The 20th anniversary of MyRye.com was celebrated on the floor of the US House of Representatives by local “Rye Guy” and NY-16 Congressman George Latimer. The local news service published […]
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Posted inGovernment
Holding Court: Sex and the City – the Sex Offender Registration Act
Holding Court is a series by retired Rye City Court Judge Joe Latwin. Latwin retired from the court in December 2022 after thirteen years of service to the City. What topics […]
Posted inFederal Government, Government, People
Former FBI Agent with Rye Ties Receives Trump Pardon
President Donald Trump has pardoned a former FBI agent with ties to the City of Rye. This past week Trump issued eight commutations and 13 pardons on Thursday, January 15, […]
Posted inGovernment, Local Business, Police & Fire, Rye Police Department, Westchester County
Cookie Monster: Former Snackery Manager Admits to Stealing $100K
The cookie monster of Rye has pleaded guilty. The former manager of The Snackery Bake Shop on Purchase Street in Rye has pleaded guilty in connection with his theft of […]
Posted inBoards & Commissions, City of Rye, Community Groups, Government, Rye Planning Commission, The Osborn
The Osborn to Return to Planning Commission End of Month for Expansion Approval
The Osborn Home, about to undergo a significant expansion, skipped Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting after it requested an adjournment until the next Commission meeting on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. In […]
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Holding Court: Flood Insurance – I Noah Guy
Holding Court is a series by retired Rye City Court Judge Joe Latwin. Latwin retired from the court in December 2022 after thirteen years of service to the City. What topics […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Rye Planning Commission
Wetlands – Two Forest Avenue Projects: Planning Commission Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Disclosure: This story was prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence. Feedback on our stories is welcome. The Rye City Planning Commission is responsible for decisions on a variety of land […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Green, Letters, Rye Marshlands, Westchester County
LETTER: Historian Calls Marshlands Conservancy Project ‘Act of Historical Violence’
In a letter to MyRye.com, Teresa Vega, a genealogist, historian, and writer whose work focuses on Indigenous, African, and Afro-Indigenous histories in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, argues the work proposed […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Westchester County
Rye’s New County Legislator Nambiar on Priorities + the Immigrant Experience
New Westchester County Legislator Anant Nambiar (District 7) was sworn in at a ceremony on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at the Mamaroneck Town Center. Nambiar was sworn in by Rye […]
Posted inCity of Rye, Government, Green, Rye City Council
Rye City Plans to Ban Gas Leaf Blowers, Raise Violation Penalties
The new Rye City Council moved to ban gas leaf blowers during its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The proposed law would ban gas leaf […]