Brookfield, CT
Business
Amazon Fresh To Open Store In Fairfield County Amazon Fresh To Open Store In Fairfield County
Amazon Fresh To Open Store In Fairfield County Well, the cat might be out of the bag that a super-secret Amazon Fresh supermarket will open in Fairfield County after officials filed paperwork for a sign. According to documents filed recently with Westport's Architectural Review Board, show an Amazon Fresh sign and store space, indicating the much-hyped store will open at the Post Plaza, located on Post Road East in Westport. The documents and rendering presented to the town show a green-and-white Amazon Fresh logo, and the plans indicate that Amazon is the company's client.  No one at the meeting mentioned the actual name of Amazo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Franklin Township, NJ
Business
Whole Foods Adding 4 New Jersey Locations Whole Foods Adding 4 New Jersey Locations
Whole Foods Adding 4 New Jersey Locations Whole Foods is rapidly expanding across the U.S. with four stores planned in New Jersey. The locations are slated to open in Jersey City, Woodcliff Lake, Wayne and Skillman, its website says. Whole Foods last week issued a release announcing continued growth. "More than ever, people needed safe and reliable access to high quality groceries, and we’re proud that we were able to quickly adapt and adjust our operations to meet the moment," the grocer said.  "As a result, we played a vital role in serving our communities, expanded to serve new ones, and continued to grow Whole Foods Mark…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
Lifestyle
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Drive down Route 9W in Bergen County and you'll see more bicyclists than cars. Spend some time on any Jersey Shore beach and you'll see surfers and muscles galore. As for healthy food? There seems to be a Whole Foods, Kings and boutique health food stores on any main road. It should come as no surprise, then, that New Jerseyans like to stay fit. BarBend.com is running down the towns with the fittest lifestyles by considering obesity rates, smoking, physical inactivity, exercise opportunities, access to healthy food and more. Packed with plenty of exercise opportunities, few smok…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Business
COVID-19: Amazon Opens First Online-Only ‘Dark' Whole Foods Store COVID-19: Amazon Opens First Online-Only ‘Dark' Whole Foods Store
Covid-19: Amazon Opens First Online-Only ‘Dark' Whole Foods Store Whole Foods has opened a new store, but the public isn't allowed to step inside. The market's first-ever permanent online-only store's first day of business was on Tuesday, Sept. 1 in New York City at the Brooklyn Industry City complex in the borough’s Sunset Park neighborhood. The launch by Whole Foods' parent company, Amazon, comes during a higher demand for grocery delivery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Online grocery sales tripled year over year in the second quarter this year. "This new delivery-only retail model will allow Whole Foods Market to serve even more customers and continue to…

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by Joe Lombardi
Torrington, CT
Business
Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy
Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy KB US Holdings, the parent company of Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market, which has locations throughout the region, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced this week that “it has accepted a stalking horse bid from TLI Bedrock to purchase the company for $75 million.” To facilitate the sale, KB and its subsidiaries have commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Kings currently operates 25 specialty supermarkets, including 23 in New Jerse…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
Business
Popular West Hartford Wine Store Relocating, Hoping For Fall Opening Popular West Hartford Wine Store Relocating, Hoping For Fall Opening
Popular West Hartford Wine Store Relocating, Hoping For Fall Opening Maximum Beverage's West Hartford location is relocating right across the street. The North Main Street wine store -- currently located in the Marshall's shopping center -- will be moving to the space next to Anytime Fitness, behind Whole Foods, at 340 North Main St. They're hoping to open at the 7,750-square-foot space Nov. 1, a store employee told Daily Voice. Maximum Beverage, which has a second Farmington location, has been in business for more than a decade, offering more than 3,000 wines ranging from $10 to $500, thousands of beers from around the world, along with a wide variety…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Causing Damage To Vehicle Of Co-Worker's Girlfriend, Darien PD Says Woman Charged With Causing Damage To Vehicle Of Co-Worker's Girlfriend, Darien PD Says
Woman Charged With Causing Damage To Vehicle Of Co-Worker's Girlfriend, Darien PD Says A girlfriend admitted to keying the car of her boyfriend’s co-worker out of spite in Fairfield County, police said. A woman reported to police in Darien that her vehicle was damaged outside of Whole Foods on Ledge Road on Monday, June 29, allegedly by a key. Police said that the woman believed that the person who damaged her car was the girlfriend of a co-worker who she believed was in a relationship with her boyfriend. The suspect, Norwalk resident Zharia Hines, 24, was contacted by investigators, and she admitted to causing the damage out of anger and emotion. Hines was issued a misdeme…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing
Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing UPDATE: A fugitive ex-con killed during a shootout in Paterson early Wednesday was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment at 6:30 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Canty had exchanged gunfire with his pursuers before he was killed, responders said. A SWAT team then made entry into t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff
Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff UPDATE: A fugitive ex-con killed during a shootout in Paterson early Wednesday was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment at 6:30 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Canty had exchanged gunfire with his pursuers before he was killed, responders said. A SWAT team then made entry into th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Real Estate
Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Greenwich, CT
Obituaries
Worker At Whole Foods In Greenwich Dies From COVID-19 Worker At Whole Foods In Greenwich Dies From COVID-19
Worker At Whole Foods In Greenwich Dies From Covid-19 An employee of an area Whole Foods store has died as a result of complications from the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Company officials in Fairfield County confirmed an employee at the Whole Foods in Greenwich on East Putnam Avenue died Sunday, May 10. "This is a tragic loss for his loved ones and for his fellow Team Members at our Greenwich, CT store," said a company spokesperson. "We are offering our support and providing counseling services as they process this difficult loss.”  The store does not plan to close and the spokesperson did not offer additional details. I…

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by Kathy Reakes
Torrington, CT
Business
COVID-19: Retail Workers Across Country Stage 'Sickout' COVID-19: Retail Workers Across Country Stage 'Sickout'
Covid-19: Retail Workers Across Country Stage 'Sickout' Employees at some of the nation’s largest retailers are staging a one-day “sickout” strike on International Workers Day to protest conditions during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Hundreds of workers at Amazon warehouses, Target, Whole Foods, and employee shoppers at Instacart and Shipt called in sick on Friday, May 1 in protest of what they described as inadequate safety precautions during the pandemic. According to Target Workers Unite!, which organized the sickout, “foot traffic and guest behavior have been atrocious, putting us at needless risk when greater safety measures are…

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by Zak Failla