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.

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…

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.

Local veterans, Boy Scouts and public officials gathered Nov. 11 at DeSanti Plaza in Hartsdale for the unveiling of a refurbished monument honoring those who fought in World War I.

Mayor Jane Veron presented Scarsdale American Legion Post 52 Cmdr. Thomas Adamo with a proclamation Nov. 22 for his more than two decades of service as he is retiring. According to the proclamation, the post, which was chartered June 23, 1919, is a “beacon of light for area veterans while al…

Sometimes, a few hours of charity work can inspire people to become dedicated philanthropists. That was exactly the case for the Blumberg clan. Last spring, they joined other volunteers at Seely Place School to pack meals for Rise Against Hunger, a nonprofit that delivers food and aid to dev…

The 2022 Scarsdale Bowl Committee is looking for nominations for the 2023 Bowl Award winner. The committee will hold its first of several meetings dedicated to selecting this year’s honoree on Dec. 11. Nominees for the Bowl Award are requested by Dec. 1, but will be accepted until Dec. 11. C…

Since Scarsdale Fire Company No. 1 was founded in 1893 only two volunteers have surpassed the half-century mark as active firefighters, first William Hasselman and now Michael Keating.

The Afghan Youth Orchestra coming to Scarsdale in 2013 to stay with and play with members of the Scarsdale High School orchestra was a life-changing event for the teenagers from both ensembles. A decade later, lives are still being impacted by the chance connection.

Two years ago, Julie Kornfeld was helping a friend rehome some chickens. The seemingly simple gesture, and some searching online, turned out to be a pivotal moment in the Scarsdale resident’s life.

Despite the many challenges this summer (high fuel prices, extreme heat, gun violence), Temple Israel Center in White Plains and Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) in Scarsdale are stepping up to help relieve the Ukraine crisis. The two temples are co-hosting a “Second Life” drive to collect pr…

Scarsdale sisters Natalie and Audrey Schonfeld hosted iCan Bike Westchester July 11-15. The camp, held at the E.J. Murray Memorial Center in Yonkers, teaches children with disabilities to ride a two-wheel bicycle, giving them independence, confidence and the sheer joy of riding a bicycle. Wi…

Scarsdale Middle School eighth-grader Sarisia Lally made and donated 30 Easter baskets to Lifting Up Westchester, a charity based in White Plains. Its mission statement: Restoring hope to Westchester County’s men, women, and children in need by providing them with food, shelter, and support …

Rabbi Jonathan Blake could see in their eyes and tell in their voices that they had left the “chaos and panic” on the Ukraine side of the border with Poland. But while the refugees — mostly women and children — were now safe from the war Russia has waged since Feb. 24, Blake could tell the “…

As a Fulbright Research Scholar in Ukraine at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University since September 2021, Evan Harary was traveling the expansive country meeting everyday people and working with officials and other scholars to collect information concerning the implementation of passportiz…

Mayor Jane Veron presented certificates of recognition March 8 to Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SVAC) and to Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps Chief Nick Franzoso for their combined efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Afya, a nonprofit organization founded by former Scarsdale resident Danielle Butin, delivers medical and humanitarian supplies to disaster-stricken areas around the world. These days, the war in Ukraine is its focus, as the Yonkers-based charity partners with other medical and humanitarian o…

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service held a welcome reception Dec. 16 at the Scarsdale Public Library to introduce nine new mental health professionals who joined the organization over the past year.

For good reason, the cars have been lining up on the grass outside the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SVAC) building on Weaver Street the past couple of weeks. Scarsdale residents are used to seeing cars parked there. The building is always busy with members and volunteers in training …

Nobody is quite sure when the tradition started, but they all agree that it is something well worth doing and they will continue to do it every year.

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins secured nearly 250 turkeys from local luxury car provider PCNY, Feeding Westchester and the governor’s office to distribute to nonprofit agencies in Yonkers, White Plains, Greenburgh and New Rochelle in time for Thanksgiving.

On Oct. 22, Scarsdale Fire Co. 2 honored four volunteer firefighters for their service to the community during the Company 2 annual clambake at Scarsdale Golf Club. The members each received a letter of appreciation from Scarsdale Fire Chief Jim Seymour for their years of dedication. The din…

Ben Flicker, 15, is not your average teenager.

