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Babies R Us Reopening At American Dream Babies R Us Reopening At American Dream
Babies R Us Reopening At American Dream After five years, Babies R Us is back. The retailer, a spinoff of Toys R Us, is reopening at American Dream in East Rutherford on Wednesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. following a ribbon cutting ceremony.  The American Dream location spans 10,000 square feet and will offer products and services to new and expecting families. Babies R Us originally shut its doors in 2018. The Babies R Us opening comes on the heels of competitor Buy Buy Baby announcing it will close all its locations. Toys R Us is also attempting a comeback at American Dream, opening a flagship two-story location at the mall in…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble To Reopen In Former Toys R Us Store Shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble To Reopen In Former Toys R Us Store
Shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble To Reopen In Former Toys R Us Store The shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble is coming back to life. The treasured book store that long stood at 765 Route 17 south on the Ridgewood border will be replacing Big Lots! on Route 17 northbound, the store announced on Facebook. Big Lots ! is set to close in May, store associates tell Daily Voice. The space was formerly home to Toys 'R' Us.  "While we are sad to leave this location, we are excited for our next chapter," the store said. Barnes & Noble of Paramus broke hearts last January when it announced it would be closing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Airlifted As Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 206 (DEVELOPING) Trapped Driver Airlifted As Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 206 (DEVELOPING)
Trapped Driver Airlifted As Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 206 (Developing) A trapped driver was extricated and flown to a nearby hospital following a serious crash on Route 206, developing reports say. The crash occurred near 178 Rt. 206 in Roxbury Township around 6:30 p.m.on Monday, May 23, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Emergency crews worked for approximately 40 minutes to extricate the driver — who was heavily entrapped but still alert — as a NorthStar medical helicopter was requested to land at the Toys R Us in Flanders, the initial report said. The patient was then taken to the landing zone and flown to a trauma center for treatment of unspe…

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by Valerie Musson
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Toys 'R' Us Makes Comeback With Opening Of US Flagship Store In NJ Toys 'R' Us Makes Comeback With Opening Of US Flagship Store In NJ
Toys 'R' Us Makes Comeback With Opening Of US Flagship Store In NJ National toy retailer Toys ’R’ Us is making a surprise comeback with the opening of a massive two-story flagship store in the Garden State’s renowned American Dream Mall. The brand’s very first flagship store comprises 20,000 square feet and will be “reminiscent of the beloved toy store customers know and love,” officials said. In addition to featuring a massive selection of toys of all types, the store allows visitors to watch interactive experiences and enjoy product demonstrations. Meawhile, younger guests can meet Geoffrey the Giraffe and fill up at the beloved mascot’s branded cafe be…

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by Valerie Musson
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Reputed Mob Boss, Trash-Hauling Giant Carmine 'Papa Smurf' Franco Of Ramsey Dies Reputed Mob Boss, Trash-Hauling Giant Carmine 'Papa Smurf' Franco Of Ramsey Dies
Reputed Mob Boss, Trash-Hauling Giant Carmine 'Papa Smurf' Franco Of Ramsey Dies Carmine “Papa Smurf” Franco, a reputed Genovese Crime Family boss who became a leader and innovator in the trash hauling industry in New Jersey, Rockland and Westchester, died Monday following complications from COVID-19. Franco, 85, who’d recently lived in the Bears Cove townhouse development in Ramsey, made his name in the waste industry over a five-decade career. He designed and built the country’s first materials recovery facility and New Jersey’s first transfer station, among other projects, and led the charge that produced a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Rockland town of Clark…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Toys R Us Opening Paramus Store As Part Of Comeback: Report Toys R Us Opening Paramus Store As Part Of Comeback: Report
