Call for Candidates for the Citizens Nominating Committee
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The Procedure Committee invites eligible Scarsdale residents to run for election to the Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC), the caucus of the Scarsdale Citizens Non-Partisan Party that selects candidates for mayor, trustee and village justice. Once elected, the newest members of the CNC will join 20 sitting CNC members in four or five meetings to consider and choose candidates to run for any open positions in the March Village election. These candidates run under the banner of the Scarsdale Citizens Non-Partisan Party.
CNC members are expected to attend all CNC meetings, to serve on the CNC for three years and to serve for one year on the Procedure Committee after their service on the CNC. The meeting dates for 2015-2016 are: Sunday, December 13; Sunday, January 10; Wednesday, January 20; Sunday, January 31 and, if necessary, Wednesday, February 3. This year's CNC will select candidates for the three open Trustee positions and Village Justice.
Eligibility is governed by the Non-Partisan Resolution which can be found at the Procedure Committee website: www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org. A candidate for the CNC must be a qualified voter and a resident of Scarsdale for at least two years. A CNC candidate may not be a member of the Procedure Committee, the School Board Nominating Committee, the School Board Administrative Committee, the Scarsdale Board or the Village Board.
Candidates run for the open CNC positions in their elementary school district. A minimum of two candidates is sought for each position. This year, there are two open positions for three year terms in Edgewood and Greenacres. There are three open positions in elementary school districts Fox Meadow (one position to fill a two year term), Heathcote (one position to fill a one year term) and Quaker Ridge (one position to fill a one year term).
Candidates must file a short biographical sketch and a nominating petition with 10 signatures of registered voters from their elementary school district. Forms for both are available as downloads at: www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org. Hard copies may be obtained at Village Hall and the Scarsdale Library as well. Filing instructions can be found on the forms.
The deadline for filing both forms is Friday, October 2; after this date, additional candidates for any school district will be accepted only if there are fewer than two candidates for each position in that school district. The CNC election will be held at Village Hall on Tuesday, November 10.
Potential candidates are welcome to contact individual members of the Procedure Committee which include members of the CNC graduating class of 2015 Linda Blair, Linda Flaxer, Susan Groner, Warren Haber, Robert Reiffel, Andrea Seiden, Michael Stevens and Evelyn Stock; Town and Village Civic Club (TVCC) representatives Lena Crandall, Tim Foley, Dan Hochvert, Jackie Irwin, Eli Mattioli, Lucas Meyer, BK Munguia, Howard Nadel, Susan Douglass and Bruce Wells; and Scarsdale Neighborhood Association Presidents (SNAP) representative Matthew Martin.
Please Don't Pick Produce from the Garden at SHS
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Scarsdale10583 received this note from SHS teacher Maggie Favretti who manages the sustainable garden at Scarsdale High School:
Please help the SHS Sustainable Garden Project achieve its mission. Please do NOT help yourself to the food!!
Here are the reasons why:
1. You might be destroying a long-term student experiment (for example, the kids have cultivated the apple trees for FOUR YEARS while waiting for them to produce apples, and they deserve to taste them, don't you think?!) Last year, their first small crop was entirely stolen.
2. You might be destroying a teacher's lesson. Much of the produce in the garden plays a role in outdoor classroom lessons, and if it disappears....
3. You are definitely taking food away from a hungry child. We give our food to local soup kitchens and food pantries, about 1500-2000 pounds per year.
If you would like to support our Sustainable Garden Project, by volunteering or donating funds, please contact Maggie Favretti, 721-2567.
Thank you for your help!
Maggie
Mobile Passport Unit in Scarsdale On August 31
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(This notice was sent to Scarsdale10583 by the Scarsdale Village Manager's Office) The Westchester County Clerk's Mobile Office will be visiting Chase Road at Boniface Circle, on Monday, August 31st to process passport applications from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Passports have always been a necessary document for those who traveled outside of the North American continent, but now a U.S. Passport will be required for travel even closer to home. So as you are planning your next vacation or business trip, here are some things to keep in mind:
Do not wait until the last minute: Apply now. Routine passport applications generally take approximately four to six weeks. For an additional charge, expedited service will result in your obtaining your passport in no more than three weeks. But only in emergency circumstances can a passport application be processed more quickly, so do not delay.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need a passport to enter the United States by air, by land or by sea unless you are a child under the age of 16 entering by land or sea with proof of U.S. citizenship or an adult with another travel document approved by the Department of Homeland Security.
Be sure to bring the proper documentation: You will need proof that you are a United States citizen such as a previous unexpired U.S. Passport, an original or certified copy of your birth certificate, a consular report of birth abroad or a naturalization certificate. You will also need proof of your identity such as a current valid driver's license or a government issued identification card. For minors under the age of 16, both parents should appear together and sign the application of the child. However, if only one parent appears and signs, that parent must submit the other parent's notarized Statement of Consent form (DS-3053) and a photocopy of their identification. The Statement of Consent form can be found at www.WestchesterClerk.com.
Fees: The fee for an adult passport is $110.00 and for a child's passport is $80.00. Fees can be paid by money order or check, only. There is an additional $25.00 service fee that can be paid by money order, check or credit card. Applications will also be accepted for the U.S. Passport Card for land and sea border travel, only. The fee for adults is $30.00 and for children, the fee is $15.00 with an additional $25.00 service fee. Be sure to bring original documents with raised seals to avoid having to make a second trip. If you have questions about whether you have what you need to apply, do not hesitate to call the Westchester County Clerk's office at 995-3082 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or visit our website at www.westchesterclerk.com.
Scarsdale Firefighters Commended for a Job Well Done
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Scarsdale Firefighters went above and beyond on May 27, 2015 when the Fire Department was dispatched to a 500 gallon underground propane tank which was leaking at 11 Mayflower Road. A propane vapor cloud could be seen moving in the direction of Colonial Road and Captain Cockerill and his team quickly formulated a plan to safely mitigate the situation. They dispersed the leaking propane into the atmosphere, despite the potential harm to the firefighters. In addition, the firefighters began metering the nearby homes to determine exactly how far the propane vapors were spreading, so they could minimize the danger by isolating any potential ignition sources in the area.
Thanks to Captain Cockerill and his team, a potential catastrophe was averted and there were no injuries or damage to any homes reported.
The Village Board has recently approved the Fire Department Awards Committee recommendation that Captains John Cockerill and James Seymour and Firefighters Brian Robinson, Brian Kelly, James Marinello, Stephen Mulcahy, Thomas Dwyer, Francis Sheehan, Timothy Duffy and Probationary Firefighters Rory Tully and David Yolinsky receive the Unit Citation.
Edgemont Teen Gets Accolades at Carnegie Hall
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Edgemont's Ananya Gurumurthy earned second place in the American Protégé International Vocal Competition on July 5th at Carnegie Hall where she sang "Alleluia" from Exsultate Jubilate by Mozart.
Ananya will be a freshman in high school in Edgemont in September. She is an aspiring soprano who is passionate about music and was selected for the All-County Chorus for the past three years. Ananya sings many different styles, including classical, jazz and blues. Recently, Ananya was selected by her school to participate in the Jazz Chamber Choir. She has also completed five levels of certification in the New York State School of Music (NYSSMA) festival for voice and piano. When she is not singing, Ananya can be found spending time with her friends at school or relaxing with her family and playing with her younger brother.
Ananya sings with vocal coach Anna Veleva, a renowned opera singer who is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music with a MM degree in Voice.
