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Sam Ash To Close All Locations, Including 5 NY Stores, After 100 Years In Business Sam Ash To Close All Locations, Including 5 NY Stores, After 100 Years In Business
Sam Ash To Close All Locations, Including 5 NY Stores, After 100 Years In Business The largest family-owned chain of musical instrument stores in the nation has announced it will be closing all its locations. Sam Ash Music was founded in 1924, has locations in more than a dozen states, and is headquartered on Long Island, in Hicksville. It currently has 27 stores, including five in New York (White Plains, Carle Place, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Forest Hills), two in New Jersey (in Springfield and Cherry Hill), two in Pennsylvania (in Philadelphia and King of Prussia), one in Connecticut (in New Haven), and one in Virginia (in Richmond). The Ash family made the announcemen…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Rockland Man Among Trio Charged With Stealing IDs To Buy $100K In Items Rockland Man Among Trio Charged With Stealing IDs To Buy $100K In Items
Rockland Man Among Trio Charged With Stealing IDs To Buy $100K In Items Three men have been charged with stealing people’s identities to open fraudulent credit accounts and purchase more than $100,000 worth of merchandise. According to Westchester County Police, the suspects are facing multiple felony charges, including identity theft and grand larceny.  The investigation into the fraud is continuing and police said they believe there may be more victims. The three men, including two former employees of a telecommunications company, are accused of using the stolen Personal Identity Information (PII) of multiple victims to open credit accounts and then pur…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Beloved Barber Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars In New Rochelle Beloved Barber Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars In New Rochelle
Beloved Barber Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars In New Rochelle It was like any other day, cutting hair and joking with customers until the end of the day when a local beloved barber walked out the door of the shop and was hit by two vehicles while crossing the street. Just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, life support was turned off for Vyacheslav Shaknmurov, known as Steve at B&A Barber Shop in New Rochelle, said the shop's manager and his close friend, Alex Ribiev. The incident which ultimately took Shaknmurov's life, happened at 7:02 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, while he was crossing Main Street near Stephenson Bouleva…

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by Kathy Reakes