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February Job Growth Disappoints, Fueling Economic Fears From Rising Costs, Tariff Confusion February Job Growth Disappoints, Fueling Economic Fears From Rising Costs, Tariff Confusion
February Job Growth Disappoints, Fueling Economic Fears From Rising Costs, Tariff Confusion The US labor market fell short of expectations in February, adding to growing economic uncertainty from trade disputes, a hiring slowdown, and ongoing federal job cuts. The nation's economy added 151,000 jobs in February, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday, Mar. 7. That number was lower than the Dow Jones consensus forecast of 170,000, CNBC reported. Job growth lagged behind the 12-month average of 168,000, signaling a labor market slowdown. Healthcare led with 52,000 new positions, followed by financial activities (+21,000), transpo…
Starbucks Making Menu Changes: Here’s What’s Going, Coming Starbucks Making Menu Changes: Here’s What’s Going, Coming
Starbucks Making Menu Changes: Here’s What’s Going, Coming Starbucks is streamlining its menu by discontinuing select beverages, including several Frappuccino® drinks, the Royal English Breakfast Latte, and White Hot Chocolate. The change takes effect on Tuesday, March 4 as part of the company’s ongoing effort to improve efficiency and focus on customer preferences. Starbucks says the decision is aimed at reducing wait times and improving consistency. The eliminated items are low sellers, difficult to prepare, or redundant in the menu. By narrowing its offerings, the company aims to enhance beverage quality and reinforce its identity as a premier co…
Starbucks Slashing 1,100 Corporate Jobs In Major Company Shake-Up Starbucks Slashing 1,100 Corporate Jobs In Major Company Shake-Up
Starbucks Slashing 1,100 Corporate Jobs In Major Company Shake-Up Starbucks is cutting 1,100 corporate jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring plan designed to simplify operations and refocus on its core business. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced the layoffs in a message to employees on Monday, Feb. 24. The job cuts will affect non-retail support employees, as the coffeehouse chain works to streamline leadership and eliminate duplicate roles. Several hundred open but unfilled positions will also be removed. In-store workers and store hours won't be affected Niccol said the decision is part of the company's broader "Back to Starbucks" plan,…
Dunkin' Drops This Controversial Charge Dunkin' Drops This Controversial Charge
Dunkin' Drops This Controversial Charge Dunkin’ customers will soon be able to add dairy alternatives to any beverage without paying an extra fee. The coffee giant previously charged an upcharge for almond and oat milk, with costs varying by location. In New York City, the additional fee was 75 cents, while in Chicago, customers ordering through the Dunkin’ app paid one dollar. The new policy, which takes effect Wednesday, March 5, comes in response to customer feedback and aims to provide more flexibility for those with dietary preferences. With over 13,200 locations worldwide, Dunkin’ ranks as the second-largest coffee chain g…
Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide
Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide America's biggest unofficial holiday is here and Super Bowl Sunday offers so much beyond what happens on the field inside the Caesars Superdome. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are set to kick off Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. This showdown is a rematch of the NFL's 2023 championship game when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 at Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. The Chiefs have been slight betting favorites at -1.5 on most sportsbooks since the matchup was finalized. That's a reversal from when they were about two-point underdogs in Super B…
Starbucks Offering Free Coffee To Perk Up Super Bowl Monday: How To Get Yours Starbucks Offering Free Coffee To Perk Up Super Bowl Monday: How To Get Yours
Starbucks Offering Free Coffee To Perk Up Super Bowl Monday: How To Get Yours If you're dreading waking up the morning after the Super Bowl, one coffee chain will give you a pick-me-up after the big game. Starbucks is offering a free tall (12-ounce) hot or iced brewed coffee to its rewards members on Monday, Feb. 10. Members must apply the "Starbucks Monday" coupon in the coffee chain's app before placing an order ahead or show it to a barista when ordering in-store or at the drive-thru. The promotion aims to help customers power through a sluggish morning after Super Bowl LIX. "No matter who wins Sunday, we can all win Monday," Starbucks said on…
