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 …
Walgreens Announces Dozens Of Upcoming Closures, Including In New Haven County
Walgreens announced this past fall that it will close about 1,200 stores over three years amid a decline in prescription drug payments and a rise in online competition.
About 500 of those closures will be in 2025.
Now, the locations of some of the specific stores slated to go out of business are emerging and being posted at walgreens.com.
Connecticut
East Hartford, 922 Silver Lane: Permanently closing on Tuesday, May 20.
East Haven, 157 Main Street: Permanently closing on Thursday, May 22.
New Britain, 1350 Stanley Street: Permanently closing on Monday, May 19.
New Milford, 173 Danbury R…
Man Threatens To Kill Store Clerk In Botched Middletown Robbery: Here's His Fate
An Orange County man who threatened to kill a smoke shop employee during an attempted robbery has learned how long he will spend in prison, prosecutors said.
Fritznel Beauchamps, age 47, of Middletown, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday, May 5, in Orange County Court, following his earlier guilty plea to first-degree attempted robbery in connection to a July 2024 incident in Middletown, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, May 6.
The charges stem from a late-night incident on July 9, 2024, when Beauchamps entered a smoke shop in Middletown, …
Hamburg Dad Bryan Evans Dies Suddenly, 39
Shock and sadness spread following the sudden death of Bryan Evans, a Sussex County father of four. Evans, 39, died on Sunday, April 27 in Morristown, according to his obituary on the Pinkel Funeral Home website.
Bryan, of Hamburg was a devoted husband to Laura and a proud father to sons Bryce and Sylas, and daughters Taylor and Aryana, his obituary says. He worked at Givaudan in East Hanover since 2021 and was named Employee of the Month multiple times for his dedication and work ethic, his obit says. He was known for his kind heart, loyalty, and quiet strength.
In addition to his wife and…
Person Struck, Air-Lifted In Critical Condition After Middletown Crash (Update)
A man remains in critical condition after being struck head-on while crossing a busy Orange County intersection, police said.
The crash happened in Middletown around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the intersection of Dolson Avenue and County Route 78, just across from Webb Road, New York State Police said on Wednesday afternoon, April 2.
Troopers said the pedestrian, a 31-year-old Wurtsboro man, was walking east across the crosswalk when he was hit by a 2014 Mazda traveling northbound on Dolson Avenue.
Police said the driver, a 64-year-old Middletown woman, had a green light but fail…
