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COVID-19: These Businesses Are Hiring Workers COVID-19: These Businesses Are Hiring Workers
Covid-19: These Businesses Are Hiring Workers Although the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has forced employees at non-essential businesses to work from home, while thousands of others have been laid off, some companies are padding their workforce and hiring new employees. Nationwide, many bars, restaurants, and non-essential businesses voluntarily or were ordered to shutter their doors amid fears of the spread of COVID-19, though the grocery store business continues to boom as area residents stock up on items. According to multiple reports, ShopRite, Price Chopper, Tops, and Stop & Shop are all in the market for thousands of…

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News
Cancer Fears Prompt Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS To Suspend Sale Of Zantac Cancer Fears Prompt Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS To Suspend Sale Of Zantac
Cancer Fears Prompt Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS To Suspend Sale Of Zantac Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS are all temporarily taking heartburn medicine Zantac off their shelves due to the potential presence of a human carcinogen. The move comes after a product alert was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning that the products contain low levels of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Zantac has not currently been recalled, but the FDA is researching to determine if the low levels of NDMA pose a risk. The initial report found that the amounts “barely exceed amounts found in common foods.” CVS was first to pull the product, announcing the move Saturday, Sept…

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Police & Fire
Surveillance Photo Released Of Suspect Who Robbed Westchester Store, Threatened Employee Surveillance Photo Released Of Suspect Who Robbed Westchester Store, Threatened Employee
Surveillance Photo Released Of Suspect Who Robbed Westchester Store, Threatened Employee Do you know him? Police investigators in New Rochelle are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a man who stole hundreds of dollars after threatening an employee at a busy store. A surveillance photo has been released of a suspect who entered Bradell Variety on North Avenue at approximately 3:40 p.m. on June 14. Police said the unidentified man threatened to do immediate bodily harm to the employee behind the counter and demanded money. According to police, no weapon was displayed, but the employee gave the suspect approximately $700 in cash before he fled on foot. The…

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stealing $640 From CVS Stores At Large Man Accused Of Stealing $640 From CVS Stores At Large
Man Accused Of Stealing $640 From CVS Stores At Large New York State Police investigators have issued an alert for a man who was busted stealing hundreds of dollars from several CVS locations in the area. Ramel Berry is wanted by State Police in Monroe for a charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance after he was stopped for a traffic law violation that led to a search of his vehicle. Police said that while searching his vehicle, Berry’s vehicle had three cases of Ensure, six packs of Pedicure and other miscellaneous stolen items with a value of approximately $640. Further investigation determined that the items were stolen from s…

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Business
CVS Sets Up Mobile Pharmacy In Westchester Following Fire CVS Sets Up Mobile Pharmacy In Westchester Following Fire
CVS Sets Up Mobile Pharmacy In Westchester Following Fire CVS is setting up a mobile pharmacy in Larchmont after a fire tore through the Ferndale Shopping Center, damaging the store late last year. A two-alarm fire broke out at Excelsior Cleaners on Boston Post Road in Larchmont at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The fire quickly spread through the shopping center, damaging several adjoining buildings, including a CVS, which suffered flood damage. In response, CVS announced it will be opening up a fully-staffed, mobile pharmacy in front of the store at 1310 Boston Post Road in Larchmont. The pharmacy is expected to be open from 8 a.m. …

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Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Former Shoplifter At CVS In Westchester Police Investigate Suspicious Former Shoplifter At CVS In Westchester
Police Investigate Suspicious Former Shoplifter At CVS In Westchester Police in Scarsdale were called to CVS on Popham Road, when a manager spotted a suspicious man he recognized from a previous larceny at the store. A CVS store manager contacted the Scarsdale Police Department at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, reporting a suspicious man in the store. Police said the manager described the man as an African American around the age of 50, with short gray hair wearing a black suit and carrying a black jacket. According to police, the manager recognized the man from an alleged larceny in the past. The suspect saw the store manager and quickly heade…

