The Catskill Chronicle

  LIBERTY – Thunder 102 ThunderHeads and local businesses turned out in droves Wednesday, January 27, 2010, to help smash Sullivan County blood drive records by donating 125 units of blood at the 4th Annual Thunder Blood Bowl held at The Lodge at Rock Hill. Thunder 102 and the American Red Cross, along with Catskill [...]

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NYC Commissioner of Corrections Thomas A. Beilein (to his right: Richard Kinney, Supervisor Commission of Correction. Story and photos by Ted Waddell MONTICELLO – Dracula would have felt right at home in parts of the Sullivan County Jail, especially sections of the third floor or down in the belly of the deteriorating facility that dates [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana WHITE LAKE – What recourse is there for someone who has a job interview or a new job, but doesn’t have the proper clothing? The answer is Dress for Success, an international, not-for-profit organization, which provides professional attire to economically disadvantaged people who need to look good for an [...]

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Peggy Friedman with a bag of ‘extra’ food. Story and photos by Ted Waddell SOUTH FALLSBURG – Nobody said you have to be homeless to need three squares a day, a little more rice and beans on your plate. Especially a small group of church ladies, who along with a couple of male volunteers at [...]

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An inmate stacks time in the Sullivan County Jail. Story and photos by Ted Waddell MONTICELLO – The Sullivan County Jail is showing its age, and according to NYS Commission of Corrections Chairman Thomas A. Beilein must be replaced with a new facility estimated to cost local taxpayers already hard-hit by a sagging economy upwards [...]

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NY-ALERT –This is an actual event issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). Lingering squalls continue across the twin tiers, including the Western Catskills. This afternoon bands of heavier snow showers and squalls will continue to move through the region between 2 and 4 p.m.. Snowfall rates of around an inch per hour can be [...]

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NY-ALERT –This is an actual event issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). This alert includes, but is not limited to, the following cities/areas: Northern Oneida-Yates- Seneca, Southern Cayuga-Onandaga-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison, Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango-Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna, Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike and Southern Wayne, including but not limited to, the cities of Boonville, Penn Yan, Seneca Falls, Auburn, Syracuse, Cornell, Hornell, Watkins Glen, [...]

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Left to right – Woodbourne CYO students Rochelle Luisa, Christina Neist, Kirsten Jacobsen, Olivia Castle, Emily Higgins, Caitlyn DeVito, and Grace Summa.- Provided photos HURLEYVILLE – For the past two years, Sullivan County CareCorps/Communities that Care (SCCTC) has spearheaded the Stop Campaign designed to end the sale to underage youth of tobacco and alcohol products. [...]

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LIBERTY, NY – Thunder 102, The American Red Cross and Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) are once again sponsoring the Thunder Blood Bowl to help facilitate local blood donations for the American Red Cross. The Thunder Blood Bowl will take place at The Lodge at Rock Hill on Wednesday, January 27th from 1:00 to 7:00 [...]

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NY-ALERT –This is an actual event issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). On Monday at 3:53 p.m. the National Weather Service in Binghamton issued a flood warning for the following rivers in New York: Beaver Kill near Cooks Falls affecting Delaware and Sullivan Counties until Tuesday evening or until the warning is cancelled. At [...]

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The Sullivan County Jail is situated behind the courthouse in Monticello. – Ted Waddell photo MONTICELLO – The Sullivan County Legislature has scheduled a Special Meeting Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Hearing Room of the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello. The purpose of the meeting will be a discussion of [...]

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BINGHAMTON, NY-ALERT –This is an actual event issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). On Monday at 12:13 p.m. the National Weather Service in Binghamton issued a flash flood warning for Eastern Delaware County in Central New York, Sullivan County in Central New York and Central Wayne County in Northeast Pennsylvania until 6:15 p.m. EST. [...]

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MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Sunday afternoon and a Flash Flood Watch from 4:00 p.m. Sunday through Monday: Fanslau said, “The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a winter Weather Advisory for light freezing rain or freezing drizzle, which is in effect until 4 p.m. [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana ROCK HILL – “Radio is what happens between the songs,” says Vince Benedetto, president of Bold Gold Media, the parent company of Thunder 102. And on Thursday, January 21, what happened between the songs was a strong outpouring of generosity at the Thunder-Thompson Dollars for Haiti Radiothon. It all [...]

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  Left to right – Jack Strassman, Dr. Don Simkin and Susan Kraycer. – Provided photo LIBERTY – Dr. Don Simkin, dentist, President of the Livingston Manor Rotary Club and partner with Exceldent of Western Sullivan, presented checks of $500 each to the Rotary Clubs of Liberty and Livingston Manor on Wednesday night, January 20, [...]

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Story by Leni Santoro – Photos by Lori-Rubinstein-Fleck – Poster design by rubyflecks creative consulting. MONTICELLO – Community Unity with Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless and Stacy and Friends recently announced that the 2010 Great Sullivan FoodRaiser will take place on Saturday, January 30 from 5 p.m. to “whenever” at  Mr. Willy’s Restaurant in [...]

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Story and photos by Ted Waddell SULLIVAN COUNTY – While there may not be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a lot of folks in the county are hoping that for the homeless in the area, there’s going to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Sullivan County has [...]

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MONTICELLO – (January 22, 2010 – 2:45 p.m.) – Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau has issued a Flash Flood Advisory from Sunday night through Monday: Fanslau said, “The National Weather Service is predicting the County could receive up to 2 inches of rain during the period of Sunday night through Monday, and there is the [...]

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Elevator Going Up! Liberty’s Brandon Tompkins soars to the rim as Monti’s Jesse Kapito defends the glass. Story and photos by Ted Waddell LOCH SHELDRAKE – The 2nd Annual Sullivan County Coaches vs. Cancer Classic was held Tuesday night, January 19 at Sullivan County Community College’s Paul Gerry Field House. The fundraiser featured a repeat [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana BETHEL - Appearing in the museum building at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, New York State’s junior senator Kirsten Gillibrand was greeted enthusiastically by over 100 members of the Sullivan County community on January 15. Introduced by Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, Gillibrand was paying her first visit to Sullivan County. [...]

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