Blue laws spark debate over Sunday openings in region
Store managers and shop owners from Monticello to Port Jervis argue whether rescinding blue laws would boost business or harm the sabbath. Executives from Waldbaum's and Jamesway defend Sunday hours while others cite tradition, competition, and practical need for small merchants.
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Walte
Louis Shorette
Waldbaum
Monteco East Plaza
Monticello
Waldbaums
Anne Kaplan
Kaplan
Broadway
Sullivan’s Department Store
Irving Shapiro
Liberty
Tri-State Mall
Montague
N.J
Port Jervis
New Jersey
Louis Mennille
Middletown
Mennille
James J. Biondi
Marjorie Zap
Florida
Diane Mendez
Monroe Jamesway
Gino Miragli
W. T. Grant
Monroe
Monroe Village
Edward Vesely
Groll
Newburgh
City coun approves plan to redevelop east side area
National Patterns led by Terrance MacDonald aims to develop 300 acres in the east side urban renewal zone. Carey revises the memorandum to allow competition and set the site, with formal contracts to follow after council action.
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National Patterns and Systems
National Patterns
Carey
Shaw
Terrance MacDonald
MacDonald
Frank Developers
Frank
U.S. Gypsum
Stores Ticketed for Sunday Blue Law Violations
Nearly 120 blue law summonses were issued by Suffolk and Nassau County police for Christmas weekend Sunday openings. Violations of the General Business Law carry fines and possible jail terms for supervisors, with merchandise seizures possible by judges. S. Klein's Commack and various discount houses were among the ticketed stores.
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S. Klein’s
Commack
Great Eastern White’s
Billy Blakes
Ad John's
Suffolk County District Court
Barry
Nassau County
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Manny Fuchs
Vesely
Scotchtown
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