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Police & Fire
Suspect Caught Stealing $2,400 In Cosmetics Over Two Days At CVS In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Caught Stealing $2,400 In Cosmetics Over Two Days At CVS In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Caught Stealing $2,400 In Cosmetics Over Two Days At CVS In Westchester, Police Say A man was apprehended after stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise over the course of two days from a CVS location in Westchester, police said. Investigators from the Scarsdale Police Department received a report on Thursday, Dec. 27 from employees at the CVS on Popham Road, where there was a reported larceny. Police said that a manager at CVS stated that at approximately 6:30 p.m. that day, he walked past the Seasonal Products aisle in the store and found that five of the cosmetic displays had been emptied. Surveillance video found that a suspect entered the store, took the cos…

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Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Charged With Trying To Fill Fake Prescription At CVS Westchester Woman Charged With Trying To Fill Fake Prescription At CVS
Westchester Woman Charged With Trying To Fill Fake Prescription At CVS A Westchester woman was busted in Greenwich attempting to fill a fraudulent prescription at CVS, police said. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department were dispatched to CVS on West Putnam Avenue shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, police said, when there was a report of a woman attempting to illegally fill a prescription. Police said that the investigation revealed that Port Chester resident Ana Garcia, 67, was attempting to fill a fraudulent prescription. Further investigation found that she was in possession of multiple unlabeled pill bottles with a variety of prescripti…

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Lifestyle
Recall Alert: Pharma Company Pulls Infant Ibuprofen From CVS, Walmart, Family Dollar Recall Alert: Pharma Company Pulls Infant Ibuprofen From CVS, Walmart, Family Dollar
Recall Alert: Pharma Company Pulls Infant Ibuprofen From CVS, Walmart, Family Dollar Tris Pharma, Inc. has voluntarily recalled a popular infant’s Ibuprofen product that is being sold at Walmart, CVS and Family Dollar. The recalled lots from the three stores include Infants' Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension, USP (NSAID) 50 mg per 1.25 mL, to the retail level. The recalled products have been found to potentially have higher concentrations of ibuprofen. According to the company, there is a “remote possibility that infants, who may be more susceptible to a higher potency level of drug, and therefore may be more vulnerable to permanent NSAID-associated renal injury.” Adv…

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News
Suspect Caught On Camera Stuffing Stolen Items In Pants At Westchester CVS Suspect Caught On Camera Stuffing Stolen Items In Pants At Westchester CVS
Suspect Caught On Camera Stuffing Stolen Items In Pants At Westchester CVS A sticky-fingered suspect was caught on camera allegedly stuffing hundreds of dollars in medication down his pants at a CVS in Westchester before walking away without paying. A manager at CVS on Popham Road in Scarsdale contacted police at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, when a security alarm went off in the front of the store.  The manager told investigators that he spotted an African American woman in her 60s wearing a black coat, jeans and a knitted hat, who threw a package of cold medication on the counter and left the store. Police said that the manager then checke…

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Business
North Shore Farms, New Supermarket In Westchester, Due To Open By Year's End North Shore Farms, New Supermarket In Westchester, Due To Open By Year's End
North Shore Farms, New Supermarket In Westchester, Due To Open By Year's End A new supermarket is coming to Westchester. North Shore Farms is expected to open before the end of the year, as construction continues in the heart of Mamaroneck. No specific date has been set for the 13,000-square-foot North Shore Farms on Mamaroneck Avenue, where construction began over the summer. The new grocery store will replace the former site of the A&P supermarket, which has been closed for several years. The new site will include several retail stores, including a CVS, which has already opened. No firm dates have been released for the other retailers. Officials have not anno…

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Police & Fire
CVS Condom Shoplifter Busted With Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia In Westchester CVS Condom Shoplifter Busted With Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia In Westchester
CVS Condom Shoplifter Busted With Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia In Westchester A shoplifter who allegedly stole condoms, lipstick and other items from a Westchester CVS is facing a host of charges after being busted with heroin and drug paraphernalia, police said. Investigators from the Scarsdale Police Department received a report shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 of a shoplifter at CVS on Popham Road.  Officers spoke with the store manager, reviewed surveillance video and determined that their suspect was a white female in her 20s with brown hair in a bun, carrying several bags and a purse. An officer on patrol in the area said that he spotted a woman that match…

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