No Coffee, No Bathroom: Starbucks Ends Open-Door Policy For Non-Customers No Coffee, No Bathroom: Starbucks Ends Open-Door Policy For Non-Customers
No Coffee, No Bathroom: Starbucks Ends Open-Door Policy For Non-Customers Starbucks is ending its open-door policy, prioritizing access for paying customers and employees. The coffeehouse chain will no longer allow just anyone to hang out in its cafes or use its bathrooms. Starbucks has created a new Coffeehouse Code of Conduct, requiring people to buy something to use the cafe, patio, or restrooms. Starbucks said it hopes the change will improve the overall coffeehouse experience. "We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable in our stores," company spokesperson Sam Jefferies said in a statement to Daily Voice. "Implementing a Coffeehouse Code of Conduct i…
Rare Grocery-Anchored Deal: Bergen County Shopping Center Sells For $17M Rare Grocery-Anchored Deal: Bergen County Shopping Center Sells For $17M
Rare Grocery-Anchored Deal: Bergen County Shopping Center Sells For $17M A 71,650-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center in Bergen County has been sold for $17 million, according to Marcus & Millichap, the brokerage that assisted in the sale Ridgemont Shopping Center attracted significant interest, with more than 20 offers from investors, highlighting its prime location and tenant mix, the firm said. The property, anchored by Lidl, is home to 12 national and regional tenants, including Staples, Chase Bank, and Starbucks, at 169-199 Kinderkamack Road in Park Ridge. Marcus & Millichap’s Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero, and John Moroz, along with…
Brewing Tensions: Starbucks Strike Expands To 9 States, Including NJ Brewing Tensions: Starbucks Strike Expands To 9 States, Including NJ
Brewing Tensions: Starbucks Strike Expands To 9 States, Including NJ A Starbucks workers' strike, which began in select stores, has expanded to nine states as employees push for better wages and working conditions during the holiday rush. The strike, led by Starbucks Workers United, demands higher pay and improved staffing to address what employees describe as chronic understaffing during peak hours.  Workers at dozens of stores in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania joined the strike over the weekend. Starbucks has a total of about 16,000 stores in the US and around 35,000 worldwide. Over the weekend, picket lines formed at high-traffic stores in N…
Starbucks Now Open At New ON3 Campus, Report Says: See The Renderings Starbucks Now Open At New ON3 Campus, Report Says: See The Renderings
Starbucks Now Open At New ON3 Campus, Report Says: See The Renderings ON3 is shaping up. A brand-new 2,500-square-foot Starbucks has opened at the mixed-use property, which spans Clifton and Nutley, purchased by Prism Capital Partners nearly a decade ago, as first reported by NorthJersey.com.  The outlet says that the Starbucks is located off Route 3 and the main highway access road to Metro Boulevard. The 118.7-acre property formerly home to Hoffmann-La Roche sits across both Clifton (67.39 acres) and Nutley (51.31 acres), according to an update on the project from Prism Capital Partners last July. "The current commercial and academic occupants of the…
Marriott Hotel Off I-95 In NJ Gets Event Space Upgrades Marriott Hotel Off I-95 In NJ Gets Event Space Upgrades
Marriott Hotel Off I-95 In NJ Gets Event Space Upgrades The Glenpointe Marriott in Teaneck just got a major upgrade. The project included the replacement of carpeting, wall coverings, paint and furniture throughout the first and second-floor pre-function spaces, boardrooms, and meeting rooms, as well as the 1,200-person capacity ballroom, according to a press release from Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, which managed the project. The "capital improvement project" was a collaboration between Sanzari Enterprises, HotelStudio, and Kimmerle Newman Architects. Soho Art Consulting also assisted in bringing in commissioned artwork from New Jersey art…
NJ Murder Victim, 21, Killed As Puppy Tried Protecting Her, Campaign Says NJ Murder Victim, 21, Killed As Puppy Tried Protecting Her, Campaign Says
NJ Murder Victim, 21, Killed As Puppy Tried Protecting Her, Campaign Says The victim of a recent murder that rattled a small New Jersey town has been identified in various social media posts and by a campaign launched for her family as a 21-year-old animal lover. Amanda Pulver, of Hackettstown, was shot and killed on Thursday, June 27, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Amanda's 8-month-old puppy, Dunkin, was also apparently killed. As reported by Daily Voice, the shooting happened that morning on Alphano Road in Independence Township. Later that day, Anthony Garvin, 34, of Netcong, was arrested in connection with the shooting in Berks County, PA. Pulver…
