While many of us rescue dogs to bring into our homes as pets, one remarkable lady in Rye has spent 14 years rescuing dogs for others to adopt.

An enthusiastic and knowledgeable sub-committee of Rye’s Sustainability Committee is developing a five-year initiative that will seek to reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides on Rye’s residential, religious, educational, governmental, and commercial properties.

For Rye resident Pam Kindler, “gardening is an ultimate favorite hobby, and bird watching comes close behind.”

It’s always good to hear about a woman making it in the art world. In 1931, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney — a sculptor of some fame and a serious collector of “avant-garde” American art — decided to gift her collection of 500 works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sofia Checa, 17, a Dobbs Ferry High School student, has played the cello since the third grade and has garnered accolades for her talent.

“Inside Out” is probably the cleverest film yet from Pixar Animation (“The Incredibles,” “Cars,” “Wall-E”), but I’m sad to write it’s not the studio’s best.

The White Sox (10-4) repeated as Rye Little League major division champions topping the Rangers (12-2) in the 10-inning final, 6-4.

This spring, Rye High Crew, a team of 80 rowers consisting of every grade and both sexes, accomplished what few scholastic teams ever manage to do: their boat won the New York State championship for the third year running.

Rye’s Lillian McCabe, a basketball star at both Rye High School (Class of 2011) and Davidson College, has won a Victory Scholarship from Sport Changes Life and is headed this fall to Ireland, where she will attend graduate school and continue her basketball career.

If it seems to you that our local athletes won more than their share of League, Sectional, and State trophies this spring, you’re right. The list of champions and finalists is a long one, so fasten your seat belts.