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Atlantic City NJ, With gambling addictions rising during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Kentucky Derby soon to kick off, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Most Gambling-Addicted States, as well as accompanying videos, along with its Kentucky Derby Facts & History infographic.
Continue reading New Jersey Is 2021’s 7th Most Gambling-Addicted State
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Demarest NJ, in June 2020, Academy of the Holy Angels junior Hannah Kim established 5/15 Collection, a custom clothing business with a social conscience. The Cresskill teen uses her venture to raise awareness for various causes, and donates a portion of her proceeds to support positive change.
Continue reading Bergen Teen Founds Custom Clothing Venture with a Social Conscience
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Hackensack NJ, The Passaic County Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program, or SLAP, is back after more than a year’s hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The SLAP program works with counties to allow non-violent offenders to fulfill their sentences without incarceration through labor to many municipalities and organizations. SLAP crews perform jobs like the removal of trash along the roadways, highways and off-ramps.
Continue reading For Passaic County it’s “Back On The Chain Gang”
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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Doherty said a push for stricter gun laws is a weak attempt by Governor Phil Murphy to distract New Jerseyans from his many failures responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and would put rural residents at increased risk.
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Clifton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Bronx, N.Y., man was sentenced to state prison today for stealing a total of $142,900 from eight older adults in New Jersey using a “grandparent scam.”
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Ridgewood NJ, you would never know it by what goes on in the state capitol but with April being National Financial Literacy Month and financial responsibility especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, the free credit score website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Most & Least Financially Literate States, as well as accompanying videos, which analyzes financial-education programs and consumer habits in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Hard to believe but New Jersey ranked 5th over all .
Continue reading Study : New Jersey Ranks 5th in Financially Literacy
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Ridgewood NJ, with 71% of people whose jobs can be done remotely working from home all or most of the time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, as well as accompanying videos, in order to highlight which areas are thriving and which are struggling in this pandemic economy.
Continue reading Study: New Jersey Is the 7th Best State for Working from Home
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the US Census Bureau the COVID-19 pandemic caused a record job losses and transformed the nation’s employment landscape but recently released historical data tables put the magnitude of the economic disruption in clear context.
To get some prospective in 2017, for example, roughly 30 million adults experienced either an end of employment or a reduction in work hours, including both involuntary and voluntary job terminations. But only about 3.8 million collected Unemployment Insurance (UI), which is contingent on involuntary job termination, according to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic : Magnitude of the Economic Disruption Unparalleled
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Ridgewood NJ, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion. State-specific statistics have also been released and can be found within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State Reports.
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Ridgewood NJ, Google has opened up enrollment for its latest career certificate programs and announced new tools and resources for job seekers. And guess what , no college degree necessary.
Continue reading Google’s New Career Certificates Could Disrupt the Educational Process
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With Tax Day looming and 74% of people disapproving of how the government has used tax dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub today released its 2021 Taxpayer Survey, as well as its yearly report on the States with the Highest & Lowest Tax Rates (accompanying videos included) in order to help people better understand this confusing time of year. You can find highlights from both below, followed by the full list of WalletHub’s 2021 taxpayer resources.
Continue reading WalletHub Study : New Jersey Has the 10th Highest Tax Rates in the Country
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans will hold independent hearings into the Murphy Administration’s flawed response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide impacted residents and families the opportunity to share their stories and ongoing concerns.
Continue reading Independent Hearings Launched on Murphy Administration’s Flawed COVID-19 Response
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Paramus NJ, With U.S. traffic congestion costing U.S. drivers $88 billion in 2019 but driving reduced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst States to Drive in, as well as accompanying videos.
Continue reading New Study : New Jersey Is 9th Worst State to Drive In
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone around the world since its arrival in 2020. Most of us have been affected by Covid-19, whether it be knowing someone who has experienced it or known people who have lost a loved one because of it. At present, it shows no sign of abating.
Continue reading 6 Good Reasons That Will Convince You To Get A Covid-19 Vaccine As Soon As Possible
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Ridgewood NJ, Any resident who wishes to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine must register on the State of NJ site, which is: covid19.nj.gov/vaccine. Once registered, an email will let you know if you are eligible at the present time or if you will have to wait for a future date, based on the current guidelines (the current guidelines are attached to this email). If you are eligible for a vaccine at this time, a list of sites where the vaccine is being given will be provided. Choose the location where you wish to go, and register for that site. Continue reading Any resident who wishes to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine must register on the State of NJ site
