Monticello, NY – Fifteen-year-old Brianna Roth might not be as big a fan of soap box derby racing as 17-year-old family friend Morgan Van Keuren, but his passion for the sport and her drive to win landed Brianna in the top spot at the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships last month.

And the car in which she sped through the rain for 986 feet in 29 seconds – the one Morgan built with best friend Cascio Fonseca in the Liberty school bus garage – now sits in the Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame Museum in Akron, Ohio, where Brianna became the World Champion on July 22.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County has made three important improvements to the Solid Waste and Recycling program, effective September 1, 2017:

Bethel, NY – Due to a regional lifeguard shortage, Lake Superior State Park’s beach in Bethel will see its operational hours altered as the season comes to an end.

The beach will not be open on August 27, 28, 29 and 31. This includes swimming and rentals of rowboats and paddleboats. However, the beach, swimming, rowboating and paddleboating will be open and available on August 22-26, 30 and September 1-3.

Monticello, NY – In response to an increased number of current job openings – and the anticipation of a tremendous array of new opportunities emerging – the Sullivan County Legislature has unanimously approved the creation of a vanpool program to provide workforce transportation.

Monticello, NY – With more requests than the current crop of volunteers can fulfill, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) urgently seeks additional drivers to take local senior citizens to crucial medical appointments.

“This is an invaluable service to our community but one in which we constantly struggle to maintain a level of volunteer drivers adequate to meet the demand,” RSVP Project Director Caryn Mathews stated. “Currently, we average 100+ requests a month yet can only provide drivers for about half of that.”

Sullivan County, NY - As of September 1, 2017, Sullivan County's Local Law No. 2 of 2017 takes effect, prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, powdered tobacco, shisha or other tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine, electronic cigarettes, rolling papers or smoking paraphernalia to anyone under 21 years of age. 

Sullivan County, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature and the Sullivan County Visitors Association (SCVA) ask the involved authorities to quickly resolve an ongoing and potentially catastrophic crisis with the rules which govern releases of water from New York City reservoirs into the Delaware River.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Land Bank is beginning a series of demolitions and rehabilitations of blighted properties in Monticello this week, with more to come in both the County seat and the Village of Liberty.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Veterans Service Agency will recognize POW/MIA Recognition Day with a ceremony in the lobby of the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello on Friday, September 15 at 1 p.m.

Monticello, NY – Ari Mir-Pontier, a resident of Barryville, has been appointed Executive Director of the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission.