Rye City Council
LETTER: For the Mayor, It’s Time for a Reset
In a letter, Ridge Street resident and City of Rye Finance Committee member Jono Peters says the Mayor and his three council allies made...
Q&A: Council (But Not Not A) Candidate Lori Fontanes
Meet Rye City Councilmember Lori Fontanes. Until yesterday, she was actively campaigning for for reelection this fall on Tuesday, November 7th. Fontanes was running...
Councilmember Fontanes Leaving Rye, Dropping Campaign
In an unexpected turn of events, Councilmember Lori Fontanes is planning to leave Rye in 2024 and will be dropping her fall reelection campaign....
Lawsuit Over, Grudge Match Remains
Mayor Josh Cohn and Council Members Carolina Johnson, Julie Souza and Ben Stacks formally dropped their lawsuit against the City of Rye Board of...
Hot Topic, Big Pile of Dough, Show Me the Money: Rye City Council Agenda for Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The city council’s agenda for its meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 is out. The meeting will be held in-person at Rye City Hall.
The...
Mayor’s Gang of Four Moves to Drop Lawsuit & Put Code Governing Board of Ethics into Review
Note: This story was updated to clarify the Mayor is recommending a review of the City Code that governs the Board of Ethics (versus...
LETTER: Former Mayor on What it Takes to Serve
Former City of Rye Mayor Joe Sack (2014 – 2017) writes about what it takes to serve. He reminds the Mayor and others in...
LETTER: Mayor Subject of Fake News & Factual Errors
In a group letter to MyRye.com in regards to the City suing itself, residents say the support Mayor Josh Cohn and Councilmembers Carolina Johnson,...
LETTER: The Mayor’s Edvard Munch Moment
In a letter, Rye resident Lanier Saperstein of Stanley Keyes Court says after reading the recent Board of Ethics opinion, Mayor Josh Cohn and...
Special Council Meeting Called Re: Legal Counsel for Board of Ethics
A special session of the Rye City Council will be held Friday at 3:00pm regarding the legal counsel selected by the City of Rye...
LETTER: Former Councilmember Shocked & Appalled by Mayor’s Lawsuit
In a letter to MyRye.com, former Rye Councilman Gerry Seitz says he is shocked and appalled by the lawsuit brought by Mayor Josh Cohn...
Lawsuit & The Owl of Lynden Street
When you write community news you spend a lot of time reading public documents - meeting agendas, minutes, proposals, reports, court documents and more....
Council Approves Funding for City to Sue Itself
In a remarkable spectacle, the Rye City Council voted on Friday to approve the expenditure of taxpayer funds for the City of Rye to...
Dems & GOP Jointly Call For Mayor’s Gang of Four to Resign
In a highly unusual move, the local Democratic and GOP have issued a joint statement calling on the "Gang of Four" - Rye Mayor...
Diligence Will Commence on Artificial Turf for Nursery Field
New diligence will commence on a proposed artificial turf field for Rye Recreation's Nursery Field, after the Rye City Council approved moving forward at...