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.

Vandals Break Stained Glass Window At Scarsdale Church

The custodian at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scarsdale arrived at work on Monday, Nov. 28, to find a stained glass window in the basement had been broken, according to the Scarsdale Police Department. The custodian, Jesus Martinez, told police that when he arrived for work around 6:30 a.m, he began his daily routine of unlocking the school when he noticed the broken basement window, police said.

Selling Millennials on the Suburbs

... looked forward to avoiding all the Trump traffic around Manhattan." The Harrisons ticked off towns on the tour: Scarsdale, Edgemont, Ardsley, Irvington. "You're not moving out to the middle of nowhere-it's basically a long subway ride," Zach told ...