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Mount Vernon, NY
Business
USPS Releases Info On Holiday Prices, Deadlines, Unveils Santa Claus Stamps
The United States Postal Service is gearing up for the holidays, unveiling its brand-new holiday stamps and announcing shipping deadlines to deliver mail by Christmas. The USPS shared in an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 7, that the postal service is releasing a number of holiday and winter-themed stamps, including the brand new Santa Claus stamps. “The A Visit From St. Nick stamps bring joy to the kid in all of us,” said Scott Bombaugh, the Postal Service’s vice president and chief technology officer. “Holiday cards and letters mailed with these stamps will delight people of all ages. The…
Springfield, MA
Lifestyle
Here's Where Massachusetts Ranks Among 'Most Stressful' States In US, New Survey Says
A new survey has determined which US states are the most and least stressful based on a variety of factors. Amerisleep created the ranking based on 22 stress factors related to four categories: work, money, health and environment. Hawaii was named the most stressful after it scored high for money and environmental stressors. Meanwhile, Vermont was ranked the least stressful state. When ranking least stressed states, Massachusetts scored in the bottom half, at 34. Massachusetts was ranked the number one least stressful place to work, with the second-highest minimum wage of any state. …
Brookfield, CT
Lifestyle
Here's Where Connecticut Ranks Among 'Most Stressful' States In US, New Survey Says
A new study has ranked which US states are the most and least stressful. Connecticut was ranked the 31st least stressful state overall in Amerisleep's study, which ranked states based on 22 different factors related to work, money, health, and environment. Connecticut was ranked the 10th least stressed state when it comes to work-related stressors and fifth in health-related stressors. The state received poorer scores for money and environmental stressors, receiving a 44 for money and 38 for environmental. Hawaii was ranked the most stressed state, due to particularly high money and…
Harrison, NY
Lifestyle
Here's Where NY Ranks Among 'Most Stressful' States In US, New Survey Says
New York has ranked among the most stressful US states, according to a new study. Researchers with Amerisleep created a list ranking the least stressful US states based on a variety of factors related to work, money, health and environment. New York was named the 47th least stressful state, receiving poor rankings for money, health and environmental stressors. The state was ranked the 12th least stressed state when it comes to work-related stressors. The company ranked Hawaii as the most stressful state, due to particularly high money and environmental stressors. Vermont was …
Mount Vernon, NY
News
Former NY CEO Sentenced For Bribery Scheme
A New York man who was a CEO for a company in the region will spend time behind bars for his role in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme. Long Island resident Alan Kaufman, age 62, of Jericho, the former CEO of the now-defunct Melrose Credit Union, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after being convicted in a scheme with Long Island businessman Tony Georgiton. US Attorney Audrey Strauss said that Kaufman accepted free housing and hundreds of thousands of dollars in financing for the purchase of his personal residence, after approving millions of dollars in loans to Georgiton’s comp…
West Chester, PA
News
Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules
Comfort dogs will be allowed in criminal trials, but only under certain conditions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. To avoid any potential prejudice to the defendant's right to a fair trial, a comfort dog may accompany a trial witness if the animal will allow the witness to testify in a reliable and truthful manner. The ruling stems from a 2018 murder trial in Chester County where Melody, a comfort dog, was allowed to sit next to a child witness during testimony, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Sheron Jaeln Purnell was found guilty of the 2016 mu…
Newburgh, NY
News
Covid-
19: New Variant Believed To Be More Transmissible Than Delta Has Been Found In 49 States
Alarm bells are sounding for some health officials as a new, possibly more transmissible COVID-19 variant has now been identified in 49 states. The mu variant, first discovered in Colombia in January, is threatening to become the dominant strain of the virus, potentially overtaking the Delta variant, as health officials continue to combat the constantly mutating virus. According to reports, the only state in the US that has not recorded a case of the mu virus is Nebraska after the strain it made its presence known in Alaska and Hawaii recently. The new variant is believed to be more trans…
Hackensack, NJ
News
NJ, NY, PA Among States Sharing Historic $4.3B Purdue Pharma Settlement
Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma has reached an historic $4.3 billion settlement with New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and a dozen other states that one attorney general said involved the “most that individuals have ever paid for breaking the law.” New Jersey expects to receive more than $110 million from the deal, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. As part of the settlement, the Sackler family must surrender ownership of the bankrupt drug company. They also must release more than 30 million family and Purdue Pharma documents that outline their roles in an opioid epidemi…
Lancaster, PA
News
Rape Suspect, MMA Fighter Gave PA Victim, 14, 'Morning After Pill' Then Moved To Hawaii: Police
A man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl allegedly gave her the morning after pill, according to PennLive. The girl told police Avery E. I. Sanchis, 23 formerly of Lancaster County -- currently a Hawaiian resident -- raped her over a two-day period beginning Aug. 7, according to an affidavit obtained by PennLive. The incident ended when Sanchis took the alleged victim's parents' car without permission and returned with the "morning after pill," the outlet reports. The girl told police she originally refused to take the pill but eventually did after Sanchis told her “he would not be payin…
Newark, NJ
News
'We Don't Like You Either': NJ Ranked 48th Worst State In America
New Jerseyans are squaring up after a recent survey ranked the Garden State the 48th worst in America. YouGov asked 1,211 adult Americans to choose the better of two states (including Washington D.C) in a series of head-to-head matchups in mid-March. States were rated based on their “win percentage," or how often that state won the head-to-head matchup when it was one of the two states shown. The Garden State came in just before just before Mississippi and Alabama -- and residents are trying to figure out why. "It's not our fault Jersey smells so bad and is a state of endless tolls."…
Hartford, CT
Real Estate
CT One Of Just Two States Showing Significant Decreases In Homeownership Rate Over Five Years
The average rate of homeownership in Connecticut has dropped significantly over the past five years, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Connecticut typically has an above-average rate of homeownership compared to the rest of the country, but the new data found that it is one of two states to show significant declines on that front between 2014 and 2019. During that time span, the ratio of Connecticut owner-occupied households compared to total households in the state dropped 1.4 percent. The only state with a steeper decline was North Dakota at 2.5 percent. The largest …
White Plains, NY
News
Recall Issued For Beef Product Distributed To Restaurants, Retailers In New York
Nearly 100,000 pounds of beef products that were illegally shipped into New York and distributed to New York restaurants and retailers are being recalled due to a lack of inspection, federal officials announced. GLC Trading Inc., which is based out of Chino, California, is recalling approximately 98,810 pounds of beef tallow products that were imported from the People’s Republic of China, an ineligible country for beef, without an inspection from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). According to FSIS, items recalled include: 17.6-ounce. vacuume…
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