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New York Closing Down Many Prisons, More Closures Expected
One of New York's oldest prisons and a jail in the Hudson Valley are being forced to close. A handful more closures are expected. Plans were confirmed to close down two prisons located across New York State. Sullivan Correctional Facility In Fallsburg, New York. The Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg...
Fallsburg supervisor blindsided by state’s announced closure of prison
WOODBOURNE – Fallsburg Town Supervisor Michael Bensimon got no advanced notice from the state that it was going to shut down Sullivan Correctional Facility later this year. He learned of the decision at the same time prison employees received a memo from the state prison system on Thursday. “I...
New Hope Community welcomes Janae Myers as director of development
LOCH SHELDRAKE- New Hope Community is pleased to welcome Janae Myers as their new Director of Development. Janae joins the organization with an impressive philanthropic and business-oriented history, particularly within the nonprofit space. Janae brings to New Hope Community a strong dedication to empowering the lives of individuals with intellectual...
Borscht Belt Festival Returns for Second Year in Ellenville
Following the event’s undeniable success in 2023, the Borscht Belt Museum has announced the return of its now-annual Borscht Belt Festival, a three-day-long celebration of the iconic Borscht Belt Era in the Catskills. Beginning on the evening of Friday, July 26, and running through Sunday, July 28, the equally...
Monticello residents grateful for new crosswalk on Broadway
MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Legislator Terry Bernardo was visiting downtown Monticello last year when a group of women approached her with concerns about safety on Broadway. The residents shop at Mountain Food Grocery, where there is no crosswalk, making it unsafe to cross the bustling Broadway with their children....
International Overdose Awareness Day vigil to be held August 29th in Monticello
MONTICELLO- The Fourth annual International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil will be held on August 29th at 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Sullivan County Courthouse, 414 Broadway, Monticello. International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose remember without stigma those who have died from...
Microsoft tech outage impacts mid-Hudson Valley services Friday: Here's the latest
County offices and services in the mid-Hudson Valley have been impacted by the Crowdstrike global technology outage, which has impacted airlines, banks, media companies, healthcare, telecom firms and public transit. Crowdstrike, a U.S. firm that advertises being used by more than half of Fortune 500 companies, has attributed the outage on Friday morning to a faulty system update that impacted Microsoft's Windows Operating System, and claims it is not related to a cyberattack or security issue. ...
Enjoy Some Bagels and Locks at Our Canal Museum!
Lock 50 (and a nice bagel!) at the D&H Canal Linear Park in Summitville. Summitville, NY – The D&H (Delaware and Hudson) Canal Interpretive Center is pleased to host a free lecture about the D&H Canal lock system on Saturday, July 27, at 12 p.m. Bagels and lox, traditional to the region in the post-canal years, will be served.
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