Gaithersburg, MD
Business
Maryland Eatery Is Highest-Rated Independent Restaurant For Pizza In US: New Ranking Maryland Eatery Is Highest-Rated Independent Restaurant For Pizza In US: New Ranking
Maryland Eatery Is Highest-Rated Independent Restaurant For Pizza In US: New Ranking Looking for the perfect place to pig out on your next pie, pizza connoisseurs? You’re in luck —OnDeck ranked one Maryland eatery above the rest in a new list of the best independent restaurants for pizza in the US. But there’s a catch — you won’t even find pizza on the menu…technically speaking. How is this possible? Z&Z Manoushe Bakers on Nelson Street in Rockville has become iconic for its legendary, mouthwatering manoushe, a type of Middle Eastern street food with a soft, crispy handmade crust. View this post on Instagram A post s…

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by Valerie Musson
White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: Change In Isolation Guidelines For Those Infected With Virus Announced By CDC COVID-19: Change In Isolation Guidelines For Those Infected With Virus Announced By CDC
Covid-19: Change In Isolation Guidelines For Those Infected With Virus Announced By CDC New isolation guidelines for those infected with COVID-19 or other respiratory infections have just been announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency said there is no longer a need to isolate for five days before returning to work or school in a statement issued Friday, March 1. The CDC said it's making updates to the recommendations now because the US is seeing "far fewer hospitalizations and deaths associated with COVID-19 and because we have more tools than ever to combat flu, COVID, and RSV." Three "core prevention tips" were also detaile…

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by Joe Lombardi
New Haven, CT
Lifestyle
These CT Pizzerias Rank Among Top 100 In Nation These CT Pizzerias Rank Among Top 100 In Nation
These CT Pizzerias Rank Among Top 100 In Nation Connecticut pizza has a strong reputation both within the state and around the entire Northeast. And it's well-represented in new rankings of the Top 100 pizza spots in the US for 2024, released by Yelp. Yelp says the rankings were determined by several factors, "including the total volume and number of 5-star reviews each business had that were written by members of the Yelp Elite Squad." Three CT eateries made the list: No. 57 -  Modern Apizza, New Haven: Yelpers had high praise for the restaurant's thin-crust pizzas "cooked in an oil-fueled brick oven and served on a rec…

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by Joe Lombardi
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer
District Man Admits To Firing 14 Rounds At Metropolitan Police Officer A gun-toting District man who fired more than a dozen shots at an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department in Northeast DC has copped to the crime, authorities announced. Saeve Edward Evans, 37, pleaded guilty in US District Court this week following an incident last August that saw him involved in a potentially deadly standoff with officers. According to court documents, at around 5:25 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2023, Evans was walking a dog in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE when an unknown person walked in front of the building, prompting Evans to take out a gun and fire it into the sky th…

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by Zak Failla
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
Duo With Irish Ties Nabbed For Entering Harrison Home, Soliciting Roofing Work: Police Duo With Irish Ties Nabbed For Entering Harrison Home, Soliciting Roofing Work: Police
Duo With Irish Ties Nabbed For Entering Harrison Home, Soliciting Roofing Work: Police Two men face criminal charges after entering a Westchester home without consent while trying to illegally solicit roofing work without a permit, police said.  Patrick Quinn, age 20, and Thomas Stokes, age 26, who both have ties to Ireland, were both arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 23 in connection with an incident that happened in Harrison earlier that same day, according to Harrison Police. On the day of the incident, a Harrison resident called the department and told officers that an unknown man had entered her home without her consent and was trying to solicit roofing work.  Po…

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by Ben Crnic
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
'Irish Traveler Scam': $70K, Stolen Jewelry Found In Quincy Traffic Stop: Police 'Irish Traveler Scam': $70K, Stolen Jewelry Found In Quincy Traffic Stop: Police
'Irish Traveler Scam': $70K, Stolen Jewelry Found In Quincy Traffic Stop: Police More than $70,000 of US and foreign currency as well as several pieces of jewelry were found during a traffic stop in Quincy in what police describe as an “Irish Traveler” scheme that’s on the rise in Mass. A driver leaving a Holiday Inn Express in North Quincy was stopped by police on West Quantum Street when his SUV made an illegal left turn and drove the wrong way onto Stratton Way on Saturday, Jan. 20, shortly after 11 a.m., authorities said. After the car was towed for traffic violations, police found over $70,000 in US and foreign money, foreign IDs, and a large pile of stolen jewelry…

