A Few Good Men and Women Needed for the Citizens Nominating Committee
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The Procedure Committee seeks candidates for election to the Citizens Nominating Committee, the non-partisan committee that identifies candidates for village trustee, mayor and village justice.
Eligible candidates must be qualified voters and have lived in Scarsdale for at least two years. In addition, CNC candidates cannot be on the School Board Nominating or Administrative Committees, the Scarsdale Board of Education, the Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees or the Procedure Committee.
Candidates run for one of two CNC positions in each of their respective elementary school districts. A minimum of two candidates is needed per position, four candidates for each of the five elementary school districts, and a minimum of 20 candidates to run for 10 positions this year.
As the September 30 deadline has passed, the signed petition is waived. A candidate must submit a short biographical form.
The forms are available as downloads from the Procedure Committee's web site: www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org
Here is a link to the site's forms page: http://scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org/forms.php
The forms are also in the lobbies of the Scarsdale Library and Village Hall.
The candidates running for the CNC from each elementary school district will be finalized Friday, Ocotber 4. If interested, please contact: Eli Mattioli elimattioli@gmail.com (914-472-6558) or Howard Nadel hlndln@aol.com (914- 722-6608) as soon as possible.
Scarsdale's Andy Verboys Named Coach of the Week by the Giants
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The Raiders victory over the New Rochelle Hugenots on Saturday September 21 was a win for the team and a personal triumph for Scarsdale Raiders Coach Andy Verboys. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin named Verboys as the "Lou Rettino High School Football Coach of the Week" and will also give a check for $1,000 to the Scarsdale Football Program. Verboys will be acknowledged at the Giants game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday October 6. The Giants award is given in memory of former Union High School (NJ) coach, Lou Rettino, for his commitment to the game of football, his community and the betterment of his athletes' lives.
Coach Verboys has been head coach of the Raiders since 2006. During his tenure, the Raiders have made the playoffs three times and in 2010, won the school's first Bowl Championship in 21 years defeating North Rockland in the DeMatteo Bowl. His record over the past 7 years is 32-30 and for his career he is 68-55.
He graduated from Suffern High School where he was a three-sport letterman and went on to attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Cortland State and graduated from Oswego State University in 1988. He was a three-time "All State" baseball pitcher and Academic All-American in college. In 1993, he was inducted into the University's Hall of Fame. Verboys is a computer technology teacher at SMS and the father of three children.
Commenting on the honor, Coach Verboys said, "It is all the boys; great players make good coaches. I am lucky to have a great staff and great kids to Coach!!! Although it is a huge win for the program we have alot of work to do-- especially with the injuries we have sustained over the last 3 weeks."
David J. Kennedy to Discuss the Voting Rights Act at LWVS Luncheon
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The Scarsdale League of Women Voters will hold its Annual Fall Food for Thought Luncheon Meeting on Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Scarsdale Golf Club, from 11:45 AM through 2 PM. The event is open to the public.
This year's speaker will be David J. Kennedy, the Chief of the Civil Rights Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York. Mr. Kennedy will discuss the nature and scope of the federal Voting Rights Act, and its relationship with state election laws.
In his capacity as Civil Rights Chief, Kennedy oversees litigation enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and other statutes. He was personally involved in the successful challenge to the Village of Port Chester's at-large system of election, and litigation against Westchester and Orange Counties resulting in language assistance to Spanish-speaking voters.
Mr. Kennedy graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School. After graduating from Yale Law School, he clerked for the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the Southern District of New York, then the Honorable Wilfred Feinberg of the Second Circuit. Mr. Kennedy became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2000, and was promoted to Civil Rights Chief in 2007.
Persons interested in attending the Food For Thought Luncheon should RSVP to: Anne Lyons, 82 Greenacres Ave., Scarsdale NY 10583. The cost is $40 per person ($45 after October 14), made payable to LWVS. Questions? Contact Anne Lyons at aulyons@gmail.com.
