NORTHJERSEY.COM REPORTED POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A DRIVER WHO ALLEGEDLY STRUCK A BICYCLIST IN FLORHAM PARK OCT. 28 AND FLED THE SCENE. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RELEASED BY FLORHAM PARK POLICE, THE CRASH OCCURRED AROUND 5:48 P.M. AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGEDALE AVENUE AND ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD. A POLICE STATEMENT DID NOT DISCLOSE THE EXTENT OF THE BICYCLIST'S INJURIES. AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A WHITE OR SILVER HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE REPORTEDLY HAS REAR-END DAMAGE. POLICE SAID THE MINIVAN WAS LAST SEEN TRAVELING ON ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD AWAY FROM RIDGEDALE AVENUE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS URGED TO CONTACT FLORHAM PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT 973-377-2206.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED MORE THAN 1,300 CASES OF A POPULAR PLANT-BASED BUTTER HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO CONCERNS OVER YEAST, MOLD AND E. COLI. THE FDA SAYS THE CONTAMINANTS MAY BE PRESENT IN SOME OF MIYOKO'S CREAMERY'S EUROPEAN STYLE SALTED PLANT MILK BUTTER. THE PRODUCT HAS A BEST BY DATE OF NOV. 5. IT WAS SOLD IN 10 STATES, INCLUDING NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT. THE FDA LABELS IT AS A CLASS II RISK LEVEL, INDICATING IT CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY OR MEDICALLY REVERSIBLE ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANYONE HAS BEEN SICKENED BY THE PRODUCT AS OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.