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Voter suppression efforts across the country have received much attention in the media, but on the local level we must be vigilant, too.
On April 23, 2021, there was a special meeting of the …
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By MARTHA SCOPPA
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8/4/21
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LIBERTY, NY — We’re a year into the future of the Care Center at Sunset Lake, and the two sides are still, in some ways, worlds apart.
The end itself is settled: as of this writing, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHEUTZ
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6/30/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — “They stood up there and lied,” said Rob Doherty, chair of the Sullivan County legislature. “They are being disingenuous.”
He meant the April …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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5/12/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — Work has continued apace on the ex-campground that is evolving into the Callicoon Creek Park.
Carter Strickland, state director for the Trust for Public Land, laid out a …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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5/12/21
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Letters to the editor May 13 to 19
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5/12/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — “This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans,” said legislator Joe Perrello. “We serve the people.”
Wanting to deliver the …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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5/5/21
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Letters to the editor May 6 to 12
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5/5/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — Last Friday’s special meeting of the county legislature started at 4 p.m.
Rescheduling it from Thursday may have been difficult. But the result, and the meeting …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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4/28/21
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Sullivan County, briefly
Snippets from last Friday’s special meeting
By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
Discretionary funds
MONTICELLO, NY — Attendance was slim for the Sullivan County …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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4/28/21
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Letters to the editor April 22 to 27
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4/21/21
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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; …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/24/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/10/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/10/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/25/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/25/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/18/21
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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.
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/11/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/3/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHEUTZ
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2/3/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/3/21
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