Popeyes' Town Of Poughkeepsie Opening Delayed Till Next Week
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Sorry fried chicken fans, you'll have to wait until Friday, Feb. 17 to get a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen chicken fix thanks to Thursday's snow storm, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Construction officials of the new restaurant, located at 535 Haight Ave., in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said the Monday, Feb.13th grand opening had to be pushed back due to the snow, said the Journal.
This is the second delay for the restaurant which had planned to open last year but a switch in contractors slowed the construction process, they added.
The chain will offer fried chicken…
Golden Gloves Bouts Coming To Ramapo
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Premier amateur boxers across the area are getting ready to lace up their gloves to show their stuff during the 90th anniversary Daily News Golden Gloves tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Hillburn.
Since 1927, the event has grown into one of the most popular sporting events in the country. The Gloves has produced legendary boxing champions such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Floyd Paterson, Emile Griffith, Riddick Bowe, Gerry Cooney, Mark Breland, and Howard Davis, Jr.
Sponsors of the event, which benefits NY Daily News charities, Vietnam Veterans of Rockland County and H…
Dutchess Man Devastated By Storms Seeks To Save Farm Via GoFundMe
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Not long ago, Joe Gingrande, or "Joe the Grower," had an awesome little set-up on Poughquag where he was well known for his donuts and pies, brightly-colored flowers, tomatoes, and bundles of firewood.
In the background, behind his turquoise store, stood two large greenhouses where he grew his flowers and veggies.
Visitors would line up on weekends for his banana and pumpkin donuts, and heck, life was good.
Then came Hurricane Irene, super Storms Sandy and Irene, and 33 inches of snow of multiple blizzards. His father passed away on the morning of Hurric…
