March 26th, 2010

Beware of motives behind Fanslau evaluation

The group of legislators behind the attempted coup to overthrow Chairman Jonathan Rouis is at it again, this time they are out to get County Manager David Fanslau.
Last week one of those legislators asked County Commissioners to fill out a performance evaluation of Fanslau.

Although the desire to assess Fanslau’s job performance sounds admirable and should be [...]

March 19th, 2010

Potential closing of a school is a sad wakeup call

Closing a school without replacing it with a new facility is a tragic statement for any society. When it involves preventing a budget gap it is even more tragic.

The controversial issue of closing public schools to avoid tax increases has hit the Monticello School District, and other districts might not be far [...]

March 12th, 2010

Monticello and Liberty village elections map future

Village elections will be held next Tuesday and all eyes are expected to be on Monticello and Liberty. Two trustee positions are up for grabs in both municipalities.
Monticello and Liberty have their own police departments, court houses, and provide extensive public services to their residents. Both boards are responsible for impressive budgets.
Regrettably, Monticello has become famous [...]

March 5th, 2010

Sullivan County’s Tom Mungeer leads state police pba

Every day he makes the trek from Sullivan County to Albany to fulfill his duties representing and protecting the rights of one of the most prestigious police enforcement agencies throughout the United States. He has become the powerful and respected voice of the NYS Troopers.
Sullivan County native Tom Mungeer was recently elected President of the New [...]