Deadly Bacteria Risk In Fish Sold Across NY Prompts Large Recall, FDA Says
A smoked fish recall is affecting more than 70 grocery stores across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut due to a life-threatening botulism risk, health officials said.
P. East Trading Corp., based in The Bronx, NY, issued the recall on Tuesday, June 10, the Food and Drug Administration said. State inspectors found that P. East's Salted Smoked Split Herring was uneviscerated and longer than five inches.
The long fish is a violation that increases the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum.
"Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, can cause the following …
'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In Yonkers: DA
A 17-year-old has been indicted for murder, attempted murder, and multiple weapons charges in connection with two separate shootings in Westchester, prosecutors announced.
The indictment was announced Friday, June 6, by Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, who said the teen was 16 at the time of the alleged crimes and is now being prosecuted as an adolescent offender.
According to the DA, the teen, whose name was not made public, is charged with second-degree murder for the New Year’s Day shooting death of Omar Bonilla near Locust Hill Avenue and Lafayette Place in Yonke…
‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say
A man with more than 40 prior arrests is back in custody after allegedly swiping a printer from a Westchester bakery, police said.
Curtis Moore, who just turned 40 this month, was arrested in connection with the theft of a brand-new printer from La Piñata Bakery in Yonkers, located at 118 New Main St., the Yonkers Police Department announced on Friday, May 30.
The incident happened early Tuesday morning, May 27, when Moore allegedly walked into the bakery and walked out with a box containing the printer. After the owner reported the theft, detectives quickly got to work.
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Towel, Flip-Flops, ID: Beaches In Westchester To Reopen, Here's When
Beach season is back in Westchester County just in time for Memorial Day weekend, with pools to follow in late June, officials announced.
Three popular county-owned beaches — Croton Point in Croton-on-Hudson, Glen Island in New Rochelle, and Playland in Rye — will reopen Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 24 to 26, on a pre-season basis, weather permitting, according to Westchester County Parks.
The beaches will operate weekends and holidays through Sunday, June 22. Starting Friday, June 27, Glen Island and Playland beaches will open daily, while Croton Point Beach will continue …
$477K Scheme: Doorman From Yonkers Steals From Retired NYC Teacher, Husband, DA Says
A Westchester County man has admitted to stealing nearly $478,000 from a retired New York City schoolteacher and her husband while working as their building’s doorman, prosecutors announced.
Alfredo Mateo, 38, of Yonkers, pleaded guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to grand larceny and identity theft charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Wednesday, May 21.
According to Bragg, Mateo launched a calculated financial scheme against the couple after the husband died on September 1, 2022, and the wife, a retired schoolteacher, was living in a nursing home under co…
