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These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says
These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says When it comes to the healthiest locales in the United States, several counties in Connecticut are faring quite well, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The outlet analyzed nearly 3,000 US counties on metrics it said shape and show the health of a community, like public safety, access to healthcare, educational equity, income, housing affordability, food availability, and nutrition. Analysts then used that data to rank the 500 healthiest communities in the country across 10 categories on a scale of zero to 100. In Connecticut, Middlesex County was ranked healt…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise
Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been in the spotlight yet again this week, but for her new luxury high rise, not her policies or outspoken social media presence. Many news outlets are calling the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate hypocritical after it was reported she had moved into a luxury new home in Washington, D.C. The building - which is under construction - features no affordable housing units, which was a platform she championed during her campaign. Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional salary is $174,000, and her new building reportedly runs $2,000 a month for a studio…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
This Fairfield County City Ranks High In CT For Most Affordable Homes This Fairfield County City Ranks High In CT For Most Affordable Homes
This Fairfield County City Ranks High In CT For Most Affordable Homes New statistics have revealed that a city in Fairfield County ranks among the highest in the state for having the most affordable homes. The Census Bureau released the estimates, which were developed using data from the American Community Survey for cities in the state with a population of 60,000 or more. The cities are ranked using the median multiple, the value that determines the number of years of work at the median salary required to pay off the median home price. Anything under 3 is considered to be affordable. Norwalk underwent the largest median multiple percentage increase at 21.8 …

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by Valerie Musson