(Liberty, NY 4:55pm) - On Saturday, January 21, residents came from all over the northwestern end of Sullivan County and elsewhere to participate in a drug take back event sponsored in partnership with the Grover Hermann Division of Catskill Regional Medical Center/GHVHCS in Callicoon. Thanks goes to the hospital for providing their security guards and a location.

(Liberty, NY 12:45pm) - Sullivan County Public Health Services is issuing a Public Health Advisory to notify the public that seven (7) cases of pertussis have been confirmed among residents in Sullivan County from December 2016 through the end of this month. Last summer and fall, the county health department investigated 32 confirmed pertussis cases through the end of October. This is a significant increase over previous years as can be seen from the table below.

(Monticello, NY 12:50pm) - Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek has announced that the County Victim Impact Panel schedule for today, January 31, 2017, has been cancelled. The meeting has been rescheduled for February 7, 2017 at 6:00 PM.

For further information contact Joshua Potosek, County Manager, at 845-807-0450.

(Hurleyville, NY 8:40am) - PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program (PRASAD CDHP) and Sullivan County Public Health Services is celebrating February as National Children’s Dental Health Month by raising awareness of the importance of oral health. As a four-time recipient of the New York State Dental Foundation Give Kids a Smile Award, PRASAD CDHP knows all too well the impact that oral health can have on the lives of children.

(Monticello, NY) - Last month, Sullivan County launched a land use and economic development plan, in conjunction with the Village of Monticello and the Town of Thompson, for the area surrounding the Montreign-Adelaar casino resort project. Funded by USDA as “The Monticello-Thompson Gateway Corridor Strategic Plan,” the effort has been dubbed the “Grow the Gateways (GTG)” project by its steering committee to reflect its focus on revitalizing the major County “gateways” to new resort development and existing attractions such as Bethel Woods.

(Monticello, NY) - Please be advised that the twenty-third meeting of the Charter Review Commission will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 6:00 P.M., in the *Legislative Hearing Room*, 100 North Street, 2nd Floor Monticello, NY 12701.

Due to the forecast of inclement weather for tomorrow morning, please be advised that the Legislative Committee Meetings scheduled for tomorrow, February 9, 2017 have been cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday, February 14, 2017 as follows:

Please make a note of this schedule change.

(Monticello, NY) - There will be an Organizational Meeting of the Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation held on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 8:30AM in the Legislative Committee Room, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York. The purpose of the meeting is to adopt bylaws, elect officers, establish sub-committees, and to perform other business as required of the Board.

(Monticello, NY) - There will be a special meeting of the Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation held on Thursday, March 2nd at 8AM in the Legislative Committee Room, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York. The purpose of the meeting is to continue business from the Organizational meeting held on February 14, 2017.

Please be advised that the Legislative Committee Meetings scheduled for Thursday April 13, 2017 are cancelled and rescheduled to Tuesday, April 18, 2017 as follows:

9:15AM       Health and Family Services
10:30AM     Management and Budget  
11:15AM     Public Works
12:30PM     Ag and Sustainability