Liberty, NY – With neighboring Ulster County confirming the presence of bird flu, Sullivan County’s Department of Public Health remains vigilant in preparing for potential local outbreaks.
What Is Bird Flu?
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is caused by Influenza A viruses that naturally occur in wild birds. While many AI viruses cause minimal harm…
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Hurleyville, NY – On Sunday, February 16, at 2 p.m., the Frederick Cook Society will present an afternoon of live Americana and folk music featuring Hudson Valley favorites Annie and Mike Baglione.
Mike Baglione is a founding member of the bluegrass bands Tin Roof, Oxford Depot and the Jersey Mountain Boys. He has performed at coffee houses and on festival stages throughout the…
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From the left are Senior Fiscal Administrator Shannan Armbrust, Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck and Deputy County Treasurer Kathleen Lara.
Monticello, NY – For the 34th consecutive time, the Sullivan County Treasurer’s Office has been accorded the Financial Reporting Achievement Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The County…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – In accordance with the Charter of Sullivan County, legislators encourage local residents to submit letters of interest to the County as they create a Charter Review Commission.
“Our founding document, the Charter, requires the Legislature to convene a Charter Review Commission every 10 years, and the last one started meeting in 2015,” explained Legislature Chair Nadia…
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Liberty, NY - On January 24. 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney, Brian P. Conaty announced that Davina Holden, 57, of Liberty, was sentenced to ten years incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell on January 16, 2025, upon her conviction for Arson in the Second Degree, a Class B violent felony.…
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Liberty, NY - On January 24, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that Darwin Banegas-Ortiz, 40, of Liberty, was sentenced to twenty years’ incarceration in state prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge James R. Farrell on January 16, 2025, upon his conviction for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a Class…
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Monticello, NY - On January 24, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that a Sullivan County Grand Jury has returned a True Bill of Indictment charging Sarah Carter, 34, of Monticello, with Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E Felony, for leaving a two-year old child unattended inside her 2012 Ford Explorer on July 16, 2024, for several hours with the vehicle…
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Roscoe, NY - On December 22nd, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., New York State Police observed a 2018 Mercedes Benz traveling westbound on State Route 17 in the Town of Rockland. New York State Police Troopers initiated a vehicle and traffic stop after observing that the vehicle had an illegal window tint and an obscured license plate.…
Read MoreMonticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature is now accepting applications for the 2025 Legislative Discretionary Contract Program, intended for not-for-profit agencies to apply for consideration of legislative funding.
The County Legislature wishes to assist Sullivan County entities with achieving goals such as a public safety, public health, youth services, community development…
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Elizabeth Wunner (pictured) and Maureen Hopper were the 2024 Older New Yorkers from Sullivan County, honored last year at a gala in Albany.
Monticello, NY – The NYS Office for the Aging will celebrate Older New Yorkers’ Day on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and Sullivan County has an opportunity to include up to two local honorees!
At the ceremony in Albany,…
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