Announcing the Scardale Community Support Council
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A new community resource has been formed to help in times of crisis. The group was established as a result of the open community meetings that were held last fall by Scarsdale and Edgemont Family Counseling to facilitate discussion, support and the exchange of information about the spate of suicides that touched Scarsdale at the time. The newly founded group called the Scarsdale Community Support Council includes representatives from the clergy, police, Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service, Scarsdale schools (mental health professionals, the administration, and the PTA), the Village Trustees, the senior community, the Scarsdale Forum and other civic organizations.
In times of need, the Scarsdale Community Support Council will serve to coordinate the community’s diverse resources in an efficient and comprehensive manner. They believe that by working together they can reach the greatest number of community members to provide social and emotional support in the event of a crisis.
According to Linda Hillman Chayes, who is the chair of the Council, “The Council began meeting last June with the goal of
providing a forum through which our various organizations can connect, sharing information and lessons learned, discussing how emerging needs can be identified, and formulating options for coordinated crisis response.”
“The mission of the Scarsdale Community Support Council is to establish a network of diverse community service providers who are able to act as an integrated whole to provide comprehensive, efficient crisis intervention, promoting the social and emotional well-being of our community.”
By fostering connections between community resources, the Council seeks to strengthen those resources and develop a collective capacity that serves our community well in good times and bad.
Burglar Arrested and a DWI from the Greenburgh Police
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In response to a 911 call, police went to 4 Homewood Road in Hartsdale on the morning of November 28, 2011 at 10:00 am. The resident reported that he heard a loud crash at the back of the house and walked out onto the back deck. There he found a man dressed in black, attempting to pry open the basement door. When the suspect saw the resident he fled and got into a silver car.
A short time later, the City of Yonkers Police Department and the Village of Hastings Police Department apprehended a man for the burglary of a residence in Hastings. A follow-up investigation conducted by the Town of Greenburgh Police Detective Division in conjunction with the Hastings Police Department and Yonkers Police Department resulted in the arrest of Phillip Shand, age 24 of 134 Morningside Place, Yonkers for attempted burglary 2nd degree, a Class D felony in connection with this case.
Shand was arraigned and is currently remanded to the Westchester County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in Greenburgh Town Court on Tuesday,
Greenburgh Police received numerous complaints about aggressive solicitors going door to door for the NY Youth Club. At 5:30 pm on 11/13 a resident at Byway in Hartsdale complained that a solicitor from the NY Youth Club was pounding on the door and ringing the bell.
At 6 pm, a solicitor for the NY Youth Club went to a home on Evandale Road. When the resident said he was not interested, the solicitor said, “You can’t even give me a dollar?” and refused to leave the premises. The resident said he was going to call the police, and the solicitor invited him to “go ahead and call the cops.” When police stopped the man he denied doing anything and his supervisor stepped in an also threatened to sue the police.
At 6:23 pm that same night a Kingwood Road man called police when another solicitor, this one wearing a santa hat, became upset and irate when the man said he was busy. And at 8 p.m., police got a call from Withington Road about the same solicitor going door to door.
Missing truck: A Hartsdale man went to Scarsdale Ford on 12/1 to get his pick-up truck which had been serviced there. However, when he arrived, he found out that the truck was gone. It had been left in the lot and the manager had the keys, but the2008 truck, valued at $5,000, was nowhere to be found.
Missing girl: Castle Walk residents called police at 2:40 am on 12/2, when Caroline Ninganga, an 18 year-old girl who is staying with them failed to return to the house. The girl was last seen at 8 am the previous morning when she left for class at Westchester Community College. She usually returned by 9:30 pm and could not be reached on her cell phone.
