Sullivan County’s HEAP Office is staffed by (from the left) Mardette Wilcox, Amanda Wood, Tracy Peterson, Dawn Anglin, Rosemary Wolff, Jaime Vetere, Ashley Boyd and Nicole Morris.
Liberty, NY – The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) season is now slated to start November 17 instead of the original date of November 3, according to the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
Hurleyville, NY - Come out and celebrate the spooky October nights at the 4th annual HO&WL Haunted Trail Walk on Friday, October 24th at 5:30PM on the Hurleyville segment of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail, meeting at the trailhead located at 212 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747. Wear your best costume and bring your friends, family, and your leashed dog. A costume contest will be held this year with photos posted on Facebook for voting after the event. A prize will be awarded to two winners with the most votes: one human and one dog.
Livingston Manor, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works has closed a portion of Covered Bridge Road (Town Highway 39) in the Town of Rockland to repair the timbered approach deck of County Bridge 237, better known as the Livingston Manor Covered Bridge.
This section of Covered Bridge Road will be closed to all traffic for much of the rest of October, until repairs are completed. Traffic may detour using CR 178 and 179 (Old Route 17), County Road 149 (Main St.) and Creamery Rd.
Swan Lake, NY – Sullivan County’s Office for the Aging warmly invites the community to attend its Annual Public Hearing and Senior Resource Fair on October 15, to be held at the brand new Terminal at Sullivan County International Airport off County Route 183 (Airport Road) near Swan Lake.
Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
Jade Corelli, left, and Brian Conaty
Eric Lunser, left, is sworn in by Sullivan County Clerk Russell Reeves as District Attorney Brian Conaty watches.
Monticello, NY – The NYS Comptroller’s Office has designated Sullivan County free of fiscal stress, with the County’s finances continuing to be in the best shape since reporting began.
‘No Designation’ Is the Best Designation
Monticello, NY - On September 19, 2025, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced that a Sullivan County Jury found Jonte Wunner, 27, of Monticello, guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A-I felony, Concealment of a Human Corpse, a Class E Felony, and Tampering with Physical Evidence, a Class E felony, following a five day jury trial. The jury found that on October 4, 2024, Wunner intentionally beat and shot Jose Rodriguez, 42, to death at 20 Lakewood Avenue in the Village of Monticello.
Ferndale, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of County Road No. 72 (Lieutenant J.G. Brender Highway) in the Town of Liberty to repair a section of failing roadway embankment, located approximately 0.2 miles south of the intersection of County Road No. 71 (Ferndale Road).