Calling Concerned Residents to Rye Town Park Meeting
Rye residents have the chance to make real changes in how summer parking at Rye Town Park is managed. If you are interested in a safer and more people-friendly park, show our government officials that you care by attending the next Rye Town Park Commission meeting February 10, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 10 Pearl Street, Port Chester. Before the meeting, log on to ParkNotParkingLot.org and share your thoughts and experiences.

The Buzz on the Bee-Line; Route 76 Bus Service to End in 2010
Rye and Port Chester residents received some disappointing news from the County Department of Transportation last month. Commissioner Larry Salley informed Port-Chester-Rye Transit, in a letter dated January 12, that Westchester’s Bee-Line Route 76 bus would be discontinued this year due to state and county funding reductions.

Milton Cemetery Footbridge Scheduled For Repair and Re-opening in 2010
To paraphrase the well-known credit card commercial, the cost of repairing the Milton Cemetery footbridge may be $40,000, but the value that the bridge provides to Rye residents is priceless.

A Sign of the Times?
Resident Abbie Morrison sent us this photo of one of two signs that popped up last week on the Rye Golf Club cart path that crosses Soundview Avenue.
“It was such a shock to see the signs, which popped up during the snowstorm,” said Morrison. “Our kids have been sledding on the golf course for years. These signs sort of take the fun out of living on Soundview.”

Has the County Dumped on Jay?
When Westchester County trucks brought fill to deposit in a long-unused swimming pool on the Marshlands/Jay estate late last month, the results were mixed. As Jay Heritage Center president Suzanne Clary observed: there were deep tire ruts left by the trucks and the fill turned out to be debris – including a Pennzoil can.

League of Women Voters Holds Governmental “Get-Together”
City, Village and Town managers from Rye, Rye Town, Rye Brook, Port Chester and Mamaroneck outlined the feasibility, challenges and opportunities when towns and villages share or consolidate services at a recent League of Women Voters forum. State Assemblyman George Latimer moderated the lively discussion, which took place at the Rye Free Reading Room January 21.

ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN INJURED

On Monday, February 1, just before 4 p.m., a Resurrection eighth grader was hit by a car while crossing in the crosswalk at the busy Boston Post Road/City Hall intersection. The driver was Police Commissioner William Connors. Both the victim, Charlie Little, and the Commissioner were taken to the hospital. Little suffered minor injuries, including a broken foot. Connors, who has cardiac health issues, needed to be checked by a physician. Both are OK, according to Rye Police Detective Lieutenant Joseph Verille.

Public Meeting on Pedestrian and
Traffic Safety
The Rye City Council and the Rye City School District Board of Education will hold a joint meeting Tuesday, February 9, for a public discussion of pedestrian and traffic safety. The meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the Rye Middle School Multi-Purpose Room, after the School Board meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m.
Residents are encouraged to participate.

Special Thank-You To the Community
The Croughan family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the Rye community for your outpouring of support during an extremely difficult time. If we have forgotten to acknowledge any of you, please forgive us.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Judy, Colin, William and Mark

Merchants’ Night-Out
Business owners, retailers and representatives are invited to an informal gathering Tuesday, February 23, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Rye Grill and Bar. “This is an opportunity to exchange ideas and collectively create more downtown business traffic,” said Renee Drummond, owner of Rhythm in Rye Too. Drummond helped organize the first of these “open business forums” last month. The turnout was great and so was the buzz.
Call Renee at 447-4147 so that she can reserve the appropriate room to accommodate the group. Feel free to bring your co-workers.
“Let’s rock the street in 2010!”

A Brave New World
The Rye City School District seeks parents and community member volunteers for a series of focus groups in March. The purpose of these sessions is to formulate a vision that will help our schools prepare to educate students for the world of 2019.
Focus group dates are March 10, 17, 29 and 31. The sessions, which start at 7 p.m., will last from one to two hours.
Interested residents should e-mail Dr. Edward Shine at shinee@ryeschools.lhric.org and include their name and contact information (telephone and email address). They should also indicate their preferred session. Once the groups have been formed a meeting place will be designated.