RMNS Finds a New Home
Along for the Rye’d: Confessions of a Reluctant Volunteer
I did the Book Fair for five years. That phrase rolls off my tongue like a lullaby, as I have said it thousands of times in response to requests to volunteer. Like a dueling cowboy, I pull it out of my holster at the first sign of, “Hey, we’re looking for someone to chair the…” Kapow!
Sphairistike Anyone?
Spring has sprung as if the Easter Bunny had been replaced by his/her cuz, Energizer Bunny.
Playland Bike/Pedestrian Trail Blazes Forward
They say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Well, the distance of the proposed bike/pedestrian trail from the Rye train station to Playland is only 2.65 miles, but it’s taken over two years to get to the end of the preliminary planning stage. That’s a long first step.
Catching Up with the County Executive
When given the chance to meet with County Executive Rob Astorino earlier this month, we jumped at the opportunity to ask him about a number of issues of import to Rye residents.
When Three’s Company Is a Triple Crown
While most parents of a high school senior are on tenterhooks for news of college acceptances this time of year, one would assume Trish Killip is anxious to the nth degree. In a class by herself, she is the mother of not one, but three 18-year-old high school seniors, all in different schools. Juliana is finishing up at Holy Child, Katie at Rye High School, and Matthew at Fordham Prep.
Rye Real Estate Rocking
Some things do indeed happen every spring, but few recall as bustling a spring real estate market as we’re experiencing now.
Sluice Gate Gets Final Go-Ahead
After five years, the Bowman Avenue Dam sluice gate was finally approved at the March 28 City Council meeting. The vote was 7-0.
Follow-Up on the News: The Status of the #76 Bus
When Westchester County terminated its contract with Port Chester Rye Transit (PCRT) to operate the Route 76 in Rye and Port Chester, it arranged for Liberty Lines to cover part of the route temporarily by extending Liberty’s Route 13 into Rye.
If You See Something, Say Something to a City Official
On March 19, a Mendota Avenue property owner had a tree cut down in her yard and deposited two piles of the resultant wood chips behind her house on Wappanocca Avenue, claiming it was the back of her property (including the brook that runs through it), and that the wood chips would prevent weeds from growing.