Genevieve Hartnett

Wurtsboro Founders’ Day Street Fair Brings Summer Fun and Family Reunion

The Wurtsboro Founders’ Day Street Fair was held last Saturday, July 12th on Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro, New York. The annual celebration saw one of its biggest years yet with the 200th Anniversary of the village’s naming that honored William and Maurice Wurts for their invention of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. The street fair […]

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre Works to Save “Cultural Heritage” of Sullivan County

As arts funding faces cutbacks across the country, local organizations in Sullivan County like The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) are speaking out about what’s at stake. While the Centre is also launching a campaign to revitalize the historic O&W Luzon Rail Station as a concurrent performing space, Lourdesa Hunt, Director of Development at HPAC and […]

“This is a Human Rights Bill. Period.” – Trans Prisoners’ Rights Coalition Advocates for the G.I.R.D.S Act

The Gender, Identity, Respect, Dignity and Safety Act, more commonly known as the G.I.R.D.S. Act, is a proposed legislative bill in the New York State Senate that would require all New York prisons and jails to house Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, and Intersex (TGNCNBI) people in accordance with their gender identity, as well as making […]

SUNY Sullivan is “Investing in the Future” with Tuition-Free SUNY Community College Program

This fall, the State of New York is launching SUNY Reconnect, a tuition-free program for all SUNY Community Colleges for adult learners with no prior degree between the ages of 25-55. As the cost of higher education increases year after year, New York state is taking steps towards making the pursuit of an education more […]

Catskill Mountainkeeper Urges Action to Ban Toxic Sludge in Farming Before Session Ends

Before the New York State Senate and Assembly leave for summer recess, Catskill Mountainkeeper is pushing for a statewide ban on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in farm fertilizers. An environmental advocacy group in Sullivan County, Catskill Mountainkeeper is sounding the alarm about the use of biosolids in fertilizers to grow food. They are calling for […]

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