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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.
Community
Rye Nature Center driveway plan addresses salt, tree concerns
Engineering firm Barton & Loguidice has detailed how it will replace 42 trees with 46 native species and keep salt out of Blind Brook as part of the Rye Nature Center's proposed new driveway, ahead of the project's third Planning Commission hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
Community
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
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.
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Playland hits best ride count of the summer with 34 of 40 open
Playland Amusement Park in Rye has 34 of 40 rides running as of July 30, its best mark of the 2026 season, with the Log Flume back online and six rides still closed including the Himalaya for the full year.
Community
Free TrailEyes app gives Rye and Harrison hikers GPS maps and 911 location sharing
Westchester County Parks launched TrailEyes, a free GPS trail app covering 150+ miles of county trails including Marshlands Conservancy in Rye and Cranberry Lake Preserve in Harrison, with a what3words feature that lets hikers share their precise location with 911 dispatchers in emergencies.
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