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Farmers' Almanac Releases Winter 2022-23 Predictions Farmers' Almanac Releases Winter 2022-23 Predictions
Farmers' Almanac Releases Winter 2022-23 Predictions While you were cooling off at the pool this week, the Farmers' Almanac released its predictions for Winter 2022-23. "A cold December and a very cold January might make readers in the Northeast shake and shiver," said the FA, who released its extended winter forecast on Wednesday, Aug. 3. Winter is expected to make an appearance much earlier this year than last, with December 2022 looking stormy — especially on the East Coast. The latter portion of January will be packed with snow in the east, followed by "what might be one of the coldest outbreaks of arctic air we have seen in several year…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son
Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son A former New Jersey resident faces federal prison time after being convicted of kidnapping his son and failing to return him from India. Amitkumar Kanubhai Patel, 38, a naturalized U.S. citizen who previously lived in Edison, fled with the child in July 2017 before settling in Vadodara, federal authorities said. He was captured in England three years later. Patel had lived with the child’s mother from August 2015 through July 2017. Their son was born in November 2016. According to her, Patel wanted to take the boy to India to introduce him to his parents and obtain DNA testing that he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Nationwide Recall Issued For Brand Of Blueberries Due To Levels Of Lead Nationwide Recall Issued For Brand Of Blueberries Due To Levels Of Lead
Nationwide Recall Issued For Brand Of Blueberries Due To Levels Of Lead A company has issued an urgent recall of blueberries sold in the United States due to the potential presence of lead levels above the FDA's recommended limits.  BrandStorm Inc. announced the recall of two lots of its Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberry pouches on Thursday, July 14. The company said the pouches were distributed in the US through retail and online stores.  As of the announcement, the company said it hadn't received any reports of adverse reactions linked to the recalled blueberries. The recall includes the following products: Lot 2021363-1, Best By Date…

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by Nicole Valinote
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NJ TikToker Might Be Most Famous Pizzaiolo In America NJ TikToker Might Be Most Famous Pizzaiolo In America
NJ TikToker Might Be Most Famous Pizzaiolo In America Salvatore Mandreucci aims to entertain and inspire. And the 25-year-old Mercer County pizzaiolo is good at it, too. Known as SallySlices on TikTok and Instagram, Mandreucci has more than 4 million combined followers making him the most famous pizzaiolo in the US, as first reported by the New York Post. His videos attract customers from across the US to his dad's shop, Marcello’s Pizza Grill in Hamilton Square, and the phone rings off the hook with people looking to talk to him. But he's in the back making the product and his content. Nearly every day, Mendreucci posts a video of him effort…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ
Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ A native Albanian who found asylum after entering the United States illegally more than two decades ago was charged with transporting 68 pounds of pot through Bergen County. Flamor Djokovic, a 37-year-old restaurant owner from Michigan, was stopped and arrested in Lodi on Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Djokovic was 14 when his family smuggled him out of the former Yugoslavia in 1999 amid what their lawyer at the time said was persecution for their political and social activities -- specifically for helping Albanians in Montenegro and providing safe passage to Albania f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Recall Issued For 400K Umbrellas Sold At Costco Due To Fire And Burn Hazards Recall Issued For 400K Umbrellas Sold At Costco Due To Fire And Burn Hazards
Recall Issued For 400K Umbrellas Sold At Costco Due To Fire And Burn Hazards Hundreds of thousands of outdoor umbrellas sold nationwide at Costco locations are being recalled due to fire and burn hazards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert for 10-foot SunVilla Corporation “Solar LED Market Umbrellas” that have lithium-ion batteries in the base that can overheat. Approximately 400,000 units sold in the US are subject to the recall, which was announced on Thursday, June. 23 by CPSC. The recalled products come in a variety of colors, featuring LED lights on the arms of the umbrella and a black solar panel battery puck at the top. To date, …

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by Zak Failla
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Monkeypox Case Confirmed In NJ Monkeypox Case Confirmed In NJ
Monkeypox Case Confirmed In NJ New Jersey has its first case of Monkeypox, health officials confirmed. The case was detected in Jersey City and announced Monday, June 20 by city officials on Twitter. "Our health officials are working closely with the CDC," the tweet reads. "In an effort to keep you informed and updated, we will post any further information here as needed." Several clusters of monkeypox have been reported starting in May 2022 in several countries that don't normally report monkeypox, including in the US.  Several individuals associated with these clusters self-identify as men who have sex with men,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma
WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma The World Health Organization will officially rename monkeypox to make clear that it isn’t African and remove the possibility of offending anyone by making a particular race or skin complexion the face of the disease. The concerns about racism and stigma are similar to those that convinced the WHO to rename SARS-CoV-2 after it became commonly called the China or Wuhan virus. With more than 1,600 reported human infections in over two dozen countries, the WHO is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it cau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CDC Warns Of Rise In Melatonin Poisoning In Kids Nationwide CDC Warns Of Rise In Melatonin Poisoning In Kids Nationwide
CDC Warns Of Rise In Melatonin Poisoning In Kids Nationwide Health officials are warning of an increase in melatonin poisoning among children. Over the past decade, the number of pediatric ingestions of melatonin rose 530%, with more than 260,000 ingestions reported between 2012 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Melatonin became the most frequently ingested substance among kids reported to national poison control centers in 2020, the CDC said. Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced by the body that regulates sleep-wake cycles, but is also sold as supplements. While the supplements are regulated by the …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Strawberries Sold At These Supermarkets Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Strawberries Sold At These Supermarkets
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Strawberries Sold At These Supermarkets An outbreak of hepatitis A linked to strawberries is under investigation in the United States and Canada, the Food and Drug Administration said. The multi-state, multi-territory outbreak is potentially connected to fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and HEB, purchased between Saturday, March 5, 2022, and Monday, April 25, 2022. The products were sold at the following retailers, including, but not limited to: Aldi HEB Kroger Safeway Sprouts Farmers Market Trader Joe’s Walmart Weis Markets WinCo Foods A total of 17 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations have been reported nationwid…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Child Dies Days After CDC Issues Nationwide Alert For Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Child Dies Days After CDC Issues Nationwide Alert For Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak
Child Dies Days After CDC Issues Nationwide Alert For Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Just days after the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued a national alert to doctors over a mystery hepatitis outbreak, the death of a child has now been confirmed, the World Health Organization announced. At least 169 cases have now been reported in the United States and 11 other countries, the WHO said, adding that the cases range from those in the ages of 1 month to 16 years old. The CDC notified clinicians and public health authorities on Thursday, April 21 about a cluster of children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection, asking all physicians to be on …

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by Joe Lombardi
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America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden
America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden Among the abundance of hyperlocal real estate sites that look to lure customers by rating locations is one that includes Camden, Trenton and Paterson among the 100 most dangerous cities in the United States. NeighborhoodScout.com uses the violent crime rate per 1,000 residents as its criteria to determine how likely you are to become a victim in each particular city. It then shows the safest neighborhoods around those urban areas. The worst for this year, it says, is Monroe, LA, with a crime rate of 29.4 per 1,000 residents, giving citizens a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim. Bunched b…

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by Jerry DeMarco