David Wheeler Thurston
David Wheeler Thurston, 93, died peacefully January 31, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona, surrounded by his four children. Born on April 25, 1923, in Portland, Maine, to Theodore and Kathryn Thurston, he was a ninth-generation American, whose ancestors arrived from Kent, England, in 1635. A graduate of Phillips Academy Andover, and Williams College (1944, cum laude), […]
Tuning in to News 12’s Richard Giacovas
By Georgetta L. Morque A familiar face reporting the news on Channel 12 is none other than Richard Giacovas, Rye High School class of 2009 and Iona College class of 2013. In less than three years, he has worked his way up to producer and on-air reporter. His days are fast-paced and action-packed and as […]
Loudon Letter
With Respect As a neighborhood, we are writing to express our disappointment—and frankly, dismay—with the way the Crown Castle cell phone tower issue has been handled by our local government. We understand that this issue is a complex and nuanced one. We understand that the City Council is weighing many factors: federal law […]
New Rye Schools Superintendent Arrives This Summer
By Peter Jovanovich Dr. Eric Byrne, currently Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in Chappaqua, is certain to be the next Superintendent of Rye City School District beginning July 1. In a February 9 letter from School Board President Katy Keohane Glassberg to the school community, it was announced the Board had “narrowed the […]
Macabre Tales of My Mandoline
By Annabel Monaghan Pullquote: The object invokes terror, like Chucky from that horror movie in his innocent, but bloodstained, overalls. Fifteen years ago my mother-in-law gave me a mandoline for my birthday. When I try to talk to my friends about the mandoline, they think I’m referring to an instrument in the lute […]
Tip Your Cap to Scotch
By Ron Fisher They say that Scotch is an acquired taste, most likely because of its smoky flavor. My father was a Scotch drinker, and when I was growing up, I would get a sip of his drink every hither and yon, so I acquired the taste without much thought on my part. That […]
Keep Calm and Put the Soup On
By Karen Schulz There are three excellent reasons to love soup on a cold snowy February day. 1. It’s hard to mess up, and ingredients are easily substituted depending on what you have in your pantry. 2. It is warm, filling, and satisfying whether you play in the snow or are tucked in by […]
A Few Good Women Helping the Lives of Seniors
The Osborn recently hosted a gala luncheon to recognize the accomplishments of three area women who have made a difference in the field of caring for seniors in our communities. The event also commemorated the 20th anniversary of Osborn Home Care. Osborn President and CEO, Matthew G. Anderson presented the Miriam A. Osborn Foundress awards […]
“Hamlet” Discussion at Library March 12
To Attend… or Not to Attend? Last spring, the Rye Free Reading Room and Allen Clark launched a new series of literary discussions open to the public, led by Dr. Mark Schenker, Sr. Associate Dean at Yale College and Dean of Academic Affairs. Based on the great interest in those three talks about Shakespeare’s King […]
“Lego Batman” Can’t Put the Pieces Together
By Noah Gittell Leave it to Hollywood to mess up a good thing. 2014’s “The Lego Movie” was one of the smartest and riskiest commercial movies in years, much to everyone’s surprise. Where we were expecting a two-hour toy advertisement, instead we got a self-aware and hilarious comic masterpiece with a third-act twice for the […]