Savannah Muirhead Born on the Hutch in Scarsdale
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Simone Thomas Muirhead of Mt. Vernon wasn’t expecting her baby for three weeks, but as a trained nurse, she was already prepared. Thomas works in the ICU at Montefiore Hospital but planned to deliver the baby at White Plains Hospital. Early on the morning of August 4th, 4:45 am to be exact, she woke up feeling some “discomfort” and called in sick to work. By 5:30 am the pain got worse and it felt like she was having contractions every fifteen minutes.
At that point, she told her husband that they had better head to the hospital – and as they left home she had the presence of mind to ask him to grab the suction bulb that she had bought a few days before.
Once in the car, things moved quickly. She felt the baby coming and asked her husband to drive quickly. Not wanting to get a ticket, he ignored her pleas to “floor it,” and stayed within the speed limit. But the baby was eager to make her entrance into the world and didn’t wait to get to White Plains. At the Weaver Street exit on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale, Thomas felt the baby emerging and told her husband to pull over and call 911, which he did at 5:55 am.
By the time the police, SCARVAC paramedics and the fire department arrived at 6:01 am, Savannah Muirhead was already born. She came out crying and the couple used the suction bulb to clear her passages. They wrapped her up in the new robe that Thomas had purchased for her hospital stay and waited for help to arrive.
First to reach the car was a police officer who instructed them to turn off the car engine. The paramedics arrived and suctioned the baby again, wrapped her in foil to retain body heat and handed Thomas’s husband a scalpel to cut the umbilical cord. Next, mom and baby were transferred to an ambulance and taken to White Plains hospital where Muirhead gave birth to the placenta. The baby cried the whole way and once at the hospital weighed in at 5 pounds 2 ounces.
Today, Savannah Muirhead is at home with her very capable parents -- and though her birth certificate says she was born in White Plains, the truth is that she came into the world in Scarsdale.
And what about the car? How did it fare? No problem! Muirhead also had pads in the car to protect the upholstery so the Toyota came through the procedure beautifully as well.
Muirhead is grateful to all the emergency workers for their help and wishes to thank Scarsdale, New Rochelle and Westchester County police and firefighters and Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps for their assistance.
Asian Fusion on Garth Road
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The newest addition to the Tengda family is now open on Scarsdale’s Garth Road. It took nearly a year and a half for the Asian fusion restaurant to open, but now Tengda in Scarsdale has joined the chain of the seven popular restaurants located throughout Connecticut and New York.
Upon entering the dimly lit restaurant I received a warm welcome and was seated quickly in the middle of the restaurant. This was a Tuesday night in July, but the restaurant felt happening and many tables were filled. The first thing I noticed after being seated was the menu. Tengda offered a surprisingly extensive menu containing all types of Asian cuisine, which at first seemed long and intimidating. Although no one was watching their weight at my table, dieters should be happy to know that Tengda offers a separate diet menu. After several minutes of reading I finally decided on a meal. The waitress was at the table to take my order as soon as I closed the menu and was willing to answer all my questions.
While waiting for my food I took note of the restaurants décor, which was as eclectic as its menu items. The restaurant glowed from the blue lights by the sushi bar, which added nicely to the modern vibe. On one side of the restaurant, Xi’an Terra Cotta Warriors sat on shelves on the wall, while the other side featured several Buddha. The restaurant felt open yet private at the same time, due to the small wall in the middle of the room. The restaurant’s bar also added to the ambiance, as its white light backed the drinks and the bartender. I found the restaurants mix of cultures and time periods both refreshing and cool.
After a short wait, I not only received my party’s appetizers (Thai Chicken lettuce wrap, fried calamari salad, and fire cracker shrimp) but a complimentary whitefish tempura as well. The restaurants portions were large, and definitely meant for sharing. Everything tasted fresh and delicious. The Thai Chicken was shredded in a spicy hoisin sauce, along with long bean, bell pepper, and jicama and was served with crispy iceberg lettuce wraps – which were readily replenished when we asked for more. The fried calamari salad had a unique spicy sweet sauce and was different from other fried calamari I have ever had. The calamari was good, but was fried in a way that did not leave it very crispy. The Fire Cracker Shrimp, which I thought was the best of all the appetizers, was sweet and crunchy to perfection. The whitefish tempura was really enjoyable as well—the fish was fresh and the tempura was crispy.
After digging into the appetizers, we awaited our rolls and a fish entrée. Our sea bass, dynamite roll, eel avocado roll, rock shrimp roll, and spicy yellowtail roll arrived very quickly. Everything was nicely presented, and was as fresh and tasty as it looked. Each roll had a unique taste and everybody was happy with their choices.
Last and perhaps best was dessert. We ordered a chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream, a flaming fried ice cream and some ginger and green tea ice cream. The dessert portions were large and meant for sharing like the regular menu items, so my table spent some time trying each others dishes and comparing them. After finishing, we agreed they were all very, very good in their own way.
