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New president named at SUNY Sullivan
LOCH SHELDRAKE – The Board of Trustees of the State University of New York has named a new president at SUNY Sullivan. Dr. David Potash comes to the Loch Sheldrake campus as the college’s eighth president from Wilbur Wright College in Chicago where he served as president since 2013.
Street fight in Ellenville; teen taken to the hospital (VIDEO)
ELLENVILLE – A street fight in the Village of Ellenville late Monday night resulted in a teen sustaining a head injury and being airlifted to Albany Medical Center for evaluation. Ellenville Police Chief Philip Mattracion said two boys, ages 17, were injured during a fight involving several people on...
New stand-up shows aim to revive the Borscht Belt’s Jewish comedy legacy
(New York Jewish Week) – When Jewish comedian Michael Hirsch took the stage in the Catskills last month, he quickly realized that the crowd was much older than his typical audience — people who may have gone to shows back when the area was a hotbed of Jewish comedy.
‘I need your help.’ Parents of missing Sullivan County woman plead for public’s help to solve cold case
Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI New York Office at 212-384-1000, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office at 845-701-0158 or Hope Alive 845 at 845-866-0422.
From legacy to legal: Ulster County's first cannabis dispensary opens in New Paltz
Overcoming lingering stigma, unfriendly neighbors, outdated zoning laws and a last-minute lawsuit, an Orange County couple officially opened the doors Wednesday to the first cannabis dispensary in Ulster County and the 100th in New York state. The former Stewart’s Shops gas station on North Chestnut Street has been converted into...
Kosher food pantry makes debut in Monticello
MONTICELLO – Parents who have children that attend the religious school at Mosdos Monticello, Inc. often ask Rabbi Yakov Mandelovics if he has leftover food to send home from meals that are prepared. Like so many other places, families are struggling to put food on the table in Monticello’s...
Pine Bush native supports versatile mission while serving with Assault Craft Unit 4
NORFOLK, VA – Petty Officer 2nd Class James Slegona, a native of Pine Bush, New York, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) unit operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. Slegona graduated in 2016 from Pine Bush Central High School. “Walking into the Navy recruiting...
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