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Vincent Costello dies at 76; Costello founded Costello's Ace Hardware, starting with one store and ending up with more than 25. The Costello Family outside their Deer Park Ace Hardware Store. From left: Vincent Costello father of Bobby, Joey, Michael and their sister Jaime Maloney. Costello's Ace Hardware has been rapidly growing since Vincent Costello purchased the original store and founded the company. (September 17, 2013). Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan bzCOST0607_Costello-Obit

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Kate Klein June 14, 2016

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Kate is profiles editor for Hardware Retailing magazine. She reports on news and industry events and writes about retailers' unique contributions to the independent home improvement sector. She graduated from Cedarville University in her home state of Ohio, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and minored in creative writing. She loves being an aunt, teaching writing to kids, running, reading, farm living and, as Walt Whitman says, traveling the open road, “healthy, free, the world before me.”