Eileen O'Connor

Super Bowl LVIII, Mom’s Version

Since late September, I’ve found myself regularly asking my sons: “When do the Chiefs play again?” They are not happy…

3 months ago

Student with Vision — to Fight Cancer and Save Lives

Rye soccer standout Lyla Keenan never met her Uncle Matt, but his spirit runs through her every move.  Matt Stauffer,…

3 months ago

Doing Hard Things Together

Cassie Fenton, a Rye mother of four, used to stand by the pool on hot summer days while her kids…

3 months ago

Adoption Journey Takes Resident to Vietnam and Beyond

Rye resident Rachel Galvez spent the first year of her life in two Vietnamese orphanages: Sacred Heart in DaNang and…

4 months ago

Rye Comes Together After Attack in Israel

In the weeks since the October 7 attack in Israel, the world feels like a more precarious place, and Jewish…

5 months ago

Helping Others One Stroke at Time

As Jake Dolce approached the southern tip of Manhattan, he glimpsed the Freedom Tower and said a prayer. He prayed…

6 months ago

A Community Embraces One of its Kids

Rye residents may have noticed a lot of boys with buzz cuts around town in recent days. The new trend…

6 months ago

A Message to My Senior, Take 2

“Can you please connect with your college advisor tomorrow,” I asked my son.  “Mom it’s the first day,” he said.…

8 months ago

Finding the Upside in Farewell

A few weeks ago, Robin Jovanovich announced that she planned to step down as owner and publisher of our town’s…

10 months ago

Thoroughly Delightful Nora

By Eileen O’Connor <A few years ago, when Justin Timberlake was filming in Rye, a friend said to me: “Imagine…

2 years ago