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Bottom Dollar opens latest store in Edgewater Park - msnbc.com
EDGEWATER PARK — Ollie Merenko wasn't going to wait around to get into the new Bottom Dollar Food store on Route 130 on Friday morning.
Merenko, a 71-year-old township resident, said he didn't expect such a large crowd to show up at the grand opening of the discount store.
"I just wanted to see what it was all about," said the bearded motorcycle enthusiast, who had never shopped at a Bottom Dollar before. "I was going to buy a few things. I didn't think there would be that many people here."
Merenko's reticence to wait around was understandable. The scene was reminiscent of a Black Friday morning at a Walmart.
Twenty people were already standing in line at the store at 6:15 a.m, according to Bottom Dollar district manager Phil Rainone, who attended Friday's event.
An informal count showed that about 170 people were in line by 7:45, just 15 minutes before the store opened. Cars crawled through the parking lot trying to find a place to park.
The latest Bottom Dollar — there are already three in Burlington County, and a fourth is planned in Lumberton — was built on the former site of a state police station in a jughandle at the busy intersection of Route 130 and Beverly-Rancocas Road.
The company would not disclose how much the project cost. Property records reveal Bottom Dollar, which is based in Salisbury, N.C., paid $900,000 for the land.
A&E Construction Co. in Upper Darby, Pa., constructed the 18,000-square-foot building.
The work went rapidly. A&E broke ground in January and finished in early June.
In a related project, a Bottom Dollar in Philadelphia cost $2.3 million, according to A&E. The firm did not reveal a figure for Edgewater Park.
The construction of a standalone Bottom Dollar was somewhat unusual because the company has generally leased retail spaces in shopping centers, as it has done in Bordentown Township, Cinnaminson, Evesham and Lumberton. The leases are usually for 15 years.
“In February, we announced plans to open several stores in New Jersey throughout this year and in 2013, and we look forward to serving customers at our Bellmawr and Edgewater Park locations,” Bottom Dollar Food President Meg Ham said in a news release. “Customers will find unbelievable prices on fresh produce, quality meats, and a variety of private-brand and national-brand items at our stores.”
The Bellmawr store in Camden County opened the same day as Edgewater Park.
Bottom Dollar is owned by Food Lion parent company Delhaize America. It announced plans to move into the Philadelphia market almost two years ago. The first store in Burlington County opened in Evesham in December 2010.
The impact of the new store on related outlets was uncertain.
An Aldi store — generally regarded as a grocery discounter — is less than a mile away on Route 130 in Edgewater Park. It opened in the late 1990s to no opposition.
An Aldi spokeswoman said the vice president who handles operations for New Jersey was not available for comment about Bottom Dollar. She also said there was no date set for the opening of a new Aldi in Evesham.
Aldi, a German company, came to the United States in 1976. Like Bottom Dollar, it targets bargain hunters who prefer frugality over name brands.
Edgewater Park officials who attended Friday's opening were pleased about the new store.
"I love it," Mayor John McElwee said. "It's a great addition to the community. It's great that they chose Edgewater Park. ... Competition is good."
Despite officials' boasts about the opening, the retail scene has been a bit slow locally.
A shopping center across the street has been on hold for at least a year, with no word on when it will be built. A nearby gas station has been closed for four years.
On a more positive note, Bottom Dollar has already committed to working with the community.
In the Edgewater Park area, Bottom Dollar is donating $500 to each of the following: Burlington City High School, Mildred Magowan Elementary School, Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School and Beverly Presbyterian Church Food Pantry. The Magowan and Ridgway schools are in Edgewater Park.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Revealed: Haunting ultrasound of unborn baby girl who died along with mother in brutal attack - Daily Mail
- Eystna Blunnie, from Harlow in Essex, was discovered next to a busy road with severe head injuries
- Police have arrested her former boyfriend and father of her unborn child Tony McLernon
- Distraught parents Kevin and Susan Blunnie pay tribute to their 'wonderful and loving daughter'
By Ryan Kisiel and William Jaffray
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The mother of an unborn baby girl beaten to death days before she was due to give birth had recently shared an ultrasound picture and spoken of her excitement on Facebook it has emerged.
Eystna Blunnie, 20, from Harlow, Essex, was found with severe head and facial injuries on a busy road less than a quarter of a mile from her family home.
The catering student was rushed to hospital at 3am on Wednesday but doctors were unable to save her or her unborn girl, who she was due to give birth to tomorrow.
She had proudly posted the ultrasound photo on her Facebook profile recently and had spoken of her excitement about becoming a mother.
Brutal: The body of pregnant Eystna Blunnie, pictured, was found dying on the side of a road in Harlow
Police have launched a murder inquiry and arrested her former boyfriend and father to her unborn child Tony McLernon, 23.
Miss Blunnie’s friends yesterday said they were going to call the child Mia Rose, but the pair had been in a ‘rocky and volatile relationship’ and had recently split up.
Detectives said they were treating the inquiry as a ‘domestic-related murder’ as forensic officers searched McLernon’s terraced home.
A series of conversations on Facebook between Miss Blunnie and a friend reveal Mr McLernon had a new girlfriend. The pair talked about how she would probably not know that he was the father of Miss Blunnie’s unborn child.
