New York CPS News Archive

FDA to Save Us From Scourge of Wood-Aged Artisanal Cheese

by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

The latest foodmakers to face destruction from the Food and Drug Adminstration's (FDA) need to regulate all the things: artisanal cheesemakers. As part of a new push to enforce certain aspects of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), passed in 2011.

According to Metz, the use of wooden shelves for aging cheese runs counter to FDA requirements stipulating "all plant equipment and utensils shall be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be adequately cleanable." In the FDA's estimation, there is no possible way that wooden shelves or boards can be adequately cleaned and sanitized.

reason.com

June 9, 2014

Are We Overmedicating Kids in Foster Care?

by Dawn Post

A third of the kids in foster care diagnosed with ADHD have been treated with off-label antipsychotic drugs. That's too many children getting medicine we know too little about.

A recent study reported in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology reveals that one third of children in foster care diagnosed with ADHD have been treated off-label with an atypical antipsychotic medication. As a parent, would you consent to your child being prescribed an atypical antipsychotic medication? I submit that the label alone should raise alarm.

citylimits.org

June 6, 2014

Event : for the kids -- Nature's Homeschoolers

by Lee Enterprises

This once-a-month series of lessons is designed to supplement homeschool curriculum with nature-based science.

Lessons include hands-on activities and information about the plants and animals found in the Saratoga Sand Plains. The lessons will be broken into two sections: the K-4th grade children's program will be held from 10-11:00 AM and 5-8th grade children's program will be held from 2-3:00 PM.

poststar.com

April 28, 2014

Child Protective Services Keeps Mom Away From Terminally Ill Daughter

by Mike Hudson

"It's like a nightmare that's never ending. We both made a mistake, and we're trying to get over it. We want our life back."

Lisa Miljour had a bad night. Her mom, Donna Chew, called from Cleveland that evening to tell her that her beloved grandmother was dying of cancer. Perhaps foolishly, Miljour responded to her grief by going out and buying a bottle of Wild Turkey bourbon. Her older daughters, Donella, 7, and Rubi, 5, were spending the weekend with their father. Her youngest, 19-month-old Maxine, was asleep in her crib.

niagarafallsreporter.com

February 21, 2014

State lawmakers propose CPS reforms following child deaths

by Chris Caya

The deaths of two children in Buffalo has led to a package of reforms that will be proposed in Albany Monday at the start of the legislative session.

The reforms include new education and training requirements for CPS workers and supervisors. Peoples-Stokes says under one of the changes, children being interviewed will no longer have to "sit in fear." "Current law requires that Child Protective Services must interview the child in front of the parent or guardian, which, sad to say, is often the accused perpetrator," said Peoples-Stokes. "There's no good reason why the law should require that."

news.wbfo.org

January 19, 2014

Don't Make Us Tell Child Welfare: Schools Insist on Forced Medical Exams for Kids

by Daisy Luther

What would you do if you received a threatening letter from your child's school, demanding that you take your youngster to a medical doctor and dentist at the whims of the school administrators, or risk being reported to the child welfare authorities?

Parents in at least two states have gotten exactly such letters. Police State USA reports: Under the auspices of keeping children healthy, the government has usurped the role of "parent" away from actual parents. The state - not legal guardians - is determining when and how children should be subjected to outside business influences. The provisions establish that the state has taken the final say in parenting matters, undermining parents' natural role in the child's life as protector and final decision maker. The provision invades the privacy of the family by giving the government access to private medical results.

activistpost.com

November 21, 2013

NYC restaurant offers diners locally raised, organic food and a strict, 'No Talking' night

by Jake Pearson

Quiet, please. Your dinner will now be served. That's the message being sent to customers at a New York City restaurant that prohibits any talking during an occasionally put-on $40 prix fixe, four-course meal.

Nicholas Nauman, head chef at Eat in Brooklyn's trendy Greenpoint neighborhood, said he was inspired to pitch the tight-lipped consumption sessions after spending time in India, where Buddhist monks take their breakfast without exchanging words.

startribune.com

October 9, 2013

Man Charged in Death of 5-Year-Old Child

Matthew Kuzdzal, 26, was arraigned Thursday morning on a second-degree murder charge in the death of 5-year old Eain Brooks, the Buffalo City Court has confirmed.

Buffalo Police say there was a rescue call to a home on Albany Street Sunday evening. Eain Brooks was taken to Women and Children's Hospital where he died on Tuesday.

wgrz.com

September 20, 2013

Child Taken Because Dad Read Gun Magazine

Reading a hunting magazine in New York may lead your doctor to consider you a threat.

Juric said, "The magazine had a property of Benedictine Hospital sticker on it." According to Juric, when a physician saw this, he immediately considered him a threat, which subsequently led him to lose his daughter, reputation, employment and safety.

infowars.com

August 31, 2013

Probe of boy’s beating death uncovers unacceptable failures by county agency

Here is what is clear from the state report on the brutal death of Abdifatah Mohamud: He should still be alive.

The 10-year-old boy was beaten to death by his stepfather last year - bound, gagged and bludgeoned with a rolling pin. Compounding the tragedy was the fact that Abdifatah had reported his stepfather's previous abuse. As a result, the Erie County Department of Social Services stepped in - and mishandled the matter. The boy was left at the mercy of the man who would soon take his life.

buffalonews.com

June 4, 2013

Chronic Pain? See What A Local Chiropractor Has To Say!

by Destiny Malone

Our community welcomes a new chiropractor to the area! Dr. Jeff Sawyer joined Tackett Chiropractic Center in Queensbury, NY just a few months ago on January 2, 2013.

We thought we'd pick Dr. Sawyer's brain for some advice, tips and insight from an expert. If you are suffering from chronic pain -- whether it's your back, neck, joints, muscles or other ailment -- find out what Dr. Sawyer has to say!

glensfallsregion.com

April 16, 2013

Heather Yakin: Local child abuse cases litany of horror

Terrible things can happen anywhere. There's no boundary of income or class that offers complete protection, no neighborhood immune from some unthinkable act. And even very small children can become victims of horrible crimes.

April is Child Abuse Awareness month. Around here, it's difficult to start the month without remembering Christopher Gardner. Christopher was 3 when his caregivers beat and battered and burned him, a fatal barrage that started because he took a piece of candy.

recordonline.com

April 10, 2013

Advocates raise concerns about Suffolk child protective services

by Laura Figueroa

Suffolk County has 15 fewer child protective investigators than last year -- an 8 percent drop -- and social service advocates and union leaders are raising concerns about the potential for hampered child abuse probes.

newsday.com

April 8, 2013