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Goldfish Snack Crackers Now Have New Name: Here's What, Why Goldfish Snack Crackers Now Have New Name: Here's What, Why
Goldfish Snack Crackers Now Have New Name: Here's What, Why One of America's favorite snacks has just gotten a more upscale rebranding. Goldfish, the popular cheddar-flavored catch launched in 1962 and known for a special appeal to kids, now has a new name. For a limited time, at least. And there's nothing fishy about why it's made the change. To try to get more adults to reel in the product. Out from the familiar orange-and-white packaging is the iconic "Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers" name, and in is this: "Chilean Sea Bass Baked Snack Crackers." It's a big switch, but the crackers are made with the same ingredients, says Connecticut-based p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stew Leonard's Founder Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy Stew Leonard's Founder Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy
Stew Leonard's Founder Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy The creator of "one of the most famous food retailers in the world" died at 93 years old, leaving a world-record-breaking grocery store chain to his family.  Stew Leonard Sr., of Westport, CT, died on Wednesday, April 26 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City after a brief illness, according to Stew Leonard's website.  We are sad to announce that Stew Leonard, Sr., the founder of Stew Leonard’s, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2023,... Posted by Stew Leonard's on Thursday, April 27, 2023 Leonard launched the first Stew Leonard's in Norwalk, CT, in December 1969.  The successful g…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Ex-Hudson County Man Charged With Insurance Fraud Over $27K Diamond Ring Ex-Hudson County Man Charged With Insurance Fraud Over $27K Diamond Ring
Ex-Hudson County Man Charged With Insurance Fraud Over $27K Diamond Ring A 44-year-old Connecticut man formerly of Hudson County was arrested for filing a bogus insurance claim on a diamond ring valued at $27,000, authorities said. Duke Quarshie, of Norwalk, CT, was issued a payment from Assurant Insurance Company in 2016 for a claim regarding the ring, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On June 2, 2021, Quarshie was living in North Bergen when filed a second claim for the same piece of jewelry. Quarshie was charged with one count of insurance fraud and arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City on Wednesday, Nov. 23. He was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CT Man Stabs Security Guard At Halloween Themed Expo At North Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor CT Man Stabs Security Guard At Halloween Themed Expo At North Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor
CT Man Stabs Security Guard At Halloween Themed Expo At North Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor A Connecticut man has been arrested after stabbing a security guard during horror expo Chiller Theatre over the weekend at the Hilton Parsippany, authorities said. The guard was intervening during an altercation between David C. Knestrick, 47, of Norwalk, and other patrons when Knestrick stabbed him with a knife around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The victim was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment, and Knestrick was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. He was charged on a warrant-complaint a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen TikToker Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions Teen TikToker Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions
Teen TikToker Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions A teen social media star from Connecticut is outearning some of the most successful CEOs in the US by millions of dollars, according to new reports by Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. With 133 million TikToker followers, 17-year-old Fairfield County resident Charli D'Amelio, of Norwalk, who started posting to TikTok in 2019 -- has the video-sharing app's largest following, Forbes says. Last year, she brought in $17.5 million. The median pay for chief executives of S&P 500 companies in 2020 was $13.4 million, the WSJ reports. Darren Woods was the highest-earning CEO of 2020, brin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Parents Seek Answers Following In-Custody Death Of Autistic Son Tied To NJ, CT, PA Bank Holdups Parents Seek Answers Following In-Custody Death Of Autistic Son Tied To NJ, CT, PA Bank Holdups
Parents Seek Answers Following In-Custody Death Of Autistic Son Tied To NJ, CT, PA Bank Holdups UPDATE: A 23-year-old Cleveland man with autism who was accused of five bank robberies and two other attempts in New Jersey – and suspected in a dozen others in Connecticut and Pennsylvania – has died in federal custody in Chicago. Federal authorities hadn’t yet explained to his parents how Tyler James O’Toole died after being hospitalized last month, however, according to a published report. O’Toole was awaiting trial on charges of robbing a bank Glenview, Illinois when he cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's 2018 Hyundai Elantra and went on a holdup spree last fall, federal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Accused Walmart Robber Found With Meth At Route 3 Motel Police: Accused Walmart Robber Found With Meth At Route 3 Motel
Police: Accused Walmart Robber Found With Meth At Route 3 Motel A man accused of robbing a Secaucus Walmart was later found with meth at a motel on Route 3, authorities said. Robin Harrison, 34, was identified as the suspect of a robbery that occurred at the Walmart Supercenter on Park Plaza Drive on Feb. 21 around 2:45 p.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Harrison, of Norwalk, CT, was found at the Hilton Garden Inn on Route 3 east and taken into custody around 3 p.m. the next day, Miller said. Harrison was charged with robbery as well as possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia, authorities said. He was being held at the Hudson Coun…

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by Valerie Musson
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Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet
Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said. Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show. A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snatched his m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured
Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said. Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show. A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Closter PD: Manager, Accomplices Steal $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer Closter PD: Manager, Accomplices Steal $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer
Closter PD: Manager, Accomplices Steal $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer A now-former manager and two accomplices stole more than $150,000 worth of copper from a Closter hardware manufacturer and then sold it out of county, authorities said. Closter detectives charged Alvaro Baca of Roselle, Dimitris M. Hatsis of Norwalk, CT, both 27, and Eliseo Adorno, 47, of Nyack with theft and conspiracy, Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello said Thursday. A three-month probe leading to their arrests began after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. reported large quantities of copper missing from the business, Aiello said. Baca, who worked as a shipping manager, “was able to m…

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by Jerry DeMarco