Feds: Price-Gouging Mahwah Company Admits Giving ‘Mask Up’ New Meaning Feds: Price-Gouging Mahwah Company Admits Giving ‘Mask Up’ New Meaning
Feds: Price-Gouging Mahwah Company Admits Giving ‘Mask Up’ New Meaning Representatives of a Mahwah-based company admitted selling N95 protective masks at a 400% markup to a grocery store chain at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, federal authorities said. TSC Agency and two partners bought 250,000 of the filtering facepiece respirators at $1.09 apiece mask from a foreign manufacturer in mid-March 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig said. TSC then sold 100,000 of the masks to the unidentified chain for $5.25 each, violating federal price-gouging laws, she said. The logistics company – located on Lethbridge Plaza off southbound Route 17 near the S…
'It Was Family': Patrons Lament Closing Of Popular PA Diner After 50 Years 'It Was Family': Patrons Lament Closing Of Popular PA Diner After 50 Years
'It Was Family': Patrons Lament Closing Of Popular PA Diner After 50 Years A popular Central PA diner is closing its doors after 50 years in business. The Cross Keys Diner's last day in business will be Dec. 12. Angie and Nick Barakos purchased the diner after moving to the US from Greece, WGAL reports. The diner survived COVID-19, even though it closed twice. The hotel business suffered and banquets. were "next to non existent," one worker wrote on Facebook. The rumor is true! Cross Keys is closing their doors for good on December 12, 2021. Back in October of 2006, when my... Posted by Cross Keys Diner on Sunday, November 28, 2021 "It is a typically fam…
Tigers With COVID-19 In PA Zoo Show Symptoms Tigers With COVID-19 In PA Zoo Show Symptoms
Tigers With Covid-19 In PA Zoo Show Symptoms Early signs of COVID-19 came with cough not a roar for two tigers at a Pennsylvania zoo who have since tested positive for the virus, according to a release by the zoo. A rapid antigen test revealed that two tigers at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are positive for COVID-19, according to the release.  In addition to a cough, both tigers have loose stools, but "have otherwise been in good condition," zoo officials stated in the release.  Voluntary nasal swabs were gathered from the big cats, providing the initial results and PCR testing of fecal matter has been submitted fo…
COVID-19: Record Highs Reported In PA, Delta Comprising 99.9% Of US Cases COVID-19: Record Highs Reported In PA, Delta Comprising 99.9% Of US Cases
Covid-19: Record Highs Reported In PA, Delta Comprising 99.9% Of US Cases COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Pennsylvania, where the number of daily cases surpassed 10,000 last Friday for the first time since last winter, according to a recent report by ABC News. Pennsylvania has some of the highest hospitalization rates due to the virus in the US, the outlet said. According to the state's vaccine dashboard, 35 percent of residents are not fully vaccinated and comprise the majority of hospitalized COVID patients (90 percent from Jan. 1 to Nov. 2), according to state and hospital data. Of the 86,000 COVID cases in the US, 99.9 percent are the delta variant, CDC d…
COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey
Covid-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey The first case of the new COVID-19 variant has been detected in New Jersey, state officials announced Friday. The woman, who is a fully vaccinated Georgia resident, had recently traveled to South Africa, Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said in a joint statement. The woman has been kept in isolation since she tested positive on Nov. 28. She had moderate symptoms and is now recovering after being treated in a North Jersey emergency department, officials said. Officials are awaiting the results of a sequencing report from The New Jer…
COVID-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant COVID-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant
Covid-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant UPDATE (8:30 p.m.):  New Jersey officials announced the first detection of the Omicron variant in the state just hours after this report was published. CLICK HERE to read "COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey" *** (4:55 p.m.): A day after the first case of the new COVID-19 variant was identified in a Minnesota man who traveled to New York City, a Philadelphia resident has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 strain. The person is a man in his 30’s from Northwest Philadelphia, the city's health department announced Friday. It was unclear when he tes…
COVID-19: Man Who Went To NY Conference Tests Positive For Omicron Variant COVID-19: Man Who Went To NY Conference Tests Positive For Omicron Variant
Covid-19: Man Who Went To NY Conference Tests Positive For Omicron Variant A day after the first case of the new COVID-19 variant was identified in the United States, a man from the Midwest who attended a conference in New York City has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 strain. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, Dec. 2 that the Department of Health in Minnesota alerted her that a constituent tested positive for the variant after spending time at the conference held at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Earlier story - COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States Hochul noted that the person who contracted th…
Multiple Covid Cases At Philly High School Force Students To Quarantine Multiple Covid Cases At Philly High School Force Students To Quarantine
Multiple Covid Cases At Philly High School Force Students To Quarantine Due to an increase in COVID cases, students at a Philadelphia high school are being quarantined for the remainder of the week, officials said. "Due to multiple positive cases of COVID-19 in the 11th grade, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has determined that 11th-grade classrooms will temporarily close from December 2 to December 6 to allow for contact tracing," Northeast High School principal Omar Crowder said in a letter released Thursday. The students will move to virtual learning until Monday, Dec. 6, officials said. "Please know that the entire school…
Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate
Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate Television’s Dr. Oz has announced that he is officially running for Pennsylvania’s open US Senate seat and now it looks like he is leaving the show that helped make him a household name. Multiple networks that are currently airing the “Dr. Oz Show” have pulled the plug on the program or will do so in the coming days, according to TMZ. The show has been pulled from airwaves in major cities in and near Pennsylvania-- including the show’s top market-- New York City, the outlet reports citing an insider. Fox 8 in Cleveland, Ohio, which broadcasts to parts of Pennsylvania has announced that t…
COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States
Covid-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States Omicron, the new strain of COVID that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has been detected in the United States for the first time. Health officials had been bracing for the first such Omicron case for days, and early Wedneday afternoon, Dec. 1, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention confirmed a person in California has been infected with the new strain. The San Francisco Department of Health said the individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on Monday, Nov. 22, and tested positive for COVID on Monday, Nov. 29. The individual was fully vaccinated and experie…
Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Dad Who Died Of COVID Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Dad Who Died Of COVID
Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Dad Who Died Of COVID Support is surging for a beloved Lehigh Valley man who died after a battle with COVID-19. Matthew Schneider, 42, of Allentown, died on Sept. 30 at St. Luke's Hospital after fighting unspecified complications of COVID-19, according to his obituary. Born in Woodhaven, NY, Schneider leaves behind his wife of 18 years, Sabrina, and their three children, Aaron, Aydan, and Kaitlyn, his obit says. Nearly $4,000 had been donated to his family's GoFundMe page as of Dec. 1. "He was a devoted husband, son, brother, and father to three awesome kids," the page's founder Christina Moretz wrot…
PA State Rep. Mark Gillen Tests Positive For COVID-19 PA State Rep. Mark Gillen Tests Positive For COVID-19
PA State Rep. Mark Gillen Tests Positive For Covid-19 Pennsylvania State Representative Mark Gillen has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from his office. “I recently was exposed to, tested for, and learned I have contracted the COVID-19 virus," Gillen said in a statement released Monday. “I currently am experiencing mild symptoms and plan to work from home while I remain in quarantine." Gillen, 66, noted that he was exposed to and tested positive for the virus while traveling out of Pennsylvania. He added that it will have no effect on his staff or colleagues. “My offices in Harrisburg and in our district will re…