall air at…

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Ollen Eck

Monticello, NY - On September 16, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Ollen Eck, 40, of Liberty, was sentenced to ten years’ incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell following Eck’s conviction for Robbery in the Second Degree, a Class C violent felony. Separately,…

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