The March 13 school board meeting featured momentary jubilation over passage of the bond measure punctuated with a brief shouting match between board members after the vote. The sparring laid bare a philosophical schism over the spending of reserve funds. The current reserve balance as of June is $14,856,904.
Grace Philipp, (RHS '07, Grinnell College '12), and her college team, Social Entrepreneurs of Grinnell, came in 3rd place out of thousands of entries in The White House Sponsored National Campus Champions of Change Competition.
Spoil Your Skin This Spring
After a long winter, even one as mild as this one, everyone needs a little pick-me-up.
Crusaders Fighting Cancer
Pat and Jack Geoghegan got involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society close to 30 years ago and have been committed to raising awareness and support ever since.
No Bridge Too Far for Our Scouts
Rye Pack 2 and Pack 11 Cub Scouts crossed an important bridge — to Boy Scouts — March 13 at the Senior Webelos Court of Honor held in the Rye Presbyterian Church Assembly Room.
The warm winter weather took its toll on maple sugaring operations in the Northeast, but it didn’t dampen local enthusiasm in the Rye Nature Center program.
RyeTV employee Andrew Dapolite was reprimanded on March 8 for using City digital equipment for personal matters during work hours.
Assemblyman George Latimer said he’s been leaning toward running for State Senate since Suzi Oppenheimer announced she wouldn’t run again this fall. After several weeks of consulting supporters, Democratic Party officials, and his family and friends, and waiting for Senate District 37 to be redrawn, Mr. Latimer threw his hat into the ring on Monday.
At the next City Council meeting, March 28, discussion of an infrastructure bond will be on the agenda.
Four million dollars made all the difference. On March 13, Rye voters approved the $16,350,000 school bond proposal by a vote of 1842 to 1048. A more expensive bond — with a price tag of $20 million — had been voted down in December.
