2025 News Archives

Liberty, NY - On January 24. 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney, Brian P. Conaty announced that Davina Holden, 57, 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 on January 16, 2025, upon her conviction for Arson in the Second Degree, a Class B violent felony.…

Liberty, NY - On January 24, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Darwin Banegas-Ortiz, 40, of Liberty, was sentenced to twenty years’ incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell on January 16, 2025, upon his conviction for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a Class…

Monticello, NY - On January 24, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that a Sullivan County Grand Jury has returned a True Bill of Indictment charging Sarah Carter, 34, of Monticello, with Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E Felony, for leaving a two-year old child unattended inside her 2012 Ford Explorer on July 16, 2024, for several hours with the vehicle…

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Roscoe, NY - On December 22nd, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., New York State Police observed a 2018 Mercedes Benz traveling westbound on State Route 17 in the Town of Rockland.  New York State Police Troopers initiated a vehicle and traffic stop after observing that the vehicle had an illegal window tint and an obscured license plate.…

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature is now accepting applications for the 2025 Legislative Discretionary Contract Program, intended for not-for-profit agencies to apply for consideration of legislative funding.

The County Legislature wishes to assist Sullivan County entities with achieving goals such as a public safety, public health, youth services, community development…

Elizabeth Wunner (pictured) and Maureen Hopper were the 2024 Older New Yorkers from Sullivan County, honored last year at a gala in Albany.

Monticello, NY – The NYS Office for the Aging will celebrate Older New Yorkers’ Day on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and Sullivan County has an opportunity to include up to two local honorees!

At the ceremony in Albany,…

Hurleyville, NY – The Sullivan County Historical Society will be hosting a book talk by local author Lily Barrish Levner on Saturday, January 25 at 2 p.m. at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, though donations are always appreciated.

In “Banquets & Bootleg Bounty,” author Lily Barrish Levner transports readers to the summer of…

Liberty, NY – Building upon the popularity and success of construction, auto repair, security guard and welding courses offered in the last two years, Sullivan County’s Center for Workforce Development (CWD) and Sullivan BOCES have teamed up once again to offer a free course – this time in the electrical trades – to up to 15 local residents.

“I thank the Legislature for devoting…