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SULLIVAN COUNTY – This summer, the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) invites residents and visitors to discover the diverse offerings of its member libraries throughout Sullivan County. …
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5/16/25
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ROSCOE — Tires screeching, a crash, and then silence…followed only by sirens. Although just a staged reminder to students at the Roscoe Central High School a day before their Prom, the …
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Story and photos by Derek Kirk
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5/16/25
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LIBERTY – Sullivan County’s Department of Public Health is alerting all local healthcare providers and summer camp operators to a confirmed case of measles in neighboring Orange County, …
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5/16/25
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LIBERTY – The Liberty Schools Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and the Liberty Faculty Association (LFA) co-hosted a “Meet the Candidates” event for the candidates who are running …
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5/16/25
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LIBERTY — The derelict footbridge in Swan Lake has been under the watchful eye of the Liberty Town Board for quite a while, with one of the main concerns with the footbridge is its safety …
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Derek Kirk
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5/13/25
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ALBANY — After being 37 days late out of the State Capitol, the New York State Budget of $254 billion was passed by both houses of the State Legislature Thursday night. Fresh off the heels of …
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Derek Kirk
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5/13/25
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OBERNBURG — Right from the beginning, Father George E. Baker of St. Mary’s Church in Obernburg sensed the warm way of welcoming and openness on the part of the new pope.
Pope Leo …
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Kathy Daley
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5/13/25
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Each of the seven public school districts across Sullivan County have offered up information on their upcoming budget and election votes on May 20. In part one, the …
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Democrat Staff
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5/13/25
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MONTICELLO — The Village of Monticello held a public hearing Wednesday evening on Proposed Local Law #2 of 2025, which would add Section 280-59 to the Village Code and pave the way for a new …
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Vincent Kurzrock
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5/13/25
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Bethel — New York State Police responded to a motor vehicle collision on State Route 17B near Happy Avenue in Bethel on Thursday, May 8 at approximately 5:45 a.m.
State …
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Matthew Albeck
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5/13/25
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by Vincent Kurzrock
MONTICELLO — During the Village of Monticello’s Wednesday night meeting, NAACP Outreach Coordinator Parrish Martin spoke of an upcoming …
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Vincent Kurzrock
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5/13/25
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MONTICELLO – For the tenth time in a row, Sullivan County has earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).
A panel of judges …
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5/9/25
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LIBERTY – Sullivan 180 is pleased to announce the 2025 Municipal Partnership Program Grant recipients. The Municipal Partnership Program offers grants up to $20,000 to local governments for the …
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5/9/25
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MONTICELLO – The next full board meeting of the Workforce Development Board of Sullivan Inc., will be held on May 13 from 8:00-9am at Robert Green Truck Division, 162 Bridgeville Road, …
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5/9/25
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WURTSBORO — After an introduction by Town of Mamakating Supervisor Michael Robbins, Sullivan County DPW Commissioner Ed McAndrew provided an update on a long-discussed traffic concern: heavy …
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Vincent Kurzrock
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5/9/25
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LIBERTY — A Liberty High School math teacher was arrested on Monday, May 5, on charges of sharing child-related pornography. Liberty Central School District administration noted that they …
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Derek Kirk
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5/9/25
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WHITE LAKE — Yesterday morning, New York State Police rushed to Route 17B in Bethel on the report of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle.
Police quickly closed Route 17B between …
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Matthew Albeck
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5/9/25
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FALLSBURG — The Fallsburg Town Board, which met on May 6, is reevaluating its plans for a proposed workforce housing development, shifting its focus from the former Woodbourne Correctional …
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Patricio Robayo
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5/9/25
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LIBERTY — A few short outbursts of rain couldn’t dampen the mood at the Town of Liberty’s 3rd Annual Cinco De Mayo celebration, which saw time-honored traditions of music, food and …
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Derek Kirk
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5/9/25
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On Thursday morning, approximately 80 high school students from six local school districts gathered at the Lawrence H. Cooke Sullivan County Courthouse to participate in a special Law Day mock trial …
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Vincent Kurzrock
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5/6/25
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LIBERTY – On Tuesday, April 22, Liberty Central School District Board of Education approved a $68.5 million budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year that maintains programs while enhancing …
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5/6/25
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LOCH SHELDRAKE — SUNY Sullivan hosted a heartwarming memorial service for heralded Professor Emeritus Thomas J. Lambert on Friday, May 2. The event was attended by 50 people and included …
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MATTHEW ALBECK
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5/6/25
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LIBERTY — A Liberty High School senior is raising concerns over the district’s graduation dress code policy, which limits the cords and regalia students can wear to those representing a …
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Vincent Kurzrock
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5/6/25
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WURTSBORO — Bashakill Bazaar celebrated its one-year anniversary last Friday with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House, drawing local residents, business leaders, and supporters to the eclectic …
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Vincent Kurzrock
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5/6/25
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BETHEL — David Bodenstein, of the Mike Preis Insurance Agency, located in Jeffersonville, was present at the Bethel Town Board meeting April 23 to speak about the town’s insurance policy …
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Jacqueline C. Herman
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5/6/25
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