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Nationwide Recall Issued For 58M Pounds Of Snack Products Nationwide Recall Issued For 58M Pounds Of Snack Products
Nationwide Recall Issued For 58M Pounds Of Snack Products A popular grab-and-go snack is off the menu after an unusual problem turned up in the batter. Federal food safety officials said The Hillshire Brands Company is recalling about 58,000,000 pounds of corn dog and sausage-on-a-stick products that may contain pieces of wood embedded in the batter, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.  The items were packaged between March 17, 2025 and Sept. 26, 2025. The recalled products bear establishment numbers EST-582 or P-894 on the package. They were sold online and shipped nationwide to retail and foo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester A 69-year-old man from the Hudson Valley was injured in an explosion inside a school district maintenance building in Westchester that also caused a small fire.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 13 just before 1:20 p.m., when an oil tank explosion was reported at a Mamaroneck School District maintenance building and garage at 119 Gertrude Ave., according to Lt. Mark Gatta of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  The building is located across from the Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School.  Arriving police and fire crews found that a vapor explosion had occurred,…

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by Ben Crnic & Michael Mashburn
Schools
$12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts $12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts
$12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts A half dozen school districts in the region will receive over $12 million in federal funding to pay for electric school buses. Six districts, located in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Montgomery, and Warren counties, were awarded nearly $12,080,000 in federal rebate funding through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Clean School Bus Program. The program is meant to help underserved districts transition to low or no emission buses without overburdening local taxpayers, Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office said. “This $12+ million federal boost will help power schools in the Capital Regio…

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by Michael Mashburn