The Sullivan County District Attorney’s race between Glenn Kroll & Jim Farrell raises interesting issues. Case in point is the distribution of several dozen bottles of “Krol” brand vodka to consenting adults. While technically within the letter of the law, such campaign tactics give the appearance of impropriety, because booze tends to cloud people’s judgment.
Many are unaware that a […]
Tuesday night’s symposium at Bernie’s Holiday Restaurant in Rock Hill saw a room full of happy frackers. Sponsored by the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development (funded with your tax dollars), the evening was spend advocating natural gas drilling with the controversial hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) method.
As always with this site, the article you are reading […]
A free screening of the new documentary “Water Under Attack” will take place tonight at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Narrowsburg, NY. The film is directed by Pennsylvania activist Josh Fox, and shall be shown on a unique mobile outdoor movie theater created by artist Dan Brinkerhoff. Showtime is 7:45 pm.
The documentary concerns a controversial underground […]
The Wurtsboro & Mamakating bicentennial events are scheduled for this weekend. Hopefully the weather will hold out.
Friday, August 28: Kick-Off Party for County Firefighters’ Assoc. begins at 6pm. Antique Firematics Apparatus Competition at 7pm. The Rausch Brothers perform at 9pm.
Sat. Aug. 29: Sullivan County Firefighters’ Association Parade & Bicentennial Celebration. Line up at 1pm with […]
Sullivan County Board of Elections charges fifty dollars for a CD-ROM containing the voter enrollment database, which is a public record subject to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). This is vastly more expensive than the price for Ulster County’s voter enrollment (free), and Orange County’s voter enrollment (ten dollars).
In fact, it seems that local counties […]
Concerned citizens can now watch the Sullivan County Legislature in action, thanks to a free service by the Statewide Media Project. The most recent upload is the State of the County Address, delivered by legislative chairman Jonathan Rouis on Jan. 22nd, 2009
This is a very convenient resource, since most people have neither the time or […]
Sullivan County attorney Ira Cohen spoke at the Wurtsboro village board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14, about his proposal to offer county tax collection services as part of an inter municipal arrangement.
Wurtsboro has a number of taxable parcels in the village with arrears. One property hasn’t paid any taxes since the mid-1970s, officials said. Under the new deal, software […]
Assemblywoman Aileen M. Gunther, of New York’s 98th A.D., is running unopposed this November.
Sullivan County had no primary challenges scheduled for Tues., Sept. 9, 2008. Therefore, there are no primary results to report.
The general election will be held on Tues., Nov. 4, 2008, from 6am to 9pm.
Who’s running:
U.S. President: Barack Obama, John McCain, Cynthia McKinney
Representative of […]
Somewhat off the beaten path, Grahamsville’s yearly summer extravaganza represents one of the region’s best examples of affordable family fun. The weekend of (Aug. 15, 16, 17) marked the 129th annual “Little World’s Fair,” hosted by the Neversink Agricultural Society. The event coincides with the more popular “Woodstock” festival date.
Each summer, visiting throngs arrive for […]
Mamakating town supervisor Bob Fiore dropped a bombshell during public comment at the July 15th town board meeting, disclosing that the Sullivan County Board of Supervisors is considering a lawsuit to reform school tax rates.
Responding to public concern about the impact of residential development on school taxes, Fiore answered, “I don’t want you all to take a 100% […]
New Kid In Town. Ellenville Journal stringer Tod Westlake of Stone Ridge, NY — appearing cherubic during his first assignment, the July 15th Mamakating town board meeting.
Cynics up in Ulster County occasionally dismiss Ellenville as a community of outsiders; the lonely suburb of Sullivan County. Such sentiments conjured at the July 15th Mamakating town board meeting, where […]
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