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A small Westchester County, N.Y. discount furniture chain has added its first location in Connecticut. The Bargain House by Quality Furniture opened its first Connecticut store in Newington’s Turnpike Plaza earlier this month. The store, at 2985 Berlin Turnpike, moved into a space formerly occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods. Bargain House by Quality Furniture is headquartered in Hartsdale, N.Y. The chain has New York stores in White Plains, Clarkstown and the Howard Beach section of Queens. Barga…
almost 2 years ago
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A North Branford farmer said the surge in egg prices at the supermarket is resulting in increased demand for consumers renting hens, a service he has provided since 2019. [https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Chicken-rental-program-expands-to-cover-all-of-14509912.php]Joe DeFrancesco said he hasn’t seen the level of interest in renting his hens since the start of the pandemic. DeFrancesco, who also raises hens to provide fresh eggs for his seasonal farm market in Wallingford [https://farmerjo…
almost 2 years ago
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Collectibles manufacturer MBI Inc. has signed a lease that will allow the Norwalk-based company to remain in the city, even after it vacates its Richards Avenue offices to make way for Connecticut’s first Wegmans supermarket [https://www.wegmans.com/].MBI signed a lease late last year for 32,648 square feet of office space in the Merritt 7 office complex in Norwalk [https://www.merritt7.com/], according to data from commercial real estate broker CBRE. The company’s new address will be 501 Merrit…
almost 2 years ago
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The Branford multiplex opened in 1998 as a Hoyt’s Cinema and was later sold to Regal Cinemas, which is owned by a British company.
almost 2 years ago
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Name: Liz Linehan Party: Democrat Race: 103rd House District Liz Linehan has represented the 103rd District since 2016 and is seeking another two-year term. She lives in Cheshire with her husband, Brian, and three children. Before running for the state legislature, she served two terms on the Cheshire Town Council. Linehan briefly ran for lieutenant governor from Sept. 2017 to Jan. 2018 on a ticket with then-Middletown Mayor Dan Drew. Linehan is co-chairwoman of the General Assembly’s Committee…
about 4 years ago
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NEW HAVEN —The asset management and investment arm of the Knights of Columbus has acquired the institutional management assets of Boston Advisors. Terms of The Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors deal with the Massachusetts-based investment firm were not released. The two investment entities have had a business relationship since 2011 and Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors already had an 18 percent ownership stake in the firm before the closing of the deal Thursday. Boston Advisors will retain it…
about 5 years ago