Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Free ice and water will be distributed to PSEG customers without power at Garden State Plaza on a first come, first served basis between 8 am and 4:30 pm
All PSEG customers who can traverse their way to Garden State Plaza on Wednesday will be able to receive free water and ice from the electric company on a first come, first serve basis. PSEG will be distributing water and ice until 4:30pm. According to a press release, "Power has been restored to 30 percent of the 1.4 million PSE&G customers that lost electricity as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Currently 900,000 PSE&G customers are without electricity." Ralph A. LaRossa, president and chief operating officer of PSE&G, stated that the utility’s repair effort would “ramp up pretty quickly,” addressing the large transmission lines first, and moving to switching stations and sub-transmission lines before working on distribution lines, …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Authorities responded to the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus after receiving numerous 911 calls of a loud bang or explosion.
PARAMUS - Police are searching for three men they say created a diversion at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in order to steal high-end watches from a department store jewelry counter. Police said three men walked into Nordstrom around 12:15 p.m. and split up into different parts of the store. As one of the men asked a sales associate to view Michael Kors watches, another man allegedly ignited a firecracker at the entrance, briefly creating pandemonium in the department store. The ruse allowed the man at the jewelry counter to steal six watches valued at $1,500, Detective Lt. Robert Guidetti said Thursday. Paramus Police received numerous 911 calls from shoppers in the Nordstrom section of the mall shortly after noon, reporting sounds …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sen. Robert Menendez plans to reintroduce legislation regulating prepaid cards
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- Myles Ma
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
PARAMUS -- Consumers should know what fees they face when they buy prepaid cards, Sen. Robert Menendez said at the Garden State Plaza Tuesday. Prepaid cards function like debit cards, but they don't draw on checking accounts. Instead, consumers deposit money in separate accounts linked to the cards. Standing in the crowded corridors of the mall just a few shopping days before Christmas, Menendez lifted a folded piece of paper covered in lines of text. The document listed all the fees consumers face for using prepaid cards, he said. Charges can come upon activation of the card, ATM withdrawals, purchases, bill payments and for calling customer service, Menendez said. But consumers often aren't told up front about the fees. "You don't even …
Saturday, December 4, 2010
See what you missed this week
As we come to a close on holiday shopping week one, we realize that we are only a mere three weeks away from Christmas. Below is the wrap-up of what you may have missed from this past week. On Monday, I will be back with a new week's worth of holiday insider information for all you shoppers out there. Westfield Garden State Plaza: Hours: Next week's hours are; 9 a.m. – 11 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. on Saturday. Just Opened: Affliction carries clothing for men and women. This is the first store for the state of New Jersey. Affliction is located on level 2 between Neiman Marcus and Macy's and across from Juicy Couture . Wet Seal which had its return to the mall with a grand opening on Black Friday, sells juniors …
Monday, November 29, 2010
This week includes a chance to win $100,000 from when you Purchase a Westfield Gift Card.
Hello and Happy Monday! I hope you had a relaxing Sunday after hitting the malls on Friday and Saturday. I know I did. Starting this week and continuing until Christmas, I will be bringing you mall coverage six-days-a-week (in keeping with Bergen County tradition). Mondays are Garden State Plaza day, Tuesdays feature Paramus Park, Wednesday belong to Bergen Town Center, and Thursdays step inside The Shops at Riverside. On Fridays, I'll be focusing on smaller shopping centers. Then, every Saturday, look for a retail round-up from the week in case you missed something. Of course, if I missed something please let me know at TheMallCrawler@gmail.com. And please subscribe to my Twitter feed @TheMallCrawler. Hours: Hours for this week are 9 …
Dominick Nizza
4:16 pm on Saturday, December 4, 2010
Mike, all the malls have roaming singers to entertain us. I'll try to see if my favorite Holiday Quartet can arrive here soon (photo coming) International Champions "Four Under Par" my photo. They will be recognized by many of our local singers. more ›