Christopher Reifsnyder Builds His Dream Shack

Scouting has been an important part of Christopher Reifsnyder’s life since first grade. In 2006 he became a Life Scout. Last spring, the Rye Middle School student, then 13, met with Rye Nature Center executive director Russ Johnson to discuss Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project ideas. Among the projects on the nature center’s wish list was expansion of its maple-sugaring program. The idea stuck.

Community Synagogue Celebrates 60th

The Rye Jewish community celebrates two important 60th anniversaries this month. Like Jews everywhere, they salute the 60th anniversary of Israel’s independence. Closer to home, Rye Community Synagogue marks its own 60th anniversary. The founding of the synagogue will be celebrated at a gala at the synagogue May 10, starting at 7 p.m.

New at the Neuberger
“Future Tense: Reshaping the Landscape”
The title of this exhibit barely connotes the passions of 60- plus contemporary artists, whose works are on display at the Neuberger Museum, May 11 - July 26. The subject of the exhibit is the state of the environment and its future. Emotional turmoil, as expressed through art, is the result.

Remembering Eddie Eagan: A Unique Olympian
Just as Harry Potter has countless youthful admirers today, Frank Merriwell was a widely popular fictional hero among young readers in the early 1900s. In a series of novels that sold over 200 million copies, Merriwell achieved inspiring success, first as a stellar athlete and campus leader at Yale and later as a lawyer, by being honest, courageous, intelligent and hard working.

Painting the Pond
From her Kirby Lane studio, artist Ellen Liman has painted the Mill Pond for over twenty years. On Saturday, May 17, the first exhibit of over 30 of her oil and mixed media paintings of the pond opens at The Knapp House Galleries, with a cocktail reception from 5 to 8 p.m.

Upcoming Purchase Season Promises Many Great Performances
World-class musicians, dancers, actors and other performing artists star in the Purchase College Performing Arts Center 2008-09 program, recently announced by Laura Kaminsky, Interim Director and Dean of the Conservatory of Music. Many artists and companies are returning; three new series will be offered.

Crime Rate Ink Soars in Manhattan
Today I am a proud graduate of Crime Fiction University, the annual two-day symposium sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America for writers who want to improve their craft.

What Happens When You Pave Paradise
Back in 1887, my great-grandfather invented a formula that if followed might have saved Rye residents from the devastating effects of the flooding last year.  Over 120 years ago, Robert McMath, a civil engineer, invented the formula Q=ACI to calculate the sizing of storm water systems in the developing suburban St. Louis landscape.

Morsels on Rye
Weddings
Births
Engagements
Galas

Happy and Savory Trails

In all the barbecue joints, in all the towns, in all the world, why did David Gelin not walk into mine? That’s the question on many BBQ restaurant owners’ minds since the publication this spring of his “BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes From the Barbeque Belt”.

Rye Waterfront Selected as High Priority Stewardship Area on Long Island Sound

Edith Read Sanctuary Curator Jason Klein considers himself to be a lucky environmentalist. He works each day in a place where wildlife is abundant, visitors are generally enthusiastic and supportive of what he does, and he has the opportunity to help the next generation of environmental activists get the knowledge and skills to take on the challenges of climate change. 

Library Offers Rye Students Access To Online Homework Help
Students need never be stumped by a tough homework assignment again.