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Rite Aid Will Close Stores In Mass, Connecticut After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid Will Close Stores In Mass, Connecticut After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid Will Close Stores In Mass, Connecticut After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. Some of those closures will be in Massachusetts and Connecticut.  Related: Why Is Rite Aid Filing For Bankruptcy? Rite Aid announced earlier this week that declining sales and rising debt forced the company's hand in filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain has more than 2,100 stores nationwide, and reducing rent costs will play a large part in bringing its balance sheet back into the black.  The only store in Massachusetts…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Eatery Named As Mass's Best Hole-in-the-Wall Breakfast Place By New Report Eatery Named As Mass's Best Hole-in-the-Wall Breakfast Place By New Report
Eatery Named As Mass's Best Hole-in-the-Wall Breakfast Place By New Report A Middlesex County restaurant that serves up some very loaded waffles has been named the best "Hole-in-the-Wall" breakfast place in Massachusetts by a new report.  Vic's Waffle House, located in Tewksbury at 283 Old Main St. (Route 38), was recognized as Massachusett's best hidden gem for breakfast by Cheapism's "Best Hole-in-the-Wall Breakfast Place in Every State."  According to the report, the eatery serves up waffles that are "anything but ordinary." Choices offered on the restaurant's menu include waffles loaded with fresh fruit such as peaches and apples; a bacon-stuffed waffle toppe…

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by Ben Crnic
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Lottery Payday: Mass Winner With Sense Of Humor Wins $25K A Year For Life Lottery Payday: Mass Winner With Sense Of Humor Wins $25K A Year For Life
Lottery Payday: Mass Winner With Sense Of Humor Wins $25K A Year For Life A Massachusetts lottery winner wishing to remain anonymous chose a tongue-in-cheek name for the trust that would collect their big check last week.  A representative of Needle Johnson Nominee Trust of Wellesley claimed the first $25,000 check for their client who, on August 7, won the Lucky For Life drawing, which guarantees them that amount every year for the rest of their life.  However, the winner chose the lump sum of $390,000 before taxes rather than the annuity payments, lottery officials said.  The winning ticket was purchased at Village Convenience Store at…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hotel Rooms Canceled To Make Room For Migrants Ahead Of Army-Navy Game: Report Hotel Rooms Canceled To Make Room For Migrants Ahead Of Army-Navy Game: Report
Hotel Rooms Canceled To Make Room For Migrants Ahead Of Army-Navy Game: Report At least 70 people, including many veterans, suddenly found themselves without places to stay ahead of the upcoming Army-Navy college football game in Massachusetts after their hotels canceled their rooms to make room for migrants, according to a report by CBS News. The cancellations were made at three hotels owned by Giri Hotel Management, where veterans attending the iconic game's debut at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on Saturday, Dec. 9 had been hoping to stay afterward, according to a report by CBS News from Thursday, Oct. 5.  When travel agent Mar…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
BJ's To Pay $9M For Not Reporting Air Conditioner Defect Linked To Death Of NY Mom, Feds Say BJ's To Pay $9M For Not Reporting Air Conditioner Defect Linked To Death Of NY Mom, Feds Say
BJ's To Pay $9M For Not Reporting Air Conditioner Defect Linked To Death Of NY Mom, Feds Say BJ's Wholesale Club has agreed to pay $9 million in penalties for failing to immediately report a known defect with an air conditioner it sold linked to the death of a mother after a house fire. The move by the Massachusetts-based company, located in Marlborough in Middlesex County, resolves its charges by the US. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC said BJ’s knowingly failed to immediately report to it, as required by law, that portable air conditioners manufactured by Royal Sovereign International, Inc. and sold by BJ’s, contained a defect that could create a substantial p…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash
Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash A 70-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Connecticut will spend time in prison for his role in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike that left a man dead.  Hartford County resident Stanley Kardys, age 70, of West Granby, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in an April 2021 crash in Berkshire County that killed 69-year-old Gary Litwin of Ludlow, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  Earlier Report - CT Man Facing Charges After Fatal Mass Turnpike Crash According to the DA's Office, on April 23, 2021, just be…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
'So Grateful I Could Puke': Jeopardy! Champ From Massachusetts Returning To Iconic Quiz Show 'So Grateful I Could Puke': Jeopardy! Champ From Massachusetts Returning To Iconic Quiz Show
'So Grateful I Could Puke': Jeopardy! Champ From Massachusetts Returning To Iconic Quiz Show Of the thousands of contestants to appear on Jeopardy! over the years, not many get asked back a second time; Brendan Sargent is among the lucky few. The 34-year-old Massachusetts native, originally from Worcester and now living in Los Angeles, will return to the iconic quiz show, appearing on a “Champions Wild Card Tournament” episode airing Thursday, Oct. 5. “It happened again. I’m back on Jeopardy! Babyyyyy!!!” Sargent said on Facebook. The St. John’s High School and Boston University alum first competed on the show in March 2021, appearing in two episodes and going home with $9,600. …

