Headlines from the week of 5/24-5/28

Planting seeds, growing the economy

Missing boater recovered from White Lake

SUNY Sullivan approves strategic plan

Friends, family remember Ira Zolchonock

Fatal accident in Narrowsburg

Narrowsburg shooting leaves 24-year-old dead

And more...

Episode 120: Headlines 5/24-5/28

Headlines from the week of 6/7/21-6/11/21

Sullivan celebrates National Trails Day

Village of Liberty welcomes new police officers

Mental Health Matters

Public safety officials gearing up for a busy summer

Out of the woods? Restrictions lift as more get vaccinated

Fallsburg meets at Community Center

And more...

Episode 122: Headlines 6/7/21-6/11/21

In this episode: 

1️⃣ **SUNY Sullivan Slashes Five Programs Amid Budget Cuts**

2️⃣ **Fallsburg Settles Legal Battle Over Construction Violations**

3️⃣ **Mamakating Extends Highway Superintendent Term to Four Years**

4️⃣ **Liberty Museum Opens Holocaust-Inspired Exhibit**

5️⃣ **Twin Funeral Directors Retire After 34 Years of Service**

6️⃣ **Swan Lake Sewer Plant Upgrades Budget Soars to $40M**

7️⃣ **Safe Harbor Catskills Celebrates Grand Opening**

8️⃣ **Sullivan County Honors Veterans on Memorial Day**

Episode 276: Headlines 5/27-5/31/24

In this episode: 

Holocaust Survivor Recounts Kristallnacht and Escape to U.S.

Students Honored in Catholic Charities Poster Contest

County Homeless Shelter Plan Stalls After Vote Falls Short

Sullivan Residents Remember the Humble Legacy of Pope Francis

Cochecton Board Advances Fosterdale Gas Plaza Project

Episode 324: Headlines 4/28-5/2/25

In this episode: 

Liberty student questions graduation policy

SUNY Sullivan honors late professor with memorial service

Bethel Town Board reviews insurance renewal, residents raise tree-cutting concerns

Liberty High School teacher arrested on child pornography charges

Rain fails to stop Liberty’s vibrant Cinco de Mayo celebration

Fallsburg explores new site for workforce housing project

Episode 325: Headlines 5/6-5/9/25

In this episode: 

Investigation into Highland Town Clerk reveals severe irregularities

Callicoon renews insurance, reviews Sullivan West school budget

Highland to put Town Constabulary revival on November ballot


Episode 326: Headlines 5/13-5/16/25

In this episode: 

Roscoe emergency crews recreate prom night crash to warn students

Bethel receives $17K Sullivan 180 grant for playground, greenspace

Neversink summer camp faces swim program hurdles

Borscht Belt historical marker series continues through 2025

Eldred School District votes on budget, library, and board seat

Berlin Township completes Upper Delaware Council mapping project

Sullivan County promotes state grant workshop for local applicants

Trump budget threatens Callicoon’s Job Corps Center

Fremont Center honors veterans with Memorial Day enhancements

Episode 327: Headlines 5/20-5/23/25

In this episode: 

Sullivan County communities honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day

Communication breakdown sparks tension at Fallsburg Town Board

Monticello adjourns PUD public hearing to June 18

Sheriff’s Office warns of AI scam targeting residents

Episode 328: Headlines 5/27-5/31/25

In this episode: 

Federal judge halts Trump-era cuts to Job Corps; Callicoon center reopens

Bethel receives favorable audit despite minor gaps

Sullivan Fresh brings healthy produce to underserved communities

Platinum Leaf cannabis hosts pet adoption event with SCSPCA

Sullivan West students showcase creative work at annual art exhibit

Guilty verdict in child sexual assault case

Wurtsboro to celebrate D&H Canal bicentennial with parade and costume ball










Episode 329: Headlines 6/3/25-6/6/25

In this episode: 

2025: Here’s That Rainy Year

Mountaindale Mural Restored

Schiff and Dymond to Square Off in Primary for Sheriff

Ateres Village Budget Hearing Scheduled

Episode 330: Headlines 6/10-6/13/25

In this episode: 

Historic Hurdles in Bethel

‘Terrific turnout’ at Tusten Heritage Day

The traveling art of Drag Queen Story Hour

What’s the cause of Liberty’s 17.59% tax hike?

