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Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake To Blackstone, Chain's Founder Aims For 'Greater Heights' Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake To Blackstone, Chain's Founder Aims For 'Greater Heights'
Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake To Blackstone, Chain's Founder Aims For 'Greater Heights' Jersey Mike’s Subs, a Garden State icon that grew into a national sandwich powerhouse, is set to sell a majority stake to private equity giant Blackstone, officials said. The Manasquan-based restaurant chain has agreed to sell the stake in the company, Blackstone said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO Peter Cancro will keep a significant equity share and continue leading the business. When he was 14 years old, Cancro began working at the original location in Point Pleasant that opened as Mike's Subs in 1958. At 17, he bought the restaurant in 1975 and…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Make-A-Wish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set Make-A-Wish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set
Make-a-wish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set A young Bergen County girl battling two life-threatening tumors had her dream come true when she received a backyard play set — courtesy of Jersey Mike’s Subs and Make-A-Wish. Riley, 3, has always loved playing on the playground near her Tenafly home, according to her parents, Jason and Nicole. The family was devastated when doctors diagnosed the young girl with both a brain tumor and a back tumor in January. She spent more than three months in the hospital undergoing four major surgeries as well as chemotherapy before her tumor returned — all in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “P…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Where Is Jersey Mike's Newest NJ Shop? What Day Does It Open? What Time? Are You Going? Where Is Jersey Mike's Newest NJ Shop? What Day Does It Open? What Time? Are You Going?
Where Is Jersey Mike's Newest NJ Shop? What Day Does It Open? What Time? Are You Going? Bradford Fritts and Steve Korman opened their first Jersey Mike's Subs franchise in Ramsey a little over five years ago, followed by Ridgewood and Montvale. Now they're opening another. The shop will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 300 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff, across from the Boulder Run and CVS shopping centers off Franklin Avenue.  North Jersey oldtimers can remember the original Jersey Mike's, a Shore magnet founded in Point Pleasant Beach in 1956. Now it's the nation's fastest-growing sandwich chain, with shops in Fort Lee, Wayne, Fair Lawn, Paramus, Rochelle Park, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
MAKE-A-WISH: Wyckoff Boy Battling Rare Illness Takes Dream Trip To San Diego MAKE-A-WISH: Wyckoff Boy Battling Rare Illness Takes Dream Trip To San Diego
Make-a-wish: Wyckoff Boy Battling Rare Illness Takes Dream Trip To San Diego Seven-year-old John from Wyckoff finds comfort by the water. And getting that year-round in North Jersey doesn't always prove easy. John -- who battles a rare illness called tuberous sclerosis -- was a recipient of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and recently took his family on a trip to San Diego. The trip kicked off with a limo ride to the airport, and then it was off on a 2,000 mile flight to their dream destination, “America’s Finest City." The Golden State welcomed John, his parents and two brothers with sunshine, beautiful beaches and a wish-come-true experience. John and brothersCon…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Dolphin Dream Comes True For Ailing Paramus Girl, 6 Dolphin Dream Comes True For Ailing Paramus Girl, 6
Dolphin Dream Comes True For Ailing Paramus Girl, 6 The wish of a Paramus 6-year-old battling a critical illness became a reality thanks to the combined efforts of Jersey Mike's Subs in Ridgewood and Emerson along with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After keeping Daniella’s wish a secret from her for months, her parents woke her up and handed her a stuffed dolphin and an itinerary for a surprise trip. Daniella then woke her brothers one by one, and announced the family was going on an adventure to the Florida Keys. Her wish experience gave her the chance to heal and begin a new chapter in her life, creating memories with her family that would …

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by Cecilia Levine