Rye held its sixth annual Compost Giveback Day recently, allowing residents to pick up some of the town’s compost supply.
During the evening, RSF leaders shared updates on several initiatives, including a $70,000 grant award from the Long Island Sound Partnership to complete a Natural Resources Inventory for the City of Rye.
Clary said the county has not consulted the Jay Center about the proposal and has dodged requests for information about the project, including FOIL requests.
The Rye Town Park Sustainability Project will incorporate various improvements to create a safer, more sustainable park and beach.
The goal is to identify many trees that qualify for listing in the Rye Preservation Tree Registry, maintained by the Rye Sustainability Committee.
This marks the second time already in September and the ninth time this summer that the department has closed Coveleigh’s beach.
The forecast calls for scattered rain, thunderstorms and high winds on Thursday and Friday.
The bear ventured into front yards on Columbus Avenue, Harrison police said in justifying their “difficult decision" to “humanely euthanize” it. 
The day’s activities contributed to Froah’s Monarch project, which she started last year to plant native plants that are needed by endangered monarch butterflies.
The red oak is one of more than 200 trees that the city has already planted this year, reflecting the city's commitment to green infrastructure, according to city officials.

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