Michele Santos Finds That Ray of Hope
Storied Lives Michele Santos Finds That Ray of Hope By Denise Woodin Twice a month, Michele Santos takes the elevator to the seventh floor of Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. There, she puts on her brightest smile —not a stretch for someone who has always been upbeat — and warmly greets the leukemia and lymphoma […]
Mission Possible: Straws
Mission Possible: Straws As summer swung into full gear, Boy Scout Pack 2 Den had ambitious plans. Their newly launched project, selling metal drinking straws, is designed to raise awareness about the detrimental environmental effects of unnecessary single-use plastic straws. Den Leader Emily Dorin said the scouts were inspired to action after watching the […]
Real Troopers
Real Troopers Ten years ago, on a 2nd-grade class trip, Rye moms Anne Harshbarger and Rose Castro met and started talking, and by the time they were back home they’d agreed to start a Girl Scout Troop in the fall. At the Gold Award Ceremony held at Rye Presbyterian Church this spring, Harshbarger credited the […]
Rye Toasts
Rye Toasts Double The Pleasure Manursing Island Club’s Ingrid Lopp and Ana Cibilis defeated Rye Racquet’s Corinna Bode and Joy Cummiskey to win the MITL Barbara Williams President’s Cup July 10 at Fairview Country Club. The match could hardly have been closer: 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6). The win capped a particularly successful run for Lopp […]
“What do you love about Rye in the summer?”
INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER “What do you love about Rye in the summer?” By Jo Bryan “Playing tennis and hanging out by the pool at Shenorock.” James (“JB) Barr “I’ve lived in Rye for 51 years and never tire of the beach or the year-round beauty of our special town.” Lisa McEntire“Eating Longford’s ice cream.” Michael Wall“When […]
Sound Thinking: Settle the Lawsuit and Maintain the Sewer Lines
Sound Thinking: Settle the Lawsuit and Maintain the Sewer Lines In your recent article on the Mayor’s first six months and Rye’s backlog of infrastructure needs, you quoted the Mayor stating, “the Save the Sound lawsuits facing the city may require $1,000,000 in repairs.” It’s important for Rye residents to know, the lawsuit was brought […]
Time to Start Market Pricing for Station Parking
Regarding the City of Rye’s finances, as detailed in the June 29 issue, one source of revenue that would also create more equity among residents would be to price train station parking at market rates. The multi-year waitlist (years) and low turnover are indisputable evidence that station parking is underpriced. The City loses […]
1958 Garnets Go Diamond
1958 Garnets Go Diamond Rye High School’s class of 1958 will celebrate its 60th reunion on Saturday September 15 with a lunch from 1-4 under the Rye Town Park pavilions and a dinner from 7-11 at the American Legion Hall at Flint Park in Larchmont. The 58-ers report that theirs is the only 60th reunion […]
Rye Golf Club Should Consider Fee Experiments
Rye Golf Club Should Consider Fee Experiments By Howard Husock The early July heat wave reminds us in Rye how fortunate we are to have ready access to beaches and pools, including the sparking outdoor pool at the Rye Golf Club. Public pools and locker rooms are not always well-maintained and clean — so the […]
Major Campus Improvements Underway at Resurrection
Colorful play equipment from Landscape Structures Captions Rendering of one of the new playgrounds at Resurrection Major Campus Improvements Underway at Resurrection No lazy days of summer for Resurrection School and Church. Last month, they broke ground on a redesign of their nine-acre campus. New playgrounds which could be coated with wet pour rubber, landscaping, […]