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On The Record: It's a Beautiful Morning
Health scare gives each day new meaning to this local
Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Wednesday, Feb. 26, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.
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Thankful. The eye-grabbing photographs of sunrise on Brian Jackson’s Instagram account are as dependable as the sun coming up. Jackson, 53, has been sharing the radiant colors of daybreak with his 900-plus followers almost every day since spring of 2017.
Ironically, it was the sun almost setting on his life the year prior that inspired his photographic endeavors.
In 2016 a health scare landed him in the hospital where doctors discovered that just 10 percent of his heart was functioning. They were stunned he was even alive.
The virus that the doctors believe attacked his heart left him with a damaged valve and an arduous year-and-a-half recovery.
“When it first started, I was so weak I couldn’t squeeze garden shears,” he said.
To regain his strength, Jackson, who works as a financial advisor, started walking before going to the office. As he headed out every morning from his home on Beck Avenue toward Rye Town Park, he was struck by the vibrant oranges and reds of the sunrise stretching across the sky above Long Island Sound.
“Every time I came around the corner I was like, these sunrises are freaking beautiful, this is awesome,” said Jackson.
He started to take his phone so he could capture them digitally and felt driven to share what he was witnessing every morning on Instagram so others could enjoy it too.
“I know most people aren’t up at that hour,” he said, “and they don’t know what they’re missing.”
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IN OTHER NEWS
Next! Rye Neck boys basketball is moving on to the Westchester County Center for the Section 1 Class A quarterfinals after a strong showing against Edgemont. -Chris Marshall
It’s official. Councilman Josh Nathan has thrown his hat in the ring announcing plans to run for mayor this November. Nathan’s current City Council term doesn’t expire until 2027, meaning he will retain his seat even if he comes up short. -Camille Botello
Did you miss it? Check out our recent report on the highly secretive group operating behind the scenes to try to sway development in Rye — as the city is set to embark on its comprehensive master plan. -Camille Botello
AROUND TOWN
-Several local fire departments and the environmental police from NYC called off a search of Rye Lake after two fishermen reported someone may have fallen through the ice on Sunday. -News12
-English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello returns to play The Capitol Theatre this Thursday with Steve Nieve. Costello last played the Cap in 2021. Tickets are on sale now.
-Rye’s Henry Shoemaker has received offers to play football from Colgate University and Navy. Shoemaker was a vital cog for the Garnets as a kicker and wide receiver.
Off the Record: Mayor Josh Cohn received a Jan. 29, 2025, advisory opinion from the New York Conference Of Mayors (NYCOM), a copy of which was obtained by The Record, in response to inquiries he made about the city Board of Ethics. As you may recall, Cohn shockingly filed a lawsuit — three other council members in his majority coalition joined him — against the city board in 2023 before withdrawing it that August. Sources tell On The Record that Cohn could be planning to revisit the highly contentious matter at Wednesday’s City Council meeting under an agenda item marked “Mayor’s Message.”
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POLITICS
From left, James Ward, Amy Kesavan, and Marion Anderson round out the city Democrats’ ticket.
The Rye Democrats are putting forward a full slate for November’s pivotal elections, offering voters a diverse set of candidates as they look to regain unified control of the City Council.
The party is planning to run Amy Kesavan, Marion Anderson, and newly-minted Councilman James Ward, The Record has learned, to round out the Democratic ticket headlined by mayoral candidate Josh Nathan, 59, who announced his campaign Friday.
If the Democrats have a strong showing at the polls they will be in position to reclaim a united majority on the council for the first time in years.
-by Rosie Newmark
Sophomore Ben Hudson led the Rye boys to an opening-round win with 15 points Saturday.
SPORTS
In golf, they say you can’t birdie all 18 holes unless you birdie the first.
In Section 1 playoff basketball, you can’t make it to Westchester County Center unless you win your first-round game. Rye’s boys and girls basketball teams did just that Saturday.
“We worked hard this past week,” said boys coach Tom Proudian. “We’ve been preparing for this postseason tournament all year long. We rested (junior Henry) Shoemaker today, but he’ll be ready to go Thursday.”
-by Steven Kearney
BUSINESS & ORGS
The PRYEde mural, spearheaded by Alison Relyea and Amanda Timchak, brings together students from Rye and surrounding towns to collaborate on its creation.
Although June seems far away from gloomy, cold February, students are starting to prepare for what has become an annual event: the unveiling of a mural in Rye Town Park to mark the local Pride Celebration.
The mural will debut on May 31 and reflect a new theme, which will remain a mystery until then.
It’s the fifth anniversary of pRYEde, Rye’s organization supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and many are wondering what this year’s theme is going to be. Past mural themes have included “Love is Love,” “Change Makers,” and “Kindness.”
-by Zoe Loizeaux
An overturned tractor-trailer shuts down I-95 last August.
POLICE & FIRE
A wrong-way crash on Interstate-95 last Friday has left one person in critical condition, according to reports.
The crash happened near Exit 19 in Mamaroneck on Feb. 21, according to News 12, when Walter Perez-Menchu, 38, drove southbound in the northbound lanes and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer.
Perez-Menchu was transported to Westchester Medical Center in critical but stable condition after the crash.
-by Record Staff