Ex-DA named chair of Solid Waste Commission

Westchester County Executive George Latimer is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Scarpino to chair the county’s Solid Waste Commission.

Latimer said: “Tony is perfectly suited to merge his years of judicial experience, private practice, law enforcement and public service to best serve the people of Westchester in this new role. While it may not be the most headline-grabbing function of County government, the work done by our Solid Waste Commission and its Executive Director Peri Kadanoff is essential to the daily quality of life Westchester residents expect and deserve.”

Born and raised in Mount Vernon, Judge Scarpino attended Mount Vernon High School and graduated with High Honors from the University of Connecticut. Scarpino has served as a F.B.I. Special Agent, City Court Judge in Mount Vernon, Westchester County Court Judge, New York State Supreme Court Judge, Westchester Surrogate Court Judge and Westchester County District Attorney. Scarpino has also spent some of his career as an attorney in private practice, currently as a Partner at Dorf & Nelson L.L.P.

In his new role, Scarpino will be charged with presiding over the meetings and be in charge of the order and procedure, conducting meetings following Robert’s Rules of Order for the established procedure of Open Meetings, calling for special meetings and calling for votes on Resolutions.

Scarpino said, “It is an honor to receive this appointment from County Executive Latimer and I look forward to continuing my lifetime of service to the people of this County in my new role.”

Kadanoff said, “I am delighted to have Judge Anthony Scarpino as the new Chair of the Solid Waste Commission. With his Law Enforcement experience, excellent legal mind, never-ending list of accomplishments and a deep commitment to public service, which is so important to the members of the Commission, I know he will be a great asset to the Commission and the people of Westchester County.”

Neeta Saraswat with Weichert, Realtors’ Rye Office recognized

Joe Cubias, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associate Neeta Saraswat with the Rye office was recognized for outstanding sales performance in January.

Saraswat shared top honors for having the most sales in the Weichert sales region for the month. The Weichert region is comprised of offices throughout Rockland, Orange,

Dutchess and Westchester counties, and New York City.

Contact this talented neighborhood specialist to learn about the real estate services offered by Weichert, Realtors. Saraswat can be reached at Weichert’s Rye office located at 83 Purchase St., or call 967-0460 for more information.

Rothman Orthopaedics

Dr. Gonzalez is a board certified, fellowship trained sports medicine physician. His experience in family medicine trained him to have a comprehensive approach to patient care allowing him to treat patients as a whole. He is fluent in Spanish allowing him to better accommodate our Spanish speaking community. His clinical interests include degenerative conditions of the joints, tendons, muscles and ligaments, as well as overhead throwing athletes, sports related concussion management, running athletes, dance medicine and the overall comprehensive health of physical athletes.

Dr. Arsoy is a board certified Orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee including primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. He has special interest in hip disorders of the young adult and adolescent due to sports injuries, hip impingement, dysplasia and childhood deformities such as Perthes disease and SCFE. He has significant clinical expertise in hip preservation surgeries such as hip arthroscopy, pelvic osteotomies and open hip impingement procedures.

Dr. Kazarian is a fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of spinal conditions and disorders. He treats all conditions of the adult spine, including trauma, deformity, oncologic, and routine degenerative spine disorders. He has authored numerous publications, including research on minimizing length of stay and complication rate for adult and geriatric patients that undergo spine surgery.