NY Store Among Six New JCPenney Store Closures Announced NY Store Among Six New JCPenney Store Closures Announced
NY Store Among Six New JCPenney Store Closures Announced A New York location is one of six JCPenney stores nationally that will be closing by the end of April. The store is located on Long Island at the Green Acres Mall on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Valley Stream. A company spokesperson confirmed the closure to Business Insider. The other locations scheduled to close by April 24 are in Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, Business Insider reported.
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Egg White, Potato Salads Due To Possible Listeria Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Egg White, Potato Salads Due To Possible Listeria
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Egg White, Potato Salads Due To Possible Listeria Two varieties of salads sold at Trader Joe’s in New York and Connecticut are being recalled due to potential Listeria contamination. Trader Joe's Egg Salad in six-ounce quantities, and 20-ounce containers of Trader Joe's Old Fashioned Potato Salad dated for use through Friday, Dec. 27, are being voluntarily pulled from the shelves by Bakkavor Foods USA, to the FDA. The recalled products were distributed to Trader Joe’s retail stores in Alabama, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michiga…
Listeria Concerns Prompt Recall Of Some Trader Joe's Fresh Products Listeria Concerns Prompt Recall Of Some Trader Joe's Fresh Products
Listeria Concerns Prompt Recall Of Some Trader Joe's Fresh Products Trader Joe’s has issued a recall for fresh food products shipped to the area that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The grocery conglomerate announced this week that is recalling refrigerated products that were sold in Alabama, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin stores. The recall is part of the…
NYC Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Homes In Fairfield County, Police Say NYC Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Homes In Fairfield County, Police Say
NYC Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Homes In Fairfield County, Police Say Two men from New York City were arrested as they retrieved $42,800 in payments sent by victims of a telephone scam to vacant homes for sale in Fairfield County, police say. Police received a complaint on Tuesday, Nov. 19, of suspicious activity concerning the delivery of packages to vacant homes for sale.  On Friday, Nov. 22, police received a call from a UPS security about suspicious deliveries scheduled to be delivered to two vacant homes for sale in eastern Fairfield County in the town of Monroe.  Surveillance was set up on each of the homes. A vehicle was observed driving pas…
Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare
Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare An area company is recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of salad products that may be contaminated with E. coli. Missa Bay, LLC, a Swedesboro, New Jersey, company, is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The recalled items have the establishment number “EST. 18502B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped to locations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illi…
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…
Missing Westchester Woman Found Missing Westchester Woman Found
Missing Westchester Woman Found Update: A 68-year-old woman who went missing in Westchester has been found. Shirley Thompson, of Tarrytown had last been seen at the Sheridan Hotel on White Plains Road in Tarrytown at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. She was located by Greenburgh Town Police while walking her dog in Yonkers, the New York State Public Safety Department announced late Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. Original report: A 68-year-old woman has gone missing in Westchester and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating her. Shirley Thompson, of Tarrytown, a vulnerable adult with dementia who may be in nee…
US Army Vet Sentenced For Drunken Crash That Killed Best Friend US Army Vet Sentenced For Drunken Crash That Killed Best Friend
US Army Vet Sentenced For Drunken Crash That Killed Best Friend A veteran of the US Army who killed his best friend while driving drunk in Orange County will spend time behind bars. Robert Higgins, 25, of Highland Mills, was sentenced in Orange County Court to a term of between one and two-third to five years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in October last year. In addition to the prison sentence, Higgins’ driver’s license was revoked and he was fined $1,275. Higgins was driving at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2017, on Route 32 in Woodbury when he struck a tractor-trailer, killing his passe…
New Tropical Storm Warning For Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas As System That Could Affect US Nears New Tropical Storm Warning For Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas As System That Could Affect US Nears
New Tropical Storm Warning For Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas As System That Could Affect US Nears Just a week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas and made a major impact on parts of the East Coast, a new system expected to become a tropical storm could follow a similar path. A Tropical Storm Warning has just been issued for the Bahamas, where the storm could hit as soon as overnight Thursday night, Sept. 12 into Friday, Sept. 13. A look at the projected path of the system, released Thursday night, appears above. If it becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Humberto. It's expected to dump heavy rain on the northern islands in the Bahamas, the same area most severely affec…
Dozens Of Dogs, Cats Rescued From Hurricane Dorian Up For Adoption In Area Dozens Of Dogs, Cats Rescued From Hurricane Dorian Up For Adoption In Area
Dozens Of Dogs, Cats Rescued From Hurricane Dorian Up For Adoption In Area Dozens of dogs and cats rescued by the North Shore Animal League America’s Emergency Response Team from shelters in North and South Carolina following Hurricane Dorian are up for adoption. The team, which headed out on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and returned with a mobile unit of needy animals on Sunday, Sept. 8, said the trip was possible with donations from the community. One of the team members loading a rescued dog.North Shore Animal League In all, the team returned with 35 felines and 19 canines rescued from shelter partners affected by the storm. They also dropped much-needed supplies to th…
Investigation Of Facebook For Possible Antitrust Violations Launched By NY Attorney General Investigation Of Facebook For Possible Antitrust Violations Launched By NY Attorney General
Investigation Of Facebook For Possible Antitrust Violations Launched By NY Attorney General New York State Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation of Facebook for possible violations of antitrust laws. Though Facebook is the world’s largest social media platform, James says the site “must follow the law and respect consumers.” James, who will lead the bipartisan coalition in charge of carrying out the investigation, is working with the attorneys general of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia to determine whether Facebook has violated antitrust laws. Specifically, the investigation focuses on Faceboo…
Tracking Dorian: Advisories Issued For Parts Of Area As Hurricane Moves Up East Coast Tracking Dorian: Advisories Issued For Parts Of Area As Hurricane Moves Up East Coast
Tracking Dorian: Advisories Issued For Parts Of Area As Hurricane Moves Up East Coast Advisories have been issued for parts of the New York metropolitan region as Hurricane Dorian moves up the east coast. The now Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds made landfall on North Carolina's Outer Banks around 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 after devastating the Bahamas earlier in the week. It's now on a path back off the coast moving north. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 for Long Island and southern Westchester and Fairfield counties. (See first image above.) A High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk Advisory are in ef…