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Fundraiser For Mom, Daughter, 11, Gunned Down In Central Mass Surpasses $50K Fundraiser For Mom, Daughter, 11, Gunned Down In Central Mass Surpasses $50K
Fundraiser For Mom, Daughter, 11, Gunned Down In Central Mass Surpasses $50K More than 650 people have donated to a fundraiser that will go to the family of a mom and 11-year-old daughter who were gunned down in their car last week in Worcester.  Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella were shot and killed inside their car in the area of Lisbon Street at Englewood Avenue around 3 p.m. on March 5. Two men have since been arrested in the slayings.  The GoFundMe hopes to raise $100,000, some of which will cover the burial costs for Chasity Nuñez and 11-year-old Zella Nuñez. The remaining money will go to the care of Chasity's 2-year-old daughter Isla and he…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Man Recruited Teen Foster Child For Sex Work In Mass, NY, CT: Feds Boston Man Recruited Teen Foster Child For Sex Work In Mass, NY, CT: Feds
Leon Blount Admits Taking Girl From Mass To CT, NY For Sex A 31-year-old man from Boston admitted to trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex at hotels in Hartford, Connecticut, and New York City, officials said. Leon Blount III met the girl, identified as Jane Doe 2, while she was living at a Massachusetts group home for adolescents, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts.  He pleaded guilty to three counts of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and is set for sentencing on April 24. Related: Carlos Casillas Gets 18 Years For Sex Trafficking Teen Girl Blount has been in custody sin…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
Fatal Christmas Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In Collision Involving Massachusetts Man Fatal Christmas Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In Collision Involving Massachusetts Man
Fatal Christmas Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In Collision Involving Massachusetts Man A New York woman was killed in a Christmas morning crash in Connecticut. It happened around 9:05 a.m. in Middlesex County on the I-91 northbound Exit 20 onramp in Middletown. A 2007 Toyota Corolla veered into the center lane and hit a 2019 Chrysler 300, according to state police. Both vehicles rolled into the grassy median. A 2019 Chrysler 300 was traveling near on-ramp in the center lane of three and a 2007 Toyota Corolla was traveling in the right lane to the right of the Chrysler.  For an unknown reason, the Corolla veered into the center lane and collided with the Chrysler,&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Ice Cream Company Recalls All 91 Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination Ice Cream Company Recalls All 91 Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination
Ice Cream Company Recalls All 91 Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination A popular New York-based ice cream company has recalled nearly all 100 of its products due to possible Listeria contamination. Click here for a related story - New Ice Cream Recall Issued Due To Undeclared Ingredient The Ice Cream House, located in Brooklyn, is voluntarily recalling all 91 of its dairy ice cream products and non-dairy (parve) frozen dessert products, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall is related to the Soft Serve on the go cups which had been previously recalled by Real Kosher Ice Cream, Inc. where two cases of illnesses have been r…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In Mass, 18 States: FDA Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In Mass, 18 States: FDA
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In Mass, 18 States: FDA Hospitalizations have led a New York-based company to recall its packages of soft-serve ice cream — in 19 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.  Two people have reported becoming ill in New York and Pennsylvania after consuming Soft Serve On The Go by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, according to the FDA recall notice issued on Wednesday, Aug. 9.  "Both individuals were hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported to date," the FDA said. After the first patient in Pennsylvania became ill, the state's Department of Agriculture tested samples of the product and found Li…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Van Leeuwen Recalls 4,000 Ice Cream Pints Due To Undeclared Ingredient Van Leeuwen Recalls 4,000 Ice Cream Pints Due To Undeclared Ingredient
Van Leeuwen Recalls 4,000 Ice Cream Pints Due To Undeclared Ingredient More than 4,000 pints of ice cream are being recalled by a New York-based manufacturer due to an undeclared ingredient. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream of Brooklyn says frozen 14-ounce pints of its French Ice Cream product "Brown Sugar Chunk” may contain an undeclared allergen, walnuts.  "People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products," according to the FDA. The recalled products are distributed nationally in retail stores.  The product comes in a reddish-brown package with black le…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New York Fugitive Slashed Boston 75-Year-Old's Throat, Ate His Food, Slept On His Couch: DA New York Fugitive Slashed Boston 75-Year-Old's Throat, Ate His Food, Slept On His Couch: DA
New York Fugitive Slashed Boston 75-Year-Old's Throat, Ate His Food, Slept On His Couch: DA A Brooklyn fugitive searched two floors of a West End apartment building for an unlocked door before entering the apartment of a 75-year-old and killing him brutally, according to the office of Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.   The apartment's resident, David MacDonald, often left his door unlocked so services like Meals On Wheels could easily enter his apartment, according to the DA's office. Dion Pelzer entered the apartment building, located at 65 Martha Road, around 9:30 p.m. on February 15, 2023, and took advantage of MacDonald's unlocked door, entering his a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Duo Flees Cops In Car Stolen From Boston After Stealing From Mall, Police Say Duo Flees Cops In Car Stolen From Boston After Stealing From Mall, Police Say
Duo Flees Cops In Car Stolen From Boston After Stealing From Mall, Police Say Two women face numerous charges after stealing from a mall in New York and then leading authorities on a lengthy chase in a stolen vehicle from Massachusetts, police said.  The incident started in Northern Westchester on Tuesday, March 7 around 2:45 p.m., when police responded to the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights to investigate a theft at the Ulta Beauty store, according to Yorktown Police.  When arriving at the mall, officers saw the suspect and a passenger driving through the parking lot and tried to pull the vehicle over. However, the car did not stop and drive away…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
NYC Cookie Chain Bringing 'Ooey-Gooey' Goodness To Boston Area NYC Cookie Chain Bringing 'Ooey-Gooey' Goodness To Boston Area
NYC Cookie Chain Bringing 'Ooey-Gooey' Goodness To Boston Area A New York City-based cookie chain that is known for their soft and gooey specialties is breaking into the Boston area this year, according to the company.  Chip City is expanding outside the Empire State with three planned Boston-area locations, a company spokesperson told Daily Voice. The two Boston locations include one shop at 316 Newbury Street and another across from the TD Garden. Chip City will also open at Arsenal Yards in Watertown around the middle of the year, the spokesperson said.  The inside of a Chip City locationChip City Chip City, which started in Queens in 2017, has…

