Author: Tucker Smith, Staff Writer

Tucker Smith is a writer at MyRye.com. She is a Rye resident and an undergraduate at Smith College.

(PHOTO: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) at the Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary in Rye, New York. Credit: Kara Mason.)

Birds of Rye: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Tucker Smith, Staff Writer - May 23, 2025

(PHOTO: Bailey. Contributed.)

Pet Adoption: Bailey, Calm and Sweet-Natured

(PHOTO: Fall for Marshlands (oil on canvas), view of Marshland Conservancy. By Meera Agarwal.)

Art of Rye: Fall for Marshlands

(PHOTO: Marshlands Conservancy. Donated by the Parsons family, this native wildlife conservancy covers 147 acres, including one-and-a-half miles of shoreline.)

Art of Rye: Marshlands Conservancy

(PHOTO: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at the Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, New York. Credit: Kara Mason.)

Birds of Rye: Great Blue Heron

(PHOTO: Jackson. Contributed.)

Pet Adoption: Jackson, Affectionate and Cuddly

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 22, 2025January 19, 2025

MyRye.com features dogs and cats that are up for adoption by Pet Rescue, a no…

(PHOTO: The Playland boardwalk. From the boardwalk, beachgoers and Playland visitors can take the Long Island Sound. By JoAnn Cancro.)

Art of Rye: Playland Boardwalk

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 20, 2025January 19, 2025

Art of Rye is a feature of MyRye.com where we will occasionally feature artwork of…

(PHOTO: Playland Amusement Park One of only a few Art Deco amusement parks and one of the last “government owned” parks. By Stacey Massey, author of Fall in Love with Rye.)

Art of Rye: Playland Amusement Park

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 18, 2025January 19, 2025

Art of Rye is a feature of MyRye.com where we will occasionally feature artwork of Rye,…

(PHOTO: Cathy DeMartino (third from right) with, from left to right, Eric Byrne, Cathy Garr, Kathy Carley-Spanier, Julie Soury Kattan, Bob Manheimer, Michele Thomas, and Lora Archer. Contributed.)

Giving Rye: Meet the Rotary Club of Rye

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 15, 2025January 13, 2025

Giving Rye is a feature series highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the…

(PHOTO: Mary Julian (second vice president) and Rosario Benavides Gallagher (president) of The Little Garden Club of Rye at the WinterGarden 2024 fundraiser. Contributed.)

Giving Rye: Meet the Little Garden Club of Rye

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 15, 2025January 12, 2025

Giving Rye is a feature series highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the…

(PHOTO: Bird Homestead and Meeting House Conservancy Board Member Doug Carey removing invasive wisteria around the 100-year-old Concord grape vine on the Bird property on April 13, 2024.)

Giving Rye: Meet The Bird Homestead & Meeting House Conservancy

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 14, 2025January 12, 2025

Giving Rye is a feature series highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the…

(PHOTO Santa Claus with Wainwright House's President Robert Manheimer. Contributed.)

Giving Rye: Meet Wainwright House

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 12, 2025January 10, 2025

Giving Rye is a feature series highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the…

(PHOTO: The Dragon Coaster contributes to Playland’s National Historic Landmark status In its 95th year, it is one of the oldest wooden roller coasters in the US and was featured in Fatal Attraction and Mariah Carey's "Fantasy." By Stacey Massey, author of Fall in Love with Rye.)

Art of Rye: The Dragon Coaster

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 11, 2025January 19, 2025

(PHOTO: The Dragon Coaster contributes to Playland’s National Historic Landmark status In its 95th year,…

(PHOTO: Cathy Levy, Director of Development at the Osborn Foundation, at Walk to End Alzheimer’s.)

Giving Rye: Meet the Osborn Foundation

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 11, 2025January 9, 2025

Giving Rye is a feature series highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the…

(PHOTO: Genevieve Weber, PhD., LMHC with fellow pRYEde founders Danielle Tagger Epstein and Amanda Timchak. Contributed.)

Giving Rye: Meet pRYEde

ByTucker Smith, Staff Writer January 7, 2025January 3, 2025

(PHOTO: Genevieve Weber, PhD., LMHC with fellow pRYEde founders Danielle Tagger Epstein and Amanda Timchak….