Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Parks, Recreation & Beautification Department is offering American Red Cross Blended Learning: Lifeguard Courses, Lifeguard Recertification Courses, and CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers Recertification Courses!

Throughout May and June 2025, Sullivan County’s Assistant Recreation Director Fiona Feltman will give these courses in the Fallsburg Jr./Sr. High School Indoor Pool (115 Brickman Rd, Fallsburg).

Lifeguard/Lifeguard Recertification Courses

Monticello, NY – Public Works Committee Chair Joe Perrello is pleased to announce that Sullivan County is hosting a residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event next month.

Scheduled for Sunday, June 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., it will be offered at the Monticello Transfer Station’s Scale House area at 91 Landfill Drive.

“This is a great time to clean out your household chemicals,” said Perrello. “These items can be dangerous to people and the environment if stored a long time or just thrown out with the rest of the trash.”

Bethel, NY – Lake Superior State Park will open to the public for picnicking, boat rentals, and swimming starting Memorial Day Weekend and continue to operate every weekend through the end of June from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Daily operation commences June 21 through September 1. Hours of operation are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday–Sunday and 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, subject to weather conditions.

Monticello, NY – Bidders are welcome from now through May 29 on more than 30 items – including assorted metal, trucks, containers, even a lathe and a hay blower – up for auction by the Sullivan County Division of Public Works (DPW).

“There’s something to interest any bargain-hunter,” says District 7 Legislator and Public Works Committee Chair Joe Perrello. “I invite everyone to take a look and make a bid.”

Monticello, NY –Money may not grow on trees, but you can explore the world of grants for your non-profit, small business, or municipality.

Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has arrested:

Saturday, May 24th

Mamakating: 9:00 – 11:15 am – Edward M. Maier Memorial VFW Post 4947 will hold Memorial Day Services at the following: 9:00 am – Poplar Grove Cemetery, 9:45 am – Monument at the Phillipsport Community Center, 10:30 am – Burlingham Cemetery, and 11:15 am – Pine Hill Cemetery. (Times are approximate)

Sunday, May 25th

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County’s Department of Public Health is alerting all local healthcare providers and summer camp operators to a confirmed case of measles in neighboring Orange County, as announced by the Orange County Health Department on May 7, 2025.

Monticello, NY – For the tenth time in a row, Sullivan County has earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).

A panel of judges reviewed over 1,700 budgets submitted to the GFOA, including Sullivan County’s version for the 2025 fiscal year. They judged the budgets on their excellence as policy documents, financial plans, operations guides and communications devices, deeming Sullivan’s to be proficient in all four categories.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County has been awarded $500,000 – the maximum possible under the County Emergency Medical Services Support Grant Program – that promises to significantly enhance the local emergency response system.