2023 News Archives

Bethel, NY – Lake Superior State Park on Dr. Duggan Road in Bethel will open for picnicking and boat rentals starting Memorial Day Weekend and remain open every weekend through the end of June, when it will commence daily operations through Labor Day. The beach area will open for swimming on Father’s Day weekend, June 17th.  Hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-…

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s Office for the Aging is back to welcoming walk-ins!

“A significant renovation and expansion of our offices is largely complete,” affirms Office for the Aging Director Lise-Anne Deoul. “So we’re glad to invite everyone to stop by between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. We’re on the first floor of the Government Center at 100 North Street…

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Planning Division, Sullivan County Office of Parks, Recreation and Beautification, and Sullivan County ITS’ GIS Program are excited to introduce a new Parks Locator!

“This locator is a companion to, and is embedded in, our new ‘Explore our County Parks’ web experience. It is also a stand-alone app within our Featured Apps Gallery,” explained Parks…

A State of Emergency is hereby declared in the County of Sullivan effective at 1:00PM on May 18, 2023.

This State of Emergency has been declared due to the fact that the County of Sullivan is currently experiencing a severe housing crisis. The County of Sullivan’s housing stock significantly limits its ability to provide temporary, permanent and emergency housing for the citizens…

Monticello, NY – On behalf of the Sullivan County Legislature, Chairman Robert A. Doherty today released the following statement:

With less than 24-hour notice, Sullivan County has been informed that 80 New York City social services clients are being transported today from the City to the Knights Inn in Liberty.

The way the City, New York State and the…

The Kohlertown Flood Risk Reduction Project, which begins construction May 30, is intended to reduce the kind of flooding seen in the hamlet over the past few decades, including this one along County Road 164 on July 31, 2009.

Jeffersonville, NY – The Kohlertown Flood Risk Reduction Project – which is funded in part by the Climate Smart…

Yulan, NY – In collaboration with Town of Highland officials, Sullivan County’s Division of Public Works (DPW) has agreed to install a temporary bridge across Beaver Brook while replacing a heavily used bridge on County Road 22 (Beaver Brook Road) in Yulan.

“We had a great meeting with Highland Supervisor Jeff Haas, Town Councilwoman Kaitlin Haas and DPW Commissioner Ed McAndrew to…

Parksville, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of Lily Pond Road in Parksville to finalize the water main work associated with County Bridge 228, which is located approximately 500 ft. north of the intersection of Cooley Road (County Road 85) and Lily Pond Road. This section of road is scheduled to be closed to all traffic on May 16, 2023 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.…

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) will not be open for anything other than emergencies from noon to 5 p.m. this Wednesday, May 17.

“Closing that afternoon will give our staff a much-needed opportunity to get caught up on training and to engage in a bit of office ‘spring cleaning,’” Health & Human Services Commissioner John Liddle explains. “While…

Hurleyville, NY – In 1993, the Ohio State University (OSU) Byrd Polar Center, in partnership with the Hurleyville-based Frederick Cook Society, hosted a two-day symposium at the OSU campus, with lectures by some of the world’s foremost Arctic scholars and historians. “Cook Reconsidered - Discovering the Man and His Explorations” presented 10 professional papers on the life and work of…