Eyes On The Sky: Total Solar Eclipse Dazzles New Jersey (PHOTOS) Eyes On The Sky: Total Solar Eclipse Dazzles New Jersey (PHOTOS)
Eyes On The Sky: Total Solar Eclipse Dazzles New Jersey (Photos) Nothing unites New Jersey like a total solar eclipse. Residents were outside in droves looking right at the sun, with proper eyewear, of course, as the moon temporarily blocked the sun's light casting a shadow over the region Monday afternoon, April 8. Cars lined up in parking lots across the state — engines off, phones out. The Lemus boys have been learning about the eclipse at school, and joined their parents in the parking lot of a Paramus Starbucks to see it in real time. "It's a big event for he family," Chris Lemus tells Daily Voice. "We wanted to make sure we got the most out of it…
SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock
Seen Them? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock Two individuals who were in the area of an anti-Semitic attack on a Starbucks sign in Glen Rock were being sought by the police who turned to the public for help. At this point, both are being characterized as "potential witnesses" to the Feb. 19th bias-related vandalism at the Starbucks in the borough's Central Business District, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "It is our hope that these two may be able to assist us in our investigation," the chief said. Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at the coffee shop apparently were mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U…
What Losing Its Only Starbucks Means For Trenton What Losing Its Only Starbucks Means For Trenton
What Losing Its Only Starbucks Means For Trenton Trenton is about to lose its one and only Starbucks. The Starbucks at 102 S. Warren St., in Trenton, has been a "vital source of employment and opportunity for Trenton youth since 2017," Mayor Reed Gusciora told Daily Voice on Tuesday, March 12. The store's last day in business will be March 30, according to a Starbucks spokeswoman. “It is disheartening to learn of Starbucks’ decision to close their community store," the mayor said. The Community Store program represented Starbucks’ commitment to serving marginalized communities, regardless of profit margins, he said. "While we appr…
Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says
Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says UPDATE: Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at a Starbucks in Glen Rock was apparently mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U.S. and Canada since the Israel-Hamas war began last October, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Ackermann also said that stickers bearing hateful messages against Israel that were found with the overnight vandalism on Feb. 19 apparently had been attached sometime before then. "A closer examination of these stickers shows scratches and marks that may indicate they had been on the poles for a few days," the chief said. In an effort to narrow do…
UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks
Update: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks Authorities were searching for whoever defaced a sign at a Starbucks in Glen Rock overnight with red paint, graffiti and stickers with hateful messages against Israel. The manager of the shop in the borough's central business district called police shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In addition to the paint, stickers were attached, one of which read: "FROM THE U.S. TO PALESTINE ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE." "it is believed that the act occurred in the early morning hours prior to the opening of the store," the chief said. Ackermann said his department is…
New Starbucks With Drive-Thru Opens In Hackensack New Starbucks With Drive-Thru Opens In Hackensack
New Starbucks With Drive-Thru Opens In Hackensack A brand-new Starbucks has opened in Bergen County. The coffee chain's new location is located on River Street at the Print House, a mixed-use development complete with eateries and medical offices at the former site of the Bergen Record. The 3,000-square-foot Starbucks includes an outdoor patio and drive-thru. The leasing agreement was announced by NAI Hanson, who represents the River Street development, last March. Blue Foundry Bank and Hackensack Meridian Health also inked lease deals. "Welcoming its first residents last year, the first 271 residential units of phase one at Print H…
Student, 19, Who Died In Fall From NJIT Parking Deck Remembered Student, 19, Who Died In Fall From NJIT Parking Deck Remembered