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by Khier Casino
Westminster, MD
Business
Nearly 50K Massage Guns Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Fire, Burn Hazards Nearly 50K Massage Guns Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Fire, Burn Hazards
Nearly 50K Massage Guns Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Fire, Burn Hazards Nearly 50,000 massage guns sold at major retailers across the country are being recalled due to more than a dozen reports of overheating and a burn injury. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week that Homedics is recalling tens of thousands of personal massagers that ca overheat while charging, leading to a report of fire or burn risk.  In total, approximately 46,000 are being recalled in the US, and another 41,000 in Canada, according to federal officials. The recall includes "HoMedics Therapist Select Massagers" with model number HHP-715 and a 120 VAC, 6…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Photographer Helps Inmates Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self-Portrait Exhibit At NY Jail Photographer Helps Inmates Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self-Portrait Exhibit At NY Jail
Photographer Helps Inmates Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self-Portrait Exhibit At NY Jail Saskia Keeley has spent the last eight years in the West Bank, bringing Israeli and Palestinian women together to, in her words, break down barriers and build bridges of empathy. Her photography workshops allow the women to foster connections with one another. “At that time, I got to experience the camera in a whole new way, by seeing it as a tool for dialogue, understanding, and transformation,” she told Daily Voice. After returning to the US, Keeley vowed to continue serving populations that in her eyes have been “deprived of humanity and dignity.” Saskia Keeley. Saskia Keeley “I ha…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
News
COVID-19: Rapid Spread Of Highly Mutated JN.1 May Mean It's More Contagious Than Other Strains COVID-19: Rapid Spread Of Highly Mutated JN.1 May Mean It's More Contagious Than Other Strains
Covid-19: Rapid Spread Of Highly Mutated JN.1 May Mean It's More Contagious Than Other Strains The rapid spread of a new subvariant that has quickly become the leading cause of COVID-19 infections in the US may mean it's more contagious than other highly transmissible offshoots of the Omicron variant. JN.1 now accounts for 44 percent of US cases, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Friday, Dec. 22. Just a week earlier, JN.1 had made up 21.4 percent of US cases in previously reported CDC data. In the Northeast, JN.1 is even more widespread, accounting for more than 56 percent of new COVID cases, the CDC says. The…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: JN.1 Subvariant Becomes Fastest Growing In US As WHO Issues New Advisory COVID-19: JN.1 Subvariant Becomes Fastest Growing In US As WHO Issues New Advisory
Covid-19: JN.1 Subvariant Becomes Fastest Growing In US As WHO Issues New Advisory A new COVID-19 subvariant has become the fastest-growing in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Click here for a new, updated story - COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms To Watch For With New Subvariant Spreading Fast JN.1, an offshoot of the highly transmissible Omicron strain and one of its subvariants, the BA.2.86 strain known as Pirola, now accounts for 21.4 percent of US cases, according to brand-new data. It's estimated that it makes up one-third of cases in the Northeast. The World Health Organization declared JN.1 to be "a variant of interest"…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Business
Popular Chicken Chain Opens First Long Island Spot Popular Chicken Chain Opens First Long Island Spot
Popular Chicken Chain Opens First Long Island Spot A South Korean chain is bringing its popular fried chicken to Long Island for the first time ever. Pelicana Chicken, a global chain featuring crispy Korean fried chicken dishes, has opened its latest store in Plainview – which also happens to be its first-ever restaurant on Long Island. Located at 542 Woodbury Road, Pelicana in Plainview opened on Tuesday, Nov. 28, joining nearby locations in Queens and New York City.  The store’s menu features a variety of dishes besides its viral fried chicken (TikTok videos featuring Pelicana’s chicken dishes sometimes rack up tens of thousands o…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
These Long Island Eateries Make Top 100 Best Restaurants These Long Island Eateries Make Top 100 Best Restaurants
These Long Island Eateries Make Top 100 Best Restaurants According to a new report by restaurant app OpenTable, these two Long Island restaurants are among the best in the nation. “The diners have spoken!” Restaurant reservation app Open Table released its Top 100 Restaurants List 2023 on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Using a combination of verified diner reviews, ratings, percentage of reservations made in advance, and five-star reviews, the list delegates the 100 restaurants most favored by diners nationwide in 2023 — and two of Suffolk County’s own have made the cut. Out of the five New York restaurants on the list, Huntington’s The Farm Italy Resta…

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by Sophie Grieser