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2,600 Layoffs Expected At NJ Hospital Chain 2,600 Layoffs Expected At NJ Hospital Chain
2,600 Layoffs Expected At NJ Hospital Chain Nearly 2,600 people employed by a North Jersey hospital chain are expected to be laid off by the end of the year, according to a newly-filed WARN notice. This month, Carepoint Health filed notices with New Jersey's labor department indicating layoffs would begin on Dec. 12 at healthcare centers in Bayonne, Jersey City, and Hoboken. The 2024 WARN Notice says that 859 employees will be laid off at IJK Opco LLC (CarePoint Health) in Bayonne; 843 employees will be laid off at Hudson Hospital Opco LLC (CarePoint Health) in Jersey City; and that 900 employees will be laid off at&nb…
PRESIDENTIAL POLL: Harris Leads Trump In PA, Lancaster-Based F&M Says PRESIDENTIAL POLL: Harris Leads Trump In PA, Lancaster-Based F&M Says
Presidential Poll: Harris Leads Trump In PA, Lancaster-Based F&M Says The latest Franklin & Marshall College poll of registered voters finds Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly leading former President Donald J. Trump by 49% to 46%.  The state of the economy was a leading concern, the Lancaster-based poll found after analyzing the responses of 890 voters. The poll was released on Thursday, Sept. 19. Pennsylvania is the largest of seven key battleground states in the presidential race, with 19 Electoral College votes. A total of 270 electoral votes are needed to win the Nov. 5 election. Voting began this week in Pennsylvania with the mailing of pape…
'Scared For Future': Support Rises After 70-Year-Old Long Island Diner Destroyed By Fire 'Scared For Future': Support Rises After 70-Year-Old Long Island Diner Destroyed By Fire
'Scared For Future': Support Rises After 70-Year-Old Long Island Diner Destroyed By Fire For the first time in nearly 70 years, the kitchen at this beloved Long Island diner is closed. The community is showing its support for the owners and employees of the Peter Pan Diner in Bay Shore after the restaurant was destroyed in an overnight fire. Firefighters were called to the building, located at 999 Sunrise Highway, just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, for a commercial fire. The first crews on scene were initially slowed due to the Suffolk County Water Authority working on a nearby fire hydrant from an earlier water main break, ABC7 reports. They had to use one three blocks away …
Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant'
Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Clarence Waller Jr. went by many names. Jay, junior, "the cell phone guy." But the 39-year-old Fredericksburg man who died on Thursday, Nov. 16, is being remembered in just one way: Fondly. According to a GoFundMe campaign, Waller died due to diabetic complications and renal failure.  Affectionately referred to as a gentle giant standing at 6'3", Waller graduated from Massaponax High School and had been volunteering as an assistant football coach there in recent years, according to the campaign and his obituary. He worked at Best Buy, T-Mobile, and Sprint, and was the go-to guy for …
200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In Central PA 200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In Central PA
200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In Central PA A Central Pennsylvania FedEx will close its doors and lay off over two hundred employees, according to a WARN Notice by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The FedEx Supply Chain Inc. at 115 Willow Springs Lane in York is set to close on Sept. 30.  The layoffs at the facility will include 220 people. The company will assist the affected employees with finding new positions, according to a FedEx spokesperson. The company sent the following statement regarding the closure: "FedEx Supply Chain currently operates the facility on Willow Springs Drive in York for a customer…
Yankee Candle To Close South Deerfield Plant, Scatter Remaining Workforce: CEO Yankee Candle To Close South Deerfield Plant, Scatter Remaining Workforce: CEO
Yankee Candle To Close South Deerfield Plant, Scatter Remaining Workforce: CEO The CEO of Yankee Candle's parent company announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24, that the company would close its corporate office in South Deerfield as part of a corporate restructuring that would see 13 percent of Newell's workers on the unemployment line.  Newell Brands CEO Ravi Saligram announced several moves and shake-ups at the massive company going forward in a statement on its website. The company said it would also close its Boca Raton offices as well.  Employees at the South Deerfield facility who will stay with Yankee Candle will be moved to existing spaces locally, Salig…
Throwback Diner In New Milford Closes Suddenly: Report Throwback Diner In New Milford Closes Suddenly: Report
