
Raccoon bites 2 people in N.J. town. It may have rabies, health officials say.
Two people were bitten by a possibly rabid raccoon in Westfield, health officials said.The raccoon attacked the people in the 400 block of First Avenue and in the 700 block of Scotch Plains Avenue, officials in the Union County township said.Local officials did not immediately provide any additional information about the incidents or when they happened.The attacks were announced on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon. A health officer did not immediately return a phone call seeking more information.“T...