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Man Fatally Electrocuted Working At Yale Golf Course ID'd As 54-Year-Old Grandfather Man Fatally Electrocuted Working At Yale Golf Course ID'd As 54-Year-Old Grandfather
Man Fatally Electrocuted Working At Yale Golf Course ID'd As 54-Year-Old Grandfather Police have identified the man who was fatally electrocuted while working at the Yale Golf Course last month as a 54-year-old New Haven grandfather. Luís Alberto Marcatoma was working on a restoration project at the New Haven course on Aug. 21 when a downed power line electrocuted him, Yale Public Safety Chief Duane Lovello has said. It's unclear if the wire fell on him or if he stepped on it by mistake.   The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death an accident. Lovello said last week the case remains under investigation. He did not respond to a follo…

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by Josh Lanier
News
ICE Places Detainer On FL Trucker With Invalid NJ Driver's License, Authorities Say ICE Places Detainer On FL Trucker With Invalid NJ Driver's License, Authorities Say
ICE Places Detainer On FL Trucker With Invalid NJ Driver's License, Authorities Say An Ecuadorian man driving a commercial vehicle with a New Jersey license not valid in Florida was arrested in Bay County, FL and is now facing deportation, authorities said. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrested Roberto Carlos Vergara Cervantes, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a statement on X Sunday, Aug. 25. Uthmeier said Cervantes “is now on an ICE hold and will be deported.” Days earlier, 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, who entered the country illegally from Mexico in 2018, killed three people in a crash after he made an illegal U-turn, as reported by CBS. He had obtain…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
NJ Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Behind Wheel Of Audi To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign NJ Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Behind Wheel Of Audi To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign
NJ Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Behind Wheel Of Audi To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign Marlon Palacios, a 13-year-old Willingboro boy, has been identified as the victim killed in a car crash in Pemberton on Sunday, June 8, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. At 6:32 a.m., officers responded to a single car crash at 537 Magnolia Rd after the driver, Marlon's mother, Maria Rosa Palacios, fell asleep while traveling 50 mph, Pemberton Township Police said. The silver 2016 Audi A3 ran off the roadway and struck a tree, police said. Marlon, a front seat passenger, was transported to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Palacios …

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by Sam Barron
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FDA Proposes Nutrition Labels On Front Of Food Packages To Fight Chronic Disease FDA Proposes Nutrition Labels On Front Of Food Packages To Fight Chronic Disease
FDA Proposes Nutrition Labels On Front Of Food Packages To Fight Chronic Disease The Food and Drug Administration has proposed moving nutrition labels to the front of most packaged foods, aiming to help consumers make healthier choices, officials said. The FDA officially unveiled its proposal requiring front-of-package nutrition labels, the agency said in a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 14. This effort is part of a broader strategy to combat chronic diseases, which affect about 60 percent of Americans and account for $4.5 trillion in annual health care costs. The proposed "nutrition info box" would display saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars content i…

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by Chris Spiker