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30 Under 30: Meet Westchester Trailblazers Named To Prestigious Forbes List 30 Under 30: Meet Westchester Trailblazers Named To Prestigious Forbes List 30 Under 30: Meet Westchester Trailblazers Named To Prestigious Forbes List
30 Under 30: Meet Westchester Trailblazers Named To Prestigious Forbes List The future looks bright, according to Forbes' latest "30 Under 30" list. Among the 600 trailblazers and change-makers spanning 20 industries are Westchester residents: Adam James of New Rochelle, Eric Frieman of Scarsdale and Sammi Cannold of Bedford Corners. Adam James, 28 of New Rochelle: Founder of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute.  Here's what Forbes said about the dad of two: Adam James is chief of staff at Energy Impact Partners, which has $500 million under management, and is the cofounder of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI), a non-profit dedicated to pre…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List 30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List 30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List
30 Under 30: Meet The New Jersey Trailblazers Named To Forbes' Prestigious List There are music moguls, social entrepreneurs, fashion bloggers and venture capitalists. The common thread between eight of the 600 trailblazers named to Forbes' latest "30 Under 30" list is New Jersey. Below are the "bold risk-takers  putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade," Forbes says. And, certainly, the future looks bright. Rutherford native Mark Shami, 27 of Fort Lee, Founder, The M Jewelers:  "The M Jewelers sells gold and silver nameplate jewelry from a website where customers can design and visually render their own pieces. The Manhattan-based c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $22M For Ponzi Scheme Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $22M For Ponzi Scheme Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $22M For Ponzi Scheme
Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $22M For Ponzi Scheme A former hedge fund manager from Northern Westchester will spend nearly a decade behind bars after defrauding 45 investors out of more than $22 million through an elaborate Ponzi scheme that allowed him to live a lavish lifestyle. Michael Scronic of Pound Ridge, the former manager of the Scronic Macro Fund has been sentenced to 96 months in prison, Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Thursday. Scronic was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and must pay $22,026,427 in restitution to his victims. Scronic, 46, admitte…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme
Northern Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme A former hedge fund manager from Northern Westchester pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding 45 investors, many of them friends and neighbors, of $22 million in a Ponzi scheme. Michael Scronic of Pound Ridge, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Cathy Seibel on July 9.  “Michael Scronic lied about the performance of his investment fund, telling investors that his returns were as high as 13 percent," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman said. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Westport, CT
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Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances
Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances WESTPORT, Conn. — The Saugatuck Rowing Club announced its high school seniors who have received Early Decision acceptances and will be joining college rowing programs.  Back row, from left:  Jared Edwards of Westport, Columbia University;  Harrison Burke of Westport, Harvard University;  James Pushner of Fairfield, U.S. Naval Academy;  Wren Ferris of Westport, Hobart College;  Sawyer Banbury of Weston, Tufts; and  Max Schlossberg of Weston, Bucknell. Front row, from left:  Clara Everett of Fairfield, Stanford University;  Isabelle Grosgogeat of Westport, Princeton University;  Holly Shaum…

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