MONTICELLO, NY — With this legislature, peace is never permanent. In the last little while, most standing committee meetings of the Sullivan County Legislature have been brisk and efficient; … more

MONTICELLO, NY — It wasn’t much of a barrier—more symbolic than anything. A dark ribbon separated the audience from the Sullivan County Legislature at last Thursday’s … more

WASHINGTON, DC — Sullivan County could see $15 million in federal aid now that the Democrats’ stimulus plan has passed the Senate. Congressman Antonio Delgado held a Zoom roundtable … more

MONTICELLO, NY — It was almost buried in the larger drama. The January 28 special meeting of the full legislature discussed ethics charges against legislator Luis Alvarez and chose not to … more

    SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Step away from the computer. Put down the phone. Go outside. Sullivan County boasts acres of unspoiled land, miles of rivers and streams. But … more

Fostering stability MONTICELLO, NY — At last Thursday’s meeting of the Sullivan County Legislature, John Liddle told the story of a Sullivan County baby who was born with drugs in … 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

MONTICELLO, NY — Roberta Byron-Lockwood inherited the dying Borscht Belt, recalled former county manager Jonathan Drapkin. And then she “set about reshaping the county’s tourism … 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

  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

MONTICELLO, NY — The future of the county’s certified home health agency (CHHA) was mapped out in the third paragraph of the last page of the August 13 resolution on the transfer of the … more

 The Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC) Board sent the Sullivan County Legislature a list of three recommended companies to operate the Care Center at Sunset Lake (the Sullivan County Adult Care Center) and the Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), both based in Liberty.   Monticello, NY – The Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC) Board today sent the Sullivan County … more

MONTICELLO, NY — The road money is settled. One of the lingering issues from the December 10, 2020 budget vote was bonding for road repairs. But a compromise thrashed out on December 17 … more

Peaceful protests are an American right and tradition. But once a protest crosses over into chaos or violence, it loses its credibility and reason for being. more

MONTICELLO, NY — There were hints as early as July.  At that time, a press release about the county legislature’s vote to sell the Care Center at Sunset Lake notes that, after a … more

ALBANY, NY — If enacted as currently written, proposed New York State Assembly Bill Number A11179 (www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/a11179) would make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory … more

MONTICELLO, NY — Weeks of budget discussions finally came to an end as the Sullivan County Legislature voted in a new $235 million budget. But earlier in the day, simmering disagreements leaked … more

MONTICELLO, NY — The most recent meetings of the county legislature led to a lot of discussions, some of them angry. There’s a lot to digest in relation to the leasing of the … more