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Duo Nabbed For Stealing Used Cooking Oil From 14 Long Island Businesses, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Stealing Used Cooking Oil From 14 Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Used Cooking Oil From 14 Long Island Businesses, Police Say Two Long Island men were nabbed for allegedly stealing used cooking oil from 14 businesses.  Oliver Lorenzo Valdez, age 30, of Central Islip, and Juan Hernandez, age 28, of Brentwood, were charged on Tuesday, June 25, after being spotted behind the Gourmet Garden in Center Moriches. According to Suffolk County Police, officers responded to a 911 caller reporting that two men stole used cooking oil from Mama Lisa Restaurant at 1226 Montauk Highway in Mastic and fled the scene in a white Ford van at 6:15 a.m. June 26. A short time later, officers located the men behi…
Popular Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns, FDA Says Popular Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns, FDA Says
Popular Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns, FDA Says Approximately 70 ice cream products sold by multiple brands including Friendly's and Hershey's are being recalled due to a possible presence of listeria, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The brands were recalled this week by Totally Cool, Inc. based in Owings Mills, MD, which has stopped the production and distribution of the affected products due to FDA sampling. Some of the most popular items recalled include: Friendly's 60 fl oz Celebration Ice Cream Cake 40 fl oz Strawberry Krunch Ice Cream Cake; Hershey's 38 fl oz vanilla and chocolat…
Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Friendly's Restaurant In CT Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Friendly's Restaurant In CT
Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Friendly's Restaurant In CT A person was taken to a hospital after a car crashed into a Friendly's restaurant location in Connecticut.  The incident happened in Hartford County on Sunday, Nov. 19, when a car crashed into the Friendly's in Newington at 3420 Berlin Turnpike (Route 5), according to the Newington Volunteer Fire Department.  Following the crash, firefighters shut off utilities and remained at the scene until the town's building department arrived.  One person suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized. The cause of the crash was not released. 
Friendly's In Palmer Closed After 62 Years In Business Friendly's In Palmer Closed After 62 Years In Business
Friendly's In Palmer Closed After 62 Years In Business Friendly's, the ice cream and restaurant chain and a mainstay on North Main Street in Palmer, has closed its doors for good.   The restaurant abruptly shut down the store on Monday, June 19, leaving a sign on the front window that reads, "This restaurant has permanently closed. THANK YOU for your patronage." It directed anyone in Palmer in the mood for a Fribble to the next closest Friendly's in Springfield. The Palmer location opened in 1961, according to reports.   A spokesperson for the company could not be reached, and it's unclear how many employees lost thei…
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police The treasurer of a Bucks County educational association is accused of embezzling nearly $30,000 in organizational funds and using the money on Door Dash deliveries and Wawa runs, authorities say.  Melissa Ann Montney, the 49-year-old former treasurer of the Bensalem Education Support Professional Association (BESPA), is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud — all felonies — said Bensalem police in a release on Monday, May 1.  Investigators were first contacted by BESPA officials on March 25, when the Association president found that a BES…
South Jersey Friendly's Shutters After Nearly 40 Years South Jersey Friendly's Shutters After Nearly 40 Years
South Jersey Friendly's Shutters After Nearly 40 Years Another New Jersey Friendly's restaurant has closed its doors. A sign hung in the door of the Marlton location on Route 70 W. — which opened in 1983 — announcing the closure Monday, Aug. 15, as first reported by NJ Advance Media. New Jersey is home to 18 of the chain's 125 locations in America. The Voorhees location is temporarily closed.
Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe
Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe Restaurant chain Friendly's has launched its first fast-casual cafe.  The company announced that it has opened its first "Friendly's Cafe" in Hampden County, Massachusetts.  The eatery is located at 291 East Main St. in Westfield. It opened on Saturday, Feb. 26, representatives said.  The 2,700 square-foot location seats 45 guests. Guests can either order directly at the counter or use a QR code at the table to have food delivered, Friendly's said.  Orders can also be placed online and either delivered or picked up at designated "to-go" areas. "Friendly's Cafe de…
Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery
Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery Police have made an arrest in connection with last February’s robbery at Friendly’s in Hackettstown. Erik Mitchell, 30, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree robbery and fourth-degree theft by unlawful taking, Hackettstown Police said. Mitchell is accused of passing a note demanding money to a worker at the Mountain Avenue Friendly’s and claiming to have a gun before fleeing with $241 in cash on Feb. 12, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. Mitchell, of Hackettstown, was also found to have a $2,500 Mount Arlington Borough municipal court traffic warrant, police said. He was being he…
Central PA Restaurant Closings Of 2021 (So Far) Central PA Restaurant Closings Of 2021 (So Far)
Central PA Restaurant Closings Of 2021 (So Far) Restaurants around the world have had a difficult year, much like last year. Whether for financial reasons, personal reasons or due to factors related to the pandemic, many restaurants have permanently closed their doors.  Here are a few of the major restaurants closures in central Pennsylvania. Bob Evans Located at 771 Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township, this chain restaurant permanently closed in the April, as Daily Voice reported at the time. The chain, founded in 1948 in Ohio, has been downsizing for several years.  This is the fifth Bob Evans restaurant in the Susque…
Habitual Offender From Lodi Charged With Pre-Dawn Break-In At Prospect Park Takeout Joint Habitual Offender From Lodi Charged With Pre-Dawn Break-In At Prospect Park Takeout Joint
Habitual Offender From Lodi Charged With Pre-Dawn Break-In At Prospect Park Takeout Joint A Lodi career criminal with a rap sheet more than 15 years long was arrested after burglarizing a Prospect Park takeout restaurant before dawn Saturday, authorities said. Ryan Patrick Morgan, 34, has been arrested dozens of times in North Jersey since his 18th birthday, records show. Over that time, the tattooed ex-con has been busted in no fewer than seven towns on charges that include robbery, resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer, as well as a string of drug court and probation violations. During a two-week span in 2017, Garfield police said, Morgan swiped a purse …
First Cuomo Accuser Details New Allegations Of Harassment, Retaliation First Cuomo Accuser Details New Allegations Of Harassment, Retaliation
First Cuomo Accuser Details New Allegations Of Harassment, Retaliation Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has provided new details of her treatment in her first in-depth interview since making the claim. Boylan, a former Cuomo aide, first made her claims in December, calling it “the most toxic team environment” and saying that she has held many jobs in her life, and “waitressing at Friendly’s as a teenager was an infinitely more respectful environment.” Following Boylan, six other women have come forward with various claims against Cuomo, including inappropriate touching and ra…
A Chicken Salad Wrap Tops List Of 75 Least-Healthy Chain Restaurant Foods A Chicken Salad Wrap Tops List Of 75 Least-Healthy Chain Restaurant Foods
A Chicken Salad Wrap Tops List Of 75 Least-Healthy Chain Restaurant Foods A chicken salad wrap tops this year’s list of the 75 most calorie-laden and overall unhealthy foods served at U.S. chain restaurants. The 2021 list of the fattiest, cheesiest, most fried, saltiest, and sugary-delicious treats were compiled by Eat This, Not That, a health and wellness website. The ranking is based on calories as well as sugar, sodium, fat, and protein contents. In the No. 1 spot for the least-healthy menu item, you can order in the U.S., is Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad Wrap. The sandwich contains 1,890 calories, 112 g fat, 2,910 mg sodium, 179 g carbs (10 g fib…
KNOW ANYTHING? Police Seek Clues In Armed Robbery At Warren County Friendly’s KNOW ANYTHING? Police Seek Clues In Armed Robbery At Warren County Friendly’s
Know Anything? Police Seek Clues In Armed Robbery At Warren County Friendly’s Police in Hackettstown are seeking information and surveillance footage after a local Friendly’s restaurant was robbed Friday night. The robbery occurred at the Mountain Avenue Friendly’s sometime between 9:30 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., police said. The unidentified suspect passed a note to the employee demanding money and reportedly had a gun, though no gun was shown, police said. The suspect then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, running northbound between the old Zane’s Car Wash building and Mountain Avenue, police said. The suspect was wearing a black ski mask, aviator sunglasses, dar…