Drunk: At 2 am on 12/3, a Scarsdale woman was arrested for DWI, driving while impaired by drugs and failure to obey a traffic device. She was stopped by the police on Old Army Road for speeding, and they determined that Victoria Abramov, age 30, of Grand Boulevard, Scarsdale was drunk and uncooperative. She also denied knowing the passenger in the car, Garfield Payne of the Bronx, thought Payne said they had known each other for over ten years. Payne had a glass pipe with crack cocaine residue and Abramov admitted that the pipe was hers and that she had been smoking crack. She was arrested and searched, and police found a bottle of hydrocordone pills, cutting pliers, a screwdriver, jewelry, coins and two pawn shop receipts. She was released on $250 bail.
Annual Turkey Bowl at Greenacres
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Thanksgiving meant more than turkey to Greenacres residents where players old and young gathered on the Greenacres field for the 12th Annual Turkey Bowl. At least five games of touch football were played on Thanksgiving morning and the field was full. Everyone enjoyed the fun, including the three Schutzman boys of Huntington Avenue.
Thanks to Dad Keith Schutzman for the photos.
Scarsdale Holiday Gift Wish List and Downtown Shopping Events
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The holidays are upon us! Hannukah starts on December 20th with Christmas just five days later. To get you into the holiday spirit, the Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their annual Holiday Tree Lighting at 5:00 pm on Friday night December 2nd. Bring your children to see the tree, meet Santa and enjoy hot chocolate and s’mores, courtesy of Lange’s of Scarsdale.
This year, local retailers in the Village Center will stay open late for holiday shopping on Thursday nights December 8, 15 and 22, from 5:00 – 8:30 pm.
Here are a few novel gift ideas from local businesses for your consideration:
Backgammmon set from A&M Table in Colonial Village : Beautiful faux 
snakeskin or crocodile backgammon set with velvet interior that comes in its own travel case. Includes: chips, dice, and dice cups. Measures: 18 1/2 inches x 11 inches: Price: $150
A&M Table, 1495 Weaver Street, Scarsdale, 914-723-2462 Check them out on facebook :
Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Fig and Olive: Fig and Olive carries over 30 different types of extra virgin olive 
oil ranging from a fruity and delicate varietal from Chateau Leoube in Provence to a buttery Arbequina from Melgarejo in Andalucía, Spain, a green fruit olive oil from Marquez de Grinon, Spain, and a peppery Tuscan olive oil from Villa Lucia. The restaurant also sells a variety of infused olive oils , with truffle, basil, and lemon. Other products sold include aged vinegars and specialty olives and spreads. Prices range from $12-32. Click here to order online or stop by Fig and Olive in the Vernon Hills Shopping Center to pick up your holiday gifts.
Fig and Olive, 696 White Plains Road, Scarsdale (914)725-2900
This holiday season, give yourself the gift of fitness. Let Vadim Vilensky and his team of professional personal trainers finally help you achieve your fitness goals. At Vadim Fitness Studio, your personal trainer will create a workout program designed especially for you to optimize your results. Using innovative and cutting edge workout techniques, you and your trainer will work together to help you achieve a healthier, new and improved you. Start the New Year off right and click here to purchase a gift certificate from Vadim now!
Vadim Fitness Studio, 495 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, 914-725-9553 http://vadimstudio.com/
Add your products, services or business to the Scarsdale10583 Holiday Wish List – running now through Christmas. Ask about our FREE e-gift certificate program. Email us at [email protected] or call 914-980-4803.
SHS Class of 2006 Thanksgiving Weekend Reunion
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Attention members of the Scarsdale High School Class of 2006: The fifth reunion will be held this Saturday, November 26 from 10PM-12AM at SLATE at 54 West 21st Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in NYC.
The class has rented out a space with two private cash bars, waitresses, and tables from 10pm-12am. At 12am, our private area of the bar will be open to the public; until then, it's all for SHS Class of '06! There will be no cover, but people will have to give their name at the door (there will be a class list on hand) so that Slate knows you're part of our party!
For more information, contact Audrey Arbeeney at [email protected] or by phone at 914-629-7368.
