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Business Owner From Westchester Dies At 58: 'Giving, Thoughtful Soul' Business Owner From Westchester Dies At 58: 'Giving, Thoughtful Soul'
Business Owner From Westchester Dies At 58: 'Giving, Thoughtful Soul' A Northern Westchester man who grew his family business into an award-winning enterprise is being remembered for his willingness to give back to both his loved ones and his community. Eugene “Bud” Hammer III of Katonah died on Tuesday, June 13 at the age of 58 after a brave battle against leukemia, according to his obituary. Born in White Plains in 1964, Hammer graduated from Pace University with a bachelor's of business administration in Marketing before going on to begin a career with Atlantic Westchester, Inc., a Bedford Hills-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning business tha…

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by Ben Crnic
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CDC Targets United Way Of Westchester, Putnam For Pandemic Flu Response CDC Targets United Way Of Westchester, Putnam For Pandemic Flu Response
CDC Targets United Way Of Westchester, Putnam For Pandemic Flu Response Amid one of the worst flu seasons in recorded history, a local organization has been chosen as an emergency call center by the Centers for Disease Control. The United Way of Westchester and Putnam has been chosen as one of 27 call centers nationwide that will participate in “Flu on Call” a national network of triage phone lines that will be staffed by trained medical professionals with information on how to help battle the pandemic. In the past week, there were nearly 8,000 confirmed influenza cases and more than 1,500 New Yorkers were hospitalized statewide with the flu, the highest weekly…

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by Zak Failla