PHOTO PROVIDED While supporting storm restoration efforts in the Albany, N.Y. area, a tree trimming crew from Patriot Tree Surgeons, LLC, was focused on helping communities recover from the storm and restoring service where it was needed the most. During the deployment, a local resident ...
LAURA TARANTELLA/THE EXPRESS Employees and management at Pizza Hut in Flemington pose for a photo during Dinosaur Day, one of several themed celebrations held during Employee Appreciation Week. General Manager Celina Dix organized a variety of themed days throughout the week to recognize and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week, tracking Treasury yields that have retreated since a deal to end the war with Iran was announced. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.47% from 6.52% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.81%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers refinancing a home loan, also came down this week. That average rate fell to 5.81% from 5.84% last week. A year ago, it was at 5.96%, Freddie Mac said. Mortgage rates are ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaelyn Chester will wait your tables or stock your shelves. She’ll wash your dishes or scrub your toilets. If only someone would give the 17-year-old a chance. “I’ve been looking everywhere,” says Chester, an A+ student, high school basketball star and aspiring engineer who has blanketed her community with dozens of applications. “I’m not unemployed because I’m incompetent. I’m unemployed because nobody’s hiring.” The summer job, a rite-of-passage for generations of American teenagers, isn’t so easy to come by. About one-third of 16- to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Many workers fear machines will supplant them as adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates. But what if people have qualities both unmistakably human and essential to career success that AI could not easily replace them? Some workplace experts argue that with more ...
RENOVO — Andrea Rose Counseling, in Renovo, is excited to share a new opportunity for community members seeking support and connection. Through a partnership with Commonwealth University, graduate counseling intern Aliyah McGowan is now offering free counseling sessions for adult ...
