Mayor Veron Asks Residents to Complete the Pool Survey
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Mayor Veron to YOU: Please Take the Pool Survey!
Check out Mayor Jane Veron’s brief interview on the Pool Complex Study. In this video short, Mayor Veron explains the crucial decisions we all face as a community regarding the future of this treasured community asset.
She also encourages everyone to participate in our online Pool Survey, which closes on June 17. We want to hear from you, so jump in and tell us what you think!
Letter to the Editor: Anti-Abortion Trespassers Should be Give the Maximum Sentence
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To the Editor:
The right to abortion isn’t just under attack... the women in our local community are being threatened. Christopher Moscinski, Matthew Connelly, and William Goodman were found guilty of criminal trespass after invading All Women’s Health & Medical Services on November 27, 2021. They must be given the maximum sentence allowed by law— three months in jail and a $500 fine.
This is far from a rare occurrence. The three perpetrators belong to anti-abortion extremist group Red Rose Rescue, which repeatedly ignores state and local trespassing laws, as well as the privacy of patients. The group is proud of the terror their members inflict on anyone seeking reproductive health care— they videotape their attacks and brag about the harm they cause through online religious newspapers. This attack is no different. The three invaded the health care center and refused to leave, harassing and intimidating both patients and staff.
Red Rose Rescue continues to wreak havoc on health care centers because its members are rarely ever sentenced for their repeated crimes. Letting these men go wastes taxpayer money and time for the legal system and police department. These men cannot get away with a simple slap on the wrist. We want to see our money spent right, and the justice system serving sentences that fit these crimes. This group makes a mockery out of the justice system, wasting resources and continuing their heinous crimes with no intervention from our local law enforcement.
It’s not much to ask our local law enforcement to protect our reproductive rights and simply stop the harassment inflicted on those who seek health care. We cannot live comfortably with the fact that we’re in a democratically controlled state and county. Abortion will be legal in New York even if Roe v. Wade is overturned, but that does not mean access to health care will be easy. We need to acknowledge that there are anti-abortion groups in our community and they are very dangerous. By not giving the three guilty perpetrators a proper sentence local law enforcement would be condoning their despicable actions. The maximum sentence will not only act as a lesson to Christopher Moscinski, Matthew Connelly, and William Goodman, but to Red Rose Rescue as a whole, that their unlawful actions will have consequences.
Sincerely,
Olivia Halligan, Scarsdale Resident
SHS Lacrosse Team Wins Class A Championship: State Tourney Cancelled Due to Lightning Storm
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For the second year in a row, the Scarsdale boys lacrosse team became the Class A boys lacrosse champions! Winning 12-7, Scarsdale took down the No. 1 seeded Mamaroneck team, again on May 27, 2022. As fans packed the bleachers at Lakeland High School the Scarsdale boys dominated the field, making the score 5-2 in just the first quarter.
Junior Nate Seslowe soared in this game, netting four goals and pressuring Mamaroneck to keep up with the fast pace rhythm of Scarsdale. “I knew this was the greatest time to shine,” he said. “I didn’t want to let my boys down. We’ve been looking forward to this game all season and I knew this was the time to make plays. It took more than me. We all played a complete 48 minutes and showed the section who we are.”
After losing 13 seniors last season, Scarsdale had something to prove this year. They showed the section that they can learn on the fly, and that they run a proper program with strong athletes who work hard on the field and off. Colby Baldwin was outstanding, collecting 18 faceoff wins. And his goal off the faceoff win further demoralized Mamaroneck. Goalie Andrew Lehrman made 14 saves, Graydon Diamond had 2 goals, Ryan Ornstein scored twice, Wade Massey and Rhett Needleman each had one goal.
On Wednesday night, 6/1, Scarsdale advanced to the subregional game against Kingston at Mamaroneck High School. A severe storm with rain, winds and lightning caused the game to be canceled with only five minutes to play in the third quarter, and the Raiders leading 13-5. The game will resume on Thursday June 2 at 4pm at Mamaroneck and if they win they play on Saturday in a regional final vs. Shenendehowa in Albany.
(Pictured at top) Scarsdale Lacrosse Team after their Class A win on May 27, 2022. Photo credit Elliot Zhang
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Boys Lacrosse Team Headed to Playoffs
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#12 - Graydon Diamond and #6 - Jake GoldsteinThe Scarsdale High School boys’ lacrosse team closed their regular season with a 13-3 strong win over White Plains, making their game record 9-7. With a rocky start to the season, losing 15-4 to Briarcliff, 15-5 to Massapequa, and 15-3 to Iona Prep, the team made an immense comeback to go on a four game winning streak and take the win on some strong teams like Stepinac, North Rockland and New Rochelle. With a structured practice schedule run by head coach James Synoweiz, the team learned how to work together as a unit and highlight individual strengths.
