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Popular Clifton Park Chain Restaurant Suddenly Closes For Good
Another Capital Region eatery has made the 'difficult decision' to close. Where it is restaurants or national chains in general recently, it feels like we are hearing about one closing after another. LL Lumber, Red Lobster, and Big Lots have all announced local closings recently, and now we can add the closure of a popular restaurant chain in Clifton Park.
Major Company Cutting Half of Employees in Upstate New York
Another round of layoffs will affect some of the company's 21,000 employees across the country. In April of 2024, one of the biggest companies in the county General Electric (GE) announced that they would be splitting the company into three separate, standalone public companies. When GE announced the split to...
Capital Region restaurant inspections: September 30- October 4
These are the inspections from September 30 to October 4 reported by the NYSDOH divided up by critical violations, non-critical violations and no violations. You can find a list of all restaurant inspections for the last several years on the NYSDOH website.
New York State Man Allegedly Used Counterfeit Money at Dunkin’ Donuts
Do you ever wonder if those dollars in your wallet are actually real? According to the United States Department of Treasury, there is an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills currently in circulation around the country. Police in New York state say a suspect used fake money at two fast food locations, as well as at another local business back in June.
Spirit Halloween Relaunches Spirit Christmas with 3 New York Locations
I was at the Spirit Halloween in the Colonie Center up in Albany a couple of weekends ago. While I was there, one of the workers was going around in a Michael Myers costume. For the older customers, he would sneak around and try to scare them. For the little kids, he was really cool and would try to come down to their level and give fist pounds and make heart-hands. When I first spotted him, he was hiding in a fortune teller booth. I thought he was an animatronic at first! This dude was cool! His name was CJ, and he's well over 6 feet tall (I think he said 6 foot 5 inches. I'd believe it). Even though Michael Myers is only 5 foot 10 inches in the movies, CJ's presence was certainly unmatched. My girlfriend absolutely loved it - Michael Myers is her favorite horror icon. You can see CJ in the video below:
Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter: Second man charged in Frederick Avenue robbery
A 21-year-old Albany man was the second person arrested in connection to a Facebook Marketplace robbery on Frederick Avenue on August 14. The post Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter: Second man charged in Frederick Avenue robbery first appeared on Spotlight News.
Biggest Pumpkin in the Country Was Grown in New York State
It's officially pumpkin season in New York, and while most residents are looking to find a solid gourd to carve for Halloween, some farmers have a different goal in mind. Last weekend, Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest was held in Saratoga Springs, NY. The annual event brought together growers from across the country to see who could produce the largest pumpkin, and this year's competitors did not disappoint (below).
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