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Rye Lifer: Barbie Haynes

Jay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com - April 5, 2025

(PHOTO: B.J. Surhoff at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on August 25, 2007. Public Domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Baseball Player B.J. Surhoff

(PHOTO: Thursday, March 27, 2025 is Hamish Fenton Day in the City of Rye. Fenton, surrounded by friends and family, signaled his approval with two thumbs up in Rye City Council chambers moments before the official announcement by Rye Mayor Josh Cohn.)

It’s Hamish Fenton Day in Rye on Thursday

(PHOTO: Former congresswoman Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day of New York. Public Domain via Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.)

RyeGPT People of Note: New York Congresswoman Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day

(PHOTO: Ajit Jain is an Indian-American executive who is the Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations for Berkshire Hathaway. Seen here at the company’s 2024 annual meeting. Source: YouTube / CNBC.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations for Berkshire Hathaway Ajit Jain

(PHOTO: Drew Haines of Harrison, Doug Mello, and Jake Kessner of Rye at receive the Chris Mello Award at The Game on Saturday, October 26, 2024.)

Doug Mello’s Legacy to the Student Athletes of Rye and Harrison

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com March 12, 2025March 11, 2025

Remembering Doug Mello who passed away on Monday, Rye Football Coach Dino Garr said on…

(PHOTO: American investment banker and financial executive Nelson Joosuk Chai. DailyPay via PR Newswire.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Former Uber CFO Nelson Chai

ByBeatrice Larzul, Staff Writer March 10, 2025March 9, 2025

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the City…

(PHOTO: USO Summer Troop Visit. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, is interviewed by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Public Domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: ABC News Reporter Bob Woodruff

ByBeatrice Larzul, Staff Writer March 3, 2025March 2, 2025

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the City…

(PHOTO: Amelia Earhart standing under nose of her Lockheed. Contributed.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Aviation Trailblazer Amelia Earhart

ByBeatrice Larzul, Staff Writer February 24, 2025February 18, 2025

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the City…

(PHOTO: Close To My Heart: An Autobiography by Dorothy Sterling.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Civil Rights Activist, Journalist & Author Dorothy Sterling

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com February 10, 2025February 2, 2025

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: 2024 graduate from Rye Country Day School Edward Coristine is part of Elon Musk’s DOGE Team. Source: Reddit.)

Rye Country Day ‘24 Grad Part of Musk’s DOGE Team

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com February 5, 2025

A 2024 graduate from Rye Country Day School is part of Elon Musk’s DOGE Team….

(PHOTO: H. Paul Redd Sr. and his wife Orial Anne Banks Redd with their daughter Paula in Westchester in the 1950s. Contributed.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Civil Rights Activist & Publisher M. Paul Redd Sr.

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com February 3, 2025February 2, 2025

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: Ingraham Taylor and Marion Anderson at Rye City Council on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.)

Residents Ask City to Honor Local Civil Rights Leader

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Two Rye residents asked the City of Rye on Wednesday evening to honor the memory…

(PHOTO: LIKEWISE, an original play by Rye native Kiera Moran, will open on Monday, January 27th, 2025 at the New York Theatre Festival. The production featured Moran and premiered at Wesleyan’s Capstone Festival in the spring of 2024. Contributed.)

RHS ’20 Grad Opening Play @ New York Theater Festival

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

LIKEWISE, an original play by Rye native Kiera Moran, will open on Monday, January 27th,…

(PHOTO: At 219 Central Avenue in Rye: Kelly Mitten's grandfather, John Grippo, who according the the family, was a local little league legend in the 50s. Photo was taken some time between 1949 - 1956. Contributed.)

Moving Into Family History: A Story from the Little Dublin Neighborhood of Rye

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

“All the houses in Rye are super expensive, so we’re priced out of a lot…