A high point of the season was Scarsdale’s game vs. John Jay. The boys demonstrated their “TOGETHER” motto to battle back and score four goals in the fourth quarter to win. This was a huge victory for the team who dug deep and worked harder.
One star player among the talented team is junior face-off and attackman Colby Baldwin. Baldwin picked up 12/16 balls on the draw in the game versus John Jay and has four games with 100 percent wins on the draw. Committed to play lacrosse at Penn State, Baldwin is a team player and lights up the field.Ryan Ornstein #20
As the regular season comes to a close and the boys move into the playoffs, the senior players are getting ready to say goodbye. Senior captain Graydon Diamond reflected on his time on the lacrosse team and saying “I learned what it means to be a real teammate, and how to work hard and win together.”
On May 20th the team played the playoff quarter final at home vs. Carmel. They dug deep and won the quarterfinal 13-4, with an impressive three goals from junior Wade Massey, and goals from Jake Goldstein, Rhett Needlman, Ryan Oreinstein, Matt Reyman, Graydon Diamond, Luke Tepper, and Colby Baldwin. Baldwin also went 14 for 15 on the draws. They will go on to play North Rockland in the next round of the playoffs on Tuesday May 23rd.
Photos by Elliot Zhang
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Fox Meadow Claims Narrow Victory in Junior Olympics 2022
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With the senior class out of the high school for Senior Options, there is a new grade in charge: Juniors are filling up the senior parking lots and assuming their place as the most advanced students in the school with one event is on everyone’s mind…Junior Olympics.
Junior Olympics is a staple at Scarsdale High School. Typically held on a random day in May (a day which is usually easy to predict based on teacher schedules but subject to change depending on weather forecasts), juniors are excused from their classes for a day of spirit and competition. Students are split up into five nostalgic teams, reuniting with their fellow respective elementary school graduates to compete against the four other elementary-school-based teams.
The entire day draws awe from the younger grades. While they sit in their classes, outside their windows, on Dean Field, Butler Field, and everywhere in between, juniors are taking each other on in fun games. There are obstacle courses and some sporting events for people to compete in. However, these Olympics are far from just athletic.
One of the long-standing classics of the Junior Olympics is a trivia competition, where academic wit meets general knowledge. “Name-that-Tune” has also become a fan favorite, even with some of the teachers running the event admitting to having never heard some of the newest songs in question. “Minute to Win It” is another high-tension event where students take each other on in brief bizarre challenges, such as seeing how many Oreos can be moved from the forehead into the mouth while sitting on their hands in sixty seconds or trying to stack as many dice on a popsicle stick held by the mouth as possible.
For these events, the five teams are split up into smaller teams so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to their team’s progress. Afterwards, the entire grade reunites to spectate and partake in Tug-of-War. Team captains combine to decide who the best representatives from their teams would be to battle it out against other teams in a competition of sheer strength. After every team has had the opportunity to prove their might, an enthralling, albeit slightly revolting, pie-eating contest takes place.
This year, after the day of sports, tasks, battles, and abnormal competitions on May 17, the team that accumulated the most points and won was Fox Meadow. de la Fuente-Akersveen was one of four winning team captains
One of the winner’s captains, Oliver de la Fuente-Akersveen, was joyous about the positive outcome for his former elementary school classmates, saying, “It feels pretty great. It was nice to reconnect with kids I may not have seen since elementary school, and to represent our elementary school in fun games for a whole afternoon was a great way to spend a part of a day during a tough junior year. To win it, when we thought we had no chance, considering we lost Tug-of-War and the pie-eating, was pretty surprising and amazing.”
Fuente-Akersveen then discussed the comedy of seeing people trying to eat pie with no hands and getting their faces dirty, as well as the “Name-that-Tune” game’s competitiveness.
Other juniors said the day was “very anticipated and everyone was super excited when it was announced.” The special programming was a success and certainly met the juniors’ expectations. Minute to Win It saw bizarre skills on display
Fuente-Akersveen described the true meaning of the Junior Olympics perfectly. “Although everyone was divided by school, we were still all united in fun and as a community.”
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