Westchester Blogs: Cyclospora Outbreak, History Forgotten

Here's a roundup of popular blogs from Westchester readers, published recently.

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From Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch: Cyclospora Outbreak 

The victim count has now risen to 285 in 11 states from a parasitic infection of Cyclospora cayetanensis. While the cluster of illnesses is mainly in the mid-western states, people from CT and NJ have been affected as well.

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has narrowed down the suspected source of the contaminated produce, they have yet to prematurely release the information do to the fear of potential financial loss to the segment of the produce industry that is implicated, yet has no direct association with the present outbreak. 

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From Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch: Locally Grown Food Will Be On Display at DeCicco's Food Festival

More than fifty DeCicco Family Markets' vendors will show their wares at a Food Festival in the parking lot of the company's Brewster store on Saturday, July 27 beginning at 10 a.m.

Demonstrations are planned and many exhibitors will distribute samples at outdoor tables and inside the store. [DeCicco is pronounced de-CHEE-ko.]

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From Ossining-Croton-on-Hudson Patch: Elda: Ossining's Scottish Castle

Since the days of the Dutch to more recent times, Ossining and its neighboring areas has been the site of magnificent homes, estates and other properties that are or once were owned by prominent New Yorkers. Many of these people were attracted to Ossining for the relatively inexpensive cost of land, the commanding views of the Hudson River and the easy commute to nearby to New York City. However, because of reduced personal circumstances, as well as changing tastes and life styles, many of these homes and estates are just memories.

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From Ossining-Croton-on-Hudson Patch: History: the Lost, Neglected and Forgotten School Subject

There is no doubt that history as a distinct academic subject in our primary, secondary schools and even in at the university level is a lost, neglected and forgotten topic. It appears that even though research has shown that historical research can imbue students with critical-thinking skills useful to any profession, including science, technology, engineering and math, schools  at every level are singularly focused on the latter subjects with scant or no attention to history.

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