In 2009, MyRye reported on the story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old boy from Rye who survived nine days in the Maine wilderness as a child in 1939. Fendler later […]
Category: Current Affairs
Posted inArt in Rye, NY, Community Groups, Current Affairs
City of Rye is Cast in The French Italian: Meet Filmmaker Rachel Wolther
Rye has made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. The French Italian is a new comedy film by writer/director Rachel Wolther, which premiered at Tribeca this month. It follows […]
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(Jon) Hamm-ing It Up on Purchase Street
The City closed part of downtown on Monday for filming an Apple TV+ drama starring actor and Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm called Your Friends and Neighbors. Olivia Munn and […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Community Synagogue, Current Affairs, Government, Religion
Blue Ribbons for Israel, Just Not on City Streets
Updated: Mayor Josh Cohn provided the following statement to us just after 4:30pm Friday: “No City officer or employee has removed any blue ribbon from City property. Any removal has […]
Posted inCurrent Affairs, Government, Westchester County
Latimer in Israel with Westchester Delegation
Westchester County Executive and Rye guy George Latimer is expected back in Westchester Thursday along with a group of fellow elected officials after completing a three day mission to Israel […]
Posted inCurrent Affairs, Police & Fire, Rye Police Department
Rye Public Safety Commissioner was in Israel at Time of Attacks
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy was in Israel at the time of the attacks by Hamas that began last Saturday. Part of a delegation of law enforcement heads across the […]
Posted inCurrent Affairs, Local Business
$1 Million Powerball Sold @ Mobil Mini-Mart in Rye
A one million dollar prize winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Mobil gas station’s Chestnut Mart convenience store in Rye. The mini mart is at 69 Theodore Fremd Avenue […]
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Larry Silverstein’s Mega Yacht Silver Shalis Cruises Rye Waters
Billionaire real estate tycoon Larry Silverstein’s $40 million, 175-foot super yacht Silver Shalis was seen on Sunday afternoon cruising from Greenwich through Rye waters towards the Western Long Island Sound. […]
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COLUMN: Lighter Side of Rye: Varmint Edition
Does Rye have its own local version of Bigfoot? Guest columnist Lori Fontanes collects all the nuts for this story. By Lori Fontanes I saw Bigfoot near Playland Parkway the […]
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Puzzling: RYE Makes the NYT Crossword
On Saturday February 26th, RYE made it into the New York Times crossword puzzle. The clue: City on the New York / Connecticut border. The position: 9 Down. Three letters. […]