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Battle Creek, MI

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Chocolate Giant To Buy Kellogg's Cereal Company For $3.1B: Here's Why Chocolate Giant To Buy Kellogg's Cereal Company For $3.1B: Here's Why Chocolate Giant To Buy Kellogg's Cereal Company For $3.1B: Here's Why
Chocolate Giant To Buy Kellogg's Cereal Company For $3.1B: Here's Why A European chocolate giant is purchasing the cereal company behind Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, and Rice Krispies. Ferrero Group has agreed to buy WK Kellogg Co for $3.1 billion, the candy company announced in a news release on Thursday, July 10. The Italian chocolatier is the owner of widely popular brands like Butterfinger, Famous Amos cookies, Ferrero Rocher, Jelly Belly, Kinder, Nutella, and Tic Tac. In the agreement, Ferrero will pay $23 per share in cash, a 40% premium on WK Kellogg's recent stock price. Once the deal closes, Battle Creek, Michigan will serve as Ferrero's North Americ…

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by Chris Spiker
Lancaster, PA
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PA Union Gains International Support As the national Kellogg's employee strike for fair wages continues, one Pennsylvania union has launched a GoFundMe campaign page to help members survive the strike. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers union in Lancaster, Pennsylvania launched the campaign as a strike fund. The union has received donations from over 1,200 members of the community, with donations amounts ranging from $5 to $3,000. The BCTGM Local 374G is "fundraising for Local 374G members that are striking for a fair contract for future employees. This money would go towards supplies for the membe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Pittsfield, MA
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World's Largest Pancake Breakfast, Scheduled For Western Mass, Has New Date World's Largest Pancake Breakfast, Scheduled For Western Mass, Has New Date World's Largest Pancake Breakfast, Scheduled For Western Mass, Has New Date
World's Largest Pancake Breakfast, Scheduled For Western Mass, Has New Date “The World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast” is coming back to Western Massachusetts a little later than expected this summer following a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spirit of Springfield announced that the massive breakfast, which was scheduled to be held in mid-May, will now be held in the heart of Main Street on Saturday, Aug. 21 as it sets a new date. Officials announced the new date this week after being forced to cancel the popular event in 2020 due to the pandemic. “The World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast” has been a popular annual local tradition in Springfield since it was…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Schools Locked Down: Fugitive Burglar, Accomplice Caught After Home Break-In Wayne Schools Locked Down: Fugitive Burglar, Accomplice Caught After Home Break-In Wayne Schools Locked Down: Fugitive Burglar, Accomplice Caught After Home Break-In
Wayne Schools Locked Down: Fugitive Burglar, Accomplice Caught After Home Break-In One burglar claimed he’d been carjacked while another fought furiously with police who chased him down after the pair broke into a Wayne home and stole a TV, jewelry and watches, authorities said. Area schools were locked down after a neighbor reported the Sherwood Street burglary just before noon Friday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Off-duty Detective Mike Polifrone was leaving an extra-duty assignment when he spotted the burglars’ fleeing car and pulled it over on Alps Road at McDonald Drive, Martin said. In the back seat of the beige Honda Accord he saw a Vizio TV. The lone oc…

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by Jerry DeMarco