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Albany Among Top 100 Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says Albany Among Top 100 Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says
Albany Among Top 100 Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says When it comes to putting down your roots, these New York locales are among the best in the nation, according to a brand-new ranking. Four cities in the Empire State made the top 100 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 “Best Places to Live in the US” ranking. Researchers pulled data from a variety of sources, including thousands of public survey responses, the US Census Bureau, FBI crime statistics, and school and hospital rankings to come up with the top 150 American cities. Cities were ranked using four key indicators: value, desirability, job market, and quality of life. The followi…
New Haven Among Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says New Haven Among Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says
New Haven Among Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says When it comes to putting down your roots, these Connecticut locales are among the best in the nation, according to a brand-new ranking. Two cities in the Constitution State made U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 “Best Places to Live in the US” ranking. Researchers pulled data from a variety of sources, including thousands of public survey responses, the US Census Bureau, FBI crime statistics, and school and hospital rankings to come up with the top 150 American cities. Cities were ranked using four key indicators: value, desirability, job market, and quality of life. The following Conn…
Amazon Exposed Logan Twp. Workers To Hazards Causing Musculoskeletal Disorders: Feds Amazon Exposed Logan Twp. Workers To Hazards Causing Musculoskeletal Disorders: Feds
Amazon Exposed Logan Twp. Workers To Hazards Causing Musculoskeletal Disorders: Feds Workers at a New Jersey Amazon fulfillment center were exposed to numerous hazards causing bodily harm, prompting fines and multiple letters from the US Labor Department. US Labor Department opened an investigation into the Logan Township (Gloucester County) site in January, following complaints that Amazon was exposing workers to hazards capable of causing serious physical harm, the DOL said in a release. Amazon had allegedly been requiring employees to perform tasks leading to bodily stress that had caused, were causing and were likely to cause musculoskeletal disorders, the DOL said. The…
'She Fought Hard Every Day:' Sussex County Resident Danielle Murray Dies After Long Illness, 33 'She Fought Hard Every Day:' Sussex County Resident Danielle Murray Dies After Long Illness, 33
'She Fought Hard Every Day:' Sussex County Resident Danielle Murray Dies After Long Illness, 33 Sussex County resident Danielle Murray died at Overlook Hospital in Summit after a long illness on Monday, Dec. 26. She was 33. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Danielle moved to Sussex County in 1990, her obituary says. She then moved with her family to Colorado Springs before returning to Sussex County, where she had resided for the past 20 years. Danielle graduated from High Point Regional High School and worked for Atlantic Health in Morristown as an Administrative Assistant, according to her memorial. Danielle had a “heart of gold” and will forever be remembered for her endless generosity…
Six Men Charged In Delco Child Sex Sting, DA Says Six Men Charged In Delco Child Sex Sting, DA Says
Six Men Charged In Delco Child Sex Sting, DA Says Six men face criminal charges in Delaware County for soliciting sex from minors on the internet, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer in a release.  In a three-day operation that was led by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service with assistance from the FBI, state police, and local authorities, undercover law enforcement officers "assumed the identity of a minor" online, the DA said.  At the sting's end on Dec. 11, six men aged 24 to 56 were taken into custody, officials said:  Joseph P. Fahy, 48, of Media, is accused to trying to meet a 14-year-old male for sex. He w…
Berks Native Derrick Rump Killed In Colorado Night Club Shooting: Reports Berks Native Derrick Rump Killed In Colorado Night Club Shooting: Reports
Berks Native Derrick Rump Killed In Colorado Night Club Shooting: Reports A Berks County native is among the five dead following a mass shooting at a gay bar in Colorado, according to reports.  Derrick Rump, a graduate of Kutztown Area Senior High School, according to his social media pages, was killed when a gunman opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 19, multiple media outlets report.  On his Facebook page, Rump wrote that he was a bartender at the club.  At least twenty-five others were injured in the shooting, it has been widely reported. Police told media that bar patrons subdued the suspected shooter, 22-year-old Anderson Aldrich, u…
Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says
Albany Among 'Juiced Up' Areas Likely To See Home Prices Decline, New Report Says The Albany area is among the US housing markets that are most likely to see home prices decline as the COVID-19 pandemic housing boom comes to an end, Fortune Magazine reports. Analysts told the outlet that US home prices are now priced ahead of what incomes can support, with the overvaluation varying greatly by market. A market risk assessment found that of roughly 400 metropolitan statistical areas, 67.9 percent were deemed overvalued, Fortune reports. That’s up from 64.7 percent in April. Analysts told the outlet that only 24.5 percent of US housing markets are considered “…
Fugitive From Justice Wanted For Killing Wife Apprehended On Long Island Fugitive From Justice Wanted For Killing Wife Apprehended On Long Island
Fugitive From Justice Wanted For Killing Wife Apprehended On Long Island Police on Long Island apprehended a murder suspect who is believed to have killed his wife. On Monday, Oct. 4, the Sag Harbor Police Department in Suffolk County received a report out of New Jersey that a woman, Masany Cruz, age 29, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, who was reported missing there and may be staying at the Sag Harbor Inn. When officers arrived at the Inn, they located her husband, William Cruz, age 31, who was taken into custody for questioning without incident and treated at an area hospital. After Cruz was apprehended, police in Colorado Springs responded to the last known …
Watch NJ Native, Olympic Bobsled Hopeful On New HBO Max Reality Dating Show Watch NJ Native, Olympic Bobsled Hopeful On New HBO Max Reality Dating Show
Watch NJ Native, Olympic Bobsled Hopeful On New HBO Max Reality Dating Show He loves cracking backs and is hoping to make it to the U.S. men's bobsledding team later this summer. But there's one more thing you should know about New Jersey native Fernando Titus. There's a chance he's a major "F-boy." The 27-year-old chiropractor who was raised in Jersey City will be competing on a new HBO Max reality dating show "Fboy Island," premiering July 29. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fernando Titus | FBOY Island (@_nandeezy) Titus and 23 other male contestants are split into two groups of 12: Nice boys and …
Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker
Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker Governor-elect Ned Lamont of Greenwich has been speaking to past and present governors from Connecticut and other states to seek their advice. Lamont also attended a National Governors Association conference in Colorado Springs this past weekend. The gathering was intended to be a boot camp to help incoming state chief executives prepare for their new jobs. The Democrat lunched with lame duck Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after the Nov. 6 election and later met with former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican-turned-independent. Lamont spoke to Weicker on Thursday, Nov. 15 to discuss what he l…
Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report
Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report The "super rich" are getting richer and the middle class are poorer in Bridgeport, according to a national study of the widening wealth gap. The Bloomberg news ranking found the change in the gap between the super rich to middle class widened in 98 of 100 U.S. metropolitan areas, led by Bridgeport.  The gap narrowed in Ogden, Utah and Colorado Springs, Colo., Bloomberg reported here. (The super rich to middle class gap was defined by those in the top 5 percent of income versus households in the middle 20 percent.) The average income gap widened by $59,000 nationwide. In Bridgeport…