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Volunteers from Pennsylvania and southern New York worked together on Saturday, 4/19, to transplant small mountain ash trees into cribs on lands near Clermont in McKean County.  Cribs are small fences about four feet high, six to eight feet wide, and about twelve feet long.    The transplant work was planned by the Ruffed Grouse Society, Allegheny and Upland Bird Hunt Chapters, in north central Pennsylvania.  The volunteer work site is on lands open to public hunting.  The mountain ash were transplanted into the cribs from nearby mountain ash trees grown inside deer exclosure fences.

The volunteers split up into crews of two to four people so all ten cribs that needed mountain ash would get planted during the morning.  John Dzemyan, Co-Habitat Leader, then led the volunteers on a tour of nearby habitat work for wildlife that was already completed.

Recognized by both the Pennsylvania State House and Senate, April 20-26, 2025 has been declared “Conservation District Week.”

We all know the importance of clean water and healthy soil to keep our families fed. Did you know that your local county conservation district is working in your community to ensure there is enough clean water and healthy soil for future generations?

Conservation Districts were created in PA in 1945 in response to the dust bowl of the 1930’s to improve soil and water conservation.  County governing bodies became authorized to declare their county a conservation district by a simple majority vote after receiving a petition from the public. Within those counties, a district board of directors was given responsibility for assisting farmers in implementing voluntary erosion control plans.

The first meeting of the McKean County Conservation was held on August 19, 1959 with Russell Comes as Chairman, Paul Ostrander as Vice-Chairman and Helen Engstrom as Secretary-Treasurer.

With the final week of the regular season looming, crunch time has arrived and United East Conference playoffs are on the line for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes in six spring sports.

The women’s tennis team opens the postseason with a play-in match on Tuesday at Penn State Abington, the men’s tennis team goes into first-round action on Saturday, and the men’s golf team seeks its third consecutive championship on Friday and Saturday.

Meanwhile, the men’s baseball, women’s softball and men’s lacrosse teams continue to battle for postseason positions, with 10 of 14 baseball and 10 of 15 softball teams qualifying for playoffs that begin April 29 and 30, respectively, along with four of the conference’s five men’s lacrosse teams, which start play on April 30.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for pork carnitas products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically pieces of metal. FSIS did not request a recall because this product is no longer available for sale in commerce.

CLEARED:Crash on NY 415 both directions Exit 43 - Southern Tier Expressway; Ramp (Erwin) All lanes closed All Sunset Ave traffic to use Meads St, all Robert Dann traffic to use south Hamilton.

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DESCRIPTION: * WHAT…Visibility as low as one quarter mile at times in dense
fog. The dense fog will mainly be along the immediate Lake Erie
shoreline, including Interstate 90 from Ripley to Buffalo and
downtown Buffalo.

* WHERE…Erie, and Chautauqua Counties.

* WHEN…Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

INSTRUCTIONS: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

Issued By: NWS Buffalo NY

ARLINGTON, Va., April 18, 2025

On January 31, 2025, Gerber Products Company initiated a recall and discontinuation of all batches of GERBER® SOOTHE N CHEW® TEETHING STICKS due to a potential choking hazard for babies and young children.

We are issuing a second press release about this recall due to recent reports of recalled product still available for sale on some retailer shelves and online. The previous announcement on January 31st is linked hereExternal Link Disclaimer and on FDA’s recall page.

May Flower International Inc of Maspeth, NY, is recalling its 8.82-ounce/250g packages of “Beijing Soybean Paste” food treats because they may contain undeclared wheat. People who have allergies to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The recalled “Beijing Soybean Paste” were distributed nationwide in retail stores.

The Beijing Soybean Paste is packaged in 8.82-ounce/250g plastic packages, with UPC 6917799000385. The labeling indicates that the product was packed For Fu Xiang Yuan Trading Inc New York City NY 11378. (Please see attached photo.) The product is distributed between 03/25/2023 to 03/05/2024 by May Flower International Inc.

No illnesses or allergic reactions involving this product have been reported to date.

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Harvest NYC Inc of Brooklyn, NY 11231 is recalling its 200g packages of Enoki Mushroom, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled Enoki Mushrooms were distributed nationwide in retail stores. The product comes in a 200g, green plastic package marked with UPC Barcode 6975730520101 on the back label, distributed by Hofood99 Inc., 21903 56th Ave Oakland Gardens, NY 11364.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

Crash on NY 415 both directions Exit 43 – Southern Tier Expressway; Ramp (Erwin) All lanes closed All Sunset Ave traffic to use Meads St, all Robert Dann traffic to use South Hamilton.

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