Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:

Hurleyville, NY – Grammy-winner Rick Nestler & classically trained musician Donna Nestler have been playing together professionally for over 20 years in a variety of traditional genres, including skiffle, blues, country, folk, and maritime. Both are multi-instrumentalists who play guitars, auto-harps, ukuleles and concertinas, among other instruments.

Sullivan County’s HEAP Office is staffed by these friendly and helpful employees! From the left are Jaime Vetere, Rosemary Wolff, Dawn Anglin, Mardette Wilcox, Michelle Scanna, Ashley Boyd, and Patty Kranz.

Liberty, NY – The 2023-2024 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) season has kicked off.

Celebrating the new public-private partnership are, from the left, Archtop Fiber’s Vice President of Business Services John Boolukos, Sullivan County Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, Archtop Fiber’s Chief Development Officer Shawn Beqaj, NYS Senator Peter Oberacker and Sullivan County Manager Josh Potosek.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature, County Manager Joshua Potosek and Hudson Valley Building & Construction Trades Council President L. Todd Diorio are pleased to announce a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) has been struck regarding the coming construction of a new terminal at the Sullivan County Airport.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Public Safety Commissioner Scott Schulte knows firsthand what Israelis and Palestinians are enduring. He’s in southern Israel at this very moment.

“We’ve already had rocket attacks,” Schulte confirmed from a spot not far from the Gaza border on Friday.

The Ulster County native and firefighter has long been a member of the Emergency Volunteers Project, a disaster relief & rescue organization whose primary mission is to deploy volunteer teams to Israel in times of crisis.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Office for the Aging warmly invites everyone to its Annual Public Hearing and Senior Resource Fair, set for Wednesday, October 25.

“We want to make this day informative and fun, not just something we’re legally required to do,” explains Office for the Aging Director Lise-Anne Deoul. “I encourage anyone over the age of 55 to join us that day in the Government Center. It will be worth your time, I promise!”

Ferndale, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works will be repaving County Bridge 185 starting October 10. 

Located south of Ferndale, Bridge 185 carries Mongaup Road over the East Branch of the Mongaup River in the Town of Liberty. Temporary traffic signals will be set up to allow alternating single-lane traffic across the bridge. 

Estimated to last a week, the work will consist of removing the asphalt surface, placing new waterproofing membrane and repaving.

Oval Office photo taken on Nov. 8, 1996 by Robert McNeely

Hurleyville, NY – Robert McNeely is an American photojournalist and Vietnam veteran who chronicled President Bill Clinton’s march to the White House. He shot in black and white (other members of the White House photo staff shot in color) in order to make a historic record of the president’s daily life.

Liberty, NY – As part of its response to the local opioid epidemic, Sullivan County has purchased 174 naloxone distribution units (“naloxboxes”) to place in strategic locations around the region. Naloxone is a nasally-administered opioid reversal drug commonly referred to by the brand name of Narcan.