I found Tengda to be a pleasant surprise. They offer something for everyone and are a great addition to the Scarsdale restaurant scene. They are open for both lunch and dinner, and offer free delivery, so whenever you have the time, give Tengda a try.
Tengda
56 Garth Road,
Scarsdale NY
Phone Number: 1(914) 723-8868
Hours: Monday- Thursday 11:30 AM to 10 PM
Friday-Saturday 11:30 AM to 11 PMSunday 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM
http://asianbistrogroup.com/
Author Brian Shabto will be a senior at Scarsdale High School this September.
Organic Local Produce Available For Pick-Up at Meritage in Scarsdale
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Good news for those who would like to enjoy produce from local farmers without making a weekly commitment to join a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture.) Meritage Restaurant in the Colonial Village Shopping Center on Weaver Street in Scarsdale will now offer freshly grown produce from several of their suppliers. Vegetables will come from Blooming Hill Farm who grows only organic food to protect consumers from exposure to toxins and diseases. They believe that organic foods not only taste better but are safer for both human health and for the environment. Meritage will offer boxes of fresh produce from the farm for just $30 per week and deliveries can be picked up at the restaurant or at Harper’s Restaurant in Dobbs Ferry.
Produce will vary each weekly depending on what is in season. Right now, Blooming Hill is offering a wide variety of greens including lettuce, mesclun, escarole and kale. There’s broccoli, cauliflower and fennel as well as radishes, leeks, sugar snap peas and garlic. They have a wide variety of fresh herbs and fruit including raspberries, plums and peaches. Check out the full listing here:
Meritage and Harper’s will also be selling milk from Battenkill Creamery and eggs from John Fazio Farms, two more special treats for Scarsdale residents.
If you are interested in purchasing a box of vegetables or have any other questions, contact [email protected]. Or, if you would like to learn more about these farms go to: http://www.bloominghillfarm.com , http://www.battenkillcreamery.com/ and http://www.realtimefarms.com/farm/4982016/john-fazio-farm .
In addition, Meritage Restaurant and Colonial Village Flowers will be setting up a small farm stand on Thursdays from 10-2 in front of Colonial Village Flowers on Weaver Street. They will be selling produce, dairy and baked goods.
Enjoy!
Greenacres Father Dies on White Plains Basketball Court
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Greenacres resident Peter Sauer, age 35, died suddenly on Sunday night after he collapsed during a basketball game at Gardella Park in White Plains. An autopsy report released on Tuesday, July 10 by the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Sauer died of cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart. He also had a fractured skull as a result of his fall at the game.
According to the police report, Sauer was standing on the court waiting for a free throw when he fell backwards and hit his head on the ground. When police found him he was bleeding from the left ear, not breathing and a pulse could not be detected. Emergency workers did CPR and took Sauer to White Plains Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:36 pm. Cardiomegaly may be an inherited condition, the result of a virus of the heart (myocarditis) or other conditions.
Sauer, who was 6’7” tall, was the captain of the 1998 Final Four Basketball Team at Stanford University where he played on the team for four seasons. According to the Stanford University website, he played in the NCAA tournament for four consecutive years and won the Pac-10 title in 1999. He graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics in 1999.
Johnny Dawkins, Stanford's Director of Men’s Basketball said, "Peter was a tremendous individual and a devoted husband and father. He was very passionate about Stanford and our basketball program. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Amanda, and their three children."
Sauer was born in 1976 and grew up in Pittsburgh where he attended Shady Side Academy. After graduating from Stanford, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks and then moved to Greece to play for the B.C. Iraklis Thessaloniki professional team. Sauer recently left the Bank of America where he was a director in equity research sales since 2007. Sauer lived in Greenacres with his wife and three girls, ages 6 and under.
In an article that appeared in the Journal News, witnesses complained that emergency workers did not respond quickly enough after Sauer collapsed. They said that the 911 dispatcher was “rude” and emergency workers were slow.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Trees Going Down at Cooper Green
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We’ve gotten several inquiries about why so many trees are being taken down at Cooper Green across from the Public Safety Building on Fenimore Road. Could it be more houses? A new fire station or a parking lot? Fortunately, the answer is no -- there will be no new hardscape at Cooper Green. Instead, as part of the South Fox Meadow Stormwater Improvement project, Cooper Green will become one of the largest rain gardens in the Hudson Valley. The rain garden will retain water in times of big downfalls which will be released in a timely fashion into the watercourse that will extend down the Post Road. From there the water will flow into Harcourt Woods, south of the high school, and ultimately end up in the Bronx River.
The rain garden will be planted with native plants, shrubs and trees that can thrive in both
Among these plants are: 110 pye weed, 155 purple love grass, 130 blue flag iris’s, 250 switch grass, 270 verbena plus yarrow, cone flower, mallow, goldenrod, winterberry and even knock-out roses.
And further upstream, at George Field, a seven-acre detention pond will be created, capable of holding 2.3 million gallons of water at a depth of 1-3 inches. A bulldozer is already on site there to begin the work.
So tree lovers should not despair; beautiful landscaping is in the works for Scarsdale.
