Fallsburg News

Elizabeth Keybl, a former resident of Sullivan County, recently donated a parcel of land in South Fallsburg to the Sullivan County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

A Brooklyn man will avoid jail in a hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of 50-year-old Julio Torres on July 4. Michael Rebenwurzel, 27, pleaded guilty Thursday to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death, a felony, in exchange for a sentence of five years probation.

Fallsburg High School's Environmental Club, under the guidance of science teacher Don Thomas, has been supporting solar lighting for the past two years through the projects directed by Sullivan Renaissance to bring the green technology to the streets of Woodridge and Swan Lake, and at the Woodstock memorial in Bethel.

Benjamin Cosor Elementary School welcomed the Sullivan County Long Beards to an assembly for fifth- and sixth-graders and a special meeting with the school's Ecology Club recently.

State police say three people have been charged in connection with the shooting of an Orange County man accused of growing marijuana in his basement.

DEERPARK State Police at Middletown have arrested three men in connection with a home invasion robbery during which the homeowner was shot two times.

After several years of planning and preparation, the new Mountaindale Railway Station across from the post office will have its grand opening celebration at 9:30 a.m. Nov.

Two men have been charged in several thefts of copper tubing at bungalows in the Town of Fallsburg.

The Fallsburg Board of Education presented high school teacher Mona Ingber and parent Winnie Foertsch special recognition awards at the board meeting this month.

A. Herbaceous perennials can all be cut down at this point if they were not already killed by frost.

After 12 years, the race for supervisor is wide-open. Voters will choose either Democrat Steve Vegliante, an attorney, or Republican Joe Perrello, a businessman.

Authorities locked down the Fallsburg schools Tuesday after a student reported being threatened at gunpoint while waiting for the bus in South Fallsburg.

MONTICELLO The CSEA, which represents Sullivan County public sector workers, Tuesday announced it has endorsed incumbent Sheriff Michael Schiff for re-election and Chief Assistant District Attorney James Farrell for District Attorney.

A man stands outside the home where 22-year-old Ashley Osborne was murdered Saturday and said he was just keeping the snoopers out.

For the past five years, the Fallsburg High School Alumni Association has sponsored an All Classes Reunion.

A 25-year-old Wurtsboro man was arrested Thursday after police said they found crack inside the stolen vehicle he was driving.

The Fallsburg O&W Rail Trail Committee is inviting the public to attend a ribbon-cutting and trail dedication at 11 a.m. today in Woodridge.

A Fallsburg man has been charged with grand larceny, a felony, in the theft of a dirt bike from a home in Hurleyville.

New York State Department of Transportation announced today, that bridge work will be performed on State Route 42 & 52 over the Neversink River in Woodbourne, Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, August 10.

A 19-year-old Fallsburg man has been charged with felony assault after troopers say he struck two people with a baseball bat on Saturday.