The Catskill Chronicle

Rotary District 7210 Governor Tansukh Dorawala holds the Liberty Rotary Club Flag which the club presented to him during his recent visit. D.G. Dorawala addressed the group during their recent meeting held at Pizza Hut in Liberty. For more information about membership and activities of the Liberty Rotary Club, call 292-5100. LIBERTY, NY (January 30, [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY (January 30, 2012) – The Sullivan County Community Chorus under the direction of Kevin J. Giroux will resume rehearsals Wednesday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. Rehearsals will be at the First Church of Monticello Presbyterian on Jones Street in preparation for the chorus’s 35th Annual Spring Concert to be performed at Immaculate Conception [...]

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2012 Afternoon Classic Movie Matinee Series Features The Time of Their Lives, Rio Grande and Hellzapoppin’, Complete with Cartoons, Shorts and Flash Gordon   ELLENVILLE, NY, (January 29, 2012) – Hudson Valley classic movie buffs, take note: Saturday Matinees at The Shadowland are back this February to April in downtown Ellenville.  Following up on its 2010 [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY (January 27, 2012) – The Sullivan County Veterans Service Agency has announced a “Valentines for Vets” program during National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, which takes place from February 12 – February 18, 2012. On Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, and the next day on February 15, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., [...]

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Long-time Village of Woodridge Postmaster Doug Cauthers (left) accepts a plaque of appreciation from Woodridge Mayor Louis Saperstein WOODRIDGE, NY (January 26, 2012) – After more than 50 years of service at the Woodridge Post Office, Doug Cauthers has retired. Starting part time as a teenager, Doug turned the postal service into his career at [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 26, 2012) – The National Weather Service in Binghamton, NY has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26 through 4:00 a.m on January 27. Affected jurisdictions include Sullivan and Delaware Counties. The advisory calls for a wintry mix including freezing rain, especially at higher elevations in [...]

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WASHINGTON, DC (January 26, 2012) – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) yesterday released the following statement addressing President Obama’s State of the Union remarks regarding shale gas. Hinchey is a leader in Congress of the effort to protect drinking water and the environment from the risks of hydraulic fracturing. He is a co-author of the FRAC [...]

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WURTSBORO, NY (January 25, 2012) – The Wurtsboro Board of Trade invites you to Wurtsboro Winterfest 2012 on Saturday, February 11. Once again, there will be an amazing Ice Carving Contest along with the Annual Bryan Stanton Memorial Chili Cook-Off. The Basha Kill Area Association will host a live bird of Prey show which will [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 24, 2012) –The Great Sullivan County Foodraiser is back with two new venues. The Foodraiser, which will be held on February 4, 2012 ,is sponsored by Stacy and Friends and Community Unity. Too large for any one venue, there will be live music at six different locations. Mr. Willy’s Restaurant in [...]

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MONTICELLO, NY (January 23, 2012) – The Democratic Party will be holding a primary election to nominate one candidate to run for Mayor of Monticello, a four-year term. The primary will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Stroebele Neighborhood Facility on Jefferson Street from 12 noon to 9:00 p.m. Only enrolled members [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 23, 2012) – The Catskill Artists Gallery is becoming a gallery without walls.  Effective at the end of January, the Gallery is closing its "bricks-and-mortar" location at 38 South Main Street in Liberty, but  will still be selling its usual array of fine art and craft in other ways. The gallery [...]

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LACKAWAXEN, PA and surrounding area (January 22, 2012) – Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, the Basha Kill Area Association and the Eagle Institute for a guided tour into eagle country along the Lackawaxen River on February 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This distinctive excursion focuses on Sullivan County, NY’s eagle habitat and includes [...]

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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY (January 21, 2012) – There is still a little time to register for the spring semester class on Sullivan County History at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake. The class runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. for fifteen weeks on Monday evenings beginning January 30.  The course is taught by [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 20, 2012) – Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 10:00 p.m. on January 20 though 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon January 21, 2012. Fanslau said, "The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow, sleet, and spotty freezing rain, which [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 20, 2012) – The Country Cares Seminar is the second largest gathering of country music industry professionals outside the Country Radio Seminar held in Nashville each year, with more than 1,000 attendees visiting the St. Jude campus last weekend to celebrate the impact the country music industry has on St. Jude [...]

