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Nearly 50-Year-Old Westchester Business Expanding With New Store Nearly 50-Year-Old Westchester Business Expanding With New Store
Nearly 50-Year-Old Westchester Business Expanding With New Store A longtime Northern Westchester business is expanding its presence with a new store, marking the next milestone in its nearly five-decade-long history.  The new store, which will be built on a five-acre lot at 2010 Maple Hill St. in Yorktown, will be the future home of Atlantic Appliance, a business that has been serving the area since 1975, Yorktown town officials announced on Friday, Nov. 22. The 25,720-square-foot, two-story building will include retail, office, and warehouse space and incorporate numerous environmental protections, according to Yorktown officials. Atlantic Applian…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
New T.J. Maxx Opens In Westchester: Here's Where New T.J. Maxx Opens In Westchester: Here's Where
New T.J. Maxx Opens In Westchester: Here's Where A space in Northern Westchester once occupied by a Kmart is now home to another popular retailer.  An all-new T.J. Maxx locale celebrated its opening on Thursday, Nov. 7 in Yorktown at the Yorktown Green Shopping Center at 335 Downing Dr. The department store occupies part of a former Kmart location that is now undergoing a "major revival," Yorktown officials said, adding that other businesses planned for the space include Five Below, Michaels, and a pickleball sports center.  "Yorktown is thriving, and people are making big investments," said Town Supervisor Ed Lachter…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard
Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard Fisher-Price is recalling hundreds of thousands of baby dumbbell toys that could pose a potential choking threat to infants the US Consumer Product Safety (CPSC) announced. The retailer is recalling 366,200 toys that were sold nationwide and online along with the Baby Biceps Gift Set that includes dumbbells with caps that can pop off, creating the hazard. CPSC The bar of the dumbbell toy is gray with orange and red plastic weights on each side, officials said. The model number GJD49 is located on the back of the kettlebell toy in the gift set. CPSC None of the other toys inside the Bab…

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by Zak Failla
Business
3 National Retailers Moving Into Former Kmart Location In Westchester 3 National Retailers Moving Into Former Kmart Location In Westchester
3 National Retailers Moving Into Former Kmart Location In Westchester Several national retail brands will be opening new locations at the site of a former Kmart in Northern Westchester, officials announced.  All-new T.J. Maxx, Michaels, and Five Below locations will be opening in the empty big box store at the Yorktown Green Shopping Center at 335 Downing Dr., Yorktown officials announced on Thursday, March 28.  The announcement follows an effort from the town to fill the space left behind by the defunct Kmart store. "The Town Board has made every effort to facilitate a renaissance for this vital property in the center of Yorktown Heights’ bus…

