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Police: WWII Memorial Plaques Weren't Stolen From Hackensack's Flooded USS Ling, After All Police: WWII Memorial Plaques Weren't Stolen From Hackensack's Flooded USS Ling, After All
Police: WWII Memorial Plaques Weren't Stolen From Hackensack's Flooded USS Ling, After All Four memorial plaques that vanished from the flooded USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River weren't stolen by thieves, as originally suspected: A member of the once-floating museum took them home for safekeeping, police said Thursday. Police began investigating after a caretaker reported the plaques dedicated to Navy seamen killed in World War II gone from the River Street museum last month. As it turned out, "they were in possession of a member of the association," Capt. Peter Buscilgio said. When that person learned of the investigation, "he reached out to the museum a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Less than a month after announcing it planned to close 182 outlets, another 200 Toys 'R' Us stores may also be closing, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The total of near 400 closures would be 45 percent of the toy retailer's total number of stores. Toys 'R' Us also reversed plans to offer severance packages to all affected employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. The locations of the 200 stores were not available. Toys 'R' Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, announced on Jan. 24 it planned on closing the 182 outlets, according to a court filing. A …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
NJ-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Paramus Store NJ-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Paramus Store
Nj-based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Paramus 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