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Scarsdale

Well-To-Do Scarsdale Community Stunned By Mom’s Pot Hot House Arrest

She has nice clothes, an expensive car, and a rented house in the affluent suburbs. But a Westchester County mom is suspected of living a double life.

2013/06/05

The late Dede Frontera with her daughter Nicole (credit: Thru My Eyes)

Stories From Main Street: Scarsdale Organization Helps Terminally Ill Leave Something Behind

In 2010, 40-year-old Dede Frontera learned that her breast cancer had metastasized. All she wanted to do was leave a video message for her then 8-year-old daughter Nicole.

2013/06/03

A Metro-North Railroad train at the Scarsdale station - Jan. 25, 2013 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Commuter Tax To Be Issue In NYC Mayoral Campaign

The commuter tax died years ago, but it was never really buried. Like a cold snap, it’s something that keeps coming back.

2013/01/25

Cash-Strapped New York Archdiocese To Close 2 Dozen Schools

The Archdiocese of New York has decided to close 22 elementary schools and two high schools that have been deemed financially “at risk.”

2013/01/22

FILE - Canada geese (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Scarsdale Officials To Kill Pesky Geese, Turn Them Into Meat

Problems with Canada geese – from defecation to attacks – have led officials in Scarsdale to decide to kill the birds and turn them into meat.

2013/01/19

Homes in upscale Scarsdale have been targeted by a gang of thieves that get in through force and get out fast, police said. (Photo: CBS 2)

Cops: ‘Grinch Gang’ Ransacking Well-To-Do Westchester County Towns

Someone’s dropping by Westchester County homes this holiday season, and it isn’t Santa. Police say smash-and-grab break-ins are on the rise.

2012/12/13

Proposal Would Turn Former White Plains Country Club Into Private School

A huge crowd spilled out into the lobby of White Plains City Hall last night for a hearing on a proposal to turn a former country club into a $60 million private school campus.

2012/09/20

Burmese Python/File (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images News)

Learn How To Adopt Anything From A Python To A Hawk

Travis Brady of the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale stopped by the CBS 2 studios to discuss how you can help care for the animals at the center.

2012/08/30

Nanny Allegedly Caught Stealing On Camera (credit: CBS 2)

$50,000 Bail For Nanny Caught On Camera Allegedly Stealing From Scarsdale Couple

Jeanne Quigley was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property after allegedly being caught on video going through cabinets and taking cash from an envelope.

2012/06/06

Scarsdale Couple Lost For Words After Watching Nanny Cam Recording

They say video doesn’t lie, but it can leave you speechless. Just ask Jeff Osterman and wife, Susan Matula, who said they still still can’t believe what their nanny was caught doing.

2012/06/05

Bronx River near Main Street - White Plains, NY - Feb 10, 2012 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Westchester Spending Millions To Prevent Flooding

Recent storms have devastated parts of Westchester County and now some money is being spent to actually prevent that flooding.

2012/02/10

New poll numbers show that women are buying firearms in greater numbers than the past. (Credit:CBS2)

Seen At 11: New Research Shows Gun Purchases By Women On The Rise

The latest Gallup Poll on guns says that 47 percent of Americans now have guns, more than any time since 1993, and women are buying in increasing numbers.

2012/02/06