Saturday, November 8

MONTICELLO: 9:00 am – The Landfield Avenue Synagogue, 18 Landfield Avenue in Monticello, invites all to attend Veterans Shabbat. Services will be veteran-oriented, and you need not be Jewish to attend. This will be followed by Kiddush (Luncheon).

WOODBOURNE: 1:00 pm – The 26th Annual Veterans Day Parade hosted by the Woodbourne Fire Department #1 at 355 Fire House Road, Woodbourne. Line up at 12:00 pm, parade kicks off at 1:00 pm. Ceremony to follow with refreshments.

Sunday, November 9

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.

Monticello, 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.

Liberty, 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.

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 reprehensible. Every decision this office makes is grounded in evidence, law, and our sworn duty to seek justice – nothing more and nothing less.

Carol Montana

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.

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 everyone to take a look and make a bid.”

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, according to the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Hurleyville, 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 held this year with photos posted on Facebook for voting after the event. A prize will be awarded to two winners with the most votes: one human and one dog.

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 completed. Traffic may detour using CR 178 and 179 (Old Route 17), County Road 149 (Main St.) and Creamery Rd.