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COVID-19 Updates
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Scarsdale resident Dr. Dara Kass, Region 2 director for the Department of Health and Human Services, is 1 of 10 directors nationwide. Region 2, which covers New York, New Jersey, U.S. territor…
The medical community is preparing for a potentially complex winter with COVID-19 variants, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulating and people spending more time indoors with win…
COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 6 months to 4 years old are one step closer to becoming reality and could be available as early as Tuesday, June 21.
To a 14-year-old incoming freshman, Scarsdale High School’s 1,500-plus student body and the labyrinth of hallways can be difficult to navigate, but SHS alumni praise a community-building progr…
From March 15 to April 15 to May 15, active reported COVID-19 cases in Westchester County went from 966 to 3,047 to 5,476, putting the community level at “high transmission.” On those same dat…
Despite the more contagious and less severe COVID-19 Omicron BA.2 variant causing a wave of positive cases locally, the upside is that hospitalizations and deaths are nowhere near where they w…
A GoFundMe page has been set up by Friends of the Town of Greenburgh to support the children of Frank Cavaliere, a dedicated and well-liked Greenburgh police dispatcher for almost 29 years who…
The Zuckerberg Institue and the town of Greenburgh are partnering again this year to recruit student interns who will help with innovative solutions to boost businesses hard hit by the pandemic.
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 ef…
Just one day shy of the two-year anniversary of the first documented case of COVID-19 in Westchester County, New York State schools were no longer required to enforce masks in schools. New Yor…
Tali Newman and Dr. Kim Greene-Liebowitz are past being ready for schools to return to normal. They were very clear in their comments to the Scarsdale Board of Education and administration at …
There’s no shortage of downers in the world today. The evening news is basically a summary of political, social and healthcare crises, along with a smattering of odd and unsettling stories (“T…
As the Scarsdale Board of Education began its 2022-23 budget talks Jan. 10, it heard the requests from school leaders for potential staff additions in the elementary, middle and high schools. …
Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Hagerman sent an email to the community late morning Tuesday, Jan. 18, following the three-day weekend and announced two major changes in district p…
In a COVID-19 update at the Edgemont Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11, the report was similar to that of school districts around Westchester County: cases are up, quarantines are up…
New guidance came from the New York State and Westchester County departments of health on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, and the Scarsdale School District updated the community Wednesday, J…
Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Hagerman announced Friday, Jan. 7, via email that Test to Stay and Test to Return will begin Monday, Jan. 10, as the district has received 5,000 ant…
Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Hagerman released much-anticipated COVID-19 information in a community email on Dec. 30 about the return to school slated for Monday, Jan. 3, follow…
Though Test to Stay in school was approved by the Westchester County Department of Health on Thursday, Dec. 9, neither the Scarsdale nor Edgemont school districts have adopted the optional pro…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the sight of long lines of cars with medical workers in hazmat suits conducting drive-thru testing at Glen Island Park in New R…
At a time when all visitors were barred from hospitals, communication was a hardship for loved ones, COVID-19 patients and the hospitals themselves as they did not have the resources to deal w…
Dr. Dara Kass is no stranger to making bold moves. Whether she’s advocating for equality, using her own experiences to help people navigate the COVID-19 pandemic or making the switch from fron…
As the president and CEO of RiverSpring Living, Daniel Reingold directly impacts the lives of 18,000 older New Yorkers, in addition to their families and their communities. Through his 32-year…
There were two big discussions when it came to protocols for business meetings and a question about costly consulting budget transfers at the Scarsdale Board of Education meeting Monday, Dec. …
Purvesh Patel learned about kindness from his family, his faith and the Edgemont school community. Now a pharmacist, the 2009 Edgemont High School graduate has been giving back by hosting COVI…
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 us…
It’s been two weeks since 18 New York State assemblymembers, including Amy Paulin of the 88th District, which includes Scarsdale, sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 16 urging her to se…
As part of its Nov. 23 board meeting agenda, the Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees will vote on two amendments to village code that would continue the use of village property for outdoor din…
With a slow rollout for Pfizer’s pediatric vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds and with New York State pulling out of the Westchester County Center in favor of Westchester Medical Center (WMCHealth…
The Edgemont Board of Education met on Nov. 9 to discuss the search for a new schools superintendent and other district business. They were joined by Susan Guiney and Deborah Raizes of the fir…
The Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine won yet another race this week as on Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the vaccine for kids ages 5-11 under Emergency Use Aut…
Judy Gold resorted to telling jokes at a drive-in movie theater in Queens. People “laughed” by flashing their headlights. Next up was Zoom, with delayed reactions from participants. Then it wa…
Progress is being made in the fight against COVID-19 in Westchester. Based on the Centers for Disease Control’s seven-day metrics, Westchester County currently has “substantial” community tran…
Dr. Arshia Nishat took a look around and, despite her and her fellow physician husband working around the clock during a global pandemic, she made the decision to keep their kids fully remote …
The last time Bill Rosenstadt traveled outside the United States was November 2019 when he went to, of all places, Wuhan in China. Next week he will travel once again now that he has his Pfize…
In a last-minute addition to its business agenda, the Scarsdale Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 28 to increase the wages of unionized village hall employees by 2%.
