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Torrington, CT
Business
Stop & Shop Announces Closure Of CT Store
A Stop & Shop location in Connecticut will be shutting its doors before the end of the year due to poor sales. Stop & Shop announced that its location on Centennial Plaza in Meriden will be permanently closed in the fall. “Stop & Shop has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease for our store in Centennial Plaza in Meriden, Connecticut, as the store was not meeting financial expectations,” a company spokeswoman said. “Stop & Shop intends to operate the store and the fuel station through the fall of 2020 and at that time, all associates will be given the opp…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Business
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide
Victoria’s Secret will permanently close about 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada this year, parent company L Brands announced. Ohio-based L Brands did not detail the closure locations, but there are 42 Victoria's Secret stores in New Jersey and 1,000 nationwide. L Brands also announced that 51 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada will close this year. There are 10 Bath & Body stores in New Jersey and 1,635 stores nationwide. The popular retail chain joins others in announcing permanent store closures in recent weeks including J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, JC Pe…
Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: CT Releases Recommendations For Phased Reopening Of Colleges, Universities
A detailed report containing recommendations for reopening Connecticut colleges and universities is under review by state officials. The education committee of the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group outlined a plan for a gradual reopening of higher education campuses – at the discretion of each institution and depending on health conditions – based on factors detailed in the report, Gov. Ned Lamont said on Wednesday, May 6. Those guidelines include a gradual reopening of higher education campuses over the summer followed by the reopening of most or all programs in the fall. "Our colleg…
Massapequa, NY
Business
Covid-
19: Here's How Much Online Grocery Sales Are Increasing Amid Pandemic
The demand for home delivery and online store pickup grocery sales have skyrocketed during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new report. Home delivery and store pickup online grocery sales reached a new 30-day record for April, hitting $5.3 billion and marking a 37-percent increase from $4 billion in March, according to the latest Brick Meets Click and Symphony RetailAI Online Grocery Survey. The report found the month-to-month sales growth represents a 33 percent increase in the monthly number of online orders, from 46.9 million to 62.5 million. There was also a 3 p…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Half Of Americans Have Lost Job, Or Work Hours, Due To Pandemic, New Poll Says
Half the country has taken a financial hit due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and most don’t believe they’ll be heading back to work soon, according to a newly released Marist College poll. According to the poll, 50 percent of Americans said they or someone in their household has lost their jobs or hours due to the virus, up from 18 percent from a previous poll just a month ago. "There are few households in the country that haven't been affected by this crisis, through health, through school, through jobs, from all walks of life, from all backgrounds," Barbara Carvalho, direc…
Torrington, CT
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Here's One Bright Spot In Record March Retail Sales Decline
Though the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc on retail stores in the entire nation, grocery and beverage store sales skyrocketed to new heights, according to newly released data. While retailers have seen businesses plummet, grocery stores and beverage depots have seen sales increase by more than 25 percent since the outbreak began in early March, according to a new report from the National Retail Federation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the overall retail business was down 8.7 percent from February to March, and down 6.2 percent at the same point last year. Th…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Business
2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off
More than 2,700 employees were laid off from Tropicana Atlantic City with state-ordered casino closures extended another month, according to a WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Last Saturday, Eldorado Resorts -- which owns Tropicana -- moved to the minimum workforce necessary to maintain basic operations, according to an April 8 report to shareholders. New Jersey's nine casinos were ordered closed along with gyms, concert venues and movie theaters by Gov. Phil Murphy March 16 to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Atlantic City …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
'We Take Care Of Our Own': Port Authority Police Give Back To NJ Rookie's Family Bakery
Times have gotten tough amid the coronavirus pandemic for a popular Union County bakery owned by the family of a Port Authority police rookie. So her colleagues decided to do something about it. This is their story. HEROES: While on duty recently at the Port Authority Police Department command at LaGuardia Airport, Sgt. Brian Vitale learned that rookie PAPD Officer Jessica Vaccaro’s family business -- Vaccaro’s Bakery in Clark -- was facing closure, like many other small businesses currently struggling to survive the economic ravages of COVID-19. Not only was this the long-successful busin…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
New Jersey Walmart Stores Hiring 2,400 Workers To Meet
Covid-
19 Demands
Walmart stores across New Jersey are hiring 2,400 new associates to help keep up with high demands related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Employees are needed for stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers in an effort to hire 150,000 nationwide, officials said. The hiring process will be expedited, and the normal two-week process will be reduced to 24 hours for key roles like cashiers and stockers. “We know millions of Americans who are usually employed at this time are temporarily out of work, and at the same time we’re currently seeing strong demand in our stores,” said Doug…
Mt. Kisco, NY
News
COVID19: NYS Labor Department Website Crashes As Unemployment Claims Spike
As layoffs, particularly among small businesses, have started amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the economic impact is being felt in states around the region and across the nation. After New York state’s unemployment benefits website repeatedly crashed over the last several days, a system of filing alphabetically by the first letter of last names launched. It was outlined on the Department of Labor's Facebook page, where there have been numerous complaints posted by those having trouble accessing the main website. "The system is overwhelmed and keeps crashing," one comment pos…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Covid-
19: Westchester, Rockland Declare States Of Emergency
Hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered stricter guidelines in the midst of the growing novel coronavirus, Westchester and Rockland counties have both declared states of emergencies. Rockland and Westchester counties both issued the declarations on Monday afternoon, March 16, which will run for at least 30 days. Previously, states of emergency were declared in Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange counties. Westchester County Executive George Latimer instituted the order as the number of cases jumped to 220 and the worry of the health care system's ability to handle a large influx of people n…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
News
Covid-
19: Pearl River St. Patrick's Day Parade, One Of State's Largest, Canceled
The much-anticipated Pearl River St. Patrick's Day Parade, the second largest in the state that draws thousands of visitors, has been canceled due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus. Hosted for the past 58 years in Pearl River by the Rockland County Ancient Order of the Hibernians, the decision to cancel the parade, scheduled for Sunday, March 22, was not made lightly, the AOH, said in a statement. "This has not been an easy decision, but the health and safety of the community must always be the overriding priority," the AOH said. "However, the impact of canceling the pa…
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