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Learn about the New Procedures and Opportunities for State Funding LIBERTY, NY (January 20, 2012) – The Sullivan County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will partner with Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress to host an informational forum on New York State grant funding opportunities and procedures. The forum will take place Monday, February 6 at 7:00 [...]

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KINGSTON, NY (January 19, 2012) – With profound gratitude to the people of New York’s 22nd Congressional District and the former 26th Congressional District who he’s had the honor of serving, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he will not seek reelection and instead will retire from Congress at the end of his current [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 19, 2012) – Sullivan County Treasurer, Ira J. Cohen, would like to remind property owners who received a County tax foreclosure notice during October 2011, that the deadline to pay is January 31, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.   Payments postmarked January 31, 2012, will be accepted.  Unless the unpaid delinquent taxes are [...]

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Gillibrand-Schumer Amendment to Emergency Disaster Relief Bill Funds Emergency Conservation, Watershed Programs That Support Farm Efforts To Rebuild WASHINGTON, DC (January 18, 2012) – US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today announced that the $ 41,794,484 they fought together to secure in disaster relief funding is now available to help New York agriculture [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 17, 2011) – The Catskill Chronicle will not be posting any articles on Wednesday, January 18. We are striking against censorship. Join the largest online protest in history: tell Congress to stop this bill now! Right now, the SOPA bill in the House is all but dead, but the PIPA bill [...]

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HURLEYVILLE, NY (January 17. 2012) – The Hurleyville-Sullivan First group held the judging for its 15th annual “Deck the Doors” holiday decorating contest on December 15. The group toured every road in Hurleyville on the night of the contest and judged all holiday-decorated doors in the hamlet. The winners were the DiPippo Family, the Dromazos [...]

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CLARYVILLE, NY (January 16, 2012) – The Halls Mills Covered Bridge, completed in 1912, sits beside County Route 19 and spans the main stem of the Neversink River in Claryville, NY. As one of the state’s 21  remaining covered bridges, it has stood for 100 years. Though retired from use in the late 1950s, it [...]

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NEW YORK STATE (January 14, 2012) – Assemblywoman Aileen M. Gunther (D, C-Forestburgh) sponsored resolution K810 declaring January 2012 “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month” in the State of New York. The resolution passed the Assembly on Tuesday, January 10, 2010. “Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women, so many of us have either [...]

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HARRIS, NY (January 12, 2012) – In a major cost-saving move that is expected to contribute to the financial strength of the region, The Center for Discovery has closed on the refinancing of several bonds authorized by the Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). This refinancing, which is expected to save The Center over $18 [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana  SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 11, 2012) – The Sullivan County (NY) Legislature began the new year with a swearing-in ceremony that featured six new legislators. A standing-room-only, enthusiastic crowd filled the lobby of the Sullivan County Government Center, erupting with cheers and loud applause as each legislator was sworn [...]

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Today is deadline for submitting comments SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 11, 2012) —At 3:00 p.m. today, volunteers from Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy will deliver 10,000 letters from concerned citizens to the post office in the tiny hamlet of Callicoon Center.  They will be mailed to the NYS DEC on what is the last day [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (January 11, 2012) –Teaming up with Toastmaster Mike LaFountain once again, 4-H will offer a one-of-a-kind Youth Leadership and Public Speaking series.  This opportunity is open to young people between the ages of 11 to 19 years old. Participants will learn to run effective meetings utilizing Robert’s Rules of Order, give dynamic [...]

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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY (January 10, 2012) – Kathryn Tufano, Executive Director of the Catskill Art Society (CAS), is stepping down after four-and-a-half years of service. Under her leadership, the organization moved into its new home on Main Street in Livingston Manor, exponentially expanded its multi-arts programs, created ongoing community partnerships with local businesses and arts [...]

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LIBERTY, NY (January 9, 2012) – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County is offering a workshop called “How to Make a Woodland Terrarium” on Thursday  February 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Gerald J. Skoda Education Center, 64 Ferndale Loomis Rd, Liberty, NY. Have you ever wondered [...]

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Congressman Lists 10 Problems with Regulations WASHINGTON, DC (January 9, 2012) – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today urged Governor Andrew Cuomo to withdraw the revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) on high-volume horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale and other areas of New York State. Hinchey says the current form [...]

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