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Two Connecticut Towns Among 50 Best Places To Live In America
Two Connecticut communities have made it onto Money magazine’s list of the best 50 places in the US to live in 2020.
Monye’s ranking seemed to favor small cities and medium- to large-sized towns. In Connecticut, South Windsor and Cheshire made the top 50.
The magazine’s ranking took into account crime rates, median household income, diversity, local economy, cost of living, health and safety, weather, lifestyle, and entertainment.
South Windsor ranked the 12th best place to live in America. Money cited the town’s public parks, farms, stable economy, and architecture.
Cheshire came in at …
Sprawling Morris County Park Closed For 2 Weeks Thanks To NY, PA Visitors Who Trashed It
A sprawling Morris County park will be closed for two weeks, thanks to out-of-state visitors who trashed it, officials said.
Hedden County Park -- which spans 420 acres across Dover, Mine Hill and Randolph -- will be closed through July 28, according to the Morris County Park Commission.
The "negative activities" were likely done by visitors thought to be from New York and Pennsylvania, who told police they were drawn to the park due to social media posts, Morris County park officials told NJ.com.
Visitors blocked water flow to make a swimming hole, burned trash in dumpsters, littered, dr…
Updated: More Jersey Shore Beaches, Boardwalks Close Amid Coronavirus Fears
UPDATE: Asbury Park, Bradley, Island Heights, Ocean City, Sea Girt and Spring Lake are closing down their boardwalks to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Bay Head, Brick, Island Heights, Lavellette, Mantoloking, Ocean Heights, Point Pleasant and Sandy Hook closed their beaches, joining Seaside Heights. The boardwalk in Seaside Heights remains open -- for now.
New Jersey issued an executive order giving towns the option of restricting access to the oceanfront.
“I want to take every measure I can to protect the community,” Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian said in a statement. “We have a large se…
