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Community Rallies For 'Legendary' 75-Year-Old Chester Restaurant Bill's Luncheonette Community Rallies For 'Legendary' 75-Year-Old Chester Restaurant Bill's Luncheonette
Community Rallies For 'Legendary' 75-Year-Old Chester Restaurant Bill's Luncheonette Bill's Luncheonette has been a Chester institution for 75 years, though the restaurant has seen better days. The restaurant — which has previously served as a post office, vacuum repair outpost, and general store — announced on Friday, Aug. 30 that it would be closing for the foreseeable future.  A fundraiser has raised more than $20,575 as of Thursday, Sept. 5, a day after its launch. "The decades have taken their toll on our beloved, fourth generation family-owned luncheonette," Bruce & Meaghan Button, who own the restaurant and organized the fundraiser, said. "Our equipmen…

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by Sam Barron
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Popular Jersey Shore Italian Restaurant Powers Through Another Blackout: 'One For The Books' Popular Jersey Shore Italian Restaurant Powers Through Another Blackout: 'One For The Books'
Popular Jersey Shore Italian Restaurant Powers Through Another Blackout: 'One For The Books' On June 22, when an area of Highlands lost power amid a brutal heatwave and severe storms, Porcini's closed its doors. So when the restaurant lost power on Saturday, July 6, Porcini's decided: Not this time. Losing two Saturdays in four weeks would've been "detrimental" for the small, family-owned business, the restaurant wrote on Facebook. "Tonight was one for the books," the post said. "This is the second Saturday in a month that all of the town was in complete black out. "Our staff pulled together to salvage the night. HUGE thank you to our customers who decided to stick it out with us…

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by Cecilia Levine