The Catskill Chronicle

Paul Austin rehearses Chekov’s The Bear for The Liberty Free Theatre. Ted Waddell photo JEFFERSONVILLE, NY -  Paul Austin, Founder and Artistic Director of the Liberty Free Theatre, will be Dick Riseling’s guest on WJFF’s Connections on Monday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will center on the value of the arts and humanities [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY – The Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development is proud to announce that Philip Coombe, Jr. has been selected as the recipient of the Walter A. Rhulen Award.  Each year, the Sullivan County Partnership bestows its most prestigious award on a Sullivan County citizen who reflects the best of Sullivan County business, community [...]

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  The young thespians include (bottom row left to right) – Ilyssa Weiner, Dameion Nedd, Grace Strauss (top row left to right)  Deanna Pereira, Mekayla Perneszi, Jamie Mann, Arye Gittleman, Deija Davis. SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY – The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop has sponsored a Youth Theatre Workshop this summer. Actors have enjoyed working on improvisation [...]

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LIBERTY, NY -  Every once in awhile, you get the opportunity to participate in something so astronomically awesome that you think that the organizers must have invited you by accident. This was the case for Dannielle Gray, Roscoe Central School; Zachary Cordero, Tri-Valley Central School; Stephen Rogers, and Sara Molusky, both from Livingston Manor School. [...]

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  LIBERTY, NY – A $742 check was presented to Sullivan County 4-H’ers Michael Hahn and Kaitlyn Smith, teen members of the 4-H Program Advisory Committee at their meeting July 19th. Frank Funicella, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for Advanced Recovery, Inc., made the presentation and offered congratulations for an outstanding first time E-Scrap Recycling event [...]

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  WHITE LAKE, NY – The seasonal supermarket in White Lake has gotten a facelift, thanks to a cooperative effort among the United Talmudical Academy, owner of the supermarket, the Town of Bethel and Sullivan Renaissance. Located at the corner of Routes 17B and 55, the building was converted to its current use as a [...]

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  NYS Senator John J. Bonacic is instrumental in obtaining funding for large community development projects in Category C. At last year’s Award’s Ceremony he thanked all those involved in Renaissance projects for their beautification efforts. – Leni Santoro photo. MONTICELLO, NY – The Sullivan Renaissance 2010 Awards Ceremony will honor the volunteers who are [...]

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Sergeant Brian Harrell(Upper left), Deputy Debra Votee, (right), and Sergeant Luis Alvarez (lower right) with children who are on their way to summer camp. – Provided photo. MONTICELLO, NY – 27 children from Sullivan County gathered at the Sheriff’s Office in Monticello on Sunday, July 18, to say goodbye to their parents. No, they weren’t [...]

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  Christina Kackos, Nat Tompkins and Christopher Whipple attended WLC July 6-10, representing the Tri Valley Central FFA Chapter. WASHINGTON, D.C.—­­­Students from across the nation attended the 2010 Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) this summer in the nation’s capital. The conference is an activity of the National FFA Organization, sponsored by Monsanto as a special project [...]

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JEFFERSONVILLE, NY – If a Rolls Royce were slowly cruising down the street, you might turn your head for a little rubber necking as the sleek, presumably shiny status symbol passed you by. A comparable chance for gawking could happen when a very special Hamburg rolled into Jeffersonville on July 12. If only it were [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana MONTICELLO, NY – A standing-room-only crowd of supporters greeted New York State Attorney General and candidate for NY State Governor, Andrew Cuomo on Monday, July 19, as he made a campaign stop in Monticello. Arriving at the Ted Stroebele Center on Jefferson Street in an RV that he drove [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY – When Steve Vegliante first took office as the new Supervisor of the Town of Fallsburg back in January, one of the first things he did was sit down with his department heads to talk about growth in the town. Because he did this, he was [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana Lou Monteleone may be Italian, but there are times he reminds you of a leprechaun – boundless energy, unable to sit still, animated and lovable. Like that mythical Irish creature, Monteleone is sure he knows where the treasure is (it’s in your pocket). Unlike the Irish elf, though, he [...]

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Matt McNeil, Sr. Director of Programming and Marketing with Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsÕ 500,000th fan, Anne Jarema of Suffern  and Livingston Manor, NY at the sold-out Santana concert on Saturday July 17.  Fittingly this historic event at the five year old arts center marked SantanaÕs first appearance in 41 years at the site [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY – County Manager David P. Fanslau announced that the proposed Sullivan County Community College 2010 – 2011 budget has been placed on the County Manager’s page of the Sullivan County website, www.co.sullivan.ny.us , under the public documents link. The proposed College budget of $16.162 million would anticipate a $4 million contribution from the [...]