Though his grandfather didn’t have memories of him in the final years of his life, 16-year-old Scarsdale High School junior Ethan Elkins has vowed to let his own memories of his grandfather no…
Though there weren’t the kinds of major hot-button issues we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and the in-person attendance and at-home viewership were way down, the Sept. 20 Scarsdale Boar…
Having dealt with the perils of the COVID-19 pandemic without a wage increase in the 2020-21 budget, the village’s nonunion employees are set to get a raise. Village trustees voted unanimously…
If current leadership in Scarsdale, Edgemont and Greenburgh have their way, hybrid public meetings will be here to stay.
Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Hagerman provided a COVID-19 update on Westchester County quarantine guidelines, the county’s testing program and elementary school outdoor lunches …
Better late than never.
A little leftover rain from Tropical Storm Henri certainly didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits on the opening day of preseason for New York State Monday, Aug. 23. For the first time in over a year,…
Schools administrators announced Aug. 19 that all staff and contractors directly involved with students would be required to provide proof of vaccination or a weekly negative COVID-19 test to …
Superintendent Thomas Hagerman sent a letter to the Scarsdale Schools’ community Aug. 10 regarding the district’s planning efforts for reopening schools in September. Edgemont’s school plans w…
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase while vaccination rates ebb, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged schools to resume in-person learning this fa…
Falling short of reissuing a mask mandate due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a press conference Aug. 2 encouraged local governments to adopt n…
The world is finally opening up and travelers are eager to head overseas this summer after more than a year of travel opportunities curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bags are packed and flig…
The room had a hum of excitement as students scurried around huddled in groups working on their projects. Laser-focused on the task at hand, students tinkered with aluminum foil, helping one a…
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Tuesday, July 6, was a long time coming for the Scarsdale Recreation Department as full summer sports camps, day camp and teen travel camp returned to the village for the first time since 2019.
As the lone varsity team not permitted to compete during the 2020-21 school year, the Scarsdale cheerleaders are concerned that 2021-22 will be more of the same, so they, along with their pare…
Updated June 18: to watch the program replay, go to https://youtu.be/oBGcs1j8_IQ.
Following a barrage of confusing messages to parents and school officials over the weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, June 7 that the state would allow school districts to decide whe…
Artists in all fields felt deeply the effects of the pandemic last year. Some had to deal with loss of jobs and opportunities; others felt empty of inspiration and energy to create. Finally, a…
Vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks in most indoor settings in New York. This pandemic health policy change went into effect May 19 when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced New York State w…
Following approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and New York State, 15-year-old Andrew Cavalier quickly registered for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment to receive his first dose o…
For most of us, 2020 was a year we’d rather forget. Yet we all can admit, albeit reluctantly, there were some aspects of it that do merit reflection. The depth of our resilience became evident…
As John Catoliato tells it, the main challenges facing music education at Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School during COVID are the same as those before the pandemic: space and time. Only now, he says…
Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corp (SVAC) has partnered with the Westchester County Department of Health to provide in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound Scarsdale residents 18 years of a…
The physical education class exemption that Scarsdale High School sophomores, juniors and seniors who join an interscholastic athletic team are eligible for will return next week. Physical edu…
Two days after beating Mamaroneck, the Scarsdale football team found out about a positive COVID-19 case on the team on Monday, April 12. The Raiders are quarantined for 10 days and will be rel…
The Scarsdale School Board and Village Board of Trustees met March 22 to review a number of common concerns and projects. Among the boards’ immediate concerns are the need to recruit and hire …
A starving artist Jill Krutick isn’t. A graduate of The Wharton School and NYU Stern School of Business, she spent 16 successful years in finance at Citibank and Warner Music before turning a …
New STAR assessment proficiency data revealed that students in grades 3-5 scored relatively the same in math and reading proficiency between winter 2020 and winter 2021.
