Keeping Our Athletes Safe
School has started and so have fall sports. As we return to the training and playing fields, it’s important to remember to try to keep sports activities safe and prevent injury.
GOODNIGHT, IRENE
Irene may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it wreaked havoc in Rye and throughout the Sound Shore area. The estimated damage is in the tens of millions, according to Mayor Doug French. “This is comparable to the floods of 2007, if not worse because of the coastal surge.”
Private Schools in Our Area
There are a host of private schools in the area, from stalwarts like Bruswick School and Greenwich Academy, to newer institutions like Stanwich School. From Tarrytown to Greenwich, we have you covered
“The Help”: From the Page to the Screen, Mostly Intact
When is a movie less than the sum of its parts? When the parts are played by the astonishing actors Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer (and Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, and Allison Janney, for good measure), and the movie in question is “The Help”.
Tails of Summer and Burning the Candle at Both Ends
Visiting my 94-year-old aunt on Cape Cod is always an adventure. For one thing, she swims daily in Buzzards Bay, and since she is on oxygen and can barely walk, it means I too swim daily in Buzzards Bay. The process includes carefully removing her oxygen tube, helping her get into the water, swimming laps, and exiting with just enough time to hook the oxygen tank back up after a 20-minute dip at high tide.
She’ll Have You in Stitches
Growing up in England, Kim Mulcahy loved making and creating. When she was a teenager, her parents put her on a clothes allowance. “It didn’t go that far, which motivated me to start making my own wardrobe,” she said. “I came from a long line of sewers, so it came naturally.”
Bank Robbery Suspect Still at Large
Last Saturday morning, a man walked into Webster Bank on Purchase Street and demanded cash from the clerk. He left with an undisclosed amount. Minutes later, County Police and K-9 dogs joined Rye Police in the search for the suspect, around 6 feet tall, who was wearing a gray Yankees hat and sunglasses and dressed in a white long-sleeve shirt and track pants.