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Stimulus Checks: How Much You're Getting Stimulus Checks: How Much You're Getting
Stimulus Checks: How Much You're Getting Now that Congress has approved the $2.2 trillion stimulus package, you may be wondering what your cut will be. We’ve tried to simplify it for you. The IRS is doling out the dough to an estimated 125 million Americans. The money will come in the form of a check -- or direct deposit, if you’ve signed up for it with the IRS on your federal tax returns. Your income level will be determined based on either your 2019 tax returns, if you’ve filed, or your 2018 returns if you haven’t. Q: How much will you get? A: Here goes: If you earn no more than $75,000 a year in gross adjusted inc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Cranford Woman, 106, Faced Loss Of Her Home For Unpaid Taxes Cranford Woman, 106, Faced Loss Of Her Home For Unpaid Taxes
Cranford Woman, 106, Faced Loss Of Her Home For Unpaid Taxes A woman was facing the prospect of losing the house in Cranford she's lived in since the 1940s because of delinquent property taxes.  A GoFundMe campaign launched by her daughter and caregiver, however, has staved off disaster -- for now.  "Having checked with our municipal tax office, we cannot defer property taxes. The State of New Jersey has no hardship exemptions for centenarian homeowners on social security income. We have one option available to avoid the Cranford Township Tax Sale scheduled for September 18, 2019: Make a minimum PAYMENT OF $8,367.18," Roseanne Estwanick wro…

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by Paul Milo
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No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security
No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security A Jersey City woman was sentenced to probation for fraudulently collecting her father's Social Security and other benefits for years after he died, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.  In addition to five years' probation, Sylvia Wilkerson, 68, must also make full restitution and has to perform 50 hours of community service. The state had asked that Wilkerson serve six months in jail, but Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mirtha Ospina instead imposed a sentence of noncustodial probation, Grewal said.  Wilkerson collected $272,000 over the course of 12 years after the…

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by Paul Milo