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Major Mall-Based Chain With Moorestown Store Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy Major Mall-Based Chain With Moorestown Store Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy
Major Mall-Based Chain With Moorestown Store Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …

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Jersey Shore Native Among 3 Dead In Virginia Crash Jersey Shore Native Among 3 Dead In Virginia Crash
Jersey Shore Native Among 3 Dead In Virginia Crash Police released the names of three people who died on Sunday, May 29, in a head-on collision in Stafford that shut down a road for several hours.   Tamarr Williams, 38, of Woodbridge, lost control of his 1995 Lexus and veered into oncoming traffic on Austin Ridge Drive around 7:30 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  The car struck a northbound Hyundai Elantra driven by Tamara Williams, 27, of Fredericksburg. The drivers were not related. Andrea Forte, 35, of Stafford, who was a passenger in the Lexus, also died in the collision, deputies said.  A GoF…

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by Josh Lanier
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Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires
Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires A 32-year-old man from Central Jersey has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for setting fires that destroyed a realty company's offices, authorities said. The suspect also fired a weapon into one of the realtor's buildings, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Leonard J. Mazzarisi, III, 32, formerly of Burgundy Drive in Holmdel, was sentenced on Friday by Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas to five years for aggravated arson and an additional five years with 42 months without parole for possession of a weapon For an unlawful purpose, Linskey said. B…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Man Found Guilty Of Shooting, Torching Monmouth County Real Estate Agency NJ Man Found Guilty Of Shooting, Torching Monmouth County Real Estate Agency
NJ Man Found Guilty Of Shooting, Torching Monmouth County Real Estate Agency A former Monmouth County resident was found guilty Friday of setting a pair of fires, and shooting a BB gun at a Holmdel Township real estate agency, authorities said. Leonard J. Mazzarisi, III, 32, was found guilty of second-degree aggravated arson, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon after a 5-week trial, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. The incidents started on Aug. 19, 2017, when Holmdel police responded to a report of a possible arson at 51 Main Street, the site of t…

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by Nicole Acosta