The shortage of powdered infant formula has worsened since Abbott Nutrition agreed to recall in February 2022 the Similac, Alimentum and EleCare brands for select batches that were manufactured at an Abbott facility in Sturgis, Michigan. The recall, required by the FDA, was extended in late February to include a lot of Similac PM 60/40. … Read more
After a barrage of complaints from the Mexican diaspora to schedule appointments through the Mexitel call center, the Mexican Consulate network modernized its system in order to reduce waiting times and call tree bureaucracy. Mexitel disappeared on March 1 to make way for MiConsulado. It is not only a name change, but also phone numbers … Read more
Torrential rain Thursday night caused flooding in northern New Jersey, leading to several rescues. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for multiple areas in the region Friday, including Hudson, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Passaic, Middlesex, Warren and Somerset counties in New Jersey, as well as Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Ulster, Orange and Sullivan in New York. … Read more
Verizon reported Friday that the “intermittent issue” that prevented some cell phone customers from making or receiving phone calls in our area has been fixed. “Our network teams have identified and rectified the issue, and all services have been restored,” a company spokesperson said in a statement around 3 p.m. Dozens of customers in New … Read more
From a hot, sunny, spring-like Saturday to a frigid Sunday. This is how the extremes will be this weekend. New York City will have a beautiful Saturday for February with a high of 58 degrees giving way to a Sunday with a 40% chance of light snow and temperatures dropping 18 degrees overnight, according to … Read more
Unpayable rents, taxes as high as skyscrapers, crime. These factors are part of the range of complaints often heard from New Yorkers, as their neighbors across the Hudson River lament high property taxes. Both states have the highest tax rates in the nation, but would be running out of taxpayers, according to the 45th Annual … Read more
A NASA rocket launch scheduled for early January 2022 could be visible from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and other states in the eastern United States, according to the federal space agency. The launch, part of a mission designed to study the soft X-rays from space that regularly bombard Earth, will take place at NASA’s … Read more