Be cautious, Berkshire County, of another food product being recalled. Especially if you suffer from an egg allergy. Damascus Bakery OPCO LLC announced a voluntary recall of one of their fine line of Bantam Bagels products due to an undeclared egg allergen. As a public service to spread the word, the Food and Drug Administration … Read more
The fundraiser is for funeral expenses with anything left over going towards care for Amber’s children. A fundraiser has been started to help the family of Amber Griffin. Amber was reported missing in June of 2020. What started as a missing person case quickly turned into a likely murder. The 27-year-old mother of two was … Read more
Trudy’s is now on my shortlist of places I must visit. Near the top of my bucket list. Only in Your State is a national publication. The writers travel the highways and byways of Middle America in search of good food, local traditions, and a welcoming culture. Somehow, the magazine made it to Idaho City. … Read more
Just when you thought everything is ok for a Cannabis business, it was not. Lanesborough planners and the cannabis store 25 North Street in Lanesborough are not seeing eye to eye. It seems that the signage is at the bottom of the issue at Liberty Market Dispensary. Even though the business says that it is … Read more
If you have been wondering when the more than two-year-long COVID-19 struggle will go from pandemic to endemic, the Cape May County, New Jersey Board of Commissioners has made a determinative decision. Cape May County will no longer be doing daily public updates of COVID-19 statistics. “Health Officials will continue to track cases and will … Read more
OWATONNA, MINN. — Greenhouse lettuce specialist Revol Greens has named a new vice president of food safety. Dinesh Babu, who joined the company on Feb. 21, has a Ph.D. in food safety and more than 15 years in food science and food safety experience. “Food safety has always been and continues to be paramount to … Read more
When Australia clamped its borders shut in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it implemented some of the world’s strictest lockdown measures. International tourism was paused, and even Ozzies were barred from coming and going. The COVID-zero approach worked for a while: Australia kept its mortality rate remarkably low through most of the pandemic. … Read more
Graphic Packaging has informed Battle Creek city leaders of its intention to close the Battle Creek facility. Graphic Packing International reached out to Battle Creek city leaders on Thursday, February 28, 2022, to inform the city of its plan to close the Battle Creek factory. Graphic Patching employs approximately 200 employees at its Battle Creek … Read more
I’ve noticed over the past few years, those new, bright headlights both LED and ‘HID’ (high-intensity discharge – also called Xenon Lights), are found on more and more vehicles, specifically new models. They look cool for sure. Some may call it a sexy look on a vehicle. But for those of us who are in … Read more
It is a dangerous day to be traveling on the highways of northeast Missouri and western Illinois. As of early afternoon Thursday, a winter storm is still in the process of dumping up to 9 inches of snow on the area. About 1:30 pm, the Missouri Department of Transportation reported that southbound US 61 had … Read more
Even though we are beginning to see masking policies loosen in Massachusetts, there are still many places in Berkshire County, and Massachusetts as a whole, where masks are and will remain a requirement for some time. This recent article points out that all people in Massachusetts (regardless of vaccination status) are required to continue wearing … Read more
Earlier this week, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffery Riley announced that students and staff at Massachusetts Kindergarten through 12th Grade schools will no longer be required to wear face coverings starting February 28th. That has now filtered down to high school athletes who play indoors, as the MIAA will move in lock-step … Read more
It’s early morning. Your driving into work, and… BAM! A nasty pothole jumps out in front of you! wow! How many times has this happened to you? It’s okay, I already know the answer. Fact is, right now the City of Pittsfield is wrought with these nasty little craters that can do everything from throwing … Read more
During the first several months of the pandemic, there was one silver lining amidst all the chaos and changes to life as we knew it before. Gas prices fell to some of the cheapest rates in Michigan, as well as across the United States than had been seen in several years. It was due to … Read more
State Troopers in Massachusetts have been very busy lately it seems. After several days of ice-related crashes – more than 200 according to state police – over the weekend, troopers responded early this morning to a tractor-trailer rollover in a major connector to the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston. An amazing scene as the tractor-trailer … Read more
A – Alternative Sizes: No longer does one size fit all. Consumers are shopping both online and instore and trips made to the store may be for an individual meal, snack or a stock-up to feed a family of 1-2 or 3 or more. Co-merchandising slices of cake, cheesecake, cupcakes and parfaits in the deli … Read more