Toys R Us Opening Paramus Store As Part Of Comeback: Report Toys R Us is slowly coming back to life after closing all its stores a year ago, opening two new locations -- including one in New Jersey’s shopping mecca, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The chain, which was previously based in Wayne, has announced plans to open a location in Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Another store will be opened in Houston. The stores will be different from the Toys R Us stores so fondly remembered by generations of shoppers. Instead of spacious locations filled with aisles stuffed with merchandise, the new stores will be smaller and will feature in…

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by Paul Milo
Business
Big Lots Taking Over Paramus Toys R Us Big Lots Taking Over Paramus Toys R Us
Big Lots Taking Over Paramus Toys R Us Big Lots is on its way to Paramus. The discount chain last year purchased the remaining 12-year lease on the 36,000-square-foot Toys R Us store on Ridgewood Avenue for $2.75 million, according to TheRealDeal.com. That's $6.50 per square foot annually, compared to $30 (had the chain signed a new lease on a larger space). The vacant space was transformed into a Spirit Halloween store last fall. Big Lots is known across 47 states for its closeout buys and massive furniture markdowns. No word yet on opening date.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
They're Bringin' Geoffrey Back: Toys R Us Going For New Name, Parsippany HQ They're Bringin' Geoffrey Back: Toys R Us Going For New Name, Parsippany HQ
They're Bringin' Geoffrey Back: Toys R Us Going For New Name, Parsippany HQ Like Toys R Us... but different.  Nearly a year after going out of business, the toy conglomerate is trying for a comeback. This time, it's called Tru Kids and is headquartered out of Parsippany, just 20 minutes from its former Wayne location, CNBC reports. The company -- which was launched Jan. 20 -- is operated by former Toys R Us executives hoping to bring back Geoffrey and more. Tru Kids is still ironing out a complete business plan and exploring multiple options including stand-alone stores, pop-up shops and partnerships (possibly Amazon), according to new True Kids presiden…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'In Review': Charitable Law Enforcement Group Faces Unexplained Facebook Shutdown 'In Review': Charitable Law Enforcement Group Faces Unexplained Facebook Shutdown
'In Review': Charitable Law Enforcement Group Faces Unexplained Facebook Shutdown After a Bergen County sheriff’s lieutenant collapsed during a charity basketball game and died, Craig Polen and members of his LEO Only Facebook page didn’t hesitate: They financed a Christmas shopping spree for his five daughters. Polen’s acts of kindness for law enforcement officer and their loved ones have stretched across the length and breadth of the U.S., at a time when brotherhood and kinship are particularly valuable – and needed. No fewer than 20 people, most of them police, have told him that LEO Only directly kept them from committing suicide. Now Polen and his group are the one…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Park Ridge Businessman Gets 61 Months In Fed Pen For Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M Park Ridge Businessman Gets 61 Months In Fed Pen For Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M
Park Ridge Businessman Gets 61 Months In Fed Pen For Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M A Park Ridge con man was sentenced Wednesday to 61 months in federal prison for using shell companies and phony invoices to scam both an international company he worked for and Toys R Us, where his now-deceased ex-wife had worked, out of $3 million. Philip Charles de Gruchy, 64, admitted conspiring to commit mail fraud and subscribing to false individual and corporate tax returns in U.S. District Court in Newark in March. de Gruchy, 64, was married at the time to Barbara Brown, an administrator with Toys R Us in Wayne who authorities said steered a contract to CEM Direct Marketing — a ficti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
VIDEO TOUR: Here's What's Left At Paramus Toys 'R' Us VIDEO TOUR: Here's What's Left At Paramus Toys 'R' Us
Video Tour: Here's What's Left At Paramus Toys 'R' Us Everything must go at Toys "R" Us locations in Paramus and Wayne -- even beloved mascot Geoffrey. The liquidation sale includes laptops, cafeteria equipment, fitness centers, designer furniture, artwork and more are marked down by more than 60 percent. The main sale is held at the Wayne Toys "R" Us headquarters located at 859 Berdan Ave., open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store is open every day until everything is gone. Furniture chain Raymour & Flanigan will be taking over the lease of the Route 4 location after winnin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Paramus Toys 'R' Us Landlord Wants Lease Blocked From Raymour & Flanigan Paramus Toys 'R' Us Landlord Wants Lease Blocked From Raymour & Flanigan
