At the Scarsdale Sidewalk Sale July 27 to Aug. 1, The Scarsdale Inquirer sponsored a contest to win gift certificates from local merchants. Hu…
Amy Hu, an 11th grader at Scarsdale High School, learned the Shiloh Baptist Church in New Rochelle would provide a shower service for the homeless July 22. Because of COVID-19, many places where the homeless normally shower are closed, so a local food pantry ran a truck to provide showers to…
A July staple for decades, the Scarsdale sidewalk sale has seen great changes over the years reflecting things like the economy and the types of businesses occupying storefronts in the downtown area. The 2020 sale was certainly unique in its own way, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was a boundless adventure indeed.
Thanks to the generous support of donors to Westchester Reform Temple’s Hungry and Homeless Fund, 10 families (and four bakers who supplemented the lunch bags with cookies and brownies) prepared more than 400 lunch bags for HOPE Community Services in New Rochelle that were delivered July 13.…
The substance, background and long-term impact of decisions handed down by the highest court in the land were the crux of Professor Martin Flaherty’s annual Scarsdale Adult School course, “Supreme Court Roundup,” presented via Zoom July 14.
Dr. Robert Shire, a lifelong Scarsdale resident, has expanded his New York City chiropractic practice into Westchester Chiropractic and Wellness at 550 Mamaroneck Ave. in Harrison. He has returned to Westchester where his chiropractic career began, in 2000, to accommodate his local area pati…
Linwood Road resident Harry Garten, who turned 100 on July 11, has seen a lot of changes and drama in a century, but nothing quite compares to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Wendy Wilshin’s mother served as an inspiration both professionally as an interior designer and more recently philanthropically raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s disease research.
As COVID-19 roils economic markets and causes fiscal woes in plenty of industries, the cycling sector has not only coasted, but accelerated into a pocket of prosperity in an otherwise dismal retail landscape.
Often seen as safe havens during natural disasters for information, entertainment and resources, libraries have had to find new ways to interact with the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced governments to impose stringent social distancing guidelines and limits on public gather…
Carolyn Glickstein has understood the power of connection for the elderly her entire career as an aging life care professional — formerly called geriatric care manager — but never has that had more meaning than when she herself connected with a colleague’s college-age daughter during the COV…
Parenting has become increasingly difficult during the coronavirus pandemic, especially for essential workers like Ann Busak and Kelvia DelCristo.
Extraordinary times such as these call for effective leaders — leaders such as Rabbi Deborah Hirsch, who has been appointed interim rabbi of Temple Israel of New Rochelle for the next year. Although she only began there this month, she has already immersed herself in the synagogue, meeting w…
Charlotte Meyers never really intended to start a business. Looking to make a gift for a friend who was just admitted to college, Meyers found herself in a craft store looking for ideas. When she ventured into the mirror aisle, things began to click. She designed a vision for decorating a mi…
Agnes Holzberg, a real estate agent in the Scarsdale office of William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, was honored in the 2020 REAL Trends list as one of the top performing agents in New York. Her category, individuals by volume, was based on performance in 2019. “I am incr…
Just as Scarsdale Parks and Recreation Department Superintendent Brian Gray believed not opening day camp was the right decision — the “hardest” one he’s made in his professional career — he believes opening the pool this Saturday is the correct call, too.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest leadership award a Girl Scout can earn. After completing prerequisite steps, high school Girl Scouts design and carry out a service project that leaves a lasting mark on their community and includes at least 80 hours of work. They raise all funds need…
Scarsdale resident Allison J. Beitler, M.D., a board-certified rheumatologist, has joined New York-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester and will practice in Eastchester. She has extensive experience providing treatment for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases as well as osteoarthritis and …
Scarsdale resident Adam Weiss, an associate attorney at Lever & Ecker, PLLC, was selected by The National Trial Lawyers for inclusion into its Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in New York, an honor given to a select group of lawyers for their achievements in the field. With …
For the 92nd year the Arthur Manor Neighborhood Association celebrated the Fourth of July at Davis Park, although shortened this year due to COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings. Only a few participants were present, but it was broadcast live on Facebook, filmed by Jean Bongiorno.
Jacob Rosewater, a rising Scarsdale High School senior, has thrown down the gauntlet in his hometown. He’s challenging his liberal-leaning, progressive-claiming village and school district to put its full support behind building affordable housing to help fight segregation.
Scarsdale families were among many who helped execute the "Scarsdale's Walk to Feed Westchester" last month, which was created to help alleviate the local hunger crisis. To get the project rolling, eight families reached out to friends and to the whole community. Then, over the course of a w…
When you walk out of the blood donation center after an hour of giving your time and blood, you receive a simple sheet of paper that sums up why you were there.
