2025 News Archives

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Rawle Reynolds, 34, of Brooklyn, with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a Class E Felony, for intentionally choking and striking his three-month old American pit bull/terrier mix, Cassidy, with a sharp object thereby causing a…

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s Bureau of Fire, Join Sullivan Fire Task Force, and the Sullivan County Volunteer Firefighters Association co-hosted a course Sunday designed to encourage firefighters to seek excellence not just in fighting fires but in operating their fire departments.

More than 60 first-responders gathered at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, where they spent…

Hurleyville, NY – Housed in the Sullivan County Museum, the Frederick Cook Society is pleased to present an afternoon talk with Vern Tejas – world record-holding mountain climber – on Thursday, March 13 at 1 p.m.

Tejas is known for Mt. Denali’s first solo winter ascent, the first solo of Mt. Vinson (Antarctica’s highest), the first winter ascent of Mt. Logan (Canada’s highest) and lead…

Guest speaker John Johnson encouraged all listeners to focus on empathy and education in order to be empowered to make positive differences in their homes and communities.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County legislators started their regular monthly meeting in February with an hourlong recognition of Black History Month.

“As Sullivan County’s first…

Hurleyville, NY – On Sunday, March 2, 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 Northeast,…