New Year Brings New Repairs For Freightway Garage In Scarsdale

Beginning in the new year, there will be minimally invasive repair work being kick started at the Freightway Garage in Scarsdale that will affect several parking spaces at the busy location. On Thursday, Josh Ringel, the assistant to Village Manager Stephen Pappalardo announced that beginning on Monday, Jan. 2, contractors will be performing concrete repair work on selections of the first and fifth floors where they've recently noticed deterioration.

Candy’n Cards Closing In Scarsdale After 50 Years

Emily Hirsch, the 99-year-old owner of Scarsdale Candy'n Cards announced she is closing the store, having been in business at 25 Spenser Place for 50 years. Hirsch, who also lives in Scarsdale and bought the store with her husband in the mid-1960s, said the store's last day will be Jan. 31. Hirsch, who will be turning 100 next summer, said it is simply time for her to relax.

Scarsdale Moves Forward With $18 Million Dollar Library Expansion

From the cozy window seat to the playful book maze, the expanded children's wing inspires curiosity and a love of reading in Scarsdale. SCARSDALE, N.Y. - After years of discussion, fundraising and planning , the Scarsdale Library Board of Trustees is moving forward with a near $18 million dollar renovation and expansion Last week, the Village Board of Trustees approved a $9.9 million bond offering to help offset the " public " portion of the $17.9 million renovation, which will include expansions of the teen and children's areas, a new reading space, updated wiring and technology, infrastructure improvements and a cafe area that will double as a public meeting space for the community.

HGTV’s ‘Property Brothers’ Features Westchester Home, Greenwich Designer

Brittany Zachos of the Greenwich, Conn.-based Zachos Design Group never imagined her career in interior design would land her on TV but so far, she's been on HGTV's "Property Brothers," as well as DIY's "Big Beach Builds." Look for her on Wednesday, Dec. 21 alongside "Property Brothers" Jonathan and Drew Scott in a project that had her redesigning several rooms in a Scarsdale home.

Mamaroneck Hockey Defending #1 Rank

... state champions. Mamaroneck will have an opportunity to improve to 7-0 with upcoming home games against rival Scarsdale (Thursday, December 15 at 8:15pm) and Section 9's Monroe-Woodbury (Friday, December 16 at 5:30pm). "As Coach Chiaparelli preaches ...

Long Island Lolita gets a made-for-TV aria

... radical; Valerie Solanas , who shot Andy Warhol ; and Jean Harris , who killed Herman Tarnower, who wrote the Scarsdale diet book. "Then I Googled them, and I swear to God, this list of not particularly household names - every one of them was ...

Westchester Middle Schooler Becomes Upstander For Human Rights

She may only be 12 but Talia Katzke, a seventh grader at Solomon Schechter Day School in Hartsdale, is a force to be reckoned with. The Scarsdale resident has set up a GoFundMe page to tell the story of a local Holocaust survivor and with that, to become a "Legacy Circle" member, meaning she will help educate her community about survivors' stories.

Dr. John F. Salimbene, Scarsdale Physician, 85

He was an USAF veteran and had served as a flight surgeon for four years at various bases, finally settling in at SAC Base in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The son of Italian immigrants Vincent and Frances Salimbene, he lived in the Throgs Neck area of the Bronx and attended Fordham Prep and Fordham University. He attended the University of Rome Medical School and later began a residency at Flushing Hospital in Queens before moving to Scarsdale where he built a family practice.

Emerald Tree & Shrub Care Company: Winterize Your Trees & Shrubs

Emerald Tree & Shrub Care Company , a full-service tree and shrub care company based in Scarsdale, is advising local home and property owners to winterize their trees and shrubs before the colder weather arrives. As areas of Westchester and Fairfield Counties continue to cope with the effects of drought-like conditions, residents are encouraged to identify trees that may have been compromised due to the drier weather.

Scarsdale Doctor Who Perished In Fire Died On His 85th Birthday

Dr. John Salimbene, who perished in a fire that ripped through the family's Scarsdale Boulevard home Sunday evening, turned 85 on the day he died, his son Michael Salimbene told News 12. Salimbene, along with his wife Marie, were inside the home when the fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. Marie was able to make it out of the house with serious burns, but her husband, who was believed to be in the basement, was trapped. Scarsdale Fire Chief James Seymour said the medical examiner had made a positive identification of the body as being Dr. Salimbene.

Community mourns beloved doctor

A community in Scarsdale is grieving the loss of a popular doctor who was found dead after his home went up in flames. Emergency crews found the body of Dr. John Salimbene Monday afternoon beneath some rubble in the center of his Scarsdale home.

White Plains 98-Year-Old Yoga Master Gets Star Treatment In New York Times

It might be hard to imagine an 98-year-old woman executing complicated yoga poses with ease or strutting her stuff on "America's Got Talent," but in one White Plains nonagenarian's case, it's not a stretch at all. Despite having had, not one, but three hip replacements, she still teaches in Hartsdale and Scarsdale - when she isn't taking part in competitive ballroom dancing, that is.