Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning
Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning A spice-cabinet staple is being recalled over possible lead contamination, prompting shoppers to check their pantry shelves. New York-based SLR Food Distribution Inc., headquartered in Hicksville on Long Island, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon, according to the company announcement posted on the FDA website. The recall followed testing by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, which found elevated lead levels in a product sample. No illnesses had been reported when the company announced the recall Thursday, Oct. 29. Consumers should stop using the recalle…
200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night 200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night 200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night
200 Partying Teens Prompt Blunt Warning From Police In Bergen County On Mischief Night Police in one Bergen County town had a blunt message for parents Friday night, Oct. 30, as approximately 200 high school-aged teens reportedly bounced from one house party to another. ALSO SEE: Jersey Shore Cops Slam Parents Who Defended Kids' Destructive Mischief Night Behavior In a social media post, Fair Lawn police urged parents to keep track of their children as officers dealt with other emergencies. "Attention, parents! If your high school-aged child is out right now, there’s a good chance they’re part of the 200 kids bouncing from one house party to another," police wrote. …
Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor
Victim Critical In Bergen County Rollover Crash, Extricated From Wreckage: Prosecutor A victim was critically injured after becoming trapped inside an overturned vehicle in a Bergen County crash Friday night, Oct. 30, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:33 p.m. at Queen Anne Road and Maple Street in Bogota, where responding officers found an occupant of the overturned vehicle with serious injuries, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. First responders extricated the victim from the wreckage and transported them to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Pr…
Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police
Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police A badly beaten woman fled through the woods to a Connecticut nursing home, where she was found screaming for help after being attacked with a fire poker or hammer, authorities said. Officers responded to Skyview Nursing Home at 35 Marc Drive in Wallingford around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, and found the woman with injuries to her face, head, torso, and arms, Wallingford police said. Investigators determined the woman had been assaulted during two altercations with 47-year-old David Ulizio at a home on a street next to the nursing facility, police said. The first incident happened T…
Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video
Monster Great White Shark Comes Within Feet Of Surfers: Video A morning in the waves brought California surfers an unexpected visitor, and a drone camera captured just how close the encounter became. A great white shark estimated at 12 to 15 feet long approached surfers near Pier Avenue in Oceano, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Local drone pilot David Steiner recorded the shark swimming near the group off the coast of San Luis Obispo County. It made a sharp turn, splashed surfer Joel Hendrix with its tail, and swam away without injuring anyone, Surfer reported. “The shark just baptized me with a little splash,” Hendrix told the San Luis Obispo Tr…
NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal
NJ Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal Laura Caron, the New Jersey school middle school teacher who was impregnated by her 13-year-old student, has pleaded guilty, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. Caron, a 36-year-old Cape May Court House resident, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said.  Per the terms of a plea agreement, Caron, who taught fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison, along with forfeiting her teacher's license and all public employment, authorities said. The r…
Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: NJSP Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: NJSP Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 26-year-old Wharton man was killed after a chain reaction led to his vehicle rolling backwards and striking him on Friday morning, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 5:39 a.m., Daniel Sandchez Valencia was driving a Toyota SUV west on Route 80 in Parsippany when he lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the left, traveled down a grass median and struck a tree, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Sandchez Valencia exited his vehicle, but the Toyota rolled backwards and struck him before crashing into a second tree, Postorino said. Sandchez Val…
Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake
Margaritas Cause Chemical Burns At Chili's Restaurant After Employee Mistake Several Chili's Grill & Bar customers suffered chemical burns after an employee accidentally used a cleaning chemical instead of sugar to make margaritas. The incident happened at a Chili's restaurant in Forest City, North Carolina, the Foothills Health District said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 29. Three customers and two employees experienced chemical burns or similar symptoms after consuming the substance on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Health officials said the mistake began on Monday, Oct. 26, when an employee received a granulated degreasing chemical from a contractor powe…
Painter Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In 2-Story Fall At Bergen County Home: Report Painter Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In 2-Story Fall At Bergen County Home: Report Painter Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In 2-Story Fall At Bergen County Home: Report
Painter Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In 2-Story Fall At Bergen County Home: Report A painting contractor suffered life-threatening injuries after falling two stories at a Bergen County home on Friday, Oct. 30, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The incident happened just before noon at a home on Overbrook Road in Ridgewood, where village police, firefighters, EMS crews, and paramedics from The Valley Hospital responded to the scene. The injured contractor was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center's main campus, Loving said. It was not immediately clear whether the incident would be reported to the Occupational Safety and Heal…
Hackers Steal $6.3B In Minutes During Record Cryptocurrency Heist Hackers Steal $6.3B In Minutes During Record Cryptocurrency Heist Hackers Steal $6.3B In Minutes During Record Cryptocurrency Heist
Hackers Steal $6.3B In Minutes During Record Cryptocurrency Heist North Korea-linked hackers have reportedly attacked the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange in what could become the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. Binance temporarily suspended withdrawals after a security breach, the company said in an update on Friday, Oct. 30. Blockchain security company TRM Labs estimated $6.36 billion in digital currencies was stolen on Thursday, Oct. 29, with most of the cryptocurrency taken in about 20 minutes. TRM Labs said it had "high confidence" that TraderTraitor was behind the cyberattack. The hacking group backed by North Kor…
Bergen County Man Found Guilty In Sex-Related Choking High-Rise Death: Report Bergen County Man Found Guilty In Sex-Related Choking High-Rise Death: Report Bergen County Man Found Guilty In Sex-Related Choking High-Rise Death: Report
Bergen County Man Found Guilty In Sex-Related Choking High-Rise Death: Report A 28-year-old Bergen County man has been found guilty in the 2019 choking death of a 19-year-old woman during a sexual encounter at a Hackensack high-rise, NorthJersey.com reports. Michael Gaffney, who was 21 at the time, was convicted of guilty of reckless manslaughter around 9:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, following a trial that began Oct. 6, the outlet reported. Gaffney, of Maywood, was 21 when Francis Garcia, of Bloomingdale, lost consciousness during a sexual encounter in her car outside a Hackensack party on Nov. 2, 2019, as previously reported by Daily Voice. During the trial, Bergen Cou…
Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District
Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District Police are investigating a concerning incident at a Westchester County elementary school after a man in a white sedan approached a staff member and asked them to get into his vehicle, district officials said. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 30, at Oakside Elementary School on Decatur Avenue in Peekskill, according to an announcement from the Peekskill City School District.  District officials said the man approached a school employee in a white sedan and asked the staff member to get inside. The employee refused and reported the encounter, prompting an investigation by the P…