While most Americans were focused on the televised presidential debate Tuesday night, a much quieter show held the attention of a group of folks at Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary in Rye. Jeffrey Jacobs, a Rye resident and amateur astronomer, trained his telescope on the sky for a look at… Read More →
The Long Island Sound Futures Fund is providing a $10,000 grant to build a kayak launch for public use behind the Bird Homestead and the Meeting House, two historic structures in Rye. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Walter Sedovic Architects of Irvington will the foating launch,... Read More →
The gardens at two Port Chester elementary schools now have a permanent display of color with the unveiling of ceramic mosaics by students in an after-school project led by the Clay Art Center. At the Park Avenue School, students shaped free-form tiles, patty-cake style, for installation around the edge of… Read More →
Rye Brook police are advising residents to be on the lookout after a black bear was spotted near the Connecticut border Tuesday evening. Authorities can’t be certain whether it’s the same animal that was reportedly tranquilized today in Greenwich, Conn. A bear and cub had been sighted in Greenwich earlier,... Read More →
Rye became the first community in Westchester County to ban plastic bags at checkout counters—specifically, the thin, two-handled kind known as T-shirt bags. “I think it’s terrific,” said Carol Rosato, in the photo above, carrying lunch along Purchase Street today. “We all better start doing something.” Paper replaced plastic at… Read More →
Rye residents: Are you aware that it’s illegal to idle your car for more than 3 minutes at a time? Such rules will be highlighted April 23, the first Sound Shore Community No Idling Awareness Day. Rye Police Commissioner William Connors explains in a news release: * The City of… Read More →
On April 22 the Picture House in Pelham will host a special Earth Day screening of “Bag It”, a documentary about the environmental costs of plastic, especially the wanton use of disposable plastic bags. Following the film, Sydney MacInnis, founder of Mothering Mother, will moderate a panel discussion. Members of… Read More →
Soon, there shall be sharrows. Rye is planning to add these painted markers and lanes to Forest Avenue this summer. They are a safety measure that simply reminds drivers of their obligation to share the road. Here is an image of the symbols, included in a report by Rye’s Shared… Read More →
The first ever “Green Screen” environmentally-oriented film festival is under way in Mamaroneck and Larchmont. It features eight environment-themed movies, including Gasland, Josh Fox’s critically-acclaimed documentary on fracking, and The Lorax, a first run children’s movie based on the book by Dr. Seuss. Each screening will be followed by a… Read More →
The future of Port Chester’s waterfront is the topic of a meeting tonight as the village updates a state-mandated planning document. Environmental protection, development and public access are among the issues on the table during a discussion of the village’s “Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.” A draft of the plan gives… Read More →
