The Catskill Chronicle

MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 7:00 PM tonight through 7:00 PM Tuesday night: Fanslau said, “The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, for a snow storm that will come into Sullivan County, the heaviest snow will fall from midnight tonight through [...]

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  YOUNGSVILLE – Catskill Mountainkeeper – the leading advocacy organization dedicated to the Catskill Mountain Region – has hired Aaron Bennett as Regional Director for Greene, Ulster, and Delaware counties. A lifelong resident of the area, Bennett was previously employed for more than 11 years by The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development – most [...]

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A few of Tri-Valley’s FFA members. Story and photos by Ted Waddell GRAHAMSVILLE – The theme of FFA Week 2010 (February 20-27) is “Lead Out Loud”, and members of the national organization, founded in 1928, realize that success in life is not attained by sitting quietly in the background. In order to reach their personal [...]

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MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau sent letters on January 29, 2010 to Orange County Executive Edward Diana and Ulster County Executive Mike Hein regarding the ability of their respective counties to provide guaranteed cell space for a fixed amount of inmates, both short-term and long-term. The Sullivan County Jail has portions that [...]

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“Folk Plus,” with Angela Page airs every Saturday at 11 a.m. and is just one of the many programs available to WJFF listeners. JEFFERSONVILLE – Sullivan County’s only public radio station, WJFF 90.5 FM, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 13 with a special 3-hour live broadcast and open house. Current and former [...]

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NY-ALERT – This is an actual event issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) affecting the counties of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga and Tompkins. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 1 a.m. EST Thursday. Snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches are expected, mainly across the higher elevations [...]

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MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau has issued a Winter Storm Warning through Thursday morning: Fanslau said, “The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning, for a snow storm that will come into Sullivan County with heavy snow potential (total of 8 to 10 Inches in the Northern part of [...]

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NARROWSBURG – Nineteen Sullivan County non-profit organizations received $20,000 in Decentralization Grants (DEC) for 2010 cultural programming at a special awards ceremony held on Saturday, February 6 at the Delaware Arts Center in Narrowsburg, NY. Assemblymember Aileen Gunther was on hand to present the award checks. And in the photo on left Gunther is shown [...]

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NY-ALERT – This is an actual event issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). On Tuesday, February 9 at 3:40 a.m. EST, the National Weather Service in Binghamton issued the following alert: A winter storm will impact the region tonight into Wednesday evening. An area of low pressure will move north into the Ohio valley [...]

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Story and photos by Ted Waddell MONTICELLO– Times are tough for 20-year old Matthew Mann and his girlfriend Christina Conklin, 34, and even more so for nine-month old Ryan. Especially when they got a notice from the landlord kicking them out of the apartment at 33 St. John Street that they were sharing with one [...]

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Monticello, NY: (Pictured left to right) Kaytee Warren, Chief Professional Officer of United Way of Sullivan County receives a gift of $1,000 for Project Care from M&T Bank Branch Managers, Eileen Mershon, Roscoe, Timothy Brosnan, Liberty and Sean Soliva, Monticello. The contribution was in addition to M&T’s annual corporate support and is designated for the [...]

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Photos by Lori Rubinstein-Fleck Monticello, NY – The 2nd Annual Great Sullivan FoodRaiser proved to be the success it promised and then some. More than 350 guests attended the seven-hour non-stop music festival at Mr. Willy’s Restaurant in Monticello, NY with proceeds topping the $10K point. “What a great event! Even in such a difficult [...]

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All’s well that ends well. RCS Superintendent John Evans holds his kindergarten diploma from Roscoe Central School. Story and photos by Ted Waddell ROSCOE – It’s a good thing for Roscoe’s new superintendent that the statute of limitations on elementary school misdeeds has run out, or at least he hopes so…Once former superintendent Carmine Giangreco [...]

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ROSCOE – The Roscoe Rockland Chamber of Commerce is the recipient of a $200,000 grant from the New York State Housing Trust Fund and the Office of Community Renewal. The grant is part of the agency’s Main Street Program and is designed to assist communities in downtown renewal with an emphasis on façade improvements, capital [...]

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