New York State Senator Peter Oberacker, representing the 51st District, was joined by local officials at a rally held at the Woodbourne Firehouse on Wednesday, July 24th, to oppose to the planned…
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Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce Appoints New Leader
The Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce appointed Ashley Leavitt as President and CEO. Leavitt is a local businessperson with a background in education, business development, and recruitment. Previously Leavitt worked at SUNY…
NY FOCUS: New York to Close One of Its Most Notorious Prisons
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. CRIMINAL JUSTICE · July 18, 2024 New York to…
Local Politicians React to Biden’s Decision Not to Run for Re-Election
President Joe Biden announced that he will not be seeking the Democratic nomination. This decision follows increasing pressure from lawmakers, donors, activists, and voters within his party, who expressed concerns about his…
Pandemic-Era Population Shifts Show “Irrefutable Evidence of Gentrification” in Hudson Valley, Says New Study
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hudson Valley experienced a population bump as city-dwellers fled upstate, seeking to escape dense urban areas. The next year, as mask mandates…
Sullivan County Systems Slowly Coming Back Online; Legislature Chair Urges Patience During Outage
UPDATE 2: From the Sullivan County Sheriff: SCAM ALERT – As computer users navigate the global IT outage, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning to Sullivan County residents and…
Sullivan Correctional Facility to Close in November
UPDATE: Sullivan County Legislature Chair Nadia Rajsz and Town of Fallsburg Supervisor Michael Bensimon jointly issued the following statement July 19: “We are not at all happy about New York State’s decision…
NY Attorney General Investigates Fatal Police Shooting in Sullivan County
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Albert Melendez, Jr., who died on July 16, 2024 following an encounter with members…
NY FOCUS: How Upstate Retirees Fought Privatized Health Care And Won
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. NEW YORK STATE · July 9, 2024 How Upstate…