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Mount Kisco Main Street Building Sells For $4.4M Mount Kisco Main Street Building Sells For $4.4M
Mount Kisco Main Street Building Sells For $4.4M MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A multi-store building on Main Street in Mount Kisco has been sold for $4.4 million, The Journal News reported. The building at 153 Main St. contains Relaxation Spa, New York Dolls clothing store, Exit 4 Food Hall restaurant and more. It currently has one vacant retail space, according to The Journal News. Pound Ridge resident Barry Cohen is one of the owners of the buyer, 153 Main Street MK Associates, according to The Journal News. Prior to this, the building hadn't changed hands for 30 years, reported The Journal News. Read the full The Journal News story here.

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Police & Fire
Community Invited To Vist Expanded Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Substation Community Invited To Vist Expanded Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Substation
Community Invited To Vist Expanded Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Substation SANDY HOOK, Conn. -- The Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co. has renovated and expanded its substation on Berkshire Road, and the members have invited the public to come take a look on Saturday, Aug. 20. The open house will include tours, a formal dedication and light refreshments. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the dedication at noon. The substation is located at at 249 Berkshire Road.

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Neighbors
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church In New Canaan Welcomes New Pastor St. Michael’s Lutheran Church In New Canaan Welcomes New Pastor
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church In New Canaan Welcomes New Pastor NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in New Canaan has a new pastor, and he'll be preaching there for the first time on Sunday, Aug. 28. The church voted Rev. Dr. Derrick Fallon as its new pastor on July 17. Fallon has served St. John's Lutheran Church, in Randolph, Neb., for the past 10 years -- but he was originally a member of the New England Synod. He and his wife Pam have two adult children, Colin and Ian. Fallon graduated from the Lutheran Theology Seminary at Gettysburg with a master's of divinity in 2005, and he was ordained and called to serve St. John’s in 2006. He …

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Business
Supplier Takes Blame For Little Lobsters At Price Chopper Supplier Takes Blame For Little Lobsters At Price Chopper
Supplier Takes Blame For Little Lobsters At Price Chopper A New York state inspection agency announced last week that it had seized more than 1,100 pounds of undersized lobsters from Price Chopper in multiple inspections, but a supplier is taking the blame, according to the Supermarket News.The Lobster Trap, based in Cape Cod, says it accidentally shipped these lobsters to Price Chopper -- and that the lobsters would've been sufficient in other states, the Supermarket News reported. According to the Supermarket News, Price Chopper could be liable for fines up to $100 per lobster. Read the full Supermarket News story here.

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News
Connecticut Reaches Agreement With DOJ To Allow Motor-Voter Registration Connecticut Reaches Agreement With DOJ To Allow Motor-Voter Registration
Connecticut Reaches Agreement With DOJ To Allow Motor-Voter Registration HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut officials have reached an out-of-court agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that outlines a plan to electronically register voters through the DMV -- and the new system will go into use Monday, Aug. 8. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and DMV Commissioner Michael Bzdyra announced the resolution on Friday. Now, when residents apply for a driver's license or ID -- or a renewal -- it will also be an application to register to vote, unless the person opts out. The agreement lays out timelines, divisions of responsibility, training and performance …

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Sports
Fairfield U. Swimming Well-Represented In Rio Fairfield U. Swimming Well-Represented In Rio
Fairfield U. Swimming Well-Represented In Rio FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Three women associated with Fairfield University swimming will be in Rio de Janeiro this year — two competitors and one commentator. Ore Cherebin is a native of Grenada, and this incoming Fairfield U. freshman swimmer will represent her country in the 2016 Summer Olympics. This is her first Olympics, and she'll compete in the 100-meter butterfly and 100-meter breaststroke events. The Olympics run from this Friday through Aug. 21. "Being an Olympian is a huge honor and means more than words can describe," Cherebin said. "I almost can't believe it. It's a d…

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Police & Fire
James O'Connor, Former Brewster Fire Dept. Chief, Dies At 74 James O'Connor, Former Brewster Fire Dept. Chief, Dies At 74
James O'Connor, Former Brewster Fire Dept. Chief, Dies At 74 BREWSTER, N.Y. -- James O'Connor Jr. -- a lifelong Brewster resident who was chief of the Brewster Fire Dept. from 1981-1982 -- died on Wednesday, Aug. 3. He was 74."It is with deep regret that the Brewster Fire Department announces the death of past chief James O'Connor," the department noted on Thursday. A Navy veteran, O'Connor began working as a carrier at H.H. Park in Katonah. He was then a propane service man with Brewster's Suburban Propane for 20 years, until he retired at the age of 65. "Once he retired, he enjoyed life to its fullest, relaxing away, watching 'The …

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Events
Los Angeles Actress, Writer Returns Home To Westchester Los Angeles Actress, Writer Returns Home To Westchester
Los Angeles Actress, Writer Returns Home To Westchester CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Television and comedy performer Ariane Von Kamp is returning to Westchester this summer, and her first classes will be for commercial acting, on Sundays this August.Von Kamp will offer these acting workshops at Croton's Cortlandt School of Performing Arts. "After working very hard at a lifelong dream and career journey, it's refreshing to come home to a familiar place with hometown spirit and big heart," Von Kamp said. "We are so lucky to have Ariane share what she has experienced in L.A. and in N.Y.C. as a professional performer and instructor," sai…

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Neighbors
Pleasantville Man Helps Raise Over $600K For Kids Charities At Golf Outing Pleasantville Man Helps Raise Over $600K For Kids Charities At Golf Outing
Pleasantville Man Helps Raise Over $600K For Kids Charities At Golf Outing PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville resident Wayde Bendus played in Bob's Discount Furniture's 29th annual golf outing on in mid-July at the Tunxis Plantation Country Club -- and the event raised more than $600,000.The funds will benefit children's charities, including the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Family & Children's Aid, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, and Camp Rising Sun, a camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer. Bendus was one of 450 participants who took part in the annual outing, followed by an evening at the Farmington Club featuring live and silent …

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Obituaries
Roger Allen Hack, 64, Lagrangeville Resident Roger Allen Hack, 64, Lagrangeville Resident
Roger Allen Hack, 64, Lagrangeville Resident LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y. -- Roger Allen Hack, of Lagrangeville, died on Saturday, July 30. He was 64. Born in Poughkeepsie, he was a lifelong area resident. Hack worked for Velux Corporation for over 15 years, until his illness forced him to retire in 2012. He was a member of the Hopewell Reformed Church. An avid outdoorsman, he especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, skiing and gardening. He is survived by his wife, Janice Traynor-Hack; daughter Jessica Hack; brother Gregory Hack and his wife Lynne; mother-in-law Shirley Traynor of Florida; aunt Elizabeth Hennesey of Hyde Park; and ma…

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