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Scarsdale School Budget Gets 84.4% Approval Rate From Voters

Scarsdale voters came out in droves to show their support for the Scarsdale Schools on Tuesday June 18. After the first budget was defeated for the first time in 43 years, the Boar...

Scarsdale Marijuana Mom Indicted in Federal Court

Andrea Sanderlin, Scarsdale's "Marijuana Mom," was indicted in federal court in the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday June 18 and charged with manufacturing and posse...

Debate Over Affordable Housing Continues in Westchester

The battle over the 2009 Westchester County Affordable Housing Settlement and $7.4 million in community block grants for Westchester continues. County Executive Rob Astor...

Preparing Your Child for Sleepaway Camp

With all of the cold rainy weather we have had, it's hard to believe that the upcoming weekend marks the start of the 2013 camp season at most sleepaway camps. Here are a...

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Today's News

Driver Hits Traffic Cop on Popham Road and More from the Scarsdale Police

Driver hits policeman: A Stonehouse Road man, driving a 2011 Infiniti at 6:30 pm on June 14, struck an officer who was directing traffic. The driver was travelling south on Depot Place and attempted to make a left onto Popham Road when he ran into the...

Real Estate

Fast and Furious: A Huge Week for Home Sales

Almost more home sales than we have room to list this week. Here's what sold:

7 Ogden Road: Center-hall Colonial in Fox Meadow, built in 2006, with Norco double hung windows, cedar siding, oak floors, gourmet kitchen with dining area with granite...

Shout it Out

Debate Over Affordable Housing Continues in Westchester

The battle over the 2009 Westchester County Affordable Housing Settlement and $7.4 million in community block grants for Westchester continues. County Executive Rob Astorino is now claiming that HUD is reaching beyond the scope of the original agreemen...

Good Work

Edgemont School Newsletter Wins Award

The Edgemont Public Schools' electronic newsletter has won an Award of Merit in the National School Public Relations Association's 2013 Publications and Electronic Media Contest.

Southern Westchester BOCES Director of Communications Evelyn McCormack, ...

Local Finds

Preparing Your Child for Sleepaway Camp

With all of the cold rainy weather we have had, it's hard to believe that the upcoming weekend marks the start of the 2013 camp season at most sleepaway camps. Here are a few tips for those who are sending their children away for the first time and f...

Parenting

Preschoolers Celebrate Truck Day!

About 130 preschoolers romped from truck to truck on Truck Day!, an annual event for the two-to-five year olds in the Early Childhood Program (ECP) at Congregation Kol Ami, a White Plains Reform synagogue. The summer vacation sendoff on Jun...

Around Town

New Puppy Shop Opens in Scarsdale

Local residents are welcoming the new Scarsdale Puppy Shop to town. Open just three weeks, they have already sold 12 dogs and receive daily visits from children who stop by to pet the dogs. Store owner Anthony Koh reports the Maltis, Bichon Frises, Y...

Arts and Entertainment

Summer Reading Game Kicks Off at Scarsdale Library June 21

The Scarsdale Public Library's widely popular annual Summer Reading Game kicks off on Friday, June 21, with a performance by the local Scarsdale band, Miss Gigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band, which features interactive songs and musical games.

The kick-...

Schools

Scarsdale School Budget Gets 84.4% Approval Rate From Voters

Scarsdale voters came out in droves to show their support for the Scarsdale Schools on Tuesday June 18. After the first budget was defeated for the first time in 43 years, the Board and administration responded with substantial cuts to the budget and...

The Goods

Scarsdale Marijuana Mom Indicted in Federal Court

Andrea Sanderlin, Scarsdale's "Marijuana Mom," was indicted in federal court in the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday June 18 and charged with manufacturing and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute it and maintaining a drug-involved pre...

People

Descendant of the Hyatt Family Visits Cudner Hyatt House

This week, Carolyn Mehta and Barbara MacDonald from the Scarsdale Historical Society welcomed Guen Sublette from Colorado to her ancestral home, the Cudner Hyatt House, currently the headquarters of the Scarsdale Historical Society. Guen came to Scar...

Village Voices

Scarsdale Land Use Committee Approves Changes to Plans for 2-4 Weaver Street

Developer Stephen Oder was back at Village Hall on Monday night, June 3 to appeal for additional changes in building plans for 2-4 Weaver Street. Current plans call for an 11 unit luxury condominium building on the site of the parking lot of the form...

Neighborhood News

School Budget Vote Today, Tuesday June 18

Today's the day to vote for the second proposed Scarsdale Schools Budget for 2013-14. Polls are open at the Scarsdale Middle School from 7 am to 9 pm and all registered voters are encouraged to vote. The proposed budget of $143,899,713 is only 1.49% ...

Events

Tots Summer Festival at House of Sports

The House of Sports will launch its Summer Tots programming with a Tots Summer Festival on Saturday, June 29 for children ages 2-4. The festival is free and open to the public, and will take place at the House of Sports from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The e...

Celebrations

Edgemont Prom 2013 - Through the Eyes of a Junior

On Friday, June 7th, I had the pleasure of attending the Senior Prom. As a Junior I was excited to be attending, and had no idea what to expect ... as it turns out no else did either. The rain caused many last minute changes to pre-pre-prom gathering...