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CDC Delivers Major Update On Multistate Parasite Outbreak CDC Delivers Major Update On Multistate Parasite Outbreak
CDC Delivers Major Update On Multistate Parasite Outbreak A massive foodborne illness outbreak that sickened thousands across the US has reached a critical turning point. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday, Sept. 11, that the multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to processed iceberg lettuce has ended. “This outbreak has ended,” the CDC declared. “The number of recent infections linked to the outbreak has significantly declined. The contaminated lettuce linked to this outbreak is no longer available in stores or restaurants.” The outbreak caused 12,883 confirmed illnesses across 21 states, the CDC said. It resulted…
Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Suffolk County Police Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Suffolk County Police
Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Suffolk County Police A man was charged after police say he stabbed a 65-year-old man in the neck during a meeting inside a Long Island church basement. Daniel Escobar, 33, of Bay Shore, stabbed the man at First United Methodist Church on Broadway in  Amityville around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Suffolk County Police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Escobar fled before First Squad detectives found him on Ackerson Boulevard in Bay Shore about two hours later, police said. He was charged with first-degree assault and held overnight at the First Precinct ahead of a Saturd…
Deli Manager Cited After Health, Fire Violations Found During Inspection: Suffolk County Police Deli Manager Cited After Health, Fire Violations Found During Inspection: Suffolk County Police
Deli Manager Cited After Health, Fire Violations Found During Inspection: Suffolk County Police A deli manager was cited after police and local agencies found health and fire violations during an inspection in Huntington Station, authorities said. Second Precinct Crime Section officers conducted the State Liquor Authority inspection at Las Lajas Deli on Depot Road around 9:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Suffolk County Police said. The inspection came after a community complaint and involved the New York State Liquor Authority, Suffolk County Department of Health, Town of Huntington Fire Marshal, and the town’s ordinance inspector, police said. The Town of Huntington Fire Marshal issued th…
Here's Updated Timing For Storm System With Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Here's Updated Timing For Storm System With Heavy Rain, Strong Winds
Here's Updated Timing For Storm System With Heavy Rain, Strong Winds A pleasant start to the weekend will not last across the Northeast, as a storm system triggered by a strong cold front threatens to make parts of it wet and unsettled. Click here for a new, updated story - Potent Storm System Will Bring Drenching Downpours: Updated Timing The National Weather Service says the main window for showers and thunderstorms will develop from Saturday, Sept. 12, into Sunday morning, Sept. 13, as another disturbance moves into the region. Locally, heavy rainfall is possible, especially overnight. Around New York City and nearby areas, the National Weather Se…
Cocaine Found In DWI Stop In Suffolk County Lands 21-Year-Old In Cuffs: Police Cocaine Found In DWI Stop In Suffolk County Lands 21-Year-Old In Cuffs: Police
Cocaine Found In DWI Stop In Suffolk County Lands 21-Year-Old In Cuffs: Police A 21-year-old Long Island man was busted driving drunk with cocaine in his vehicle, police said. Jorge Isaias Saavedra Chasi, of Sag Harbor, was traveling westbound on Pantigo Road through East Hampton around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. The passenger’s side headlamp on Saavedra Chasi’s 2011 Jeep was broken, and he was seen moving unsafely from his lane and crossing the white fog line, authorities said. When cops pulled Saavedra Chasi over, they determined he was drunk and put him through field sobriety tests, which he failed, according to poli…
Causes Of Death In NY Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities Causes Of Death In NY Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities
Causes Of Death In NY Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities An official toxicology report confirmed a New York grandmother, mother, and four children all died from taking an over-the-counter sleep medication, authorities said Friday, Sept. 11. Police said Amy Steadman, 64, and Sarah Myers, 44, gave Myers’ four children fatal doses of diphenhydramine, then took suicidal doses themselves, the Albany Times-Union reported. The six relatives were all found dead inside a Mechanicville home on Tuesday, July 23. The four children — Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon — were due to visit their father, Brady …
Late-Night Montauk Beach Assault Lands Two Young Men In Handcuffs: Police Late-Night Montauk Beach Assault Lands Two Young Men In Handcuffs: Police
Late-Night Montauk Beach Assault Lands Two Young Men In Handcuffs: Police Two men were arrested for punching another man in the face during a light night incident on a Montauk beach, authorities said. Anthony M. Caggiano, 27, and Anthony G. Gadaleta, 25, were charged with third-degree assault for the attack around 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, the East Hampton Police Department announced Monday, Sept. 7. Both men punched an unidentified victim in the face at Bounce Beach, causing “a dental avulsion, tooth fracture, and multiple small lacerations about the face,” East Hampton police said. Caggiano, of Selden, and Gadaleta, of Holtsville, were both arrested Thursday, …
Heroic Long Island Firefighters Save Dog From Smoking Home Heroic Long Island Firefighters Save Dog From Smoking Home
Heroic Long Island Firefighters Save Dog From Smoking Home A house fire broke out on Long Island on Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, sparking a large emergency response. The fire occurred before 11 a.m. at a home on Ercell Drive in Wantagh, according to John F. Scalesi Jr., a member of the Nassau County Police Department commissioners’ council. Smoke was seen coming from the home’s upper floor, and a second-story window was smashed, according to photos shared by Scalesi. The Wantagh Fire Department was one of five departments that responded, Scalesi said. A dog was rescued from the home, according to Scalesi. He did not provide an update on the dog’s c…
Popular Chicken Salad Chain Expanding To NY: How To Win Free Food For Year Popular Chicken Salad Chain Expanding To NY: How To Win Free Food For Year
Popular Chicken Salad Chain Expanding To NY: How To Win Free Food For Year A fast-growing chicken salad chain popular in the South is officially making its debut in the Empire State. Chicken Salad Chick will open its first New York location on Tuesday, Sept. 22, the company said in a news release. The restaurant is located at The Shops at Village Plaza at 5 Southside Drive in Clifton Park. The Clifton Park restaurant is the first planned under a 25-location franchise agreement. New restaurants will open in major Upstate markets like Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and the Hudson Valley. The deal is the largest franchise development agreement in Chicken Sala…
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
LI Man Who Cracked Four-Pound Dog’s Skull With ‘Sadistic’ Kick Learns His Fate LI Man Who Cracked Four-Pound Dog’s Skull With ‘Sadistic’ Kick Learns His Fate
LI Man Who Cracked Four-Pound Dog’s Skull With ‘Sadistic’ Kick Learns His Fate A Long Island man convicted of killing a small dog with one swift kick had his final sentence handed down Thursday, Sept. 10. Peter Galantino, 64, of Rockville Centre, got an extra year of probation on top of his prior sentence of 14 days in jail and two years of probation, Newsday reported. Galantino’s attack on a four-pound Yorkie named Mocha turned into a six-year legal saga complete with at least one protest by local animal rights group Humane Long Island. On March 14, 2020 — one of the earliest days of the COVID pandemic — Galantino was walking his dog on Long Island, when two other d…
Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die
Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die A teen boy was rescued from an overturned boat in the Bering Sea after surviving for days without food or water while his brother and cousin died, officials said. Derek Parker Aghnaanga was found sitting on top of a capsized skiff about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 7, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The 15-year-old had been fishing for halibut with his older brother and cousin when the small boat overturned. The three had left on Friday, Sept. 4, from Savoonga, a city on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska's News Source reported. …