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Springfield, MA
Business
Local Bed Bath & Beyond Announces Closing
As Bed Bath & Beyond consolidates and closes locations across the nation, a local store recently announced its final days. In December, the Bed Bath & Beyond in the shopping plaza by the Holyoke Mall announced that it will be closing soon. “Visit soon for sales and great clearance finds,” said a notice posted to the store’s website. Bed Bath & Beyond, 39 Holyoke St., is located in Holyoke Crossing - a shopping plaza that includes a Red Robin, Barnes & Noble, and T. J. Maxx. Even before the pandemic hit, Bed Bath & Beyond had plans to close 200 stores as the company p…
Worcester, MA
Business
Plaza Gains A Retailer But Loses A Bookseller
As one large retailer exits Lincoln Plaza, another is slated to come in. Bookseller Barnes & Noble is closing its Lincoln Plaza location in Worcester on Oct. 31, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Barnes & Noble has been in that location since 2004. While Barnes exits, TJ Maxx is slated to move its Greendale Mall store on Neponset Street to Lincoln Plaza on Lincoln Street. The plaza has lost several large stores in recent years including Staples earlier this month and A.C. Moore in 2019. Hook and Reel, a Cajun seafood restaurant, opened at the plaza in Jan…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
Roxbury Barnes & Noble Bookstore Closes After 26 Years, Nixes Ledgewood Commons' Reopening Plan
Barnes & Noble in Roxbury has closed its doors after nearly three decades -- and will not reopen at The Shops at Ledgewood Commons after all. “We have truly enjoyed serving our Ledgewood customers from this location for the past 26 years and appreciate your loyalty and support,” read a sign posted on the store’s door Tuesday. The abrupt closure interrupts the town-approved decision to demolish the current location and relocate the bookstore to a different section of the mall. "Yes, we can confirm that they pulled out," said Dan Ivers, a spokesman for The Shops at Ledgewood Commons' dev…
Mahopac, NY
Business
Popular Diner On Route 9 Permanently Closes
A popular Hudson Valley diner which has offered home-cooked food at affordable prices for more than a decade has closed its doors for good. The Table Talk Diner, a fixture in Dutchess County on Route 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, announced on Monday, June 15, it was closing permanently, effective that same day. The closing comes after months of being closed and offering takeout due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for your support, loyalty, and patronage over the past 10 years," the owners, the Vanikiotis Family said on the restauran…
Newark, NJ
Real Estate
Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete
A historic upscale department store that had been shuttered for years in Newark has been fully redeveloped. The Hahne & Co. building at 50 Halsey St., was recently transformed into a mixed-use complex complete with restaurants, retail and residential units. The building recently signed KBG Korean BBQ & Grill as its last tenant. The entire development includes 160 units (including 65 affordable housing), a Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods, eateries including Ani Ramen, an Urgent Care and more. It's operated by Rutgers University-Newark, and was transformed…
Chappaqua, NY
Lifestyle
Surviving Hate Is A Heroic Act: Westchester Author Shares Her Father’s Tale
“Survivor’s guilt” is part of our lexicon now. But did you know it was first identified in the 1960s as a condition suffered by Holocaust survivors? Can you imagine, feeling such guilt for having survived when no one else — not your parents, your siblings, your friends, people you used to pass in the street — made it out alive? Seeing it as a failure of character that you lived when it’s really a testament to strength? “… he could not sing because expressing joy wasn’t something he could do.” Chappaqua’s Ella Scheinwald, an executive and management consultant and principal at NYC Advisors…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble
An arson suspect is wanted by police for questioning after a fire broke out at a Long Island Barnes & Noble location. Suffolk County Police Arson Squad detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who may have information about a fire in Bay Shore in December. Police said the man is wanted for questioning about a fire that was started in the restroom of Barnes & Noble on the Sunrise Service Road at approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Anyone with information regarding the incident or the suspect has been asked to contact Suffolk County Cr…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child
A 63-year-old unemployed Colombian national living in Englewood repeatedly molested a 10-year-old child, authorities charged. Luis G. Ocampo remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Special Victims Unit and Englewood police investigated a report that led to Ocampo’s arrest “regarding the sexual assault of a ten year-old juvenile on multiple occasions.” Ocampo will remain held until a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of sexual assault and chil…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say
A man caught secretly recording females in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton was carrying child porn videos, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 44, of Paterson, was being held Friday in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Wednesday. Mejia was arrested for secretly videotaping two separate females who were using the bathroom stalls, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione said Friday.He was charged with separate counts of child endangerment for the videos and could face additional counts as an inv…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
PD: Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Not Same As Driver Who Exposed Himself Twice
A man reportedly caught secretly taking photos in a women's bathroom stall at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 isn't the same one who exposed himself last month to two different girls in Clifton -- and possibly elsewhere, authorities said Thursday. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was expected to release information about Wednesday's incident at the Clifton Commons shopping center. A customer said it began while she and her mother were looking for a book and her cellphone "started going off like crazy." It was her daughter texting her that someone in the bathroom stall…
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall
French chef Laurent Tourondel will helm LT Bar & Grill, set to open next spring at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack. The restaurant will have a sushi bar as well as a curated menu including salads, steaks, burgers, classic cocktails and more. LT Bar & Grill’s new location spans 15,000 square feet on two floors, including a main dining room with seating for approximately 120 guests. The second level, called "ABOVE," features an 8,000-square-foot private event space that accommodates up to 200 guests. The restaurant will be located by the new mall grand entrance (where the …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Woman Found Dead In Suitcase In Greenwich
The Connecticut state medical examiner released an official cause of death for a Westchester woman found dead in a red suitcase on the side of a road in Fairfield County in February. On Monday, May 6, the state medical examiner said the official cause of death for Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, was "homicidal asphyxia," and the manner of death was a homicide. Reyes was found dead, bound and stuffed inside a suitcase in a wooded area of Greenwich on Tuesday, Feb. 5 by Greenwich public works employees. A 2012 graduate of New Rochelle High School, Reyes worked at Barnes & Noble in Ea…
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