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On The Record: From Teammates to Rivals
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Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Wednesday, July 30, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.
Today’s Weather Channel local forecast calls for a high of 94 degrees with afternoon thunderstorms 🌩Check out the forecast for the rest of the week here.
Next level. There are 397 NCAA-sponsored men’s college lacrosse teams in the United States, each with about 40 players on their roster. That’s a player pool of 15,880 lacrosse-loving student-athletes.
On May 6, draft day in the Premier Lacrosse League — the highest level of professional lacrosse on earth — only 32 of those 15,000-plus players were selected.
Among that elite group were Brendan Lavelle and Emmet Carroll, two lifelong friends who grew up five minutes from each other in Rye. They graduated from Rye High School together in 2020, then spent the last four years as teammates at the University of Pennsylvania.
Now they’ll suit up on opposing sidelines.
Lavelle, an All-American defenseman at Penn, was the No. 5 overall pick in the first round, when the Utah Archers traded up to select him. Carroll, also an All-American for the Quakers, was chosen with the fourth pick in the third round by the Maryland Whipsnakes.
Draft day is a time for new beginnings, as athletes learn what city they’ll represent in their professional careers. But for Carroll and Lavelle, it also marked a bittersweet end of an era: for the first time in their nearly lifelong lacrosse careers, it meant they would no longer play on the same team.
To read Steven Kearney’s full article, click here
Emmet Carroll and Brendan Lavelle were teammates in the Rye Youth Lacrosse, high school and college.
-Today’s newsletter is curated by Christian Falcone
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IN OTHER NEWS
On the rise. The use of e-bikes and e-scooters is “increasing exponentially” in Rye — and so are complaints about them, police say. Incidents have included a recent pursuit of three speeding e-bike riders who police learned were 11 years old. -Howard Husock
Smoking hot. A fire broke out Monday night at the Midland Avenue Deli, sending smoke through a mixed-use building and prompting a multi-agency emergency response that crews a little under an hour to get the blaze under control. -Rosie Newmark
ICYMI. A second-grade girl at the Osborn School was sexually abused and bullied by a male classmate over a span of at least several months, while the school’s administrators did little to stop it, the young girl’s parents claimed in a new lawsuit. -Rosie Newmark & Camille Botello
AROUND TOWN
-Cocktails are now being served at Winfield Street Coffee, located at the Rye train station. Happy Hour is 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with 50 percent off drinks, with a wide variety of offerings to choose for. And you can get them in to-go cups! -Jeanne Muchnick
-Looking to beat the heatwave? Westchester County has its pools and beaches — including Playland beach and pool — open for an extra hour today. Take a dip from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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NEWS
State Sen. Shelley Mayer testifying against Con Edison’s proposed rate hikes.
Westchester residents and elected officials testified against Con Edison’s proposed rate hikes at four recent public hearings, with the county’s top elected official calling the utility companies plan “unfair, unaffordable, and unacceptable.”
County Executive Ken Jenkins spoke at the July 8 public hearing in Cortlandt Town Hall — one of four in Westchester over the span of two days — highlighting the community-level impact of the proposed rate hikes.
Jenkins emphasized that working families, seniors, and small businesses are already struggling with fixed incomes and multiple jobs due to the increase in utility bills and flat wages.
-by Sydney Depietto
A turtle seen crawling around the neighborhood.
COMMUNITY
On early summer mornings, all around Rye, ordinarily elusive and water-dwelling turtles have been spotted crawling through grass, crossing roads, and even poking about in backyards.
“Seeing the turtles bumbling along far from the pond elicits a natural reaction,” said Jamie Jensen, Rye City Council member and regular Rye Town Park-goer. It’s an up-close encounter with nature that surprises, feels special, and can stop people in their tracks.
Well-meaning humans, thinking the turtle is lost, may feel compelled to return it to its watery home. But odds are, a turtle seen on land is female and on a very important mission.
-by Jackie Frederick-Berner
ARTS
Summer Project band members (from left) Ty Bibas, Becca Elsen, Jesse Stigliano, Noah Poll, Gordon Hargraves, and Jack Morrissey.
When a band of Rye High School alumni performed a setlist of original songs and covers recently in Rye Town Park, it felt more like a homecoming than a performance.
“It doesn’t feel like a show when all of our friends are there, it feels more like a fun gathering,” said Jesse Stigliano, the drummer for Summer Project, a band of RHS alumni whose members are here only in the summer.
During the school year, the band is spread out at universities across the country.
-by Mia Padovano
Charlie’s Shoe Repair on Midland Avenue in Rye.
COMMUNITY
Charlie’s Shoe Repair, a sliver of a storefront on Purchase Street, posted a notice to its patrons last month.
Charlie, the message said, had an “unexpected medical emergency that has kept him out of the store.”
The note apologized for the inconvenience and delays to service and thanked customers for all the kindness and support. It explained that Charlie is recovering well but did not mention when he will return.
-by Sydney Depietto