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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Seabra Foods plans to open Worcester grocery store, and more. What to know
WORCESTER ― A New Jersey-based supermarket chain founded by Portuguese immigrants is looking to open a store on Pleasant Street by the end of the month. The store at 333 Pleasant St. would be the first location in Worcester County for Seabra Foods, a grocery chain specializing in foods from countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Portugal and Spain. The chain was founded in New Jersey in 1967 by Américo and Maria Seabra. The company has locations in New Jersey, Florida, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including one in Framingham. Regional manager Carlos Martins said that in addition to the grocery store, which will include dairy products and meat, the company is seeking to run a Brazilian-style restaurant out of the Worcester location called Rodizio, and a cafe called Dees Coffee Shop. The chain is set to appear in front of the License Commission on Thursday, July 24, seeking approval for a package store malt and wine license and a restaurant malt and wine license. If the go-aheads are granted, Martins said, July 31 would be the first day of business. On Tuesday, July 22, a dark fabric covered the signs above the entrance to the brown building where Seabra wants to open. Martins said the business logo, which can already be seen on a sign sprouting up from the sidewalk, will be unveiled once license approvals are granted. The building is owned by Capital Property Investments, which bought the property in 2018 for $600,000, according to records. Capital is a real estate company located at 250 Commercial St., sharing an address with property management company Northeast Properties. Northeast's Felicio Lana also owns @TheCommon, the building formerly known as the Midtown Mall, where he said earlier this year that a grocery store named Market 22 will open. As of July 22, it has yet to stock its shelves. Attempts to reach Lana were not immediately successful. A need for grocery stores has emerged in recent years as a number of stores have shut down in succession, including two Price Chopper locations, one in Worcester and one in Shrewsbury, and a Stop & Shop at Lincoln Plaza. A city councilor's order calling for a report on the possibility of creating a grocery store with the city's involvement received the necessary votes at the July 15 City Council session to be sent to the city manager's office for further study. This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Seabra Foods looks to open grocery store, restaurant in Worcester Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
29-01-2025
- CBS News
Detroit priest accused of using girl's hair as floss during church exhibit
Local News (CBS DETROIT) - A priest from Detroit is facing a misdemeanor battery charge regarding alleged behavior in November toward a 13-year-old girl in Joliet, Illinois. The priest, identified as Carlos Martins, 50, was taken into custody Monday, and released on a notice to appear, according to a press release from the Joliet (Illinois) Police Department detailing the charge and circumstances. The report was made on the afternoon of Nov. 21, 2024, at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Joliet. The church hosted an exhibition and Mass that day in conjunction with a national Tour of the Relics of St. Jude the Apostle, and Martins represented the tour. During the time when public visits took place, "a priest had allegedly approached a 13-year-old female standing in line to view the relic of St. Jude and asked her about her hair," the press release said. "It was determined that at this point, it is suspected the priest proceeded to grab the victim's hair and made a flossing motion with her hair in his mouth. It was reported to Officers that after the victim had sat down, the priest sat behind her and made a growling noise." Detectives submitted their findings to the Will County State's Attorney's office; which has since approved a charge of misdemeanor battery. Martins' status with the Archdiocese of Detroit is listed as "temporarily removed." A hearing on this case is scheduled for Feb. 24 in Will County Circuit Court in Joliet.
