2023 News Archives

Ferndale, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of Denman Road in the Town of Liberty to replace County Bridge 272, which is located approximately 1 mile south of Denman’s intersection with State Route 52. This section of road is scheduled to be closed to all traffic starting 8 a.m. May 8, 2023, and will remain closed for approximately 6 months.

Greg Serio (left) served as instructor during the recent Commissioner’s Training Class, while Cathy DeLuca (center) and Jill Holland organized the course on behalf of the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York and the Sullivan County Fire Bureau.

Swan Lake, NY – The Sullivan County Emergency Services Training Center on April 22 hosted the…

Monticello, NY – Do you have what it takes to be one of Sullivan County’s bravest? Can you find the time to make a difference?

The Sullivan County Recruitment and Retention Task Force (www.facebook.com/joinsullivanfire) invites you to any one of a number of RECRUIT NY open houses on April 22 and 23.

“Our recruitment effort…

Parksville, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of Lily Pond Road in the Town of Liberty to replace County Bridge 228, located approximately 500 feet north of the intersection of Cooley Road (County Road 85) and Town Highway 47 (Lily Pond Rd.). The road will be closed to all traffic starting at 7 a.m. this Thursday, April 20, 2023 and will remain closed for…

During the April 15 Fire Chiefs’ Conference in Ferndale, Sullivan County Health & Human Services Commissioner John Liddle shared insights from being both a U.S. Navy officer (now retired) and a firefighter in his hometown of Liberty.

Ferndale, NY – The Sullivan County Bureau of Fire on Saturday held its Fire Chiefs’ Conference at the CVI Building in…

Grahamsville, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of County Road 156 (South Hill Road) in the Town of Neversink to replace County Bridge 216. The bridge itself is located approximately 300 feet east of the intersection of State Route 42 and CR 156. This section is scheduled to be closed to all traffic for approximately six months, starting at 8 a.m. on May 1…

Liberty, NY – Educator. Mentor. Learner. Nurse. Mother. Cook. Runner. Animal lover.  Relationship builder.

And now Karen Holden can also be called Acting Director of Sullivan County’s Office of Public Health, a role she assumed on March 3.

“I was a little apprehensive,” she admits. “But I don’t think the community knows the full amount of work we do, and I’d like to change…

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County will close its two warming shelters this weekend in Liberty and Monticello:

• United Methodist Church, 170 North Main Street, Liberty
• Ted Stroebele Recreation Center, 2 Jefferson Street, Monticello

These facilities will remain open to anyone from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. through and including the night of Saturday, April 15.

Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:

• March 19, 2023 – Lisa Keitt, 26, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with Theft of Services, a Class A misdemeanor, and Offering a False Instrument in the 1st Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that Keitt stole services totaling $505.74 in Medicaid transportation…

Local attendees of the NYS Fire Coordinators’ Association Conference included, from the left, Deputy Sullivan County Fire Coordinator Jack Halchak, County Court Judge Jim Farrell, Fire Coordinator John Hauschild, Association Treasurer and former Sullivan County Public Safety Commissioner Dick Martinkovic, Deputy Fire Coordinator Charlie Rampe and Deputy Fire Coordinator Tom Totten…