Björn & Company will kick off the summer season with the fourth annual Forks, Corks & Cocktails—a food, wine and cocktails event serving the LGBTQ community of Westchester and Lower Hudson Valley—taking place on Friday, May 5 from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Westchester, located at 3 […]
Month: April 2017
Ryecityreview.com scores design honors
The new and improved ryecityreview.com website has made quite an impression since launching last year, as it took home third place in a recent statewide contest. The Rye site grabbed “Best Website Design” honors at the New York Press Association’s Spring Convention and Better Newspaper Contest Awards, an annual gathering […]
City hires consultant to adjust outdated master plan
The Rye City Council has taken its first step in completing an overhaul of the city’s master plan by hiring a consultant to lay new groundwork for the dated document. The first step in updating the plan comes after Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, told the Review earlier this year […]
FD aims for new volunteers with open house
The Rye Fire Department is continuing its efforts to bolster its volunteer force, using an annual open house this Sunday as a way to spark interest in the department. While the Fire Department has struggled to sustain an active group of volunteers in recent years, Councilman Richard Mecca, a Republican […]
Public discourse, warts and all
One of the first projects I tackled as mayor was the selection of a new caterer for Whitby Castle. I pulled together a raft of stakeholders from the golf commission, the golf club community at large, and the City Council. One of my colleagues accurately observed that this was too […]