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Rendering of the new visitor's center at Rye Nature Center.

Wachenheim Foundation Gives $2 Million to Rye Nature Center, Secures Naming Rights on New Building

Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, Rye residents for 40-plus years, make gift to support construction of park's new, 4,500-square-foot education center.
Proposed changes end at Hornidge Road, just outside the border of the City of Rye.

Proposed Boston Post Road Project Sparks Outrage

Road would be slimmed to one lane in each direction, with center turn lane and bike lanes, and standardized 30 mph speed limit.
U.S. Rep George Latimer, right, and Rep. Ritchie Torres touring Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J.

Westchester Officials Say They Can’t Locate People Taken by ICE

U.S. Rep. George Latimer co-authored a bill that would establish a timely emergency contact system for everyone taken to an ICE detention facility.
Renderings of the Rye Nature Center's construction plans.

Rye Nature Center Bursts Out of Its Shell

City's 47-acre property working toward restoration of Blind Brook, new driveway entry, and visitor's center.
Green street sign reading 'Halsted Pl' mounted on a weathered pole against a cloudy sky.

Rye Streets Tell of Local Family Histories 

You probably have driven down Purdy, Haviland, or the many other streets named for early Rye families without giving it a second thought.
Young child in a New York basketball jersey colors a pink circle with markers at a craft table; a basketball hoop drawing is on the paper nearby.

Westchester Children’s Museum Hosts Kid-Friendly Knicks Championship Celebration

The museum on Rye’s boardwalk joined the statewide victory lap following New York's first NBA title in 53 years.
Two people gardening outdoors: a child in a yellow jacket uses a shovel next to a mound of soil and blue/green recycling bins, with another person in a cap working in the background.

Picking Up the Good Stuff at Disbrow

Rye held its sixth annual Compost Giveback Day recently, allowing residents to pick up some of the town’s compost supply.
White, Art Deco–style building along a wooden boardwalk on a sunny day; a large teal banner reads Westchester Children's Museum/Center on the wall to the right.

Children’s Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Growth

The Westchester Children’s Museum is familiar with challenges — the first being its space on Playland boardwalk.
Group of adults in a semicircle around a large tree, clapping as a ribbon is tied around the trunk for a ceremony outside a beige building with arched doorway in the background.

Rye Town Park Commission Unveils New Bathhouse

Located a brief walk from the pavilion, the bathhouse features an all-new interior for the men’s, women’s, and family rooms, and ADA-compliant flat, paved walkways to enter.
Three people on a brick patio blowing bubbles; a woman in a leopard-print jacket raises a bubble wand while a child colors at a table, and colorful hoops sit nearby.

We All Need to Play a Lot More

Play is so vital for our health that the event was presented by a barrage of important community groups.