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Harrison Restaurant Closes After 40 Years In Business Harrison Restaurant Closes After 40 Years In Business
Harrison Restaurant Closes After 40 Years In Business A restaurant in Westchester County has permanently closed after 40 years in business.  The last day of business for Momiji Japanese Restaurant, located in Harrison at 261 Halstead Ave., was on Saturday, Dec. 31.  The restaurant launched in 1982 and was known for dishes such as sushi, shrimp tempura, tuna, avocado, and yellowtail jalapeño rolls.  Patrons from throughout the years had previously commended the business's food.  "This is hands down the best sushi in Westchester," said Bridgette M. of White Plains in a Yelp review from March 2020. "I love coming …
Bob Bogen Of Mount Kisco Was Local Organizer Of Civil Rights Rallies From 1960s To Recent Years Bob Bogen Of Mount Kisco Was Local Organizer Of Civil Rights Rallies From 1960s To Recent Years
Bob Bogen Of Mount Kisco Was Local Organizer Of Civil Rights Rallies From 1960s To Recent Years Bob K. Bogen, a longtime resident of Mount Kisco, died from pancreatic cancer on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. He was 89. Born into a prominent Jewish family in Cincinnati, OH and raised in Arcadia, CA, he converted to Quakerism at age 21 and was a member of the Chappaqua Friends Meeting in Chappaqua, serving in many roles including clerk of the Meeting.   As the son of a noted civil liberties attorney and grandson of an even more prominent social worker and war-relief leader, he put his deeply held beliefs into action as a local organizer of civil rights rallies, anti-war protests and peace vigi…