The Rye High School Boys’ Squash Team is off to a promising season with new coach Mohammed Ali at the helm. Ali, who has competed professionally and has worked as a coach and teaching pro for many years, is eager to help the Garnets reach their full potential as the competitive squash season begins this month.

With the winter sports season set to start, let’s take a moment to look back at some of the local athletes who excelled on the fields and the courts this fall.

In the swirl of comment and controversy about the Common Core curriculum, one fact stands out: students will read more non-fiction and, necessarily, less fiction in their middle and high school English classes.

Not Little Black Dress. For the holidays we’re talking: Let’s Be Daring — lace, beads, dazzling, luxe, bare, dramatic.