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Trader Joe's Recalling Basil Due To Salmonella Outbreak Trader Joe's Recalling Basil Due To Salmonella Outbreak
Trader Joe's Recalling Basil Due To Salmonella Outbreak Trader Joe's is recalling Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil that was sold across the country in 2.5-ounce clamshell packaging due to concerns of Salmonella contamination. This week, the supermarket giant issued an alert cautioning shoppers in 29 states, as well as Washington, DC, not to consume the product as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigates a reported outbreak of Salmonella. Trader Joes is recalling Infinite Herbs Organic Basil FDA According to the FDA, "Trader Joe’s has already voluntarily removed all Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil packed in 2.5-oz clamshell pa…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store
Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store It’s the end of an era for bakery bargain shoppers as longtime staple Freihofer’s Bakery Outlet has permanently closed. The discount bakery chain has shuttered dozens of stores across the Northeast, including all of its New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts locations. “After careful analysis and consideration, we made the difficult decision to permanently close 28 of our outlet stores…” a representative for Bimbo Bakeries, Freihofer's parent company, told Daily Voice. Any leftover products were expected to be donated to local food banks. “We appreciate all of our associates who worked …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
FDA Recalls Westport Oysters After Norovirus Outbreak FDA Recalls Westport Oysters After Norovirus Outbreak
FDA Recalls Westport Oysters After Norovirus Outbreak The US Food and Drug Administration has recalled oysters grown and harvested in Connecticut following an outbreak of norovirus. In a notice on Thursday, March 14, the FDA said the outbreak was caused by oysters sold by Norwalk-based Norm Bloom and Son harvested in February. Although the FDA did not give many how many people were sickened, they did reveal the contaminated batch was associated with an outbreak in Minnesota. In the notice, the FDA warned consumers that the oysters were also sold to restaurants and retailers throughout Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift's Relatives From CT, Include This Famous Poet, Ancestry Reveals Taylor Swift's Relatives From CT, Include This Famous Poet, Ancestry Reveals
Taylor Swift's Relatives From CT, Include This Famous Poet, Ancestry Reveals From one “tortured poet” to another: the uber-famous Taylor Swift is related to another famous wordsmith, who happens to be from Massachusetts. Taylor Swift, the internationally-loved pop star who recently announced her upcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department,” was discovered to be related to iconic poet Emily Dickinson, NBC’s TODAY Show announced on Monday, March 4. According to Ancestry, who revealed the star-studded lineage to TODAY, Swift and Dickinson are both descendants of a 17th-century English immigrant, who was an early settler in Connecticut, in the Hartford County t…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Former CT Police Officer Faces New Burglary Charge Former CT Police Officer Faces New Burglary Charge
Former CT Police Officer Faces New Burglary Charge A former Connecticut police officer who has been charged in numerous crimes sprees has been arrested again for allegedly burglarizing a restaurant and bar and making off with $76,000 in cash and items.  Hartford County resident Patrick Hemingway, age 37,  of Glastonbury, was charged on Wednesday, Feb. 28, for the Thursday, May 4, 2023 crime in Wethersfield. According to the Wethersfield Police, an investigation by the Detective Bureau, found that Hemingway had allegedly broke into Lucky Lou's Bar and Grill at 222 Main St., and made off with the cash and items.  Police said h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Young New Canaan HS Grad Remembered As Talented Musician After Untimely Death Young New Canaan HS Grad Remembered As Talented Musician After Untimely Death
Young New Canaan HS Grad Remembered As Talented Musician After Untimely Death A freshman at a prestigious Massachusetts college who graduated from a Connecticut high school in 2023 is being remembered as a brilliant musician who always followed his curiosity into success.  The death of Fairfield County resident Toby Woods, a 2023 graduate of New Canaan High School who was a freshman at Williams College in the Berkshire County town of Williamstown, was announced by officials at both schools on Friday, Feb. 23.  Earlier Report - Young New Canaan HS Grad Dies: 'He Will Be Sorely Missed,' Superintendent Says In a letter to students, faculty, and staff, Wi…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Dole Recalls Salads Sold In 25 States, Including CT, Due To Possible Listeria Contamination Dole Recalls Salads Sold In 25 States, Including CT, Due To Possible Listeria Contamination