Sullivan County, Archtop Fiber celebrate broadband project

No Kings march hits Broadway

OSI preps Keriland Property for potential public access

Woody the Bear withdraws — Now his successor needs a name

Episode 331: Headlines 6/17-6/20/25

In this episode: 

Juneteenth celebration honors Watson Family

Sullivan County economy has it all 

Mamakating Zoning change vote held off... again – 

SUNY Sullivan and TSTT partnership bolsters teaching candidates 

Checking in with District 6 Legislator Luis Alvarez 

Summer Reading 2025: Libraries ready to explore 

Episode 332: Headlines 6/124-6/27/25

In this episode: 

Sullivan Volunteers Replaces Americorps Program

Antisemitic Attacks Reported in Woodbourne

Kurt Labuda Elected NYSPIA President

Callicoon Bridge Set for Multiple 24-Hour Closures

Paula Kay Pushes to Toughen Move Over Law

Demolition of Historic Fern Inn Marks End of Era

Liberty Police Department Launches Beautification Project

Sullivan County Leads Hudson Valley in Job Growth

107-Year-Old Liberty Resident Shares Her Secret to Longevity

Episode 333: Headlines 7/1-7/4/25

In this episode: 

“Weird Al” Yankovic coming to Bethel Woods July 13

Pharmacy Benefit Managers bleed pharmacists dry

A fly-fishing legacy lives on in Ed Van Put’s posthumous book

Wurtsboro’s Founder’s Day Street Fair returns July 12

Sullivan County Airport to get beautification from state budget

Sullivan celebrates the Fourth of July with parades and festivities

Borscht Belt Historic Marker to honor Loch Sheldrake's resort legacy

Fireworks accident kills one, injures another on Somerset Lake

Isabel Braverman named new editor of the Sullivan County Democrat

Episode 333: Headlines 7/8-7/11/25

Headlines from the May 1, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 18 May 1, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the May 5, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 19 May 5, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the May 8, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 20 May 8, 2020 Headlines

Catskill Regional Medical Center's Emergency Management Committee routinely conducts drills for anything from active shooters, mass casualties and even pandemics, hoping these things never occur, but ensuring there is a plan in place when a crisis does strike.
And to these committees, which are formed at hospitals across the globe, it is widely believed that a pandemic is the worst-case scenario.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, for the first time in his 25 years of hospital leadership, Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) CEO Jonathan Schiller had to activate one such plan.

Episode 21: Special Podcast with CRMC's Jonathan Schiller

Headlines from the May 12th, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 22 May 12, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the May 15th, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 23 May 15, 2020 Headlines

SC Democrat Podcast Episode 24: Special Podcast with Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck

Our Staff Reporter Isabel Braverman interviews Buck about the impact COVID-19 has had on the county economically. 

It's no surprise that experts predict a hit to the economy; during this time, Buck paints a bleak future for the county's state of finances.

Episode 24: Special Podcast with Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck

Headlines from the May 19th, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 25 May 19, 2020 Headlines

SC Democrat Podcast Episode 26: Special Podcast with Sims Foster from Foster Supply Hospitality. 

Foster discusses the state of the hospitality, and what the future holds for the industry in a COVID-19 world. 

Foster Supply Hospitality is a group of rurally independent small hotels and restaurants in the Catskill Mountains.

Episode 26: Special Podcast with Sims Foster from  Foster Supply Hospitality.

Headlines from the May 22nd, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper

Episode 27 May 22, 2020 Headlines

Episode 28 May 26, 2020 Headlines

Special Podcast with Prohibition Distillery’s Brian Facquet and New York State Workforce Development Association and Workforce Development representative on Governor Cuomo’s NY Forward Advisory Board and Mayor de Blaiso’s Labor & Workforce Advisory Council's Melinda Mack. 


Our Staff Reporter, Patricio Robayo, sat down with Facquet and Mack via Zoom to discuss how Prohibition Distillery is making sanitizer to aid in the fight against COVID-19 and Mack on the future of the workforce during this pandemic and what we can expect.

