Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager Josh Potosek has earned the International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA’s) prestigious Credentialed Manager designation.

ICMA is the premier organization of professional local government leaders building sustainable communities to improve lives worldwide. The organization provides technical and management assistance, training, and information resources in the areas of performance measurement, ethics education and training, community and economic development, environmental management, technology, and other topics.

Hurleyville, NY – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7th, commemorates the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Many American servicemen and women lost their lives or were wounded on that date in 1941. 

On Friday, December 7, 2018, at 12:30 p.m., Sullivan County Historian John Conway will delve into that history at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville.

Hurleyville, NY –The Kurpil Family Fiddlers are bringing their history and old-time fiddlin’ to the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville on Sunday, December 2 at 2 p.m. 

The Kurpils are natives of Sullivan County and operate a farm in Jeffersonville. Sam Kurpil is in his 90s and still plays guitar with the band. He learned to play from his father; then he taught his daughters, Cindy Gieger and Christina Jones, who both play fiddle and harmonize together. 

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling is pleased to announce that today, November 15, is America Recycles Day. 

America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful national initiative, is the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.  Each year, people across the country participate by promoting environmental citizenship and taking action to increase and improve recycling in America. 

Monticello, NY – Building upon the vastly improved economy and bright future of the region, Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek today presented a 2019 Tentative Sullivan County Budget to the Legislature that promises to reduce property owners’ County tax bills.

Monticello, NY - A Special Meeting of the Sullivan County Council of Local Governments has been called by Legislature Chairman Luis Alvarez for Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Noon in the Legislative Hearing Room of the County Government Center in Monticello. The purpose of the meeting, which is open to the public, is to discuss sharing of services and any other business that may come before the Council.          

Hurleyville, NY – When World War I began in 1914, few could have imagined that between 15 and 19 million people would die, another 23 million would be wounded, and the killing would last without letup until 1918. 

In what must have seemed like a miracle to a war-torn world, the Armistice agreement, when finally signed, took effect on Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. On that date in London, newspaper headlines read, “Bells Burst Forth in Joyful Chimes.” Big Ben in Westminster tolled long and loud, and its ringing was copied in belfries around the city.

Loch Sheldrake, NY – Ari Mir-Pontier, executive director of the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission, today released the following statement about the recent spate of apparently hate-fueled attacks, including the fatal shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend:

“There is a great sadness in this country because of recent crimes against humanity. Many of us cannot understand why some Americans turn on other Americans who are simply living their normal lives.

Montour Falls, NY – For local firefighters, the fourth weekend in October means Sullivan County Weekend at the New York State Fire Academy in Montour Falls, NY. This year, 84 firefighters from 19 departments (Bloomingburg, Callicoon, Grahamsville, Hortonville, Hurleyville, Jeffersonville, Kauneonga Lake, Lava, Liberty, Lumberland, Monticello, Narrowsburg, Rock Hill, Summitville, White Lake, White Sulphur Springs, Woodridge, Wurtsboro and Yulan) traveled north for some unique training.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s Department of Solid Waste & Recycling has enrolled in a product stewardship program to collect and recycle spent rechargeable batteries and old cell phones at all County-operated transfer Stations free of charge and at no expense to the taxpayer.  

Previously, these items were accepted for free, but the County was charged to recycle them.