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 …
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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 …
Goldhamer’s Golden Words About Money
Why save money? The answer is simple: If only you work, there is only one person working. If you work and your partner works, there are two people working. If you work, your partner works and you invest your money, there are three entities earning money for your family. Goldhamer’s four basic rules for wealth accumulation: 1. Work hard and …
NJ Environmental Activist Killed In Thruway Truck Accident
According to LoHud.com, a Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientist was killed in a Thruway crash in Orange County on February 26. Mark Becker, 53, of Hillsdale, N.J. was killed in the multi-vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 10:46 a.m., according to LoHud.com. The car accident took place in the northbound lanes, about four miles north of Exit 16 in Woodbury. Six …
Knicks’ Raymond Felton’s Wife Files For Divorce Amid Criminal Firearm Charges
According to TMZ, New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton’s wife has filed for divorce. The news outlet reported that Ariane Raymondo Felton filed for divorce from Raymond last month in New York, seeking an end to their 18-month marriage. TMZ reported that court documents indicate that Ariane cited “adultery” in her divorce papers. Ariane, 26, is reportedly asking a …
Bronx Man Charged For Alleged Healthcare Center Rape
According to LoHud.com, a nursing aide in the Bronx has been accused of raping a 64-year-old resident of the Manhattanville Health Care Center. The website reports that Nanic Aidasani, 42, a certified nursing assistant employed at the center, was found on top of the woman at about 1:20 a.m., on February 18. Another employee at the center discovered the alleged …
Divorce Rate Has Doubled For Americans Over 50
National Public Radio had an interesting story last week claiming that the divorce rate for Americans over 50 doubled between 1990 and 2010. The story focused on baby boomers, saying that the divorce rate for individuals born immediately after post-World War II is setting records. NPR reported that Americans over 50 are now twice as likely to get a divorce …
Rabbinical Student Killed in NYC Pedestrian Accident
According to the New York Daily News, a rabbinical student was run over by a trash truck on February 23 while crossing a Brooklyn street. The paper reported that 25-year-old student was struck at 9:08 a.m., on Kingston Avenue at Carroll Street in Crown Heights. He died at the scene of the crash. A witness told the Daily News that …
Could Your Credit Score Improve Following a Divorce?
According to Credit.com, a recent survey indicated that a divorce could improve a person’s credit score. The website reported that in a survey of 526 divorced people of various ages, nearly 30 percent said they saw a considerable increase in their credit score. According to the website, of the respondents, about 40 percent said they had higher credit scores than …