The Rye Record

4 weeks ago | ryerecord.com | Camille Botello

Rye area public schools will be forced to implement full bell-to-bell cell phone bans in the fall, after New York lawmakers passed the statewide restriction into law earlier this month. The ban, included in the state budget, prohibits students in K-12 public and charter schools from using their smartphones during the entirety of the school day – a restriction known as a “bell-to-bell” ban.

1 month ago | ryerecord.com | David Hessekiel

Rye’s Board of Architectural Review has officially rejected a request by a bagel shop owner for permission to put a sign up over the store on Purchase Street with the cheeky name of the business – Badass Bagels. Board Chairman Michael Harrington told The Record afterward that the word “Badass” was inappropriate to display at the entrance to Rye’s business district.

1 month ago | ryerecord.com | David Hessekiel

Noble Pies has stopped selling its sweet and savory pies in Rye. Since opening here in December 2021, the Warwick, New York-based bakery had tried to make its business work in two different Rye locations — first a big bakery cafe on Purdy Avenue and then moving to a smaller spot on Purchase Street. Co-Owner Zachary Bonder lamented the outlets’ failure. “Unlike our other shops, this store saw most of its business concentrated around holidays, with less consistent daily foot traffic,” he said.

1 month ago | ryerecord.com | Beth Levine

Annabel Monaghan now lives half the year in Greenwich and the other half in Florida, a change of scene sparked by her last child graduating from Rye High School and leaving the nest. But if someone asks where she’s from, she doesn’t hesitate: “Rye,” the place she lived for 20 years. “Greenwich is 10 minutes away. When I need to get my nails done, I drive to Rye. When I go to the post office, I go back to Rye. I know that post office, and I know which lane to get in.

1 month ago | ryerecord.com | Chris Bragg

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Chris Bragg, New York FocusA Westchester County town’s top elected official helped advance a rezoning law that significantly increased the value of land he owned — then sold that land to a developer for nearly $3 million, reaping a substantial personal profit.