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Donald Hackert Was Pilot, Baseball Coach, Ump, Formerly Of Mount Kisco Donald Hackert Was Pilot, Baseball Coach, Ump, Formerly Of Mount Kisco
Donald Hackert Was Pilot, Baseball Coach, Ump, Formerly Of Mount Kisco Donald Rae Hackert died on Thursday, April 1. Formerly of Mount Kisco and Londonderry, NH, he was a resident of Sebastian, FL at the time of his death. He was a pilot for 30 years, flying for Mohawk Airlines, Allegheny Airlines, and US Airways. The son of Frederick Hackert and Dorothy Glasgow Hackert, Don was born in 1933 in the Bronx. After the death of his mother, his father married Julia Welsh Hackert, who had his four siblings: Thomas, Beverly, Dianne, and Herbert. Don graduated from Mount Kisco High School and served in the U.S. Army in Germany. Afterward, he worked on the ground…

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Police & Fire
New Police Chief Appointed In Carmel New Police Chief Appointed In Carmel
New Police Chief Appointed In Carmel The town of Carmel has a new police chief after a long search. The Town Board unanimously selected Anthony Hoffmann to the post, effective Monday, Jan. 4.  Hoffmann, who was one of five candidates interviewed, has worked in law enforcement for 22 years, starting with the New York City Police Department in 1998. He joined the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department in 2002 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2018. He will take over for former Police Chief Mike Cazzari who retired earlier this year. He had been the chief since 2015. Lt. John Dearman has been serving in the position temporari…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Longtime Town Supervisor In Northern Westchester To Step Down Longtime Town Supervisor In Northern Westchester To Step Down
Longtime Town Supervisor In Northern Westchester To Step Down Longtime Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi will be stepping away from office for the first time in three decades when her term expires at the end of 2021. Puglisi announced this week that she will be leaving office at the end of her two-year term after serving 30 years, a tenure matched in Westchester only by Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. Before becoming Town Supervisor, Puglisi also served four years as a councilwoman in Cortlandt. “I have always taken the trust that people have given to me when they elected me to be the leader of Cortlandt seriously, humbly and with great…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Longtime Westchester Legislator John Testa Will Not Seek Re-Election Longtime Westchester Legislator John Testa Will Not Seek Re-Election
Longtime Westchester Legislator John Testa Will Not Seek Re-Election The Westchester County legislature will have a new Republican minority leader next year with John Testa's announcement that he will not seek reelection. After more than two decades serving as an elected official in Westchester, Testa announced on Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2019 at the conclusion of his fifth term as a county legislator. Before becoming a county legislator representing Cortlandt, Peekskill and Yorktown - including six years as the minority leader for the Board - Testa was elected in 1997 as a Peekskill City Councilman and then served three terms as mayor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Severe Shortage' Of Trooper Recruits Confronting State Police, Report Says 'Severe Shortage' Of Trooper Recruits Confronting State Police, Report Says
'Severe Shortage' Of Trooper Recruits Confronting State Police, Report Says The number of state troopers is headed toward a serious shortage, according to the New York Post, which says that the Division of New York State Police is “losing more officers than it can keep.” “We’re right at the precipice, staring into the abyss of a severe manpower shortage,” said New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association President Tom Mungeer. “I think it’s a public-safety concern for the entire state.” One major reason for the shortage is retirement: the Post reports that while over 1,000 officers have retired since 2015, only about 750 have been hired to make up for the …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Westchester Assistant Business Superintendent Retiring Soon Westchester Assistant Business Superintendent Retiring Soon
Westchester Assistant Business Superintendent Retiring Soon Not many retirees can say they are opening a new chapter in their lives that will include international travel and a new marriage.  But Croton-Harmon Assistant Superintendent for Business Diane Chaissan of Newburgh is about to turn that page. Chaissan will be retiring in January, closing an 11-year career in the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District that she said she has enjoyed immensely. “I love this district. I love the people,” she said. “My staff is the best and we work so well together as a team. I will miss them the most.” Chaissan joined the school district in October 2007, aft…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Westchester High School Principal Announces Retirement Westchester High School Principal Announces Retirement
Westchester High School Principal Announces Retirement After 46 years in public education, the last 10 as principal of Croton-Harmon High School, Alan Capasso has decided to retire at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Capasso will spend his retirement traveling with his wife of 45 years, Maria, and enjoying being a grandfather. He is the father of two adult children, Christina and Jeffrey, and one grandson, two-year-old Dylan. Throughout his career at Croton-Harmon, Capasso has been a firm believer in providing high school students with progressive freedoms, including the ability to leave campus during lunch periods as long as such freedoms w…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Two Former Admen From Westchester Prove '60 Is The New 60' With Comic Strip Two Former Admen From Westchester Prove '60 Is The New 60' With Comic Strip
Two Former Admen From Westchester Prove '60 Is The New 60' With Comic Strip Is “60 the new 40?” Or is 60 The New 60? A pair of famed former admen turned comics in Westchester have their own take on the matter. Tarrytown resident Andy Landorf, and Bronxville resident John Colquhoun, who ran marketing campaigns for companies such as Little Caesers, American Express and Herbal Essences have traded tv spots for comic strips, as they begin to embrace life after turning 60 in a comedic way. The two Westchester natives have started The New 60, a series of satirical, four-panel comics - based loosely on they and their friends’ lives and experiences turning 60 - following d…

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by Zak Failla
Neighbors
Longtime Yorktown Police Officer Will Call It A Career Longtime Yorktown Police Officer Will Call It A Career
Longtime Yorktown Police Officer Will Call It A Career Yorktown Police Officer John Hassett retired effective Jan. 29, 2018. Officer Hassett served 30 years in the law enforcement community, 28 of those years in Yorktown. During his distinguished career, Officer Hassett was the recipient of multiple Yorktown Police Department Excellent Police Duty Awards, numerous written commendations by police supervisors, and countless letters from the public praising his police work.  In addition to having a great sense of humor, Officer Hassett has always had a tremendous work ethic, according to Police Chief Robert Noble.  Throughout his career, he has be…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Mount Pleasant CSD Superintendent Announces Retirement Mount Pleasant CSD Superintendent Announces Retirement
Mount Pleasant CSD Superintendent Announces Retirement Susan Guiney is stepping aside. The Mount Pleasant Central School District superintendent announced her retirement at Wednesday's board meeting, effective in July. Guiney originally joined in the district in July 2008 as director of curriculum. "Over the past 10 years, our school community has worked together to create great success and to bring well-deserved recognition to Mount Pleasant as a high achieving school district," Guiney said. Guiney said she intends to work with the board to ensure a smooth transition.  "The past 10 years have been incredible and it has been a …

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by Sam Barron
News
Latimer Names Acting Westchester Police Commissioner Latimer Names Acting Westchester Police Commissioner
Latimer Names Acting Westchester Police Commissioner WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - As former Westchester County Police Commissioner George Longworth rides off into the sunset following his retirement after 35 years in law enforcement, new County Executive George Latimer has tabbed an even more experienced civil servant to bridge the gap to his replacement. The Westchester County Police Department announced that Chief Inspector Martin McGlynn has been named as the acting police commissioner, overseeing the department until a permanent commissioner is named “in the near future.” The appointment comes on the same day that Longworth’s retirement bec…

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by Zak Failla