On Friday, March 26, Scarsdale Schools sent an email blast to Scarsdale families about a “bank fraud” guilty plea by former Sovereign Health Chief Investment Officer Barton Schack. Last year, …
It’s been a long journey for the village’s 2021-22 budget. A difficult financial year marred by the ever-present coronavirus pandemic extended the village’s normal budgeting process, resulting…
Ben Boykin, chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators who represents the 5th District, which includes a large portion of White Plains and all of Scarsdale and West Harrison, partici…
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 thei…
Nolan Bansal has been going to the Scarsdale Public Library since he was a little kid. Years later, the library continued to be a special place for him as a senior at Scarsdale High School. He…
When the COVID-19 pandemic descended upon New York in March 2020 it landed right before Easter, one of the holiest periods for Protestants and Catholics, a time when family and friends gather …
As if four two-way starters getting injured in the first game of the delayed, shortened season wasn’t a tough enough blow for the Edgemont football team, one day prior to their second game of …
Love over hate.
Scarsdale Business Alliance (SBA) has reopened the Dine the ‘Dale outdoor dining space in Scarsdale Village on Spencer Place between Harwood Court and East Parkway.
The mileposts are set. Edgemont schools are preparing to reopen with full-time, in-person learning.
Twenty-seven teams competed safely at the Section 1 winter cheerleading championships. Scarsdale High School was not one of those teams. And, as of now, the girls will not compete in the curre…
A cause for celebration for many administrators in the district, grades 3-5 joined K-2 in moving to full-time, in-person instruction on March 22, a little over a year since the coronavirus pan…
David Raizen called Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps’ new designation as a community paramedicine provider, “An ounce of prevention.”
The pandemic has been tough for young athletes.
The village board of trustees agreed on March 15 to increase fund balance appropriations to $2.58 million in order to reduce the 2021-22 village budget’s tax levy to 2.99%.
Edgemont Schools are on track to bring back all students who wish to be in-person by the end of April.
Scarsdale may be getting a piece of the pie with the Congressional passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package this week, which President Joseph Biden signed into law on Thursday. The…
Mayor Marc Samwick and Village Manager Steve Pappalardo responded to a continued influx of emails and calls to village hall from taxpayers who missed tax payment deadlines due to confusion ove…
With guidance changing often and without notice, athletic departments have been adapting on the fly all school year. After Westchester County and Section 1 changed guidance on spectators recen…
With COVID-19 cases declining in Westchester and a return to full-time in-person elementary education slated for later this month, the Scarsdale School District announced plans this week to re…
On March 9, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that, beginning March 10, all New Yorkers 60 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Government employees, nonprofit workers …
Edgemont athletics isn’t messing around when it comes to high-risk sports at the high school. The Pantherdome and the San Marco Gymnasium, used mostly for basketball and wrestling, respectivel…
When COVID-19 made landfall in Westchester County in March 2020, Renee Recchia said she thought it would be a “blip on the radar.” As an employee of the Westchester County Department of Health…
Some fundraisers strike the perfect note — a local virtual concert, scheduled for next weekend, will certainly fit the bill. On Sunday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m., Emily Hansen, a Fox Meadow resid…
On Thursday, March 4, as Scarsdale ice hockey coach James Synowiez was writing an email to parents about senior night, he found out he would have to change his message entirely. Due to players…
It’s good to connect the dots. It’s also good for municipalities to know what other municipalities are doing to solve similar problems. Good government doesn’t mean reinventing the wheel.
