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IKEA

White Plains
Business
Recall Expands For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard Recall Expands For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard
Recall Expands For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard IKEA is expanding a recall of a brand of mirrors due to a laceration hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the plastic fittings of the recalled IKEA LETTAN mirrors that attach to the wall can break, causing the mirror to fall, posing the risk of laceration to consumers. The initial recall for about 22,400 mirrors was issued Thursday, March 16. On Thursday, Nov. 9, IKEA announced another 14,600 mirrors are now being recalled. The receive a refund, contact IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at ikea.com/u…

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by Joe Lombardi
Montgomery MD
Business
Shoppers Rejoice! IKEA Opening New Format Store In Annapolis Shoppers Rejoice! IKEA Opening New Format Store In Annapolis
Shoppers Rejoice! IKEA Opening New Format Store In Annapolis IKEA announced plans to open a new store in Maryland, increasing its footprint in the DMV region, officials announced. Later this year, IKEA US plans to open a Plan & order point with Pick-up in Annapolis, which will allow customers to shop online and then pick up their orders up at the new location. The new store will offer home furnishing inspiration and personalized interior design planning, according to officials. Purchases can also be arranged to be shipped to customers' homes or other points of delivery. It is expected to be complete in late 2023 at 2512 A Solomons Island Road in…

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by Zak Failla
Paramus
Business
Danish Import: Copenhagen Kitchen Designer Opens Paramus Showroom Danish Import: Copenhagen Kitchen Designer Opens Paramus Showroom
Danish Import: Copenhagen Kitchen Designer Opens Paramus Showroom The Scandinavian takeover of Paramus is continuing.  With IKEA already entrenched in the city, Reform, a kitchen brand design company based in Copenhagen, announced it is opening a showroom in Paramus at 160 NJ-17 North. The Paramus location is one of five locations the Danish company has in the US and its first in the Garden State.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reform (@reformcph) The Paramus showroom is one of Reform's largest and features full-scale kitchens and a wide array of appliances, designed to highlight the company…

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by Sam Barron
Baltimore
Business
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard Recall Issued For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard IKEA is recalling a brand of mirrors due to a laceration hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the plastic fittings of the recalled IKEA LETTAN mirrors that attach to the wall can break, causing the mirror to fall, posing the risk of laceration to consumers. The recall for about 22,400 mirrors was issued Thursday, March 16. The receive a refund, contact IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online. For more on the recall from IKEA, click here.

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains
Business
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard Recall Issued For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mirrors Due To Laceration Hazard IKEA is recalling a brand of mirrors due to a laceration hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the plastic fittings of the recalled IKEA LETTAN mirrors that attach to the wall can break, causing the mirror to fall, posing the risk of laceration to consumers. The recall for about 22,400 mirrors was issued Thursday, March 16. The receive a refund, contact IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/product-support/recalls. For more on the recall from IKEA, click here.

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by Joe Lombardi
Baltimore
Business
Recall Issued For Swivel Chairs Due To Fall, Injury Hazards Recall Issued For Swivel Chairs Due To Fall, Injury Hazards
Recall Issued For Swivel Chairs Due To Fall, Injury Hazards A swivel chair brand is being recalled due to fall and injury hazards. IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the leg base of the ODGER swivel chair in the anthracite color (dark tone of gray) can break, posing fall and injury hazards. The approximately 12,000 recalled chairs have the date stamps before and including 2221 (22 stands for the year, and 21 stands for the week the product was produced), IKEA said. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return any chair bearing that date stamp to any IKEA store or contact IKEA for ins…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford
Business
Recall Issued For Swivel Chairs Due To Fall, Injury Hazards Recall Issued For Swivel Chairs Due To Fall, Injury Hazards
Recall Issued For Swivel Chairs Due To Fall, Injury Hazards A swivel chair brand is being recalled due to fall and injury hazards. IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the leg base of the ODGER swivel chair in the anthracite color (dark tone of gray) can break, posing fall and injury hazards. The approximately 12,000 recalled chairs have the date stamps before and including 2221 (22 stands for the year, and 21 stands for the week the product was produced), IKEA said. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return any chair bearing that date stamp to any IKEA store or contact IKEA for ins…

