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New Assistant Superintendent Named At Northern Westchester School District New Assistant Superintendent Named At Northern Westchester School District
New Assistant Superintendent Named At Northern Westchester School District A Northern Westchester school district has selected a new assistant superintendent who will soon be leaving his current role at another municipality in the county.  In an announcement on Thursday, May 23, the Hendrick Hudson Central School District revealed the appointment of Steven Garcia as its new Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development.  Garcia, who currently serves as Executive Director for Human Resources & Leadership in the Pelham Public Schools, will begin his three-year probationary term with the Hendrick Hudson District on Mo…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
New Assistant Superintendent Of HR Named By Hudson Valley School District New Assistant Superintendent Of HR Named By Hudson Valley School District
New Assistant Superintendent Of HR Named By Hudson Valley School District A school district in the Hudson Valley has selected its next assistant superintendent of human resources.  The Mahopac Central School District in Putnam County has picked Jennifer Pontillo to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, officials announced on Friday, April 28.  Pontillo, who is currently the principal of the district's Lakeview Elementary, has worked in Mahopac since 1994, beginning as a first-grade teacher.  She then became the principal of Lakeview Elementary in 2000 and has remained in the pos…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Westchester Native Who Started Her Own Business Dies At Age 45 Westchester Native Who Started Her Own Business Dies At Age 45
Westchester Native Who Started Her Own Business Dies At Age 45 A Westchester County native and Fairfield County resident who started her own business, has died at the age of 45. Kelly Fazzino, who was a resident of Stamford, died on Thursday, Nov. 11, according to her obituary,  Fazzino was born in White Plains. "Kelly was an extremely proud and adoring mother to Jason and Hayden, and a loving wife to her husband, Joseph," her obituary reads. Fazzino worked in the Human Resources field for years before later pursuing a career in creative design. She went on to start her own business, called "Slim Pickings," creating cheese boards for events, he…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Northwell Health Appoints New Senior Leaders Northwell Health Appoints New Senior Leaders
Northwell Health Appoints New Senior Leaders Northwell Health has two new senior leaders to help move the company forward in the coming years. On Thursday, March 25, the health leader appointed Maxine Carrington as senior vice president and chief human resources officer to lead the people strategy and support the needs of the 75,000-member organization, said Jason Molinet, senior director of media relations. Carrington has served the health system since 2008 and succeeds Joe Moscola whose steps into a new role as executive vice president of enterprise management. “Transformation and innovation have always been critical…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Former HR Officer In Valhalla Admits To $417K Performance Scam Former HR Officer In Valhalla Admits To $417K Performance Scam
Former HR Officer In Valhalla Admits To $417K Performance Scam A woman who worked as a human resources officer at FujiFilm in Westchester admitted to stealing more than $400,000 from the company. Fairfield County resident Maria Mecca, 39, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in Westchester County Court, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. She remains free on bail and was ordered to pay restitution to FujiFilm, which is based out of Valhalla. Mecca is due back in court on March 18 next year for sentencing. She is expected to receive a term of between one and four years in prison. According to Scarpino, in her pos…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alert Issued For Wire Fraud Scam Targeting Direct Deposit Info Alert Issued For Wire Fraud Scam Targeting Direct Deposit Info
Alert Issued For Wire Fraud Scam Targeting Direct Deposit Info A new phishing scam is targeting the HR departments of companies in an effort to reroute direct deposits. CNBC first reported that the new scam involves fraudsters rerouting direct deposit accounts, and once checks are made, the paycheck will instead go directly into the criminal’s account. According to KVC Health Systems, a child welfare nonprofit based out of the Midwest that was hit by the scam reported that the emails look legitimate and intentionally come from the company’s CEO, CFO or payroll director to increase the authenticity of the request. Reports state that the emails are diff…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Irvington UFSD Cooperating With Westchester DA, State Officials In Probe Of Ex-Tech Director Irvington UFSD Cooperating With Westchester DA, State Officials In Probe Of Ex-Tech Director
Irvington Ufsd Cooperating With Westchester DA, State Officials In Probe Of Ex-Tech Director The Irvington Union Free School District Board of Education announced that it will be cooperating with investigations conducted by the Westchester County District Attorney and state comptroller’s office into a former employee. The Board of Education announced in January that it was reviewing “what appeared to be discrepancies associated with the record of a particular employee." They later announced that the employee in question has been identified as Jesse Lubinsky,” the district’s Director of Technology and Innovation. The investigation came following reports that Lubinsky was pulling dou…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Westchester's Heineken USA Appoints Its First Female CEO Westchester's Heineken USA Appoints Its First Female CEO
Westchester's Heineken USA Appoints Its First Female CEO Heineken USA, based in White Plains, has selected Maggie Timoney as its next chief executive officer.  Timoney, an Iona College graduate, will become the first female CEO of a major U.S. brewery effective Sept. 1. The seasoned executive with more than 25 years of experience in the beer and cider business will succeed Heineken veteran Ronald den Elzen, who will return to Holland for a global role within Heineken N.V. Playing with the Iona Gaels, Timoney was a college basketball standout. This summer, she plans to move back to the United States with her family before taking the reins of Hein…

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by Jon Craig