The NYS DOT has canceled plans to study the potential widening of Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties because of budgetary constraints, according to a department spokeswoman. The agency had expected to hire a consultant to explore widening the highway from two lanes to three in each direction between Harriman and Monticello – a [...]

The NYS DOT has canceled plans to study the potential widening of Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties because of budgetary constraints, according to a department spokeswoman. The agency had expected to hire a consultant to explore widening the highway from two lanes to three in each direction between Harriman and Monticello – a [...]

A Frum woman in her 20’s was left in critical condition, and another person stable after a lightning strike in Morningside Park. Just before 4:00PM on Sunday afternoon, a severe storm blew through the town of Hurleyville, and a woman boating on the lake returned to shore. An employee of Morningside Park began assisting the woman out [...]

The Woodridge Kehilla is pleased to announce the completion on the first phase of the Woodridge Eiruv – the first of its kind in Sullivan County history! After many years being bogged down in local politics, Rabbi Hillel Grossman has accomplished what has eluded the Woodridge Kehila for some time. The Rav asked that the Tzibur [...]

[VIDEO BELOW] YWN interviewed Shrage Feller, who is the owner of the Woodridge Pizza Store – which burned to the ground in a horrific fire on Sunday July 4th, 2010. Shrage tells us that thanks to the help of so many people, he is proud to announce that his new store will be opening this coming [...]

5:25PM EST:Catskills Hatzolah has requested a medevac to airlift a child who fell off of a bicycle, and was unconscious for a few minutes at Route 52 just The location of the incident was just outside of Beit Vegan Bungalows on Briggs Highway in Ellenville. (YWN Sullivan County News Team – 2010)

PARKSVILLE – The State Department of Transportation in Binghamton is investigating the cause of a collapse of steel girders on the new I-86 highway that is being built in Parksville to replace the current New York Route 17. A section of steel beams that are to be eventually bolted across a new elevated bridge abutment gave [...]

The seasonal supermarket in White Lake has gotten a facelift, thanks to a cooperative effort among the United Talmudical Academy, owner of the supermarket, the Town of Bethel and Sullivan Renaissance.   Located at the corner of Routes 17B and 55, the building was converted to its current use as a supermarket several years ago after serving [...]

8:50PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah is on the scene in Mountain Crest Bungalow Colony on Murphy Road with a child who has serious burns. Catskills Hatzolah Paramedic 008 has requested a chopper to airlift the child to a burn center. The Fallsburg FD is setting up a landing zone at the Fallsburg High School. (YWN Sullivan County News Team [...]