Scarsdale's First Responders Honored at Public Safety Awards Ceremony
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Twenty-two first responders were recognized at the Public Safety Awards Ceremony on September 13 at Crossway Firehouse. David Raizen, President of the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps was the Master of Ceremonies with remarks from Village Manage Al Gatta, Scarsdale Mayor Bob Steve, Scarsdale Trustee Kay Eisenman and Scarsdale Police Chief John Brogan.
Below are remarks from David Raizen as he announced the awards with photos courtesy of EMT Scott Rubins.
Good morning to Mayor Steves, the Board of Trustees, Village Manager Gatta, Chief Brogan, Deacon Gaskin, and distinguished guests.
Chief Brogan, I am proud of the 43 yearlong relationship between the finest police department in Westchester and our Volunteer Ambulance Corps. It is you and your excellent officers that keep us safe while we do our job and I want to publicly thank you for the great work your department performs for the well-being and security of our first responders and the Scarsdale community.
Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps was dispatched to more than 1,300 calls this year and transported 796 patients to nearby hospitals. SVAC handles 99.9% of its 
calls without going mutual aid.
Last year 7% of our calls were handled by a second crew, predominantly by a dedicated group of five pager-wearing members who leave work, family functions and half-eaten meals to generate a response time that continually beats the national average of first due ambulances.
In 2012, 11% of our calls were mutual aid requests. We responded as far west to Hastings, as far east into Rye, and most frequently to Greenburg and New Rochelle. These calls to help our neighboring towns included heart attacks, unresponsives, choking victims, major traumas, and more.
Most of what SVAC does in a year goes unnoticed by the general public. And, because of HIPAA laws, we have nobody to share our war stories with. There are many moments of stress, some moments of grief, and even a few moments of laughter.
When we were in our planning phase for Super Storm Sandy working with the Police, Fire, Public Works and town officials we had no idea as to the level of destruction the village infrastructure would face. So we stationed our 3 ambulances throughout the village. One at our headquarters, one at Station 1 and the third ambulance was stationed at the city garage. This advanced planning by our community leaders paid off.
During the first 28 hours of activity for Super Storm Sandy we received 13 dispatches for medical calls and some of the calls were at the height of the storm with transport times exceeding one hour to get to White Plains Hospital since so many roads were blocked.
I would like to recognize the many individuals that were the first responders on these calls and ask that you come forward when I read your name.
Paramedic, Robert Cinquemani
Paramedic, Scott Glaessgen
Paramedic, Robert Rizzo
Paramedic, Will Pendleton
EMT, Rachel Chalchinsky
EMT, James Gross
EMT, Drew Hahn
EMT, David Lawless
EMT, Andre Mercado
EMT, Kathy Pascale
EMT, David Raizen
EMT, Genevieve Ronan-Schechter
EMT, Scott Rubins
Crew: Cash Jones
On behalf of the village and residents of Scarsdale I thank you all.
During the High School Graduation on June 22, 2012 the air temperature reached 91° with the humidity at 96%. As the graduation was concluding suddenly 12 people needed to be carried off the field and be treated for serious heat related illness. Another dozen or so walked into our triage tent seeking medical attention or escape from the heat and humidity.
The following individuals are receiving special recognition for their work in treating so many patients with expediency and care under these extreme heat conditions. Will the following join me.
1. Paramedic, Jeff Ferrara
2. Paramedic, Al Garavito
3. EMT, James Gross
4. EMT, Marc Guthartz
5. EMT, Drew Hahn
6. EMT, David Lawless
7. EMT, David Raizen and crew members
8. Debbie Fuchs and
9. Jon Thaler
Congratulations to you all!
Will Paramedic, Robert Rizzo and EMT, Drew Hahn please come forward.
On August 24, 2012 just before 6 am Paramedic Rizzo and EMT Hahn were dispatched by the Scarsdale Police Dept. to the Hutchinson River Parkway and delivered a healthy 5lb baby girl named Savannah.
