Ladies Who Know How to Do Lunch Inspiration was the order of the day at The Little Garden Club of Rye?s holiday luncheon, WinterGarden Flight of Fancy. Close to 200 guests had the opportunity to meet the featured speaker, Cathy Graham, an award-winning artist and fashion illustrator. She shared anecdotes from her wondrous life […]
Talkin’ Teens and Marijuana Use
Why and How To Talk To Your Teen And Young Adult About Marijuana? By: Tammy Granger Vice President of Education at The Caron Institute https://www.caron.org/blog/2017/10/why-and-how-to-talk-your-teen-and-young-adult-about-marijuana
Challenge Success
Rethinking Success By Annette McLoughlin There?s a new initiative in the Rye City School District with a name that may initially seem counterintuitive ? Challenge Success. The goal of the research-based educational reform program out of Stanford University?s Graduate School of Education is to task high-achieving communities to ask if their priorities are […]
Let There Be Peace and Kindness
Let There Be Peace and Kindness Rye Neck Middle School seventh grader Dylan White has won the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Lions Club?s Peace Poster Contest. In response to this year?s theme, ?Kindness Matters?, she drew a girl holding the earth with doves next to her, flags spiraling around her, and a story of kindness on […]
Green Space
GREEN SPACE Murph’s Law ? By Melissa Grieco, Rye Garden Club Conservation Committee Aluminum foil, plastic flower pots and trays, tissue boxes, and more. Provided that they?re rinsed and clean, did you know that these items belong in your recyclable bins? As surprising as it is to hear, in 2018 a significant number […]
City Budget
Proposed 2019 City Budget Leaves No Protest Footprint ?By Robin Jovanovich An amazing thing happened at the December 5 City Council meeting, the public hearing on the tentative 2019 City of Rye Budget was brief, orderly, and calm. Only two residents came to the podium: Bertrand de Frondeville, who has been the City?s unofficial but […]
Council Gives Go-Ahead to Scrap Recycling
Council Gives Go-Ahead to Scrap Recycling By Robin Jovanovich After a special workshop and lengthy discussion and presentations at several regular meetings, the City Council unanimously approved a six-month pilot scrap recycling program. Before calling for a vote on the resolution at its November 28 meeting, Mayor Josh Cohn reiterated his long-term […]
Cold Comfort: Cryotherapy
Cold Comfort By: Robin Jovanovich A few years ago, when Mehdi Alami?s son was injured playing hockey, he researched medical options and ended up taking his son to a cryotherapist on Long Island. His son recovered ? quickly. For those not in the know, Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is a pain treatment […]
Dominate That Lane!
Headed for Collegiate Fast Lanes Nine swimmers from Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club?s swim team in Stamford will continue their swimming careers at Division I programs next fall, including Catherine Hamilton of Rye, center right, who is headed to Villanova University. The swim team began in 2012 and has grown into one of the strongest on […]
Police Blotter 12/7
Police Blotter 12/7/18 Lead: 11/30: Extra Meatballs. Packages taken during day from Newberry Street house. Empty boxes recovered near pizzeria. Reviewed surveillance cameras, identified three male suspects, all wearing gray hoodies, faces covered. RPD says ? Prevent Porch Pirates: Use alternative delivery/pickup options from USPS, UPS, FedEx; require signatures for packages; receive […]