Hurleyville, NY – This month, the Sullivan County Historical Society’s “Music and History” series will present live jazz and stories with trumpeter Freddie Jacobs.

Freddie Jacobs is a composer, educator and jazz trumpeter who has seen the music business from many sides. He has toured with jazz legends Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Eddie Palmieri and Jimmy McGriff, and performed around New York with the Sam Jones/Tom Harrell Band, Nina Sheldon, Judi Silvano, and Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY— October is National Farm to School Month. For four weeks, millions of schools, families, and communities around the country celebrate the movement that connects children to fresh, healthy food and supports local agricultural economies; Sullivan County is no exception!

WOODBOURNE:  Saturday, November 10 – The 20th Annual Veterans Day Parade, sponsored by The Woodbourne Fire Company No. 1.  Line up: 12:00 p.m. – Step Off:  1:00 p.m. Route 42/52 (Main Street), Woodbourne.  Service to follow at Woodbourne Firehouse.

Monticello, NY – Sepsis – the body’s extreme response to an infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – is a life-threatening medical emergency, triggering a potentially deadly chain reaction throughout the body.

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Public Health Director Nancy McGraw has been elected to the board of the New York State Association for Rural Health (NYSARH). As a board member, she will play a key role in guiding NYSARH’s policies and advocacy efforts at both the State and Federal levels.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Board of Elections will extend its regular office hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday) in the days leading up to the November 6 General Election as follows:

Housing Roundtable attendees work together to envision a funding, partnership, and implementation plan for an upcoming Sullivan County Land Bank redevelopment project.

Monticello, NY – On September 25, the Sullivan County Land Bank convened a Housing Roundtable to discuss housing-related problems and opportunities in the County.

Sullivan County Fire Coordinator John Hauschild, left, and keynote speaker Jerry Knapp

Loch Sheldrake, NY – Sixty fire department line officers from 20 Sullivan County fire departments attended this past weekend’s Sullivan County Fire Chiefs Conference in the Seelig Theater at SUNY Sullivan.

Barryville, NY – The Sullivan County Human Rights Commission, in partnership with the Barryville Area Arts Association, will  co-host “Plein Air on the Rocks,” an outdoor art reception to celebrate diversity, beauty, history and the contributions of early settlers during a Revolutionary War battle near Barryville in 1779.

Monticello, NY – For the third year in a row, the NYS Comptroller’s Office has designated Sullivan County free of fiscal stress.

The Office recently released its 2017 Fiscal Stress rankings for municipalities and school districts statewide, based on the annual financial reports submitted to the Office. Sullivan County again scored well, earning the best rank of “No Designation” (meaning there are no indications of the County being susceptible to fiscal stress at this time).