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UPS To Bring 150-Plus Jobs To New Westchester Facility UPS To Bring 150-Plus Jobs To New Westchester Facility
UPS To Bring 150-Plus Jobs To New Westchester Facility More than 150 seasonal jobs are coming to Westchester, courtesy of UPS. UPS announced that it is opening a new facility in Yonkers that will bring dozens of jobs to the area as the holiday season rolls around. The package operation is expected to open up on Tuckahoe Road in the next two or three weeks, the company said, creating full and part-time positions in the area for local residents. Jobs will include package handlers and drivers. As of Thursday, Nov. 1, there are 658 jobs available through UPS in New York, from drivers to mechanics. Jobs range from approximately $14 to $30 an hour, …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teacher In Westchester Fired For Mock Slave Auction Hired In Mount Vernon Teacher In Westchester Fired For Mock Slave Auction Hired In Mount Vernon
Teacher In Westchester Fired For Mock Slave Auction Hired In Mount Vernon Click here for an updated story: Westchester Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return To Mount Vernon The Westchester teacher who was fired earlier this year after holding a mock slave auction with students in a private school in Bronxville has reportedly been hired to teach in Mount Vernon. Rebecca Antinozzi, a former fifth-grade teacher at the Chapel School in Bronxville, made national headlines earlier this year when a parent accused her of staging mock slave auctions. The parent alleged that African-American students were placed in imaginary chains and were bid on by ot…

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by Zak Failla
News
UPS To Hire 11,000 Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season In NY, NJ UPS To Hire 11,000 Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season In NY, NJ
UPS To Hire 11,000 Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season In NY, NJ Need to make some extra money? UPS may be your answer. The company will be hiring nearly 11,000 seasonal employees in New York and New Jersey ahead of the busy holiday season. The employees will be brought onboard to support the heavy package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2020.  The full- and part-time seasonal positions are primarily for package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers, and have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS.  Many senior UPS executives, including Chairman and CEO David Abney, along with other member…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Former Mario Batali Restaurant, Tarry Lodge In Westchester, Will Close, With 50 Losing Jobs Former Mario Batali Restaurant, Tarry Lodge In Westchester, Will Close, With 50 Losing Jobs
Former Mario Batali Restaurant, Tarry Lodge In Westchester, Will Close, With 50 Losing Jobs As famed chef Mario Batali's attorneys appeared in a Boston court on Friday, Aug. 30 in connection with charges of indecent assault and battery, news came that the Tarry Lodge in Westchester will be closing. According to a WARN notice, required by the state when jobs are terminated, the Lodge in Port Chester will close on Friday, Nov. 22, and 50 people will lose their employment.  The reason given on the notice for the restaurant's closing was "due to construction occurring on the premise." Officials who operate the company could not be reached for comment on Friday to comment wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region
Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region Popular grocery chain Stop & Shop is holding a series of job fairs to fill more than 1,000 part-time positions in the area. Stop & Shop, which employs nearly 60,000 associates and operates more than 400 stores throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey, hopes to fill positions in the bakery, deli, grocery, produce, seafood and meat departments. The chain is also looking to add new members to its night crew as well as cashiers, porters and baggers. While Stop & Shop reportedly fills 80 percent of its open positions by promoting from within, the g…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties Thousands of Lowe’s employees will soon be out of a job as the home improvement retail giant reshuffles positions. Lowe’s announced that it is planning to outsource the jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies, including workers that put together certain items such as grills and wheelbarrows. The news of layoffs was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. It is unclear exactly how many employees are being laid off, but it is expected to be in the thousands. The company currently employs approximately 300,000 people in 1,725 stores nationwide. The layoffs come a…

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by Zak Failla
News
Online Resource Connecting Crime Victims To Civil Legal Services Now Available In Hudson Valley Online Resource Connecting Crime Victims To Civil Legal Services Now Available In Hudson Valley
Online Resource Connecting Crime Victims To Civil Legal Services Now Available In Hudson Valley There is a new online resource offering free civil legal assistance to crime victims. The New York State Office of Victim Services announced the new federally-funded program can help people with some of the most common civil legal problems including child custody and other family issues, housing, finances, employment and immigration. The user-friendly, online resource -- which can be accessed by clicking here -- makes it easier for those individuals to get the assistance they need. In the Hudson Valley, residents of these counties are offered the new legal service: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam…

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by Jon Craig
Business
IBM Confirms More Than 1,000 Employees Will Be Laid Off IBM Confirms More Than 1,000 Employees Will Be Laid Off
IBM Confirms More Than 1,000 Employees Will Be Laid Off IBM reportedly plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs, leaving their workforce at approximately 340,000. According to reports, the cuts will impact one half of one percent of employees. In total, as many as 1,700 jobs may be lost. IBM confirmed that a “small percentage of employees” who were not performing “at a competitive level” would be let go. “We are continuing to re-position our team to align with our focus on the high-value segments of the IT market – while aggressively hiring in critical new areas that deliver value for our clients and IBM," the Armonk-based company said in a statement…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Bill To Protect Indian Point Jobs Passes Senate, Entergy Says It Could Delay Decommissioning Bill To Protect Indian Point Jobs Passes Senate, Entergy Says It Could Delay Decommissioning
Bill To Protect Indian Point Jobs Passes Senate, Entergy Says It Could Delay Decommissioning Legislation to protect the more than 1,100 jobs at the Indian Point nuclear power plants when they are permanently shut down is closer to law. State Sen. Pete Harckham announced on Thursday, June 6 that his bill to help protect Indian Point workers was passed by the state Senate.  But a spokesman for the Buchanan plants' owner, Entergy, said the legislation might delay the decommissioning process. Entergy spokesman Jerry Nappi said, “It is not clear to us that this legislation is necessary, and further there is a concern that the proposed law could delay the completion of decommission…

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by Jon Craig
Business
DressBarn Going Out Of Business, Closing All 650 Stores DressBarn Going Out Of Business, Closing All 650 Stores
DressBarn Going Out Of Business, Closing All 650 Stores DressBarn, the women's clothing chain, is closing all 650 of its stores after being in business for nearly 60 years. Parent company Ascena Retail Group said it plans to focus on its more profitable brands, such as Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant. DressBarn CFO Steven Taylor said the chain "has not been operating at an acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” The closures won’t take place immediately and the company did not say when the stores are expected to shut down. In the meantime, in-store and online sales will continue, Dressbarn said. DressBarn said that em…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut Friendly's is closing 23 more of its restaurants in the Northeast, including in New York and Connecticut. The closures will occur when the leases are up of the affected restaurants. "While this was a tough decision, we are confident it will best position the brand for a bright future," Friendly's CEO George Mitchell wrote in a letter to franchise owners in April. "Especially difficult is the impact these closures will have on the locations' wonderful employees, who we are working to support with opportunities in other locations or severance payments and other assistance." Fourteen of …

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Wegmans, With Westchester Store Coming, Launches Meal Delivery Wegmans, With Westchester Store Coming, Launches Meal Delivery
Wegmans, With Westchester Store Coming, Launches Meal Delivery As Wegmans prepares to move into a new location in Westchester next spring, it has announced it is launching a new food delivery service for customers. Following a successful pilot program, Wegmans Food Markets announced that it will begin delivering meals from select stores through a partnership with delivery platform DoorDash. Related story: Wegmans Announces When Westchester Market Will Open, Starts Hiring 500 New Employees  The grocery store giant initially launched the service in Rochester and Virginia, with plans to launch Meals 2GO this week. The rollout calls for Meals2GO at s…

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