Rye's Lee Woodruff has published her first novel. Those We Love Most debuted Tuesday. USA Today had a write-up: "RYE, N.Y. – Lee Woodruff has long wanted to write what […]
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Olympic Champ in Rye
Our kids have not gone to Rye Rec camp for years but I still get the emails. Mostly because they are hilarious and occasionally informative. And then yesterday's email broke […]
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Semper Fi: Rye Native in Marine Recruiting Video
Rye native and US Marine Ted Hubbard is featured in a Marine recruitment video with Rye Playland in the background. It's the Marines that storm Playland each year on Memorial […]
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Gay Couple Formerly of Rye Hit Reality TV
OK, we missed this one recently, but Chris Fraley and Victor Self, formerly of Rye and now living in Los Angeles, have hit the reality TV show circuit. The couple […]
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Seasame Street Star Recognizes Jay Heritage Head
At a recent "In the Company of Women" luncheon held by the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester, Sonia Manzano, known worldwide for her legendary role as “Maria” in the […]
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Ed Dempsey, Hall of Famer
Edward Dempsey of Harbor Terrace Drive in Rye was inducted to the New York State Veteran’s Hall of Fame last week after being nominated by Senator Suzi Oppenheimer. He is […]
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Animal Lover Teaches People to Tango at Rye Town Park
(PHOTO: Tango instructor and Animal Nation founder Jill Doornick with two students, Anne Baade and Ron Tanner. They are by the beach at Rye Town Park, planning for the "Tango […]
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Rye Resident D’Antoni Out as Knicks’ Coach
Linsanity is over. And so is Mike D'Antoni's time as coach of the Knicks. D'Antoni bought a house in Rye in 2008 when he took to Knick's job. His son […]
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Yogurt CEO From Rye Beach Avenue
((PHOTO: Rye's Kessner at a local store opening in Red Sox country.) If you believe Adam Kessner of Rye Beach Avenue, the newest craze to hit frozen yogurt is self […]
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Rye Resident Who Saved Jews During WW II is Dead
Tina Strobos, a local Rye resident who as part of the Dutch underground during World War II and saved over 100 Jews , died February 27th at her home at […]