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Greenburgh, NY
Business
A Look Inside: New ShopRite Supermarket Opens In Elmsford A Look Inside: New ShopRite Supermarket Opens In Elmsford
A Look Inside: New ShopRite Supermarket Opens In Elmsford A new ShopRite supermarket in Westchester that offers plenty of services and amenities is now open to shoppers.  The new supermarket, located in Elmsford at 320 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A), held a grand opening celebration on Sunday, March 26, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  Earlier Report - New ShopRite Supermarket To Hold Grand Opening In Elmsford The 74,000-square-foot store includes features like "Fresh to Table," which provides to-go food options and ingredients to people who only have enough time to make a quick stop.  A look inside the new ShopRite supermarket in El…

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by Ben Crnic
Greenburgh, NY
Business
New ShopRite Supermarket To Hold Grand Opening In Elmsford New ShopRite Supermarket To Hold Grand Opening In Elmsford
New ShopRite Supermarket To Hold Grand Opening In Elmsford A new 74,000-square-foot ShopRite supermarket is about to open in Westchester.  Located in Elmsford at 320 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A), the new ShopRite will open on Sunday, March 26, and hold a grand opening celebration beginning at 9 a.m. that will include a ceremonial ribbon cutting.  The full-service supermarket will feature an in-store space called "Fresh to Table," which will provide to-go food options and ingredients for those who only have time to make one stop.  The space will offer meals that are ready-to-cook, ready-to-heat, and ready-to-eat, in addition to also…

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by Ben Crnic
Greenburgh, NY
Business
KFC, Taco Bell Reopen After Year Of Renovations In Elmsford KFC, Taco Bell Reopen After Year Of Renovations In Elmsford
KFC, Taco Bell Reopen After Year Of Renovations In Elmsford A building housing both Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell locations in Westchester has reopened to the public after a year of intense renovations.  The two fast-food restaurants, located in Elmsford at 350 Saw Mill River Rd., a plaza which it shares with an upcoming ShopRite store, reopened in March 2023 after closing in the winter of 2022, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced on Thursday, March 16.  Both interior and exterior elements of the location were renovated, Feiner said, adding that the following features were added:  A brand-new kitchen; A dining ro…

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by Ben Crnic
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Baby Rescued From Restaurant Roof Following Airborne Car Crash In PA: Reports Baby Rescued From Restaurant Roof Following Airborne Car Crash In PA: Reports
Baby Rescued From Restaurant Roof Following Airborne Car Crash In PA: Reports A baby was rescued, five people were injured, and a restaurant was condemned after a van slammed into it and a sedan landed on top of it on Friday, multiple media outlets report citing Shamokin Dam Police Chief Tim Bremigen. A BMW operated by Theresa Risso was seen traveling erratically in the southbound lane of Route 11/15 before she struck another vehicle at Baldwin Boulevard around 5:40 p.m. Mar. 4, Daily Item reports citing Chief Tim Bremigen. The Selinsgrove woman hit two more vehicles along 8th Avenue before veering in the northbound lanes and entering the parking lot of the Golden C…

