Livingston Manor, NY – Sullivan County Department of Public Health has confirmed that a raccoon in the Livingston Manor area tested positive for the rabies virus. This is the fourth human exposure incident involving a laboratory-confirmed positive animal this year. These are only animals that were able to be tested after being in contact with a human.
Rabies is not an uncommon disease…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – County Manager Joshua A. Potosek today presented a 2026 Tentative Sullivan County Budget to the Legislature that avoids cuts to programs but also faces the reality of increased costs and declining sales tax revenues.
“The 2026 Tentative Sullivan County Budget continues to carefully position the County to maintain its fiscal stability and provide the services taxpayers…
Read MoreLiberty, NY — The Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA), in partnership with Sullivan County, is proud to announce the launch of the 2026 Sullivan County Tourism Grant Program, a $300,000 initiative designed to strengthen the region’s tourism economy, drive overnight visitation, and celebrate the area’s arts, culture, and community identity.
Funded through county lodging tax…
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Monticello, NY - District Attorney Brian Conaty issued the following statement in response to the recent news podcast posted by WJFF Radio on October 25, 2025, suggesting that prosecutorial decisions by the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office were politically motivated:
“The very notion that I made decisions based on politics is completely false, irresponsible, and…
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Hurleyville, NY - As Veterans Day 2025 approaches, Big Sky Productions, a 29-year-old theatre company operating out of Grahamsville, NY, has announced a brand-new program called “Shorts & Sweets Honoring Veterans: Dear Folks” sponsored by the Sullivan County Historical Society.
Featuring actress and writer Margaret Bruetsch of…
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Monticello, NY – Bidders are welcome from now through October 28 on nearly 40 items – including assorted heavy equipment, trucks, containers, even a commercial refrigerator – 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…
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Sullivan County’s HEAP Office is staffed by (from the left) Mardette Wilcox, Amanda Wood, Tracy Peterson, Dawn Anglin, Rosemary Wolff, Jaime Vetere, Ashley Boyd and Nicole Morris.
Liberty, NY – The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) season is now slated to start November 17 instead of the original date of November 3,…
Read MoreHurleyville, NY - Come out and celebrate the spooky October nights at the 4th annual HO&WL Haunted Trail Walk on Friday, October 24th at 5:30PM on the Hurleyville segment of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail, meeting at the trailhead located at 212 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747. Wear your best costume and bring your friends, family, and your leashed dog. A costume contest will be…
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Livingston Manor, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works has closed a portion of Covered Bridge Road (Town Highway 39) in the Town of Rockland to repair the timbered approach deck of County Bridge 237, better known as the Livingston Manor Covered Bridge.
This section of Covered Bridge Road will be closed to all traffic for much of the rest of October, until repairs are…
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Swan Lake, NY – Sullivan County’s Office for the Aging warmly invites the community to attend its Annual Public Hearing and Senior Resource Fair on October 15, to be held at the brand new Terminal at Sullivan County International Airport off County Route 183 (Airport Road) near Swan Lake.
“This is an important and exciting day for our older adults in Sullivan County, who simultaneously…
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