Throwback Diner In New Milford Closes Suddenly: Report DinerLuxe, a well-known eatery in Litchfield County, shuttered its doors earlier this month with little warning to the community or its staff, i95rock.com reported.   The restaurant, which hailed itself as "An American Classic," opened in 2014 in New Milford at 108 Danbury Road as a throwback to the 1950s diner. Owners posted no notice about the closure on any of their social media sites, and most residents heard about the closure through a Facebook post, the outlet reported.  The post announced that DinerLuxe's owners only gave its staff little heads up that they would soon be unemployed. …
Longtime Philly Pizza Shop Owner 'Heartbroken' After Building Collapse Longtime Philly Pizza Shop Owner 'Heartbroken' After Building Collapse
Longtime Philly Pizza Shop Owner 'Heartbroken' After Building Collapse The longtime owner of a Philadelphia pizza shop says she is heartbroken after a building collapse forced her to close the business and lay off her employees. Sharon Labens Garro has been the owner of Key Food Pizza in the Fishtown neighborhood for nearly three decades.  "In the past 26 years I have raised my 4 children here," Garro wrote in a post published on a local Facebook group page. "I have seen many customers grow up and to now see them have children of their own. My employees are my family and I am heart broken for what happened today. We will miss our customers tremendously." Vi…
Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck
Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck Everyone remembers the feeling of getting paid for the first time. The rush that hits when you get handed that slip of paper is unlike any other feeling.  Well, one barista at a coffee shop in Massachusetts has gone viral on TikTok for his unforgettable reaction to his first ever paycheck.  Joe Sullivan works at the Bitty & Beau's Coffee in Melrose. The chain, which has locations across the country, employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Bitty & Beau's was founded by husband and wife Amy and Ben Wright whose children, for which the chain is named after, …
Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says
Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says One minute, 3-year-old Alayah Butler was running around a pumpkin patch laughing. The next, the Newark girl was having a seizure — and then in cardiac arrest. Doctors aren't sure what caused the Oct. 7, 2021 seizure or heart attack, which left little Alayah brain-damaged and wheelchair-bound. To make matters worse, her mom Leah Butler, lost her job and is caring for her around the clock. More than $4,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Saturday, April 2, as Butler recently lost her job, and has been home caring for her daughter. Alayah and a pastor praying for her.Le…
New Long Island Walmart Supercenter Hiring Hundreds Of Workers New Long Island Walmart Supercenter Hiring Hundreds Of Workers
New Long Island Walmart Supercenter Hiring Hundreds Of Workers With pandemic unemployment benefits drying up this month, a newly constructed Walmart Supercenter is offering hundreds of jobs to prospective employees on Long Island. Walmart announced that it has established a hiring center for its new Supercenter location at 1490 William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, which is in need of filling more than 400 hourly and management positions. The store, set to open in November, will include a full-service grocery section, a home center, auto care center, pharmacy window, garden area, and a grocery pickup area. According to Walmart, the starting salary for da…
More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say
More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say Haven’t received any federal stimulus checks yet? Well, now a fourth payment from the U.S. Treasury Department may arrive soon, federal officials say. Debate persists in the U.S. Congress and among other public officials over how many dollars will be spent and who will get the money, according to multiple news media reports. A couple dozen congressmen are pushing for new federal stimulus checks with a guarantee that the money will make it to Americans' bank accounts. Some lawmakers also are requesting that the federal government figures out ways to get the money to anyone without a bank…
COVID-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work COVID-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work
Covid-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is offering extra incentives to get residents back to work after suffering through long-term unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont announced a new “Back To Work CT Program,” which will provide a one-time $1,000 bonus payment to 10,000 long-term unemployed people living in Connecticut to encourage them to get new jobs. According to Lamont, “the program is designed to encourage long-term unemployed individuals to find work.” 
