Scarsdale Students Weigh In On Principal Search
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The search is on for a new Principal for Scarsdale High School. This week, Scarsdale10583 intern Caroline Rodman asked her classmates, “What qualities are you looking for in the future principal of our school?”
Lizzy Rubin: “I think the school would benefit from someone who is friendly and relatable. There is nothing more comforting then a principal who is willing to discuss anything and everything with his or her students.”
Rachel Kushnick: “I think the school would benefit the most from someone who has a past experience in high performing high schools and is able to maintain a strong school community."
Mukund Murari: “I believe that for our school, it would be beneficial to have an open minded principal who would directly make his or her presence known to the students by visiting classes and communicating personally with students. I think this would make it easier for the student body and the faculty to work together to make the high school a better place for everybody.”
Peter Simon: “We still haven’t hired a principal?!”
Danny Goldenberg: “The next principal of Scarsdale High School should be very involved with the students in the high school. He/she should make daily announcements to the student body about any upcoming events so that the students are aware of the upcoming week. Similarly,
Nick Meisel: “I really would like a principal who is easily approachable and fun! Someone you could easily have a
(Pictured at top: Lizzy Rubin)
Writer/Photographer Caroline Rodman is a junior at the Scarsdale Alternative School. She plays tennis for the Varsity B girls team, serves as treasurer for the Scarsdale High School Charity:water Club, is the head of the prom committee for her graduating class, and is currently a student intern for Scarsdale10583.
Support the SBNC By Voting on Tuesday January 17th
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Dear Scarsdale 10583: The elections for the Scarsdale School Board Nominating Committee are Tuesday, January 17 at the SMS Auditorium Lobby from 7-10am from 2-9 am. Here are two good reasons for Scarsdalians to vote in this election.
The goal of the SBNC is worth supporting. The committee’s mission is to find the most qualified, broad-minded candidates to serve as volunteers on our School Board. The non-partisan system was implemented for the Schools in 1965, and the committee has had a very strong track record ever since. The quality of our school board members has been excellent and has, in turn, fostered the excellence of our school system.
The process of the SBNC is very inclusive. The SBNC and its subcommittees include almost 60 members. All community members are invited to run as a SBNC candidate and the members of the SBNC are voted in through a contested election. In addition, the committee welcomes all community suggestions for Board of Education candidates. Finally, the community again votes in these Board of Ed candidates (and any others that run outside the system) at the school elections in May.
Please show your support for the SBNC’s inclusive process aimed at finding fair-minded, qualified candidates. Vote on January 17.
Nan Berke and Michael Pollack
SBNC Administrative Committee Co-Chairs
Find out more about the SBNC and get voting information at: http://scarsdalesbnc.com/press/
Photo credit Nan Berke
Greenburgh Police: Stolen Cars and Stolen Tires
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Police Chief Joseph DeCarlo sent out the following alert on Monday 12/19: Several neighboring police departments have reported a recent increase in stolen cars. Those stolen have been high-end, luxury vehicles. What is most disturbing is the perpetrators may be in possession of a device that detects when electronic keys have been left in the vehicle. It is imperative to lock your vehicle and bring your keys with you regardless of the time you will be leaving your vehicle unattended. This advice should also include locking the doors and windows to your home. Taking away these opportunities to thieves drastically decreases your chance of becoming a victim to this type of crime.
Please report any suspicious activity. If you notice a suspicious vehicle, person, or incident call 914-682-5300 immediately. Remember to get a good description of the person/persons and any vehicles involved. DO NOT confront anyone you feel may be involved in this type of criminal activity.
Note – could the car theft on Catherine Road in Scarsdale on 12/8 be the work of these thieves?
A 2005 BMW X5 that belonged to a Judo instructor was stolen from a Winthrop Lane home on the night of 12/18. The car was valued at $65,000.
The tires and rims were stolen off five cars parked at the Acura dealer on Central Avenue on the night of 12/16. Three of the five cars had been brought to Curry Acura for service. A review of the video surveillance camera shows that a dark colored mini van pulled into the parking lot at the Lazy Boy store next to the dealership shortly after midnight on 12/16. There is footage of two men running back and forth between the Curry parking lot and the minivan, rolling stolen tires. The minivan is seen leaving the lot at 2:30 am. A lug wrench and work glove were found in the lot the following morning and all five cars had been propped up on cinder blocks.
Overnight on 12/12 – 12/13, two wheels were stolen from a 2009 red Nissan Z parked on Fieldstone Drive in Hartsdale. The wheels are valued at $1,840.
