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Clothing Chain To Close All CT, MA Stores, Laying Off Nearly 500
A clothing store with 46 locations across five states is selling off its inventory and closing all its locations.
EbLens, a retail store with a 70-year history, is liquidating its inventory and closing all its stores for the "benefit of creditors," according to Steven Victor, Executive Manager of Eblens ABC LLC.
The chain was created in New Britain, Connecticut in 1949 and now sells name-brand streetwear, footwear, and accessories.
EbLens currently employs close to 500 people across all its stores, including 17 in Connecticut and 17 in Massachusetts.
The workers will lose their jobs …
Violent Robberies: Man Gets 10 Years For CT, Western Mass Heists
A 23-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to his role in several violent armed robberies of AT&T stores will spend the next decade behind bars, a judge ruled on Tuesday, May 23.
Alex Josephs, of the city of Hartford, must also repay $298,073.86 to three Connecticut and Western Massachusetts stores he and his team of burglars robbed over the course of several months in 2021, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.
Josephs, along with Shaquille Raymond, Ronaldo Smith, and Deshawn Baugh, used violence to overpower employees at AT&T stores during their robbery spree…
39-Year-Old CT Man Hits Tree, Killed In Crash
A Connecticut man was killed in a single-vehicle crash after losing control of his car and hitting a tree.
The incident took place in Hartford County around 12:55 a.m. on Sunday, April 21 in Glastonbury.
Lt. Kevin Szydlo, of the Glastonbury Police, said members of the police and fire departments, along with EMS responded to the crash at the intersection of Hopewell Road and Matson Hill Road.
The driver and sole occupant, Kevin D. Levesque, age 39, of Glastonbury, was pronounced dead on the scene, officials said.
A preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was trav…
