A big Rumorville for you today. We hear the Bellizzi Italian Restaurant is not renewing its lease in the Trader Joe’s Shopping Center in Larchmont, and that Trader Joe’s will be expanding into the space. (Bellizzi has a second location in Mt. Kisco.)

Calls to Bellizzi owner Ray Catena were not returned, however a Trader Joe’s manager confirmed the story, saying the expansion will occur, “eventually.”

Woo-hoo!

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Headline in February

Will this make the headlines too? We’ll see if the ‘RFK son hospital baby story’ loses its bite in the tabloids:

“We can now inform you that as a result of the assessment made by local child protective services, no credible evidence was found to believe that the child(ren) has been abused or maltreated. Therefore, the report has been determined ‘unfounded. ”

This is how the letter from Westchester Department of Social Services reads in response to its own investigation into Douglas Kennedy’s confrontation with nurses at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco in January.

Kennedy, of Chappaqua, a Fox News reporter and son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, still faces the law: a misdemeanor child-endangerment count and two violation counts of physical harassment.

Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle

Consumer Reports Magazine is reporting that you may not want four Westchester Hospitals to be your first choice for care.

Four Westchester County hospitals receive an “F” for safety in the CR rankings, based on hospital-acquired infections, how well hospital staff communicate with patients about medications, readmissions, and discharge planning.

The Westchester hospitals cited as “lowest performing” were

• St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers,
• St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers,
• Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville
• Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle.

St. Joseph’s Medical Center was listed as the fourth worst in its study, ranking 62 percent lower than the national average. Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville was the seventh worst, according to the report, with a score of 57 percent below the national average.

Consumer reports listing follows:

The photos and video of the Air Traffic Controllers at Westchester County Airport asleep at the controls has Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand and County Exec Rob Astorino asking the FAA to investigate.

And speaking of surveillance video, that of David Kennedy’s scuffle with nurses at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco was released. You can see Kennedy lift his knee and nurse go flying backwards. Kennedy, a son of Robert Kennedy, was arrested last week in connection with that incident, which took place in January.

From Slow Food Metro North:

Every Saturday · Year Round · 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. · Indoors – Rain or Shine!  Local farmers, artisans and chefs will seasonally provide a variety of fruit, produce, meats, dairy products, and prepared food.

Weekly demonstrations and activities for the whole family! Take the $5 Challenge!
Enjoy a healthy meal for just $5  – created from our market’s freshest ingredients by the Red Barn Bakery.  This cuisine is ”epicurean slow food with a Farmer’s Market twist”.

In addition to lovingly created and delicious dishes from the local harvest, the Red Barn Bakery will also feature a weekly $5 Challenge – a healthy gourmet meal made with local and organic ingredients – because slow food shouldn’t have to cost more than fast food. This and other delicious dishes are ready to be enjoyed at the market for breakfast, lunch and to go!

Meets at: 351 Main St, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 (Boys & Girls Club of N Westchester) 914-923-4837

The market is managed by Sandra Lena of John Boy’s Farm.

Sponsored by John Boy’s Farm, Slow Food Metro North, and the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester

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