LIBERTY, NY — A litany of complaints came up at the April 14 meeting of the Sullivan County Legislature, attesting to a concerning level of care at the Care Center at Sunset Lake.
The care …
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By LIAM MAYO
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4/19/22
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I attended the meeting of Sullivan County’s Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC) on 3/31/22. As usual, an agenda and packet had been posted only a few hours before the meeting, in …
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By LISE KENNEDY
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4/6/22
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MONTICELLO, NY — The taxable status of the Care Center at Sunset Lake has been a thorn in the county’s side for some time.
The county transferred the deed to its adult care center in …
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By LIAM MAYO
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2/22/22
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Kara Spath honored at SUNY Cortland
CORTLAND, NY — Kara Spath, a junior at SUNY Cortland, was named to the dean’s list for the 2021 fall semester. She’s achieved that rank every …
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2/16/22
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MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Legislature had a busy morning of committee meetings on January 20. Here are some of the highlights.
Management and budget …
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By LIAM MAYO
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1/21/22
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SULLIVAN COUNTY — In Sullivan County and across the globe, 2021’s biggest story—the “elephant in the room” for every 2021 conversation—was the COVID-19 …
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By LIAM MAYO
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12/28/21
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Unanswered questions over events at the Town of Liberty’s November 2 Board of Assessment Review (BAR) invite speculation about truthfulness and competency of County Attorney Michael McGuire and …
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By DAVE COLAVITO
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12/14/21
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What's new for healthcare in the Upper Delaware region
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12/1/21
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Unanswered questions over events at the Town of Liberty’s 11/2/21 Board of Assessment Review (BAR) invite speculation about truthfulness and competency of Sullivan County Attorney Michael …
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By DAVE COLAVITO
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11/23/21
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LIBERTY, NY—The Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC), Sullivan County and Infinite Care Management formally signed an agreement last week. Infinite Care will act as consultants on …
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9/21/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — People living near the railroad tracks in Callicoon probably agree with legislator George Conklin.
He congratulated public works commissioner Ed McAndrew on the repairs to …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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9/14/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — Here are the short takes from the executive committee meeting and the meeting of the full legislature on August 19.
Energy tax repealed? Why, yes
The legislature, in the …
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MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan’s Meals on Wheels program will soon be run from a different kitchen.
On August 19, the Sullivan County Legislature created four new kitchen positions at the …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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8/24/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. Could several young attorneys please apply for jobs at the county attorney’s office? Will the energy tax be repealed? All in the …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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8/10/21
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LIBERTY, NY — We’re a year into the future of the Care Center at Sunset Lake, and the two sides are still, in some ways, worlds apart.
The end itself is settled: as of this writing, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHEUTZ
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6/30/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — “We’re using an empty unit on the first floor, six rooms, and having visitation in the rooms,” Burt Kohn, administrator for the Care Center at Sunset Lake, said at the May 13 health and family services meeting. If the weather is nice, you can see your loved one outside on the patio. “This way, we can go and sanitize the rooms between each visit.”
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ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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5/19/21
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What’s new in the Upper Delaware region April 1-7
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3/31/21
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Maybe it was the intense focus on local needs, or maybe it was that they had experience dealing with Medicaid patients. Maybe it was the in-person visits that some legislators paid to their facilities.
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/11/21
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MONTICELLO, NY — On Thursday, January 21, three companies vying to be the manager of Sullivan’s only county-owned nursing home made their cases to the legislature. The audience, composed …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/27/21
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/27/21
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