As the parent of a rising high school senior, I’ve been to my fair share of college information sessions this year.

Bidding adieu to any shop in town is never easy and the departure of our only toy store is a tough loss.

Growing up, Christy Murphy often accompanied her father, who was an engineer, to job sites.

In addition to listening to some fine speeches and high praise for outgoing board members and the evening’s honorees, guests at the Rye YMCA’s Annual Dinner were treated to a really big show by the unofficial cheerleading squad from the Y’s after-school program.

Meg Rodriguez moved from board member to executive director of the Rye Arts Center this month.

With the opening of Clutch, an apparel and accessories boutique at 34 Purchase Street, co-owner Judy Graham has come full circle.

The Osborn, Rye’s historic and prestigious retirement community, announced the appointment of Matthew G. Anderson as CEO to succeed its longtime leader Mark Zwerger, effective January 1, 2016.

Soon after high school, John Passerelli started cutting hair at a salon in Larchmont. It was his sister’s idea. “I had plans to be a singer, but she urged me to get a real job,” he recalled with a grin. The year was 1963.

Rye Golf Club is in the midst of a crisis — again. All of the putting greens are closed, so golfers play on temporary greens mowed in the fairways.

It is no exaggeration to say that Rye is in the midst of a housing construction boom. In 2014, building permits were issued to build or substantially renovate 56 homes.