The impact of art extends far beyond what meets the eye; it has been used to launch political movements and campaigns, to convey emotion and t…
The Scarsdale/Edgemont Girl Scout (SEGS) community is working to raise $25,000 for capital improvements to the Betty Taubert Girl Scout House on Wayside Lane. The village of Scarsdale received a NYS Community Development Block Grant of $120,000 that is to be matched through contributions fro…
Below is a list of things you need to know/might want to know in Scarsdale and Edgemont. We will update the list as new items come in. The most recent items will be at the top. To visit our previous Need to Know section, click here.
Though she talks like a world-class scientist, Iris Schultz is just a mom looking to save her son from the inevitable fate of an ultra-rare disease.
In late 2021, then-97-year-old Sara Chiucchini was taken to White Plains Hospital (WPH) for a urinary tract infection, where she was also diagnosed with pneumonia. Not long after her son, Al, brought her home, he got a call from James Maher, who leads the community paramedicine program for S…
Laura Liu, former vice president of the Scarsdale Public Library Board of Trustees, will take over as president following Gary Katz’s leadership. “It is such an honor and privilege to serve as the president of the board this year. Our renovated library has truly become a jewel and destinatio…
Scarsdale Village’s Arts Advisory Council will unveil the new mural created by members of the Scarsdale High School chapter of the National Art Honor Society Thursday, May 25, at 6 p.m. in front of DeCicco's on East Parkway.
Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) awarded Lisa and Jordan Copeland its annual Rising Star Award in recognition of their volunteer leadership and contributions to many Scarsdale organizations. The annual Rising Star Award recognizes leaders in the Scarsdale community who hav…
Outgoing President Susan Douglass passed the Scarsdale Forum gavel to Sarah Bell, a third-generation Scarsdalian, at the Forum’s annual meeting May 4.
In the last year, the debate surrounding abortion has become increasingly relevant. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the United States’ landmark abortion case, has fundamentally altered the rights of women nationwide. On Friday, May 5, Donna Lieberman of the New York Civ…
With nearly half of all first marriages ending in divorce, it can be hard to believe that divorcees going through what is likely the most stressful time in their lives are an underserved population as far as resources and information beyond costly lawyers and financial advisors.
The “Starr” of the show at the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club last Thursday evening, April 27, was Janice Starr, winner of the Scarsdale Foundation’s Bowl Award for outstanding community service. She shared the “Spotlight” with another legendary volunteer, David Raizen, accepting the first-…
Scarsdale High School junior Samantha “Sammy” Fenigstein has launched and implemented a sustainability-aligned program called “Skip the Straw Scarsdale,” which seeks to help the environment by decreasing plastic straw use by having businesses and residents take a “Skip the Straw Scarsdale” p…
May 11, 2023, will mark one year since then-Edgemont High School sophomore Zack Angus took his own life. For those close to him in the community, it has been a year of sorrow, reflection and action. Through the ZMA Foundation — Zack Made Us Aware — Edgemont students and parents honor his mem…
Excitement for spring builds as temperatures rise and daffodils poke their heads out from the snow. One sure sign of spring is the much-anticipated cherry blossom season. Come mid-April, the Scarsdale region is bursting with the enchanting beauty of cherry blossom trees.
In trying to save the lives of others, Lauren Medalie may have saved her own life and the life of her second daughter, Taylor. After many years of raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), Medalie needed support five years ago at age 36 when she was six months pregnant and d…
As the son of a librarian, a voracious reader and a lover of history, Dan Glauber took the best of all worlds and has found a real niche for himself on the staff of the Scarsdale Public Library (SPL) the last 15 years. The 42-year-old is the local history librarian, taking much of his time t…
April 22 kicks off a week of Earth Day events around the region. Mark your calendar and pick a venue to participate in one of many upcoming Earth Day celebrations in Westchester. Some highlights are listed here. For a comprehensive list, visit sustainablewestchester.org/EarthDay2023/.
Not long after property owner Scarsdale Improvement Corp. filled all of its retail storefront vacancies in downtown Scarsdale last year, Scarsdale Hardware announced this week it will close, likely at the end of this month, after a massive closeout and liquidation sale.
Domestic violence advocate, investigative journalist and author, Rachel Louise Snyder will participate in a virtual discussion with the Scarsdale community Tuesday, April 18, at 7 p.m., focusing on her award-winning 2019 publication, “No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Vio…
At the New York Press Association (NYPA) 2023 annual Spring Conference and Trade Show March 31-April 1 in Albany, The Scarsdale Inquirer won seven awards in the association’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, which featured 2,655 entries from 154 weekly and daily newspapers around the state.
Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) welcomed 250-plus guests to their 80th anniversary gala held March 28 at Brae Burn Country Club. WJCS board members Michele Brettschneider, a Scarsdale resident, and William Shirley, a longtime Larchmont resident, were honored. Now one of the larg…
Approximately 70 people gathered March 2 at Eleanor's Legacy's Women’s History Month Westchester reception in Scarsdale to honor Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Eleanor’s Legacy recruits, trains and supports pro-choice Democratic women to…
Twenty-three Girl Scouts from Scarsdale, Edgemont and IHM in grades 6-8 participated in the annual Village Government Day for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. The girls toured various sites throughout the village including the police and fire departments as well as Boniface Wa…
Assembly Member Amy Paulin has awarded 10 women of Scarsdale and Edgemont with the NYS Assembly 2023 Women of Distinction Award. The award honors and recognizes local women who have worked to improve their communities and positively impact the lives of others. Each year Paulin awards applica…
Libraries are an ancient sort of institution. The first known one dates back to the 600s BCE, and they’ve been in use by civilizations around the world in the centuries since.
