Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Business
Chick-Fil-A Opens In Ramsey With Innovative Drive-Thru Chick-Fil-A Opens In Ramsey With Innovative Drive-Thru
Chick-Fil-A Opens In Ramsey With Innovative Drive-Thru Chick-fil-A is making fast food even faster at its new Ramsey location. The restaurant -- on northbound Route 17 at the shopping center that houses Uncle Giuseppe's and a 24-Hour Fitness -- has double-ordering lanes merging into a single payment lane. The outdoor environmentally-controlled canopy for face-to-face ordering is expected to increase volume of up to 150 cars per hour through the drive-thru. The new location will also have two dedicated Chick-fil-A mobile parking spots. The dining room seats 12. Outside has an enclosed patio seating area for 72.  Chick-fil-A is located at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Business
DATE CHANGE: Construction Delays Wayne Chick-fil-A Opening Date In Wayne DATE CHANGE: Construction Delays Wayne Chick-fil-A Opening Date In Wayne
Date Change: Construction Delays Wayne Chick-fil-A Opening Date In Wayne You're going to have to wait a little longer for Chick-fil-A to open in Wayne. The restaurant, coming to Wayne Town Center, said on Friday it will be opening Dec. 5 -- instead of Nov. 21, the date announced earlier this week. A Chick-fil-A spokesperson said the date change was due to construction constraints out of the restaurant's control. The 5,300-square-foot restaurant will feature a 116-seat dining room that includes community tables with recycled Coca-Cola chandeliers and a two-story, indoor children’s playground area. There will also be four designated curbside parking spots in the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
The Great Chicken Sandwich Debate: Chick-fil-A or Popeyes? (VOTE) The Great Chicken Sandwich Debate: Chick-fil-A or Popeyes? (VOTE)
The Great Chicken Sandwich Debate: Chick-fil-A or Popeyes? (Vote) With the relaunch of Popeyes' chicken sandwich and a new Chick-fil-A slated to open this month at the Willowbrook Mall, we want to settle this once and for all. Vote below. Cars lined up in loops around Popeyes restaurants last August when the fast-food chicken joint rolled out its first-ever sandwich. The eatery ran out of the product nationwide shortly after (to the dismay of many anxiously-awaiting customers), but reintroduced it earlier this month. Chick-fil-A, on the other hand, has been serving up chicken sandwiches for years. Some say they have theirs down to a science while others …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Business
Chick-fil-A Sets Opening Date In Wayne (RESCHEDULED) Chick-fil-A Sets Opening Date In Wayne (RESCHEDULED)
Chick-fil-A Sets Opening Date In Wayne (Rescheduled) Mark your calendars: Chick-fil-A set an opening date for its Wayne location. The restaurant will open for business on Dec. 5 at Wayne Town Center, rescheduled previously from Nov. 21 due to construction constraints. ** CLICK HERE TO VOTE: CHICK-FIL-A OR POPEYES? ** The 5,300-square-foot restaurant will feature a 116-seat dining room that includes community tables with recycled Coca-Cola chandeliers and a two-story, indoor children’s playground area.  There will also be four designated curbside parking spots in the back for catering pick-ups and Chick-fil-A app mobile orders…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stratford, CT
Obituaries
Scott Socquet, 53, Turned Love of Flying Into Successful Stratford Business Scott Socquet, 53, Turned Love of Flying Into Successful Stratford Business
Scott Socquet, 53, Turned Love of Flying Into Successful Stratford Business Scott Socquet, 53, of Milford, beloved husband of Jessica Socquet, died on Oct. 23. The son of Cliff (Arleen) Socquet and Linda (Jesse) Jameson, he was born on April 18, 1966 in Putnam, CT—in the car en route to Day Kimble Hospital. He lived in Connecticut through his childhood and teenage years.  Much of his charismatic, honest and caring character was established in these small New England communities with his family and friends,  acquiring many of life’s lessons from close family members like his grandfather, parents and siblings as well as uncles, aunts, and cousins. His care…

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by Daily Voice
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open On Long Island Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open On Long Island
Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open On Long Island Chicken lovers rejoice, Chick-fil-A is opening a new restaurant that is locally owned on Long Island. Chick-fil-A officials said they had selected Scott Buccellato as the franchise owner of the new restaurant in Westbury opening on Thursday, Oct. 17. The restaurant is excepted to hire more than 140 new employees -- or team members -- in Chick-fil-A talk. The new restaurant, located at 1530 Old Country Road, the restaurant will open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday and close on Sundays.   The dining room seats 138 and has an indoor children’s playground and free Wi-Fi fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paramus, NJ
News
Restaurants Proposed For Paramus Stop & Shop Site Redevelopment Restaurants Proposed For Paramus Stop & Shop Site Redevelopment
Restaurants Proposed For Paramus Stop & Shop Site Redevelopment Developers of the Stop & Shop property on Route 17 in Paramus are hoping to have a new grocery store and dining options approved by borough officials next month. An Applebee's, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell and Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas would open in five free-standing buildings proposed for the site, currently leased by indoor sports facility The Arena, NorthJersey.com reports. The current supermarket building (and former K-Mart) would be demolished, making room for a 55,000-square-foot modernized Stop & Shop, the article says. A medical office and more retail space are also …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Business
Ramsey's Horizon Diner To Become Chick-Fil-A Ramsey's Horizon Diner To Become Chick-Fil-A
Ramsey's Horizon Diner To Become Chick-Fil-A Goodbye, Horizon Diner. Hello, Chick-fil-A. The iconic Ramsey diner will soon be demolished and replaced by the fast food restaurant (including a drive-thru) NorthJersey.com reports. Owner Stafford Saites says no one in the family was interested in taking over the business. No word yet on opening date.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Starbucks To Block Porn On Public WiFi Starbucks To Block Porn On Public WiFi
Starbucks To Block Porn On Public WiFi Starbucks is rolling out a new tool that it says will help prevent customers from watching porn in its stores sometime next year. "To ensure the Third Place remains safe and welcoming to all, we have identified a solution to prevent this content from being viewed within our stores and we will begin introducing it to our US locations in 2019," a Starbucks representative told Business Insider. The move comes after years of pressure from a petition launched by internet safety group Enough is Enough, which had garnered more than 26,000 signatures as of Wednesday. The organization's CEO, Donna …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
Business
Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims
Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims Several retailers and restaurants at the Westfield Garden State Plaza will be donating 10 percent of registered sales or making a monetary donation on Wednesday, June 20 to the Paramus Children's Health Foundation to benefit Paramus East Brook Middle School families. One student and one teacher from the school were killed last month during a field trip when the school bus they were on crashed, injuring 43 others with several in critical condition. The following stores will be participating in the fundraiser: Bags Plus Bar Louie (20% of sales) California Pizza Kitchen BOSS Longchamp Marc C…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
Lifestyle
Hilarious Bergen County Chicken Tender Experts Are 'Ballin On A Budget' Hilarious Bergen County Chicken Tender Experts Are 'Ballin On A Budget'
Hilarious Bergen County Chicken Tender Experts Are 'Ballin On A Budget' Bergen County teens Zack Fischberg and Jonathan Kopf know they're too old to order from the kids' menu. But that doesn't seem to stop the pair, who say they're "ballin' on a budget." Fischberg of Haworth, 18, and Kopf of Closter, 19, are on a quest to find the best chicken tenders on the East Coast and eventually, the country. It's all documented and scaled on their blog. "Ever since we can remember, we have had a passion for good chicken tenders," said the teens, who met when they were seven at Ramapo Day Camp. "After indulging ourselves in an abundance of chick…

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by Cecilia Levine