Two spectators per home team student-athlete were permitted for fall high school sports events, but when it was announced that no fans were allowed for high-risk winter sports, school district…
District administrators presented a first draft of the proposed 2021-22 school budget to the Edgemont Board of Education Tuesday, March 2. Unlike regular board meetings, the budget work sessio…
At a school budget study session March 1 — the second of three planned sessions — Scarsdale School District administrators reviewed the preliminary budget for the 2021-22 school year in the co…
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is considering changes to its social distancing guidelines for school districts amid pressure from local government officials who have been pushin…
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced March 3 that nearly 5 million New Yorkers had received COVID-19 vaccinations as of March 3, and he said event, arts and entertainment venues in the state can reo…
After several marathon meetings since January and two previous draft passes, the village revealed a $60.1 million tentative budget for FY2021-22 at the budget briefing session on Feb. 24.
When the village set out to adopt a two-installment tax collection system last year, the rationale was simple. The payment system, which is common practice in other municipalities in Westchest…
Two days after playing their first game of the season, 12 Scarsdale High School varsity boys basketball players were notified by school officials they were required to quarantine through Satur…
Based on the amount of passion and high level of intensity in the Scarsdale High School wrestling room since Feb. 9, you’d never know the Raiders weren’t preparing for a competitive season. Wi…
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Two days after playing their first game of the season, 12 Scarsdale High School varsity boys basketball players were notified by school officials they are required to quarantine through Saturd…
After a successful low- and moderate-risk fall sports season and with bowling, gymnastics, skiing and swimming/diving set to have postseason next week for winter, the only local sport to fall …
As a follow-up to its guidelines on high-risk interscholastic athletics, the Westchester County Department of Health released documents pertaining to recreation and club sports Thursday, Feb. 11.
Village staff reviewed and increased estimated revenues in multiple categories in the 2021-22 budget, decreasing the proposed budget gap by $192,500 to $1.6 million.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced Friday, Feb. 19, that residents in parts of Yonkers and Mount Vernon will be able to begin making an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccin…
A new quarantine scenario arose for Scarsdale High School on Tuesday, Feb. 16. In an email to parents, district administration alerted the community that an unspecified team was ordered to qua…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only half of the 48 wrestling teams in Section 1 will compete this winter. Edgemont is among that group. Scarsdale, currently, is not.
New data released by the New York State Department of Health revealed that the Ambassador of Scarsdale, an assisted living facility on Saxon Woods Road, recorded 19 confirmed COVID-19 deaths —…
Sunday, Feb. 14, was a big day, not just for lovers. On Valentine’s Day, New York State opened up well over 200,000 appointment slots at state-run mass vaccination centers, in addition to intr…
The Scarsdale Police Department adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic through personnel and budget reallocations. For example, about $231,000 is allocated annually for school cros…
The board of trustees took incremental action in the 2021-22 village budget process Feb. 9, approving hikes in the recreation department’s fees and charges, including a pool membership increas…
Scarsdale may add a summer enrichment program for elementary school students if there is enough interest from parents. The program, budgeted at a cost of $250,000, would be funded against tax …
The coronavirus’ tendency to spread quickly among tightly packed groups of people has resulted in a mass exodus from New York City to the suburbs, including Scarsdale, as people seek more room…
Between the school and athletic department’s COVID-19 protocols being well thought out and thus far having prevented spread of the virus, the district’s plan to implement testing for high-risk…
Basketball and ice hockey were given the go-ahead for full contact practice and competition by the Scarsdale Board of Education Feb. 8, Monday night — actually Tuesday morning when the school …
In an email on Friday, Feb. 5, Scarsdale schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Hagerman alerted the community about “another important step towards a more normalized school experience for our stud…
For art aficionados, perhaps no pastime has been harder to forgo during the pandemic than lingering in museums, pouring over new and exciting finds. But local culture vultures can now rejoice:…
Though the village saw decreased revenues across the board due to the pandemic, the building department has been an outlier, keeping pace with increased demand for house additions and alterati…
To explain the core concept of her latest project, Scarsdale artist Marnie Gelfman uses a quote attributed to Pablo Picasso: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist o…
The COVID pandemic has, by and large, been a time of sorrow. But Brooke Diamond, a Scarsdale High School 10th grader and Fox Meadow resident, has distilled her experiences over the past year i…
From cameras to Chromebooks, infrastructure to interactive panels, Paul Garofano, Edgemont’s director of technology and information, reviewed the district’s remote and hybrid instruction, whic…
If it hadn’t been for the snowstorm that cost districts two days of in-person school on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 2, some Section 1 schools would have started their official full-contact …
In an ongoing effort to gather community response to its bond proposal to fund major construction at all three schools, Edgemont School District administrators asked the town of Greenburgh Pol…
During a work session on Jan. 21, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation Brian Gray submitted proposed recreation fees and charges for 2021-22, including a possible 30% increase in fees for mu…
The Scarsdale Board of Trustees started the budgeting process last week amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has decimated municipal revenues across the country and forced many municip…
On Monday, Feb. 1, Westchester County Executive George Latimer clarified that high-risk sports were approved for Feb. 1 as of Jan. 27 and that the county DOH met Friday, Jan. 29 to go over gui…
The Scarsdale Board of Education heard a budget presentation Jan. 11 that focused on staffing recommendations and projected enrollment for the 2021-22 school year.
