NYS Attorney General Letitia James gave her support to Sullivan County’s efforts to aggressively respond to the opioid epidemic. Listening in the background is District 2 Legislator Nadia Rajsz, chair of the Sullivan County Legislature’s Health & Family Services Committee.

Monticello, NY – NYS Attorney General Letitia James joined Sullivan County officials today to inaugurate Bridge Back to Life Center’s new mobile health unit, which will be used to bring sorely needed medical and substance use services to communities across the County.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County continues to work closely with towns, villages and schools to ensure COVID-19 at-home test kits reach as many people as possible.

“Over the weekend, we took possession of more than 5,000 kits,” Community Resources Commissioner Laura Quigley explained. “We’ve been distributing them to local officials since yesterday, and I’m happy to say many have already reached the hands of local residents.”

Kits are free and contain one test apiece. Supplies are limited and are being distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Noah Lewis as Revolutionary War soldier Ned Hector, with the Delaware River in the background

Monticello, NY –Sullivan County will keep its two warming shelters open tonight in Liberty and Monticello:

• United Methodist Church, 170 North Main Street, Liberty
• Ted Stroebele Recreation Center, 2 Jefferson Street, Monticello

These facilities will be open to anyone from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. PLEASE NOTE: Masks are required due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

Monticello, NY – Due to dangerous wind chills in the coming days, Sullivan County plans to open its two warming shelters tonight in Liberty and Monticello, continuing through the night of Monday, January 17:

• United Methodist Church, 170 North Main Street, Liberty
• Ted Stroebele Recreation Center, 2 Jefferson Street, Monticello

These facilities will be open to anyone from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday, January 14, Saturday, January 15, Sunday, January 16 and Monday, January 17. PLEASE NOTE: Masks are required due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

Liberty, NY – To meet exponentially rising demand for COVID-19 isolation and quarantine affirmation/release forms, Sullivan County Public Health Services today debuted a new test reporting portal for public use.

“In collaboration with our Information Technology Services team, we’ve developed a way for everyone to quickly and easily get the form they need to prove they have been or are isolating or quarantining,” Public Health Director Nancy McGraw affirmed.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County and Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther are pleased to announce State approval of a $250,000 grant to rehab the County’s heavily-used fire training tower and to build an adjacent equipment storage facility.

Monticello, NY – Due to dangerous wind chills over the next two days, Sullivan County plans to open its two warming shelters tonight in Liberty and Monticello, continuing through the night of Tuesday, January 11:

Liberty, NY – Due to the rapidly changing COVID-19 pandemic situation, Sullivan County is announcing strategic changes to balance the responsibility to protect public health with enabling schools and workplaces to safely stay open.

Monticello, NY – Thanks to efforts by Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Farney, Sullivan County has acquired 15,000 more KN95 masks, in addition to the 34,500 it received from the State earlier this month.

As a result, Community Resources Commissioner Laura Quigley is pleased to announce that another drive-thru pick-up event has been scheduled for 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, January 11 at the Transportation Building, 401 County Route 183 (Airport Road), Swan Lake, NY.