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New food labeling rule in Vermont raises concerns among some home-cooked food providers


New food labeling rule in Vermont raises concerns among some home-cooked food providers

A customer browses the goods at the Richmond Farmers Market on Friday, August 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A new Vermont Department of Health rule requires home-based food manufacturers to include a safety label on their products, raising concerns among some suppliers that the state is being too strict in regulating such small businesses. The […]

Administrator postpones sale again as landlords announce they will take action against the state over expropriation claim


Administrator postpones sale again as landlords announce they will take action against the state over expropriation claim

On Wednesday, Steward Health Care postponed a hearing on the sale of its Massachusetts hospitals for the sixth time. The same day, the company’s landlords said they would fight the Bay State’s attempt to expropriate the land on which St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton is located. Medical Properties Trust and Apollo Global Management, acting […]

Residents of Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park complain about a month-long boil water advisory


Residents of Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park complain about a month-long boil water advisory

CHENANGO (WBNG) – Residents of Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park in the town of Chenango said their homes have not had access to clean water for over a month. 12 News went door to door and spoke to residents of the community. They explained that they had to buy bottled drinking water because they did […]

Captain Cook Restaurant is allowed to reopen – after health authorities found cockroaches and more: Big Island Now


Captain Cook Restaurant is allowed to reopen – after health authorities found cockroaches and more: Big Island Now

August 15, 2024, 5:08 p.m. HST L&L Drive Inn at 81-6224 Mamalahoa Highway in Captain Cook. Photo courtesy: Google Maps L&L Drive Inn, a restaurant in Captain Cook on the Big Island, has received approval to reopen from the Hawaii Department of Health’s Food Safety Division. On August 2, the Food Safety Authority issued a […]

Sanders joins ADH to award grants to combat food insecurity


Sanders joins ADH to award grants to combat food insecurity

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KAIT/Edited Press Release) – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, along with the Department of Health, honored recipients of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) Food Desert Elimination Grant Program. “Every Arkansan has a right to have healthy, affordable food in their neighborhood,” said Governor Sanders. “I have charged my administration with tackling food […]

Steward postpones hearing on sale of Massachusetts hospital for fourth time


Steward postpones hearing on sale of Massachusetts hospital for fourth time

A scheduled hearing on the sale of several Steward Health Care properties in Massachusetts, which was supposed to address the fate of those properties, has been postponed again, according to court documents. Steward, which has been going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since May, said in a filing overnight that the hearing originally scheduled for […]

Big week for Steward: Hearings looming and rumors of closure circulating


Big week for Steward: Hearings looming and rumors of closure circulating

This week, the public may finally learn who made a bid for Steward Health Care’s Bay State hospitals and whether other hospitals are on the line. A hearing on the sale of the now-bankrupt healthcare company’s assets is scheduled for Tuesday in Massachusetts. Texas-based federal bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez will consider Steward’s plans to exit […]

American House receives DHS notification regarding nursing home license


American House receives DHS notification regarding nursing home license

eNewspaper: It’s like the newspaper, only paperless. Get a copy of the newspaper delivered straight to your digital door with eNewspaper. Lebanon Daily News The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has notified American House that its license has been revoked, but the facility’s owners can continue to house current residents for the time being. DHS […]