Here We Go Again
Rye has been hit with record rains since Irene stormed through town two weekends ago. Roads have buckled, manhole covers have turned into fountains, ponds have sprouted up where they didn’t exist before, and the RHS football field is totally underwater again. Early Thursday morning, Indian Village and Wappanocca Avenue residents were awakened by a Reverse 911 call or a neighbor knocking on their door telling them to move their cars off the street and to prepare for the water to come over Blind Brook again.
Obits July 20 – Aug 11, 2011
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John Edward O’Connor of Coral Springs, Florida, former Rye Police Lieutenant, passed away August 13 of natural causes.
Rye High Grad Delivered “Comfort” Around the World
It’s not often you get the opportunity to positively effect over a million lives, so when Edward Pollard learned the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort was crewing up for a humanitarian mission, he leapt at the chance.
LONGTIME MERCHANT: No Spots on Falcon’s Horizon
Twenty-five years ago, Aram Atmaca was managing four dry cleaning stores in Queens. He didn’t have much money but he was intent on owning his own business. A broker told him about a business for sale off the main street in Rye.
Rye’s Market Farmers Escape Worst of Storm Damage
The Rye Farmer’s Market is held every Sunday, rain or shine, but not Sunday, August 27, when Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene came storming through town with a vengeance.
Irene Sweeps Through Greenhaven
In the wee hours of August 27, while Irene barreled through Rye, it wreaked havoc in Greenhaven. The coastal neighborhood, whose residents have beach and mooring rights, lost one of its docks to the tropical storm. Although residents took precautions to secure kayaks onto storage racks and remove boats from the Sound ahead of time, all that is left of the pier is a pile of debris. Craig Maggio, 15, who visits the dock daily with his father during the summer months, couldn’t resist taking a peak at 10:30 that morning. “We were knee-deep in water and I could see the power of the waves and how fierce they were,” he said. “I knew Mother Nature was about to destroy the beach.”
Roadmap to Financial Security
Want to know what you really need in order to protect, increase your wealth, and enjoy the most robust retirement possible? Rye resident and certified financial planner Joe Biegel has just the book for you — his recently published “Your Money — Uncommon Insights”.
Arts Center Working With A Fresh Palette
In the old house on Milton Road that has housed the Rye Arts Center for over 50 years, new is the buzzword. They have a new president, Elizabeth Kaminer, new lighting in the gallery, new board members, many of whom bring specific interests to the board, and the staff merged the newsletter with the catalog to create a handsome, new brochure.
Now For Some Good News
Buried beneath all the media coverage of economic decline, political stalemate, and global upheaval are encouraging reports of some positive national and local trends in this country that deserve more attention.
Make Way for the Tri-bies
On September 11, 35 women from the Rye Y’s Beginners Triathlon class will participate in the Danskin Women’s Triathlon in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Rose O’Sullivan shared her story with Helen Gates.