Dole Recalls Salads Sold In 25 States, Including CT, Due To Possible Listeria Contamination A recall has been issued for several Dole Fresh Vegetables salad kits due to possible Listeria contamination. Dole says the kits were processed on the same line as cheeses produced by Rizo-López Foods, which recalled a line of its dairy products, including cheeses. Related story - Deadly Cheeses Prompt Massive Recall Nationwide: CDC, FDA, USDA "This recall notification is being issued due to the potential for cross-contamination of cheese contained in certain master packs by cheese potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes from our packaged cheese supplier," Dole sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Western Mass Summer Camp: DA Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Western Mass Summer Camp: DA
Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Western Mass Summer Camp: DA A 72-year-old former Olympic hurdler will plead guilty to molesting multiple boys while serving as a Massachusetts summer camp counselor and coach in the 1970s.  Conrad Avondale Mainwaring is expected to enter a guilty plea on Feb. 8 to charges of indecent assault and battery on boys 14 or younger, the Berkshire County District Attorney said. He was facing 12 counts, but it is unclear how many he will admit to.  Related: Former Olympian Facing New Charges For Assault On Child In Western Mass Mainwaring worked as a camp counselor at Camp Greylock for Boys, which taught sports…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Can You Guess? New Study Reveals CT's Favored Dog Breed Can You Guess? New Study Reveals CT's Favored Dog Breed
Can You Guess? New Study Reveals CT's Favored Dog Breed Thanks to a new study, Connecticut's preferred breed of four-legged friends has been revealed.  According to a study by PetLab, the Nutmeg State's favored and most searched-for breed of dog is the Golden Retriever.  To determine this, PetLab's pet nutrition experts used Google's Keyword Planner to look at more than 200 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club alongside search terms such as "buy" and "adopt." This allowed them to produce a ranking for each US state's most searched-for breed over the last 12 months.  Connecticut is certainly not alone in this prefere…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
CT Actor Jokes About Viral Cheeseburger Photo After Critics' Choice Win CT Actor Jokes About Viral Cheeseburger Photo After Critics' Choice Win
CT Actor Jokes About Viral Cheeseburger Photo After Critics' Choice Win An actor from Connecticut took home an award for best actor at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for his role as a teacher at a Massachusetts boarding school, and he spoke on his newfound internet fame. “Wow, guys, I didn’t think my week could get any better than going viral for eating a cheeseburger,” New Haven native Paul Giamatti jokingly said in his acceptance speech on Sunday, Jan. 14. The 56-year-old actor also won an award at the Golden Globes for his part in “The Holdovers” and then went viral for a photo of himself eating at an In-N-Out Burger joint. Giamatti played a longtime teac…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
Triple-Fatal Plane Crash: 29-Year-Old Student Pilot From CT ID'd As One Of Victims Triple-Fatal Plane Crash: 29-Year-Old Student Pilot From CT ID'd As One Of Victims
Triple-Fatal Plane Crash: 29-Year-Old Student Pilot From CT ID'd As One Of Victims A Connecticut resident has been identified as one of three people killed in a small plane crash in northern Massachusetts. The Baron Twin-Piston was located at approximately 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 in a small clearing in the woods within the Leyden Wildlife Management Area in Franklin County, Massachusetts, near the border of the city of Greenfield and the town of Leyden. The three occupants, all of whom were in the crashed plane, were determined to be dead by Greenfield Firefighters and American Medical Response paramedics, Massachusetts State Police said. Late Monday morning, Jan. 15,…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
New Storm Approaches CT: Eversource Preparing For More Power Outages, Damage New Storm Approaches CT: Eversource Preparing For More Power Outages, Damage
New Storm Approaches CT: Eversource Preparing For More Power Outages, Damage Ahead of an upcoming storm system that has the potential to bring gusty winds and downpours to Connecticut and Massachusetts, Eversource is detailing how it is preparing to respond to more power outages brought about by the weather.  In a statement on Thursday evening, Jan. 11, Eversource representatives said they are currently making preparations for a storm system predicted to arrive on Friday night, Jan. 12, and continue into Saturday, Jan. 13.  Related Report - Here's When To Expect Heaviest Rain, Strongest Winds From New Storm, Upcoming Snow Chances The storm may bring …

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by Ben Crnic