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Hepatitis Confirmed In Westchester Event Space Employee Hepatitis Confirmed In Westchester Event Space Employee
Hepatitis Confirmed In Westchester Event Space Employee The Westchester County Health Department is warning anyone who attended a recent special event at the Factoria in Peekskill may have been exposed to hepatitis A. A worker at the event held on Saturday, Feb. 15, was found to be working while infectious, the health department said. Anyone who attended the event may have been exposed, the department said. In an abundance of caution, because Fin & Brew shares an ice machine with the event space, patrons who ate at the restaurant on Sunday, Feb. 16, or Wednesday, Feb. 19, also could have been exposed, the department said. The Health Depart…
Westchester's Beer Scene Is 'Hopping:' Captain Lawrence Founder Tells Why Westchester's Beer Scene Is 'Hopping:' Captain Lawrence Founder Tells Why
Westchester's Beer Scene Is 'Hopping:' Captain Lawrence Founder Tells Why Since hitting the scene in 2006, first in Pleasantville and now in Elmsford, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. has become the "granddaddy," if you will, of Westchester brewers.  The company headed by Founder & Brewmaster Scott Vaccaro, an elder craft beer statesman at the ripe "old age" of 39, churns out approximately 25,000 barrels of beer each year, much of which is sold throughout New York and the Mid-Atlantic. Since starting his company 12 years ago, other breweries have tapped into the county's thirst for more innovative suds, among them Broken Bow in Tuckahoe, Peeks…