'RHONJ' Cast Member Leaves Franklin Lakes For Nevada: 'Not The Armpit Of The Earth' 'RHONJ' Cast Member Leaves Franklin Lakes For Nevada: 'Not The Armpit Of The Earth'
'Rhonj' Cast Member Leaves Franklin Lakes For Nevada: 'Not The Armpit Of The Earth' Jacqueline Laurita, out. The original "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member whose Franklin Lakes mansion is facing foreclosure has left the Garden State for Nevada with husband Chris. "I’m sure going to miss New Jersey and all of the people who have made it so special for me and my family," the reality star wrote on Instagram. "We have SO many incredible memories here that we will cherish forever! I thank you all! I was born here, left and returned, only to leave again! NJ is not the armpit of the earth after all! 😘 It’s beautiful and so are most of the people in it! We’ll be back to…
New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines
New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey’s top law enforcement officer filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Nevada company that he said illegally sold large-capacity ammunition magazines to an undercover investigator online after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from his office months earlier. The suit filed by Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal against Nevada-based New Frontier Armory LLC alleges that the company sold six LCMs to undercover investigators, including a 100-round magazine. “Large capacity magazines are dangerous and have been disproportionately used in mass shootings, which is why they are illegal in Ne…
Amid Measles Outbreak, Vaccination Bill Stalls In State Assembly Amid Measles Outbreak, Vaccination Bill Stalls In State Assembly
Amid Measles Outbreak, Vaccination Bill Stalls In State Assembly Despite a record-breaking measles outbreak legislation to eliminate religious vaccine exemptions has stalled, drawing hundreds to the New York State Capitol in Albany to rally against the bill. New York remains one of the hardest hit with the measles outbreak - namely in Rockland County - prompting state lawmakers to propose a bill that would bar parents from not vaccinating their children. That legislation has come under heavy scrutiny from parents and advocates who believe that vaccinations can have unintended consequences for children, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was at the for…
'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise 'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise
'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise First, the freshman congresswoman took Washington, D.C., and the nation by storm. Now she’s taking on Hollywood. “Knock Down The House,” the long-awaited documentary following 2007 Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 election, has officially gone live on Netflix, creating a new type of buzz. The film, directed and co-written by Rachel Lears, follows the journeys of four aspiring political candidates, including Ocasio-Cortez - who was a bartender in the Bronx at the beginning of the process - and her surprise upset primary win over longtime incumbent Joe Crowley en …
First Adult Case Of Measles In Suffolk County Confirmed, With Exposure Site Announced First Adult Case Of Measles In Suffolk County Confirmed, With Exposure Site Announced
First Adult Case Of Measles In Suffolk County Confirmed, With Exposure Site Announced Amid the highest measles outbreak in the nation in 25 years, health officials have confirmed the first adult case of the disease in Suffolk County. The person arrived recently arrived from outside the United States, the health department said, noting that the case doesn't appear to be related to the nationwide outbreak. Anyone who visited the BNB Bank at 48 East Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays, on Saturday, April 20, from around 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. may have been exposed, the department said, and should call the Suffolk Department of Health Services at 631-854-0333. In total, the…
681 Measles Cases In 22 States Breaks Record 681 Measles Cases In 22 States Breaks Record
681 Measles Cases In 22 States Breaks Record The measles outbreak that has spread throughout the nation has reached the highest level in 25 years, officials announced this week. In total, there have been 681 measles cases reported in 22 states this year, according to health officials. Between Jan. 1 and Monday, April 21, the Centers for Disease Control said that there have been 626 individual cases confirmed, an increase of 71 in the past week. The CDC said that this is the second-highest number of cases reported since measles was eliminated in 2000, second only to 667 cases that were reported in 2014. In the coming weeks, health offi…
90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says 90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says
90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says The measles outbreak is on course to be the worst in decades with 90 more cases reported nationally in the past week - the largest jump of the year - according to new numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between Jan. 1 and April 11 this year, there have been 555 individual cases of measles confirmed in 20 states, the second highest total reported in the country since measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in 2000. The World Health Organization reported this week that there were more than 110,000 measles cases worldwide in the first three months of 2019, an…
These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says
These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says Homeowners in New York and Connecticut paid some of the highest property taxes in the country last year, according to a brand new report. ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 property tax analysis for more than 87 million homes, announcing that single-family homeowners last year paid a total of $304.6 billion, up from $293.4 billion in 2017. The average was $3,498 per home, according to the report, which made for an effective tax rate of 1.16 percent. According to ATTOM, the report analyzed property tax data collected from county tax assessor offices nationwide at the state, metro and cou…
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule' New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule'
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule' New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the state is one of 21 to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration new measure that restricts access to abortion and other reproductive health services. A coalition of 21 State AttorneysGeneral announced that they will be challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s new “gag rule” which alters the Title X family planning program. According to James, the rule relates to funding for Title X, the only federal grant program that funds family planning programs to help patients access contraception, ca…
NY Joins 15 States In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Emergency Declaration NY Joins 15 States In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Emergency Declaration
NY Joins 15 States In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Emergency Declaration New York has joined 15 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s so-called “contrived” declaration of a National Emergency at the southern border. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced this week that she has filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court challenging the president’s declaration of a national emergency and his attempt to divert funding appropriated by Congress for other purposes.  In the complaint, which was filed by Attorneys General from 15 other states, they allege that “the Trump Administration’s emergency declaration and diversion of funds i…
Buh-Bye! More Residents Left New Jersey Than Any Other State In 2018, Study Says Buh-Bye! More Residents Left New Jersey Than Any Other State In 2018, Study Says
Buh-Bye! More Residents Left New Jersey Than Any Other State In 2018, Study Says Maybe it was the traffic. Or the property taxes. Or that smell the seeps through your windows on the Turnpike. A new study found that more residents left New Jersey than any other U.S. state in 2018. United Van Lines, a St. Louis-based moving company, found that  66.8 percent of New Jersey moves were outbound. Connecticut (62 percent) and New York (65 percent) were among the top 10 outbound states for the fourth consecutive year. The state with the highest percentage of inbound migration, however, was Vermont (72.6 percent), with 234 total moves. Oregon had 3,346 total moves -- the …
New Millionaire: Lottery Winner From Area Identified New Millionaire: Lottery Winner From Area Identified
New Millionaire: Lottery Winner From Area Identified A 70-year-old area man is the latest new millionaire in the area after winning $1 million in the Cash4Life game. Martin Posner of Brewster matched the first five numbers drawn for the September 13 drawing earning him his $1,000,000 payday, said the New York Lottery. He purchased the winning ticket at Community Pharmacy, 1 Independent Way in Southeast, the New York Lottery said.  Posner, who says he plays the Lottery every week, matched the first five numbers for the game's Sept. 13 drawing — 21, 26, 42, 51 and 59, and Cash Ball 01.  “I stopped into the pharmacy to buy my weekly tickets an…