Workers, state officials and visitors at the West Virginia Capitol now will have to leave the building if they want lunch that consists of more than vending machine fare. Thats because the Capitol cafeteria has been shut down by order of the county health department. And health inspectors who visited the cafeteria didnt find just a few minor infractions. They cited 50 violations of food health rules, including 18 that were seen as critical.

A severe infestation of roaches, dirty utensils mixed with clean ones, filth encrusted kitchen equipment and toxic levels of solvents in buckets sometimes used to sanitize utensils were cited by the health department.

That is more than just embarrassing and disgusting. Its outrageous. How could the state Capitol cafeteria have been allowed to get into such a condition?

As you might expect, recriminations are flying faster than hamburger orders at lunchtime.

Cobras sneak home

The Nashua Cape Cobras sneaked a five-wicket victory over the Fidentia Warriors in MTN Domestic Championship action at Sahara Park Newlands on Friday evening.

The game looked anything but won when the Cobras found themselves in trouble at 58/4, with Adam Bacher, Andrew Puttick, Herschelle Gibbs and JP Duminy back in the hut in pursuit of the Warriors' score of 233/6.

But former Proteas stand-in skipper Ashwell Prince and all-rounder Vernon Philander knuckled down, the pair contributing 119 for the fifth wicket.

Prince — who scored 78 off 84 balls — was dismissed 60 runs short of his team's winning total, with Philander and skipper Thami Tsolekile knocking off the remaining runs.

Left-arm seamer Lonwobe Tsotsobe picked up two wickets — including the dangermen Gibbs and Duminy — whilst fellow opening bowler Lyall Meyer also grabbed a pair of wickets.

Suspects sought in home invasion

PITTSFIELD — Police are searching for four to five black or Hispanic men who broke into a woman's duplex on Onota Street shortly before midnight yesterday and assaulted her, said Capt. John T. O'Neil.

The woman reported that the men kicked in her front door, entered her house and demanded money, O'Neil said. When she told them that she did not have any money, they punched her repeatedly before fleeing on foot, O'Neil said.

The woman was transported to Berkshire Medical Center, where she was treated for a black eye and a facial laceration, O'Neil said. The woman was shaken, O'Neil said, but later was released from the hospital.

Detectives Thomas N. Bowler and John E. Gray are the lead investigators on the case, O'Neil noted. Anyone who might have seen anything suspicious on Monroe or Onota streets around the time of the attack is asked to call police at (413) 448-9700.

Bilehdhoo mosque builders threatened

Workers sent to complete a government-funded mosque in Faafu atoll Bilehdhoo have barricaded themselves inside their quarters due to various threats being made by residents of the island. The group had been in hiding for three days, they said on Thursday. According to Mars Construction Managing Director, Ahmed Saleem, the workers had not set foot outside their quarters for fear of being attacked. “The night before last, I was attacked in the presence of police," said Saleem on Thursday. “The other night, one of the team members was surrounded by a mob and attacked outside the mosque. They've even threatened to kill us, just moments after the Police left." “There are only five Police officers on the job," continued Saleem. “What good is just five officers? The attackers aren't even scared of attacking us in the presence of the Police." According to Saleem, the residents of Bilehdhoo were angry because the mosque didn't meet the standards of their expectations.