Obituaries 1-25-13
Maria Maccaferri Maria Annita Maccaferri, a 70-year Rye resident, passed away on January 12, a few weeks before her 93rd birthday. She was born in Serracapriola, Italy on February 2, 1920, the daughter of Vittorino and Antonietta de Leonardis Centuori. While living in Paris, she met her future husband, Mario Maccaferri. They were married […]
Letters/Comment 1-25-13
Along With Safer Routes, We Need Safety Education The following letter was sent to the City Council and forwarded to us by the author for publication. Dear Editor, Congratulations to the City on securing a $224,000 Safe Routes to School grant. As you implement the grant, may I suggest two things? […]
Around Town 1-25-13
Passport to Winter Fun If kids needed a reason to get outside, it’s arrived, in the form of the Winter Outdoor Fun Passport. Created and coordinated by the Rye Y and the Rye Nature Center, the program is designed to get kids doing a wide range of outdoor activities. The program’s sponsor […]
Police Blotter 1-25-13
1/22: Extra school zone patrols, 8:30 a.m. 1/22: How gauche. Moving violation, warning issued. Left turn onto Purchase Street from Elm. 1/22: RHS caller reported vandalism. School vehicles marked with anti-Semitic graffiti, windows broken in every Milton Road trailer classroom. Incident referred to Detective Division. 1/21: Horton Street, Elmwood Avenue, Dearborn Avenue along Forest Avenue, […]
Morsels on Rye 1-25-13
A Fine Occasion for Assemblyman Otis It was standing-room-only at the swearing-in ceremony for our new State Assemblyman, Steve Otis, in the Rye City Council Room January 12. Dozens of residents, along with elected officials from across Westchester, came out to wish Rye’s former Mayor a wonderful start in his new position. […]
The Scouting Party
You’ve got to be prepared when the Scouts pay you a visit, as they did on a recent Friday afternoon.
Nightmare on Elm
Trash pile up on Elm is getting to be business as usual.
It’s The Law- When You Turn, Turn, Turn!
You’re headed south on Purchase Street in town and approach Elm Place, where you want to make a right hand turn.
At the Movies: No Standing Ovation for “Stand Up Guys”
It was either an ironic quirk of fate or a stroke of genius by the theater manager. As I waited in the dim lighting for “Stand Up Guys” to start, “Por Una Cabeza” was piped in over the theater’s sound system.