Local Kiwanians and Aktion Club advisors Sheila Lashinsky, center left, and Sue Kasofsky, center right, delivered over 90 handmade greeting cards to Sullivan County Veterans Service Agency Director John Crotty, left, and Veterans Service Officer Pablin Santiago-Lugo on November 1, in time to ensure local veterans in homebound or hospitalized settings get to see them before Veterans Day.

Various vehicles are for sale in the annual Sullivan County Division of Public Works auction, running through November 21.

Monticello, NY – Bidders are welcome from now through November 21 on more than 35 items – including assorted pipes, equipment, cars, trucks, parts, a tractor and a grader – up for auction by the Sullivan County Division of Public Works (DPW).

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck has just been appointed President of the NYS County Treasurers and Finance Officers Association (NYSCTFOA), replacing outgoing President and Herkimer County Treasurer Kim Enea.

“I am incredibly honored and privileged to become the next President of this group of Statewide fiscal leaders,” Buck stated. “And I’m excited to bring them to Sullivan County next year for the Association’s Summer Conference, where they’ll get a taste of our legendary hospitality.”

Liberty, NY – As COVID-19 made clear, it takes a community to battle a pandemic. And Sullivan County plans on keeping that powerful force at the ready.

“We were looking to initiate a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) before coronavirus hit, and that desire turned into action – as the virus rolled across the County, our volunteers rolled too, providing much-needed support to our nurses and other County employees,” Public Health Services Director Nancy McGraw recalled.

Monticello, NY – As Sullivan County continues to prepare a wireless broadband system, New York State has invited every resident and business to participate in a broadband assessment survey.

Liberty, NY – Landlords whose tenants are unwilling to apply for the State’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, or where the tenant has left the rental property, are now eligible for the State’s new Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP).

Monticello, NY – Residentially-generated hazardous household materials can be dangerous to people and the environment if stored for extensive periods of time or disposed of improperly, notes Sullivan County Recycling Coordinator Bill Cutler.

Yulan, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works has closed a portion of Woods Road in the Town of Highland to repair County Bridge 432. The wooden structure was “red-flagged” for needing immediate replacement of the guardrails.

Located close to County Route 22 (aka Beaver Brook Road) in Yulan, this section of Woods Road will remain closed until repairs are completed, estimated to take approximately two (2) weeks.

Monticello, NY – For the sixth year in a row, the NYS Comptroller’s Office has designated Sullivan County free of fiscal stress.

The Office recently released its 2020 Fiscal Stress rankings for municipalities and school districts statewide, based on the annual financial reports submitted to the Office. Sullivan County again scored well, earning the best rank of “No Designation” (meaning there are no indications of the County being susceptible to fiscal stress at this time).

Liberty, NY – As part of their community outreach, Sullivan County Public Health Services’ COVID-19 vaccination team will be out and about this week offering doses in Callicoon and Monticello, along with the usual spot in Liberty.