On a dark and windy December night, Rye Rec held their joyous 29th Holiday Bonfire and Sing-a-Long.

The Jay Heritage Center has received a $500,000 grant for the restoration of the historic Jay Gardens.

The Rye Meeting House on Milton Road has regained its historic clerestory and a cedar roof has replaced the non-historic asphalt shingles.

Next year, The Rye Record celebrates its 19th year of publication. While there were only two issues in 1996, before long the paper went to a monthly, then every three weeks, and finally an every-other-week schedule, most of the year.

Do you have a keepsake or other artifact from your grandparents or great-grandparents that they brought from the old country?

For the man who has everything, a Davidoff gift pack or a travel humidor would make the perfect gift.

After beating Hackley 58-45 on December 6, in the first game of their season, Rye High hosted Albertus Magnus in their December 11 home opener.

For Rye Country Day, their 43-11 win over Millbrook on December 13 was a welcome relief after losing a grueling game, 52-48, to Dalton the night before.

Coach Matt Beatty’s Rye grapplers fought their way through two major tournaments to open the season.

Third-year Rye basketball head coach John Aguilar knew there’d be days like this.