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Stew Leonard's sued for wrongful death in mislabeled cookie case
WATERBURY, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the estate of a woman with a peanut allergy who died after she ate a mislabeled cookie and suffered a severe reaction. Orla Ruth Baxendale, 25, died on Jan. 11 after she ate a Florentine cookie sold by Stew Leonard's and went into anaphylactic shock, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in Waterbury, Connecticut.Cookies recalled after woman's deathThe holiday cookies were sold under the Stew Leonard's brand at stores in Danbury and Newington in late 2023 before the grocery store issued a recall. The cookies were produced by Cookies United, a...
Congressional candidates attend Memorial Day observances
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The City of Waterbury held a series of Memorial Day observances, including its annual parade, on Sunday afternoon. Waterbury distinguishes itself as a “Gold Star Family City”. This distinction honors more than 500 servicemembers from Waterbury who died in uniform. The observances also became a backdrop for the politics of the […]
New York Vs. Connecticut: Who Has The Better Pizza?
Here we go again! The battle for the best pizza lives on. Newsweek is reporting that a "delegation from Connecticut " flew out to Washington D.C. to declare that New Haven, Connecticut be declared the Pizza Capital of The United States. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of New Haven said in a...
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