People

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: Tom Casey, who grew up in Rye, as a US Air Force Pilot in the mid-20th century.)

Interview with Tom Casey, Amazon Bestselling Author of Unsettled States

ByCharlie Morris, Staff Writer July 13, 2024July 12, 2024

Tom Casey was born in New York City in 1950 and grew up near the…

(PHOTO: Television writer, producer, and director and Rye resident Greg Berlanti. By RanZag, CC BY-SA 2.0.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Writer, TV Producer, Director Greg Berlanti

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com July 8, 2024June 3, 2024

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

(PHOTO: Prominent Catholic bishop and Rye resident James Roosevelt Bayley. By Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public Domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Prominent Catholic Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com July 1, 2024June 20, 2024

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

(PHOTO: American actor, director, producer and former Rye resident Jason Bateman. By MTV UK - CC BY 3.0.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Actor Jason Bateman

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com June 24, 2024June 2, 2024

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

(PHOTO: Former Rye Mayor John Motley Morehead III from his 1891 college yearbook, The Hellenian. Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Public Domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Former Rye Mayor, Industrialist, Philanthropist John Motley Morehead III

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com June 17, 2024June 2, 2024

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

(PHOTO: American poet and Rye resident Ogden Nash at Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California. By By Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Poet Ogden Nash

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com June 10, 2024June 2, 2024

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

(PHOTO: Ruth Rowland Nichols, American aviator and Rye resident. By Arquivo Nacional, Public Domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Aviator Ruth Rowland Nichols

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com June 3, 2024June 2, 2024

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

(PHOTO: Allegra (Leggie) Knapp Brickell Mertz on the National Sailing Hall of Fame website.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Allegra (“Leggie”) Knapp Brickell Mertz, Championship Sailor

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com May 27, 2024May 26, 2024

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

(PHOTO: NRA president, Olympian and Rye resident Karl Frederick.)

RyeGPT People of Note: NRA President & Olympian Karl Frederick

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com May 20, 2024May 18, 2024

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

(PHOTO: Governor, Senator and Justice Raymond E. Baldwin. Source: Office of the Governor of Connecticut - Register and manual - State of Connecticut (1946).)

RyeGPT People of Note: Governor, Senator, Justice Raymond E. Baldwin

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com May 13, 2024May 12, 2024

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