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by David Cifarelli
Sports
Boston Resident, Former UPenn Basketball Player Cameron Gunter Dies, 31 Boston Resident, Former UPenn Basketball Player Cameron Gunter Dies, 31
Boston Resident, Former UPenn Basketball Player Cameron Gunter Dies, 31 Former University of Pennsylvania basketball player Cameron Gunter died on Thursday, Jan. 19, the team announced on Twitter. He was 31 years old. Cameron graduated from Ridley High School (Class of 2014), and went on to play for the Penn basketball team while earning his degree in communications and commerce. The 6-foot-9 forward played in 91 games at Penn and had a career-high of 12 points in 15 minutes of action during a loss against Harvard, according to a report by The Daily Pennsylvanian. Born in Morton, Cameron had been living in Boston, MA at the time of his death, but previously s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk A Brooklyn-based company is recalling Enoki mushrooms that were imported from Korea which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA announced that H&C Food Inc. is recalling 7.05-ounce Enoki mushrooms that were important from Green Co. and distributed to supermarkets in New York, Maryland, and Virginia. The mushrooms subject to recall were distributed between Saturday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, March 5. According to the FDA, the mushrooms were sold in a clear plastic packaging with a green label, UPC code of 831211204181, and “H&C Food Inc.” on the back of the package. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA
Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA People at a Boston home heard a rumbling in their kitchen late in the evening on Christmas Eve, but it wasn't a hungry Saint Nick making all that racket, authorities said. It was a man police said had stolen a car, cash, and several other items and was searching for more.  Oliver Sampeur, 25, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with unarmed burglary, larceny from a building, larceny over $1,200, theft of a motor vehicle, and receiving stolen property, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Sampeur has no criminal record and was released on his own recognizance, the prose…

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by Josh Lanier
Real Estate
'Nothing Else Like It': $14.9M Estate Poised To Break Local Record In New England Town 'Nothing Else Like It': $14.9M Estate Poised To Break Local Record In New England Town
'Nothing Else Like It': $14.9M Estate Poised To Break Local Record In New England Town An estate that was listed for sale earlier this year is the most expensive property on the market in a Fairfield County town, according to a new report from CNBC. Orchard's End, located in New Canaan, at 544 Oenoke Ridge is listed for sale at $14.9 million. The property's listing agent said she believes the sale of the property will beat the current record of the most expensive home sold in New Canaan, CNBC reported.  The record is currently held by a mansion sold for $14.3 million in 2014, the news outlet said. “It’s the crown jewel of New Canaan built with the highest quality mate…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Recall Issued For Electric Bicycles Due To Crash, Injury Hazards Recall Issued For Electric Bicycles Due To Crash, Injury Hazards
Recall Issued For Electric Bicycles Due To Crash, Injury Hazards A New York-based company has recalled more than 2,000 electric bicycles due to injury hazards and two reports of hospitalizations. Brompton Bicycle, which is based in Brooklyn, announced the recall of about 2,230 of its Electric Folding Bicycles on Thursday, June 9. The company said the bicycles' mudguards are positioned too close to the front wheel, which can result in the wheel locking up and leading to a sudden decelaration of the bicycle if an object gets caught between the mudguard and the front tire. The company has received 10 reports of faulty mudguards causing the bicycles to cras…

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by Nicole Valinote