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New Update On Food Recalls Ahead Of Thanksgiving New Update On Food Recalls Ahead Of Thanksgiving
New Update On Food Recalls Ahead Of Thanksgiving With Thanksgiving meals just a day away, there are concerns over the nation's food supply after multiple major recalls the last few days. Federal authorities are now saying that all products linked to the outbreaks are off the shelves and products currently being sold are safe to eat. After a deadly E. coli outbreak, a California-based company pulled bagged organic carrots from such popular retailers as Whole Foods, Walmart and Trader Joe's.  For the latest info from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), click here. In a Listeria outbreak linked to meat and poultry pr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Target To Replace North Jersey K-Mart Store Target To Replace North Jersey K-Mart Store
Target To Replace North Jersey K-Mart Store A new Target store is coming to North Jersey. Levin Management Corporation announced the big box retailer has signed a lease to open a 211,500-square-foot store at West Orange Plaza in West Orange (Essex County). The new store will expand the shopping center, anchored by a Whole Foods from 296,500 to 311,500 square feet, as part of a redevelopment project. Target will be taking over a spot formally occupied by a K-Mart. Redevelopment of the 32-acre Essex County property will take place in stages. A portion of the property’s main building is being renovated and expanded for the new Target …

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by Sam Barron
Business
NOW HIRING: Whole Foods Inches Closer To Jersey City Opening NOW HIRING: Whole Foods Inches Closer To Jersey City Opening
NOW Hiring: Whole Foods Inches Closer To Jersey City Opening The long-planned Whole Foods in Jersey City may soon be a reality. Signs appear the supermarket, which will be at 286 Washington St., and will cover more than 47,000 square feet, may be coming sooner rather than later.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jersey City Upfront (@jc_upfront) The store put up signage at the location and also posted job openings, with an opening date for Fall 2023. A spokeswoman for Whole Foods said there was no additional information to share. The store has been in the planning stages since 2020 and w…

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by Sam Barron
News
SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS) SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS)
SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (Photos) An Audi packed with stuff plowed into the Whole Foods store in Ridgewood Tuesday afternoon. The 2018 Q5 hit the Godwin Avenue building in the wrong spot -- a corner by the automatic doors -- causing apparent structural damage around 1:45 p.m. March 28. The elderly female driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with unspecified injuries as various items stacked to the roof tumbled out a door of the vehicle. The crash seriously damaged the vehicle and the Whole Foods building in Ridgewood on Tuesday, March 28.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE No one could initially say why…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard
Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard Authorities have announced a federal recall of popular baby bottle and sippy cup products that may have a faulty part that could prove a potential lead poisoning hazard for toddlers. Green Sprouts announced a recall of its stainless steel bottles and cups that were sold nationwide at popular box stores and online retailers because the base of the product can break off, posing a lead-poisoning risk to children, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). “The recalled stainless-steel bottles and cups bottom base can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains lead, pos…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination A manufacturer has issued a nationwide recall for two of its brands of cheese because of potential contamination with Listeria, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday, Sept. 30. Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, Michigan is recalling its Brie and Camembert cheeses due to the concerns of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.  Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stif…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Whole Foods Sets Opening Date For New Bergen County Store Whole Foods Sets Opening Date For New Bergen County Store
Whole Foods Sets Opening Date For New Bergen County Store Whole Foods has set an opening date for its Woodcliff Lake store — one of its four newest locations across the Garden State. The store, located at 500 Chestnut Ridge Rd., is slated to open on Wednesday, July 27, representatives said. The building spans nearly 48,000 square feet and is designed to “evoke a casual, modern feel” while including all of the traditional and organic small-farm produce, dairy, and other products the chain has become renowned for. The store will feature upwards of 1,000 items sourced from the Tri-State area that have been hand-picked by Chris Manca, the “Local Fora…

