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Five Rescued From Capsized Boat In Long Island Sound Five Rescued From Capsized Boat In Long Island Sound
Five Rescued From Capsized Boat In Long Island Sound Five people were rescued after their boat overturned in the Long Island Sound. The incident happened Tuesday, July 7 at about 4:30 p.m. off the coast of Crab Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga in Suffolk County. Upon arriving, Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers Dave Froehlich and Patrick Ennis found the five, all men, standing on the underside of a recreational 21-foot Pro-Line vessel that overturned after being struck by a wave approximately 20 minutes earlier. Three of the passengers, who were wearing life vests, were able to swim to Marine Bravo.  The officers threw…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Fairway Market Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Sell Its Stores Fairway Market Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Sell Its Stores
Fairway Market Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Sell Its Stores Fairway Market has announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will sell up to five of its stores to ShopRite before selling its remaining 13 locations.  Fairway has markets in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Fairfield counties. The five Fairway locations being sold to Village Super Market, Inc., the parent company of ShopRite, reportedly for $70 million, are all in New York City: Upper West Side store at 2131 Broadway Harlem store on 2328 12th Ave. (at 125th St.) Chelsea store at 766 6th Ave. Kips Bay store at 550 2nd Ave. Upper East Side store at 240 East 86th …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Gang Member From Fairfield County Charged In Gunpoint Burglary On Long Island Gang Member From Fairfield County Charged In Gunpoint Burglary On Long Island
Gang Member From Fairfield County Charged In Gunpoint Burglary On Long Island An alleged gang member from Fairfield County has been charged in connection with an armed burglary involving two other suspects that happened more than a year ago on Long Island. The burglary occurred on July 26, 2018 at 4:22 p.m. in Westbury. According to the Nassau County Police Gang Investigations Squad detectives, the male victim, 50, opened his front door after hearing the doorbell and observed three unknown men. The men were looking for a man who rented a room at the location, police said. The victim explained he was not home and the three suspects then forced their way into the hou…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Less than a month after announcing it planned to close 182 outlets, another 200 Toys 'R' Us stores may also be closing, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The total of near 400 closures would be 45 percent of the toy retailer's total number of stores. Toys 'R' Us also reversed plans to offer severance packages to all affected employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. The locations of the 200 stores were not available. Toys 'R' Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, announced on Jan. 24 it planned on closing the 182 outlets, according to a court filing. A …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including Four In Connecticut Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including Four In Connecticut
Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including Four In Connecticut Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country, according to a court filing late Tuesday. A shift by customers to online shopping and increased competition led to the move, the Wayne, New Jersey-based company said.  Here is a rundown of tristate area stores scheduled for closure: New York Yonkers, 2700 Central Park Avenue College Point, 139-19 20th Avenue Union Square, 24-30 Union Square East Sayville, 5181 Sunrise Highway Massapequa, 5214 Sunrise Highway Henrietta, 2…

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by Joe Lombardi