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Jurassic Park

Hartford, CT
Business
Win Free Chipotle During Super Bowl LX As Chain Mocks AI Ads: Here's How Win Free Chipotle During Super Bowl LX As Chain Mocks AI Ads: Here's How
Win Free Chipotle During Super Bowl LX As Chain Mocks AI Ads: Here's How As artificial intelligence commercials are expected to hit Super Bowl LX, Chipotle is skipping a traditional ad by giving away up to $1 million in real food. Chipotle will release a one-time Instagram Reel titled "The Chipotle Realest 30" after halftime and before the third quarter, timed to appear when an AI-generated ad airs. The first 100,000 fans to text a code in the video to 888222 will receive a free entrée. The promo comes as AI is poised to play a bigger role in Super Bowl commercials, despite many consumers not trusting the technology. "With our real ingredients, w…

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by Chris Spiker
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Lifestyle
Most Trendy, Spooky Costumes Of 2025 Revealed By EHT-Based Spirit Halloween Most Trendy, Spooky Costumes Of 2025 Revealed By EHT-Based Spirit Halloween
Most Trendy, Spooky Costumes Of 2025 Revealed By Eht-based Spirit Halloween K-pop stars, Broadway witches, and pink Ghostface masks are expected to be among the most popular Halloween costumes in 2025. Spirit Halloween released its 2025 costume trends on Friday, Sept. 19. The Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey-based company is expected to open more than 1,500 temporary stores nationwide. The retailer is known for transforming empty storefronts and strip malls into destinations for costumes, spooky decorations, and many other Halloween staples. "Halloween is the ultimate stage for self-expression, and no one brings that to life like Spirit Halloween fans," said …

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by Chris Spiker
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Franklin Lakes Golfer Struck By Lightning Dies: Remembering Simon Mariani Franklin Lakes Golfer Struck By Lightning Dies: Remembering Simon Mariani
Franklin Lakes Golfer Struck By Lightning Dies: Remembering Simon Mariani Simon Mariani, the 28-year-old golfer struck by lightning on the course in Sussex County, NJ last week has died, Daily Voice has learned. The Franklin Lakes resident was playing in the Iron Man 2025 tournament hosted by Crystal Springs Resort at the Ballyowen Golf Course in Hardyston when the lightning bolt hit on Tuesday, July 8, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Mariani was airlifted to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.  An obituary shared to the VP Memorial Funeral Home website says Mariani, an investment banking associate, died Monday, July 14. Simon …

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by Cecilia Levine
Manchester, CT
Business
Chuck E. Cheese Opening Adult Arcade Spinoffs: See What's Inside Chuck E. Cheese Opening Adult Arcade Spinoffs: See What's Inside
Chuck E. Cheese Opening Adult Arcade Spinoffs: See What's Inside The place "where a kid can be a kid" is now somewhere a grown-up can also be a kid! Chuck E. Cheese is creating gaming centers that cater to adults called "Chuck's Arcade," the Texas company said in a news release on Monday, June 30. The new concept combines modern gaming and retro classics. The chain has opened 10 arcade-only locations in malls across eight states, including Trumbull, Connecticut; Nashua and Salem, New Hampshire; and Victor, New York. "Chuck E. Cheese has spent decades mastering the arcade experience — it's in our DNA," said CEO David McKillips. "Thanks to the expert…

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by Chris Spiker
Fairfax, VA
Lifestyle
Fairfax Native Fulfilling Lifelong Dream With Premier Of Film About Shady Salesman Fairfax Native Fulfilling Lifelong Dream With Premier Of Film About Shady Salesman
Fairfax Native Fulfilling Lifelong Dream With Premier Of Film About Shady Salesman "Jurassic Park" was the movie that Chris Schrack says made him feel like he had to work in the film industry. He was eight years old when he first saw it, and absolutely awestruck. Several decades later, the Fairfax native is preparing for the premier of his third feature film, "For Sale," which will debut Wednesday, May 3 at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse. "Ever since I was a really little kid I’ve been into film, especially scary movies," Schrack said. "I was four or five years old and really into Halloween and scary movies, always trying to get my mom to let me rent hor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Poughkeepsie, NY
Lifestyle
Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Hudson Valley Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Hudson Valley
Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Hudson Valley Steven Spielberg stopped by a popular deli in the Hudson Valley. Rossi Rosticceria Deli in Dutchess County shared a photo on Wednesday, April 27, of the 75-year-old world-renowned director, producer, and screenwriter's visit on social media. "We’ve made lunch for A Lot of people but this is way up there," the business with two Poughkeepsie locations (on Clover Street and Eastdale Avenue) said in the Instagram post. Spielberg has directed numerous celebrated films, including Jurassic Park, Jaws, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. View a photo Rossi Deli staffers snapped wi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Poughkeepsie, NY
Lifestyle
Well-Known Actress Drops By Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Well-Known Actress Drops By Popular Hudson Valley Eatery
Well-Known Actress Drops By Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Celebrated actress Laura Dern dropped by a Hudson Valley restaurant earlier this week. Dutchess County restaurant Savona's Trattoria - Poughkeepsie shared in an Instagram post on Tuesday, April 5, that Dern visited the Italian restaurant for lunch. The restaurant is located at 1 Collegeview Ave. in Poughkeepsie. The 55-year-old actress and filmmaker has appeared in films such as "Jurassic Park," "Marriage Story," and "Little Women." She also acted in the television series "Big Little Lies," and is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Emmy and five Golden Globe awards.

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by Nicole Valinote
Greenwich, CT
Politics
First Accuser Compares Cuomo Embrace To Star Wars Character First Accuser Compares Cuomo Embrace To Star Wars Character
First Accuser Compares Cuomo Embrace To Star Wars Character Lindsey Boylan, the former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was the first to accuse him of sexual harassment, turned to the dark side with a tongue-in-cheek tweet about the governor that went viral. “Just the good old office welcome to women in the governor’s office of New York,” Boylan tweeted along with a picture of a repulsed Princess Leia attempting to back away from Star Wars’ slumlord Jabba the Hutt. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first accuser compared the governor to Jabba the Hutt.Twitter/@LindseyBoylan In “Star Wars,” Jabba the Hutt was one of the galaxy’s most notorious g…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
News
Bright Nights - One More MA Lights Display - Make Top 10 Best-In-the-US List Bright Nights - One More MA Lights Display - Make Top 10 Best-In-the-US List
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…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Another Drive-In Theater Opens In Bergen County Another Drive-In Theater Opens In Bergen County
Another Drive-In Theater Opens In Bergen County The Ramsey Theatre has reopened as a drive-in theater after nearly four months of being closed due to COVID-19. The new pop-up location is in the Smith School parking lot on Monroe Street, and opened last week with showings of "Jurassic Park." This week's showings of "Sing" will be Tuesday and Wednesday, and "Secret Life of Pets" Thursday and Friday. Tickets are $25 per car -- $10 per car load and $15 for parking. Doors open at 8 p.m., with an 8:45 p.m. start time. Family-friendly movies will run four times a week through the end of the season. Owners Dave and Laura Rose hope to conti…

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by Cecilia Levine