Monticello News

Once again the state is throwing the book at Sullivan County regarding conditions at its jail, one section of which a state official once described as a "dungeon."

Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at the Literacy Center, 63 North St. in Monticello, through Aug. 28. The cost is $100 per class, and students must be at least 15. French will be taught from 10 a.m. to noon; Arabic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Spanish from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.; and Italian from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Literacy Volunteers also ... (more)

Gary Tyrone Fields was a lifetime resident of Liberty, NY. He departed this life on Sunday June 9, 2013 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer.

I was sitting in a restaurant in the fishing village of Menemsha in Martha's Vineyard last week when I met a couple from Connecticut who often visit Sullivan County.

The Adult & Continuing Education Program at Sullivan County BOCES held its 24th annual High School Equivalency graduation ceremony on June 7 at the St. John Street Education Center in Monticello.

James Blackmon Jr., a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, died Thursday, February 7, 2013.

It's moving ahead with the program, known as Strengthening Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, even though it has received an underwhelming amount of participation since its inception last year.

Its Torah was stolen and lost for a nail-biting three weeks in January until police found the sacred scroll undamaged in the Woodridge home of a former laborer.

Ricco and Doherty join Monticello's Junior Free For All Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - by John Manzi, publicity director, Monticello Raceway Monticello, NY --- Father's Day is always on a Sunday and Monticello Raceway is dark on Sundays.

Two Monticello residents face drug charges after police found 67 decks of heroin in a room at the Heritage Inn Wednesday after responding to a domestic fight.

Police have charged a Monticello parolee with using a credit card stolen from a Woodbourne woman's car to buy $93.53 worth of cigarettes.

A Monticello man has been charged in a May 25 burglary of a home on Wood Avenue in the village.

Three people suspected of committing a rash of burglaries around Sullivan County were charged Wednesday in a burglary in the town of Forestburgh.

Neighbors are speaking out against a proposed petting zoo and fun park in the Town of Thompson that would cater to seasonal residents.

A man and two women from Monticello were arrested Thursday and charged with fracturing a man's nose during a gang-style beating, police said.

A man and two women from Monticello were arrested Thursday and charged with fracturing a man's nose during a gang-style beating, village police said.

A Monticello woman who allegedly threatened several people with a steak knife outside the Heritage Inn on Wednesday was arrested and charged with felony attempted assault, village police said.

Potential positions at Wednesday's Sullivan County Job Fair ranged from insurance sales to health care, from warehouse duties to customer service.

They include Monticello, where voters approved a nearly $80.2 million spending plan that will eliminate 36 jobs.

Sullivan County's Adult Care Center soon will have new Alzheimer's and short-term rehab units and, possibly, a new name.