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Local Onliner

Jun 2
2010

Main Street Connect Raises $4 Million

Main Street Connect, a new hyperlocal network founded by former community newspaper executive Carll Tucker, former SmartReply exec John Falcone and others in the New York suburbs, notified the SEC on May 26 that it has raised $3.97 million for “working capital” from ten angel investors. The same form notes that the company will attempt …continue reading »

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May 4
2010

NY-Area’s ‘Main Street Connect’ Takes Aim at Hyperlocal (Too)

When it comes to hyperlocal, the problem may just be that the local reporting doesn’t reasonate with the community as much as the old community papers did. That’s the feeling behind Main Street Connect, a new company launched by a team that includes community newspaper publishing vet Carll Tucker; his wife, financial columnist Jane Bryant …continue reading »

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