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Guest Column: Dangers of Pollutants in the Long Island Sound

Caroline Wade is a junior at the Academy at Rye High School. The Academy is a program that focuses on project-based learning. Wade recently...

Beach at Coveleigh Club Closed

The Westchester County Department of Health (DOH) has closed the beach at Coveleigh Club in Rye for Friday, June 7, 2024. The DOH preemptively...

An Afternoon Full of Pride in Rye Town Park

It was an afternoon full of pride at Rye Town Park. In conjunction with the local pRYEde group, Rye Town Park held is 4th...

Goats Battle Invasive Mugwort @ Marshlands Conservancy

Thirty goats are hard at work battling the invasive mugwort plant, which has taken over the 23 acre meadow at the Marshlands Conservancy in...

Rye Beaches Open: 2024 Rates & What’s New

It’s Memorial Day weekend and the beaches in Rye, two of the only public access points to the Long Island Sound between the Bronx...

PHOTOS: Nature Center Raises $115K @ Annual Benefit

The Friends of Rye Nature Center (FRNC) raised $115,000 at its annual Nature Access Fund Benefit last Thursday. The funds will be used to...

Gas Leaf Blowers: “The Gig is Up Until the Fall”

The seasonal ban on gas leaf blowers in the City of Rye went into effect on Wednesday, May 1st. According to City Code, "gas...

City Achieves NYS Climate Smart Communities Bronze Status After Nine Years

It started nine years ago when Rye registered for the Climate Smart Communities program. On Thursday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the City...

PHOTOS: 60 Volunteers Clean-Up Oakland Beach

Sixty volunteers showed up this past Sunday, April 21st to clean up Oakland Beach at Rye Town Park in honor of Earth Day. Volunteers...

Rye Receives County Eco Award for Highest Recycling Rate

The City of Rye has received an Eco Award from Westchester County for achieving the highest municipal curbside recycling rate in Westchester County in...

PHOTOS: Bird Homestead Cleanup & Pollinator Garden

The Bird Homestead & Meeting House had 27 volunteers show up on Saturday, April 13th as part of a Town of Rye / City...

Playland Operator Developing Sustainability Plan

Standard Amusements, the operator of Playland, has partnered with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) since 2023 to benchmark the historic amusement park’s environmental, social, and...

Rye High Junior Named to City of Rye Conservation Commission/Advisory Council

A junior at Rye High School has been named to the City of Rye Conservation Commission/Advisory Council (“CC/AC”). The 2024-2025 Junior Commissioner will be...

PHOTOS: Solar Eclipse in Rye

The solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th made it feel like a community wide field trip across Rye and the country. A moment to...

Nursery Field Neighbors File Lawsuit to Stop Artificial Turf Plan

(Updated Friday, 10:15pm) Neighbors of Nursery Field filed a lawsuit on Friday against the City to stop the artificial turf plan for Nursery Field at...