Student, 19, Who Died In Fall From Njit Parking Deck Remembered A 19-year-old student who died in a fall from a parking deck at the New Jersey Institute of Technology this month is being remembered as a “faithful friend” and a “beacon of positivity.” Elna Nandako Nyongesa died in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 11, her obituary says.  "With heavy hearts, we share the heartbreaking loss of Elna Nyongesa, who was suddenly taken from us on November 11, 2023," reads a GoFundMe for her family.  "Elna, our shining star, was a student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology who tragically died after falling from the parking deck at her school, leaving be…
Target Opens Long-Awaited Small-Format Store On Jersey Shore Target Opens Long-Awaited Small-Format Store On Jersey Shore
Target Opens Long-Awaited Small-Format Store On Jersey Shore A long-awaited Target store in Monmouth County will have its grand opening this Sunday, July 16, officials announced. The twist? It's one of Target's newest "small-format" stores, located next to Best Buy at Eatontown Plaza on the busy corner of Routes 35 and 36. The store sits in a 60,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Vingo Wines, China Buffet and Babies R Us. The small-format stores "live up to their name as some of our smallest Target stores, and for a good reason," the Target website says. "Their flexible designs let us bring the best of the Bullseye into urban neighborhoods,…
Understaffed Route 17 Starbucks Temporarily Closed As Temps, Tempers Flare Understaffed Route 17 Starbucks Temporarily Closed As Temps, Tempers Flare
Understaffed Route 17 Starbucks Temporarily Closed As Temps, Tempers Flare In just 15 minutes, about a dozen frustrated would-be Starbucks customers walked back to their cars upon learning that a Route 17 was temporarily closed due to shortstaffing on Monday, July 3. Employees at the Route 17 N. location in Rochelle Park announced just after lunch that the store would be closing and not reopening until 4 p.m. A sign hung on the locked, front doors saying that the drive-thru remained open.  With temps hovering just under 90 degrees, that was little consolation to disappointed customers looking for a respite from the heat,  According to an intrepid …
HIVE & SEEK: 12,000 To 15,000 Bees Have House-Swarming Party In Downtown Ridgewood HIVE & SEEK: 12,000 To 15,000 Bees Have House-Swarming Party In Downtown Ridgewood
Hive & Seek: 12,000 To 15,000 Bees Have House-Swarming Party In Downtown Ridgewood Tens of thousands of honeybees had a hive-swarming party that temporarily closed a stretch of downtown Ridgewood on Monday. It wasn't immediately clear what brought the colony to the tree in front of the Starbucks on East Ridgewood Avenue. Perhaps there was a promise of more honey and shorter working flowers. Village police summoned Frank Mortimer, a local beekeeper who recommended that the colony be removed from their perch 30 feet up a tree. Tens of thousands of honeybees had a hive-swarming party that temporarily closed a stretch of downtown Ridgewood on Monday. Boyd A. Loving Fir…
Starbucks Store On Route 17 To Close For Renovations Starbucks Store On Route 17 To Close For Renovations
Starbucks Store On Route 17 To Close For Renovations One of Paramus' four Starbucks locations is set to close for renovations in April. The Starbucks at 177 Route 17 S. will be closing for renovations on Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m., with a planned reopening on May 22. Starbucks at 177 Route 17 S. in Paramus.Google Maps Its WiFi had been turned off as of Tuesday, March 28, Daily Voice learned. "We would like to thank you for being part of our community; you are the heart of who we are at Starbucks," the company wrote in a posting on the front door of the store. Starbucks at 177 Route 17 S. in Paramus.Cecilia Levine Starbucks has three o…
NJ Starbucks Worker Was Right To Be Worried About Daughter's Swollen Belly: 'One Strong Girl' NJ Starbucks Worker Was Right To Be Worried About Daughter's Swollen Belly: 'One Strong Girl'
NJ Starbucks Worker Was Right To Be Worried About Daughter's Swollen Belly: 'One Strong Girl' A Camden County mom's intuition that something wasn't right with her 2-year-old daughter and her swollen belly unfortunately turned out to be right. Sometime after the new year, Damara Burke noticed swelling in Charli's upper belly, according to a GoFundMe page launched for the Mount Ephraim family. "After a week of testing (ultrasound, MRI with anesthesia, CT scan, and Biopsy), the doctors confirmed that she had several masses that metastasized from her kidney to her liver, lungs, and around her blood vessels," her aunt wrote on the page. Charli BurkeGoFundMe "These tumors in Charli’s…
Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash? Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash?
Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash? A driver whose SUV crashed off Route 17 in Paramus might have suffered a medical episode, responders said. Patrons and employees at a Starbucks near Century Road found him unconscious after the GMC Envoy crashed off the southbound highway near Century Road around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Members of the Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit had to break a back window to get to him. The GMC Envoy crashed off southbound Route 17 near Century Road in Paramus around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.Boyd A. Loving He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in an undetermined condition. The S…
Treasurer Of Mahwah Grade School Parents Group Charged With Theft Treasurer Of Mahwah Grade School Parents Group Charged With Theft
Treasurer Of Mahwah Grade School Parents Group Charged With Theft The now-former treasurer of a Mahwah grade school parents group is accused of pocketing funds raised by the organization. Kerry Stumbo, 50, is charged with theft by unlawful taking from the Lenape Meadows Elementary School's Home School Organization (HSO) while she was treasurer. Stumbo "used the organization's debit card...for personal expenses (Verizon, Gas Stations, Starbucks. ACME, ShopRite, and CVS)," a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack alleges. "Additionally the suspect wrote a check to herself from the organization in the amount of $1,500," it says. Neither the comp…
D-I-V-O-WTF? Man Jumps On Hood Of Car Driven By Estranged Wife Outside Route 17 Starbucks D-I-V-O-WTF? Man Jumps On Hood Of Car Driven By Estranged Wife Outside Route 17 Starbucks
D-i-v-o-wtf? Man Jumps On Hood Of Car Driven By Estranged Wife Outside Route 17 Starbucks Talk about an ugly separation: Anyone watching what became a bizarre mid-morning scene outside a Route 17 Starbucks had to be shaking their heads. As police told it: A man jumped on the hood of his sedan in an effort to stop his estranged wife and their son from stealing it as countless java junkies and bemused motorists looked on. The vehicle in question: A Ford Fusion. Joanne Schielzo, 55, of Garfield was "unsatisfied" with her husband getting the $25,000 sedan in their impending divorce, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James M. DePreta said. So she "concocted a plan to regain possession," th…
Creepy Bergen Starbucks Patron Tells Boy Not To Speak To Strangers Creepy Bergen Starbucks Patron Tells Boy Not To Speak To Strangers
Creepy Bergen Starbucks Patron Tells Boy Not To Speak To Strangers Police are urging vigilance after a rambling man told a boy inside of a Bergen County Starbucks not to speak to strangers. The man in his 40s with light-colored hair was making little sense and acting in a bizarre manner, in a recording taken by the boy inside of the Rock Road Starbucks in Glen Rock, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The incident that occurred on Friday, Nov. 4 around 2:10 p.m. was not reported until well after the individual left the store, the chief said. Store employees were unable to identify the individual and were advised to contact police if he returned. …
Starbucks With Drive-Thru Opens In Sussex County (LOOK INSIDE) Starbucks With Drive-Thru Opens In Sussex County (LOOK INSIDE)
Starbucks With Drive-Thru Opens In Sussex County (Look Inside) A new Starbucks has opened its doors in Newton. The cafe has a drive-thru and is located at 123 Water St. The store is open daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Scroll down to view additional photos. ☕️ Newton Starbucks is open and waiting to serve you! * Located at 123 Water Street; they offer a convenient drive-thru... Posted by Newton, NJ on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Starbucks, 123 Water St., Newton, NJ 07860
Only Kosher Mrs. Fields Store In Northeast Opens At This NJ Mall Only Kosher Mrs. Fields Store In Northeast Opens At This NJ Mall
Only Kosher Mrs. Fields Store In Northeast Opens At This NJ Mall What's a mall without a Mrs. Fields? The ever-popular cookie store known for its freshly-baked cookies has opened at the American Dream Mall, and it's the only kosher location in the Northeast Mrs. Fields, the iconic go-to for delectable, fresh cookies, is located on Level 1 of Court A and across from Starbucks. The nearly 1,000-square-foot shop offers guests at American Dream a new way to satisfy their sweet tooth with delicious cookies and decadent treats including Mega Cookies, personalized cookie cakes, birthday surprises and an array of seasonal goodies. “American Dream is the ul…
Car Thief Crashes Porsche On Busy Fort Lee Street, Caught Hiding In Port Authority PD Vehicle Car Thief Crashes Porsche On Busy Fort Lee Street, Caught Hiding In Port Authority PD Vehicle
Car Thief Crashes Porsche On Busy Fort Lee Street, Caught Hiding In Port Authority PD Vehicle A car thief chased by the victim crashed the man’s Porsche and was eventually captured while trying to hide in the bed of a Port Authority vehicle in Fort Lee, authorities said. The victim told police he saw Tony Smith get into his SUV while it was parked in the Whiteman Mall on Lemoine Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, Police Capt. Andrea Cappola said. Witnesses told Daily Voice he'd left it running while ducking into Starbucks. The victim said he chased after the Porsche on foot, caught up on Schlosser Street and began banging on the window, Cappola said. Smith drove onto t…