People, Time to Pitch In
With the arrival of spring, County Executive Robert P. Astorino issued the annual call for volunteers to join Pitch In for Parks, the County’s largest one-day spruce up of the parks, pathways, and nature centers, Sunday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Around Town 3-15-13
Don’t Miss Checkmate, Kids The Rye library will host its annual chess tournament for ages 6-14 on March 23. Registration begins at 10:15 a.m. and play begins at 10:30 a.m. Tom Levine, who has conducted the tournament for many years, will once again referee the round-robin play and award book prizes to […]
THE SCOUTING REPORT: Scuba Doo!
For winter break this year, I joined a group of scouts from Rye Troop 2 for a week of scuba diving in the Florida Keys. It was an awesome way to earn a merit badge.
Police Blotter 3-15-13
3/12: Martin Road caller stated her husband is out of town and someone is knocking at her door. All appeared secure. 3/11: Strike one. Caller stated youths throwing snowballs in area of Evergreen Avenue. Officer dispatched. 3/11: Bow-not-so-Wow. Central Avenue complainant stated she was harassed by neighbor over walking her dog in the area. Officer […]
Morsels on Rye 3-15-13
Births Amelia and Mortimer Singer announce the birth of a daughter, Alice India Sykes Singer, March 5 at New York Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. She joins her sister Daisy, who is 4. Her maternal grandparents are Mary and Frederick Sykes of Rye. Her paternal grandparents, Anne and Forbes Singer, live in London. […]
Obituaries 3-15-13
Joseph Raho Joseph Thaddeus Raho of Rye, and Watch Hill, R.I., died peacefully on February 14 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 58. Born in the Bronx, on March 25, 1954, he was the son of Christina and Nicholas Raho. He grew up in Scarsdale and later attended boarding school at […]