A Mt. Joy Avenue woman found her car doors open and her GPS missing on the morning of Sunday 12/18. The car was parked in her driveway.
Approximately $8,000 worth of jewelry was taken from an Edgemont Road home on Friday 12/16. The jewelry belonged to a woman who was visiting the home. She went out briefly and when she returned she found that some caretakers were moving into the house and the jewelry was gone.
Julian Ramon Guzman, age 21 of Manhattan was arrested for grand larceny, possession of forged instruments and identity theft on 12/16 after he attempted to withdraw $3,000 from an account at Chase Bank on Central Avenue using forged identification. He had opened an account in an assumed name on 12/9. Bank managers suspected that the license was a fake and called the police who found Guzman in the parking lot and transported him to headquarters where he was booked.
Imhee Jo, an instructor at the Yoga Center at 590 South Central Avenue reported that a suspicious woman took her wallet on the afternoon of 12/14 while Jo was teaching a class. She saw the suspect go into the storage room and then leave the studio. After the class, Jo found that her wallet containing credit cards, identification and $500 in cash was gone. When she reported the card missing, she found that a purchase of $193 had already been made at Marshalls and $800 had been withdrawn from her bank account.
At Aristocrat Cleaners in Hartsdale, on the afternoon of 12/14 the owner walked to the back of the store and when he came back to the front he found that a black folder containing personal papers and business cards was missing.
SHS Students Give Their Views on the Presidential Election
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With the official start of the presidential primary season this week, SHS junior Caroline Rodman asked some of her classmates who they favor for the #1 job. Most high school seniors will be old enough to vote by November 2012 and will cast their first votes in the presidential election.
Students were asked, “If you are or were able vote in the upcoming election, at this point, who would you vote for and why?"
Larry Milstein: “I would vote for Jon Hunstman because I think that he has a good grasp on how global economics work. I believe his close connection to China, knowing Mandarin and being an ambassador, will allow him to work with our main rival and keep us out of debt. As well, though he is Republican, he is the least conservative and believes in evolution, pro-choice, and gay marriage (unlike the other Republican candidates).
Sarah Coffey: “I would probably vote for Obama, half because I’m a Democrat and half because in my opinion all the Republican nominees are crazy.”
Talia Visaggi: “Probably nobody because I don’t like any of the Republicans and I definitely don’t want Obama again. If another Democrat steps up, which I think one will, I’d be inclined to vote for he or she.”
Caroline Rodman is a junior at the Scarsdale Alternative School. She plays tennis for the Varsity B girls team, serves as treasurer for the Scarsdale High School Charity:water Club, is the head of the prom committee for her graduating class, and is currently a student intern for Scarsdale10583.
Pictured at top: Larry Milstein
Scarsdale Police: A Stolen Car, an Ungrateful Solicitor and more Break-ins
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A 2012 Acura was stolen out of a Catherine Road driveway shortly after midnight on 12/8. It was raining hard that night and the homeowner heard the car’s engine start and saw it being pulled out of his driveway. The car had been unlocked at the time and the key was inside the car. The car has keyless technology and can be started without placing a key in the ignition. The car is valued at $40,000. Two days later, at 2:40 pm on 12/10, White Plains police found the car in White Plains and contacted Scarsdale Police who told the owner to pick it up.
A Brite Avenue home was vandalized around 4:30 pm on 12/9. The homeowner was upstairs and heard voices in her backyard. A short time later she head a loud crash in her living room. She went downstairs to investigate and saw that two sliding glass doors to her living room had been broken. There was a rock on the living room floor which appeared to have been thrown through the glass.
Also on 12/9, a Secor Road woman returned home at 5:19 pm and found a back window open. Thieves had entered the home, tossed the bedrooms and attic and stolen jewelry. The back window had been unlocked and though the house is alarmed, it was not on at the time. Earlier in the day an exterminator had been at the house.
Around 8 pm on 12/10, a Hampton Road man returned home and found that someone had thrown a brick through his living room window. Two leaded windows were broken, and a brick, a large stone and broken glass were found on the living room floor. It appeared that the brick we taken from the house next door.
Fooled: A benevolent Fox Meadow resident was duped by a solicitor on December 8th. A young man from the New York Youth Club appeared at a Brite Avenue door on the night of December 8th soliciting for donations. The homeowner invited the young man inside for a hot beverage and dinner. He gave the young man a $10 donation from his wife’s wallet and put the wallet back in her purse. After dinner the solicitor excused himself to use the bathroom and the homeowner noticed that his wife’s purse was open and that her wallet was gone. He confronted the solicitor who denied taking the wallet and left the house.