Would EMT, James Gross please come up!
We have a Commitment Award for this SVAC volunteer who continues to serve well beyond what is expected from him. EMT Gross is receiving recognition for dedicating over 1,500 hours of service to this community in 2012. Thank you Jim for your above and beyond effort.
Jim please stay here... and would EMT, Drew Hahn please come up!
We have a Special Recognition Award for these two SVAC volunteers who helped us move into the age of electronic data collection. Both Drew and Jim worked for over a 
year and successfully implemented a system for the electronic patient care record in order to comply with recent state regulations. Drew... Jim... thank you and congratulations.
I would like to ask EMT, Marc Guthartz and EMT, Karen Sheer Carpenter to please come forward for our final recognition award.
This Special Recognition Award is not for their longstanding service to the community as the Emergency Medical Technicians they are, but for their work in community outreach.
EMT, Guthartz and EMT, Sheer-Carpenter have each trained over 500 citizens in CPR, the use of an AED and Choking Rescue. The classes they conduct are 4 hours long and held several times a month at the ambulance headquarters. On behalf of Scarsdale and its neighboring communities we thank you for your work in training others to help save lives.
In closing ... I would again like to thank the Village for inviting us here today and thank Village Manager Gatta, and the Board of Trustees for their unwavering support.
Let's have a final round of applause for all of our award recipients and for all the first responders here today.
Kids' B.A.S.E. and The Little School Appoints Assistant Director
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Kids' B.A.S.E. and The Little School (K.B.L.S.) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Carmelita Bota as Assistant Director effective for the 2013-2014 school year. Ms. Bota has been an Early Childhood Director for over 20 years managing profit and non-for-profit Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs. Most recently, Ms. Bota served as the Director of St. James the Less Nursery School. Among her accomplishments, Ms. Bota established the first on-site intergenerational program in Westchester County called the Caring Connection that received numerous awards. She also helped establish the EastRidge Enrichment Center, the first corporate sponsored center through the American Business Collaboration for employees of EastRidge Properties, IBM, PepsiCo, Texaco, Bell Atlantic and MasterCard, and was awarded the Parent Partnership Award by Corporate Family Solutions for her accomplishments in work family issues.
"Carmelita brings a wealth of knowledge to our school and I look forward to working with her over the upcoming years," says Executive Director Deborah Fine.
Ms. Bota holds BA and MS degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, a Montessori Pre-Primary credential, a New York State Early Childhood Trainer's credential, is a recognized ECE trainer by the Office of Children and Family Services, a training coordinator for the Child Care Council of Westchester, and has instructed ECE college level courses in collaboration with Empire State College.
Board President David Liebewitz states that: "Ms. Bota is already a part of the Scarsdale community and we look forward to having her at K.B.L.S., where we know she will be a great asset to the school!"
Ms. Bota is the mother of two sons. She says, "they have been an enormous inspiration to me, as a working mother, to provide the best quality programs for children". When not working, Carmelita enjoys photography and cooking.
K.B.L.S. offers the highest quality of educational, social, and care experiences possible for resident Scarsdale children from age 3 through Grade 6 under the leadership of Executive Director Deborah Fine and a Board of Trustees comprised of community residents. Kids' B.A.S.E. and The Little School are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, chartered by the NYS Board of Regents, and licensed by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. K.B.L.S. offers year-round extended hours of operation to accommodate children and families through a range of programs including:
• The Little School: Scarsdale's premier preschool program with classes for 3s and 4s.
• Kids' B.A.S.E.: Before- and after-school enrichment and care programs for children in grades K-6.
• The Little School Summer Enrichment Camp: Full of fun learning experiences, swim instruction, crafts, sports, and daily swim.
• Summer Set Before-and-After Camp Enrichment: Summer enrichment programming for children in grades K-5.
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