01/19/13 Hyper Local Rye News Reports

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR RYE, NY.

• Winter Outdoor Fun Passport Available To Rye Kids _{2013-01-18, 04:30 pm}
  RYE, N.Y. Rye kids can pick up a "Winter Outdoor Fun Passport" and find more than 100 reasons to get outside and play this winter thanks to a community collaboration between the Rye Nature Center and Rye YMCA.
• Playland Job Fair Set For White Plains Saturday _{2013-01-17, 03:00 am}
  RYE, N.Y. As Playland continues undergoing repairs from Hurricane Sandy, the park still plans to open this summer and is hosting its first job fair of the year Saturday.
• Rye Gets Grant To Boost Sidewalk Safety Near Schools _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  RYE, N.Y. Nearly $224,000 will be invested in improving walking and bicycling conditions around Rye City schools, thanks to a federal grant, the city announced.
• County Set To Approve $12.5M Repair Bonds At Rye Playland _{2013-01-17, 02:18 am}
  RYE, N.Y. Two bonds totaling $12.5 million to fund repairs at Playland Park in Rye due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, are expected to be approved by the Westchester County later this month.
• Marshlands Conservancy Artwork Wanted For Exhibit In Rye _{2013-01-16, 05:25 pm}
  RYE, N.Y. Artwork inspired by or created at the Marshlands Conservancy can be submitted for entry into a public exhibit titled "A Different Point of View" at the Westchester County park, located in Rye.
• Rye Boys Basketball To Play In Mamaroneck Tournament _{2013-01-16, 05:25 pm}
  RYE, N.Y. The Mamaroneck High School boys basketball team will host several local teams, including the Rye Garnets, in the Sound Shore Classic on Friday and Saturday.
• Rye YMCA Names Distracted Driving Poster Contest Winner _{2013-01-16, 03:46 pm}
  The winning submission by Rye High School student Ali Howard in the "Heads Up: A Distracted Walking and Driving Poster Contest" hosted by the Rye YMCA.
• Building super sentenced for sex abuse with tenant's puppy _{2013-01-16, 11:27 am}
  A building super from Rye New York was sentenced yesterday, Tuesday, Jan.15, for sexually abusing a tenant's white Labrador puppy, according to reports from "USA Today". Gunner, the 1-year-old white male Labrador at the time of the assault and victim of the sexual abuse belongs to Alan Kachalsky, who suspected something was off in his apartment ... (more)
• Nick Kroll on the funny fast track for Comedy Central _{2013-01-16, 06:14 am}
  ... this, I thought it was pretty wild because (the character) Armond is partially based on Zizmor," the dry-witted, Rye, N.Y.-born comic told the Daily News. "So it's all really come full circle." "Kroll's Show" (Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.) is an ...
• MTA Pricing Anomaly To Lower Upcoming Rye Fare Hike _{2013-01-14, 03:00 am}
  RYE, N.Y. Initial monthly pass fares for Rye and Port Chester commuters were poised to price higher than Greenwich, Conn., come March, until the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reached an agreement with the neighboring state.
• U.S. Playing Card gets casino deal _{2013-01-15, 08:04 pm}
  ... U.S. Playing Card supplies casinos across the country and international markets like Macau. The company is owned by Rye, N.Y.-based consumer products maker Jarden Corp. Company officials declined to provide specifics about their contract with ...
• Malloy appoints 'friend of mine' as new legal counsel _{2013-01-15, 06:39 pm}
  ... the General Assembly , there are many staff members who have familiarity with the lawmaking process. Bronin grew up in Rye, N.Y., and Greenwich, graduated from Yale and Yale Law School and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford , where he ...
• NY man gets almost a dog year in canine sex case _{2013-01-15, 03:00 am}
  RYE, N.Y. -- A former Rye building superintendent received a prison sentence today of 6 1/2 years -- or slightly less than a single dog year -- in prison for "multiple sex acts" with a resident's 15-month-old Labrador retriever.
• Reiterating A Positive Outlook For ABB _{2013-01-15, 04:53 am}
  ... rs of financial and accounting experience located in Stamford, CT. I gained my work experience by working for Gabelli in Rye, NY and Managers Investment Group, in Norwalk, CT. I started my professional career at Grant &... More
• Carolina scientists use virus to deliver genetic material to slow kids' illness _{2013-01-14, 01:50 pm}
  ... and were nothing short of dramatic. "Right away, we saw a significant change in his eyes," said Jordana Holovach of Rye, N.Y., whose son Jacob participated in the study. "He then was able to regain some of the strength he had lost in grasping, ...
• Crime Has Decreased In Rye, State Statistics Show _{2013-01-14, 05:00 am}
  RYE, N.Y. Reported crime in Rye is at a five-year low, an anomaly in Westchester County, according to state statistics.
• Using virus to deliver genetic material slows kids’ illness _{2013-01-11, 09:57 pm}
  ... nothing short of dramatic. “Right away, we saw a significant change in his eyes,” said Jordana Holovach of Rye, N.Y., whose son Jacob participated in the study. “He then was able to regain some of the strength he had lost in grasping, ...
• Michael De Feo, 74, Rye Massage Therapist _{2013-01-11, 07:00 pm}
  RYE, N.Y. Michael De Feo, a longtime resident and licensed massage therapist of Rye, died Jan.
• Rosalind Jacobs, 95, Of Fairfield, Retired Bookkeeper _{2013-01-11, 04:42 pm}
  ... was the daughter of Reuben and Augusta Levy Kronish. Raised in Inwood, Manhattan, she lived in the Greenhaven section of Rye, N.Y., and in Somers, N.Y., before moving to Fairfield several years ago to be closer to her family. Jacobs was a retired ...
• Obituary: Rosalind Jacobs, 95, Active Volunteer _{2013-01-11, 06:11 am}
  ... was the daughter of the late Reuben and Augusta Levy Kronish. Raised in Inwood, she resided in the Greenhaven section of Rye, NY and Somers, NY before moving to Fairfield to be closer to her family several years ago. A retired book-keeper and ...