Paterson, NJ
Business
REPORT: Kmart Shutters Wayne Store REPORT: Kmart Shutters Wayne Store
Report: Kmart Shutters Wayne Store The Kmart in Wayne is among the four latest locations to shutter, according to a recent report. The Hamburg Turnpike store, along with the Trenton, Wall and Somers Point locations, will have liquidation sales in mid-September, Kmart/Sears spokesman Larry Costello said. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice has not been filed by the company with the state.  Sears Holdings, a Kmart parent company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has been closing several stores across the U.S. -- more locally in Elmwood Park, Willowbrook Mall, Paramus Park and more. Click here f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Business
New Kmart Store Closure Announced On Long Island New Kmart Store Closure Announced On Long Island
New Kmart Store Closure Announced On Long Island A Long Island Kmart will close this fall. The Kmart store at 2280 North Ocean Ave in the Expressway Plaza in Farmingville will close for "economic" reasons, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing submitted to the New York State Department of Labor. The store closing will affect 91employees. The employee separations will occur Nov. 13 or during a 14-day period starting on that date, said the notice. A Transform statement about store closings dated Aug. 6 said 26 large-format Sears and Kmart store would be closing in late…

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by Donna Christopher
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Employee Accused Of Stealing Items From Kmart In Yorktown Multiple Times, Police Say Employee Accused Of Stealing Items From Kmart In Yorktown Multiple Times, Police Say
Employee Accused Of Stealing Items From Kmart In Yorktown Multiple Times, Police Say An employee at a Kmart in Northern Westchester has been charged with larceny after police say she stole from the store multiple times. Yorktown Police say they responded to Kmart (355 Downing Drive in Yorktown) on a report of a larceny on Wednesday, Aug. 21 around 2:45 p.m. Further investigation revealed that Octavia Sobers, 52, of Mount Vernon, stole items from the store on Monday, July 29, Monday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 18, police say. Sobers was arrested, transported to Yorktown Police Department and charged with petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. Sobers was released on her own rec…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close
Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close This story has been updated. As Sears continues to struggle to survive in a market filled with instant deliveries and the internet, the company announced on Wednesday, June 5, that another of its Westchester stores will close its doors. “As we continue to evaluate our store network and invest in our best stores, the Sears store in Yonkers at Cross Country Shopping Center did not meet our go-forward criteria," a Sears company spokesperson told Daily Voice. The store will close in late July and the store liquidation sale will start around Thursday, June 6, the spokesperson said. "We invite …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stealing $465 From Kmart In Farmingville Man Accused Of Stealing $465 From Kmart In Farmingville
Man Accused Of Stealing $465 From Kmart In Farmingville Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are on the lookout for a man suspected of stealing nearly $500 of merchandise from a retailer in Farmingville. Police say the man, pictured above, stole merchandise from Kmart, located at 2280 North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville, on Monday, Feb. 4 around 2:30 p.m. The merchandise had an approximate value of $465, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. To submit an anonymous tip, call 1-800-220-TIPS, text “…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Employee Charged With Stealing Cash From Kmart In Westchester Employee Charged With Stealing Cash From Kmart In Westchester
Employee Charged With Stealing Cash From Kmart In Westchester A Kmart employee is facing charges after he allegedly stole money from a cash register at a Northern Westchester store, police say. Yorktown Police responded to the Kmart located at 355 Downing Drive on the report of a larceny complaint on Saturday, March 23 around 1:30 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the store’s loss prevention team had a 17-year-old employee in custody who had allegedly stolen $80 from a cash register during a two-hour period. The employee, whose name is being withheld due to eligibility for youthful offender status, was transported to Yorktown Police Headquarte…

