Friday, Mar 31st

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Scarsdale10583.com is your community website, for Scarsdale, Edgemont and Hartsdale, New York. Content includes village and school news, events, people, real estate, food, arts, sports, entertainment and opinion. Founded in January 2009, the site has become a vital community resource. Content, advertisements, classified ads, photos and letters are welcome and should be sent to the site email address: scarsdalecomments@gmail.com .

Contributors:

Joanne11 19Joanne Wallenstein: Before launching Scarsdale10583.com in January 2009, Joanne worked in magazine publishing, advertising and internet marketing. A Scarsdale resident for over 20 years, she volunteered for many community organizations including the PTA, and the League of Women Voters and was elected to serve on the School Board Nominating Committee and the Citizens Nominating Committee. Her three children are graduates of the Scarsdale Public Schools and she lives in Greenacres. Contact her at scarsdalecomments@gmail.com.

Stacie Waldman: Stacie Waldman's background is in sales, marketing, and public health. She worked for big pharma for 9 years then earned he master's degree in public health at Johns Hopkins. She then combined her interest in public health with her industry experience to build public private partnerships for health. She volunteers with the Junior League of Central Westchester and is their social media chairperson. She loves to write, hike, and travel. She is married with two children.

Laura Halligan is a writer, editor, and marketing professional with over 25 years of experience in corporate communications. Her background includes 10 years with UBS, where she served as manager of branding and marketing services, and work as a publicist for clients such as Mitsubishi Motors and Janssen Pharmaceutica. Laura has been an active volunteer in Scarsdale for years, and currently serves as a consultant for The Acceleration Project and a member of the Scarsdale Village Advisory Committee on Communications. She has lived Heathcote with her husband and two daughters since 2009.

Food Columnist Judie Dweck: Before writing for Scarsdale 10583, Judie taught second grade in NYC and later taught creative cooking for children at Edgewood and Fox Meadow Schools and at the Scarsdale Day Camp. She authored food related articles for Jack and Jill Magazine, The Pleasure of Cooking and Scarsdale Inquirer. Her three grown children are graduates of the Scarsdale Public Schools.

Sportswriter Ray Cooper is an investment banker at Citi in New York. He has lived in Scarsdale for 20 years. He coached travel basketball and softball for several years and is an active member of Westchester Reform Temple. He lives in Heathcote and his two children are graduates of Scarsdale High School. Ray received a BS from Lehigh University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He can be reached at Raymondcooper@optonline.net.

 

 


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My Neighbor, My Hero: Jessy Choi

My Neighbor, My Hero: Jessy Choi

Our neighbors. Some, we see every day. Some, we have never met. But in a Village of over 18,000 residents, how well can we really know each other ?

When...

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Around Town

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Belligerent Teen Arrested After He Runs Over An Officer's Foot

Belligerent Teen Arrested After He Runs Over An Officer's Foot

The decision to park in a handicap space at Scarsdale High School resulted in far more than a parking ticket for an SHS student on Wednesday March 15,...

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Neighborhood News

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Almost 500 Runners Participate in 53rd Annual Race in Scarsdale

Almost 500 Runners Participate in 53rd Annual Race in Scarsdale

Chen Zou took first in Scarsdale in the women's 15K Almost 500 runners streamed through the streets of Fox Meadow and Greenacres on Sunday March 26 for...

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On Our Minds

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Why is Village Hall Closing Its Doors to Civic Group Meetings?

Why is Village Hall Closing Its Doors to Civic Group Meetings?

Village Hall will no longer be available as a site for civic meetings. Myra Saul, who heads the Scarsdale Democratic Town Committee says that the grou...

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On Our Radar

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Accolades for Veron and Lewis at the Final Meeting of the Village Board

Accolades for Veron and Lewis at the Final Meeting of the Village Board

Rob Cole, Jonathan Lewis, Jane Veron and Randy Whitestone There was praise around the dais at Village Hall at the final Village Board meeting for depar...

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Parenting

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Community Read: No Visible Bruises

Community Read: No Visible Bruises

The Scarsdale Public Library and the Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service's Safe Coalition encourage you to participate in a community book re...

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Village Voices

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Westchester Officials Respond to Hochul's Housing Proposal

Westchester Officials  Respond to Hochul's Housing Proposal

In her proposed 2023-24 budget, Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing ambitious goals for housing development in communities like Scarsdale that are serv...

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Shout it Out

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LWVS Consensus Statement on the 2023-24 $177mm Scarsdale School Budget

LWVS Consensus Statement on the 2023-24 $177mm Scarsdale School Budget

( The following statement was read at the meeting of the Scarsdale School Board on March 27, 2023 )
The League of Women Voters of Scarsdale (the “League”...

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School News

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PTC Supports the Proposed 2023-24 School Budget and Auditorium Bond

PTC Supports the Proposed 2023-24 School Budget and Auditorium Bond

At the March 27, 2023 Budget Study Session of the Scarsdale School Board, the Scarsdale PT Council Executive Committee and Budget Study Committee expr...

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Schools

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The Goods

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Raiders Name In Question

Raiders Name In Question

Another Scarsdale tradition may soon become history. At the meeting of the Scarsdale School Board on Monday night March 27, Superintendent Drew Patric...

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Real Estate

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Board Denies Appeal to Raze Iconic Mid-Century Modern Home on Birchall Drive

Board Denies Appeal to Raze Iconic Mid-Century Modern Home on Birchall Drive

Ending months of uncertainty, at the final meeting of the current Board of Trustees, the Board announced a decision on an application to tear down an ...

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Today's News

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Arts and Entertainment

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Our Town: A Documentary About Greenacres On View, Online

Our Town: A Documentary About Greenacres On View, Online

This fountain once bordered the Bronx River Parkway It’s been more than 100 years since ground was broken on the first homes in Greenacres and though m...

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People

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SBNC Re-Nominates Klein and Yusuf for Scarsdale School Board

SBNC Re-Nominates Klein and Yusuf for Scarsdale School Board

Amber Yusuf The 2023 School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) has selected Amber Yusuf and Robert Klein for the 2023 non-partisan slate for election to...

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Health

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Bring Plastic to the Girl Scout House

Bring Plastic to the Girl Scout House

(Here's a letter from Girl Scount Troop #2688 asking for your help)

Dear Scarsdale Residents and families,

We are Girl Scout Troop #2688 and we have a m...

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Pet of the Week

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Pets of the Week: Albus and Waffles

Pets of the Week: Albus and Waffles

Nick and Ming Doray of Greenacres have a blended family of dogs so to speak. The first they got as a puppy and the second is a rescue dog they took in...

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