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Pasta La Vista: Italian Restaurant Chain Shutters Latham Location After 19 Years Pasta La Vista: Italian Restaurant Chain Shutters Latham Location After 19 Years
Pasta La Vista: Italian Restaurant Chain Shutters Latham Location After 19 Years An Italian restaurant chain with locations across the country has closed several of its New York eateries. Carrabba’s Italian Grill shuttered its Albany County restaurant – located in Latham at 675 Troy Schenectady Road – on Friday, Feb. 23 after 19 years in operation. It was the company’s sole Capital Region location. The restaurant chain also closed its only Long Island locations, in Smithtown at 730 Smithtown Bypass, and in Central Islip at 20 North Research Place. A spokesperson for Carrabba’s parent company, Bloomin’ Brands, told Daily Voice the closures were a business decision that …
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer 4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer A New Jersey family of nine was heading to Niagara Falls over the weekend when their motorhome was struck by a tractor-trailer at full speed, leaving two injured and stranding four children on a New York highway, authorities said. Deputies from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on State Route 20A at State Route 238 in the Town of Orangeville around 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 and found that a full sized tractor trailer had collided with a full sized motorhome occupied by a New Jersey family comprising four adults and five children on their way to Niagara Falls. It …
Bakery Chain Known For Signature Chocolate Chip Cookies To Open Location In Smithtown Bakery Chain Known For Signature Chocolate Chip Cookies To Open Location In Smithtown
Bakery Chain Known For Signature Chocolate Chip Cookies To Open Location In Smithtown A popular cookie shop chain is preparing to open a location on Long Island. Crumbl Cookies will open a new location at 47 Route 111 in Smithtown, according to the company's website.  When visiting the store, guests can choose from a rotating selection of cookies.  The selection includes classic flavors, such as the signature milk chocolate chip cookies, along with more unique fare like the "Galaxy Brownie" cookie, a brownie cookie that is covered in a fudge glaze and sprinkled with rainbow candy bits. Crumbl CookiesCrumbl Cookies The business has not announced when the new shop will o…
Got Milk? Popular Cookie Chain To Open Location In Nassau County Got Milk? Popular Cookie Chain To Open Location In Nassau County
Got Milk? Popular Cookie Chain To Open Location In Nassau County The new year will bring a new place to get your sugar fix on Long Island. Crumbl Cookies is set to open its latest location in Levittown, according to a job posting on Salary.com. The posting is for a general manager position at a yet-to-be disclosed location in Levittown. The popular chain, which has over 600 locations in 47 states, is known for its weekly, rotating menu of cookie flavors, including classics like milk chocolate chip and pink sugar. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crumbl Cookies (@crumblcookies) More adventurou…
Gronk Announces NFL Retirement Gronk Announces NFL Retirement
Gronk Announces NFL Retirement Gronk's professional football career will soon be coming to an end.  The 33-year-old New England Patriots tight end, whose real name is Rob Gronkowski, announced his retirement on Instagram Tuesday, June 21. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob Gronkowski (@gronk) Gronk grew up in Amherst, NY but attended Woodland Hills High School in Churchill Pennsylvania for his senior year.  He played 11 seasons in the NFL, nine of which were with the Patriots, before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.  Gronk announced an initia…
Former PA Resident Rob Gronkowski Announces NFL Retirement Former PA Resident Rob Gronkowski Announces NFL Retirement
Former PA Resident Rob Gronkowski Announces NFL Retirement Gronk's professional football career will soon be coming to an end.  The 33-year-old New England Patriots tight end and former Pennsylvania resident, whose real name is Rob Gronkowski, announced his retirement on Instagram Tuesday, June 21. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob Gronkowski (@gronk) Gronk grew up in Amherst, NY but attended Woodland Hills High School in Churchill Pennsylvania for his senior year.  He played 11 seasons in the NFL, nine of which were with the Patriots, before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in …
Ex-Patriots Star Gronk Announces Retirement From Football: 'I Gave It Everything I Had' Ex-Patriots Star Gronk Announces Retirement From Football: 'I Gave It Everything I Had'
Ex-Patriots Star Gronk Announces Retirement From Football: 'I Gave It Everything I Had' Former New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski is retiring from professional football, he said on his Instagram. This is the second time that Gronk has announced his retirement.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob Gronkowski (@gronk) "I will now be going back into my retirement home, walking away from football again with my head held high knowing I gave it everything I had, good or bad, every time I stepped out on the field," he wrote. "From retirement, back to football and winning another championship and now back to chilling …
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY A delivery-only burger chain created by a YouTuber with millions of subscribers is catching on in New York. MrBeast Burger was created by Jimmy Donaldson, who has more than 94 million subscribers on his MrBeast YouTube channel, in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts. The business operates out of other restaurants' kitchens, and its burgers are available to order through food delivery apps. The menu includes burgers, chicken sandwiches, and Impossible burgers.  The locations have expanded across the United States, including an expanding number of locations in New York. According…
New York State Supreme Court Justice Found Dead New York State Supreme Court Justice Found Dead
New York State Supreme Court Justice Found Dead A New York State Supreme Court Justice has died by suicide less than two weeks after his home was searched by federal and state law enforcement. Justice John Michalski, age 61, died in his Amherst home in Erie County, according to multiple reports that were confirmed on Tuesday, April 5. The suicide came following investigators storming his home to execute a search warrant, reports said, though Michalski and his wife cooperated with police during the investigation. No one was taken into custody and no charges were or have ever been filed against the judge or his wife. Michalski’s death …
Video Of Violent Brawl At Upstate Restaurant Goes Viral Video Of Violent Brawl At Upstate Restaurant Goes Viral
Video Of Violent Brawl At Upstate Restaurant Goes Viral A kid couldn’t be a kid at an upstate Chuck E Cheese’s location, where police intervention was required when a brawl broke out involving more than a dozen people. According to multiple reports, police were dispatched to a Chuck E Cheese’s location in Amherst on Saturday afternoon, which was captured on video that has since gone viral. The video shows two employees attempting to take control of the situation while several women could be seen punching and kicking at each other. Police eventually arrived at the scene to break up the incident, though no arrests were made. The brawl is currently…
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Less than a month after announcing it planned to close 182 outlets, another 200 Toys 'R' Us stores may also be closing, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The total of near 400 closures would be 45 percent of the toy retailer's total number of stores. Toys 'R' Us also reversed plans to offer severance packages to all affected employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. The locations of the 200 stores were not available. Toys 'R' Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, announced on Jan. 24 it planned on closing the 182 outlets, according to a court filing. A …
Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester
Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country, according to a court filing late Tuesday. A shift by customers to online shopping and increased competition led to the move, the Wayne, New Jersey-based company said.  Here is a rundown of tristate area stores scheduled for closure: New York Yonkers, 2700 Central Park Avenue College Point, 139-19 20th Avenue Union Square, 24-30 Union Square East Sayville, 5181 Sunrise Highway Massapequa, 5214 Sunrise Highway Henrietta, 2…