Judge: NYC Can Fine Chains That Don’t Post Salt Warnings
New York — Large chain restaurants and fast-food eateries in the nation’s most populous city can be fined up to $600 beginning next week for not posting salt warnings on menu items that contain more than the recommended daily dose of sodium, a judge ruled last week. “Some people love salty food and are just going to eat those salty foods regardless of whether there’s a salt icon next to it,” Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower said...
Student Who Rented Dorm On Airbnb Faces Punishment
Boston — College students have always come up with creative ways to pay tuition. They’ve been known to live off ramen noodles, and more recently, the loan-burdened but intrepid have tried crowdfunding their education. No wonder, then, that a sophomore at Emerson College recently attempted to get back a slice of the price he has paid by listing his Boston dorm room on Airbnb last month. According to the Boston Globe, 19-year-old Jack...
For Trump, It’s Business As Usual
Donald Trump’s statements about Muslims and Latinos have drawn widespread rebuke from politicians in both parties and many other national leaders. But the companies that do business with Trump have generally remained silent in the face of those polarizing remarks, and so far there’s little evidence that his businesses are suffering substantially as a result of his candidacy. Sales of his condominiums in New York appear normal, and...
Lyme Restaurant Gets Clean Health Inspection Report
Lyme — A state inspection last week found no traces of rodents in Stella’s Italian Kitchen and Market, despite previous reports that rats had been found in the adjoining post office. The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services held an unannounced inspection at the Lyme restaurant on Friday . The state’s health report says the visit came in response to a complaint of a “rat infestation” in the building, and notes that...
Video at Core Of Verizon’s AOL Purchase
Washington — With its $4.4 billion purchase of AOL Inc., telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. expands its empire with new online video offerings, advertising technology and a stable of well-known sites, including Huffington Post and TechCrunch. Of those, video might be the big draw, said Angelo Zino, senior equity analyst at S&P Capital IQ. AOL ranks third behind Google (mostly YouTube) and Facebook in unique...
