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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.

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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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A pirate ship pendulum ride swinging steeply with rows of riders visible aboard.

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.

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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.

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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Harrison teen Briana Stilo takes the field at FIFA World Cup Final

Harrison High School junior Briana Stilo, 16, served on the FIFA World Cup ball crew at Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium, earning her spot through NYCFC volunteer work and a five-hour-a-day training camp in Atlanta.

Aerial view of a large open-air football stadium surrounded by roads and parking lots.

World Cup final brings watch party, kids' celebration to Westchester on Sunday

Rye families can mark the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday, July 19, with a kids' celebration at the Westchester Children's Museum at Playland Park and a free large-scale watch party at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.

Wide green lawn stretching toward a large stone dam under a blue sky.

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