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ShopRite To Close 5 NY Locations: Here's Rundown
Supermarket chain ShopRite is closing five stores in New York.
The closures, scheduled for early December, are all in the Capital Region, according to a report by Winsight Grocery Business: Albany, Colonie, Niskayuna, Slingerlands, and North Greenbush.
The closures are due to underperforming sales, the report said.
ShopRite, which launched in the mid-1940s, has stores in six states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
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Rite Aid Announces 20 NY Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy
Rite Aid has announced specific store closures just days after the struggling pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy.
Of the 154 closures nationwide announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 20 are in New York, 14 of which are on Long Island.
Rite Aid currently has 2,100 stores and about 45,000 employees.
The Long Island stores slated for closure are:
2 Whitney Ave., Floral Park
3131 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown
3199 Long Beach Road, Oceanside
198 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream
836 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore
2784 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore
901 Merrick Road, Copiague
577 Larkfield Road, East Nor…
Trio Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Rite Aid Grand Larceny
Three people were nabbed stealing from a Rite Aid store, including a juvenile.
Shivon N. Merrero, 30, Ty-Shay S. Madden, 22, and a 16-year-old, all of Brooklyn, were arrested around 5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, by Town of Poughkeepsie Police, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd.
The three were arrested after officers responded to a report of a larceny in progress at Rite Aid located at 3350 North Road, said O'Dowd.
Upon arriving in the area, officers found the suspects had fled the scene in a gray 2006 Mercury Marquis.
After a short time, officers located and stopped the vehicle at t…
Police: Woman Used Fake Prescription To Get Narcotics In Highland
A Poughkeepsie woman is behind bars after using a fake prescription to get narcotics at a local drug store, according to Town of Lloyd Police.
Kristen L. Dicken, 40, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 16, after obtaining narcotics by using a false prescription at the Rite Aid store in Highland, said Lt. James Janso.
Dickens was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of felony forgery, Janso said.
She is being held at the Ulster County Jail on $5,000 cash bail, $10,000 insurance bond.