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by Joe Lombardi
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow
Business
Recall Issued For Coffee Maker Due To Burn, Injury Hazards Recall Issued For Coffee Maker Due To Burn, Injury Hazards
Recall Issued For Coffee Maker Due To Burn, Injury Hazards Thousands of espresso makers sold at IKEA stores are being recalled after consumers reported suffering burns, scald injuries, and hearing damage.  The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 25, the recall of IKEA METALLISK Espresso Makers with a stainless-steel safety valve for cooktop 0.4 1. The products are being recalled by IKEA because the stainless-steel safety valve can burst and expel hot contents, posing burn and other injury hazards, according to the announcement.  Officials said there have been 16 reports worldwide of the espre…

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by Nicole Valinote
Delaware
Police & Fire
Gunman Wanted In I-95 Road Rage Shooting Surrenders To Police In DelCo Gunman Wanted In I-95 Road Rage Shooting Surrenders To Police In DelCo
Gunman Wanted In I-95 Road Rage Shooting Surrenders To Police In DelCo A man wanted in a road rage shooting on I-95 turned himself in to Pennsylvania State Police in Media on Wednesday, authorities said. Zion I. Blyden, 21, is facing charges of attempted homicide aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the Sept. 12 incident. Blyden shot at a driver's car in the area of Highland Avenue at I-95 northbound in Chester, according to PA State Police. He continued to pursue and ram the driver with his 2006 Mercury Mountaineer on I-95 until Exit 17, Broad Street where he once again shot at the victim’s car and s…

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by Nicole Acosta
Paramus
News
HEROES: Paramus Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Hackensack Man Atop IKEA Ledge HEROES: Paramus Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Hackensack Man Atop IKEA Ledge
Heroes: Paramus Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Hackensack Man Atop IKEA Ledge A suicidal Hackensack man sat on a ledge atop the parking deck at the IKEA off Routes 4 and 17, looking down with his legs dangling over the side, when Paramus Police Officers William Stallone and Nicholas Tanelli arrived Monday morning. As the troubled 20-year-old man talked with his frightened mother and a few other witnesses 30 feet above the pavement, Stallen and Tanelli worked their way toward him, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Stallone then grabbed him and pulled the man to safety with help from Tanelli, the deputy chief sdaid. He was taken to nearby New Bridge Medical Ce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Forgery After Opening Fake Credit Cards, Charging $35K, Wilton Police Say Man Charged With Forgery After Opening Fake Credit Cards, Charging $35K, Wilton Police Say
Man Charged With Forgery After Opening Fake Credit Cards, Charging $35K, Wilton Police Say Wilton police arrested an area man on 13 counts of forgery after he allegedly opened numerous credit cards using a Fairfield County resident's name and charged more than $35K in goods. Bradley Badia, 35 of Hamden, was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday, Nov. 4, for the incidents which took place in February, Wilton police said. According to Wilton Police in February a Wilton resident reported that their personal identifying information was used to open credit card accounts with Home Depot, Ikea, and Lord and Taylor.  The fraudulently opened credit card accounts were subseque…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk
News
IKEA Recalls Thousands Of Infant Bibs Due To Possible Choking Hazard IKEA Recalls Thousands Of Infant Bibs Due To Possible Choking Hazard
IKEA Recalls Thousands Of Infant Bibs Due To Possible Choking Hazard IKEA is recalling thousands of infant bibs over concerns their snaps could be a choking hazard for children if they detach. In total, 7,000 MATVRÅ infant bibs, which come in packs of two with a red and blue bib, have been recalled. The items were sold nationwide in stores and online. The bibs each have the store’s logo printing on a white tag in the back. The company noted that the blue bib has a green seam along the outside with white polka dots. The red bib has a yellow seam along the outside with red polka dots. Bibs subject to recall were sold between August and September this year for…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Lifestyle
You'll Have A Ball At These Five Nassau County Malls, Shopping Centers You'll Have A Ball At These Five Nassau County Malls, Shopping Centers
You'll Have A Ball At These Five Nassau County Malls, Shopping Centers Some are trendy and others evoke happy memories. Here are four malls/shopping centers worth a stop in Nassau County.  Roosevelt Field, 630 Old Country Rd., Garden City: Danielle C. of Santa Clara, Calif., said on Yelp, "The mall to end all malls. Seriously, this place has almost every store you can think of. The only thing that's missing would be Saks 5th Avenue and then you've won department store bingo. It already has a Macy's, Nordstrom, JCPenney, Bloomingdale's, and Neiman Marcus. Amy H. of New York City, also in a Yelp post, called it "best mall ever. Holidays are so great h…