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  FALLSBURG, NY – After a year of planning the Fallsburg Central School District has four dugouts for their baseball fields thanks to the efforts of the Construction Technology class at Sullivan County BOCES. Tim Bult, Athletic Director for the Fallsburg CSD was the person who contacted William Drasher, Construction Technology Teacher at BOCES to [...]

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Kylee Funcheon is a senior at the Liberty Central School District. LIBERTY, NY -  Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from Sullivan County BOCES once again participated in the SkillsUSA State Conference in Syracuse, competing against students from other BOCES, technical career centers and high schools from across New York State. The competitions are designed [...]

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LIBERTY, NY – The Town of Liberty is inviting members of the public to attend a public hearing to learn about proposed changes to the Town of Liberty Zoning Law. The meeting is being held on Thursday, July 22, beginning at 7 p.m. in the CVI Building in Ferndale. The proposed Zoning changes are the [...]

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  CALLICOON, NY – Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center has announced  that it has appointed Gerard Manzi as the Club at Villa Roma’s new Executive Chef. Manzi brings more than 40 years of experience in the restaurant industry to the Club at Villa Roma Restaurant. Most recently, he was a consultant at Main Street [...]

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HARRIS, NY -  Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) announced today that eight “Kimmie Cares” cancer dolls were recently donated to CRMC’s Oncology Department by Girl Scout Troop 731 of Liberty, N.Y.  The dolls will be distributed to patients and their families The troop, made up of 15 girls ages 8 to 11, sold candy and [...]

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  Photos courtesy of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. BETHEL, NY – On Saturday, July 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum at Bethel Woods invites you to enjoy a day of family-friendly activities celebrating the rich culture of Vietnam, inspired by the special exhibit, Eddie Adams: Vietnam.  Family Day at Bethel [...]

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  Pictured above are – Top row (l to r) Max Fiedle, Don Hasbrouck, Frank Delozier, Philip Coombe III, Jim Garigliano, Lee Osterhout and Jim McCarthy. Bottom row (l to ) Mike Mickleson, Richard Coombe, Chris Mickleson, Out of Town Volunteer, Mort Delozier, Mike Mickleson and Philip Coombe. GRAHAMSVILLE, NY – A joint project between [...]

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LIBERTY, NY – The organizers of the Liberty’s ‘Movies in the Park’ series regret to inform that, effective immediately, they have to suspend the showing of free outdoor movies in Liberty’s LaPolt Park until further notice. This is due to unresolved licensing issues. Says Heinrich Strauch, the Liberty CDC’s Executive Director: “We thought we had [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana LIBERTY, NY – What better place to celebrate our nation’s independence than in a town whose very name invokes what we were fighting for during the Revolutionary War? The Annual Liberty Festival in Liberty, NY took place on Sunday, July 4, and was a day-long festival, which included entertainment, [...]

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Stories and photos by Stephen Lavelle ROSCOE / HURLEYVILLE, NY – No one could argue this past July 4th weekend had some of the nicest weather of the century thus far. Aside from the need to have a fresh supply of sun block, all cares were diminished as communities around the county provided family activities [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY — The Second Annual Garden Tour of private gardens in Sullivan County will end with a reception at ECCE Bed & Breakfast in Barryville on Saturday, July 10. This award-winning mountain house is perched on a bluff 300 feet above the Upper Delaware River with panoramic views of the river valley and the [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY – County Manager David P Fanslau will commence visits to each County Office on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 to have a dialogue with County staff on the Lean Government initiative that he announced last month. “The visits will begin with the Division of Health and Family Services Wednesday afternoon, and will continue throughout [...]

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  Photos by Tracy Ketcher BETHEL, NY  – Grammy Award winning artist and Road Recovery supporter Peter Frampton engaged teens at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Friday, June 18th, when Bethel Woods and Road Recovery joined forces to organize “Meeting and Music” at the site of the famed 1969 Woodstock festival. Youth from [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY –  The Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce is bidding farewell to Lisa Miller, Vice President of the Chamber, who has been working with the Chamber since 2006. Miller plans to work in a family venture in the State of Florida.  "The Chamber has been like a second home to me over these past [...]

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LIBERTY, NY – County Manager David P Fanslau, reminds Sullivan County residents to know the signs of heat-related illness and to protect themselves during this heat wave that is expected to continue through this week. “Summer time heat can be dangerous. Some people can be at risk of serious health effects from heat exhaustion or [...]

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