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Rye Neck student earns playwriting award

Rye Neck High School student Naomi Young has been selected as one of the top three winners in the Palace Theatre’s 2020 Emerging Young Artist Scholarship Awards for her original, one-act play, “Twentyfour.” “I’m so proud of Naomi,” theater director Scott Harris said. “In her three years as a Rye […]

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Rye Neck students earn service award for composting

Four Rye Neck High School students—seniors Sonia Finkenberg, Jonathan Marcuse and Owen Robertson and junior Dylan Spencer—have been honored with a 2020 St. Vincent’s Youth Award for their commitment to serving their community. Having started ASAP Scraps Composting Inc., a nonprofit community compost pickup service, in May 2019, the students […]

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State to allow outdoor graduations

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday, June 7 announced outdoor, socially distanced graduations of up to 150 people would be allowed beginning June 26, subject to any outbreaks or significant changes in the metrics.  Cuomo also announced that New York City has met all seven metrics required to begin phase one […]