Episode 29: Special Podcast with Prohibition Distillery’s Brian Facquet and Melinda Mack

Episode 30 May 28, 2020 Headlines from the pages of the Democrat newspaper

Episode 30 May 28, 2020 Headlines

Episode 31: June 2, 2020 Headlines from the pages of the Democrat

DA's Office seeks grand jury for Rock Hill accident that killed two teens.

Monticello DPW Superintendent under fire after racist remarks

‘Hate will have no home in Fallsburg': Racist graffiti near SUNY Sullivan

School budget briefs: Part I

NY Civil Liberties Union files petition against county jail

‘I can't breathe': Rally over George Floyd's death comes to Monticello

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Monticello's Quentin Cruz and Sullivan West's Montana Schmidt

Episode 31: June 2, 2020 Headlines

June 5, 2020 Headlines from the pages of the Democrat

Monticello Mayor Gary Sommers says DPW Superintendent will resign

Day camps get green light in NY as many regions enter Phase Two

School budget briefs: Part 2

Sullivan West budget ballots late, issue affecting schools across the state

Farmworkers caravan draws hundreds across the state

Coping with staying at home for COVID-19: Part 9

Peaceful protest on Narrowsburg Bridge stands with Black Lives Matter movement

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes Tri-Valley's Ethan Shaver and Eldred's Brenna Knibbs

Episode 32: June 5, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the June 9, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper.

Peaceful protests, community unity continue

Voting for school budget extended to June 16: Outdoor graduations allowed starting June 26

Fallsburg pledges police reform

Proposed pay cuts becomes divisive issue

Incarcerated amid COVID-19, education continues

County Attorney calls public comment against him ‘libel speech'

Mamakating holds two virtual public hearings

Wurtsboro man killed in plane crash

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Fallsburg's David Parsons

Episode 33: June 9, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the June 9, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper.

State lawmakers enact police reform

Monticello Protests continue, ask for actions to be taken by Village

$10 mil upgrade to Harris Sewer District

Mamakating summer camps' future uncertain

Coping with staying at home for COVID-19: Part 10

Plague positive? Liberty church gladly goes viral

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Eldred's Elijah McGrail

Episode 34 June 12, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the June 16, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper.

Proposed Rock Hill cell tower project ‘tabled'

Monticello rejects Land Bank resolution to acquire Broadway Theatre

County Courthouse, Gov't Center prepare for reopening

Roscoe joins BLM protests

Bea turns 90!

Highland chooses contractor for salt shed

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Fallsburg's Amanda Zeno

Episode 35: June 16, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the June 19, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper.

Dedicated fireman suffers heart attack and lives

DOH says no to sleepaway camps, but will some still open?

Callicoon Depot project moves foward

Districts announce school budget and election results

IDA extends sales tax break for several projects

Young Activists discuss Black Lives Matter, making change in their community

Coping with staying at home for COVID-19: Part 11

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Tri-Valley's Samantha Houghtaling

Episode 36: June 19, 2020 Headlines

Dayna Halprin, Cristal Staten and Juanita Sarmiento have recently gotten to know each other very well. They may have not known each other before, they may come from very different backgrounds, but now they are united in a common cause.

The three young people have become very involved with local Black Lives Matter protests that have been happening around the region. Not only are they attending these events, but also organizing their own.

After the former Village of Monticello Acting DPW Superintendent Raymond Jones was caught on camera using racial slurs, they quickly rallied together and organized a protest in Monticello, where Staten was a main speaker.

Episode 37:  Special Podcast Young Activists discuss Black Lives Matter

Headlines from the June 23, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper.

Center for Discovery hospital hopes to open in 2021

Legislature's public comment policy incites backlash

Fatal crash on State Route 17

Pay cut resolution passes in county legislature

Will SUNY Sullivan reopen for in-person classes?

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Monticello's Josh Gattling

Two Siena Saints march on to their next chapters

Episode 38: June 23, 2020 Headlines

Headlines from the June 23, 2020 edition of the Sullivan County Democrat newspaper.

Future of Human Rights Commission Reviewed

LaBuda holds slight lead in Republican Primary

Mid-Hudson Region enters Phase 3

Fallsburg summer camp closed for 2020

Monticello DPW Superintendent withdraws resignation

SUNY Sullivan celebrates 221 graduates...virtually

Coping with staying at home for COVID-19: Part 12

20/20 on 2020 senior athletes: Tri-Valley's Andrea Decker

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