“Although Connecticut’s economy added 17,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2021 and the pace of the recovery is accelerating as …
WATCH: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video) WATCH: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video)
Watch: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video) A video shows the moments Newark police officers rescued a suicidal man from a Route 78 overpass. The officers responded to an area underneath overpass at Watson and Elizabeth avenues where the distraught man was found perched on the overpass ready to jump around 11:30 p.m. May 4, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man can be heard in the 2-minute and 44-second video shouting he wanted to end his life because he was unemployed. A calm officer explains the department has services to help him find a job.  After nearly two minutes, he agrees, and officers help h…
3 Pittsburgh Residents Charged With Stealing $880K+ In Illegally Obtained PUA Funds 3 Pittsburgh Residents Charged With Stealing $880K+ In Illegally Obtained PUA Funds
3 Pittsburgh Residents Charged With Stealing $880K+ In Illegally Obtained PUA Funds Authorities on Monday announced three Pittsburgh residents were charged with stealing more than $800,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funds. Linda Slade, 51, Dr. Rochelle Oaks, 66, and Keith Brown, 53, were each charged with operating a scheme to apply for PUA funding on behalf of at least 90 people, according to PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro.  Slade and Oaks submitted applications for interested participants, while Brown collected fees from the individuals to pay Oaks, Shapiro said. Slade individually recruited and charged a fee to individuals she contacted through friends …
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 25-Year-Old Long Island Fatal Shooting Victim Community Rallies To Support Family Of 25-Year-Old Long Island Fatal Shooting Victim
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 25-Year-Old Long Island Fatal Shooting Victim A grieving Long Island mother who just lost her son during a tragic shooting has started a GoFundMe to help pay for his funeral expenses. David Bliss, age 25, of Shirley, was found on the ground with a gunshot wound on Wednesday, March 24. The investigation into the shooting continues and the suspect has not been captured. The family turned to GoFundMe after her husband lost his job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Bliss says the family does not have the money for a proper funeral. In the GoFundMe, Bliss' mother, Theresa Bliss, said:  "On March 24, 2021, my beautiful, loving, carin…
COVID-19: Map Predicts Pandemic's Economic Impact On Every Street In US - Find Yours Here COVID-19: Map Predicts Pandemic's Economic Impact On Every Street In US - Find Yours Here
Covid-19: Map Predicts Pandemic's Economic Impact On Every Street In US - Find Yours Here A new interactive map is forecasting the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic not just on individual states, and towns, but neighborhoods, as well. Created by BestNeighborhood.org, a property data clearinghouse, the map draws on industry data and economic projections to predict where the economy will be hardest hit by the pandemic over the next 6-12 months. With just a bit of clicking and zooming, very precise predictions about where the economy is expected to suffer the greatest economic damage from COVID-19 can be searched down to street-level. The map is color-coded and, at the s…
Expectant Grandpa From Hackensack Passes Suddenly, Pascack Valley Rallies For Family Expectant Grandpa From Hackensack Passes Suddenly, Pascack Valley Rallies For Family
Expectant Grandpa From Hackensack Passes Suddenly, Pascack Valley Rallies For Family Clouds had finally parted for Mike Mancinelli after what had been a particularly dark series of losses. Then, in an instant, he too was gone. The Park Ridge native had just recently learned that he was at last becoming a grandfather. He'd been out for an early breakfast Wednesday with his daughter, Paula, who’s expecting a boy. Later that day, a massive heart attack took his life. “He was so excited to be a grandpa,” wrote his niece, Jennifer Mancinelli. “Finally something happy in Mike’s life - he would soon be getting baby hugs.” Mancinelli, 62, had worked in the printing industry for …
New Jersey's Nabisco Factory To Close By Summer, 600 Workers Laid Off New Jersey's Nabisco Factory To Close By Summer, 600 Workers Laid Off
New Jersey's Nabisco Factory To Close By Summer, 600 Workers Laid Off The New Jersey Nabisco factory that has been pumping sweet cookie aromas into the air along Route 208 for years will shutter by the summer, leaving 600 workers without jobs. The Fair Lawn factory and another in Atlanta, Georgia will close in late August or early September, Borough Mayor Kurt Peluso and Nabisco's parent company, Mondelez International, said Thursday. The reason for the closure was a geographical one, Peluso said. While the snack company has one plant each serving the Central U.S. and West Coast, there were three serving the East Coast. Apparently, the three plants (New…
