Scarsdale Offers Expanded Recycling for Electronics, Textiles, Scrap Metal and More
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Most of the items we use every day can be reused or recycled, and the Village has made it easier for residents to do just that. In addition to traditional paper & cardboard and commingled recycling, the Village has established seven more recycling streams described below.
To become part of these recycling streams, the following items can be brought to the Scarsdale Recycling Center (110 Secor Road), Monday – Saturday, 8am to 3pm:
FOOD SCRAPS: All food and food by-products, any condition. In addition to food scraps, soft paper products (napkins, paper towels, tissues) and natural products (e.g. paper coffee filters, tea bags, wood popsicle sticks, wood/bamboo chopsticks, wax paper) can be included. Food scraps are taken to a compost facility where they are turned into compost and used by landscapers, homeowners, and farmers. View the complete list of accepted items.
Food Scraps are picked up weekly by the Village or can be brought to the Recycling Center. Sign up for curbside pickup or access more information.
FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Most types of furniture in good condition and not over-sized. Some household items such as small mirrors, lamps, mattresses, working appliances and TVs are also accepted. These furnishings are donated to Furniture Sharehouse, a non-profit organization that provides household furnishings free of charge to economically disadvantaged Westchester individuals and families. Please check the Furniture Sharehouse list of accepted items.
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, TOYS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT: Any small household item, toy, garden tool, bicycle or sports equipment in usable condition. Any electronics in working condition. The Village’s Take It or Leave It shed provides a place where residents can drop off any item in usable condition and take any item that they can use.
ELECTRONICS: Most electronics such as TVs, computers, printers, monitors, and cables and wiring. Not all items with a cord are accepted, so please consult the Village’s list of accepted items. Electronics are brought to a facility that takes them apart and separates each component, which are then recycled.
SCRAP METAL: Any metal, any size. Everything from nails and screws to file cabinets and barbecues. Items that are mostly metal but have a few non-metal components can also be included. Scrap metal is sold to a metal recycling facility where it is recycled into new products. Bulk metal items (e.g., large appliances) can also be left curbside for Village disposal, but only on one’s second trash pick-up of the week. View the list of bulk metal items that can be left at the curb.
TEXTILES: Textiles and shoes (e.g., clothing, blankets, towels, bed sheets). Even items that are torn. Please, no soiled or contaminated items. Textiles are sold to a textile recycling company that sorts the textiles by condition and repurposes or recycles them.
TENNIS BALLS: Tennis balls can be recycled at any of the Village tennis courts. Balls can be in any condition. The tennis balls are sent to a recycling company where they are ground up and then used as a subsurface for new tennis courts.
Additional Recycling Resources:
• Scarsdale Recycling Guide
• Scarsdale Sanitation: [email protected] or 914.722.1294 (Mon-Sat, 8am-3pm)
If you have an idea for additional recycling streams or have any questions, email Scarsdale’s Conservation Advisory Council.
Firefighters Knock Down Early Morning Fire on Church Lane
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Firefighters responded to a call at 4:43 am from 16 Church Lane South on Sunday March 24 where they found smoke in an occupied house. They helped the occupants get out and looked for the source of the smoke. The living room of the house appeared to be under construction and was closed off with a plastic barrier. Inside it was filled with smoke.
Firefighters brought in a hose that stretched to the second floor of the house where they found the fire travelling inside the walls. They were able to quickly extinguish it.
One of the volunteer firefighters sustained minor injuries.
Scarsdale Fire Chief Jim Seymour thanked the crews from Hartsdale, Greenville, SVAC, Westchester County Firefighters Battalion 19 who assisted Scarsdale firefighters. (Photos courtesy of the Scarsdale Fire Department.)
Eight Amazing Storytellers Perform at the 3rd Annual Tales from the 'Dale and Beyond
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There was complete silence …. interrupted by loud guffaws -- when eight talented local storytellers took the stage at Heathcote Auditorium on Thursday March 14 to share their tales. The Scarsdale Adult School’s third annual Tales from the ‘Dale and Beyondtm drew an enthusiastic audience to listen to a diverse line-up of locals – including a rabbi, a teachers, a visiting student from Memphis, a Pakistani immigrant and the father of a soldier in the Israeli army. Produced by Leesa Chalk Suzman and hosted by Sandi Marx, the event was well orchestrated, well timed and well received.
Each storyteller took full command of the stage with stories that were in turn heartwarming, heartbreaking, amusing, embarrassing and revealing.
Former Scarsdale resident and storyteller extraordinaire Sandi Marx started out with her own story before introducing the evening’s talent, sharing what happened when she thought she won a quick $10,000 on a Christmas lotto scratch-off card. She had big plans for those winnings.
Rabbi Jonathan Blake wondered aloud how he could get this big a crowd to attend Shabbat services at Westchester Reform Temple and told the story of a chance encounter with a well-coiffed stranger at Shakespeare and Co. and the happy family reunion that ensued.
SHS English teacher Jennifer Rosenzweig had the room close to tears when she revealed how her own chance encounters with a crow and a butterfly turned out to be signs from nature that helped her through a serious health crisis.
