These photos, printed from recently rediscovered negatives, are part of an ongoing display at the Sullivan County Cultural Center in Hurleyville. Taken by Hortonville native and North Pole explorer Frederick Cook, they’ll be the subject of an informative discussion July 21.

Hurleyville, NY – Now on display at the Sullivan County Cultural Center, an historic collection of photographs taken by North Pole explorer and Sullivan County native Frederick Cook will be the subject of a July 21 talk presented by the Frederick Cook Society. 

The Sullivan County Historical Society’s display about the Neversink-Hackledam project (left) sits next to one about the Town of Thompson’s one-room schoolhouses. The topics are connected by the history of a cable bridge over the Neversink River that allowed local children to get to school.

Monticello, NY – What do you think of the state of housing in Sullivan County? Too little? Too much? Too pricey? Too dilapidated?

Sullivan County is seeking your input on current and future housing needs through an online open house hosted at www.sullivanhousingstudy.org. Read about the challenges of finding affordable housing in the County, then fill out the survey! The open house lasts through July 31.

County Bridge 427 in the Town of Fallsburg, on Krum Road, will be closed on Friday June 24 for maintenance. Traffic will need to utilize Mitteer Road/TH 76, County Road 104, Mongaup Road/TH 46 Road to Krum Road as alternate roads. Maintenance closure may be needed for 2 weeks depending upon weather.

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Manager’s Office today released three map-based proposals for redrawing the nine existing legislative districts in the County.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s new poet laureate Sharon Kennedy-Nolle and former poet laureate Eric Baylin have teamed up together to offer a series of FREE summer en plein air Poetry and Art workshops in cooperation with the Sullivan County Parks & Recreation Department.

Sharon and Eric will lead a two-hour creative outing beginning at 11 a.m. at five locales beloved for their natural beauty:

Monticello, NY – District 1 Sullivan County Legislator Robert A. Doherty today released the following statement in response to Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther’s call for Sullivan County to adopt a temporary cap on the taxes it collects on sales of gasoline:

“It is unfortunate that the Assemblywoman does not understand that we are a sales tax-based economy. By cutting that sales tax – even for a temporary period – we are cutting critical revenues during our busiest time of year, which will most assuredly lead to financial hardships for the rest of the year.

Hurleyville, NY – “I only had to hear four bars of a song Matthew Albeck was playing on his sexy yellow Fender Strat to know I loved this young man’s music,” said Carol Smith, co-producer of the Sullivan County Cultural Center & Museum’s First Sunday concert series. “He was playing an instrumental song for an appreciative crowd at the Jeffersonville Farm Market. It was a beautiful, lazy Sunday afternoon - the sound of his guitar was mesmerizing”.

Liberty, NY – Part of Sullivan County’s social services complex in Liberty will briefly close to the public this Monday afternoon, June 13, in order for employees to complete required training.

“Our entire staff must participate in this training at the same time,” explained Health & Human Services Commissioner John Liddle, “so from 1 p.m. on, we will not be open at Social Services or Community Services. We truly regret any inconvenience to the public.”

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