Inspired Edgemont High School students are selling yard signs for social change, with the help of social media artists, to confront racism close to home.
Scarsdale High School junior Sarah Jane Traumer spent her 17th birthday baking 100 cupcakes for the Scarsdale heroes. She recognized their bravery, especially the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps. She spent the day baking, icing, decorating and boxing all 100 cupcakes. She delivered the b…
Local farmers markets have changed how they do business as the COVID-19 public health crisis continues to disrupt daily life.
The Shade Store, a purveyor of custom window treatments, including shades, blinds and draperies, is set to open a showroom June 22 at 25 Spencer Place.
Across the country, students’ lives changed overnight due to the coronavirus pandemic. They suddenly had to adapt to a new way of learning and give up in-person interaction with teachers when schools shut down and courses and schoolwork moved online.
One local high school student, with the help of some friends, transformed personal tragedy to community charity.
When disaster strikes, local communities can usually count on their local libraries as a source of refuge, entertainment and education. But with a pandemic, where social distancing and limited human contact is heavily advised, going to a library and checking out a physical book can seem daunting.
Village officials and the Scarsdale Business Alliance are creatively bringing downtown Scarsdale back to life as New York State reopens in four phases following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic from March through May. The latest initiative involved amending codes to allow local businesses…
Carrying backpacks with a thousand flyers, Scarsdale High School juniors Julia Kushnick and Riena Parente set out on a 26-mile, 12-hour marathon culminating at the vigil held June 7 in Chase Park to honor the memory of George Floyd and protest the legacy of racism and social injustice that w…
Edgemont High School senior Olivia DePietto felt devastated by the death of George Floyd. She was upset by everything she was seeing on the news and couldn’t sit back, watch and do nothing.
Jordan Copeland looks at Scarsdale and he sees things most people do not. It could be a house abnormally close to the street in Edgewood, a gas station on Post Road in an area with no other businesses, a clock above a shop in Scarsdale Village featuring County Trust, a bank that hasn’t exist…
For the first time since late March, Heathcote Barber Shop was buzzing on Tuesday morning. Literally.
In early March, Edgemont resident Daniel Fenster was standing in front of his first COVID-19 patient at New York-Columbia Presbyterian. He was focused on the task at hand, but he couldn’t hold back the thoughts flooding his mind:
June, July and August are the new March, April and May. At least for 2020 in the real estate market.
Memorial Day celebrations in Greenburgh were not spared the disruptions that the coronavirus has caused throughout the world, but that did not deter local residents from hosting a socially responsible event to honor those who died fighting for their country.
Memorial Day 2020 took on a new look and a new meaning.
Football, poker, video games, acoustic guitars, bike rides and mac and cheese.
With the Hartsdale Starbucks closed, David Fanning took to picking up his morning fix and walking his dog in Scarsdale Village about a month ago. On Tuesday, he noticed something different.
Steve and Marianne Hiller have good days and bad days.
The days of sitting in a cubicle less than 6 feet away from another person seem far behind us as we settle into required work-from-home routines due to COVID-19. It’s been a big adjustment for many of us, but there is a silver lining. At least you don’t have to hear your co-workers sipping t…
As fear and uncertainty spread along with the COVID-19 virus throughout Westchester County in March, schools shut down and the state went into lockdown, but one group of Scarsdale residents was busier than ever.
It wasn’t the 50th anniversary celebration they were hoping for, but the members of the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps understand better than most that nothing this year is turning out the way it was supposed to.
The Scarsdale American Legion Post will assemble on Memorial Day in a discrete ceremony with 10 or fewer participants, as set by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Memorial Day gatherings. For the health and welfare of the veterans, as well as to maintain compliance with applicable NYS rules, the public …
It’s a good thing Luca Dowdall’s family has a big delivery van because he and his friends keep filling it up.
We Scarsdalians put a lot of stock in our appearance, as evidenced by the numerous stylists, barbershops and nail salons around town. It’s no surprise, then, that our banishment from these good-grooming meccas has caused palpable distress. What’s a crowd accustomed to weekly blowouts, expert…
Rabbi Adam Baldachin had a handful of dirt in one hand, his iPhone in the other. In a quiet graveyard with only a funeral director and a cemetery worker in sight, Baldachin tossed the dirt on the coffin while broadcasting live for the family of the deceased to see. It was like nothing he’d e…
Just like all his fellow college seniors, Charlie Musoff was really looking forward to his final semester and graduation at Yale. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and everything changed.