Every two weeks for the past year since March 12, 2022, Westchester has gotten a little cleaner thanks to a group of environmentally conscious Scarsdale High School students. Clean Westchester’s weekend cleanups are the types of meaningful actions the founders envisioned in February 2022 whe…
Scarsdale High School junior Caitlin Higgins has a lot to say, and she’s learning how to say it as a member of Scarsdale Action for Youth — or SAY — the rebranded version of the Scarsdale Drug and Alcohol Task Force (DATF), which was established in 1984.
Most children spend their childhoods creating lemonade stands, playing hide and seek with friends, and begging their parents to be served that irresistible second serving of dessert. However, for 13-year-old Scarsdale resident Ozan Kopelman, things are a bit different — his parents are the o…
The potentially traumatic scenarios a first responder might see on a daily basis are infinite. Imagine walking into Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. Or responding to a major vehicular accident. Losing a coworker in the line of duty. Or responding to your partner’s suicide.
For fun, boredom-busting activities for kids during the upcoming Presidents Day school break, look no further than some child-friendly programs right in our area.
The Westchester Turkish American Moms are no longer just a social and cultural group as they had been since their founding six years ago. Following the latest devastating earthquake in Turkey on Feb. 6, the moms — and dads and kids and grandparents — began organizing to help in the global re…
Sex traffickers and sexual predators have access to victims like never before thanks to the internet and social media. And they’ve become quite good at manipulating their victims, taking time to groom them to set up their endgame.
Feeling like a romantic? Venture out to one of these venues to celebrate with your significant other on St. Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14 — or on the weekends prior to and following that date — and enjoy an outing filled with love and fun events!
The shock and heartbreak of Brian Lilly Jr.’s suicide on Jan. 4, 2021 will never subside for those who knew him, but the impact of what his family and his rowing club are doing to help others will last for generations to come. They’ve already accomplished a lot in the last two years alone in…
Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) selected Lisa and Jordan Copeland to receive its annual Rising Star Award in recognition of their volunteer leadership and contributions to many Scarsdale organizations. The award recognizes leaders in the Scarsdale community who have demon…
It’s something many people have heard of before. Fentanyl, the dangerous synthetic opioid that more and more illicit street drugs are laced with, is so strong it can kill on contact.
The Scarsdale Forum’s Sunday Speaker program and the Yale Westchester Alumni Association co-hosted a truly fascinating presentation Sunday, Jan. 29, by Professor Akhil Reed Amar, the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. The program was held in the Scott Room of…
People are becoming more and more cautious about youth marijuana usage as stories on the detrimental effects on adolescents of this “harmless” drug circulate. This is an issue that is becoming increasingly prevalent not only for local parents and caregivers, but for the community at large. Q…
Scarsdale is a special community full of residents who volunteer in many areas, and local government is no exception. Residents serving on volunteer boards and councils make positive contributions to Scarsdale’s quality of life.
Among the challenges of owning a small business can be a lack of time, a lack of staffing and a lack of resources. Edgemont High School junior Riya Jain is here to help.
Despite never having lived in Scarsdale, Gladys Ullman has made the village central to her life nearly every day for the past six decades. The 91-year-old has been shopping in downtown Scarsdale since 1963. You might recognize her in her black hat and red glasses.
Will Fritz joined The Scarsdale Inquirer’s reporting staff in December.
Her work with the Scarsdale Woman’s Club, the Scarsdale League of Women Voters and My Sisters’ Place prior to going into politics has continued to shape the career of 88th District State Assembly Member Amy Paulin, a 42-year resident of Scarsdale, and has helped her become one of the most pr…
Two local paramedics headed to Buffalo to help that region’s strained emergency services in the aftermath of the powerful blizzard that paralyzed the area for days starting just before Christmas, leaving thousands trapped in their homes and killing dozens.
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Scarsdale High School sophomore Sonya Chen is spreading the word about a program she put together to empower teen girls in the community.
You really have to admire children around the holidays. It can bring out the sweetness and innocence in some, and the boldness and charisma in others. For examples, look no further than this year’s batch of letters to Santa Claus.
Immaculate Heart of Mary’s Christmas Pageant was held Monday, Dec. 19, with a standing-room-only crowd at the church.
It’s time to think outside the Man Box. This was the primary takeaway from the lecture, “Boys to Men: Reshaping Manhood” presented by Ted Bunch, the chief development officer of “A Call to Men,” an organization dedicated to preventing violence against women. Bunch coined the term Man Box 20 …
The only thing that has Realtors bummed about the real estate market in the Scarsdale School District is the low inventory. Other than that, sales on well-priced houses continue to attract top dollar from buyers and sell relatively quickly.
