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'Good Friend, Mentor': Beloved Deacon From Westchester Dies 'Good Friend, Mentor': Beloved Deacon From Westchester Dies
'Good Friend, Mentor': Beloved Deacon From Westchester Dies A beloved Deacon and former store owner from Westchester known for serving his community in times of need has died.  William "Deacon Billy " Vaccaro of Port Chester died on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the age of 89, according to his obituary.  A graduate of Port Chester High School, Vaccaro first served with the US Army in Korea before returning home and joining the family business, Vaccaro's Supermarket, which he operated with his brothers Joseph and Anthony for 25 years.  It was at this supermarket that Vaccaro helped many people earn their first work experience through b…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk
Recall Issued For Brand Of Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk A Brooklyn-based company is recalling Enoki mushrooms that were imported from Korea which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA announced that H&C Food Inc. is recalling 7.05-ounce Enoki mushrooms that were important from Green Co. and distributed to supermarkets in New York, Maryland, and Virginia. The mushrooms subject to recall were distributed between Saturday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, March 5. According to the FDA, the mushrooms were sold in a clear plastic packaging with a green label, UPC code of 831211204181, and “H&C Food Inc.” on the back of the package. …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Kia Issues Recall For 400,000-Plus Vehicles Kia Issues Recall For 400,000-Plus Vehicles
Kia Issues Recall For 400,000-Plus Vehicles Hundreds of thousands of Kia vehicles are being recalled due to a defect that could cause airbags not to deploy during a potential crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Kia is recalling more than 410,000 vehicles in the US because the airbags could fail to inflate after the issue was first found overseas. According to the NHTSA, the recall includes these models: 2017-2019 Kia Sedona; 2017-2019 Kia Soul; 2017-2018 Kia Forte; 2017 Kia Forte Koup. “The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and dama…

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by Zak Failla
News
'Murder Hornet' Sting Kills 54-Year-Old Man, Reports Say 'Murder Hornet' Sting Kills 54-Year-Old Man, Reports Say
'Murder Hornet' Sting Kills 54-Year-Old Man, Reports Say The purported “murder hornet” is earning its nickname. An Asian giant hornet killed a 54-year-old beekeeper in Spain after he was stung on the eyebrow while tending to hives near his home, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred in the northwest region of Santiago, Galicia. The hornets recently arrived in the United States (in Washington State) and Canada (in the Vancouver area), leading to national concerns. The giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill dozens of people each year and could potentially devastate the country’s bee populations, which has already bee…

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by Zak Failla
News
Recall Issued For Enoki Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk Recall Issued For Enoki Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk
Recall Issued For Enoki Mushrooms Due To Possible Health Risk A Brooklyn-based company is recalling Enoki mushrooms that were imported from Korea which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA announced that H&C Food Inc. is recalling 7.05-ounce Enoki mushrooms that were important from Green Co. and distributed to supermarkets in New York, Maryland, and Virginia. The mushrooms subject to recall were distributed between Saturday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, March 5. According to the FDA, the mushrooms were sold in a clear plastic packaging with a green label, UPC code of 831211204181, and “H&C Food Inc.” on the back of the package. …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award At GENIUS Olympiad Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award At GENIUS Olympiad
Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award At Genius Olympiad Ossining High School was recognized as the “Most Successful School” award recipient at the ninth annual GENIUS Olympiad, which took place between Monday, June 17 and Saturday, June 22 at SUNY Oswego. The Olympiad included international students submitting a total of 1,657 projects in regional competitions with 789 accepted for the finals. The award is based on the number of participants and the total awards received. All of the 15 OHS juniors who attended the prestigious competition received awards for their science projects and are members of the school’s Science Research Program. OHS’ win…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Partner, WWII Vet James G. Houlihan, Longtime Bronxville Resident, 95 Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Partner, WWII Vet James G. Houlihan, Longtime Bronxville Resident, 95
Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Partner, WWII Vet James G. Houlihan, Longtime Bronxville Resident, 95 James G. Houlihan, a longtime resident of Bronxville and Palm Beach, Florida, died on Saturday, March 2 at the age of 95.  James G. Houlihan was born in Manhattan in 1923; he was the only child of James A. Houlihan and Genevieve McConnell Houlihan. His grandfather, Dan Houlihan, came to Scranton, PA from County Kerry, Ireland in 1874 at 19 and became a laborer in construction. He married Margaret Lynch Houlihan and their family grew to include nine children. Dan and his family moved to Manhattan and started what was to become a very successful real estate business that survives to…

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by Daily Voice
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Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89 Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89
Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89 Peter Richard Beccaria, a longtime mailman in Northern Westchester and a volunteer firefighter in Pound Ridge for half a century, died at age 89 in Palm Coast, Florida. He was born on December 27, 1928 in Mount Kisco to Esther and Frank Beccaria. He attended school in Pound Ridge and Katonah and then served four years in the Navy in Korea. Peter married his wife Peggy in 1959 and had two sons, Michael and Patrick.  He moved to Palm Coast from Pound Ridge in 2003. Peter was a rural letter carrier for 30 years with the United States Postal Service and was a member of the Pound Ridge Volunte…

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by Daily Voice