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
News
PA Man Kills Victim In Town For Bible Camp: Police PA Man Kills Victim In Town For Bible Camp: Police
PA Man Kills Victim In Town For Bible Camp: Police A 20-year-old woman visiting North Carolina for bible camp was killed a hotel room, according to authorities. Police are looking for Quincy Cheeks Hannah, 26, of York, Pennsylvania, in connection with the murder, according to a release by the Davies County sheriff's office. Investigators were called to assist two other people whose cell phones were missing at the Days Inn motel in located in the 1500 block of Yadkinville Road in Mocksville, North Carolina on Monday around at 9:50 p.m., according to the release. Suzannee Kauffman, 20, of Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was found dea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Former State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash Former State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash
Former State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash This story has been updated. A two-vehicle crash left a former Connecticut State Senator in critical condition at a busy Fairfield County intersection. The crash took place around 6:53 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, at the intersection of Boston Avenue and Noble Avenue in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran. According to Gilleran, the crash took place when a red 2002 Acura RSX was traveling westbound on Boston Avenue approaching its intersection with Noble Avenue as a gray 2010 Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound on Boston Avenue.  Former State Senator Edwin Gomes,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
North Bergen Driver Charged In Horrific Route 17 Crash In Hasbrouck Heights North Bergen Driver Charged In Horrific Route 17 Crash In Hasbrouck Heights
North Bergen Driver Charged In Horrific Route 17 Crash In Hasbrouck Heights UPDATE: A pharmacist from North Bergen was charged with assault by auto for a horrific crash last month on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights that left a teenage victim still critical, authorities announced Thursday. Kal Elhoregy, 52, was driving a 2017 BMW M3 that slammed into a 2002 Chrysler Town and Country minivan parked in the Kentucky Fried Chicken lot on the southbound highway at high speed shortly after 9 p.m. Oct. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Chrysler had two occupants, both 19, Musella said. Although the male passenger was ejected, the female driver was more ser…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
North Bergen Pharmacist Charged In Horrific Route 17 Crash North Bergen Pharmacist Charged In Horrific Route 17 Crash
North Bergen Pharmacist Charged In Horrific Route 17 Crash UPDATE: A pharmacist from North Bergen was charged with assault by auto for a horrific crash last month on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights that left a teenage victim still critical, authorities announced Thursday. Kal Elhoregy, 52, was driving a 2017 BMW M3 that slammed into a 2002 Chrysler Town and Country minivan parked in the Kentucky Fried Chicken lot on the southbound highway at high speed shortly after 9 p.m. Oct. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Chrysler had two occupants, both 19, Musella said. Although the male passenger was ejected, the female driver was more ser…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Business
COVID-19: KFC Presses Pause On Its Popular Slogan, Calling It 'Inappropriate' Amid Pandemic COVID-19: KFC Presses Pause On Its Popular Slogan, Calling It 'Inappropriate' Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: KFC Presses Pause On Its Popular Slogan, Calling It 'Inappropriate' Amid Pandemic Kentucky Fried Chicken is pausing one of the world's most recognizable slogans. The fast-food chain says that after 64 years in use, saying "Finger Lickin' Good" is inappropriate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  "We find ourselves in a unique situation — having an iconic slogan that doesn’t quite fit in the current environment," said Catherine Tan-Gillespie, global chief marketing officer at KFC, in a statement. "While we are pausing the use of 'It’s Finger Lickin’ Good,' rest assured the food craved by so many people around the world isn’t changing one bit.”  The hous…

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by Christina Coulter
Middletown, NJ
Business
KFC Has Left Neptune City KFC Has Left Neptune City
KFC Has Left Neptune City The Colonel has closed the doors at the KFC on Route 35 in Neptune City. Central Jersey's fast-food restaurant, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, was located for decades at the corner of 35 Third Ave. and Route 35. This week, there is a sign on the chicken joint's door stating, “This restaurant is no longer open,”  The 2,400-square-foot retail space is currently listed as up for lease on LoopNet. The Neptune City location’s official Facebook page is still active, and displays its newest menu item: donut sandwiches with fried chicken -- along with its ever-popular combination …

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by Jon Craig
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Customer Doused With Boiling Water In Altercation With Manager At KFC Customer Doused With Boiling Water In Altercation With Manager At KFC
Customer Doused With Boiling Water In Altercation With Manager At KFC A customer at an area Kentucky Fried Chicken was allegedly doused in hot water by the restaurant's manager following an argument, said police. The incident took place around 2:50 p.m., Friday, May 3, when the Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR units responded to a report of a burn victim at Kentucky Fried Chicken located at 325 Boston Ave. in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. The first unit on the scene reported that the victim was being transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit, police said. "It appears this was an altercation between th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Man Chokes, Threatens To Shoot, Sexually Assaults Victim At Norwalk Motel, Police Say Man Chokes, Threatens To Shoot, Sexually Assaults Victim At Norwalk Motel, Police Say
Man Chokes, Threatens To Shoot, Sexually Assaults Victim At Norwalk Motel, Police Say A New York man was arrested after he allegedly choked and threatened to shoot another man he had spent the night with at a Norwalk hotel. Norwalk Police learned of the incident when a man called 911around noon on Wednesday, March 27, from the Red Carpet Inn at 469 Westport Ave., saying that another man had choked him, left, and may have a gun and that he was coming back to the room, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Guilno. Officers responded immediately, taking positions around the perimeter of the location. A key was obtained from the management of the facility. As officers were preparing to…

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by Kathy Reakes