Leaf Blower Complaints Nearly Double Across City Following Increased Restrictions
Rye police reported that calls about illegal leaf blower use — including the use of more than one blower — rose to 107 in 2024 from 60 in 2023.
‘You Can’t Expect Government to Take Care of Everything’: Preparing For Rye’s Next Disaster
Workshop leaders urged attendees to prepare for disaster.
Nature Center Seeks Permits for Blind Brook Restoration Project
The restoration project seeks to reshape the brook’s U-shape, stabilize its banks, remove invasive plants, and enhance wetlands.
Climate Journalist, Andrew Revkin, Lauds Local Environment Initiatives at Jay Center Talk
Speaking to a packed audience at the Jay Heritage Center on Nov. 17, Revkin shared how his approach to climate reporting has evolved with the changing political and social landscape.
New, Eco-Friendly Train Cars to Be Added to Metro-North Fleet — Just Not in Rye
The new 4,200-horsepower locomotives are expected to travel farther via electric power than the existing cars.
Trouble at The Beach: Long Island Sound is Cleaner, But Still Polluted
The Sound has become significantly cleaner over the last 50 years, but that water has not become consistently clean enough.
City Misses Deadline for Stipulated Federal Sanitary Sewer Repairs — Again
Under revised terms, the city has agreed to spend an additional $140,000 to reconstruct the Sterling Field parking lot in a way that is environmentally beneficial.
Rye High School Senior on a Mission to Save the Monarch Butterflies
When Ella Froah learned in a conservation class at Columbia University that the monarch butterfly population was endangered, she had to take action.
For the Spotted Lanternfly — Squish, Crush, Smash PDQ
There are some easy trap options for killing the spotted lanternfly without the need for the use of pesticides.
Voris Archeological Dig Unearths Treasures on Milton Road
Volunteers and two archaeologists gathered on Milton Road between the Rye Meeting House and the Bird Homestead to participate in the third and final phase of an archeological dig on the site of Voris’ homestead.