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by Donna Christopher
Garfield-Lodi
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Rollover Driver Who Hit Sign, Broke Pole Outside Garfield HS Was On Phone, Police Charge VIDEO: Rollover Driver Who Hit Sign, Broke Pole Outside Garfield HS Was On Phone, Police Charge
Video: Rollover Driver Who Hit Sign, Broke Pole Outside Garfield HS Was On Phone, Police Charge A 26-year-old Garfield driver who walked away unscathed after her car hit a sign and a utility pole before overturning overnight Monday was illegally on her cellphone when she crashed, local police said. The driver received summonses for careless driving and for illegally using a wireless device behind the wheel after her 2000 Nissan Maxima rolled onto the sidewalk in front of Garfield High School on Outwater Lane near Palisades Avenue around 2 a.m., Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Officer Dane Lio was nearby and rushed to the scene after hearing the crash, Sucorowski said. The driver refus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus
Police & Fire
OFFICIAL: Garfield Woman, 58, Jumped To Death From IKEA Parking Garage In Paramus OFFICIAL: Garfield Woman, 58, Jumped To Death From IKEA Parking Garage In Paramus
Official: Garfield Woman, 58, Jumped To Death From IKEA Parking Garage In Paramus UPDATE: A 58-year-old Garfield woman whose body was found at the bottom of the IKEA parking garage in Paramus before dawn Monday jumped to her death, police said. A parking lot sweeper service employee found her body on the Route 17 side of the building at the foot of the parking garage just after 4:30 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Police found her car on the top level of the parking deck. Investigators determined that she'd driven to the top of the Ikea parking garage sometime after 7 p.m. Sunday, Ehrenberg said. "At some point, she locked the car that she had arrived in and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
FBI Busts Hillsdale Man, 60, On Child Porn Charges FBI Busts Hillsdale Man, 60, On Child Porn Charges
FBI Busts Hillsdale Man, 60, On Child Porn Charges FBI agents on Thursday arrested a 60-year-old Hillsdale man who they said was collecting child pornography. Agents seized a computer and various storage devices from the home of Justin Madia, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. “The electronic storage devices contained peer-to-peer network software and multiple images of child pornography, including images of prepubescent children being sexually abused,” Carpenito said. Madia, whose LinkedIn profile said he’d most recently worked as an IKEA customer service manager after nearly 16 years at Best Buy, is charged with receipt of child pornogr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi
Police & Fire
West Nile Virus Kills Popular Lodi Little League Coach, 62 West Nile Virus Kills Popular Lodi Little League Coach, 62
West Nile Virus Kills Popular Lodi Little League Coach, 62 A popular longtime Little League baseball coach from Lodi died of the West Nile virus over the weekend -- the first in New Jersey this year. Fred J. Maikisch, 62, was diagnosed a little over a week earlier, loved ones said. He remained on a respirator in intensive care, but the virus “caused such severe damage” to his vital organsthat there was “no hope for recovery,” his sister-in-law said. He died Saturday. Maikisch, an IKEA salesman who was married with two children, was a member of the Lodi Old Timers Association and a Lodi Little League coach for more than 20 years. He also was such…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield
Lifestyle
Water Dispenser For Pets Recalled After Suffocation Deaths Of Dogs Water Dispenser For Pets Recalled After Suffocation Deaths Of Dogs
Water Dispenser For Pets Recalled After Suffocation Deaths Of Dogs IKEA is recalling a water dispenser for pets following the suffocation deaths of two dogs who got their heads stuck in the bowl. According to IKEA, there has been two reports concerning “tragic accidents where the pet has suffocated after getting their head stuck in the (Lurvig) water dispenser.” The recalled Lurvig water dispensers were sold in United States stores between October last year and last month for $7.99 each. In a statement IKEA “urged customers to stop using the water dispenser and return it to any IKEA store for a full refund.” The models being recalled have the article numb…

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by Zak Failla