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TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants
TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants Casual dining chain TGI Fridays has filed for bankruptcy several weeks after at least 12 of its restaurants suddenly closed. The company filed the Chapter 11 petition on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Texas, near its Dallas headquarters. Founded in New York City in 1965, TGI Fridays has 95 restaurants in the US, 39 of which the company owns and operates. The other 56 are independent franchises not involved in the bankruptcy petition. The company said that all those locations will remain open. According to the TGI Fridays website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanent…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants, Including In Hudson Valley TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants, Including In Hudson Valley
TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants, Including In Hudson Valley Casual dining chain TGI Fridays has closed at least a dozen of its restaurants in the last few weeks. Click here for a new, updated story: TGI Friday's Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants According to the company's website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanently closed: New York Middletown, 23 Crystal Run Crossing Poughkeepsie, 2594 South Road (Route 9) Clifton Park, 1 Southside Drive  Connecticut Enfield, Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, 130 Elm Street Pennsylvania Allentown,  395 S Ceda…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Snowfall Map: Here's How Accumulation Amounts In These NY Spots Compare To Normal Winters Snowfall Map: Here's How Accumulation Amounts In These NY Spots Compare To Normal Winters
Snowfall Map: Here's How Accumulation Amounts In These NY Spots Compare To Normal Winters Most locations in the region have seen more snowfall than last winter, but only one location in the Northeast has exceeded the seasonal average, according to new data. "Now reaching the back stretch of the winter season, current snowfall totals across not only our area, but a large portion of the East remains below the seasonal averages," according the US National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters. In the first image above, areas in red have seen the most snowfall through Sunday, Feb. 18 while locations in white and sky blue have seen the least. A comparison of snowfall tota…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For Sex Abuse Of 11-Year-Old Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For Sex Abuse Of 11-Year-Old
Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For Sex Abuse Of 11-Year-Old New York State Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help in locating a man who is wanted for the sexual abuse of an 11-year-old child. Ruben Mosquera, 74, was arrested after an investigation in Middletown determined that he had inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old. Mosquera left the area and never returned to court to answer the charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest, state police said. Mosquera is described as a Hispanic male, 6-foot-1, 220 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He is known to have ties in Allentown, Pa., and Columbia. He frequently visits New York…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Seen Them? Alert Issued After Man, 45, Pulls Teen Girl From School Seen Them? Alert Issued After Man, 45, Pulls Teen Girl From School
Seen Them? Alert Issued After Man, 45, Pulls Teen Girl From School Have you seen them? A Missing Person Alert has been issued after a 45-year-old man signed a 16-year-old girl out of school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with the two believed to be traveling out of state, possibly in the tristate area. The man, Kevin Esterly, and the teen, Amy Yu, could possibly be traveling together in a two-door 1999 Red Honda Accord bearing PA vehicle registration of KLT 0529, police said.  Amy Yu is an Asian female, 4-foot-11 and weighing about 90 pounds. Esterly is a white male, 5-foot-9 and weighing 185 pounds.  The two were last seen on Monday, March 5. A warrant for…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Westchester Resident Takes Natural Disasters In Stride Westchester Resident Takes Natural Disasters In Stride
Westchester Resident Takes Natural Disasters In Stride Eli Russ credits the start of his career with a 10 a.m. phone call in October 2010. On the other end was his best friend telling him there was an apartment fire in Larchmont. The then 16-year-old didn't hesitate. He was on his way. But first, he needed to ask his mom for a ride.  Thus, began the odyssey of a first responder. As president of the Mamaroneck High School (MHS) Red Cross Club -- for all of 30 days --  Russ had knowledge -- though no experience. His backpack stocked, he did what he was assigned upon arrival at the scene: helping evacuees from the burning building recollect at th…

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by James Miranda