Monticello, NY – The Beach at Lake Superior State Park and Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History will open to the public this Memorial Day weekend, starting Saturday, May 26, 2018, and will continue to operate on weekends through the end of June, when they will commence daily operations through Labor Day, announces District 4 Legislator Catherine Owens, chair of the Legislature’s Agriculture and Sustainability Policy Committee, which oversees the County’s park system. 

Hurleyville, NY – Due to repairs required to both the elevator and the sidewalk, the Sullivan County Museum and Cultural Center in Hurleyville will remain closed to the public this weekend and through the middle of next week. A specific reopening date will be announced then.

We apologize for any inconvenience, and inquiries remain welcome at both the Sullivan County Historial Society (845-434-8044) and the Sullivan County Parks, Recreation & Beautification Office (845-807-0287).

Monticello, NY – Due to the ongoing impacts of Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms, Sullivan County Manager Josh Potosek has extended the State of Emergency for parts of Sullivan County through 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 18, 2018. 

A State of Emergency is issued under Article 2B of New York State Executive Law and in this case applies to the townships of Bethel, Cochecton, Forestburgh, Highland and Tusten. Note that after 5 p.m. tonight, the declaration will no longer include the Town of Lumberland, based on conversations with the involved towns’ supervisors.

Monticello, NY - Due to this week's severe weather, the Sullivan County Legislature has authorized FREE acceptance of SPOILED FOOD ONLY from households for disposal at all County-operated transfer stations: Ferndale (Lt. JG Brender Highway), Highland (Route 55, Eldred), Mamakating (Masten Lake Road, Wurtsboro), Monticello (Landfill Drive off East Broadway), Rockland (Beaverkill Road, Livingston Manor) and Western Sullivan (Mitchell Pond East Road, Cochecton) transfer stations today, Thursday, May 17, 2018 through Sunday, May 20, 2018.

Monticello, NY - Dry ice from O&R should be available now at the Forestburgh Firehouse (Route 42), Lumberland Town Hall (Proctor Road, Glen Spey) and Mamakating Town Hall (Route 209, Wurtsboro).

Monticello, NY – Due to the ongoing impacts of yesterday’s severe thunderstorms, Sullivan County Manager Josh Potosek has extended the State of Emergency for parts of Sullivan County through 5 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, May 17, 2018. 

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager Josh Potosek has declared a State of Emergency for parts of Sullivan County effective 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, due to significant impacts from today’s line of severe thunderstorms. 

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Legislator Scott Samuelson was elected to the executive committee of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) this month in Syracuse as part of the Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting.

NYSAC represents New York’s 57 counties and the City of New York in Albany and Washington on matters germane to county governments, and informs county officials and the public about issues that impact county governments across the state. 

Liberty, NY – Joseph Todora, Commissioner of the Sullivan County Division of Health and Family Services, is pleased to announce the reorganization of the County Social Services fraud unit.  

The new unit has been titled the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. The Task Force incorporates resources from the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office and the Special Investigations Unit at Family Services.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County is, as the folk tune says, “working on the railroad” – the O&W Railroad!  

The main line of the former New York, Ontario & Western Railway (O&W) runs for 50 miles through the scenic heart of Sullivan County, with an additional spur from Monticello to the Orange County border (and ultimately Port Jervis) in the Neversink River valley.