Rye Country Day Girls’ Soccer
Rye Country Day Girls’ Soccer Wildcats Win Final Home Game in Style By Melanie Cane Through rain, wind, and cold in the first half and then, miraculously, sunshine for the second half, Rye Country Day’s Girls’ Soccer team played their best game of the season October 17, shutting out Gunnery 4-0. After celebrating seniors Charlotte […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10.26.18
COMMUNITY CALENDAR The atmosphere is positively electrifying at Van Cortlandt Manor this time of year. Photo by JoAnn Cancro October 27 Slightly Spooky House, Square House, 6-9 pm Nighttime Nature Walk, Read Sanctuary, 7-8 pm Jay Soiree, Jay Mansion, 7-11 pm 28 Halloween Carnival & Open House, Rye Y, 2-4 pm 29 Writers Open Mic […]
AFTER RYE Ali O’Brien, Defender of Immigrants’ Rights
AFTER RYE Ali O’Brien, Defender of Immigrants’ Rights By Dolores Eyler Most graduation trips are a reward and relief from the vigor of academia. For Ali O’Brien, 29, it opened the doors to her career. Upon matriculating from Trinity College, Hartford, O’Brien’s parents, Barry and Anne, gave her a one-way ticket to Chile and a […]
Slice of Rye Stephen Banker Strikes the Right Chord
Slice of Rye Stephen Banker Strikes the Right Chord By Janice Llanes Fabry Stephen Banker is the type of guy who leaves an indelible mark wherever he goes. Whether it’s at one of the country’s best corporate law firms, in an underserved public school district, a renowned nonprofit performing arts group, or a neighborhood party […]
Barrels of Fun
Barrels of Fun Nearly 400 Friends of Rye Nature Center supporters (and lovers of Oktoberfest) gathered under the night sky October 12 and raised glasses and funds for the organization’s environmental education and conservation mission. Food from Marcia Selden Catering, Crisfield’s, and Fleishers, wine from G. Griffin, Harrison Wine Vault, and Bartaco, and beers […]
Paint the Town Spooky
Paint the Town Spooky Like a werewolf at full moon, Rye is transformed every October from typical small town into a visual Halloween cacophony of orange, black, and creepy. Swarms of little monsters and ghouls descend on the storefronts every year on a Sunday morning with little paint brushes and big imaginations. They create ghosts […]
THE INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER 10.26.18
THE INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER By Jo Bryan “What are you looking forward to this Halloween?” “I can’t wait too see all the costumes!” Callie Hill “Going trick-or-treating with Grandad and Nana.” Jack Belniak “Rye Rec’s Halloween Window Painting and enjoying my first Halloween as a mom with my 7-month-old daughter.” Erin Mantz “Trick-or-treating with my boys […]
REMEMBER TO VOTE
REMEMBER TO VOTE Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Turning Over a New Leaf in Composting
Turning Over a New Leaf in Composting I am writing to express my whole-hearted support for the Rye Sustainability Committee’s proposed community composting and pilot curbside compost program. I have long encouraged composting; it’s one of the simplest environmentally-friendly practices any individual can adopt. On average, about two-thirds of all household waste can be composted. […]
Zero Waste Day
Zero Waste Day — Drop & Dash County Legislator Catherine Parker and City of Rye civic organizations are excited to announce Zero Waste Day — Drop and Dash, an event that will allow area residents to drop off unwanted household items for donation. Coinciding with Westchester County’s Household Recycling Drop Off Day at Rye Playland […]