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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
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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