Grandparenting Group at Congregation Kol Ami
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Attention first-time grandparents: If you're adjusting to new realities and redefined relationships here's a workshop to help you transition smoothly into your new role. Sometimes the child's parents consult you, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they want your opinion, sometimes not. How do you become—and stay--connected, involved, and fully participating grandparents?
A group of new and experienced grandparents at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains meets monthly to discuss the challenges and opportunities of grandparenting.
Grandparents learn communication strategies from each other and feel comforted to learn that problems they face are shared by others. Participants remind each other of how much impact they have on the lives of their grandchildren and how important their grandparenting can be. Grandparents in the group will grow to trust each other and share their feelings. "We know how lucky we are to be grandparents," says one previous group member, "and it's good to be reminded that the small problems we encounter do not overshadow the joy and exhilaration of grandparenting."
The new group will meet the first Monday of each month, from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. Group leader Susan Davis, LCSW, a social work psychotherapist, grandmother, and long time member of Congregation Kol Ami, has been running parenting groups for over 30 years. This program is free, and open to the community.
The grandparenting group is one of the many community groups at Kol Ami. Information about this and other programs or about Kol Ami is available at www.kolami.org or by calling the Ilene Miller, Program Manager at Kol Ami 914-949-4717, extension 111. For further information or with questions, contact Susan Davis at 914-683-3928 or email her at [email protected].
Con Edison Reviews Improvements To Reduce Widespread Outages
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If another storm with the caliber of Hurricane Sandy comes through Scarsdale, will power outages be as extensive? That was the subject of a meeting with the Scarsdale Board of Trustees, Village Managers and representatives from Con Edison on Tuesday night October 8 at Village Hall.
Last January, the trustees met with Con Edison to review measures that could be taken to decrease widespread power outages and to get help here sooner if outages do occur.
At the meeting on October 8, Con Edison reviewed steps they have taken since that time and ongoing work that is being done to improve emergency service. On hand were Tony Suozzo, who is the General Manager of Con Edison for the Bronx and Westchester, Steven Parisi, Richard Boscarino and Jane Solnick.
Here's some of what has been done to help:
Personnel : Con Edison is working on ways to train and use "underground resources" or other Con Edison personnel who do not usually work on the wires to back up teams during the storm. Retirees will also be tapped to come back to work in the event of a storm, provided they remain qualified.
Mutual Aid: They have streamlined the process to recruit "mutual assistance" from other utilities around the country so that these teams can come to our area more quickly when needed. New "business rules" are in place to insure coverage from other teams in the event of widespread outages.
Liaisons: Three municipal liaisons have been assigned to Scarsdale who are familiar with our roads, public 
buildings and infrastructure. These same liaisons will remain here during a storm.
Power Grid: Con Edison has supplied a map of the power grid to Village managers.
Utility Poles: All of the utility poles have been tested and those that were found to be damaged have been replaced with sturdier aluminum poles. When poles are hit by car, Con Edison replaces those damaged poles with the new poles.
Between January and April 2013 outside contractors worked in Scarsdale to repair the temporary fixes made to the wires during the storm and to install new utility poles where needed. There were about 40 extra overhead crews here doing storm "hardening " work.
From April through June, 2013 fuses were installed to limit the extent of outages. About 84 new fuses were installed in Scarsdale. Switches and isolating devices were installed to interrupt long stretches of feeder lines and prevent widespread power outages.
Con Ed is also doing extensive tree work, and said that following the storm residents were more willing to have trees that overhang power lines trimmed or removed.
Gas Lines: Trustees asked Con Edison about the wait time to have a new gas line installed in a home. Con Ed reported a backlog and says it now takes 4 -6 months to have a gas line installed – which many need to install a home generator. They reported they are getting 50-60 requests a week from County customers and are completing 20-30 per week. They are trying to reduce the wait time to 60 days.
Both the Village Managers and the Trustees seemed generally pleased with the progress made by the utility company – with one exception. Trustee Jon Mark ended the meeting by saying, "My one disappointment is the speed at which you are training this back-up team. We need to move this along."
Young Artists Perform at the Edgewood Classical Café
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On Thursday October 3rd Edgewood students performed at the first Classical Cafe of the 2013-14 school year. The second graders were all smiles when they entered their lunchroom where the tables were covered with tablecloths and centerpieces and cups overflowing with popcorn. Fifth graders Ashley George and Danielle Eforo introduced the performers Grace Scott and Claire Scott, who played the piano, Andre Tsou and Karl Li, who played the violin, and Arden Costello and Megan Lee, who entertained the students with a dance routine. While eating their lunch, the second graders listened to music from composers Nancy Faber, Arcangelo Corelli, Jon George, and Antonin Dvorak. At the end the Teacher in Charge Mrs. Anders presented the performers with red roses and the student waiters and waitresses served popsicles to all of the students and guests.
Day of Wellness Planned for JCC of Mid-Westchester
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The JCC of Mid-Westchester and Camp Zeke will co-host a Day of Wellness to promote health and wellness in cooperation with the Westchester Road Runners Club and New Rochelle Parks and Recreation on Sunday, October 20. A 5K run for adults and a Family Fun Walk at 9:00 a.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.) will kick off the day of activities for all ages, featuring a full schedule of programs in fitness, sports, cooking, nutrition, and a wellness-oriented comedy show.
Champion boxers Dmitriy Salita and Yuri Foreman will work out with participants, pro-basketball player Tamir Goodman (the "Jewish Jordan") will be on hand to shoot hoops with families in the JCC gym, and Kosher by Design author/ renowned chef Susie Fishbein will host a cooking lesson (fee: $15 in advance/$20 day of event). In addition, the hilarious Bible Players will provide comic entertainment in the JCC's Bendheim Performing Arts Center.
Throughout the day, the public is invited to join the JCC of Mid-Westchester's expert instructors for complimentary spin, yoga, Zumba, and strength-training classes, and a fun family swim in the JCC's pool. Healthy food selections will be available at an on-site farmers' market.
Admission for this community-wide event is free. Advanced registration for the 5K race is $15, or $20 on the event day. For event schedule or more information, contact Elana Rothschild [email protected], or visit http://campzeke.org/jccmw to register.
Scarsdale Raiders Score Historic Victory Against New Rochelle
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The Scarsdale football team beat New Rochelle, 14-7 at home on Saturday September 21. It was a huge upset as Scarsdale has not been the victor against New Rochelle since 1989.
The win was especially surprising since several players were suffering with strep throat and others were injured. In fact, starting quarterback Giancarlo Cugini started the game but suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter. Running back Rob Burns was also hurt during the game.
Running back James Nicholas scored the first touchdown when he ran 80 yards with the ball after the kick-off. He scored again in the third quarter. Defensive players Jack Bush and Joshua Konigsberg were big contributors to the effort.
Here are some photos from this historic game. Cheer on the Raiders and celebrate Raider Pride Week at at their next home game against Suffern at Scarsdale High School at 1:30 pm on Saturday September 28.
