Roscoe News

Sullivan County is getting ready for an anticipated increase in applications for federal heating assistance this winter, as officials work to avoid the fiasco of 2007 that left more than 1,200 people without help because their applications went unprocessed.

Step Back in Time features community news items from The Daily Star from 25 and 50 years ago.

An American eel crosses the wooden slats of the trap. Eels look like snakes, but are actually fish with mucous-producing skin that does not possess scales.

The Sullivan County Long Beards held their annual JAKES Extravaganza Sept. 19 at the Roscoe Firemen's Park for the first time, with nearly 300 youths and at least 200 parents participating in the events, games and demonstrations.

State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that bridge inspections will begin this week on Route 17 and County Road 43 in the Sullivan County towns of Rockland and Lumberland.

With a mix of piety and humor, Archbishop Timothy Dolan reached out to a select crowd of about 350 people at St.

Schools Superintendant Carmine Giangreco's last day will be Aug. 31, when he will officially retire after a 43-year career in education.

Schools Superintendant Carmine Giangreco's last day will be Aug. 31, when he will officially retire after a 43-year career in education.

Harper's Bazaar offers a fashion layout in its September issue titled, "FashionAnd all that jazz." Supermodel Chanel Iman and Arlenis Sosa are dolled up in designs by Dolce & Gabbana, Balenciaga and MaxMara and framed against popular sites in Harlem.A The photos were shot by Peter Lindbergh and inspired by the uber-stylish period of the [...] ...

The camp, owned by the Prince Hall Masons of New York State and managed by Eureka Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, boasts a comprehensive Environmental Science Program.

More than $100,000 was awarded to communities throughout Sullivan County Monday night at the Tri-Valley School by Sullivan Renaissance for beautification projects from as small as a flower bed to as large as the creation of a park.

The Universal Square Club of Boyer Lodge #1 of Free & Accepted Masons presents its first annual Economic Stimulus Raffle.

Sullivan County legislators are expected to make last week's flooding in the region a top priority when they meet in committees this week.

Flooding creeks, which have dampened Sullivan County since last Wednesday, continued to overflow as more rain fell Sunday.

What picture of today's United States and Roscoe will a future generation see in 2059? To get a sneak preview, Lilly Constant peered into the fire- and waterproof safe that would become the hamlet's time capsule Saturday at the Founders Day Parade.

Residents in this northern Sullivan County hamlet mopped mud and brown slop from their businesses on Thursday morning.

The Monticello Bagel Corp. on Broadway is one of the most popular breakfast spots in Sullivan County.

Before one of the worst-run adult homes in Sullivan County closed in June, inspectors found that it was infested with mice and had numerous other health violations.

The Beaverkill Campground, which usually opens in mid-May, has been open only since June 26 but it almost didn't open at all this year, says William Janeway, regional director with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

ROSCOE Sullivan County officials gathered with representatives from the New York State DEC, Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and nearly two dozen local residents to celebrate the opening the Beaverkill Campground in Roscoe.