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New Owners Breathe Life Into Renovated Beacon Hotel Restaurant New Owners Breathe Life Into Renovated Beacon Hotel Restaurant
New Owners Breathe Life Into Renovated Beacon Hotel Restaurant BEACON, N.Y. -- After 15 months and $1.5 million spent on top-to-bottom renovations, the owners of the Beacon Hotel Restaurant have brought to life a major portion of their vision for this circa 1870s Main Street building. On Jan. 5, the Beacon Hotel’s restaurant started serving a fusion of Southern and French cuisine from Executive Chef Matt Hutchins. “The weekends are very busy, and we have a very good crowd on Thursdays,” said Alla Kormilitsyna, a renovator of townhouses in New York City who bought the property in 2015 with veteran restaurant renovator Greg Trautman and another investor …

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Fundraisers Launched For Shrub Oak Family That Lost Home, Dog In Fire Fundraisers Launched For Shrub Oak Family That Lost Home, Dog In Fire
Fundraisers Launched For Shrub Oak Family That Lost Home, Dog In Fire SHRUB OAK, N.Y. -- Three days after a family was displaced from a house fire which took the life of their dog, dozens of people have come to their aid with thousands of dollars in online donations. A GoFundMe campaign called “Help the Prin/Levine Family” set up following the Buckhorn Street fire Sunday afternoon raised $6,643 as of 10 a.m. Thursday toward a $10,000 goal of helping Maria Prin and her son, Alec Levine. A total of 119 donations have ranged from $5-$300 each. The website says the family’s dog and possessions were lost in the fire, and that their cats were rescued, but injured. …

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Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Now 50-50 On NYC Mayoral Run, Report Says Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Now 50-50 On NYC Mayoral Run, Report Says
Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Now 50-50 On NYC Mayoral Run, Report Says CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hillary Clinton is heavily weighing a run for New York City mayor, with one source giving it a “50-50” chance that she make a Big Apple bid, according to The Real Deal real estate blog. John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of Gristedes Foods who is considering a run himself, said he talked to former secretary of state and failed Democratic presidential nominee, and came away convinced she may challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio this year. Related: Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Being Urged To Run For NYC Mayor, Reports Say “I spoke to her about it, but she didn’t indicate …

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Westchester Top 2017 Suburban Market, Real Estate Pros Predict Westchester Top 2017 Suburban Market, Real Estate Pros Predict
Westchester Top 2017 Suburban Market, Real Estate Pros Predict Westchester will be the top choice for homebuyers looking outside New York City in 2017, surpassing New Jersey and Long Island, according to a new survey. Real estate data provider PropertyShark said its clients, New York City real estate pros, predict that about 49 percent of homebuyers will look beyond the five boroughs, with most mentioning Westchester County as the place to go to. Respondents cited Yonkers as a real estate market “that could answer the needs of priced-out buyers looking for a quiet location and more living space,” according to the study. David Gerts, a New York real est…

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After Nor'easter, More Rain, Sleet In The Forecast For Danbury After Nor'easter, More Rain, Sleet In The Forecast For Danbury
After Nor'easter, More Rain, Sleet In The Forecast For Danbury FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Following a nor'easter that whipped Fairfield County with a wintry mix, high winds and heavy rains, making a mess of roads and closing schools, more rain and sleet is in the forecast Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Inland, the chance of rain is 80 percent, with a high of 38 degrees, but the windchill making feel between 25 and 30.  Tuesday night, rain is likely, possibly mixing with sleet after 9 p.m., then gradually ending. Cloudy skies will give way to a partly cloudy night, with a low of around 31. Along the coast, expect rain, with winds of…

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Dutchess Residents ID'd In Route 22 Crash Tops Week's News Dutchess Residents ID'd In Route 22 Crash Tops Week's News
Dutchess Residents ID'd In Route 22 Crash Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here’s a look at last week’s top stories from around Dutchess County. The victims in a violent head-on crash between a pickup truck and a Verizon truck on Route 22 on Tuesday have been identified. The driver of the pickup, David H. Mossman, 23, of Southeast, was listed with serious injuries. Excitement is building for the launch of the Special Olympics New York Winter Games next month. Students at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie recently got a stark lesson in the dangers of distracted driving at an emotional presentation at the school. A 56-year-old …

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PLTI Kicks Off 20th Year Of Parent Advocacy Training In Danbury PLTI Kicks Off 20th Year Of Parent Advocacy Training In Danbury
Plti Kicks Off 20th Year Of Parent Advocacy Training In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. – When Rachel Chaleski, a parent of two students in the Western Connecticut Academy for International Studies Elementary Magnet School, started taking classes at the Parent Leadership Training Institute in Danbury around this time last year, she had already been pushing to overturn a decision to take away sibling enrollment preference for Danbury residents. “I had created and was formulating a petition, and several parents and I spoke at board of ed meetings. We rallied together, and it wasn’t really making any progress until I took the course, took PLTI, and then it took off,…

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New Castle Is State's First Small Town To Get Clean-Energy Designation New Castle Is State's First Small Town To Get Clean-Energy Designation
New Castle Is State's First Small Town To Get Clean-Energy Designation NEW CASTLE, N.Y. -- In recognition of its drive to go green, the Town of New Castle was recently named the first small community the state and first community in Westchester County to be designated a Clean Energy Community by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. New Castle received the designation for completing four of 10 high-impact clean energy actions identified by NYSERDA as part of the Clean Energy Communities initiative: Implemented Community Choice Aggregation, where residents and businesses in the town pool their demand for energy and take part in a bulk …

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Roadwork To Close Boston Avenue Lane In Bridgeport Roadwork To Close Boston Avenue Lane In Bridgeport
Roadwork To Close Boston Avenue Lane In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A westbound lane on Boston Avenue (Route 1) in Bridgeport will close between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Monday, the state Department of Transportation announced. The project, near the former General Electric plant below Old Mill Green, involves reducing two lanes to one, installing temporary precast barrier and pavement markings on the westbound side of Boston Avenue. This is in preparation for future repairs necessary on Bridge No. 00325 over Stillman Pond Brook, the state DOT said in a press release. According to the Connecticut Post, DOT estimates that the bridge’s r…

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Clean-Cut Westport Cops Raise $3K In No-Shave Challenge Clean-Cut Westport Cops Raise $3K In No-Shave Challenge
Clean-Cut Westport Cops Raise $3K In No-Shave Challenge WESTPORT, Conn. -- After two months of letting their whiskers grow for good causes, a group of Westport police officers recently attended a “shave off” at H Salon in Fairfield. The end results were clean faces and $3,175 raised for No-Shave November, an online nonprofit organization devoted growing cancer awareness and research, and Homes with Hope, a Westport-based organization dedicated to helping the local homeless population. About 30 members, or more than half of the men in Fairfield’s cadre of 63 sworn police officers, grew their beards through November and December, said Officer Bren…

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