KINGSTON — A state Supreme Court judge on Monday continued an injunction blocking Sullivan County from moving forward with the closure of the Care Center at Sunset Lake while a lawsuit challenging the county’s closure process proceeds.
Attorney Michael Sussman, left, speaks with members of the public outside the Ulster County Courthouse following Monday’s Care Center hearing. Sullivan County Legislator Luis Alvarez, center in blue, also attended the proceeding. — Photo by Sean Kuhn
LIBERTY — A state Supreme Court judge has temporarily stopped Sullivan County from moving forward with the closure of the Care Center at Sunset Lake while a lawsuit challenging the process works its way through court.
LIBERTY — State inspectors cited the Sullivan County Adult Care Center for Immediate Jeopardy after finding the facility failed to properly investigate an allegation of verbal and physical abuse against a resident with dementia,…
LIBERTY — The Sullivan County Adult Care Center, also known as the Care Center at Sunset Lake, is not currently accepting new admissions, but county officials have not explained why.
BETHEL — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts marked its 20th anniversary Friday, July 24 with free music, family activities, local vendors and fireworks across the historic grounds.
Herman's Hermits' Peter Noone walks through the crowd at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts' 20th anniversary celebration on Friday, July 24.
WALTON — From livestock barns and antique tractors to carnival rides, live music and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, the 139th Delaware County Fair brought together the traditions of a country fair with a full slate of entertainment.
Rides, games and ticket booths fill the midway as fairgoers make their way through the Delaware County Fair. — Photo by Sean Kuhn
HORTONVILLE — Firefighters from across Sullivan County rolled through Hortonville Saturday as the Hortonville Volunteer Fire Company held its 92nd annual Field Day and firemen’s parade.
Hortonville fire officers present the best appearing volunteer ambulance corps award during Field Day. — Photo by Sean Kuhn
MONTICELLO — Sullivan County is asking a judge to set aside a $2 million jury verdict in a Child Victims Act case involving abuse suffered by a former foster child while in the county’s care.
MONTICELLO — A jury found Sullivan County negligent on July 23 in its handling of a foster placement in the late 1980s. The plaintiff, who was 15 at the time, testified that foster parent William P. Fox sexually abused him. His…
ELDRED — A state audit found that the Eldred Central School District did not properly manage and monitor building access badges, creating a potential risk of unauthorized access to district buildings.
LIBERTY — Harold “Harry” Yodice was a retired New York City firefighter and longtime Liberty resident whose family remembered him as a husband, father, grandfather and neighbor shaped by work, service and an instinct to help.
Harold “Harry” Yodice in FDNY uniform with two children. Contributed Photo
DAMASCUS, PA — Twenty-five years after they responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, retired New York City Police Department detectives Joe Costa, John Tucci and Barry Anfang still carry reminders of that day in their lungs.
Retired NYC police detectives Joe Costa, Barry Anfang and John Tucci, from left, with a 9/11 remembrance plaque in Damascus, Pennsylvania, on September 10. — Photo by Sean Kuhn
HURLEYVILLE — Surrounded by former clients, colleagues and family at a retirement celebration Saturday afternoon, Hedy Kaminski was recognized not just for a long career, but for decades of work that helped change lives across…
Hedy Kaminski (3rd) and her girls — Photo by Sean Kuhn
CALLICOON — Big Shot Bowling Lounge has brought bowling back to its familiar home along Route 97. Now its owners are looking for local bowlers to help build the next part of the business.
SULLIVAN COUNTY – Sullivan County recorded the steepest first-quarter sales tax decline of any county in New York this year, even as statewide and Mid-Hudson collections rose, prompting county officials to examine whether the drop…