Although preliminary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent interest in revisiting the potential for a new crossing between Long Island and Westchester County has already elicited concern. During his State of the City address on Jan. 13, Rye Mayor Joseph Sack, a Republican, took a strong stance against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent […]
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Harrison High students innovate for a cause
On a recent class trip to a museum in New York, Benjamin Struhl, 17, was struck most profoundly not by the art hanging on the walls, but by a sight many New Yorkers are all too familiar with: homeless men and women begging for food. “When we got [off] the […]
A Jew walks up to St. Peter…
[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou’d think this would be good news to a Jew like me: The Vatican has declared that my tribe can get into heaven. In a statement just released in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “Nostra Aetate”—itself a high point in Jewish-Christian relations, in that it stated Jews should […]
County legislators pass climate change resolution
The Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a resolution last month making the county the latest municipality to become a New York Climate Smart Community. The resolution, originally introduced to the board by county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, will add Westchester to a network of communities throughout the […]
Rye Arts Center hosts STEAM deluge
Adam Levi, Rye Arts Center’s senior director, wasn’t sure what kind of attendance numbers to expect at the second annual STEAM Maker Day on Jan. 9. It was cloudy, gray and the sky was spitting rain intermittently. He needn’t have worried though, as this year’s event drew 400 children and […]