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by Valerie Musson
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US Marshal Justified In Killing Armed Fugitive In Paterson Wanted For Ex-GF's NYC Murder US Marshal Justified In Killing Armed Fugitive In Paterson Wanted For Ex-GF's NYC Murder
US Marshal Justified In Killing Armed Fugitive In Paterson Wanted For Ex-GF's NYC Murder A U.S. Marshal was justified in killing a fugitive ex-con who fired a shot at him and fellow officers in a Paterson apartment, a New Jersey grand jury has found. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. Canty wasn’t in the front room…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Amazon Buys MGM Studios In $8.45 Billion Deal Amazon Buys MGM Studios In $8.45 Billion Deal
Amazon Buys MGM Studios In $8.45 Billion Deal Amazon announced it will be purchasing MGM Studios in an $8.45 billion deal. The acquisition is Amazon's most expensive, following Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in 2017. Amazon made the announcement on Wednesday, and emphasized it will help preserve MGM’s heritage and catalog of films, and provide customers with greater access to these existing works. Through this acquisition, Amazon would empower MGM to continue to do what they do best: Great storytelling, the company said. "Legally Blonde," "12 Angry Men," "Basic Instinct," "Rocky," "Thelma & Louise," "Fargo," "The Handmaid's T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Whole Foods Adding 4 New Jersey Locations Whole Foods Adding 4 New Jersey Locations
Whole Foods Adding 4 New Jersey Locations Whole Foods is rapidly expanding across the U.S. with four stores planned in New Jersey. The locations are slated to open in Jersey City, Woodcliff Lake, Wayne and Skillman, its website says. Whole Foods last week issued a release announcing continued growth. "More than ever, people needed safe and reliable access to high quality groceries, and we’re proud that we were able to quickly adapt and adjust our operations to meet the moment," the grocer said.  "As a result, we played a vital role in serving our communities, expanded to serve new ones, and continued to grow Whole Foods Mark…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Drive down Route 9W in Bergen County and you'll see more bicyclists than cars. Spend some time on any Jersey Shore beach and you'll see surfers and muscles galore. As for healthy food? There seems to be a Whole Foods, Kings and boutique health food stores on any main road. It should come as no surprise, then, that New Jerseyans like to stay fit. BarBend.com is running down the towns with the fittest lifestyles by considering obesity rates, smoking, physical inactivity, exercise opportunities, access to healthy food and more. Packed with plenty of exercise opportunities, few smok…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing
Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing UPDATE: A fugitive ex-con killed during a shootout in Paterson early Wednesday was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment at 6:30 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Canty had exchanged gunfire with his pursuers before he was killed, responders said. A SWAT team then made entry into t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff
Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff UPDATE: A fugitive ex-con killed during a shootout in Paterson early Wednesday was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment at 6:30 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Canty had exchanged gunfire with his pursuers before he was killed, responders said. A SWAT team then made entry into th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Real Estate
Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete
Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete A historic upscale department store that had been shuttered for years in Newark has been fully redeveloped. The Hahne & Co. building at 50 Halsey St., was recently transformed into a mixed-use complex complete with restaurants, retail and residential units.  The building recently signed  KBG Korean BBQ & Grill as its last tenant. The entire development includes 160 units (including 65 affordable housing), a Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods, eateries including Ani Ramen, an Urgent Care and more.  It's operated by Rutgers University-Newark, and was transformed…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
SUIT: Paramus Whole Foods Worker Says Anxiety Over Black Widow Spider Bite Lead To Termination SUIT: Paramus Whole Foods Worker Says Anxiety Over Black Widow Spider Bite Lead To Termination
Suit: Paramus Whole Foods Worker Says Anxiety Over Black Widow Spider Bite Lead To Termination A former employee of Paramus' Whole Foods store is suing the company for disability discrimination, according to a recent report. Richard Highsmith says he developed too much anxiety to work in the produce section after a black widow spider bit him in the department, NJ.com said, citing the suit. The higher-ups at the Bergen Town Center store did not let the Hackensack resident switch departments following the incident, according to the suit. New Jersey discrimination laws make it illegal to discriminate against an employee for his or her age, ancestry, military service, color, creed, disa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Carjacker Tried To Stab Union Police Officer, Take Another's Gun: Authorities Carjacker Tried To Stab Union Police Officer, Take Another's Gun: Authorities
Carjacker Tried To Stab Union Police Officer, Take Another's Gun: Authorities Two police officers were injured when they helped thwart a carjacking attempt in Union Sunday, the police department said in a statement.  Shortly before 7 p.m., police were called to the parking lot of the Home Depot on Springfield Avenue, where a man, later identified as Marcus Perkins of Lindenwold, demanded the keys from person who was loading his vehicle. Perkins threatened the man with a broken bottle, police said.  The victim fled and Perkins ran towards Maplewood, according to police. An off-duty officer working security spotted Perkins in the parking lot of Whole Foods an…

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
Whole Foods Now Open In Weehawken Whole Foods Now Open In Weehawken
Whole Foods Now Open In Weehawken Whole Foods has officially opened its 20th New Jersey location, at The Shops at Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken.  The 32,000-square-foot location includes a produce department supplied in part by 50 local businesses, as well as a full-service butcher, a prepared foods section, a seafood department and a full-service coffee bar. In addition to an in-house bakery, the store will also serve up offerings from area bakeries Balthazar, Abe Muffins and By The Way Bakery, according to published reports.  Located at 1400 Waterfront Terrace, Whole Foods will be open seven days from 7 a.m. to 10…

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by Paul Milo