A California dog owner whose English bulldog died in January has filed a lawsuit against Nestle Purina PetCare Co [NESNP.UL], alleging his dog and thousands of others have been sickened by pet food that contains harmful toxins. The suit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claims that all three of Frank Lucido’s dogs became […]
A man authorities reportedly planned to indict in the 2011 killing of a Tennessee nursing student apparently committed suicide sometime over the weekend, his attorney told a Nashville TV station on Monday. The investigation into the killing of Holly Bobo has not been smooth. The suicide of Shayne Austin is the latest twist. Bobo, a […]
The three-year-old girl who went missing, prompting a multi-state Amber Alert, has been found safe in Massachusetts, according to delawareonline.com. New Castle County police canceled their Amber Alert after Elinor and her father Michael Trotta were found safe. She was safe in police hands, New Jersey State Police said. Her father — Michael Trotta, 43 […]
The brutally cold temperatures gripping much of the U.S. have hit Niagara Falls. While the falls have not been totally cut off by the deep freeze, the cold weather has arrested some of the water in glorious, massive icicles. Temperatures haven’t risen above freezing at all in February, according to NBC News meteorologist Dylan Dreyer. […]
The tech titan’s newest charge is Mark Holmes, and today, the artist trots out one beautiful Doodle — his second one ever. Google’s homepage Wednesday celebrates the 270th anniversary of Alessandro Volta’s birth with an animated illustration befitting the father of the first electrical battery. Alessandro Volta. (Courtesy of Google 2015) Holmes writes about his […]
Forget the all-night boozing, the spicy jambalaya and the gaudy-colored king cake. And definitely forget the scantily clad debauchery that is Mardi Gras. Like the set-up of a Garrison Keillor joke, I’m here to tell you about Lutherans and their sweet February buns. Welcome to Fat Tuesday Nordic-style. Known as semlor in Sweden and fastelavens […]
Mardi Gras falls on February 17, 2015. As it is commonly understood, Mardi Gras is a raucous celebratory affair that serves as a final shebang before the 40-day abstinence of Lent, but there are several key characteristics of this holiday that may have gotten lost in transition. 1. Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” is the […]
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Its official name is “Day of Ashes,” so called because of the practice of rubbing ashes on one’s forehead in the sign of a cross. Since it is exactly 40 days (excluding Sundays) before Easter Sunday, it will always fall on a Wednesday—there cannot be an “Ash […]
The following schools will remain closed or delayed due to poor weather conditions. Closings • Franklin Township • Green Brook • Mount Saint Mary Academy • Rutgers Preparatory School • Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools • Watchung Borough • Watchung Hills Regional High School Delayed openings • Academy ELCC Christian • Bedminster • Bound […]