Supreme Court to Determine Whether Second Mortgages Can Be Voided During Bankruptcies

On Monday, Nov. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two separate cases, the outcomes of which will likely determine whether or not a second mortgage on a home that has a mortgage balance higher than the house’s value, otherwise known as an “underwater” house, can be discharged during a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. According […]

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Thoreau’s Two Years of Cabin Life Inspire Young Artists in New Lincoln Exhibit

Walden, the 160-year-old work from American writer and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is getting another chance at life, thanks to a new art exhibit at Lincoln, Massachusetts’s deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Like many writers, Thoreau didn’t enjoy much success before his death in 1862, but 1854’s Walden, which stressed the importance of a return […]

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Girl Burned By Denny’s Coffee is Awarded a $500,000 Settlement

Two years after a 14-month-old girl was injured by a cup of hot coffee at a restaurant, she and her family have reportedly received a settlement worth at least $500,000. According to the Buffalo News, the federal court has approved the six-figure settlement, which was awarded to the child and her parents, Jose Adames and Sally […]

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Lake Effect Snow In Western New York will Cause More Problems Before and After it Dissipates

Although residents in Western and Northern New York got a brief break from the constant barrage of lake effect snow yesterday, authorities are warning that there’s even more heavy snow to come. Areas like Buffalo and Watertown are already so buried by lake effect snow that many homeowners just see a wall of snow when […]

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