Man Claiming To Have Gun Robs Hackettstown Friendly's, Authorities Say Man Claiming To Have Gun Robs Hackettstown Friendly's, Authorities Say
Man Claiming To Have Gun Robs Hackettstown Friendly's, Authorities Say Police in Hackettstown are seeking the public's help identifying a robbery of a Friday night robbery of Friendly's restaurant. The suspect passed a note to the employee demanding money and reportedly had a gun at the Mountain Avenue location between 9:30 and 9:40 p.m., police said. No gun gun was shown, though, and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen. The suspect then fled the restaurant and was last seen running northbound between the old Zane’s Car Wash building and Mountain Avenue, police said. The male suspect was last seen wearing a black ski mask, aviator type sunglasses, …
RECOGNIZE HIM? If You're Police Or Probation Officer In Bergen County, You Probably Do RECOGNIZE HIM? If You're Police Or Probation Officer In Bergen County, You Probably Do
Recognize HIM? If You're Police Or Probation Officer In Bergen County, You Probably Do A career criminal with a 15-year rap sheet in a slew of Bergen County towns made it easy for Elmwood Park detectives to identify him as the burglar who threw a brick through the front window of a local Friendly’s the night before, authorities said. Responding to a Thursday night call of an unruly patron at the Banana King fast food restaurant on Route 46, Detectives Keith Hartmann and Thomas Giammanco found Ryan Patrick Morgan sitting at the bar, drinking a beer, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Both immediately recognized Morgan from surveillance video of Wednesday night’s break-in at th…
Two Long Island Friendly's Restaurants In Business For Decades Close Up Shop Two Long Island Friendly's Restaurants In Business For Decades Close Up Shop
Two Long Island Friendly's Restaurants In Business For Decades Close Up Shop More Friendly’s locations on Long Island have closed their doors after decades in business. Restaurants in Levittown and Franklin Square have served their last meals after 25 years and 40 years, respectively. The company said that it closed the latest two locations as it “evaluates the restaurant’s footprint.” "As shifting consumer demographics and market dynamics present challenges across the industry, it is incumbent on us to regularly evaluate our restaurant footprint with a focus on long-term viability and strategic resource investment as we work to reinvigorate the beloved Friendly’s …
Suspect At Large After Long Island Friendly's Restaurant Robbery Suspect At Large After Long Island Friendly's Restaurant Robbery
Suspect At Large After Long Island Friendly's Restaurant Robbery Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Friendly's at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 7:23 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, at the restaurant located at 533 Hawkins Ave., in Lake Ronkonkoma, said the Suffolk County Police. According to police, the man entered the store and demanded cash while displaying a gun. The man described as being 5-foot-7 with a medium build, wearing a red hoodie sweatshirt, a black face mask and glasses, then fled the store with the cash, police said. There were no reported injuries. An investigation is underway. 
Elizabeth A. Taylor, Former Northern Westchester Resident, Dies At 34 Elizabeth A. Taylor, Former Northern Westchester Resident, Dies At 34
Elizabeth A. Taylor, Former Northern Westchester Resident, Dies At 34 Formerly of Northern Westchester, Elizabeth A. Taylor, of Ansonia, Connecticut, died suddenly and tragically on Saturday, Aug. 24, at age 34. She was born in Mount Kisco on Jan. 26, 1985. Taylor worked for Friendly's, both in New York and Connecticut. She took care of her brother John O'Hara IV "who she loved and cared for very much. She was loved by everyone who knew her," said the obituary. Survivors include her mother Linda Taylor, her sisters Heather (Frederick Silva) and Stephanie O'Hara, and brother John O'Hara IV; and grandmother Mildred Uhlig; her niece Jammie, nephews Thomas, Log…
Local Owner Sheds Light On Future Of Other Friendly's Restaurants On Long Island Local Owner Sheds Light On Future Of Other Friendly's Restaurants On Long Island
Local Owner Sheds Light On Future Of Other Friendly's Restaurants On Long Island The owner of a Middle Island Friendly's closing this weekend said he is looking to secure a new space within five miles and relocate the restaurant.  Meanwhile, there are no plans to close any of the other 18 Friendly's he owns on Long Island, President of J&B Restaurant Partners Joe Vitrano told Daily Voice. Vitrano is looking to find a property to rent with seating and a minimum of 28,000 square feet to re-establish the location at 848 Middle County Road in the neighborhood. Related story: This Long Island Friendly's Will Serve Up Its Last Scoop On Sunday Before Closing …