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by Valerie Musson
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Crane Collapses Near Manhattan's Penn Station, Operator Injured Crane Collapses Near Manhattan's Penn Station, Operator Injured
Crane Collapses Near Manhattan's Penn Station, Operator Injured A construction crane collapsed Monday night near Manhattan’s Penn Station, slightly injuring the operator’s foot, authorities said. There were no other injuries, they said. The more-than-20-foot "knuckleboom” crane was loading I-beams to build a sidewalk shed outside a Kmart near the entrance for the subway and Long Island Railroad when a hydraulic system failed while lifting high beams at 10:20 p.m., city officials said. Fleetwood Mac was closing a show at nearby Madison Square Garden when the mishap occurred.  The crash spilled fluid into the street, requiring a Hazmat response, aut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Fashion Retailer Charlotte Russe To Close Stores In Westchester, Rockland Fashion Retailer Charlotte Russe To Close Stores In Westchester, Rockland
Fashion Retailer Charlotte Russe To Close Stores In Westchester, Rockland Another traditional brick-and-mortar retailer will soon be shuttering its doors in the Hudson Valley. Charlotte Russe Holding Corp., which operates Charlotte Russe, a fashion brand for females filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over the weekend, impacted local stores. The company announced that it is planning to close 94 stores, including locations at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights and Rockland Plaza on Route 59 in Nanuet. The stores at the Galleria Mall in White Plains and Palisades Center in West Nyack were not on the initial list of locations closing. Charlotte Ru…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Business
40 New Sears, Kmart Store Closures Announced, Including Three In NY 40 New Sears, Kmart Store Closures Announced, Including Three In NY
40 New Sears, Kmart Store Closures Announced, Including Three In NY Less than a month after it filed for bankruptcy and announced the closures of 142 Sears and Kmart stores, Sears Holdings is saying it's planning to close another 40 stores in February. The new round of closures means there will be roughly 660 Sears and Kmart stores still open. Liquidation sales at the 40 locations set to close will start late next week.  There are three stores slated to shut down in New York among those 40: Kmart 805 New York Ave., Huntington Sears, 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs Sears, 21182 Salmon Run Mall, Watertown  The one store in Connecticut in the ne…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Business
Nearly 200 Sears, Kmart Workers In Area Will Lose Jobs Following Bankruptcy Declaration Nearly 200 Sears, Kmart Workers In Area Will Lose Jobs Following Bankruptcy Declaration
Nearly 200 Sears, Kmart Workers In Area Will Lose Jobs Following Bankruptcy Declaration Nearly 200 Sears and Kmart employees will lose their jobs following the official filing for bankruptcy by Sears Holdings. Last week, Sears announced that it would be closing another 142 unprofitable Sears and Kmart locations, including several in the area. Those closures will reportedly impact According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed on Oct. 15, 42 employees at Kmart on Route 6 in Mahopac would be let go; 55 employees at Sears in the Jefferson Valley Mall would face termination; 76 employees at the Sears at The Shops in Nanuet; and 12 at Sears on Route 59 in Nanu…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
Business
Updated Sears/Kmart Closure List: Several Stores In Area Among 142 To Close Updated Sears/Kmart Closure List: Several Stores In Area Among 142 To Close
Updated Sears/Kmart Closure List: Several Stores In Area Among 142 To Close Sears, once the world's largest retailer, has now officially filed for bankruptcy, while announcing plans to close another 142 unprofitable Sears and Kmart stores, including several in the area. The Sears closures include two in the Hudson Valley: at 75 West Route 59 in Nanuet and at 600 Lee Boulevard in Yorktown. Two Sears stores in Connecticut are closing: at 1201 Boston Post Road in Milford (Lands' End) and 850 Hartford Turnpike in Waterford (Lands' End). Among stores closing are five Kmarts in New York, including the Kmart at 987 Route 6 in Mahopac. No Kmart closures in Connecticut are…

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by Joe Lombardi
Greenwich, CT
Business
Sears Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 142 Stores Sears Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 142 Stores
Sears Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 142 Stores This story has been updated. Sears, once the world's largest retailer, has now officially filed for bankruptcy, while announcing plans to close another 142 unprofitable Sears and Kmart stores, including several in the area. The Sears closures include two in the Hudson Valley: at 75 West Route 59 in Nanuet and at 600 Lee Boulevard in Yorktown. Two Sears stores in Connecticut are closing: at 1201 Boston Post Road in Milford (Lands' End) and 850 Hartford Turnpike in Waterford (Lands' End). Among stores closing are five Kmarts in New York, including the Kmart at 987 Route 6 in Mahopac. No Kma…

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by Joe Lombardi