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Hackensack Discussion / North Hackensack Pathmark to close
« on: February 16, 2011, 11:49:01 AM »
http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/021511_Montvale_based_AP_announces_more_store_closures.html


Montvale-based A&P announces more store closures

Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Last updated: Tuesday February 15, 2011, 6:49 PM
BY KEVIN G. DEMARRAIS
The Record
STAFF WRITER

The struggling A&P supermarket chain, which closed 32 stores and filed for bankruptcy court protection last fall, informed its unions Tuesday that it will close another 32 “under-performing” stores in six states over the next two months, eliminating thousands of jobs.

Included is the Pathmark store in north Hackensack. Most of the other stores are in South and Central Jersey or New York.

The parent, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc., announced later Tuesday afternoon that it had filed a motion seeking approval to close the stores “as the company continues to fully implement its comprehensive financial and operational restructuring.”

“While this was a very difficult decision that will unfortunately impact some of our customers, partners, communities and employees, these actions are absolutely necessary as we work to strengthen A&P’s operating foundation and improve our performance,” said Sam Martin, chief executive officer, in a press release. “We will help our affected colleagues pursue other positions across the company should open positions be available.”

“I was very surprised, but not shocked,” said John Niccollai, president of Little Falls-based Local 464A of the United Food and Commercial Workers, the union representing many of the workers affected.

The Montvale-based chain operates under the Pathmark, Food Emporium, Food Basics and Waldbaum’s banners as well as the flagship A&P.

The targeted stores, including 14 Pathmarks, “are among the worst performers,” he said.

“Still, I would have thought that the last go-round may have been sufficient,” Niccollai said. He estimated that several thousand employees would be affected.

Representatives from his union and Clifton-based Local 1262, which represents most of the Pathmark workers, visited the affected stores on Tuesday to give details to their members.

Included, in addition to the Hackensack store, are Pathmarks in Gillette, Hillsborough, Livingston, Middletown, South Plainfield and Whippany and A&Ps in Flanders, Barnegat and Manville.

“As in the past, members in affected stores will have ‘bumping’ rights, which are based on seniority,” Local 1262 President Harvey Whille told his members in a message posted on the union’s website. That means workers at stores being closed could move to stores that will remain open, replacing workers with less seniority.

A&P made no official announcement of the cuts, and did not respond to a request for more information.

It filed for Chapter 11 protection on Dec. 12, two months after reporting a loss of $154 million in its most recent quarter, its eighth consecutive losing period and almost twice its loss in the same period a year earlier.

The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., listed assets of $2.5 billion and debt of $3.2 billion – much of it from the $1.48 billion purchase of Pathmark in 2007.

“I feel so badly for these people,” Niccollai said by telephone. “It has nothing to do with their personal skills. This is a company that over the decades has been mismanaged. But it’s the workers who are going to suffer.”

A&P, once the nation’s biggest supermarket chain with 15,900 stores from coast to coast, will be down to about 340 between Connecticut and Washington, D.C., after the latest closings.


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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Hawk
« on: February 14, 2011, 08:27:28 PM »
I'm getting more daring. I took some shots of Hammy today by repeatedly sticking my hand and camera out of my living room window, which is about 8 feet from him.

I'm hoping what he sees bears no resemblance to anything that he considers tasty, but from his expression in this picture, I might have to rethink this.

He's got that zeroing-in, "you're mine" look. "You're mine" might normally be nice to hear on Valentines Day, but not from a hungry carnivore with talons and a still-bloody beak.



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did you say the title includes the words:  AFFECTIONATE MEN GAY

I provided the auction link - see for yourself.


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http://cgi.ebay.com/1433a-Western-Union-Telegraph-Co-telegram-1874-/270704234201?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f073aced9

Description:

1433a Western Union Telegraph Co. telegram 1874

This telegram was sent by Walter Phelps from Hackensack, NH to James Abbott care of L. W. Knight, possibly in Yarmouth, ME.

Excellent condition. Normal fold-lines. 5 3/8” x 7 5/8”




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http://cgi.ebay.com/MENTEOR-FAIRMOUNT-SCHOOL-HACKENSACK-N-J-1954-/260736735216?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb51ed7f0


The seller originally had it listed as "The Menteor" (see below) , which, I guess, is a mentor meteor.



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http://cgi.ebay.com/1910s-PHOTO-ALBUM-NYC-NJ-AREA-AFFECTIONATE-MEN-GAY-/400194044830?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item5d2d6c839e


This is an old (1910-1923) photo album that the seller has titled, "1910s PHOTO ALBUM NYC NJ AREA AFFECTIONATE MEN GAY".

