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Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store
Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store Stew Leonard's is eyeing a familiar location as a possible location for its next new supermarket. The Connecticut-based company confirmed on Wednesday, May 8, that the town of Orange in New Haven County is one of several locations being "looked at" for the family-owned grocer's ninth location, according to Meghan Bell, a spokeswoman for the company. Bell said that, at this point, several options are being considered, and an announcement would be made by the end of the year.  Stew Leonard's also has Connecticut stores in Norwalk (where the company has its headquarters), Danbury, and Ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Stew Leonard's Founder, Westport Resident Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy Stew Leonard's Founder, Westport Resident Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy
Stew Leonard's Founder, Westport Resident Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy The creator of "one of the most famous food retailers in the world" died at 93 years old, leaving a world-record-breaking grocery store chain to his family.  Stew Leonard Sr., of Westport, Connecticut, died on Wednesday, April 26 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City after a brief illness, according to Stew Leonard's website.  We are sad to announce that Stew Leonard, Sr., the founder of Stew Leonard’s, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2023,... Posted by Stew Leonard's on Thursday, April 27, 2023 Leonard launched the first Stew Leonard's in Norwalk, Connecticut in December 1969.  …

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by Morgan Gonzales
News
COVID-19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative COVID-19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative
Covid-19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative The New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery is opening up urgent care centers as emergency rooms for “serious orthopedic injuries" that require immediate medical attention. The HSS Urgent Ortho Care facilities will be opened in Manhattan, Nassau County, Stamford, and in Paramus, New Jersey. Louis Shapiro, the CEO of HSS, said that it “has the expertise and resources to provide urgent orthopedic care at the new centers, including x-ray and MRI imaging to diagnose injuries,” during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Right now, hospital emergency rooms need to focus their resourc…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Stew Leonard's Employees Test Positive COVID-19: Stew Leonard's Employees Test Positive
Covid-19: Stew Leonard's Employees Test Positive Several employees at Stew Leonard's supermarkets have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest employee to test positive worked part-time at the store in Norwalk, said Meghan Bell, the company's director of Public Relations. Bell did not say which other stores had employees test positive. In addition to the Norwalk store, Stew Leonard's has a Fairfield County location in Danbury, another Connecticut outlet in Newington, a Westchester store in Yonkers, two stores on Long Island (Farmingdale and East Meadow) and a New Jersey outlet in Paramus. "We’ve been keeping our…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Supermarkets Amend Hours, Take Strong Measures To Keep Stores Clean COVID-19: Supermarkets Amend Hours, Take Strong Measures To Keep Stores Clean
Covid-19: Supermarkets Amend Hours, Take Strong Measures To Keep Stores Clean As residents make a rush on grocery and retail stores stocking up on mass amounts of supplies including toilet paper and hand sanitizer amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), supermarkets are adjusting their hours to restock and clean and making other changes. Two of the region's largest stores, Stop & Shop and Connecticut-based Big Y, have announced changes in their hours to allow time for employees to stock the shelves and clean all areas of the stores that are accessed by shoppers. Stop & Shop and Big Y have adjusted their hours to 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at most stor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police, DA On Long Island Seek Information On Alleged Pool Hall Murderer Police, DA On Long Island Seek Information On Alleged Pool Hall Murderer
Police, DA On Long Island Seek Information On Alleged Pool Hall Murderer Have you seen him? Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart, and local police are once again seeking the public’s assistance as they continue attempts to track down a man who allegedly killed another at a Long Island pool hall a year ago. The Suffolk County Police Department issued an alert and video on Monday, July 22, seeking information on the whereabouts of Alejandro Vargas-Diaz, who allegedly killed Albert Luis Rodriguez-Lopez a year ago. According to police, Rodriguez-Lopez was at Billiards DBM in Port Jefferson on July 22, last year …

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by Zak Failla