The Ocean State Job Lot store in Groton is closing.

The store, located at 941 Poquonnock Road, will close in mid-October.

A pre-closing sale started on Thursday and items are being offered at 30% off, according to a news release.

Employees will be offered an equivalent position at a nearby Ocean State Job Lot, according to a statement.

“We appreciate the community’s support over the last 21 years, and thank each of our valued associates who have helped to make the Groton store successful. As a thank you to our loyal customers before we close this location, we are pleased to offer the community a 30-percent sale storewide with a few exceptions,” John Conforti, chief financial officer of Ocean State Job Lot, said in a statement.

Ocean State Job Lot was founded in 1977 and there are 153 stores in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Connecticut Ocean State Job Lot locations

• Berlin
• Bloomfield
• Bristol
• Canton
• Clinton
• Danbury
• Danielson
• East Haven
• Enfield
• Gales Ferry
• Griswold
• Litchfield
• Manchester
• Meriden
• Milford
• Naugatuck
• Old Saybrook
• Orange
• Seymour
• Southington
• Torrington
• Vernon
• Waterbury
• Waterford
• Wethersfield
• Willimantic
• Windsor Locks

Associated Press

Connecticut Sun (27-10, 13-6 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (24-13, 10-8 Western Conference)

Las Vegas; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces will look for its 25th win this season when the Aces host the Connecticut Sun.

The Aces are 11-7 on their home court. Las Vegas scores 86.2 points while outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game.

The Sun are 14-5 on the road. Connecticut scores 80.3 points while outscoring opponents by 6.6 points per game.

Las Vegas averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 6.4 per game Connecticut gives up. Connecticut averages 80.3 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 81.3 Las Vegas gives up to opponents.

The teams square off for the third time this season. In the last matchup on Sept. 6 the Aces won 72-67 led by 27 points from Kelsey Plum, while Brionna Jones scored 17 points for the Sun.

TOP PERFORMERS: A’ja Wilson is scoring 27.0 points per game and averaging 12.1 rebounds for the Aces.

Alyssa Thomas is averaging 10.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals for the Sun.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aces: 7-3, averaging 81.8 points, 31.7 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.

Sun: 7-3, averaging 80.7 points, 32.2 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points.

INJURIES: Aces: None listed.

Sun: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

It was a busy night in New Haven Friday as the city hosted not only the annual Grand Prix bike race, but also a big gathering of local pizza joints.

The cheese is oozing and the crust coming out with its signature char. New Haven apizza at its finest, delighting visitors.

“It’s New Haven. Of course it’s good,” Pete DeSimone, of Milford, said.

It’s all part of the ninth annual Apizza Feast on College Street, a festival of 21 different pizza places across the city, state and even New York and Chicago.

It’s being held in conjunction with the annual Grand Prix. Bicyclists zipped by downtown New Haven.

For some, the main attraction is a warm slice of apizza.

“It’s awesome because they’re all good in their own way and everybody loves it,” Maureen Hinman, of Wallingford, said.

Among those doing it their own way is Longobardi’s Wood Fired Apizza.

“It’s not just about my pizza, but everybody’s pizza. Like I said, I got a lot of good friends here,” Matt Longobardi, owner of Longobardi’s Wood Fired Apizza, said.

Organizers say the Apizza Feast has grown from seeing about 4,000 visitors to now pushing 20,000 visitors over nine years. They say it showcases the pinnacle of pizza prestige.

“When you have all these pizza places, we are the pizza capitol of America right here, and we got the best pizza in the world,” Colin Caplan, who heads Taste of New Haven, said.

Many visitors would agree.

“New Haven, Connecticut. What more can you ask?” Hinman said.

Organizers of the Apizza Feast say they plan on coming back next year with hopefully even more pizza places taking part.