There are a lot of photos shown from many places, but I'm only posting the Hackensack-related page labeled "Hackensack Boat Races July 4, 1912".



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http://cgi.ebay.com/Three-Metal-Advertising-Bells-1920s-1930s-/400194061979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2d6cc69b

Description:

This is three metal advertising  bells from the 1920's or 1930's.  All three bells are marked on the handle.  The bell on the left is advertising Lowits Boys Dept, address is 154 main St, Hackensack, N. J.   The center bell is advertising the Western Montana Fair, held in Missoula each year.  The bell on the right has Jamaica Pale-Dry Ginger Ale on one side.  The other side reads, "Grafs Pure Sparkling.  There is some minor rust on each bell.  The height of each is 3 1/8".



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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250769696750

Description:

Knitting spool and needle are on the original card.  It looks like they hadn't been used much the paint has afew chips but no wear spots.  The spool has JAPAN stamped on the bottom.  The tabs that held the needle are missing.  The back of the card is stamped" HOBBY LAND 390 MAIN STREET HACKENSACK, N.J.



The back of the card was not shown, so I asked the seller to send me a scan and he was kind enough to do so, but it was hardly worth the effort.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Hawk
« on: February 12, 2011, 10:15:07 PM »
Another busy photo day with Hammy.


I got this cute video of him this morning. I was not in the bedroom, so it wasn't me that he appears to be looking at. My guess is he was looking at his reflection in the window:


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I think Hammy was the bloody diner yesterday.  My evidence?

We start with this shot of him today on his favorite perch - my bedroom A/C. I'm sticking my camera out of my living room window. As long as I don't stick my head out, he seems OK with it.









On closer inspection, I notice some red on his left foot (look at those talons scratches on the A/C!):








Then I noticed small red spots in his feathers and a crimson upper beak:









"Your point?" he asked:









"You didn't even take a shower after the bloodfest?"


"How DARE you!" he screamed:









"I don't have to take this crap..............I'm outta here!"







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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Hawk
« on: February 11, 2011, 10:05:06 PM »
Busy day for hawk shots!

Hammy visited twice this morning. The problem with that is that the low sun lights up all the dirt on the outside of the window and the camera autofocuses on that. The sun also reflects off the yellow brick wall that surrounds the window and makes the bird look jaundiced. I keep telling him to show up between 1-2pm when the light is best, but these juveniles do what they want when they want. I did get a couple of good shots, including the first one below, which I really like.

Straight out my living room window is Comprehensive Behavioral Care. Lots of social workers work there and park in the lot.

At around 5pm, I saw a worker taking pictures of one of their many nondescript vans that they use to bring their "clients" in and take back home every day. Then I saw a second worker doing the same thing. Then a third came running out to take more pictures.

Finally, I saw why. There was a redtailed hawk on top of one of the vans dining on his fresh kill! Of course, the girls scared it off and I watched it fly a half-block away to Ward St and continue his meal on a tree. I took some shots from my apartment, but they were crap, so I went downstairs to go out, get closer, and take some more.

The light was bad, so it was hard for the camera to autofocus and the sky behind the hawk basically gave me B&W silhouettes, so I had to manipulate the hell out of them and oversharpen like crazy.

The second, third, and fourth photos are the three that came out the best. They are:

2. Eating

3. Burping

4. Leftovers


Of course, I don't know if it was Hammy, but if it was, he apparently didn't like the ambiance of my A/C enough to dine there.

Or maybe he postponed it until the light is better for me to shoot there at lunchtime.

Thoughtful fella.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Snow being plowed?
« on: February 10, 2011, 05:10:57 PM »
Isn't the city supposed to clear the sidewalks that border its municipal parking lots?

In this picture of the Ward St side of the "E" lot, the sidewalk was cleared fore and aft, but that's it.

The picture was taken last week, but it's still untouched as of today.



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http://cgi.ebay.com/Squirt-wooden-24-bottle-soda-case-Hackensack-NJ-/250770862072?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a631baff8

Description:

Original wooden case for holding 24 bottles of Squirt soda. Case is yellow with red lettering.  18 1/2" side reads, "Switch to Squirt Never an After-Thirst".   12" ends read, "Squirt Bottling Co. Hackensack, N. J."  Good strong case with metal straps holding the sides onto the ends.  Metal straps show some rust but no breaks.  Interior sides read, " Treen Box Co. Phila 4  56 Switch to Squirt Never An After-Thirst".  Some wear and fading on the paint, but still an excellent display piece.



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