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Tornado Watch Issued For Much Of Region, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16.
It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester.
A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service.
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$30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say
Four men from New York and Massachusetts, including a police chief, are accused of making millions of dollars through an insider trading scheme involving one pharmaceutical company’s acquisition of another.
The case, announced by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, June 29, is one of four separate insider trading cases that reportedly generated a combined $30 million for those involved.
Named in the case are:
Shawn Cronin, age 43, of Dighton in Bristol County, Massachusetts and chief of the Dighton Police Department
Joseph Dupont, age 44, of Rehoboth…
New Item Added To Recall Of Spinach, Kale, Collard Green Products Due To Listeria Risk
A new item has just been added to a recall announced late last week for brands of vegetable products due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
Lancaster Foods announced the recall of Robinson Fresh, Lancaster, and Giant brand Kale, Spinach, and Collard Green products produced at the company’s Jessup, Maryland facility and distributed through retailers and distributors in the states of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.
The recall was initiated after notification that a random sample of a single bag of Chopped Kale Gree…
Popular New England Coffee Chain Opens First Capital Region Location
Java heads have a new place to get their caffeine fix after a popular New England coffee chain opened its first location in the region.
Aroma Joe’s, located in Troy at 666 Hoosick Road, held its grand opening on Monday, May 8, the company announced on Instagram.
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Founded in East Rochester, New Hampshire in 2000 by four cousins, the company has gone on to open over 70 locations in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Florida, according to its w…