The Justice Department is investigating whether the nation’s largest credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s, improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis, according to two people interviewed by the government and another briefed on such interviews. The investigation began before Standard & Poor’s cut the United States’ AAA [...]

The owner of 1,500 acres of the former Concord Hotel property is developing plans to build a large theme-amusement park at the Town of Thompson property. Town Supervisor Anthony Cellini confirmed those plans and told MidhudsonNews.com the discussions are in the early stages. “Entertainment Property Trust owns all the properties – they took all the properties back [...]

The Monticello Fire Department was on the scene battling a fire at a Kosher winery in Sullivan County, Sunday evening. Fire Departments from multiple towns were dispatched to the Armon Kosher Winery (Allied Wine Corp. / Monticello Winery) at 2 Fairground Road, near Cold Spring Road in the Town of Monticello, shortly after 2:00PM. The fire [...]

On Friday January 7, 2011 at approximately 4:45 PM, an off duty Deputy Sheriff on his way home from work at the Sullivan County Jail spotted a suspicious subject in the vicinity of the Hollywood Country Club Bungalows located at 215 Cold Spring Road in Monticello. The Deputy called for back up when he saw [...]

Sullivan County, NY – Well-wishers from across municipalities came to watch the swearing in of Michael F. Maguire as the new Court Judge in Sullivan County.  Maguire won the November election, and was sworn in on Wednesday by Judge Burton Ledina, whom he will replace.   Maguire has a noble and exemplary track record as a public [...]

Monticello, NY – Governor David Paterson and other government officials are expected in Monticello early next week to sign a contract with the Stockbridge Munsee Indians to operate a gaming casino in the Town of Thompson. The tribe owns over 330 acres of land off Route 17 exit 107 in Bridgeville. The governor will sign a [...]

Talks are continuing between Sullivan County government officials and the Sheriff’s Office as the county prepares a 2011 budget. Initial discussions have as much as $1 million being cut from the road patrol’s $5.6 million budget. That would translate to a potential layoff of 15 deputies out of a total of 40, sources told MidHudsonNews.com. If that [...]

On Sunday evening, 8/22/10, at approximately 10:30 pm, Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary in progress at the Sefarady Bungalow Colony located at 685 Old Liberty Road in the Town of Thompson. A resident had heard a noise in the bedroom of their bungalow, and when they went to investigate, they [...]

On Shabbos morning at approximately 10:30 AM, Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an attempted robbery in the vicinity of 127 Cold Spring Rd. in the Town of Thompson. The vicitm, who is an Orthodox Jewish male in his early 50’s, and is visiting the area from Brazil, was walking on [...]

Ferndale, NY – Seven girls at Camp Machaneinu were taken to the hospital on Monday evening following a bike accident. Catskills Hatzolah had recieved calls for seven patients who were struck by a vehicle, and fearing the worst, immediately dispatched multiple ambulances and Paramedics to the scene located on Devany Road. Upon their arrival it was learned [...]