Negotiations Stalemate Hits Scarsdale Schools and Village
The Board of Education STA contract saga stalls as a not-yet-released fact-finder report sinks hopes for a quick settlement. A recent event, the canceled Teacher Recognition Tea, underscores tensions amid possible job actions and ongoing public security and policing updates in Scarsdale.
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Board of Education
Scarsdale Teachers Association
PTA
STA
Robert Franklin
Franklin
Sue Gorham
STA School Board
Patrolman's Benevolent Association
PBA
Public Employment Relations Board
Ughetta Elected By Foundation
Henry L. Ughetta has been chosen as a trustee by the Scarsdale Foundation, a public charity aiding village initiatives and trusts. The foundation, established in 1923 to administer the Sergeant John J. Harrison Fund, invites bequests and donations to support Scarsdale charities, including the annual Scarsdale Bowl award. The 1976 Bowl will be awarded to J. Henry Neale on January 21.
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Scarsdale Foundation
Henry L. Ughetta
Scarsdale
Scarsale
Bow
Biographical Brochures Sent to Local Voters for January 27 Election
Voters will cast ballots Tuesday January 27 at the Junior High School from 2 to 9 p.m. An Administrative Committee chaired by Dorothy Gordon oversees voting with village group representatives. Units A B E and F choose two candidates. Unit C selects four including two three year terms one two year term and one one year term. Unit D elects three candidates one two year term and two three year terms. Books at Scarsdale Public Library. Financial support urged via checks to Citizens Nominating Committee AFSD No. 1 Box 68 Scarsdale NY 10583. For info call Sylvia Romberg or Joel Lesnick.
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Village Board
Scarsdale
Dorothy Gordon
Unit D
Sylvia Romberg
Scarsdale Trustees reject Impact Equivalency Zoning plan
The Scarsdale Village Board voted five to two against IEZ at the January 13 meeting. Trustees Jensen and Brennan led opposition citing downzoning and potential open invitations to multi family housing, while Richman supported IEZ noting open space preservation and updated zoning. Szabad and Kahn urged caution amid public dissent. the plan is not pursued.
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Village Board of Trustees
IEZ
Scarsdale
David Portman
Boine Johnson
Grady Jensen
Jensen
Allen
Ethical Humanist Society
Richman
Martin Brennan
Brennan
Marcella Kahn
George Szabad
Kahn
Szabad
SEZ
Scarsdale School Board Meets Briefly In 45 Minutes
Board President Jackson Browing noted a possible new world record for brevity at the Scarsdale Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Sobol reported progress on a state ruling request about the first grade program and the impact of Regents guidelines on daily instruction time for elementary students.
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Judith A. Handelman
Board of Education
Jackson Browning
Browning
Superintendent of Schools
Thomas Sobol
State Commissioner of Education
Scarsdale
Regents
Sobol
Scott Room Opens for Art Exhibit in Scarsdale
Watercolor and oil scenes of Scarsdale from the early 1900s are on display in the Scott Room of the Dorothy Griffin Library. Ann Richards Brewster, who lived in Scarsdale from 1910 to 1952, is the artist. The exhibit runs January 19 through January 30, hosted by volunteers.
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Scarsdale
Scott
Scarsdale Public Library
Dorothy Griffin
Library Board
Scott Room
Anna Richards Brewster
Carman Road Lots Sold Amid Land Donation and Police Update
The Village Board sold two Carman Road parcels to Lars Garrison for 6500 after a public land auction, with a deed that limits structures and preserves public access. Nearby Harry Winston’s estate donated 3.90 more acres for park use, with plans to donate the full 32 acres later. Police reorganization plans include a second nonemergency line, foot patrols in the Station Area, and reassignments of detectives and sergeants.
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Carman Road
Lars Garrison
Garrison
Arthur Manor
John Holden
Boulevard
Harry Winston
Winston
Scarsdale
Stonwin Farm
Mamaroneck Road
Griffen Avenue
Charles Heming
Heming
Burglary Patterns Noted In Scarsdale This Week
Scarsdale police report two main burglary patterns rear entry and theft of televisions. A Jefferson Road home was entered via a rear dining room window with jewelry stolen from the master suite. Television sets disappeared from Carmen Road and Greenacres Avenue homes, suggesting a targeted fence market. Non residential burglaries included Girl Scout House Wayside Lane pay phone removal and breakins at Scarsdale Junior High and High School with cash and cabinet searches and a failed wall safe attempt.
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Scarsdale
Rocco DiRenno
Drake
Edgewood Association
Woods Lane
DiRenno
Robert Isaak
Jefferson Road
Katherine Trainor
Carmen Road
Sue Weisman
Greenacres Avenue
Girl Scout
Wayside Lane
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Publisher's Notebook
PERB
Henry L.ughetta
Ughetta
Jeanne Richman
Post Road
Fenimore
Berger
State Factfinder
Scarsdale Teachers’ Associa
Robert L. Burkey
Tun
Heathcote
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