Sullivan County’s hospitality and leisure industry has plummeted by about 1,000 jobs in the past four years. A mix of weaker than usual seasonal hiring, consumer caution, an aging workforce, and immigration restrictions have contributed to the dip. 

Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with Laura Quigley, Sullivan County’s Commissioner of Community Resources, about the decline. 

The Town of Newburgh unanimously voted to oppose an ICE detention warehouse in the Town of Newburgh on July 13.

The resolution comes after the federal government quietly leased a warehouse in the Town of Newburgh to a Texas-based contractor for $35.5 million without any local officials’ knowledge.

On Monday, hundreds of people gathered in Newburgh ahead of the town board meeting. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill about the rally.