Pound Ridge, NY
Business
New Trader Joe's To Open In Northern Westchester New Trader Joe's To Open In Northern Westchester
New Trader Joe's To Open In Northern Westchester A long-standing rumor will soon become reality as Trader Joe’s is coming to Northern Westchester. Yorktown Town Supervisor Matt Slater confirmed that the building department has received plans for a new supermarket to be constructed on Crompond Road (Route 202) following months of construction at the shopping center. Trader Joe’s will join a shopping center at 3200 Crompond Road that has welcomed a new Lowe’s location and Starbucks within the past two years.  The nearest Trader Joe’s locations to the one being constructed in Yorktown Heights are in Southern Westchester, in Hartsdale, …

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
Business
COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Covid-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines Target has become the latest retail grocer to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccinated. Target's corporate office said on Wednesday, Feb. 10 that it would provide hourly employees up to four hours of pay (two hours per each vaccine dose) to get vaccinated. The retailer will also arrange for free Lyft rides (up to $15 each way) to get employees to vaccination centers. “Taking care of our team has been at the heart of every decision we’ve made since the coronavirus started, and this point in the pandemic is no different,” said Target's Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer in a stateme…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
Business
COVID-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated A number of grocers are paying employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the food markets providing financial incentives to be vaccinated are Trader Joe’s, Dollar General, and Aldi, while Instacart is offering grocery deliverers a $25 stipend, according to NPR. Aldi announced its vaccination intent on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The grocery chain is providing hourly workers with two hours of pay for each of the two necessary vaccine shots. Aldi, which has 2,000 stores in the U.S., also said it would help employees pay for their shots. “Providing accommodations so employees can receive this …

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk A popular frozen product sold at some Trader Joe’s grocery stores across the country has been recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA announced that Las Vegas-based Tesoros Trading Co. has recalled certain codes of “Trader Joe’s Lightly Salted Edamame” after the contamination was discovered during routine testing. Products being recalled came in 16-ounce plastic packages and are stamped on the back bottom portion of the packages with: “22LA102 M,” “22LA102 N,” or “22LA102 P..” The company has removed the affected lots from distribution as the FDA and the com…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester, MA
Business
What's Open On Christmas Eve? Local Grocery, Retail Store Hours What's Open On Christmas Eve? Local Grocery, Retail Store Hours
What's Open On Christmas Eve? Local Grocery, Retail Store Hours If you need a last-minute item on Christmas Eve, many stores will be open until 6 p.m. with some exceptions staying open later. The following is a list of store closing times for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020, according to USA Today and retail websites. Aldi, 4 p.m. Best Buy, 7 p.m. Big Lots, 10 p.m. Big Y, 6 p.m., pharmacy closes at 4 p.m. BJ’s Wholesale Club, 6 p.m. Costco, 5 p.m. CVS, most stores are open regular hours on Christmas Eve and Day, pharmacy hours vary Dollar General, 10 p.m. Fresh Market, 7 p.m. Home Depot, 5 p.m. Home Goods, 6 p.m. Kohl’s, 6 p.m. Lowe’s, 6 p.m. Market Baske…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: Trader Joe's Reports Infection Rate Among Employees Since Start Of Pandemic COVID-19: Trader Joe's Reports Infection Rate Among Employees Since Start Of Pandemic
Covid-19: Trader Joe's Reports Infection Rate Among Employees Since Start Of Pandemic Trader Joe’s has disclosed the number of COVID-19 infections among its employees in the eight months since the pandemic broke out in early March. During that time, Trader Joe’s said it has had 1,250 reported COVID cases among 53,000 staff members, good for a positive infection rate of approximately 2.4 percent through Saturday, Oct. 31. 
“While we do not know the specific details of other grocers, we believe it is important to our crew members and customers to share and understand what has happened in our stores,” the company announced. According to Trader joe’s, of its 514 stores in 42 st…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Recall Issued For Popular Trader Joe's Fish Product Recall Issued For Popular Trader Joe's Fish Product
Recall Issued For Popular Trader Joe's Fish Product Thousands of pounds of a popular fish product sold at Trader Joe’s locations in the Northeast are being recalled due to possible undeclared allergens. The FDA announced that Orca Bay Foods is recalling 4,450 pounds - 356 cases - of 10-ounce retail boxes of Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut that could potentially contain undeclared wheat and milk. According to the FDA, anyone with an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat and milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product. Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut sub…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
Business
Freehold Trader Joe's Announces Opening Date Freehold Trader Joe's Announces Opening Date
Freehold Trader Joe's Announces Opening Date Freehold's long-awaited Trader Joe's has announced an opening date. The Route 9 market will open for business Oct. 2, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:55 a.m. The store marks the company's 19th location in New Jersey. A celebration with music and giveaways will continue after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Store Captain Casey Latsko, a 14-year veteran of the company, and Trader Joe’s employees will be on-hand to welcome customers. Like all Trader Joe’s locations, the nearly 10,000-square-foot store has implemented a number of social distancing measures to keep both crew members and custo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Business
New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion
New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion German grocer Lidl plans to open 50 new locations in the U.S. by 2021, and has already launched two new Long Island stores, with more to come. Those stores, in East Meadow and Patchogue, opened on consecutive Wednesdays: July 29 on Aug. 5, respectively. The locations (1980 Hempstead Tpke in East Meadow and 655 Montauk Highway in Patchogue) were previously Best Markets, a grocery chain run out of Bathpage that Lidl acquired in 2018.  Before the end of September, Lidl said, two more Best Market stores will be converted on Long Island, both in Nassau County locations: in Franklin S…

