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TOP LUXURY BROKERAGE AWARD William Raveis Real Estate has been recognized as the Top Luxury Brokerage in the United States by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. 130,000 sales associates • 565 premier real estate firms • Over 65 countries 395 MAIN STREET | ARMONK | NY 10504 | 914.273.3074 THE MAGAZINE FOR NORTH CASTLE & BEYOND | THEINSIDEPRESS.COM JUNE 2018 19| Byram Hills Grads just between us 23 Spotlight on Distracted Driving Awareness Advocate: 3 15 Years of Caring Ben Lieberman BY GRACE BENNETT BY BETH BESEN in the know gotta have arts 25 Area Theater, Concerts, and 6 Dads, Grads and the Arts More BY STACEY PFEFFER 27 ‘Creative Culture’ at the Burns BY EVELYN MERTENS features 29 To-Do List for Two Top Music cover story 12 Farmers Markets: New Offerings Festivals BY AMY KELLEY BY ELLA ILAN 09| A Conversation 14 Local Young Entrepreneurs 31 Caramoor–for Music with CNN’S BY AMY KELLEY Aficionados of Every Genre John Berman BY AMY KELLEY 19 Byram Hills Grads: We’ve Got their BY SHAUNA LEVY Number(s) PHOTO BY CATHY PINSKY BY AMY KELLEY community Pinskystudio.com 20 College Signing Day for BHHS 26 ‘Hypercar Circle:’ 9th Grader’s Athletes Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s 30 Friends of Karen Turns 40 CORRECTIONS • An article in our May 2018 Inside editions, “Northern Westchester: A Kayaker’s Paradise” incorrectly cited the Cross River Reservoir as etcetera a destination to kayak. This is a protected water body and kayaking there could be met with fines. The Inside Press regrets the error. The corrected article is available online: https://www.theinsidepress. 32 Parking Conundrum/Parking com/northern-westchester-a-kayakers-paradise/ Solutions • Some information shared to The Inside Press regarding the BY MARLENE KERN FISCHER Armonk Chamber’s 2018 Citizens of the Year was incorrect. FYI: Luci Labriola-Cuffe of the Independent Armonk Fire Department was indeed the first and only female fire chief, but is not currently serving in that position. 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