Warmth and toys for less fortunate
EMPIRE CITY CASINO teamed up with CATHOLIC CHARITIES for the seventh consecutive year to provide area families in need with a bit of warmth and some holiday cheer through the casino”™s annual “Christmas Spirit” Coat and Toy Drive. TIMOTHY J. ROONEY, president and CEO of Empire City Casino, presented the organization with hundreds of toys and coats. A fellow family-owned company, Jams of Costa Mesa, Calif., delivered some West Coast warmth through its donation of 500 new toys for New York children in need.
JOSH BLAKE of JAMS joined Rooney for the presentation, which was accepted by Monsignor KEVIN SULLIVAN, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York; KAREN REYNOLDS, Westchester & Putnam County supervisor of Catholic Charities, along with Sister CHRISTINE HENNESSEY and LINDA CRONSTON of Aisling Irish Community Center.
“It”™s important that we remember what the Christmas season is truly celebrating. We must always remember to give to those in need. We provide our customers with an opportunity to give back and I am always astounded by their generosity,” said Rooney.
The toy and coat drive has become a holiday tradition at Empire City Casino and thousands of toys and coats have been donated since 2007 when the campaign was launched.
New doctors at NWH
The following physicians have joined NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL in Mount Kisco.
JOHN HO, received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury. He completed his residency from Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, and his fellowship in hand/microsurgery from Hamot Medical Center, Philadelphia, a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, and a fellowship in breast surgery from Northern Westchester Hospital Institute of Aesthetic Surgery & Medicine, Mount Kisco. Ho practices at NYC Plastic Surgery in New York City and New Rochelle.
LAYAL RABADI-GARCIA, received her degree from The Nazareth Hospital School Nurse Anesthesia, Philadelphia. She is board certified as a certified registered nurse anesthetist and practices at American Anesthesiology of New York P.C. and Northern Westchester Hospital.
JOSHUA SILVERMAN received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City. He completed his residency in pediatric radiation oncology from Children”™s Hospital of Philadelphia, and his residency in radiation oncology from Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. Silverman practices at New York University Clinical Cancer Center in New York City.
BRENT WAINWRIGHT received his medical degree from St. George”™s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed his residency in dermatology from Albert Einstein-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, and his fellowship in immunodermatology from New York University Medical Center, New York City. He is a member of Mount Kisco Medical Group.
DINA McCARTHY received her medical degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla and completed her residency at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif., in family medicine. She is a member of Westchester Health.
BRUCE MOLINELLI received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, New York City. He completed his residency at St Luke”™s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, in general surgery. Molinelli practices in Old Greenwich, Conn.
CNR receives architectural award
THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE”™S WELLNESS CENTER received the 2013 Silver Award from the Society of American Registered Architects. Designed by ikon.5, a Princeton, N.J.-based architectural firm, the center has received numerous awards.
The Celebration of Architecture and Design Award Program was held at the One UN Plaza Hotel, during the society”™s 57th National Conference. Thirty-five architectural firms were honored for 56 design projects across the country at the banquet. Each entry was judged on elements, including program solution, compelling design statement, visual framework, construction system, details, function, social and environmental implications and overall aesthetics.
The two-story, 54,000-square-foot structure includes a 1,500-seat gymnasium, competition-size pool, suspended running track, fitness and aerobics center and classrooms. The use of recyclable and natural materials, such as a grass roof, day lighting and ground-source heat pumps among other features, earned the building LEED-Silver certification for environmental efficiency.
According to the Society, The Wellness Center, completed in 2008, “merges the relationship between building and landscape, and in doing so reduces energy consumption and demonstrates good stewardship of the earth.” The jury noted the “rich use of materials and sculpting light,” and that the center”™s design and execution effectively “rejuvenates the body and mind.”
Judith Huntington, president of The College of New Rochelle, described the center as a place “to promote wellness of the body, mind and spirit.” She stressed the tremendous impact the center”™s technologically advanced class and office space has had on teaching and learning at the college. As a new home for the college”™s Blue Angels athletic teams (NCAA Division III volleyball, basketball, swimming, cross country, tennis and softball), Huntington said that the center has “directly contributed to our ability to draw high-quality athletes to the college.”
New associate at law firm
DANIEL L. KLEIN has joined the Goldberg Segalla law firm as an associate in its White Plains office. The law firm has more than 170 lawyers with 11 offices in the United States. He is a member of the firm”™s general liability practice group. Previously, he was an assistant district attorney in the Bronx. An experienced trial attorney who defends a wide range of liability claims, Klein has handled complex cases for more than a decade.
As an assistant district attorney, Klein took nearly 25 trials to verdict. He handled economic crime cases involving forged documents, money laundering, identity theft, credit card fraud, housing and mortgage fraud and auto theft, among others.
Klein attended Brooklyn School of Law and was a recipient of the Judge Doris A. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and Moot Court Honors Society.
Chacon joins Houlihan Lawrence
MARGARET “PEGGY” CHACON has joined HOULIHAN LAWRENCE as a licensed salesperson based in its Katonah office. Chacon, a Westchester county native, advises buyers, sellers and renters in Katonah and the surrounding Westchester County area.
“Peggy is extremely business savvy and has been responsible for establishing and marketing a successful local company,” said Roselyn Harburger, brokerage manager of the Katonah office. “We are confident she will bring her signature dedication and care to producing the same results for her clients.”
Since founding the Westchester Environmental Tree Service in 1994, Chacon continues to serve as its CEO and has extensive knowledge of the communities she works within.
Chacon also gained extensive corporate, management and financial experience in her previous roles as a business manager and financial analyst for Cablevision News12 Westchester, as well as an accountant for several years before that.