Afghani immigrant and Connecticut College student Wali Harin gave a hilarious interpretation of “The Three Little Pigs,” as he understood it as an eight-year-old boy struggling to interpret the illustrations.
In an encore presentation, Scarsdale mom Victoria Assa looked back at her upbringing as the only child of ambitious Russian immigrants who gave new meaning to the term “helicopter parents” in the lengths they went to ensure her success in their adopted land.
Paul Warhit left us hanging on the edge of our seats after he explained what happened to his son when he joined the Israeli army and ended up in a violent confrontation with Hamas in Gaza. The experience caused traumatic psychological wounds and Warhit left us all in a dark place.
Visiting STEP student Frederick Smith said, “Football is a different game in Memphis,” and explained how people take bets on the high school games and exact revenge on the players when they lose money. Even though Fred became estranged from his father after his parents divorced, Fred found that he was not alone. After a football game, when Fred was threatened by one of the gamblers, his coach came to his defense and restored his faith that someone had his back.
Last, a Moth Grand Slam winner was brought in to tell the final tale. Micaela Blei shared an endearing tale from eighth grade, when she found herself friendless and isolated. Though she came from a conservative Jewish family, salvation came in offers of companionship from a group of students at a Christian Youth Group who invited her to learn German folk dancing. How to tell her folks….?
The stories were so engrossing and moving that the evening flew by.
This is one Scarsdale tradition that I hope will continue in years to come.
Congratulations to Sandi Marx, Leesa Suzman, the Scarsdale Adult School and all the storytellers for their brave and honest performances.
Commenting on the night, Scarsdale Adult School Director Jill Serling said, "Tales from the 'Dale tm was yet again a wonderful gathering of many from our Adult School community and newcomers to our program as well. The emotional and provocative stories highlighting family, faith and destiny were enjoyed by the 230+ in attendance. SAS Board Co-Chair Leesa Chalk Suzman selected a terrific line-up of storytellers. Moth Story SLAM winner Sandi Marx entertained and delighted us once again as the master of ceremonies. We are deeply grateful to all who volunteered their time to the show and to those who were able to join us at this special event."
Leesa Suzman added, "I couldn't be more proud and in awe of the eight amazing storytellers who bravely said yes when I asked them to tell a true story in front of hundreds of people without any notes. Their stories took the audience on a heartfelt transcontinental journey from Scarsdale and Queens, NY, to Memphis, TN, and then Israel, Russia and Afghanistan-all over the course of 90 minutes. I am particularly grateful to the evening's host, Sandi Marx, who always lends an especially comic and human touch to this event, and to Jill Serling, Executive Director of the Scarsdale Adult School, for unhesitatingly supporting the idea for Tales From the 'Dale and Beyond tm from the get-go three years ago."
News from the Court
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Here’s basketball news from Westchester Reform Temple’s 11th grade team and the fourth grade girls from Greenacres:
Westchester Reform Templel 11th Grade Basketball Team
Congratulations to this year’s 11th Grade Westchester Reform Temple (WRTA) basketball team for winning their bracket in the Westchester Basketball Temple League. They advanced through the regular season to win three straight playoff games against 11th and 12th Grade teams from area synagogues. Each player is a Scarsdale resident and most of the boys have been playing basketball together since sixth grade.
Pictured Above: Boys left to right : Riley Schneider,Dean Glucksman, Ian Rothenberg, Evan Kashanian , Oliver Krohn,, Luke Fisher, Brian Plattus, Ian Fisher, Zach Medvinsky , Dylan Wasserberger
Front row:
Coach Adam Glucksman
Greenacres 4th Grade Girls Rec Basketball Team
The Greenacres ‘Green' 4th Grade girls' rec basketball team played their hearts out and won first place among all Scarsdale 4th grade girls with a 9-0 record. No other team went undefeated during this 2018-19 season. The girls are incredibly excited and their parents are, of course, very proud.
Pictured at right:
1st row: Nealie Caldara, Penny Kaplan
2nd row: Caitlin Jeremiah, Juliet Dalton, Oliver Brucker, Mia Yang
3rd row: Rachel Kershner, Katie Brew, Assistant Coach Kurt Dalton
Back: Head Coach, Karin Garvey
Letter to the Editor Re: Traffic in the Golden Horseshoe Parking Lot
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This letter to the editor was sent to Scarsdale10583 by Susan Levine: For those of you who have seen and experienced the chaotic --and often dangerous-- traffic situation in The Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center the solution is clear and simple. The Owner of the shopping center needs to simply revert back to the old traffic pattern of "one way in and one way out"... rather than Two Way Traffic in all traffic lanes.
The situation now is hazardous at all times of the day with lanes that are too narrow for two way traffic and people driving outside the lane markings. Large SUVs that are parked make backing out very difficult due to reduced visibility. Backing out of any space has become a nightmare.
The very nice new Seasons Supermarket will attract many new shoppers to the Golden Horseshoe and the problem of navigating and parking there safely needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
If you would like to contact the manager Rob Fine about this matter, please write to him at [email protected] and express your view. He welcomes input on this matter.
We need to ask him to do something soon in order to avoid continual chaos and anxiety during what should be a pleasant shopping experience.
Susan Levine
Ardmore Road