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by Ben Crnic
News
'I'm Being Canceled': NY's Own Bethenny Frankel Bashed For Giving TJ Maxx Workers Used Makeup 'I'm Being Canceled': NY's Own Bethenny Frankel Bashed For Giving TJ Maxx Workers Used Makeup
'I'm Being Canceled': NY's Own Bethenny Frankel Bashed For Giving TJ Maxx Workers Used Makeup A random act of kindness didn’t go over so well for reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel. The 52-year-old Skinnygirl founder, who owns a home on Long Island in the hamlet of Bridgehampton, drew the internet’s ire after posting a TikTok video of herself giving out bags of used makeup to a TJ Maxx store manager. In the now-deleted clip, Frankel explains that the women who work at the store “are so nice” and are always complimenting her on what she buys. “So, I wanted to bring them some of the leftover makeup that I just tried, like opened up and put in a giveaway pile. But it’s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Struck By Car Outside Store In Hudson Valley 10-Year-Old Struck By Car Outside Store In Hudson Valley
10-Year-Old Struck By Car Outside Store In Hudson Valley A 10-year-old was injured after being hit by a car near a popular Hudson Valley store. The incident took place in Orange County around 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 near the TJ Maxx store at 88 Dunning Road in Wallkill. When Wallkill police arrived on the scene they found a 2013 Hyundai Elantra with two occupants, had struck an adult and a child, said Wallkill Deputy Chief of Police Antonino Spano.  The adult and child were transported by the Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Garnet Health Medical Center. Later, the child was transferred to Westchester Medical Cente…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Recall Issued For Brand Of Heated Blankets Due To Burn, Fire Hazards Recall Issued For Brand Of Heated Blankets Due To Burn, Fire Hazards
Recall Issued For Brand Of Heated Blankets Due To Burn, Fire Hazards A company has recalled thousands of heated blankets after receiving reports of blankets overheating, posing a burn risk. MWA LLC recalled about 4,200 LUXE+WILLOW Heated Blankets on Thursday, April 21, according to an announcement from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to the alert, the blankets can overheat if they're left plugged in and powered on for an extended period of time. The company said it has received three reports of blankets overheating, including a report from a customer who said their wrist was burned. One customer reported that they saw flames…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester
Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Two men admitted to their roles in a scheme to several department stores in Westchester out of more than $50,000. Patrick Onogwu and Asanimo Risea, both of the Bronx, pleaded guilty for their part in a more than a year-long scheme that included using fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from several Westchester County TJX Companies, Inc. stores, including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. The two had been charged in a 54-count indictment along with Bronx resident Donald. Original story - Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Westchester C…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester
Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Three have been charged in Westchester in a 54-count indictment for their roles in a scheme to defraud TJX Companies out of more than $50,000. Donald Ilo, 57, Patrick Onogwu, 64, and Asanimo Riesa, 38, all of the Bronx, were named in a 54-count indictment for their part in a scheme that included using fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from several area TJX Companies, Inc. stores, including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. It is alleged that between June 13, 2018, and Aug. 14, 2019, the three suspects were part of a scheme to target TJX companies that include TJ Maxx, Marshalls,…

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by Zak Failla
News
Westchester Duo Sentenced For Forged Passport, Rewards Card Scheme Westchester Duo Sentenced For Forged Passport, Rewards Card Scheme
Westchester Duo Sentenced For Forged Passport, Rewards Card Scheme A man and woman from Westchester will spend time behind bars after being busted in an elaborate identity theft scheme that involved forged passport cards and fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from popular retailers. Mount Vernon residents Hassan Miller and Dawn Anderson have been sentenced to a term of between one and a half and four and a half years in state prison for possessing forged US passport cards in their home as part of a scheme to steal from The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX companies includes stores such as TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. Westchester County Distri…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Three Departments Stores Sold Recalled Products, Schumer Says In Call For Federal Probe Three Departments Stores Sold Recalled Products, Schumer Says In Call For Federal Probe
Three Departments Stores Sold Recalled Products, Schumer Says In Call For Federal Probe New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling out some of the nation’s biggest department stores, claiming that recalled items may be under some consumers’ Christmas trees this holiday season. Schumer says he's asking for a federal inquiry into items that were subject to recall but still sold at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods locations nationwide. Citing a Consumer Product Safety Commission report that alleges Schumer said that the chain stores sold hundreds of recalled products, up until last month. The senator noted that some of the items could potentially be dangerous. “They could cause inf…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Actress Glenn Close, Friends Help Brighten Holidays For Seven Families In Northern Westchester Actress Glenn Close, Friends Help Brighten Holidays For Seven Families In Northern Westchester
Actress Glenn Close, Friends Help Brighten Holidays For Seven Families In Northern Westchester Seven families around the Northern Westchester area had a brighter holiday season with the help of actress Glenn Close of Bedford. Nancy Evans, Close’s Executive Assistant, and Allison Palermo, her colleague, decided to forego a traditional gift exchange in favor of finding a way to “bring the joy of giving and receiving to others” by donating to a local charity. The group reached out to the Community Center of Northern Westchester, a non-profit organization, where they were informed of the numerous families in need during the financially difficult holiday season. Together, Close, Evans an…

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by Valerie Musson