The Westchester County Department of Health (DOH) has closed the beach at Coveleigh Club in Rye for Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The DOH preemptively closed the beach, along with others […]
Category: Long Island Sound
Posted inGreen, Long Island Sound, Police & Fire, Rye High School, Schools
VIDEO: Rye High 10th Graders Rescue Two Men in Long Island Sound
Two Rye High School 10th graders pulled two men out of the Long Island Sound on Saturday evening after their boat had become engulfed in flames. Around 8:00pm Saturday, Teddy […]
Posted inGreen, Long Island Sound, Playland, Playland Beach, Rye Town Park, Save the Sound
Poor Quality Grades as Rye Beaches Open for Summer
If Oakland Beach at Rye Town Park were a student, it might be headed for summer school. One of only five publicly accessible beaches along the Westchester shoreline, the beach […]
Posted inClubs, Coveleigh Club, Green, Health, Long Island Sound
Health Dept. Closes Coveleigh Club Beach
On Monday, the Westchester County Department of Health (DOH) closed the beach at Coveleigh Club in Rye until further notice due to the more than two inches of rainfall over […]
Posted inGreen, Long Island Sound, Rye High School, Save the Sound, Schools
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 completed this research paper about the […]
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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 closed the beach, along with others […]
Posted inGreen, Local Business, Long Island Sound, Police & Fire, Rye Fire Department, Save the Sound
Rye FD to Conduct Fat, Oil & Grease Inspections Across 70+ Businesses
The Rye FD will be conducting fat, oil and grease inspections across 70 plus Rye businesses in the month of January. The FOG (fat, oil, grease) law was passed in […]
Posted inGiving Friday, Green, Long Island Sound, Rye Town Park
200 Take Polar Plunge on New Year’s
Two hundred area residents took a polar plunge into the cold waters of the Long Island Sound to start 2024 and raise money for local charities. The 22nd Annual Chill’n […]
Posted inBeaver Swamp Brook, Blind Brook, Community Groups, Green, Long Island Sound, Save the Sound
High Water Quality Failure Rates for Rye in Save the Sound Study
Save the Sound’s 10th season of conducting fecal bacteria monitoring in the western Long Island Sound does not look good for the City of Rye. Testing continues to show high […]
Posted inGreen, Long Island Sound, Playland, Playland Beach
Health Dept Greenlights Playland Beach for Labor Day Weekend
After a closure this week, the Westchester County Health Department (DOH) has determined that Playland Beach is safe to reopen, just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Bacteria […]