As his light was dimmed by dementia, Ryan Fendler (August 29, 1926 – April 30, 2021) raged briefly, and then welcomed death peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice Home in Scarborough, Maine, on April 30, 2021, at age 94. His daughter, Nancy, and son, Michael, were with him. Several grandchildren and friends were able to visit…
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) is banking on bringing big bridge bucks to Rye. As part of “member designated projects” reps can submit local projects for federal funding. In this case, Bowman works with the County and Rye guy George Latimer to decide on the big projects that need the big bucks. One of Bowman’s requests…
In the end, after prodding & politics, the Rye City Council voted by unanimous voice vote on Wednesday evening to raise the PRIDE flag in June, this year and every year. The moment represents a new milestone after the council balked at a flag raising in 2020 but granted a PRIDE celebration on the village…
Laurie Mesibov, 75, of Chapel Hill, passed away on March 31, 2021, after a hard-fought nineteen-month battle with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive brain cancer. Laurie was born January 28, 1946, in Boston, MA, to Stanley and Eleanor Levenson. After living outside Washington, DC, the family moved to Rye, NY, and Laurie graduated from Rye High…
(PHOTO: Schools boss Eric Byrne, far left, with the Girls & Boys Varsity basketball teams on March 4th. County boss George Latimer is on the far right.) Rye schools boss Eric Byrne sent a note to the school community Tuesday as teachers, administrators and staff get ready to welcome back kindergarten and first grade students…
(PHOTO: Sunrise over Rye Town Park’s Oakland Beach and, in the distance, the Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary.) Special promotional content provided by Fiona Dogan of Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s in Rye By Fiona Dogan of Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s Long Island Sound is Rye’s treasured waterfront haven and the linchpin of our town’s recreational…
Marjorie O’Brien Mori passed away in her sleep last Saturday, November 29th, and joined her husband, James Anthony Mori in heaven. Margie touched the lives of many people with her smiles and laughter, and, especially for her children and grandchildren, with her big hugs and kisses. Margie was born in Springfield, NY to Terese Marie…
Glenn Florio passed away on October 26, 2020 at the age of 53. “Love you kid,” he said with a smile as the door closed and Glenn Joseph Florio drove away on the night before his death on October 26, 2020. That evening, his last act of love was a simple one, bringing a meal…
Contact our Rye Free Reading Room Community Story Telling Hour program leader, Rory Scholl, to prep for the RFRR Community Story Telling Hour!Imagine Your Story. Everyone has stories to tell. Funny, sad, inspiring, informative. We want to share to make people laugh, to know we are not alone in our experiences, and in some cases to…
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter march in Rye, the LGBTQ+ event on the village green and other activity detailing experiences of bias in our community and in our schools, MyRye.com will be running interviews with those who have been impacted by bias in Rye and others who are working on ways to…
