A Midsummer Night’s Dream Game
On July 16, Citi Field played host to Major League Baseball’s 84th annual All-Star Game.
Topsy-Turvy Year-End School Board Meeting
On June 25, the final School Board meeting of the school year, there were kudos for departing board member Kendall Egan and a surprise announcement at the 3.5-hour mark of the meeting of a two-year contract for teachers granting only a 1.5% salary increase.
ALONG FOR THE RYE’D: Don’t Believe Everything You See on TV, Girls
Everyone says the media’s ruining our kids. They’re given a warped sense of how people should look, how people behave, and what the real world’s going to be like when they get there.
Taking a Page from the Rye Library’s New Director
In his first few weeks on the job, Chris Shoemaker, Director of the Rye Free Reading Room, checked out the “Wiggle and Giggle” program, watched teens mastering calligraphy, chatted with the members of the Knitting Club, called several of the private clubs to offer rainy day space for campers, and attended two City Council meetings.
SOUNDWATCH: Sludging it Out After Sewage Pipe Break
On Monday, the Westchester County Department of Health advised all recreational boaters and swimmers in Rye Harbor, Milton Harbor, Greenhaven, and Mamaroneck Harbor to avoid contact with Long Island Sound due to an ongoing sludge force main break.