Liberty, NY - The Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation District is now starting their annual Trout Stocking Program. If you are interested in stocking your pond with trout, fathead minnows, or crawfish this fall, the District will be accepting orders until Monday, September 24, 2018.

Rainbow and Brook trout are being offered for sale. Trout should be stocked in cold-water ponds, and anyone stocking a pond with fish must apply for a fish stocking permit through the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation in New Paltz.

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County’s Public Health Director has been re-elected to the board of the New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) for a 3-year term (2018-2020) and will serve as both chair of the Finance Committee and a newly formed workgroup to explore issues and challenges facing county health departments which continue to operate Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs).

White Lake, NY – Close to 30 police officers from Sullivan County and surrounding areas participated in active-shooter training this week through a coordinated effort between the County’s Office of Emergency Management and the Sheriff’s Office.

Utilizing the former Duggan Elementary School in White Lake (now a community center, but still owned by the Monticello Central School District), the officers honed their skills in tactical entry into and clearance of a building, teamwork and communications, and the treatment of wounds both serious and minor.

Monticello, NY – The former home of Middletown Medical and other doctors’ offices is now owned by the County of Sullivan and will be transformed into the Board of Elections’ new quarters.

Located at 518 Broadway in the heart of downtown Monticello, the 6,800-square-foot, single-story office complex has long served as a medical arts building, but its open floorplan makes it suitable for housing both the relocated Board of Elections and the County’s electronic voting machines.

WASHINGTON, DC – National Association of Counties (NACo) President Greg Cox appointed Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Luis Alvarez to a one-year term as a subcommittee vice chair focusing on homeland security on NACo’s Justice and Public Safety Policy Steering Committee.

Hurleyville, NY – Gordon McAdam will talk about the “One-Room Schoolhouses in the Town of Thompson” on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. 

Of special interest will be the recently discovered information about the lease agreement for the Columbia Hill one-room schoolhouse.

Monticello, NY – Sixty-one years into fighting fires, you’d think Nelson Durland would take a break from the active roster of his beloved Hurleyville Volunteer Fire Department.

Not a chance.

“I still answer daytime fire calls,” the 79-year-old affirms, the deep sense of pride and obligation so very evident in his eyes. “I have a desire to try to always keep going in the right direction.”

The Mamakating Environmental Education & Interpretive Center will see a new classroom and other improvements as a result of a $10,000 Plans & Progress award.  

Liberty, NY – The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, a subcommittee of the Rural Health Network led by Sullivan County Public Health Services, is again partnering with local law enforcement agencies and Catholic Charities of Orange/Sullivan on another Drug Take Back Day to be held Saturday, July 21 at area police departments and also at two additional locations: Jeff Pharmacy in Jeffersonville and Bethel Senior Center in Kauneonga Lake.

Liberty, NY – In the latest example of cost-effectively sharing resources with towns and villages, Sullivan County and the Town of Liberty this week inked an agreement that will provide County IT (Information Technology) services to the Town.

“I’m pleased the County can provide real savings for Town taxpayers, and I thank Town Supervisor Brian Rourke and the Liberty Town Board for their initiative and collaboration,” remarked County Manager Josh Potosek.