Ashville News

An Augusta woman who says she contracted an E. Coli infection after eating meat produced by New York-based Fairbank Farms has filed a lawsuit against the company.

Helen A. Smith, 69, of 4790 Route 474, Ashville, NY, died unexpectedly at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the emergency room of WCA Hospital.

Maine officials are reminding consumers to check their freezers for recalled ground beef after four people were hospitalized for E. coli poisoning.

Three dozen Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Career & Technical Education students from across Chautauqua County were given the opportunity on Oct.

An E. coli outbreak that has killed 2 people has been linked to a ground beef processor that, according to The New York Times, stopped testing its ingredients years ago under pressure from beef trim suppliers.

Luther Edson Whitmore, 70, of 35 E. Chadakoin Ave., Celoron, died at 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Anthony Sali, son of Pamela and William Sali of Ashville and a student at Hamilton College, has been elected to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honor society in the country.

The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.

Creating comfort all through the home is the goal of interior designer Michelle Paterniti.

Two deaths have been linked to ground beef sold by a Chautauqua County meat processor, and federal and state officials are continuing to investigate an apparent outbreak of E. coli contamination that has sickened at least 26 people across the Northeast.

Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday.

An Albany County resident died after eating tainted beef that was recently recalled from local supermarkets.

Editor's note: The article linked in this post incorrectly states that meat from Asheville, N.C., is being recalled; the processing company is located in Ashville, N.Y. "A New York company, Fairbanks Farms, was voluntarily recalling 546,000 pounds of ground beef.

Ashville NY firm Fairbank Farms recalled over 546,000 pounds of beef products due to possible E. coli contamination.

A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because, according to health officials, contaminated meat has caused illness and one death.

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Share + Oct 31, 2009 12:40 pm US/Eastern More than a half million pounds of ground beef products distributed to the northeast are being recalled due to concerns of E. coli contamination.

The Southwestern Division of New York Kiwanis has held a ribbon-cutting and dedication of its building at the Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Village at the BOCES campus in Ashville.

Elmer ''Dutch'' E. Vanderkooi of Sherman, N.Y., died Monday evening, Oct. 26 2009, at St.

Margaret Sophie Pedersen Carlson, 94, of Heritage Green Nursing Home, Greenhurst, N.Y., went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, October 23, 2009, at 10:25 p.m. surrounded by loved ones.