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Parks Photos at the Sullivan County Museum

Hurleyville, NY – The Sullivan County Parks & Recreation Department is proud to unveil an exhibition showcasing photographs taken of the landscapes and wildlife at our parks and museum!

Featuring the work of local photographers, the new exhibition is on display at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, and admission is free. The Museum is open Tuesdays-Saturdays…

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Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s Annual Roadside & Trail Litter Pluck launches April 1 and runs all the way through October 31, 2025. By resolution of the County Legislature, the disposal fee is waived during that time for roadside & public trail litter at County-operated transfer stations.

This popular annual event is coordinated by the County’s Parks, Recreation and…

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Monticello, NY – Sullivan County is accepting applications from property owners seeking to be included in New York State Agricultural Districts 1 and 4, for a 30-day window beginning April 1 and ending April 30. 

New York State Agricultural Districts are geographic areas that consist predominantly of viable agricultural land. Agricultural operations within the districts are…

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Monticello, NY – Properties in Sullivan County subject to this year’s 2023 tax foreclosure proceeding can be redeemed through April 30, 2025.

“It’s important for taxpayers to know this date, because we want everyone to remain in their homes and keep their properties for as long as they are able,” said County Treasurer Nancy Buck. “The very last resort is foreclosure – which we…

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Damaged Westbrookville Home

Monticello, NY – With the New York State Burn Ban currently in effect and running through May 15, Sullivan County Fire Coordinator John Hauschild is emphasizing the fact that open burning isn’t just illegal – it’s incredibly dangerous.

“Snow and ice are still around, but vegetation is really dry and easily set aflame by sparks and ash,” he explained. “I’m urging everyone to avoid open…

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Isaiah Blanch

Monticello, NY - On March 12, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Isaiah “Tall Blood” Blanch, 38, of Liberty, was sentenced to twelve years incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell upon his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a…

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Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:   

  • January 11, 2025 – Cara Green, 36, of Middletown, was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a Class D felony, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that…
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Ronnie Morris

Monticello, NY - On March 7, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that a Sullivan County Grand Jury returned a True Bill of Indictment charging Ronnie Morris, 38, of Monticello, with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a Class E Felony, for abandoning his two-year old pit bull, Nala, in a vacant house without electricity while locked in a crate. Nala was left abandoned…

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Timothy Punter

Monticello, NY - On March 7, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Timothy Punter, 42, of Liberty, was sentenced by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell to twelve years’ incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years’ of post-release supervision upon Punter’s convictions for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C…

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Michael Hiller

Monticello, NY - On March 7, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Michael Hiller, 46, of Liberty, was sentenced by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell to twelve years’ incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years’ post-release supervision upon Hiller’s convictions for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C…

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