Miss Blunnie posted on Facebook last weekend (sic): ‘Jesus how many birds does he want and he said he loved... I aint hiding his dirty lil secrets anymore!’ (sic)
Suspicion: Police guard the house of Miss Blunnie's former boyfriend who has been arrested in connection with Eystna's murder
McLernon, who is believed to be unemployed, also recently wrote on his Facebook page: ‘I’ve got nothing left to lose but my sanity and the right to go insane.’
Ms Blunnie told friends three weeks ago that she ‘could not wait’ to be a mother and added: ‘Only 17 days and counting.’
Yesterday Miss Blunnie’s parents Kevin and Susan described her attack, near to Howard Way, Harlow, in the early hours of Wednesday morning as ‘horrific’.
They said: ‘We hope that you will understand that we have suffered a tragic loss to our family. Our daughter and granddaughter have been taken from us in such a tragic and horrific way.
‘We can’t begin to explain how we feel. Eystna was a wonderful and loving daughter who was looking forward to the birth of her first child. Sadly this will no longer be.
‘We hope that everyone will understand the sadness in our hearts and let us mourn our sadness of the passing of our loved ones.’
Friends yesterday paid tribute to Miss Blunnie leaving flowers on a park bench near the patch of grass where Miss Blunnie was found.
One friend, Chloe Hickman, 20, wrote: ‘It’s a terrible and wicked thing to happen to such a lovely, bubbly girl.
‘Eystna was such a popular and positive person and was due to be induced at the weekend. She was really looking forward to becoming a mum.’
Family friend Sally Bugg, 57, said: ‘She was bundle of joy and was so looking forward to being a mum.
Distraught: People lay flowers on the side of a main road Howard Way, Harlow near to where Eystna Blunnie and her unborn baby were brutally beaten to death
Grief: Two friends console each other beside tributes to the college student who was due to give birth tomorrow
‘We saw her during the Jubilee and she was cuddling her baby bump and smiling from ear to ear. It’s absolutely heart-breaking what has happened.’
One of Eystna’s close friends Charlotte Bird wrote on Facebook: ‘Hates that I’m gonna go bed tonight and not sleep a wink but all I will be thinking bout are my 2 Beautiful darling Angels tonight who are at peace and now out of trouble sleep tight princesses.’
When Eystna was five months pregnant she told friends online she was hoping to give birth to a boy, but the brave expectant mother was preparing for life as a single mother.
Tragic: More friends of Eystna Blunnie, lay floral tributes at the scene. They have also written messages of condolence on Facebook
Describing herself on her profile page Eystna said: ‘I’m 20yrs old 21yrs old this year and going to be a mummy soon can’t wait.
‘So if you have any problems with me or my ex then im not interested as im an adult unlike some of you.’
An Essex Police spokesman said: ‘Estyna was heavily pregnant at the time of her death. She was due to give birth to a baby girl in the next few days.
‘As a result, the man is also being questioned in relation to the death of Estyna’s unborn daughter.’
Shocking: A mourner reads some of the touching messages left at the spot where Miss Blunnie was found
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Karlovic slams 'outrageous' Wimbledon officials - Yahoo! Eurosport
The big serving Croat was beaten 7-5 6-7 6-2 7-6 by the British fourth seed, but was unhappy with the way officials persistently penalised him for foot-faulting in an otherwise close match on Centre Court.
Karlovic said the officials were influenced by the fact that Murray was British and playing in front of a partisan home crowd.
When asked what was the difference between the two players, he replied: "Foot‑faults. I don't know what to say, but it was a little bit outrageous.
"In my whole life, ever since I was eight years old, (my) whole life I didn't do this many foot‑faults. It was like 11.
"It was never called when it was like 30‑love or 40‑love. It was always when it was 30‑all or in a tiebreak. I mean, what is this? Is it Davis Cup or is it Wimbledon?
"After this match, the whole credibility of this tournament went down for me...
"After I don't know how many, I stood a little bit back so they cannot call (foot-fault). They still did it. So it was outrageous, outrageous. It's Wimbledon, Centre Court, and they do this. I mean, this is BS."
Karlovic was adamant the calls cost him the match.
"You do the calculation. If these 10 points, I win? Who would have win? You do the math.
"I feel cheated. On a Grand Slam (stage), Centre Court, I don't know what to say."
When asked if he felt it was Wimbledon's desperation to see Murray succeed and become a grand slam champion that influenced the decisions he said: "Not Wimbledon, but whole England or UK, sorry."
Were the officials biased?
"Definitely," he snapped.
Murray was sympathetic towards Karlovic, but said it was an issue that could only be resolved by analysing television pictures.
"(It is) impossible for me to say whether they were foot-faults or not," he said.
"You can only look on the TV. And if he wasn't foot-faulting then he has a right to be upset, because there was a lot of them. But if he was, then you can't do it. It's not allowed.
"I can't really comment on it unless I see it. I don't know what they were saying on the TV. They must have had some pretty clear images of it."
An All England Club spokesman responded to the accusations by saying: "If he is wishes to make a formal complaint then all evidence will be reviewed.
Source: uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
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