The homeowner called police who found the wallet in an umbrella stand in the bathroom . Two $20 bills were missing. Police then patrolled the area and found the youth. They took him back to the house and the resident positively identified him as the young man who was in his home. The youth’s supervisor came to collect him and returned the funds.
At 9:30 that night, police got a call from a Popham Road home regarding a solicitor from the NY Youth Club in front of their home. It should also be noted, that the NY Youth Club was soliciting in Edgemont and Hartsdale last week and there were several reports to the police regarding their conduct.
On 12/5, Overlook Road residents realized that more items were missing since they originally reported a larceny in November. Stolen were a $5,000 pair of diamond studs and another pair of moonstone earrings, valued at $1,470.
On 12/9, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported that someone took her Dell laptop from her home without her permission. Though there were no signs of forced entry to her home, a sliding rear door may have been left unlocked.
Pedestrians Hit: A driver from Hawthorne hit a 14 year-old girl who was walking across Crane Road on the morning of 12/5. The girl claimed she looked both ways before crossing – but the driver says the girl failed to look east and was struck. The girl refused medical attention and was not taken to the hospital.
In addition, a Plymouth, Mass woman, driving on Church Lane struck a Garth Road woman who was crossing the street. SVAC was called but the pedestrian refused medical attention.
Crash: There was a head-on collision on Garden Road at 9:15 am on Saturday morning. Ann Marie Trabucco, age 51 from White Plains was driving south on Garden Road in an Audi and ran head on into 81 year-old Roger Seti of Hartsdale, who was driving a Chrysler Concorde north on Garden Road. The impact of the collision flipped the Audi over –and it rolled back over onto the wheels. Seti was trapped inside his car and police used the jaws of life to remove him from the car. Air bags were deployed in both vehicles and Garden Road was closed until 4 pm, while the Westchester County Police Accident Investigation Unit conducted an investigation. Both drivers claimed that the other driver crossed the yellow line into their lane and one driver was seriously injured.
Locked Out: On the afternoon of 12/5, a woman from Brewster, NY got locked out of her car when it was parked on Sage Terrace. She had locked the keys inside the car. Police told her to call AAA.
Web Surfing: On the night of 12/5, an Overhill Road dentist accessed his computer system at his home and noticed that someone was online in his office. The dentist went back to his office and found an employee of the cleaning service using the office computer to view pornographic websites. He confronted the offender who works for One Solution Service and the man admitted to using the computer. The dentist called police to file a report but did not wish to press charges.
Identity Thefts: A Murray Hill Road man reported that an unauthorized person used his 75 year-old mother’s identity to withdraw $1,000 from her bank account on 12/7.
A Madison Road woman reported that five checks, valued at $490 were forged and cashed from her account. The woman lost one signed check and someone used it to create four forged copies.
Fights: Police were called to Bell Road on the afternoon of 12/8 regarding a report of assault. The victim claimed that he had a dispute about money with someone he previously knews. The incident is under investigation.
An Innes Road man came to police headquarters at noon on 12/11 to report a verbal confrontation with a woman in the Balducci’s parking lot. He said that the woman has been calling him and wife over the past year and wants her to stop. He asked police to call the woman and she agreed to leave them alone.
Egged: A Beechwood Lane home was egged on the night of 12/8. Also, at 5:30 pm on 12/9 a Brewster Road man returned home from work and found that the front of his house had been egged. He thought some kids in the neighborhood might be responsible.
Injured deer: At 7 pm on 12/9 police got several calls about an injured deer on Mamaroneck Road near Crossway. Police found the deer and determined that both of the deer’s front legs were broken. They decided that the deer needed to be shot, cleared the road and killed it.
Dezba Asset Recovery repossessed a 2006 Mazda from 11 Hutchinson Avenue at 6:36 am on 12/10.
Family Matters: A divorced father asked police for assistance on the afternoon of 12/10 with gaining access to his four children. He came to Scarsdale to pick up his kids, however his ex-wife was out of the country and relatives were caring for the children. He was concerned that the relatives would not permit him to take the children out. The grandmother told police that the man had a suspended driver’s license. Police found that both the man’s license and registration were suspended and told him that he could not drive. Police took the man’s license plates from the car and the man called a taxi to transport him and the children to his home in Mt. Vernon.
