REGION — It seems like every telephone pole has a sign, and they’re all heartbreaking.  Someone’s dog is lost.  It may seem like missing pets are on the rise, but … more

BETHEL, NY — On February 21, the Sullivan County Conservation Club crowned Monticello, NY’s 24-year-old Hayden Carnell as King of the Ice at the club’s 2021 annual ice fishing … more

I’ve heard that expression my entire life: in movies, in television commercials, in songs and even on Broadway. But I’ve always wondered where it originated. As is my wont, I navigated my … more

What's going on in arts, leisure and community February 25 to March 3 more

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MONTICELLO, NY — Seniors are calling, according to Health and Family Services Standing Committee chair Nadia Rajsz. They want to know “where they can get [vaccines]; they can’t get … more

ELDRED, NY — Millennium Pipeline originally asked for a reduction of $56 million; in the end, it was reduced by $24 million. The outcome of the tax certiorari litigation with Millenium … more

What's going on in arts, leisure and community February 18 to 24 more

Maybe it was the intense focus on local needs, or maybe it was that they had experience dealing with Medicaid patients. Maybe it was the in-person visits that some legislators paid to their facilities. more

What's going on in arts, leisure and community February 11 to 17 more

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — One night in 2019, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, almost 568,000 people nationwide were homeless. Ninety-two thousand were in New York; 13,000 … more

Letters to the editor February 11 to 17 more

In accordance with the Sullivan County Hotel and Motel Occupancy Tax Law, the county retains 15 percent of the revenues resulting from the imposition of the “room tax” to defer the … more

Thanks to an increase in state and federal supply channels, Sullivan County Public Health Services anticipates a consistent supply of 200 to 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccine every week, increasing by 20% each week for the next three weeks, according to the NYS Department of Health. more

MONTICELLO, NY — An attempt to hold a vote on the new management company for the Care Center at Sunset Lake failed at last Thursday’s, February 28, executive committee … more

MONTICELLO, NY — Whatever was behind it—and speculation was rampant—the ethics charges against Luis Alvarez came to nothing in the end. But getting to that end involved a … more

Letters to the editor February 4 to 10 more

  My precocious three-year-old grandson arrived this week with a new word: “Hullabaloo.” “What does it mean?” I asked him. He didn’t say, so I looked it … more

“Today several of my fellow legislators and I met with members of the Sullivan County Visitors Association’s (SCVA’s) Executive Board. It was a productive and frank meeting, one we look forward to continuing with them this Tuesday, February 2. more

U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) met with Sullivan County officials to discuss sustainability initiatives and federal funding. Rep. Antonio Delgado spoke virtually with Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Robert A. Doherty, county manager Josh Potosek, and sustainability coordinator Heather Brown about Sullivan County farming, infrastructure and small business programs. more