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by Michael Mashburn
Weather
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies on Monday, Oct. 2, but smoke from Canadian wildfires has spread across much of the Northeast, resulting in hazy conditions from New York through Connecticut into Massachusetts. Temperatures will be in the 70s, with a light north wind, according to the National Weather Service. "The northerly winds will bring some smoke from the Canadian wildfires back into the region today," the weather service noted. "The smoke is expected to remain above the surface, resulting in some hazy conditions, especially later this morning or afternoon." Visit airnow.gov…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Injured Mass Man Rescued From Mount Washington After Fall On Hiking Trail Injured Mass Man Rescued From Mount Washington After Fall On Hiking Trail
Injured Mass Man Rescued From Mount Washington After Fall On Hiking Trail Rescuers had to climb up the tallest mountain in New England to save a Massachusetts man who had been injured from a fall, authorities said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 27 around 2:30 p.m., when 64-year-old Essex County resident Michael Harvey of Methuen was injured while hiking alone with his dog on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail in Sargent’s Purchase, New Hampshire.  According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, Harvey had stepped on an unstable rock while descending the summit of Mount Washington, causing him to lose footing and fall. He suffered non-life-t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Netflix To Film Best-Seller Adaptation In Mass This Week: Report Netflix To Film Best-Seller Adaptation In Mass This Week: Report
Netflix To Film Best-Seller Adaptation In Mass This Week: Report Is Massachusetts the perfect spot for "The Perfect Couple?" Netflix thinks so.  The streaming giant will film scenes for "Perfect Couple," a six-part miniseries adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s murder mystery novel "The Perfect Couple," on Thursday, Sept. 28, on Nantucket, according to the Nantucket Current.  The miniseries wrapped principal photography earlier this year after filming in Chatham and surrounding areas, reports said.  Nicole Kidman, Liev Schrieber, Dakota Fanning, Eve Hewson, and Omar Epps will star in the lead roles. Meghann Fahy, a Longmeadow …

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by Josh Lanier
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Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail
Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail A 30-year-old Massachusetts woman was carried out from a popular New Hampshire hiking trail over the weekend after she suffered a "significant lower leg injury," authorities announced.  Leenah Hassan, of Boston, was hiking with friends on the Lonesome Lake trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire, around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. Hassan stopped along the three-mile loop to take a photo of the lake, slipped on a wet rock, and fell "awkwardly" on her leg, NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers said.  Cell phone service in that area is "spotty," but authorities received a 911…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
New Ice Cream Recall Issued Due To Listeria Fears New Ice Cream Recall Issued Due To Listeria Fears
New Ice Cream Recall Issued Due To Listeria Fears A new ice cream recall has been issued because of Listeria concerns. The Life Raft Treats products were shipped by GoldBelly.com to 40 states, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. The recall covered these products: "Not Fried Chicken" - 64-ounce bucket (No UPC) and 2.5 oz. bar (UPC 8 60006 18210 6) "Life is Peachy"- 6-count box (No UPC) To view product packaging photos from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), click here and scroll down. The company was notified last week by the South Carolina Department of Health and …

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by Joe Lombardi