The Rewards of Composting
The Rewards of Composting I am writing to express my support for Rye Sustainability Committee’s proposed Curbside Composting and Drop-off Food Scrap Recycling pilot. I am a mother, a gardener, the chair of the Midland Green Team, and a member of The Rye Garden Club. I am glad that the proposed six-month pilot has now been added to the […]
Turning Over a New Leaf
By Janice Llanes Fabry After successful and distinguished careers in finance, Patricia Moores and Hilary Tuohy decided to parlay their extensive experience and their commitment to financial literacy into a more meaningful venture. They’ve brought the services of New Leaf Financial Advisory to the East Coast to help individuals craft sustainable and long-term financial strategies. “We offer […]
The Third Dimension
The Third Dimension The latest installment of The Rye Arts Center’s Public Art Initiative, Julia Sinelnikova’s <Triquetra for Healing>, gives us good reason to spend more time outside before it gets cold. The work aims to bring neighborhood residents of all ages together to enjoy the alluring light effects from the sun. Ranging from seven- […]
Need POTS logo in fall colors
Need POTS logo in fall colors Harvesting Hope Reward your taste buds with culinary samplings from the Club Chefs of Westchester. These philanthropic chefs are teaming up with Part of the Solution (POTS) to raise critical funds to help New Yorkers living in poverty. Join them at the Harvest Dine-Around on Tuesday, November 13 from […]
Autumn Bites
Autumn Bites The fall edition of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week comes to Rye and environs October 29-November 11. Participating restaurants, La Panetière, Morgan’s Fish House, Frankie & Johnnie’s, and Saltaire in Port Chester are offering $22.95 and $32.95 three-course, prix-fixe lunches and dinners to eager diners.
A Deep-Rooted Commitment
A Deep-Rooted Commitment After a lapse of several years, Rye has received Tree City USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation. The Rye Sustainability Committee worked with Rye City staff for reinstatement of this important designation. Mayor Cohn was on hand to make the official proclamation earlier this month at a ribbon-cutting ceremony near the train […]
Resident in the News John Donnelly
Resident in the News John Donnelly a Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Chase and advisor to the company’s senior leadership team, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit guide dog school in Yorktown Heights. Donnelly is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations […]
A Roar of Applause for Isobel Perry
A Roar of Applause for Isobel Perry The Rye City Lions Club will honor Isobel Perry with the James A. and Marian M. Shea Community Service Award on Friday, November 2 at Apawamis Club. The Award was established in 2003 to recognize an individual(s) who lives or works in the Rye community and has contributed […]
Haunted by History
Haunted by History By Jana Seitz It’s October, so naturally I’ve been spending some quality time lurking around old bone orchards, the crown jewel of which remains the Old Dutch Church and Burying Grounds in Sleepy Hollow. Not to be confused with the adjacent 85-acre Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, the Dutch cemetery covers 2.5 acres. The […]
Nestling in With Nature
Nestling in With Nature Families came for the raptor and falconry demonstrations, hands-on animal program, pumpkin patch, edible bug bar, storytelling, pottery painting, and live music, and stayed for the autumnal splendor at the Edith Read Fall Festival October 13. Photos by Jo Bryan and Anja Porto