Paramus Toys 'R' Us Landlord Wants Lease Blocked From Raymour & Flanigan Not so fast, Raymour & Flanigan. Less than two weeks after the furniture store bid $1.3 to take over the lease of the Route 4 east Toys R Us store in Paramus, the building's landlord has asked Bankruptcy Court to block the sale, NorthJersey.com reports. Property owner N.T. Hegeman Co., Ltd., cites a provision in the 46-year-old building lease prohibiting assigning the lease to furniture stores, the article says. Prior to the request, the Paramus store was among the 20 on the auction block in the U.S. that received winning bids from someone other than their own landlords, according to a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Park Ridge Businessman Admits Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M Park Ridge Businessman Admits Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M
Park Ridge Businessman Admits Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M UPDATE: A Park Ridge con man was sentenced Wednesday to 61 months in federal prison for using shell companies and phony invoices to scam both an international company he worked for and Toys R Us, where his now-deceased ex-wife had worked, out of $3 million. https://pascackvalley.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/park-ridge-businessman-gets-61-months-in-fed-pen-for-conning-toys-r-us-other-company-of-3m/741930/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A Park Ridge con man admitted Wednesday that he used shell companies and bogus invoices to scam an international company he worked for and Toys R Us, where his now-dec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Toys 'R' Us Will Close All 800 Stores, Affecting 33,000 Jobs Toys 'R' Us Will Close All 800 Stores, Affecting 33,000 Jobs
Toys 'R' Us Will Close All 800 Stores, Affecting 33,000 Jobs Six months after filing for bankruptcy, Toys 'R' Us will close all 800 of its U.S. stores, affecting as many as 33,000 jobs at the 70-year-old toy store chain. The company made the announcement to employees on Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. A company representative confirmed the report, but noted that there would not be an immediate shutdown. Toys 'R' Us was already in the process of closing about 180 stores.  In a conference call with employees, CEO David Brandon cited customers choosing to shop elsewhere and online as one of the main reasons for the closures. Toys 'R'…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Closing Paramus Babies 'R' Us Begins Massive Store-Wide Sale Closing Paramus Babies 'R' Us Begins Massive Store-Wide Sale
Closing Paramus Babies 'R' Us Begins Massive Store-Wide Sale Toys 'R' Us  in Wayne and Babies 'R' Us in Paramus are among the 12 New Jersey stores offering closeout discounts up to 30 percent, according to multiple reports. The Wayne-based company is planning to close 182 stores nationwide. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM NJ.COM.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Hometown Store Wayne-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Hometown Store
Wayne-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Hometown Store Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country, according to a court filing late Tuesday. A shift by customers to online shopping and increased competition led to the move, the Wayne, New Jersey-based company said.  Here is a rundown of tristate area stores scheduled for closure: New York Yonkers, 2700 Central Park Avenue College Point, 139-19 20th Avenue Union Square, 24-30 Union Square East Sayville, 5181 Sunrise Highway Massapequa, 5214 Sunrise Highway Henrietta, 2…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Wayne Toys ‘R’ Us, Paramus Babies 'R' Us Among 182 Closing Nationwide Wayne Toys ‘R’ Us, Paramus Babies 'R' Us Among 182 Closing Nationwide
Wayne Toys ‘R’ Us, Paramus Babies 'R' Us Among 182 Closing Nationwide WAYNE, N.J. – Wayne-based Toys ‘R’ Us is planning to close 12 stores in New Jersey, including its store in Wayne and its Babies ‘R’ Us in Paramus, according to multiple media reports. The store closings in the Garden State are part of up to 182 the retail giant is planning nationwide -- roughly one-fifth of its total, reports say. "The reinvention of our brands requires that we make tough decisions about our priorities and focus," CEO Dave Brandon reportedly stated on the company website. Going-out-of-business sales will begin in February with the most locations closing in mid-Ap…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson