The ongoing struggle to rule Monticello

Monticello, the Sullivan County village whose mayhem and machinations lately have been worthy of prime-time on HBO, continues to be wracked with political intrigue. The latest, in the Times Herald-Record: Twice-ousted village manager John Barbarite, a crony of the town's controversial mayor, has been re-hired.

Also in today's paper: The man who was shot and killed in Monticello early Monday morning has been identified as Hercules Jones.