Jan Kelsey, a Rye resident and president of Westchester Historical Society, shares details of period to capacity crowd at Rye Free Reading Room.
Two years after retiring, and after nearly 30 years in the Greenhaven home she shares with husband Michael, the time was right.
All were dressed by Cognetti, a Rye resident, in clothes provided by four Rye shops.
More than 100 people jammed into City Hall for the ceremony, as the crisp air swirled with the first snowflakes of the season outside.
Buckets of candy appeared under a giant inflatable rainbow as a Wizard of Oz scene emerged all down the block.
As Frank Ebetino prepares to turn 99 — having recently celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary — he is fond of thinking back on his days growing up in Rye.
With the luck of perfect autumnal weather, more than 100 people gathered recently at the Rye Train Station for a ceremony to rename Station Plaza as Orial and Paul Redd Way after local civil rights leaders.
The concept of serving others and enhancing community began early for Stone. But not at church.
The City of Rye routinely provides the Boy Scouts with 200 flags for the Memorial Day project.