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Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature is now accepting applications for the 2025 Legislative Discretionary Contract Program, intended for not-for-profit agencies to apply for consideration of legislative funding.

Elizabeth Wunner (pictured) and Maureen Hopper were the 2024 Older New Yorkers from Sullivan County, honored last year at a gala in Albany.

Monticello, NY – The NYS Office for the Aging will celebrate Older New Yorkers’ Day on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and Sullivan County has an opportunity to include up to two local honorees!

At the ceremony in Albany, all honorees will receive a package that includes:

•           A commemorative pin

Hurleyville, NY – The Sullivan County Historical Society will be hosting a book talk by local author Lily Barrish Levner on Saturday, January 25 at 2 p.m. at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, though donations are always appreciated.

In “Banquets & Bootleg Bounty,” author Lily Barrish Levner transports readers to the summer of 1944 at the Concord Hotel. She pays homage to her paternal grandparents by naming her new novel’s main characters Dotty and Abe after them.

Liberty, NY – Building upon the popularity and success of construction, auto repair, security guard and welding courses offered in the last two years, Sullivan County’s Center for Workforce Development (CWD) and Sullivan BOCES have teamed up once again to offer a free course – this time in the electrical trades – to up to 15 local residents.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Department of Solid Waste & Recycling is accepting retired Christmas trees at no charge from Sullivan County residents, businesses and visitors at the end of this Holiday season.

Liberty, NY – New York State has announced an Emergency HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) benefit is available, beginning January 2.

“Applicants must have exhausted – or have unavailable to them – the original Regular benefit,” notes Sullivan County Deputy Social Services Commissioner Giselle Steketee. “An emergency situation is when a client has less than a ¼ tank of fuel, less than a 10-day supply of wood, coal or pellets, or has a termination notice from a utility company (if they have electric heat or if electricity is required to run a furnace).”

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County’s new Public Health Director, Dr. Jessie Moore, today joined the team at the Department of Public Health, but she’s long been familiar with the County’s health challenges and landscape.

Sullivan County RSVP Coordinator Monika Roosa, right, delivers some blankets – made by RSVP volunteers – to Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless Executive Director Kathy Kreiter.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Community Resources Commissioner Laura Quigley and Office for the Aging Director Lise-Anne Deoul are pleased to announce the appointment of Monika Roosa as Coordinator of the County’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).

Monticello, NY – Legislators this month authorized the increase of tipping fees for trash removal companies bringing waste to Sullivan County transfer stations.

“Since this has been something of interest and concern to the public, we want citizens to understand how and why we came to this decision,” explained Legislature Chair Nadia Rajsz. “We were forced to raise rates because of our rising exportation costs. In the meantime, we are diligently looking at other means of handling our waste.”