The Catskill Chronicle

MONTICELLO, NY – County Manager David P Fanslau has announced that Sullivan County has completed a draft of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update through the professional services of Barton and Loguidice, P.C. The intention of this plan is to meet the New York State and Federal hazard mitigation planning requirements established and managed by [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana GRAHAMSVILLE, NY – Ten years ago, photographer LaVerne Black and Town of Neversink Historian Carol Smythe worked on a project to document barns and outbuildings in the Neversink/Grahamsville area. “We had talked about continuing the project,” said Black, “a phase one, phase two. …” In 2009, Black started to [...]

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  MONTICELLO, NY – County Fountain Supplies is pleased to announce that Daniel Tugender has recently joined the organization. In his capacity as General Manager, Dan will oversee the daily operations of the company. “I am extremely excited and fortunate to have my son Dan join the family business,” said Gary Tugender, president of CFS. [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY – County Manager David P Fanslau has announced that Sullivan County has been awarded a $500,000 grant through the 2010 New York Main Street Program that is administered by the New York State Trust Fund Corporation Office of Community Renewal. The Liberty Community Development Corporation (LCDC) was also awarded $500,000 through this program. [...]

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HARRIS, NY – The Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) Health Information Library is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Located on the first floor of CRMC’s main Harris campus, the library provides free up-to-date health information resources for patients, their families and residents of Sullivan County. [...]

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NYACK, NY – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will hear from Lower Hudson Valley families, businesses and farmers tomorrow, August 26. In Rockland County, Senator Gillibrand will hold a “Senate At Your Supermarket” at the Rockland Farmers Market to hear concerns and take questions from local families and businesses. Senator Gillibrand will listen to constituents and [...]

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LIVINGSTON MANOR & ROSCOE, NY – Producers are seeking college students, film enthusiasts, and anybody who has ever been interested in working on a feature film to work with a Cannes Film Festival award winning production team on their current feature, “Martha Marcy May Marlene.” Production Assistants will work within various departments – production, art, [...]

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Summer school co-principals, Mark Sutherland (left) and Dr. Jason Doyle flank Monticello High School graduates (l-r) Michael Gilligan, Kerri Fraser and Nathan Sanders. MONTICELLO, NY – As August ends, a new life begins for the 16 summer school graduates of Monticello High School. Although they needed that little extra time to get their diplomas, that [...]

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CALLICOON, NY – The Second Annual Home of the Free Because of the Brave Radiothon will air on Thunder 102.1 Radio to raise funds for local Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers and their families. The two-day event will be held at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center in Callicoon, NY on Saturday, August 28 and [...]

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ROSCOE, NY – The producers and directors of the feature film “Martha Marcy May Marlene” are looking for extras and background talent, and will be casting on Friday, August 20 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Lake’s End at Tennanah Lake outside of Roscoe. The movie is a Sundance developed feature film. No experience is [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana LIBERTY, NY – You couldn’t buy tickets to the five Summer Thunder Birthday Bash parties put on by radio station Thunder 102. But that didn’t make the tickets any less valuable. Hundreds of people tried their luck at winning some of the most coveted tickets in Sullivan County since [...]

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BETHEL, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, ShopRite and Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! have announced a Back-To-School Supply Drive to benefit children in the Sullivan County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. CASA currently serves 136 at-risk kids in its program, which assists the Family Courts in making crucial decisions affecting children who [...]

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HARRIS, NY – Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) held its 32nd Annual Golf Classic on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Tennanah Lake Golf and Tennis Club in Roscoe, NY, raising more than $76,000 for the hospital. J.P. McGuirk, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for CRMC, and a member of the 32nd Annual Golf Classic Committee [...]

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LIBERTY, NY – On Tuesday, August 24, the Liberty Fitness Center and the Sullivan County Farm Network will team up to host a cooking seminar on the importance of eating healthy foods prepared using local ingredients. The event will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the home of White Sulphur Spring’s resident, Jeremy [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY – County Manager David P. Fanslau has announced that on Thursday, August 19th, the Sullivan County Legislature will present the final public forum on natural gas development of the Marcellus Shale, under the series “Understanding Gas Drilling.” This last panel is designed to address the potential economic development impacts communities could experience as [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Town of Wallkill, Pine Bush & Sullivan County are teaming up with local Staples stores for the 3rd Annual Do Something 101 Supply Drive, to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs in the Liberty, Fallsburg, Monticello & Pine Bush School Districts. “Each year Staples graciously [...]

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  MONTICELLO, NY – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) joined Anne Nolan and Allison DuBois of Hudson River HealthCare to announce the launch of construction for a new dental health center in Sullivan County.  Hinchey secured $200,000 in the Labor-HHS fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill to help equip the new dental health center, which will also [...]

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Story by Jeremy Gorelick – Photos courtesy of Jeremy Gorelick and Jim Gordon LIBERTY, NY – The South Asian Grocery Store, located at 10 Main Street in downtown Liberty, celebrated its grand opening earlier this season. The store, operated by Syed Jafri and his family, sells a wide variety of Indian and other South Asian [...]

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In this group photo from left to right are members of Fallsburg Communities that Care – Charles Davis, Barbara Durbak, Sue Kasofsky, Bertha Williams and Beth Gilmore. Story and photos by Larry Schafman FALLSBURG, NY – It takes more than just a “village” to raise kids in Fallsburg. It takes hamlets, towns, other villages, agencies, [...]

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Outside the Monticello High School Auditorium a beautiful and comprehensive picture display was presented depicting this year’s Sullivan Renaissance communities and their projects. Story and photos by Leni Santoro with additional material provided by Sullivan Renaissance. MONTICELLO, NY – Sullivan Renaissance celebrated it’s tenth anniversary last night, August 9, at the Monticello High School Auditorium [...]

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Story by Carol Montana  BETHEL, NY – In recent years, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has added an education component to its programs. According to their Web site, “Community Outreach & Education programs at Bethel Woods provide enriching, engaging and educational experiences through programs and outreach initiatives that broaden exposure to history, cultural arts [...]

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  At the registration table were Fallsburg Lions Robin Bedik and Blanche Cohen seated, standing left is Tarry Brae Golf Pro Glenn Sonnenshein and on the right is Fallsburg Lion and Co-Organizer of the Tournament Robert Kaplan. – Larry Schafman photos FALLSBURG, NY – For over a quarter of a century, the Fallsburg Lions Club [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY – The Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed two new business to the county with Ribbon Cutting ceremonies. Peace, Love, & Ice Cream at 200 Rock Hill Drive has begun serving a selection of Ice Cream including soft serve, non-fat and sugar free frozen yogurt, Kosher Ice Cream, as well as [...]

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YOUNGSVILLE, NY – The fight to prevent unsafe gas drilling in New York State received a huge boost last night when at 12:17 a.m. the New York State Senate passed a bill that would impose a moratorium on granting permits for hydrofracking until May 15, 2011.  The bill, sponsored by Senator Antoine Thompson (D-Buffalo), was [...]

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By Jason Dole – Photos by Leni Santoro  – Additional photos courtesy of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Have you ever seen Neil Young’s performance at Woodstock? Probably not. Young refused to let his performance with Crosby, Stills, and Nash to be filmed. So, unless you were there in 1969, you haven’t seen Neil [...]

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  4-H Teens Geocache on Walnut Mountain. LIBERTY, NY – Sullivan County 4-Hers have formed a teen group to engage in year-round projects and activities. 9 teens gathered July 16th to initiate a calendar of goals which will include sports/outdoor activities, science & technology/webpage projects as well as community service and other activities. The teens [...]

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