Maybe he watched Rye TV or worked in its studio at Rye High School. The new boss at NBC, Comcast's Chief Operating Officer Stephen Burke, grew up in Rye, NY, […]
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Rye Loses Jeanne Sinnott
Thanks to Rye's Ted Carroll for writing this remembrance. Jeanne A. Sinnott – past President of the Rye Board of Education and past President of Resurrection Church Parish Council died […]
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Rye Off The Record: A-Rod and Kate Hudson Lunch at Ruby’s
Alex A-Rod Rodriguez, who had a 15th inning walk off home run in last Friday night's Yankee game against Boston, walked in to Rye restaurant Ruby's with girlfriend Kate Hudson, […]
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Rye’s Marlboro Man is Dead
Rye's own Marlboro Man is dead at age 90. George Weissman, who joined Phillip Morris as a PR man in 1952 and rose to become its chief executive in 1978, […]
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In Rye, It’s Mass, Then Mass of Cash
(PHOTO: Charles E. F. Millard. Ping pong anyone?) Rye residents Charles E. F. Millard and David Mullane have been in the news recently. Millard, of Eldridge Court, was the former head […]
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Rye Fire Past Chief Wickham Dead at Age 67
Rye Fire past Chief John Wickham has passed away at age 67. He served the Rye Fire department for professionally for 20 years and continued as a volunteer after his […]
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Rye’s John Thain Featured in PBS Frontline on US Economic Collapse
You can watch the entire PBS Frontline on the US economic collapse. Or just watch the John Thain excerpts. The show starts with John Thain being called down to the […]
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Who Really Designed Bethpage Black? Rye Man Has Answer.
Golf's US Open is in swing out at Long Island's Bethpage Black course. Until 2002, golf architect A.W. Tillinghast was credited with designing the course. That was until Joe Burbeck, […]
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Obama Photographer from Rye
Back in 1980, then student, aspiring photographer and Rye resident Lisa Jack took photos of a fellow Occidental College student, Barry. Twenty nine years later, Barry – who now goes by Barack […]
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5:30 Candlelight Vigil Today (May 5th) at Claire’s Climb
The Rye/Westchester Community will be meeting today at Claire's Climb in honor of the passing of Claire Gormley Collier of Stamford, CT, sister of Rye resident Phil Gormley. Claire, a 46 year […]