Liberty

Multi-vendor flea market at the Liberty Elks Lodge, 8am-5pm. Hot dogs, hamburgers and beverages on sale from 11am-2pm. Benefits Elks scholarships. Free parking and admission. 845/292-3353.

Roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetables, salad, dessert & a beverage at Liberty Elks Lodge #1545, 5-7pm. Cost: $10 for adults or take-outs, $5 for children ages 5-11, 5 or under free. 845/292-3434.

The 9th Annual Liberty Jazz Festival will be held at the Liberty Museum & Arts Center in Liberty, 7pm. 845/292-2394.

The Liberty Central School District Board of Education unanimously approved the selection of Scott Brown as the new principal of the Liberty Elementary School at the Board of Education meeting on May 7. Brown will replace long-time principal Jeri Finnegan, who will retire in June.  Read more

"What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty book discussion at the Liberty Library, 1pm. Books & discussion questions are available at the desk approx. 1 month prior to each discussion. New members are always welcome and encouraged to join. 845/292-6070.

Author Talk with Eleanor Kuhns at the Liberty Library, 7pm. Kuhns discusses her debut crime novel "A Simple Murder." Learn about all aspects of the book, including a history of the Shaker community, and followed with a Q & A session. Books available to borrow at the library. 845/292-6070.

Liberty Library Planting Day, 4:30-6:30pm. Help plant new annuals and perennials in front of the library as part or its Sullivan Renaissance landscaping grant. 845/292-6070.

A plant sale offered annually by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Master Gardeners will be held at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center, 10am-2pm. 845/292-6180.

Teamskate’s Liberty Skate Park is moving into its construction phase and celebrates the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 10, at 1 p.m. at the future skate park site on Darbee Lane and Grant Street.  Read more

On April 15, 2013 A State Trooper stationed in Roscoe observed Joshua Space, age 31, of Windsor, NY walking on State Route 17 in the Town of Liberty. Space who was illegally hitch hiking on a State Highway failed to provide identification and was found to be in possession of Suboxone, a controlled substance.  Read more