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Rye Brook tears down 8 flood-zone homes in buyout
Rye Brook became the first Westchester municipality to buy out flood-prone homes, purchasing eight properties with federal grants at no cost to taxpayers, and secured an $8.1 million state grant for stormwater work at Rye Town Park.
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Rye Brook tears down 8 flood-zone homes in buyout
Rye Brook became the first Westchester municipality to buy out flood-prone homes, purchasing eight properties with federal grants at no cost to taxpayers, and secured an $8.1 million state grant for stormwater work at Rye Town Park.
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Lamppost EV chargers headed to Rye after Larchmont launch
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Rye council unanimously expands where police officers can live
Local Government
Rye Brook tears down 8 flood-zone homes in buyout
Rye Brook became the first Westchester municipality to buy out flood-prone homes, purchasing eight properties with federal grants at no cost to taxpayers, and secured an $8.1 million state grant for stormwater work at Rye Town Park.
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Lamppost EV chargers headed to Rye after Larchmont launch
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Rye council unanimously expands where police officers can live
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He helped a dying woman get home to her family. Saturday, he's swimming 10 kilometers to honor her.
Ryan Harrell, 42, of Mamaroneck is one of 14 swimmers attempting a 10-kilometer crossing of Long Island Sound on Saturday, July 25, dedicating his effort to Mariah Aldridge, a 32-year-old mother with colon cancer he helped fly home to Alabama. The 34th annual Swim Across America event, which included a Coveleigh Club Pool swim in Rye on July 15, aims to raise $2.5 million for cancer research.
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Rye athletes delivered a championship year — three state titles, five section crowns and a season to remember
Rye High School captured state championships in football, girls soccer, and ice hockey during the 2025-26 school year, plus Section 1 titles in five other sports, according to a lohud.com year-end roundup published July 8.
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Rye Brook tears down 8 flood-zone homes in buyout
Rye Brook became the first Westchester municipality to buy out flood-prone homes, purchasing eight properties with federal grants at no cost to taxpayers, and secured an $8.1 million state grant for stormwater work at Rye Town Park.
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Lamppost EV chargers headed to Rye after Larchmont launch
Startup Voltpost plans to bring Level 2 EV chargers mounted on existing lampposts to the City and Town of Rye in coming months, following its first Westchester County deployment in Larchmont on Aug. 12.
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Sharing Shelf launches drive to fill 2,000 backpacks for Westchester kids
The Sharing Shelf kicked off its 16th annual Backpacks to School campaign on Aug. 12 with Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, aiming to distribute 2,000 fully stocked backpacks to students in need across the county, including Rye, Harrison and Rye Brook.
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SUNY Purchase alumna earns highest faculty honor for cancer research
SUNY Purchase Class of 1985 alumna Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria has been named a CUNY Distinguished Professor, the university system's highest faculty honor, for her internationally recognized breast cancer research at Hunter College.
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Rye Subaru smoke call caps deadly fire year as county launches safety videos
Rye, Larchmont and Rye Brook firefighters spent nearly two hours tracing smoke at a Boston Post Road dealership on Aug. 10, the same morning Westchester County launched a four-part fire safety video campaign after a year of fatal residential blazes.
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2 killed by tractor-trailer on I-95 in Port Chester
New York State Police identified Kamla K. Singh, 72, and Andrew Sookdeo, 40, both of Richmond Hill, Queens, as the two people killed by a tractor-trailer on I-95 southbound in Port Chester on Sunday, Aug. 2, after they stepped out of their vehicle following a minor collision.
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Leo Rockas, Rye scholar and decades-long blood donor, dies at 97
Leo Rockas, a 97-year-old Rye resident, Shakespeare and Jane Austen scholar, and decades-long Red Cross blood donor, died at Greenwich Hospital following a brief illness; services will be held Aug. 21-22 in Rochester, N.Y.
Community
Playland to open pirate ship ride Scorpios on Aug. 13
Rye Playland will debut Scorpios, a 42-passenger pirate ship swing ride built by German manufacturer Metallbau Emmeln, at a noon ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 13, marking the park's first new ride addition of the 2026 season.
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Rye restaurants land on Emmy stage with 'Your Friends & Neighbors' nomination
Apple TV+'s "Your Friends & Neighbors," which filmed at four Rye restaurants and returned to the city in June for Season 3, is among five Westchester County productions competing for 23 combined Emmy nominations at the Sept. 14 ceremony.
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Playland rides open Wednesday through Sunday this week with fireworks, pool through Labor Day
Playland Amusement Park in Rye runs on a Wednesday-through-Sunday schedule the week of August 3–9, with Friday Night Fireworks at 9 p.m. on August 7 and daily pool and beach access through Labor Day.
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Two soccer matches in two nights bring traffic warnings to Harrison
Sports Illustrated Stadium hosts NYCFC on Thursday night and Gotham FC on Friday night, prompting expected traffic advisories from Harrison Police along South Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard and Cape May Street.
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4 Harrison Huskies named to lohud Super 11 Watch List
Quarterback-linebacker Antonio Albanese, Mikey Braiotta, Jason Crupi and Cole Presto earned spots on lohud's preseason Super 11 Watch List, giving Harrison four recognized players heading into the Huskies' Thursday, Sept. 3, opener against Brewster.
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Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
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