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by Christina Coulter
Hartford, CT
Business
COVID-19: Old Navy/Gap Sued By Connecticut Landlords Over Unpaid Rent COVID-19: Old Navy/Gap Sued By Connecticut Landlords Over Unpaid Rent
Covid-19: Old Navy/Gap Sued By Connecticut Landlords Over Unpaid Rent The owner of Corbin’s Corner shopping plaza in West Hartford is suing Old Navy for $231,000 in unpaid rent. The owners, Florida-based Regency Centers, sued Old Navy on July 7 in Hartford Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that Old Navy owes Corbin’s Corner rent for April-June as well as thousands of dollars in tax and insurance expenses. Old Navy, a clothing retailer under Gap Inc., pays about $53,900 in rent per month to stay at Corbin’s Corner. Corbin’s Corner hosts a number of retailers including Best Buy, Trader Joe’s, and Pet Valu. This isn’t the first sign of trouble for Gap Inc. T…

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by Kristin Palpini
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Truck Crash Jams Route 17 Truck Crash Jams Route 17
Truck Crash Jams Route 17 A driver escaped serious injury when a box truck crashed early Friday on Route 17 in Paramus. The driver got out under his own steam after the truck hit a pole and a tree, landing on its side on the northbound highway outside the Trader Joe's near the Midland Avenue exit shortly before 6:30 a.m. The right and center lanes were temporarily closed as a heavy duty wrecker righted and removed the truck. Traffic stretched for miles. All lanes were reported reopened at 8:44 a.m. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
Wayne Shopping Center With 7 Tenants Could Open This Fall Wayne Shopping Center With 7 Tenants Could Open This Fall
Wayne Shopping Center With 7 Tenants Could Open This Fall A Wayne shopping center with seven tenants is expected to open its doors this October, reports say. The Parke at Hamburg occupies seven acres with Trader Joe’s occupying the most space, NorthJersey.com reports. The shopping center’s contractor, March Associates Construction Inc., is in the process of finishing up work on the building’s exterior, however, a grand opening date has not yet been set. The center, located at 910 Hamburg Turnpike, consists of three buildings: the main building includes the grocery store as well as The Habit Burger Grill, The Paper Store and Ulta Beauty. A second…

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by Valerie Musson