Stephanie Brown, left, and Michelle Huck

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek announced today that two longtime County employees, Michelle Huck and Stephanie Brown, are transitioning into new and significant roles within County government – Huck as Assistant County Manager, Brown as the Commissioner of the Division of Health & Family Services.

Hurleyville, NY – The Catskill Readers’ Theatre is pleased to present an afternoon of stories, music, and women’s history titled “Celebrate Women.”

The program, sponsored by the Sullivan County Historical Society, will celebrate women with songs, literature, and a Powerpoint presentation. Female “movers and shakers” are welcome! The event will be held Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m. at the  Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville.

Hurleyville, NY – The Sullivan County Museum and Historical Society is pleased to once again present The Van Manakas Trio. The group will feature Van Manakas on guitar, Mike Bisio on Bass and Bob Meyer on drums. This free performance will be a very special reunion of the band who toured on the west coast in the 1990s.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Office for the Aging will not be open after 12 p.m. this Monday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 3, in order to conduct staff training. Public office hours those days will be 9 a.m.-noon.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature this week unanimously agreed to ask New York State to increase the local share of the sales tax by half a percent, requesting a raise in the current rate from 4% to 4.5%. (The State collects an additional 4%, so if the State grants the request, sales tax in Sullivan County would increase from 8% to 8.5%.)

Monticello, NY – Do you need help with your tax preparation and filing? Local high school students and Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers – trained as tax counselors through the IRS and AARP – will prepare and e-file your Federal and State tax returns for FREE!

Individuals of any age have two locations for free tax preparation:

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Human Rights Commission, in partnership with Sullivan Allies Leading Together (SALT) and the Callicoon Business Association, invites the entire Sullivan County community to join them for a vigil at the Callicoon Train Depot between Upper and Lower Main St. in Callicoon on Sunday, February 23 at 4:30 p.m. There will be coffee and tea at The Callicoon Pantry, 43 Lower Main St., after the vigil.

Liberty, NY – The State will initiate a second round of Emergency HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) benefits on Tuesday, February 18, and has also extended the first round of Emergency HEAP benefits, plus the regular HEAP benefits, to April 24, 2020.

The new 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 – Legislators in the Public Safety Committee yesterday agreed to join other counties in calling upon New York State lawmakers to include first responders in the privacy protection afforded law enforcement in responding to crime scenes.

Monticello, NY – In response to residents’ and businesses’ deep concerns about ongoing power outages in the towns of Highland and Tusten, local officials met this past Tuesday, February 11, with top regional representatives of NYSEG to discuss solutions.