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Randy

Schenectady, NY
Lifestyle
Ex Bugging You? Name A Cockroach After Them At VIA Aquarium This Valentine's Day Ex Bugging You? Name A Cockroach After Them At VIA Aquarium This Valentine's Day
Ex Bugging You? Name A Cockroach After Them At VIA Aquarium This Valentine's Day If your ex is still crawling under your skin, this may be just the event to help squash the past. This Valentine’s Day, VIA Aquarium in Schenectady is offering a hilariously petty, yet oddly endearing way to mark the holiday: For just $1, you can sponsor a cockroach and have it named after that “special someone.” “Your sponsored roach will be fed out to one of our reptiles by our Senior Reptile Keeper, Randy,” reads the aquarium’s website. The best part? The whole thing will be recorded for your replaying pleasure: “You can watch your special roach over and over.” The deadline to par…

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by Michael Mashburn
North Hunterdon, NJ
Lifestyle
Rita’s Italian Ice Opens New Hackettstown Store Rita’s Italian Ice Opens New Hackettstown Store
Rita’s Italian Ice Opens New Hackettstown Store Rita’s Italian ice & Frozen Custard has opened a new store between Hackettstown and Washington Township for the summer season. The new store, located at 470 Schooleys Mountain Rd., held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning. With more than two dozen locations throughout the Garden State, Rita’s was launched in 1984 and has become known for its one-of-a-kind collection of sweet frozen treats like frozen custard, gelati, “misto shakes” (Italian ice blended with custard) and more. The new locally-owned Hackettstown store is the self-described “ultimate treat destina…

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by Valerie Musson
Pittsfield, MA
News
Alert Issued For Missing Western Mass Man Alert Issued For Missing Western Mass Man
Alert Issued For Missing Western Mass Man A 68-year-old Western Massachusetts man has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. Franklin County resident Geoffrey R. Arthur, of Sunderland, who goes by "Randy," was last seen around 9 p.m. Sunday, March 28. Sunderland Police said its officers, assisted by Massachusetts State Police,  searched for him in the area of Route 47 in Sunderland.  "We, and his family, are hopeful that you may have seen him or given him a ride somewhere," Sunderland Police said.  If anyone has any information, please reach out to the Sunderland Police…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Obituaries
Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman
Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman A United States Air Force veteran from Northport who loved fishing in the Great South Bay  Richard J.P. Pordon died Tuesday, May 28 at age 88. Pordon is being remembered as "hardworking, kind and caring" and a "stalwart steward" of planet earth "and "especially his favorite fishing waters, the Great South Bay."  He was the husband of the late Wilma and father of Simone (Richard) Monahan, Richard (Mark) Pordon and Gabrielle (Robert) Glick; grandfather of "Peeps" Sachiko (Adam) Becker, Abigail, Samuel, and Emily Glick, Leo and Stella Becker. Prodon was brother-in-law to Bunny Fa…

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by Donna Christopher