They will move your furniture, install an air conditioner, deliver groceries or even an oxygen tank. They will tackle almost any task that doesn’t require a license. They are Helping Muscles, a five-member crew of fit and friendly seniors at Edgemont High School who get the job done for thos…

Nearly 10 years ago, Hurricane Sandy devastated thousands of homes and ended more than 200 lives. For most people, the disaster is a distant memory. However, as Hanna Eisenstein realized over the course of her summer internship with SBP (originally named St. Bernard Project), the 2012 supers…

A group of Scarsdale teens took their interest and passion for finance and created a website called Blue Asher where they research and publish articles daily analyzing the stock market. Aron Frishberg, a Scarsdale High School rising senior, reached out to friends from elementary school, midd…

A third squad of Angels has appeared in the town of Greenburgh. The Landscaping Angels program, introduced on Aug. 1, offers services for elderly, disabled, low-income or other residents unable to maintain their properties.

Two Scarsdale residents, Joel Beckman and Steven Beckman, along with Mount Kisco’s Julian Gomez, have joined the board of directors of Westchester Jewish Community Services.

Open Door Family Medical Center, the federally qualified health care center, has named Scarsdale resident Leslie Chang to its Foundation Board.

Since 1943, the Scarsdale Bowl has served as a tangible symbol of the importance and worth that Scarsdale places on the volunteer service of its residents. The Scarsdale Foundation awards the Bowl each year to the person or couple who has “given unselfishly of time, energy, and effort to the…

Scarsdale High School sophomore Nico Galeano, along with his eighth grade brother Lorenzo, started a foundation Pa’lante, short for "para adelante" or "move forward" in Spanish. The Galeano family is from Colombia although the brothers were born and raised in New York. In 2018 they traveled …

Members of the Edgemont Community Council officially recognized Betsy and Tom McCormack as the recipients of the 2021 Silver Bowl — the council’s Distinguished Community Service Award — during the ECC’s annual meeting April 21, held virtually for the second year in a row.

United Hebrew of New Rochelle officially broke ground on an expansion of Willow Gardens, recently endowed and renamed for Malcolm and Patricia Lazarus, Scarsdale residents and longtime supporters of United Hebrew. The expansion will help to meet the critical needs of families by providing ad…

The Women Enterprise Development Center Inc. (WEDC), a nonprofit organization helping women to start, strengthen and succeed in business, has announced the election of three directors to its board of directors: Melinda A. White, Amanda Hack and Lisa Tretler.

As of Wednesday morning, March 31, just over 6 million New Yorkers had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson. Though some may have their first dose forthcoming, Scarsdale seventh grader Sam Keusch has helped 3,505 New Yorkers schedule …

How can one make a tangible difference in the community?

Nishta Nandakumar and Emily Cao, juniors at Edgemont High School, founded Baking for Black Lives Matter in response to “the extent of police brutality and racism — especially against African Americans — that still runs deep in our country today. Horrified at the lack of governmental response…

Tucked away in a little corner of Elmsford, a slight turn off of New York State Route 100, sits a long, short building that is Feeding Westchester’s warehouse. A branch of the Feeding America network, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding Westchester’s aim is to …

Scarsdale Neighborhood Association Presidents have organized a six-week holiday season service to provide baked goods, books and toys to HOPE (Help Our People Eat) Community Services in New Rochelle. HOPE is the largest emergency food pantry and soup kitchen in this region. Last week 1,600 b…

The newly formed Edgemont Rotary Club functions as a satellite club of Yonkers-East Yonkers Rotary Club. On Nov. 25, the club partnered with the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry and helped distribute 130 bags of produce and 30 pies which had been donated by AJ Trucco in Hunts Point Market. Molly Rodr…

Sounds of jackhammers, circular saws and power drills filled the air, signaling this was a fully operational construction site.

It’s nice to offer others a helping hand. But four young men in town are taking the concept a step further — literally — by embarking on a helping hike this weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 14, they will attempt to summit six different mountains in the Saranac Lake region of upstate New York, with…

The young Lions of Drake Edgewood successfully completed another food drive in anticipation of Thanksgiving for Hope Services in New Rochelle. A group of junior and senior high school students purchased bags, stapled flyers to the bags and dropped them on doorsteps throughout the neighborhoo…

More than anything, Barbara Groden feels embarrassed. She and her husband Walter never think about awards. They only ever volunteered in Edgemont and Hartsdale to express their sheer love of the community and to provide their skillsets when needed.

The Scarsdale Woman’s Club held a food drive Oct. 7 in support of the Food Pantry at the South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry. Forty-two members and friends came out to support the successful “drop off” event and another food drive is planned.

Jane Veron, a Scarsdale resident, former village board member and co-founder of The Acceleration Project (TAP), will speak to the Scarsdale Rotary Club at its Tuesday, Oct. 27 Zoom meeting. 

In honor of those whose lives were lost or forever changed by the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Westchester County Executive George Latimer joined with Volunteer New York! to host the 10th annual “9/11: Serve + Remember.” Volunteers participated both from home and through no-contact donat…