Bank Mysteriously Freezes Morris County College Student's Life Savings In Routine Bank Transfer Bank Mysteriously Freezes Morris County College Student's Life Savings In Routine Bank Transfer
Bank Mysteriously Freezes Morris County College Student's Life Savings In Routine Bank Transfer A 24-year-old Morris County man lost his job then his life savings during the pandemic. If not for ABC7's 7 On Your Side, Andrew Alexander of Morristown may not have ever seen the funds again, the media outlet reports. Alexander, 24, signed himself up for college courses after his employer closed due to COVID-19. In the meantime, he worked as a personal trainer. Hoping to get $700 as part of a Citibank promotion, Alexander opened a new account just before Christmas and transferred over $50,000 from his Chime account -- leaving the remaining $30,000 of his life savings with Chime. Th…
Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect: Here's Who Gets What By Region Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect: Here's Who Gets What By Region
Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect: Here's Who Gets What By Region Some employees in New York will see a slight increase in their paychecks in the new year as the minimum hourly wage increases. As scheduled, New York's minimum wage got a bump from $11.80 to $12.50 on Thursday, Dec. 31 for most of the state. The 70-cent an hour raise represents an extra $28 weekly for employees working full-time minimum wage jobs. On Long Island and in Westchester County, the minimum wage rose to $14 an hour, while wages will stay steady in New York City at $15. The minimum wage in both those regions has been steadily on the rise for the past four years. Another minimum wa…
NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks
NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks A socially-distanced jury in Trenton convicted a Philadelphia man of conspiring with a state worker to steal $17,206 worth of unemployment checks. The conviction of Phillip Stewart III, 39, was the first verdict obtained by the state Division of Criminal Justice in a socially distanced jury trial during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Participants in the trial wore face masks “to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and maximize safety,” Grewal said. “There were plexiglass barriers between each juror in the jury box …
Sears To Close Last Store In Westchester Sears To Close Last Store In Westchester
Sears To Close Last Store In Westchester The last Sears store in Westchester is set to close its doors. Officials announced that the Sears store on Main Street in White Plains, including its attached auto-center, will be closing early next year as the former retail giant continues its nationwide closures of brick-and-mortar stores. Related story - New Sears Closure Announced In Hudson Valley Officials cited “unforeseeable business circumstances” that were prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted businesses nationwide. When Sears closes on Feb. 21, 2021, 59 employees will be out of a job, according to a filing with the s…
The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since COVID-19 The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since COVID-19
The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since Covid-19 A new poll of U.S. households with children found that more than 60 percent are facing major financial difficulties since the COVID-19 outbreak. Released in September, the new study, “The Impact of Coronavirus on Households With Children,” is a research project between NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The study polled nearly 3,500 adults with children and highlights how households are faring in areas of child care, finances, employment, and health, among others since COVID-19 upturned the national economy. - 61 percent of households …
COVID-19: Layoffs Soar As Companies Brace For Years Of Disruption Due To Pandemic COVID-19: Layoffs Soar As Companies Brace For Years Of Disruption Due To Pandemic
Covid-19: Layoffs Soar As Companies Brace For Years Of Disruption Due To Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has forced tens of thousands out of work, some of whom will have no job to return to once the virus has run its course in this country. Numerous industries will be permanently changed by the virus after thousands were furloughed or laid off while companies made the necessary audibles to stay afloat during the pandemic. Some companies that vowed to return furloughed employees back to work have also announced that they will drastically be reducing their workforces in an effort to keep costs down to account for financial losses that were accrued due to the COVID-19 outbr…
