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Married Couple Set To Open NJ's First Capriotti's, Popular Sandwich Shop Married Couple Set To Open NJ's First Capriotti's, Popular Sandwich Shop
Married Couple Set To Open NJ's First Capriotti's, Popular Sandwich Shop A sandwich restaurant chain that started in the Little Italy neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware, will soon have its first New Jersey location in Princeton, officials said. Capriotti's Sandwich Shop will open on North Harrison Street in the Princeton Shopping Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the company said in a news release. The shop will introduce Garden State residents to the chain’s famous sandwiches, including its signature slow-roasted turkey subs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Capriotti's Sandwich Shop (@capriottis…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
These Two Girl Scout Cookie Flavors Will Be Retired In 2025: How You Can Buy Them These Two Girl Scout Cookie Flavors Will Be Retired In 2025: How You Can Buy Them
These Two Girl Scout Cookie Flavors Will Be Retired In 2025: How You Can Buy Them If you love Girl Scout Cookies, 2025 is the last year you can buy two special flavors. The Girl Scouts of the USA said that it will retire its S’mores and Toast-Yay! cookies after this season. The organization made the announcement in a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 7 as it kicks off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season. S'mores cookies were introduced in 2017 and are made by Little Brownie Bakers. Just like the campfire classic, the Girl Scout version has a chocolate and marshmallow filling in between two graham sandwich cookies. The Toast-Yay! flavor was introduced in 2021 an…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Trenton Man Targeted Business Owners In Deadly Crime Spree, Federal Prosecutors Say Trenton Man Targeted Business Owners In Deadly Crime Spree, Federal Prosecutors Say
Trenton Man Targeted Business Owners In Deadly Crime Spree, Federal Prosecutors Say A Trenton man was given federal charges after being accused of orchestrating three armed robberies, including one that resulted in the death of a cannabis shop owner, authorities said. Paul McNeil, 38, was charged with murder during and in relation to a crime of violence, three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy, and multiple gun offenses, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 11. According to court documents and statements, McNeil and a co-conspirator robbed an automotive recycling shop in Ewing on Friday, Sept. 30, 2…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Point Pleasant-Founded Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake, Aiming For 'Greater Heights' Point Pleasant-Founded Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake, Aiming For 'Greater Heights'
Point Pleasant-Founded Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake, Aiming For 'Greater Heights' Jersey Mike’s Subs, a Garden State icon that grew into a national sandwich powerhouse, is set to sell a majority stake to private equity giant Blackstone, officials said. The Manasquan-based restaurant chain has agreed to sell the stake in the company, Blackstone said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO Peter Cancro will keep a significant equity share and continue leading the business. When he was 14 years old, Cancro began working at the original location in Point Pleasant that opened as Mike's Subs in 1958. At 17, he bought the restaurant in 1975 and…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency President-Elect Donald Trump continues to fill his cabinet with loyalists and his biggest supporters following his sweeping victory in last week's election.  He announced Tuesday, Nov. 12, that two billionaire former rivals turned allies, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, would head up his new Department of Government Efficiency.  Related: Trump Nominates NY Rep. Elise Stefanik As UN Ambassador The tech entrepreneur, age 53, and the 39-year-old Harvard and Yale Law grad will be tasked with major cuts in government spending. Trump called it "The Manhattan Project" for a new…

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by Josh Lanier