Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
NY, CT Income Inequality Levels Among Highest In Nation
Are we reliving the "Great Gatsby" era? A new study cites five states where the top 1 percent have exceeded 1928's 23.9 percent share of income: According to an Economic Policy Institute (EPI) study of the new "gilded age," these are the top states with the widest income disparities: New York: 31 percent Florida: 28.5 percent Connecticut: 27.3 percent Nevada: 24.8 percent Wyoming: 24 percent Unequal income growth since the 1970s has buoyed the fortunes of the top 1 percent of income earners, widening income inequality in every state, the study from the Economic Policy …
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Wayne Nurse Captured Adventure In Breathtaking Photos Before Deadly Fall
A 27-year-old nurse from Wayne who fell to his death Sunday while climbing a mountain in Wyoming had a clear penchant for photography and the outdoors. Burak Akil was found dead Monday morning at Teewinot Mountain by park rangers after failing to show up for his shift at a local hospital, according to multiple reports. The traveling nurse, an FDU graduate, leaves behind a social media page brimming with breathtaking photos of his excursions. “The mountains speak & the wise man listens," Akil wrote in the description segment of the page. Akil had a clear passion for sharing his t…
Hackensack, NJ
Real Estate
Report
: New Jersey Has Most Foreclosures In U.S.
New Jersey posted top state foreclosure rates in 2017, according to a new report by ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database. More than 1.6 percent of housing units in New Jersey had a foreclosure filing. Trailing close behind are Delaware (1.13 percent); Maryland (0.95 percent); Illinois (0.86 percent); and Connecticut (0.78 percent). ATTOM Data Solutions released its Year-End 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report on Jan. 18. The report shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 676,…
