'Fed-Up' Harrisburg Mayor Demands Action On Governor Square Apartments Amid 1,900 Violations
Harrisburg Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams has filed a petition to appoint a receiver for the Governor Square Apartments, a 221-unit housing complex at 2020 Fulton Street, due to unsafe living conditions and ongoing legal disputes, the city announced Friday, Jan. 10.
The petition follows years of neglect at the low-income housing complex, which has racked up over 1,900 code violations and multiple condemnation orders. Half of the units are either empty or deemed uninhabitable, city officials said. Despite repeated citations, necessary repairs have not been completed, leaving tenants in precarious …
LL Flooring Files For Bankruptcy, To Close 4 CT Stores, Including Norwalk
With some 300 stores nationally, the mega-floor retailer LL Flooring has filed for bankruptcy and announced it plans to close at least 90 stores, including four in Connecticut.
According to a statement from LL Flooring, the stores being closed in Connecticut include Fairfield County in Norwalk and New Haven County in Milford, North Haven, and Waterbury.
The business said the three remaining stores in Danbury, Waterford, and Harford will remain open.
Charles Tyson, president and CEO of LL Flooring, said, “After comprehensive efforts to enhance our liquidity position in a challenging ma…
Updated List Of Scheduled Red Lobster Closures Includes 5 New NY Locations
Red Lobster plans to close more restaurants just weeks after it filed for bankruptcy, according to a new report.
In a bankruptcy petition filed on Sunday, May 19, the company listed assets of $1 billion and liabilities of $10 billion.
Days before the filing, dozens of Red Lobster locations were listed as "temporarily closed" on the company's website, including these New York locations:
Kingston,
Scarsdale,
Nanuet,
Poughkeepsie,
Stony Brook
In an updated list of closures reported by CNN on Thursday, June 6, five new locations in New York have been added to the list, including it…
VA Christmas Tree Shops Store Among 10 National Store Closures
Christmas Tree Shops has announced it will close 10 of its stores after filing for bankruptcy.
The 53-year-old discount home-goods chain offers seasonal decor year-round, along with assorted gifts, kitchen items, and furniture.
The 10 stores closures are:
Rockland County, New York: 32 Spring Valley Marketplace, Spring Valley;
Jefferson County, New York: 21182 Salmon Run Mall Loop West, Watertown;
Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Davis Straits, Route 28 Falmouth Plaza, Falmouth, Massachusetts;
Barnstable County, Massachusetts: Cranberry Highway Route 6A, Sagamore;
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania:…
Neiman Marcus Markdown Store Among 17 Closing Across U.S.
Neiman Marcus has announced the closure of four department stores and 17 of its "Last Call" locations across the U.S. including one in Paramus.
The luxury department store chain filed for bankruptcy in May.
The Paramus store at Bergen Town Center, the 16 other markdown stores and the four department stores are expected to close by the fall of this year.
The other "Last Call" locations closing are in New York, Florida, Washington, California, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland and Nevada.
“As part of our Chapter 11 proceedings, we provided to the court a list of Neiman Marcus st…