Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
NY, CT Income Inequality Levels Among Highest In Nation NY, CT Income Inequality Levels Among Highest In Nation
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 …

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by Jon Craig
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
FINED: River Vale Hustler Used Investments For Strip Club, Limos, More FINED: River Vale Hustler Used Investments For Strip Club, Limos, More
Fined: River Vale Hustler Used Investments For Strip Club, Limos, More Investors who “thought they were getting in on the ground floor of a legitimate business venture” were instead funding the lavish lifestyle of a River Vale man who used their money on steak dinners, limo service, $8,800 worth of visits to a strip club and other personal expenses, authorities charged. Eric J. Bruno and his company, Mirakill Brands, “misled at least eight investors – including at least seven from New Jersey – into buying unregistered securities in the form of membership interests and warrants to buy membership interests in Mirakill,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Business
CT Still Has Highest Personal Income, But With Little Growth CT Still Has Highest Personal Income, But With Little Growth
CT Still Has Highest Personal Income, But With Little Growth Connecticut ranked 44th nationally in income growth in 2017, an annual increase of just 1.5 percent.In contrast, New York and New Jersey reported annual personal income growth of 2.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said. BEA estimates released on Thursday, March 22 found Connecticut's average income of more than $71,000 per resident still is tops nationwide. Nationwide, earnings increased 3.1 percent in 2017 and was the leading contributor to growth in personal income in most states, including the five fastest growing states—Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, accord…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
Business
99 Ranch Market Opening Next Month In Hackensack, Officials Say 99 Ranch Market Opening Next Month In Hackensack, Officials Say
99 Ranch Market Opening Next Month In Hackensack, Officials Say 99 Ranch Market is expected to open next month in Hackensack, officials told Daily Voice. The supermarket was initially set to open in the summer. 99 Ranch Market is the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States, with more than 42 stores in California, Nevada, Texas, Washington State, New Jersey and Oregon.  The Hackensack location will be next to Home Depot on Hackensack Avenue.

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by Cecilia Levine