Good morning. ☕ This is your Thursday, Aug. 6, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.

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The Mamaroneck Wastewater Treatment Plant pumped an estimated 4 million gallons of partially treated sewage into Long Island Sound over a 24-hour period ending Monday morning. The latest discharge comes less than two weeks after the plant pumped 536,000 gallons into the sound on July 21. During a two-week span in March, the plant released 28 million gallons of partially treated water.

The recurring overflow of sewage at 199 West Boston Post Road is caused by rainy conditions. The facility is undergoing construction, which is expected to continue for the next five years. Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) told The Record that when the plant flow exceeds 28 million gallons per day, portions of the flow bypass the facility’s secondary treatment process.

“These flows are blended with flow that receives full secondary treatment. All flow is fully disinfected prior to discharge,” County Deputy Communications Director Carolyn Fortino told The Record, relaying a message from the DEF. “The plant flow under these elevated flow conditions receives primary treatment and partial secondary treatment; it is fully disinfected, and the effluent released is treated.”

During this construction phase, the county agreed to issue a NY Alert and a report of noncompliance when wastewater receives only partial treatment. Following the July 21 incident, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation said impact to public areas was still unknown.

Christopher Ericson, Westchester County’s deputy commissioner of environmental health, told The Record that during the full treatment process, facilities like the one in Mamaroneck use grates to extract large objects, then send the water through settling tanks and aeration tanks. In the final step, chlorine is added before the water is discharged.

“When the system exceeds its capacity because of large rainfalls, etc., some of those steps may get bypassed,” Ericson said, “or the time in those steps is less than ideal, and the treatment process is considered to be partial.”

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-Today’s newsletter is curated by Chris Marshall

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BOT OUT. Rye school officials have spent part of the summer deciding how big a role technology should have in the classroom. One thing they won’t be introducing? Robots. A bill introduced last week would ban AI-enabled humanoid robots statewide after one district in upstate New York released a plan to use them. — Camille Botello

FIGHT FOR FUNDING. County Executive Ken Jenkins is calling on Westchester’s congressional delegation to oppose new requirements imposed by the Trump administration that would condition FEMA and Homeland Security funding on states adopting changes to their election systems.

FATAL CRASH. Two people were killed Sunday night on Interstate 95 in Port Chester after being struck by a tractor-trailer. A preliminary investigation determined Kamla K. Singh, 72, and Andrew Sookdeo, 40, both of Richmond Hill, N.Y., were standing outside their vehicle following a prior minor collision when they were hit by the vehicle traveling in the right lane.

THE RYE FINDER. Test your RyeQ with this Rye-centric word search puzzle. This week’s challenge is to find the names of seven words associated with flooding. Answers run vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.

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Davey Ryan was much more than just Rye Neck’s ace. He was also a jack of all trades.

The 2026 graduate had the ball in his hand (or on his foot) almost year-round, compiling 13 varsity letters while starring as a starting pitcher and third baseman in baseball, leading the basketball team in scoring, and rising up the ranks to provide senior leadership in soccer.

His Panther career, which began with call-ups to the varsity baseball and basketball teams as an eighth grader, included a Class B state semifinal appearance in soccer, a trip to Westchester County Center for the section semifinals in basketball, and was capped with a Con Ed Scholar-Athlete Award during his final season on the baseball team.

“For someone of his caliber athleticism and character to be involved in three of our programs was really a bonus,” said Rye Neck athletic director Joe Ceglia. “I wish more would take advantage of that opportunity, not just at Rye Neck, but at high schools in general. You only have a few years to wear your town or school name on your chest. High school sports were really important to Davey, and he took full advantage.”

— Chris Marshall

Two Westchester men pleaded guilty Monday to intentionally setting a fire that caused more than $100,000 in damage to the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in May 2025.

Richard Joseph Barrero, 20, of Harrison, and Elvin Ayavaca, 19, of White Plains, pleaded guilty to arson in the third degree, a Class C felony, and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, a Class A misdemeanor.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, each defendant is required immediately to pay $50,000 in restitution, complete 150 hours of community service, and must avoid any further arrests. If the defendants successfully comply, they will be permitted to withdraw their guilty pleas to the felony charge in a year and be sentenced to probation on the misdemeanor charge.

Two additional defendants, who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense, were charged as juveniles and prosecuted in Westchester Family Court. Because they are juveniles, their identities and the dispositions of their cases are confidential.

Rev. Monsignor Donald Dwyer announced in an email to parishioners he will retire from the Church of Resurrection in Rye, effective Sept. 1.

Dwyer has served at Resurrection for 15 years. He was appointed as pastor in 2011 and renewed for another term in 2017. His position at Resurrection is only his fourth assignment for the Archdiocese of New York.

He was ordained in 1979, served 10 years as a priest in Yonkers, six years on Staten Island, and 16 years in the East Bronx before coming to Rye.

Dwyer has had a series of recent health issues, and said in his email to parishioners that he decided to retire after consulting with his doctors and other priests.