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Court Discontinues Lawsuit Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Westchester Eatery Court Discontinues Lawsuit Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Westchester Eatery
Court Discontinues Lawsuit Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Westchester Eatery A court has discontinued a lawsuit filed against a restaurant chain by a Connecticut woman who claimed she found herself chewing on part of a severed human finger while eating a salad served at one of the company's locations in New York.  The lawsuit, filed against Rye Brook-based Chop't Creative Salad Company LLC by Fairfield County resident Allison Cozzi of Greenwich, was discontinued by the Westchester County Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11.  Cozzi, who brought the suit against Chop't in November, claimed she found part of a severed finger inside her meal…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Westchester Diner Closes For Mother's Day Weekend After Virus Reported Westchester Diner Closes For Mother's Day Weekend After Virus Reported
Westchester Diner Closes For Mother's Day Weekend After Virus Reported Click here for an updated story: Mamaroneck Diner Remains Closed Following Illnesses A popular Westchester County diner is closed for Mother's Day weekend after it says several people became ill after because of a "common virus." The Mamaroneck Diner on Boston Post Road said it will remain closed until Monday, May 13. "It has recently been brought to our attention that a few people have gotten ill from a common virus in and or around our diner," the diner stated in a statement late Friday night and now posted on the diner's front door (see second video above). "A…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Westchester Restaurant, Causing Serious Damage Car Slams Into Westchester Restaurant, Causing Serious Damage
Car Slams Into Westchester Restaurant, Causing Serious Damage A driver slammed her car into Tombolino Ristorante in Yonkers, landing partially through the wall and causing serious damage. According to Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick, the incident took place around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday as the woman was leaving the adjacent bank parking lot.  There were no injuries, and the Kimball Avenue restaurant is still expected to be able to open in time for its busy Mother's Day. Fitzpatrick said it took several hours to shore up the building, inside and out.  The incident was the second time in a week a Westchester driver drove into a restaurant. A …

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by Kathy Reakes