A Catskills newspaper took its local county government to federal court this week over the First Amendment. Decker Advertising, publisher of The Reporter in Delhi, New York, is suing Delaware County, alleging…
Year: 2023
Monticello Synagogue Dedicates New Menorah on First Night of Chanukah
A new Chanukah Menorah will be lit on the first night of Chanukah at the Ted Strobel Building (Neighborhood Facility) Jefferson Street, Monticello, New York on December 7, at 5:15pm. The Landfield…
Sullivan County List of Foreclosed Properties Now Available to Read
Monticello, NY – Sullivan County has published the annual list of properties at risk of being foreclosed upon, and the public is welcome to view it at https://sullivanny.us/Departments/Treasurer. “My office makes every…
Bramley Mountain Fire Tower On Track to Open in June ’24
For nearly a century, observers watched the forests of New York State from more than 100 fire towers perched atop the highest peaks, searching for the dangerous signs of forest fires. There…
Rediscovering The “Paper Town” of Agloe
Agloe, N.Y., is a place suspended between fiction and reality. The town started showing up on maps in the 1930s, but it’s actually a “paper town,” or a fake town created by…
Monticello Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threat
On the morning of Friday, Dec. 1, Monticello Central School District administrators learned of a generalized bomb threat towards its schools. Out of an abundance of caution, the district followed the protocols…
Sullivan County Warming Centers
Sullivan County has opened its two warming centers, Liberty and Monticello. This reflects a location change from last year. Locations are: United Methodist Church, 170 North Main Street, Liberty, opening 11/24 (Friday)…
Youth Vaping Prevention Program
Youth Vaping Prevention Program Launches in Sullivan County Sullivan 180 recently held a training for educators, school nurses, school resource officers, and community members to become facilitators of the evidence-based CATCH My…
Proposed NY Carbon Capture Project Concerns Catskill Mountainkeeper
A startup company is reportedly planning a massive carbon-capture project in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in New York’s Southern Tier. The plan reportedly includes drilling in shale formations to inject…