Monticello, NY – County Manager Josh Potosek has submitted official comments on behalf of the Sullivan County Legislature regarding the rate increase requested by New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) earlier this summer. The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) will hear public comments during several hearings in NYSEG’s service territory, and comments are also posted online at the PSC website.
Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
Monticello, NY – Monticello’s downtown Broadway core may soon become a National Register Historic District.
Narrowsburg, NY – Head over to Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History for a step back into colonial times!
Richie Havens performing at the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, as photographed by the late Mark Goff (used by permission)
Hurleyville, NY – This August 3 and 4, the Sullivan County Historical Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with two days of live “music of the 60’s” and an exhibition of newly discovered black-and-white photographs from the original Woodstock concert.
Monticello, NY – The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for many parts of New York State until 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. This warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely.
Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Office for the Aging is interested in what residents have to say about what’s important to them as they and their loved ones age in Sullivan County.
A Community Needs Assessment Survey is one of several ways in which the Office is reaching out. The data gathered from this survey is an essential piece of the process that evaluates available resources and supports and identifies gaps in services experience by older adults and their caregivers.
Monticello, NY – Building on momentum from the first public session, Sullivan County government, local school districts and municipalities will gather again to begin firming up plans to deliver services more efficiently to the residents of the County. Deputy County Manager John Liddle will return as host, with members of the public invited to begin the process of submitting a County-wide Shared Services Plan to both save taxpayer money and attract matching funds from the State.
Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
Barryville, NY – The remains of the 46 members of the colonial militia who were killed at the Battle of Minisink on July 22, 1779 were left on the hilltop where the battle took place for 43 years before an expedition was mounted to recover them.