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School Budget Vote Today

Today, Tuesday May 21 is election day in Scarsdale and Edgemont. Voters are at the polls to vote for or against the proposed school budget and to elect candidates to serve on the s...

Chaperone Goes Berserk on Bat Mitzvah Bus

An out-of-control bus chaperone went berserk on a bus full of 12 and 13 year-old boys on Saturday night May 19 while they were en route from a Bat Mitzvah in Manhattan to...

Residents Voice Support for Proposed Scarsdale School Budget

We are residents of Scarsdale and the Mamaroneck Strip -- young and old, community volunteers and leaders, families and empty-nesters, and all points in between -- who wil...

And Now For Something Completely Different -- Vote NO

This letter was submitted by Robert J. Berg of Tisdale Road in Scarsdale:
An Open Letter to Scarsdale Taxpayers – Just Vote "No" on May 21 and Defeat the Bloated Proposed ...

Southeast Asian Cuisine Comes to South Central Avenue

Armed with a gift certificate purchased at the Gourmet Galaxy we made our way over to Central Avenue to try Saigonese Restaurant which bills itself as "The Very First Authe...

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Today's News

Police Report: Burglaries and Grand Larcenies

Burglaries : In Edgemont Greenburgh Police report that around 9:15 pm on Friday May 17 Medford Road residents said that their home had been burglarized. Police discovered that suspects and gotten into the house via a rear window sometimes between 10 a...

Real Estate

Poised for Demolition

Whi le residents continue to express concerns about over-development and flooding the Scarsdale Committee for Historic Preservation is receiving a steady flow of applications to tear down existing homes. In most cases these modest homes are replaced wi...

Shout it Out

Seniors Explore the Work World During Senior Options

For the past two weeks, seniors at Scarsdale High School (including myself) have gotten a taste of what many of our parents do every day. In the Senior Options Program, students get real-world work experience during the final weeks of senior year. Fo...

Good Work

Walk or Bike to Help a Wounded Resident

On Sunday May 19, 2013, the H.E.L.P. Animals Club will sponsor a walk/bike-a-thon from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM to support The Tower of Hope. The goal of the Club is to raise $22,000 to train a service dog for a severely wounded veteran.

The Tower of Hop...

Local Finds

Grad Bag Collecting Items to Distribute to College Freshmen

Out with the old, in with the old is the message Grad Bag advocates as it begins its second year. Grad Bag is a green initiative to collect, recycle and redistribute dorm room items that are often thrown away. Grad Bag is poised to gather, clean and p...

Good to Eat

Southeast Asian Cuisine Comes to South Central Avenue

Armed with a gift certificate purchased at the Gourmet Galaxy we made our way over to Central Avenue to try Saigonese Restaurant which bills itself as "The Very First Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine in Westchester." What exactly is Vietnamese food? And is...

Around Town

Edgewood Students Experience Colonial Times

On May 3rd, Edgewood's fourth graders had a taste of life in Colonial times. Dressed in period costumes they learned to write with a quill feather and ink, stencilled, tried tin smithing, cooked, danced and played with toys from the era. Colonial far...

Parenting

10 Reasons to Expose Children to Music at an Early Age

According to the experts, "families should immerse their children as early as possible in a music-rich environment. Jackie Freimor, Director of Scarsdale's Over the Moon Music and More, has provided this list of ten reasons why children should be imm...

Schools

School Budget Vote Today

Today, Tuesday May 21 is election day in Scarsdale and Edgemont. Voters are at the polls to vote for or against the proposed school budget and to elect candidates to serve on the school board. In Scarsdale, the polls are open from 7 am to 9 pm at the...

The Goods

Trendy or Timeless? Clean Design Sets the Record Straight on Trends in Interior Design

This article was contributed by Claire Paquin of Clean Design in Scarsdale: Some styles in home design have staying power while others come on strong only to fade into obscurity. How do you know if a trend is here to stay or a flash in the pan? Claire...

People

Acclaimed Children¹s Book Author to Visit Scarsdale Public Library

Maryrose Wood, acclaimed author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series, will visit the Scarsdale Public Library on Tuesday, May 28th at 7 pm for the Grade 5-6 Bookclub.

The first two books in Wood's continuing series about the "incorrigible"...

Village Voices

Vote YES for the Scarsdale Schools Budget

This letter was submitted by Scarsdale resident David Brodsky: Dear Scarsdale 10583.com: After months of study and open hearings, the Board of Education is proposing a capital and expense budget that is made up of many many individual items designed t...

Neighborhood News

Chaperone Goes Berserk on Bat Mitzvah Bus

An out-of-control bus chaperone went berserk on a bus full of 12 and 13 year-old boys on Saturday night May 19 while they were en route from a Bat Mitzvah in Manhattan to Edgemont High School. According to witnesses, the chaperone, who is the brother...

Sports

Register Tonight for Spring Youth Tennis League

The Scarsdale Recreation Department and the New York Junior Tennis League Scarsdale chapter are seeking youth players and volunteer parents to reestablish the "Scarsdale Spring Youth Tennis League" for Scarsdale boys and girls from third grade to eig...

Arts and Entertainment

Carnival Time

Despite changeable skies on Saturday May 12, all five elementary schools held their carnivals with a combination of indoor and outdoor activities. Each school had individually themed events with stuffed foxes in evidence at Fox Meadow, a train ride a...