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Pascack Valley, NJ
Business
Disney Producer's Pop Culture Toy Shop Forced From Westwood Storefront
A pop culture toy shop is shifting to an online-only model after construction forced it out of its Bergen County storefront of 12 years, the owners said. The move at Hollywood Heroes at 7 Bergen St., in Westwood, comes as construction on the building begins earlier than expected, forcing the business to vacate starting the first week of September. Hollywood Heroes was founded by Jordan Hembrough, 55, of Ridgewood, a longtime collector and former Travel Channel host of the hit series "Toy Hunter." The store has served the Bergen County toy community since 2014, offering rare and vintage item…
Atlantic City, NJ
News
Monopoly Ditches Cash With New App-Based Board Game: See The Huge Changes
Forget about picking a banker or flipping deeds to mortgage properties, Monopoly is going digital. Hasbro unveiled Monopoly App Banking at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City. The newest version is a major change as the classic board game celebrates its 90th anniversary. The digital-based game replaces paper money and the banker role with a mobile app handling all transactions, The Verge reported. Players will scan their bank and property cards into a smartphone or tablet, which will track money and automate transactions. The update…
Rutherford, NJ
Lifestyle
Drummer Turned American Dream Mall Executive Chef Competing On 'Chopped' This Week
John Thomas doesn't have any stories about cooking with his nonna. He doesn't have a degree from any fancy culinary school, and his childhood dream was never to become a professional cook. And yet, the 35-year-old Clifton dad landed himself a pretty sweet gig as the executive chef of Gameroom Eats at the American Dream Mall. This week, he'll be going up against some of the best chefs in the region on Food Network's "Chopped" cooking competition, for a chance to win $10,000. Thomas' episode, called "Celtuce Setbacks," airs Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. John Tashiro "Cooking was never my fi…
Albany, NY
News
Cure For Loneliness? Robotic Pets Going Out To Thousands Of Socially Isolated NYers
Call it four-legged companionship without the need for potty training. Thousands of animatronic pets are on their way to older, socially isolated New Yorkers in an effort to combat what experts describe as a crisis of loneliness. The state’s Office for the Aging (OFA) announced Sunday, June 3, that Rhode Island-based Ageless Innovation is delivering another 4,725 robotic pets and games to elderly adults through New York State’s aging network. Since 2018, OFA has distributed more than 31,500 of the plush, lifelike pets, which are designed to make realistic sounds and movements, to those ass…
Worcester, MA
Lifestyle
Mass Boy's Dream Treehouse Marks 'Perfect' 10,000th Wish For Make
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The Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island celebrated a historic milestone last week when they granted their 10,000th wish to a little boy in Central Massachusetts battling cancer. Kyle Osterman is a 9-year-old boy from North Grafton and Sutton who is on year two of his three-year-long treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Make-A-Wish says. Kyle has always wanted his own treehouse and his care team at UMass Memorial Health referred Kyle to Make-A-Wish to help make his dream a reality. "Kyle's Krib," as it was called, was designed with specific input from Kyle himself and built…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Lifestyle
Can You Suggest South Jersey Shore Hotspots For New '
Monopoly
' Game?
A new MONOPOLY board game will feature landmarks and locations along the South Jersey Shore next year. And businesses and non-profits can still land new squares on the board, its sponsor said on Thursday, Oct. 20. Top Trumps USA, the American division of Winning Moves International, creators of classic games and puzzles, will debut MONOPOLY: South Jersey Shore Edition in June 2023, under license from Hasbro. MONOPOLY South Jersey Shore EditionTop Trumps USA The company is inviting well-established South Jersey businesses and non-profits to be part of the localized board by seeking publ…
Springfield, MA
News
Bright Nights - One More MA Lights Display - Make Top 10 Best-In-the-US List
Massachusetts is home to two of the Top 10 holiday lights displays in the United States, according to a new USA Today ranking. A survey of light displays - and consultation with holiday lighting experts - resulted in a Top 10 Best Public Holiday Lights Display list and coming in at No. 10 is Bright Nights at Forest Park in Springfield. This isn’t Massachusetts' only entry on the shortlist - Winterlights in Stockbridge and Canton come in at No. 6. Bright Nights first lit up in 1995 and now has more than 675,000 lights along the 3-mile winding route through Forest Park. The tour has many s…
