‘Change of heart’

MONTICELLO, NY — The future of the county’s certified home health agency (CHHA) was mapped out in the third paragraph of the last page of the August 13 resolution on the transfer of the …

Is there life before coffee?

NORTH BRANCH, NY — Courtney Roche, a 28-year-old entrepreneur from Callicoon, NY, made her dream come through on December 10 last year when she opened up Rease’s Cup, a country-flavored …

Lang to remain detained for now

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Edward "Jake" Lang, a former Sullivan County resident and Honesdale High School student, has waived

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Coronavirus Updates

Free, walk-in COVID-19 testing in Wayne County

Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health has announced that beginning Thursday, January 28, regional drive-thru and indoor walk-in testing clinics will be held in Armstrong, Cumberland, …

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In the community

- Multiple potential COVID-19 exposures at Holiday Mountain Ski Area in Monticello
  
  Sullivan County Public Health Services is alerting anyone who visited Holiday Mountain Ski Area in Monticello on Sunday, January 17, between 9 …
- Sullivan County debuts COVID-19 vaccine clinic notification system
  
  To meet numerous public requests to be notified of upcoming vaccination clinics, Sullivan County Public Health Services, in collaboration with …
- ‘Here’s to increased discussion and decreased violence’
  
  Are we all still here? The nature of publishing necessitates drafting columns, allowing for maximum procrastination, a week early. That puts one …

Opinion

- Warrior wisdom from one tough chick
  
  To be clear, the warrior chick is not the author, but literally a pullet named Daisy. Pairing here poultry-inspired philosophy with Hunter …
- There will be hell to pay
  
  [Note: The following is offered with a deep bow of appreciation to C.S. Lewis, author of “The Screwtape Letters,” which you really should …
- Fences and neighbors
  
  You might recall the old saying, “Good fences make good neighbors,” from studying the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” in school. First …

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Sports

At the starting gate of harness racing history

MONTICELLO & LIBERTY, NY — A few decades before Monticello Raceway opened its gates on June 27, 1958, the sport of harness racing reined supreme in Sullivan County, NY. While memories …

By TED WADDELL

Portrait of a horseman

MONTICELLO, NY — Murray Bassen, owner of the Flying Horse Farm, has been racing at “The Mighty M” for many years. He’s been in the sport of kings for decades, starting with …

Harnessing horsepower at ‘The Mighty M’

MONTICELLO, NY — On Tuesday, January 12, Monticello Raceway presented a card of 11 one-mile races under an overcast sky. The local race track, nicknamed “The Mighty M,” opened on …

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Editorial

What’s good about 2020?

You’ve got to admit, 2020 was a doozy of the year. In fact, it has upended everything we thought was relatively stable. Basic health, for one: You cannot simply go about your day and assume …

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Leisure

Baby, it’s cold outside!

Thanks in part to my shrink, I’m kinda-sorta enjoying winter this year. “Dr. X” is constantly encouraging me to “embrace the situation, whatever the circumstance.” Since …

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Outdoors

river talk

Gulls of the Delaware

ramblings of a catskill fly fisher

DEC’s Trout Stream Management Plan

river talk

Bird balm: an antidote to anxiety

Trick or Treat!

Though the festivities were different this year, Halloween 2020 still went on!

Nature’s aviators

For the complete story on these amazing Scott Rando photos, click here.

Reimagining Halloween

REGION — Ghosts and goblins, fairies and superheros headed out for Halloween in the year of the pandemic. While not the traditional Trick-or-Treat, communities reinvented their traditions for …

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Negotiating with Sullivan Catskills

Our Country Home

Building traditions, creating comfort, one kitchen or bathroom at a time

our country home

We take comfort there

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