The D&H Canal Linear Park's brown-sided Interpretive Center sits next to the historic Boothroyd House and features a niche bookshop focused on local history. Visit it for free at 16 Bova Road in Summitville.

Summitville, NY – With the widespread disappearance of retail book stores, it’s becoming more difficult for folks who like to browse shelves instead of computer screens to find reading material, especially those items that don’t fall under the heading of mass media releases.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature encourages not-for-profit agencies to apply for consideration of inclusion in the Legislative Discretionary Contract Program.

Monticello, NY - Sullivan County Public Health Services is issuing an advisory to the public that a fox found in the Village of Monticello in a populated area on Waverly Avenue has tested positive for rabies.

"There was no exposure to people that our office has been made aware of at this time," said Nancy McGraw, Public Health Director. "Please be aware of your surroundings, especially in wooded areas, and notify the NYS DEC of any suspicious acting wild or domestic animals."

Pond Eddy, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of County Route 41 (High Road) near its intersection with NYS Route 97 in the Town of Lumberland on Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14, weather-permitting. 

The closure comes at the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in order to facilitate the ongoing replacement of the Pond Eddy Bridge spanning the Delaware River and its approaches.

Liberty, NY – Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. It’s also the perfect time to make sure your children are up to date on their vaccines.

To celebrate the importance of immunizations for people of all ages – and to make sure children are protected with all the vaccines they need as they go back to school – Sullivan County Public Health Services is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.

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

Liberty, NY – There are more than 10,000 individuals in Sullivan County with some form of medical coverage through the Medicaid Program. Medicaid has built-in medical  transportation services that are readily available to pick up clients at their homes and transport them to and from legitimate medical appointments. Many local taxi companies have contracts with the New York State Medicaid program to perform this medical transportation function.

Liberty, NY - The Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation District is now starting their annual Trout Stocking Program. If you are interested in stocking your pond with trout, fathead minnows, or crawfish this fall, the District will be accepting orders until Monday, September 24, 2018.

Rainbow and Brook trout are being offered for sale. Trout should be stocked in cold-water ponds, and anyone stocking a pond with fish must apply for a fish stocking permit through the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation in New Paltz.

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County’s Public Health Director has been re-elected to the board of the New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) for a 3-year term (2018-2020) and will serve as both chair of the Finance Committee and a newly formed workgroup to explore issues and challenges facing county health departments which continue to operate Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs).