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Rite Aid Announces 20 NY Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy
Rite Aid has announced specific store closures just days after the struggling pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy.
Of the 154 closures nationwide announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 20 are in New York, 14 of which are on Long Island.
Rite Aid currently has 2,100 stores and about 45,000 employees.
The Long Island stores slated for closure are:
2 Whitney Ave., Floral Park
3131 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown
3199 Long Beach Road, Oceanside
198 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream
836 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore
2784 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore
901 Merrick Road, Copiague
577 Larkfield Road, East Nor…
Man Wins $1 Million NY Lottery Prize
A Long Island man has claimed a $1,000,000 New York Lottery prize.
Marcellus Benson, of Bellmore in Nassau County, claimed the top prize in the lottery's Bacon scratch-off game, the New York Lottery reported on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
He purchased his ticket at Kings Freeport Car Care, located at 301 West Merrick Rd. in Freeport.
The New York Lottery said Benson received his prize as a single lump-sum payment of $546,840 after required withholdings.
As of Tuesday, two top prizes remained on the Bacon ticket, NY Lottery said.
