The Catskill Chronicle

  In 2007 Livingston Manor students were able to experience a driving simulator. – Leni Santoro photos LIBERTY – Each year students die or become seriously injured as a result of driving or being a passenger in a vehicle. This is a statistic that the “Not One More” Program is hoping to reduce with the [...]

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  Story photos by Leni Santoro LIBERTY, NY – An exciting silent art auction is happening now at Catskill Artists Gallery (CAG), and will continue until July 3. Each of CAG’s six members (and their excellent landlord!) have donated original art. Bidding started strongly at the opening on May 15.  CAG has been successfully holding [...]

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ELDRED, NY On June 7, the Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services held the Twenty-Fifth Annual Academic Achievement Dinner at the Eldred Preserve to honor thirty-five of the top students through out the county. The Superintendents of Schools, Principals, Board Presidents, and members of the press attended the dinner. The guest speaker for the [...]

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Pictured are: (First row from left to right): Lydia Lecei, Ericka Pineda, April Drake, and Shauna Brickey, Amber McGibbon, (Second row from left to right) Summer Elliott, Jeffery Cobbs, Dana Aragano, Jennifer Brown-Babcock, and Kristin Brush, (Back row from left to right): Diana Jones, Shanese Pettway, Christina Jones, Kathy Appley, Marilyn Squires, Deborah Fitzpatrick, Marie [...]

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  Pictured from left to right are: Aaron Tremper, Sierra Spechler, Aileen Halchak (Scholarship Chairperson), Jacalyn Doerr, William Magie. – Provided photo WOODRIDGE, NY – On June 8, at Tony’s Family Restaurant in Woodridge, the Kiwanis Club of Woodridge gave out scholarships worth $1000 to each of five graduating seniors from the Fallsburg Central School. [...]

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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – Just when you thought that this Saturday couldn’t possibly hold another Sullivan County treat for the whole family, what with the Trout Parade and the Johnny Darling Frolic happening in Livingston Manor, along comes the Ladies Auxiliary of White Sulphur Springs with a very special Trike-A-Thon, a bake sale and a [...]

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A Story About Love, Faith and a Miraculous Recovery Story by Carol Montana, photos provided SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY – In the wee hours of August 9, 2009, Neversink resident Kathleen (Kathy) Aitken received a phone call that no mother should ever have to deal with. It was her daughter Melanie, calling to say that Kathy’s [...]

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Story by Leni Santoro with Photos by Leni Santoro and Carol Montana LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY – Coinciding with the Trout Parade, this year’s Johnny Darling Frolic and Festival will take place on Saturday, June 12 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Waterwheel Junction at the corner of Main Street and Rock Avenue in Livingston Manor, [...]

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Bud’s Giant Brook Trout in the 2009 Trout Parade. -  Above -Carol Montana photo, Below Kath Lambert photo. LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY – The 7th annual Trout Parade, Sullivan County’s own version of Mardi Gras, is scheduled for Saturday, June 12 in Livingston Manor, rain or shine. Attendees can expect to find lots of fishy fun [...]

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HAWTHORNE, NY – After two years of cuts to its core contracts by New York State government and the closure of long-standing programs, AIDS-Related Community Services (ARCS) announced today the addition of four new services to its roster of comprehensive services. Current funding priorities have focused on bringing underserved populations into the healthcare system, and [...]

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HARRIS, NY – Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC), in conjunction with the Sullivan County Office of Emergency Management, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department and the Regional Hudson Valley Hospital Mutual Aid Coordinating Entity conducted a full-scale emergency management exercise on May 21. Titled, “The Plane Crash,” the exercise simulated a plane crash in Sullivan County [...]

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Story by Carol Montana, Photos by Stephen Lavelle and Carol Montana SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY – The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop (SCDW) is presenting a gripping and powerful play at the Rivoli Theatre this weekend and next. Bent, written by Martin Sherman and directed by Constance Slater, tells the story of Max (Matt Meinsen), a homosexual [...]

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“Cancer, unfortunately, affects every household,” says Steve Booth, Team Captain of the Sullivan County Relay for Life (SCRFL) All American Dream Team. “This event is a great way for anyone who cares to do even a small part to make a difference.” The 2010 Sullivan County Relay for Life takes place on Saturday and Sunday, [...]

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  A 2009 aerial view of the Delaware River at Narrowsburg, NY. – Ted Waddell photo NARROWSBURG – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today, June 2, joined representatives from local environmental groups and the National Park Service to announce and highlight the designation of the Upper Delaware as "America’s Most Endangered River" for 2010.  The designation, [...]

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  Upstairs at DVAA during the 2009 DIGIT Festival. – Leni Santoro photo NARROWSBURG – “There’s a certain irony of holding a digital festival in a rural town like Narrowsburg where cell phones still receive only spotty reception,” states Tina Spangler of the organizing committee for DIGIT. “But, this quiet atmosphere creates a comfortable environment [...]

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