Local HistoryOctober 22, 2024
“The Skinny House,” built in 1932 at 175 Grand St. in Mamaroneck, still stands. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in April 2015.
Local HistoryOctober 26, 2024
George Palmer Putnam, a resident of Rye, helped publicize Earhart’s flight and her subsequent book.
Local HistoryOctober 11, 2024
There were various proposals for where the Oyster Bay bridge would cross. In one, an exit off I-95 would have connected with Playland Parkway through property until it went south of Rye Town Park.
Local HistoryOctober 1, 2024
The most notable of burial places in Rye is the Jay Family Cemetery, located on the grounds next to the Jay Heritage Center.
Local HistoryOctober 4, 2024
John Jay was only 28 at the time, the youngest by far of the New York delegates.
ColumnsAugust 25, 2024
The Twig Organization was started in 1911 by a small group of women in Rye, who sewed and rolled bandages for patients at The United Hospital in Port Chester.
ColumnsJuly 26, 2024
The 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding will be celebrated throughout the country on July 4, 2026. Last year, the Rye formed a steering committee.
ColumnsMarch 7, 2024
Native Americans resided in the Rye area for thousands of years.
Local HistoryMay 23, 2024
Peg Lyon was enslaved in Rye, sold in Greenwich in 1790, and emancipated in 1800, when she was able to live free with her husband Anthony Green. She died 30 years later.
ColumnsMay 24, 2024
Rye has the distinction of being the last village to receive a city charter (in 1942).
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