By Tom McDermott and Robin Jovanovich

As yet another major winter storm bore down on Rye this week, closely following winter’s second bombe cyclone, the paper checked in with some of those whose job it is to get the City and its residents safely through the cold, wet, windy messes.

On Wednesday afternoon, “mid-storm”, with schools closed and most businesses shuttered, we asked Mayor Josh Cohn how the situation stood. Noting that DPW “had worked around the clock clearing downed trees in advance of Con Ed’s arrival and then continued to work with Con Ed,” after the first storm, and commending police and fire personnel for being “extremely responsive and reliable,” and Rye City Schools officials, particularly Superintendent Dr. Byrne, for their cooperation, he added, “I hope we can all do as well with this second storm.”

As of Wednesday night, after high winds felled more trees and power lines, close to a third of Rye homes were without power, according to City Manager Marcus Serrano.

While the Mayor has been messaging residents daily — and a great part of every day — through the City’s Listserv and on City email, he said he’s “learned that the City should use more outlets to improve communication with residents.” His emergency messages — if you have power — are now on the City website and RyeTV. “We will do more with other media,” he stated.