In the spring it was hiking and biking, in the summer it was tennis and this winter it’s platform tennis. Outdoor activities continue to dominate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four hours after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, some Scarsdale residents held a small …
Crashing websites, no available appointments and waning supply. Senior adults in Scarsdale, who have already been dealing with unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are now de…
The town of Greenburgh has launched a COVID vaccine “angels” program to help residents, 65 and older, who do not have access to computers, or may lack the computer or smartphone skills needed …
The New York State Senate has passed a comprehensive bill that enacts a four-month foreclosure and eviction moratorium for renters, homeowners and small landlords facing financial hardships du…
For a third time since the pandemic began, the Scarsdale Board of Trustees Jan. 12 voted unanimously to extend two provisions that allow restaurants to offer outdoor dining and allow downtown …
The River’s Edge Theatre Co., founded in August 2019, isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic obstruct its mission of using theater “to reflect the human experience, spark conversation, and inspir…
Eighty-six-year-old Rebecca Skolnik, a longtime resident of Edgemont, has become “fearful” during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I try to avoid going out unless it’s necessary, but I do get out and s…
The past year has slammed us with the unpredictability of unique events, many of them unspeakably horrible. An out-of-control pandemic, a tsunami of mail-in ballots, violently contested electi…
The results are mixed when it comes to securing appointments for the COVID-19 vaccines, but the education community had an overall sense of joy when unexpectedly being added to New York State’…
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos spent time in White Plains overseeing the conversion of the Westchester County Center from an entertainment ve…
Never have I ever thought I would finish college at home during a pandemic, but here we are.
The 2021-22 budget process began in earnest on Dec. 21 with a preliminary report by Scarsdale Schools Assistant Superintendent Stuart Mattey highlighting year-end and long-term financial proje…
Though it was a challenge at the time, Scarsdale coach Jennifer Roane now knows how good she had it in the fall. Going from coaching tennis outdoors with very little close contact and equipmen…
Leah Breakstone and Ariel Weinsaft had just been named co-editors-in-chief of Scarsdale High School’s longstanding news publication Maroon when the pandemic started to sweep across New York.
Every year the Scarsdale Parks and Recreation Department gives Santa a hand by setting up boxes for mail addressed to the North Pole in various locations throughout the village. After being co…
The following was sent to Edgemont schools district parents on Saturday, Dec. 19:
Salvatore Minardi thought he would have more than enough time to reserve his seat for Christmas Eve Mass. He had already attended some of the in-person masses at Immaculate Heart of Mary Churc…
During the village’s inaugural budget work session Dec. 15, treasurer Ann Scaglione presented year-end projections for the 2020-21 budget, which includes a $3.5 million revenue shortfall and a…
The following letter was sent to the Scarsdale schools community Friday afternoon, Dec. 18:
A hopeful point in the pandemic. A light at the end of the tunnel.
While there are as many questions as there are answers about the first COVID-19 vaccine released this week, the look on the faces of front-line workers taking the vaccine, which you could stil…
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 …
