Last week, the Wall Street Journal had an interesting story about student loan debt responsibility following a divorce. The Journal reported that college students and alumni are now more in debt than ever because of student loans, with students who earned bachelor’s degrees in 2012 having an outstanding loan balance of $29,400, with those with advanced degrees having even more. …
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Ten Employees Charged In Rochester Nursing Home Abuse Case
A press release issued by New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman last month indicated that criminal charges were filed against 10 employees of a Rochester nursing home over allegations of abuse and neglect. According to the release, the employees, who worked for Blossom North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, are accused of mistreating a former resident. An investigation, conducted …
Study: Twitter Users More Likely to Cheat and Divorce
According to TIME, people who utilize social media applications like Twitter are more likely to be in relationships that end in divorce due to infidelity. The news source reported that an online journal, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, published a story recently indicating that people who are active on Twitter are more likely to be involved in the type of …
Midtown Scaffolding Accident Results in Death
According to CBS New York, a construction worker fell to his death in a scaffolding accident in Midtown NYC on April 2. The station reported that the accident occurred around 2:10 p.m. around the Dream Hotel, at 210 W. 55th St., near Broadway. The victim was allegedly working on the façade of the building at the time of the accident …
Baby Boomers Causing Rise in Divorce Cases
The Washington Post had an interesting story last month about how divorce is on the rise nationally, and it is because of Baby Boomers. Our blog has covered this trend previously; however, the Post story paints a new light on the story. According to the Post¸ new research by demographers at the University of Minnesota has found that the divorce …
Teen Suffers Serious Injuries in West Haverstraw Pedestrian Accident
According to LoHud.com, a 15-year-old had to undergo surgery after a car jumped a curb in West Haverstraw and hit him as he walked along the sidewalk on April 1. The boy reportedly suffered multiple compound fractures and head injuries. As of last week, he was being treated at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The driver involved in the accident, …
Former Olympian Johnny Weir Involved In Divorce Battle
According to NJ.com, former Olympic figure skater and color commentator Johnny Weir and his husband are involved in a tumultuous divorce battle. The couple, who have reportedly vacated their Lyndhurst home, have filed pleadings before the court disputing ownership of assets, personal property and custody of their pets. It has been reported that the couple owns a fair amount of …
Long Island Nursing Home Residents Suffer Horrific Deaths
According to WNBC-TV, the families of two Korean War veterans in Long Island are furious with a nursing home over alleged neglect. The family members say that their loved ones suffered gruesome deaths last year—in one case, a former soldier died because his bedsores grew large and deep. WNBC said the bedsores were so large, at one point a human …
NYC Brothers Admit Guilt in Divorce “Get” Kidnapping Scheme
In a bizarre story catching national attention, two Brooklyn brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to coerce a man into giving his wife a religious divorce or “get” as part of an eight-member gang led by a rabbi. According to LoHud.com, Avrohom and Moshe Goldstein pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton to crossing state lines to commit extortion …
Driver With 41 License Suspensions Involved in Bergen County DUI
According to NorthJersey.com, a Newark man whose license was suspended 41 times was allegedly intoxicated when he drove a vehicle in the wrong direction on Route 46 and struck another vehicle head-on, seriously injuring a 25-year-old woman on March 12 in Elmwood Park. The injured victim, a Lyndhurst resident, was a passenger in the vehicle struck by the allegedly intoxicated …