MA Cities With Highest-In-Nation COVID-19 Unemployment Rates May Surprise You MA Cities With Highest-In-Nation COVID-19 Unemployment Rates May Surprise You
MA Cities With Highest-In-Nation Covid-19 Unemployment Rates May Surprise You Several Massachusetts cities are on a nationwide list of community economies that were hardest hit by COVID-19. 24/7 Wall Street has compiled a ranking of the 35 metro areas and cities that have suffered the most job losses due to the pandemic. Worcester, Boston, Springfield, and Pittsfield all made the list. Our neighboring states fared better. There are no communities from Connecticut, Vermont, or New Hampshire on the list. New York and Pennsylvania are, however, well represented. There are currently about 13.6 million Americans out of work now. The unemployment rate stood at 10.2 perc…
COVID-19: Manhattan Restaurant Workers Looking For Jobs On Long Island COVID-19: Manhattan Restaurant Workers Looking For Jobs On Long Island
Covid-19: Manhattan Restaurant Workers Looking For Jobs On Long Island With some New York City restaurant employees being out of work for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are flocking to the nearby suburbs on Long Island in an effort to find work. While restaurants statewide have largely been permitted to reopen for indoor dining - with strict restrictions in place - it will still be weeks before New York City eateries are permitted to open their doors back up. In response to the work shortage, many restaurant workers have reportedly been flooding Long Island - namely in the affluent East End - looking for jobs during the pandemic. Many restaurants …
COVID-19 Unemployment: Will $300 Weekly Benefit Pass? COVID-19 Unemployment: Will $300 Weekly Benefit Pass?
Covid-19 Unemployment: Will $300 Weekly Benefit Pass? The number of New Jersey residents who have applied for unemployment benefits has surged to more than 1.5 million since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act gave workers an extra $600 per week, but expired at July’s end. President Trump’s executive order calling for a new $400 weekly benefit was signed last month. Gov. Murphy then applied for the FEMA Lost Wages Supplemental Assistance Program, the expanded benefit, requesting funding for the weeks of Aug. 1, 8 and 15. If approved, New Jersey residents will receive $300 rather than $400 because the state was already paying wor…
Worcester, Springfield Make List Of 30 U.S. Metros With Highest Unemployment Rates Worcester, Springfield Make List Of 30 U.S. Metros With Highest Unemployment Rates
Worcester, Springfield Make List Of 30 U.S. Metros With Highest Unemployment Rates Worcester, Springfield, and Pittsfield made the list of United States metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment since COVID-19 hit. The Worcester metropolitan region, which contains parts of Connecticut, just made the list. It was ranked 27th out of the 30 metros with the highest unemployment rates. (The higher the ranking, the lower the unemployment rate.) More than 15 percent of workers in the area are unemployed, according to a 24/7 WallStreet analysis. Since January, the region has shed over 55,000 jobs. The national unemployment rate is 11.1 percent. The Boston metro area ra…
COVID-19: Resorts World, Other Casinos Send Layoff Notices To Thousands Of Workers COVID-19: Resorts World, Other Casinos Send Layoff Notices To Thousands Of Workers
Covid-19: Resorts World, Other Casinos Send Layoff Notices To Thousands Of Workers Thousands of casino employees in the Hudson Valley will soon be out of a job soon as casinos remain closed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. More than 4,000 employees at Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs, Rivers Casino Resorts World Catskills and Resorts World New York City have all been given notice that their positions are being terminated amid the outbreak of the virus. Employees had previously been furloughed since the pandemic began in New York in mid-March and now have been issued warning that they are to be let go. "Unfortunately, several weeks after ceasing operations in Ma…
COVID-19: Big Y Pricing Freeze Extended For Specific Food Items COVID-19: Big Y Pricing Freeze Extended For Specific Food Items
Covid-19: Big Y Pricing Freeze Extended For Specific Food Items Big Y Foods is extending its “pricing freeze” on specific foods - and adding more items to the list - as the fallout from COVID-19 continues to ravage the economy. There are now 15,000 food items under the Springfield-based Big Y Foods’ price freeze - this is up from 10,000 items when the freeze first went into effect in May. Food items subject to the price freeze include chicken, butter, grapes, peanut butter, breakfast cereal, cheese, strawberries, yogurt, orange juice, hotdogs, tomatoes, avocados, raspberries, deli salads, and frozen beef patties.  Big Y says it will maintain prici…