Chevron: 'Bang, Zoom, Straight to the Moon' (Kmart Property)

Kmart announced just last week that the Moon store on would close in July.

Less than a week after Moon residents learned the Kmart on Market Place Boulevard would be closing, one of the world's largest energy companies made it known that the property shouldn't be vacant long. Chevron announced Wednesday that it plans to acquire the Kmart property on Scott Boulevard in Moon Township—and an adjacent parcel—for a potential regional headquarters. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Chevon reached agreements to acquire the store property and an adjacent, 42-acre parcel of vacant land known as Marketplace Landing that is owned by Roy F. Johns Jr. Associates. A liquidation sale is already under way at the Kmart store, which employs 143 people. To read the full Post-Gazette story, click here. To read about the Kmart…

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Moon Township Kmart Will Close Mid-July

A liquidation sale will begin on Sunday, April 27.

The Kmart on Market Place Road in Moon Township will be closing its doors in mid-July. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a liquidation sale will begin on Sunday. The 143 people employed by the store will have the opportunity to apply for positions with other Kmart and Sears stores, a company spokesman told the newspaper. For the complete story, click here. Editor's note: This article has been updated. The original listed the wrong Kmart store. ___________________ "Like" Patch on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Get our email newsletter

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Man Charged with Passing Counterfeit Money at Moon Kmart

The U.S. Secret Service also is investigating to determine if the man is manufacturing the fake cash used to buy a laptop, according to police.

A Sewickley man has been charged with purchasing a laptop with counterfeit money in Moon Township, then attempting to return the device to a local store for cash.  Craig Anthony Moore, 28, was arrested Feb. 19 at the Super Kmart on Market Place Boulevard, after store employees contacted police and said a man who purchased a laptop with counterfeit money was attempting to return it in exchange for money. Moore is believed to have bought the Acer laptop, valued at $350, on an earlier date at the Kmart location off Beaver Grade Road, according to police.  Moon Township Police have charged Moore with theft by deception, receiving stolen property, forgery and driving with a suspended license.  The U.S. Secret Service, which oversees matters …

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News Nearby: McCandless Woman Wins $400,000 after Slipping and Falling at McIntyre K-Mart

Karen Troy slipped Oct. 17, 2008 while stocking shelves.

A McCandless woman has been awarded $399,706 by an Allegheny County jury after she slipped on a freshly waxed floor while working at the McIntyre Square K-Mart in 2008, the Tribune Review reports. According to her attorney, Karen Troy, 55, fractured her back and has been unable to work for more than two years. Troy had been stocking shelves on Oct. 17, 2008 when she slipped and fell, the Trib reported.  The lawsuit said an employee of A-Li Quality Services, of Parma, Ohio, was waxing the floor and failed to post notice that the floor was slick. The jury ruled A-Li was responsible for the payout, the Trib reported. --------------- The Robinson-Moon Patch thanks the new North Allegheny Patch for sharing this article!

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Moon Man Steals Mercedes, Breaks into Kmart

The 19-year-old has also been charged in connection to a Sewickley incident.

Moon Police said the same man who burglarized a Moon Township Kmart also stole a Mercedes Benz earlier this month from Hookstown Grade Road.  Johnathan Michael Jaquay, 19, of Colony West Drive, is charged with burglary, criminal conspiracy and theft by unlawful taking after police said he broke into Kmart on Beaver Grade Road on Nov. 1 and stole video games, electronics and more than 100 packs of cigarettes.  He was also charged Jan. 5 with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after police said he took a set of car keys from a Hookstown Grade Road office and drove off with a black four-door C300 Mercedes Benz. Police said Jaquay entered Kmart through a rear garage door at 1 a.m. Nov. 1, after the store was closed.  Images…

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Women Charged with $1,300 Kmart Theft

Moon Township Police blotter for Dec. 28.

Two Pittsburgh women were charged earlier this month with attempting to steal more than $1,300 in merchandise from Super Kmart.  Police said Lynn C. Nichols, 56, and Heather Rene Short, 39, attempted to take clothing, shoes and Pittsburgh Steeler-branded merchandise from the Market Place Boulevard store at 10 p.m. Dec. 8.  Store employees told police that they witnessed the women removing tags from items and placing them into shopping bags. The total value of the items was $1,316.03.  Both Nichols and Short were charged with receiving stolen property, retail theft, criminal attempt and criminal conspiracy.  Moon Police made the following recent arrests in the township. Each incident is a reflection of police records and is not an …

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Dispatches: Layaway Angels Spread Generosity Beyond Moon, Western PA

Some Moon Township families have been beneficiaries of Kmart "angels" who have made anonymous payments on strangers' layaway accounts. Others have joined the host of generous angels who've popped up around the country during the holiday season.

Across the country this holiday season, anonymous benefactors have dropped into local Kmarts and paid off layaway balances for families with children. It’s difficult to tell where this trend of generosity started—you can see reports of the donations reported by Patch sites across the country [ above ]—but it’s clear that where “layaway angels” tread, tears of joy follow. In Moon, "angels" have worked their magic by paying down balances for at least a half-dozen families who had laid away items at the Kmart on Beaver Grade Road. Others have turned up to pay the layaway orders of customers at the Super Kmart on Marketplace Boulevard. Elsewhere in Western Pennsylvania, anonymous benefactors also have shown up and helped "a bunch" of families …

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Anonymous 'Kmart Angels' Pay Layaway Orders in Moon

The Christmas-season trend has an impact on more than a dozen customers of Moon Township Kmart stores.

It just might be Gary Kennedy's favorite part of the Christmas season.  "It actually makes me cry," said Kennedy, store manager for Kmart on Beaver Grade Road. "I get to make another call in about five minutes."  Kennedy said "Kmart angels"—anonymous donors who have been paying off Kmart layaway orders for strangers this Christmas season —have worked their magic on six families who patronize his store.  Anonymous benefactors have been dropping into Kmart locations from California to Maryland and paying the remaining layaway balance of families chosen at random. The generous trend has extended to Moon Township, Kennedy said. When a donor comes into the store, staff members choose families who are deliquent on their balances or who have …

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Moon Police Charge Two with Kmart Theft

Moon Police Blotter for Tuesday, Aug. 2.

Moon Police made the following arrests in the township. Each incident reflects police records and is not an indication of guilt.         

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Frugal Family: Laptops, Spring Water and T-Shirts

We scour local stores to come up with great bargains for your entire family.

Target Deal: Acer Notebook computers are $249 Good Through: July 23   Kmart Deal: Coexist by Cannon five-piece closet organizing sets are $9.99 Good Through: July 23   Walgreens  Deal: Ten-packs of pencils are 19 cents Good Through: July 23   Rite Aid Deal: Rite Aid-brand eight-ounce hand sanitizers are $1 each with a store wellness card Good Through: July 30   Kuhns Market Deal: Deer Park spring water three-liter bottles are 10 for $10 Good Through: July 20-26   Bath & Body Works Deal: Wallflowers plug-in room deodorizers (singles, starters and portables) are six for $24 Good Through: July 21   Aeropostale Deal: 50 percent off select style T-shirts, polos and tanks Good Through: While supplies last   Payless Shoes Deal: Women’s sandals …

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