Woman of the Week Ruth Goldberg Champions Local Art School
Ruth Goldberg founder and executive director of the Scarsdale Studio Workshop for Art has spent over 22 years cultivating art appreciation. The non-profit offers 25 classes with limited enrollment, serves 400 Westchester residents annually, and runs lectures exhibitions and traveling shows while supporting scholarships for gifted and disadvantaged youths.
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Ruth Goldberg
Scarsdale
Goldberg
Westchester
AFS
SSW
Burke Rehabilitation Center
Greater
India
Cyprus
Leonie
Ruth Dashew Goldberg
Alfred University
New Paltz College
Teachers College
Columbia University
Columbia
Burrows Pushes Indictment For Penn Central Failures
Assemblyman Gordon W. Burrows urged District Attorneys Hogan and Vergari to indict Penn Central president William H. Moore and Metropolitan Division general manager Robert A. Pattison for alleged negligence. He cited the Mount Vernon rail crash and a delayed Park Avenue tunnel fire as proof of mismanagement endangering commuters and called for replacing Penn Central with a new operator under strict safety standards.
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Gordon W. Burrows
Frank Hogan
Carl Vergari
William H. Moore
Penn Central
Robert A. Pattison
Metropolitan
Burrows
Mount Vernon
Park Avenue Tunnel
Westchester Assemblyman
Pattison and Moore
MTA
Park Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Westchester
Westchester County
Collision Injures 2 After High Speed Police Chase
A motorcyclist and a Scarsdale police car collided at Stratton Road and Carthage Lane after an 11 minute chase reaching 60 mph. William R. Brassington, 32, was arrested for helmet violation and sustained a concussion and lacerations. Ptl. James Benner and Brassington were treated at White Plains Hospital. Additional arrests for drug possession and license revocation followed. Police records show 47 bicycle thefts in Scarsdale last month.
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Stratton Road
Carthage Lane
Ptl
James Benner
Scarsdale
Brassington
White Plains Hospital
Benner
David M. Brockway
Scarsdale Road
Crestwood
Jack T. Hagan
Fifth Avenue
Pelham
Hagan
PBA Warns Residents On Phoney Solicitations
The Scarsdale Patrolmen's Benevolent Association warns residents of phoney phone solicitations in its name. John P. Henry, president, says the PBA does not solicit by phone, only via written ticket requests for its annual play. The association emphasizes it is independent and assists Village police through the annual fundraiser.
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Scarsdale
Hochberg Protests Penn Central Plans for Grand Central Closure
Westchester Legislator Audrey Hochberg writes to MTA Chair William Rowan protesting Grand Central closure from 1 30 a m to 5 50 p m and reduced service to Westchester. She cites safety concerns and calls for stronger mass transit commitment and safer Penn Central operations.
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Audrey Hochberg
Greenburgh
Scarsdale
William Rowan
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Penn Central
Grand Central Station
Westchester
Ronan
Hochberg
Gay Lib Program Draws Criticism at Scarsdale High
Petitions signed by about 385 residents objected to using Scarsdale public schools on April 25 for a panel on civil rights of homosexuals. Principal Norman Bussiere outlined a new modular system for high school music classes beginning next fall to increase scheduling flexibility across about 200 courses.
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Scarsdale
Board of Education
Andrew C. Hartzell Jr
East Woods Lane
Hartzell
Betty Menke
Fase
Thomas Sobol
Con
Sobol
Norman Bussiere
Community Bike Day Sponsored by Scarsdale High School Club
Scarsdale High School Bicycle Club hosts a day long event Saturday June 16 featuring breakfast at Weinberg Nature Center 8 9 a m a 9 30 a m bike ride to the high school activities include a 25 mile race 10 entry fee 1 for prizes a 10 30 five mile race for oldest youngest and top finishers on multiple bike types fun races for tricycles and tandems 11 30 a picnic 12 1 30 3 pm family ride and litter pickup later. Displays cover ecology safety hosteling and bike marking to deter theft plus a bicycle donation to A Y H Service program.
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Scarsdale High School Bicycle Club
Weinberg Nature Center
Pete Rich
A.Y.H
Fire Co Honors Capt. Harrison at Anniversary Dinner
Captain John J. Harrison Jr a 32 year veteran of the Scarsdale Fire Department was feted Thursday evening at Volunteer Company No 1s steak dinner at Post and Popham Roads headquarters Nearly 100 attendees watched him arrive in a 1918 American LaFrance pumper engine The event also honored Philip M Carpenter treasurer for 25 years with a gold badge and William Adams current company president for presenting a commemorative scroll
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
England
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Alaska
John Joseph Harrison Jr
Scarsdale
Roosevelt
Brockton
Mass
Strand Theater
Joe Harrison
Harrison
Pearl Harbor
John J. Harrison Jr
William Adams
Bradley Road
Captain Harrison
Philip M. Carpenter
Nelson Road
Thomas Walsh
Sprague Road
Senior Class Presents L'il Abner at Scarsdale High
The 1972-73 Scarsdale High School senior class stages L il Abner on Friday night June 15 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Cast includes Joe Blumenthal as L il Abner Amy Zorn as Daisy May Fran Levine as Mammy Yokum and Randy Shea as Marrin Sam. Directors are Ellie Hecht and Nancy Adler. Admission is free to thank the community for support.
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Scarsdale High School
L’il Abner
al Capp
Joe Blumenthal
L'il Abner
Amy Zorn
Daisy May
Fran Levine
Mammy Yokum
Randy Shea
Marrin
Sam
Ellie Hecht
Nancy Adler
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PBA
The
Scarsdale Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Seever
Bronx River Parkway
Harney Road
Allan Gevertz
PTA
Menke
Fleischmann Commission
Abe
Marvin Moser
Village Club
Town Club
League of Women Voters
Andy Newman
Marty Kutcher
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