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Stop & Shop Closing Greenwich Store Stop & Shop Closing Greenwich Store
Stop & Shop Closing Greenwich Store Stop & Shop in the Glenville section of Greenwich has decided to close due to the number of shrinking customers and declining revenue. "Stop & Shop has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease for our store located at 11 Glen Ridge Rd, in Glenville, Connecticut, as the store was not meeting financial expectations," said Daniel Wolk, of Stop & Shop. The store will be open through Thursday, June 15. Stop & Shop intends to operate the store through Thursday, June 15.  Wolk said all of the 60 employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to other Stop &…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say
Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say A Westchester County woman was arrested for allegedly stealing almost $200 worth of seafood from a Fairfield County grocery store. Niesha Willis, 34, of Valhalla, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 22, by Greenwich Police for allegedly stealing from a central Greenwich supermarket, police said. Willis was arrested after police responded to the market on West Putnam Avenue for a report that a larceny had just occurred. Officers were able to locate Willis by matching the description given to them by store employees, police said. Willis originally gave officers a fake name and later admitted to d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Popular Deli Closes One Of Its Greenwich Locations COVID-19: Popular Deli Closes One Of Its Greenwich Locations
Covid-19: Popular Deli Closes One Of Its Greenwich Locations A longtime Fairfield County deli known for its great sandwiches and catering, and a favorite spot for area workers, has closed its doors. Corbo's Corner Deli, located at 1380 East Putnam Ave., in Old Greenwich closed its doors for good on Thursday, Dec. 24, 14 years after it opened to serve locals simple, popular food. "After 14 years we are sad to say goodbye to our Old Greenwich location," the owners said on Facebook.  The owner, John Bosco, plans to keep his two other locations, one on the west end of Greenwich on West Putnam Avenue, and the other on Washington Boulevard in Stamfor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Port Chester Man Driving Without Headlights Nabbed With Pot, Police Say Port Chester Man Driving Without Headlights Nabbed With Pot, Police Say
Port Chester Man Driving Without Headlights Nabbed With Pot, Police Say A 20-year-old Westchester man was nabbed for possession of marijuana and other charges after being stopped for driving without headlights in Fairfield County. Maxwell Tafolla, of Port Chester,  was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 2, by Greenwich Police after being stopped around 9:30 p.m., for driving without headlights on West Putnam Avenue, said the Greenwich Police. When officers approached the vehicle they detected an odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers found packaging material, a digital scale, THC edibles, and two ounc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Rye Brook Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Jeep's Headlights Off, Police Say Rye Brook Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Jeep's Headlights Off, Police Say
Rye Brook Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Jeep's Headlights Off, Police Say A 37-year-old woman from Westchester drove drunk with her headlights on, according to the Greenwich Police Department. Nelly Ackerson, of Rye Brook was arrested Friday, June 21 minutes after midnight following a motor vehicle stop, said police. She reportedly driving east in a 2019 Jeep Compass on West Putnam Avenue without the headlights on so police stopped her, according to the report. That is when officers allegedly saw she had red, glassy eyes, and smelled like alcohol when she spoke, Greenwich Police said. Police reportedly conducted standardized field sobriety tests then arrested A…

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Port Chester Woman Charged With Trying To Fill Fake Prescription At CVS Port Chester Woman Charged With Trying To Fill Fake Prescription At CVS
Port Chester 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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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Swerving Mercedes Motorist Under Influence, Greenwich Police Say Swerving Mercedes Motorist Under Influence, Greenwich Police Say
Swerving Mercedes Motorist Under Influence, Greenwich Police Say A 72-year-old was busted over Labor Day weekend for allegedly drinking and driving in Greenwich. A patrol officer from the Greenwich Police Department was driving east on West Putnam Avenue behind a white Mercedes-Benz, which was swerving and unable to drive within its established lane. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that Greenwich resident John Pastore had alcohol on his breath and failed three Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. He was arrested and charged with illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and cited for failure …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Made Unsafe Turn In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say Man Who Made Unsafe Turn In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say
Man Who Made Unsafe Turn In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say A 46-year-old motorist who made an unsafe turn - causing oncoming traffic to come to a halt on a busy Greenwich roadway - was driving under the influence for the second time, police said. Stamford resident Kevin O’Brien was spotted by police turning left out of Livingston Place onto West Putnam Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 9. While making the dangerous turn, vehicles traveling east were forced to come to a complete stop to avoid crashing into him. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, O’Brien was “displaying signs of alcohol impairment. O’Brien was unable to perf…

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by Zak Failla