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Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store
Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store It’s the end of an era for bakery bargain shoppers as longtime staple Freihofer’s Bakery Outlet has permanently closed. The discount bakery chain has shuttered dozens of stores across the Northeast, including all of its New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts locations. “After careful analysis and consideration, we made the difficult decision to permanently close 28 of our outlet stores…” a representative for Bimbo Bakeries, Freihofer's parent company, told Daily Voice. Any leftover products were expected to be donated to local food banks. “We appreciate all of our associates who worked …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Missing Woman From The Region Found Safe, Police Say Missing Woman From The Region Found Safe, Police Say
Missing Woman From The Region Found Safe, Police Say Update: A 74-year-old woman from Western Massachusetts who was reported missing has been found safe. The Wilbraham Police Department said Sandra Stephens has been found. Authorities previously reported that Stephens had visited her son in the Hampden County city of Palmer on Sunday, May 15, and hadn't returned to the Orchard Valley Senior Living facility in Wilbraham.  Original report: Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing woman from Western Massachusetts who was last seen in Connecticut.  Sandra Stephens, age 74, visited her son in the Hampden County city of Palmer …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Recording Dozens In CT Beach Bathroom, Police Say Man Accused Of Recording Dozens In CT Beach Bathroom, Police Say
Man Accused Of Recording Dozens In CT Beach Bathroom, Police Say Police arrested a Western Mass man for allegedly putting a video camera in a popular Connecticut beach bathroom. Hampden County resident Nicholas Spellman, age 21, of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, was arrested by East Lyme Police in New London County on Thursday, April 14. The arrest comes as a culmination of a lengthy investigation by the East Lyme Police detective division based upon evidence discovered during a New London Police Department investigation, said Chief Michael T Finkelstein, of the East Lyme Police. Subsequent to a New London Police Department arrest, numerous el…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including One In Fairfield County Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including One In Fairfield County
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including One In Fairfield County Friendly's is closing 23 more of its restaurants in the Northeast, including in New York and Connecticut. The closures will occur when the leases are up of the affected restaurants. "While this was a tough decision, we are confident it will best position the brand for a bright future," Friendly's CEO George Mitchell wrote in a letter to franchise owners in April. "Especially difficult is the impact these closures will have on the locations' wonderful employees, who we are working to support with opportunities in other locations or severance payments and other assistance." Fourteen of …

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by Donna Christopher