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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Real Estate Market is Moving in Springfield

Now's the time to check out that new house - or selling the old one.

Friday, April 12, 2013

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Business Owner Enjoys 'Taste of Springfield'

Read on to see more about the taste affair.

By Jennifer Rapp As a relatively new business owner in Springfield, I had heard of Taste of the Town but didn't realize a small company like mine would ever be included!   However, I waved my magic wand (made of mushroom barley soup and a super winning smile) and voila!  The Rotary Club asked me to be a vendor at this fun event :) Taste of the Town was held at L'Affaire this year and is made up of local food and spirit vendors who gather for the evening to provide an actual "taste" of some of their best dishes.  My company table, Culinary Creations by Jenny, was stationed close to Stew Leonards Wines (how convenient and lucky for me!) and while I was more then happy to set up samples of my candy bacon and corn chowder for the guests, Stew…

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Shop the Fabulous Finds Spring Sale

Great bargains today at the sale at New Eyes for the Needy in Short Hills.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

McLynn's Hosts Open Mic Night

Get out and have some fun!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Hess May Sell Their Gas Stations, But Signature Toy Trucks Will Remain

Aficiandos of Hess toy trucks can rest assured that Christmas sales of their toy trucks will continue at the corporation's convenience stores.

Recent headlines announcing Hess Corporation's exit from the energy marketing and refining end of its global business will not affect what is perhaps its second-most-coveted consumer item after the petrol: the Hess Toy Truck. "The toy trucks which have been a tradition for 48 years will continue," a Hess spokesperson said, adding that "this November, the company will continue to sell the trucks at their stores." Since 1964, Hess Corporation has sold its classic toy trucks; offering a variety of collectible miniature trucks to consumers at the start of the holiday season each year in November. Despite the corporation's impending closure of its 1,350 retail gas stations, consumers will still be able to find the eclectic toys at Hess …

MY town

4:12 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

It's a shame the newer trucks will never reach the same value of the originals. Too many collectors equals a flooded market . A dime a dozen now   more ›

Hess Convenience Stores Will Remain Open

The oil company that's selling off its retail gas stations said the accompanying convenience stores are being sold along with them

Hess spokesman Dennis Moynihan wants it made clear: Hess is not closing the convenience stores that operate along with their gas stations. "What does that mean? We're not closing our convenience stores," Moynihan said Tuesday in an effort to clarify the record.  When the news broke on Monday that Hess would be divesting itself of its retail gasoline stations and other retail operations to focus on oil development and exploration, Moynihan said many people were under the impression that the convenience stores would be closing. Nothing, he emphasized, could be further from the truth. "That means we're looking for different ownership opportunities. It didn't mean we are going to own the stores," but it means whoever the buyer is of the Hess …

Monday, March 4, 2013

Hess to Rid Itself of Its Retail Gas Station Businesses

The Woodbridge-based oil business will now divest itself of 1,350 gas stations, many of which operate in New Jersey and 17 other Eastern Seaboard states.

The familiar green and white Hess signs that dot the Woodbridge landscape and much of New Jersey may soon be no more. Hess Corporation announced Monday in a letter to shareholders at their annual meeting that it was divesting itself of its retail gasoline and convenience store operations, in an effort to restructure the company and improve its balance sheet. The move will affect 1,350 gas stations - many owned by Hess itself - that operate in 18 states on the Eastern Seaboard. The gas stations serve as many as 1.3 million customers a day, according to a report in Supermarket News. Hess did not say when it would begin either closing or selling off its gas stations, although a press release accompanying the news said that their closure, …

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Ryan

2:49 am on Sunday, April 14, 2013

So why is it in NYC (specifically Queens and Bklyn), HESS is far and away the cheapest gas using a credit card purchase?   more ›

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Check Your Sausage! A Springfield Meat Manufacturer's Products are being Recalled

Thousands of pounds of Applegate chicken and apple sausage produced by Schmalz's European Provisions are being sent back to the plant

The meat products produced by a Springfield company is the subject of a USDA food recall. Schmalz's European Provisions, based in Springfield, is recalling approximately 8,424 pounds of chicken and apple sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday.  Twelve-ounce vacuum packages of "Applegate Organics Chicken and Apple Sausage" with "Use or Freeze By 03/17/13" on each package are being recalled. The recalled product bears the establishment number "P-5411" inside the USDA mark of inspection, FSIS said in a statement. The products were produced on January 24, 2013, and were sold in retail stores nationwide and through limited internet …

Friday, February 22, 2013

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