Monticello, NY – Legislature Chairman Robert Doherty announces that Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and Public Health Director Nancy McGraw will again be joined by Catskill Regional Medical Center CEO Jonathan Schiller during a Facebook Live Q&A session Thursday, April 30, at 1 p.m.

“I invited Jonathan back because he had answers many people wanted to hear, including the Legislature,” Doherty stated. “Our local hospital is the focal point in our ongoing battle against coronavirus – a battle we are waging daily and are intent on winning.”

The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of Liberty Town Highway 70 (Townsend Road), in the Town of Liberty, to replace County Bridge 404. County Bridge 404 is located approximately 0.6 miles southwest of the intersection of State Route 52 and Town Highway 70 (Townsend Rd.). This section of Town Highway 70 is scheduled to be closed to all traffic starting 8:00am May 1st, 2020, and will remain closed for approximately 5 months.

Liberty, NY – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State has initiated a third round of HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) benefits, both Regular and Emergency, through June 30.

The Emergency benefits, which can only be accessed after regular HEAP and initial Emergency HEAP benefits have been exhausted, will mirror the first round of Emergency HEAP:

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek is pleased to introduce Sherrita Alexander as the new Administrator of the Care Center at Sunset Lake. She began her tenure on April 13. 

“We are excited to have Ms. Alexander join our team at the Care Center and look forward to her leadership and the knowledge and experience she brings,” Potosek stated. “Ms. Alexander comes to us from the Eleanor Nursing Care Center in Hyde Park, where she served four years as administrator.”

Monticello, NY – Legislature Chairman Robert Doherty announces that Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and Public Health Director Nancy McGraw will be joined by Community Services Commissioner Laura Quigley and Public Health Educator Jill Hubert-Simon to answer citizens’ questions during a Facebook Live Q&A session Monday, April 27, at 1 p.m.

Monticello, NY – Legislature Chairman Robert Doherty announces that Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and Public Health Director Nancy McGraw, along with RISE Program Manager Debbie O’Malley and Fearless! Executive Director Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier, will answer citizens’ questions during a Facebook Live Q&A session Thursday, April 23, at 1 p.m.

Monticello, NY – Legislature Chairman Robert Doherty announces that Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and Public Health Director Nancy McGraw, along with District Attorney Meagan Galligan, will answer citizens’ questions during a Facebook Live Q&A session Monday, April 20, at 1 p.m.

Another Live Q&A will be held on Thursday, April 23, at 1 p.m., with guest presenters to be announced closer to the date.

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Health & Family Services Commissioner Stephanie Brown announced today that 41 new cases of COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) have been confirmed at the County-owned and operated Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty. These are in addition to six previously announced cases.

Monticello, NY – Due to ongoing and anticipated fiscal impacts from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Sullivan County Legislature today unanimously authorized more than $6 million worth of cuts to the 2020 County Budget, including the layoffs of 78 County employees, effective May 2.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Clerk’s Office continues to operate during the Coronavirus outbreak.  While the office and the DMV are closed to public visitation, dropboxes at the entrance to the Government Center are regularly checked, and transactions continue to be processed.