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Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82 Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82
Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82 Kenneth McGahren, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1.  An architect, artist, and lover of nature, his last moments were spent in the tranquil, wooded setting of the home he built in 2017 in Pound Ridge. Ken was born on September 27, 1939 in Bayonne, NJ, youngest of 4 brothers born to Eugene and Cecilia (Paulson) McGahren. He graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City in 1968 and was registered to practice in New York and Connecticut. His early work focused on transportation projects in the New York Metro region as well as municipal transport facilities in Portla…

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by Hoyt Funeral Home
News
COVID-19: Pfizer Begins Vaccine Study On Younger Children COVID-19: Pfizer Begins Vaccine Study On Younger Children
Covid-19: Pfizer Begins Vaccine Study On Younger Children Pfizer is moving forward with new clinical tests on thousands of children under the age of 12 as they look to expand the authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company announced on Tuesday, June 8 that it will enroll up to 4,500 children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years old in the United States, Finland, Poland, and Spain with the intention of getting emergency use authorization before school begins in the fall. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine has only been authorized for use in children 12 and older. According to Pfizer, it has selected a dose of 10 micrograms in children betw…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus
Covid-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus Seven months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, some companies may be inching closer to creating a breathalyzer-type test that could potentially identify the virus. According to new reports, researchers from the United States to Israel to Finland have been working to develop non-invasive screening solutions to test for COVID-19 through gas compounds that can be identified with the device. If completed, the device would work similarly to breathalyzers that are used by police to determine one’s blood alcohol content. Researchers across the globe have been testing respiratory samples after de…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Musician, Teacher And — Most Of All — Beloved Friend, Nino Getts Of Ossining Dies At 74 Musician, Teacher And — Most Of All — Beloved Friend, Nino Getts Of Ossining Dies At 74
Musician, Teacher And — Most Of All — Beloved Friend, Nino Getts Of Ossining Dies At 74 On the morning of June 28, Nino V. Getts, 74, died quietly in his sleep.  Nino was born on Nov. 12, 1944 to William and Mary Riccardi Getts. He grew up in the Battle Hill area and was a nostalgic fan of the old White Plains, where he often sat on the steps of the old courthouse with friends  and walked Main St. Nino graduated from White Plains High School in 1962 and/or 1963. He liked people in both classes, so went to all the reunions. He studied song writing and music production at State University of New York. Nino had his own professional studio in his home and produced a…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Here's Where US Ranks Among World's Happiest Countries Here's Where US Ranks Among World's Happiest Countries
Here's Where US Ranks Among World's Happiest Countries A new list of the world’s happiest countries has yielded some surprising results. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 2019 World Happiness Report ranks each country using six different variables: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. The top five happiest countries, according to the report, are Finland (No. 1), Denmark (No. 2), Norway (No. 3), Iceland (No. 4) and the Netherlands (No. 5). So, where does the United States fall on the list? At No. 19 — down one spot since last year and five spots since 2017. According…

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by Valerie Musson