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Monday, November 9, 2020

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Liberty fall athletes condition for the belated March onset of their season

LIBERTY- “March, when days are getting long, let thy growing hours be strong to set right some wintry wrong.” Wait!… Isn't this November? Why then a quote from Caroline May's “The Sun is Out So Go Seek The Shade?”
The answer to that question can ... read more

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Biden takes NY; Delgado, Galligan, Martucci and Miller hold leads

By Democrat Staff

: Acting District Attorney Meagan Galligan currently holds an approximately 11 percent lead over Frank LaBuda. Here she is speaking to a constituent in Liberty at a recent census/voter registration event.

SULLIVAN COUNTY — Voting in New York State may have ended at 9 p.m. on November 3, but the conclusion of the election seems far from over. As the sun rose Wednesday, November 4, there remained large numbers of absentee ballots that have yet to be counted.
A sense of anxious excitement is still hanging in the air as some candidates declared victory while others urged cautious patience.
Here is a breakdown of where things stand as of presstime in our national, state and local races:

PRESIDENTIAL
The national race between Republican President Donald J. Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph Biden has yet to be decided as of presstime.
Biden is the projected winner of the State of New York. However, according to unofficial results, locally, Trump is on pace to once again ... read more

Municipalities adjust amidst state budget uncertainties

By Joseph Abraham - co-editor

SULLIVAN COUNTY -- While most of the attention has been on the 2020 General Election, for our local towns, it's also budget season. Local municipalities are doing what they can on their end, but the loss of state aid due to the COVID-19 pandemic is ... read more

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Voter turnout high across the country

By Isabel Braverman - staff writer

REGION — While the final results of the U.S. presidential election and many other tight races remain unknown, one thing we do know is that voters showed up this year.
Either in person on Election Day, voting early in person, or by absentee ballot people made sure their voice was heard.
In ... read more

North Branch Post Office open for business

By Matt Shortall - co-editor

: From left, Acting Manager of Post Office Operations Jamie Burns, Ellen Chudik of Sales Services Distribution and Administrative Postmaster Patricia Meyer commemorated the opening of the new North branch Post Office on Tuesday morning.

NORTH BRANCH — It's been several years in the making, but the people of North Branch and the surrounding community now have a brand new post office to call their own. Officials and staff members of the United States Postal Service (USPS) cut the ... read more