Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Wednesday, Nov. 19, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.

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IN OTHER NEWS

ON SECOND THOUGHT. Energy provider Con Edison has agreed to scale back its proposal to increase gas and electricity bills by double-digit percentages starting in 2026, after major blowback from Westchester County and New York City-based customers and elected officials.  -Camille Botello

RETURN TO GLORY. For the second time in three years, the Rye girls soccer team is New York’s Class A state champion. For those lucky enough to watch these Garnets play at any point over the past three months, that comes as no surprise. -Steven Kearney 

CAUGHT. The two remaining suspects allegedly involved in an estimated $57,000 in damages to Playland surrendered to police. The trio had allegedly taken a boat to Playland beach in late September and hopped the amusement park’s fence before proceeding to ransack the park. -Camille Botello

AROUND TOWN

-Nostalgia was in the air as 27 members of the 2005 Rye football Garnets — including the full coaching staff — gathered recently to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their state championship at Rye Grill & Bar. The group rewatched the full championship game, shared laughs and stories, and reflected on the moments that defined one of the greatest teams in Rye football history.

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SPORTS

Rye Football Beats Somers 40-17 to Win Section Championship

One year ago, the Garnet football team licked their wounds after a fourth-quarter collapse that allowed Somers to capture yet another section title.

Revenge has been on their minds ever since.

In a game that was quite literally 365 days in the making, Rye emerged victorious in a 40-17 statement win over the Tuskers that reverberated across the county. The Tuskers won the past three state championships, and no team had beaten Somers in a section title game since 2019. That changed on Friday.

-by Ian Colalucci

ARTS

There’s Something for Everyone at the Emelin

If you’re an adult craving a sizzling cabaret night, a kid ready for a high-energy Saturday afternoon, a Beatles or singer-songwriter fan, or someone who loves the sound and spirit of a klezmer band, you can find all of it — on the same weekend — at the Emelin Theatre, starting Dec. 5.

“We’re trying to make our programming as eclectic as possible,” said Emelin’s Marketing Director, Tom DelPizzo. “We want to reach as many different audiences in the community as we can.”

-by Laura Schiller

COMMUNITY

Rye Moms Strut the Catwalk

Mary Bianchi was friends with fashion stylist Ali Cognetti before their children were friends.

“Ali taught me to embrace my own style, be confident and have fun,” Bianchi said as she strutted the cat walk recently, part of the first-ever Ryemarkable Moms Fashion show at the Rye Arts Center.

Bianchi was joined in her modeling debut by Molly Pacala, a local Rye painter who takes on artistic assignments for friends decorating their homes; Kiran Teter, a Rye mom who works in finance in New York City, and Katie Watson, a Rye mom who helped develop field hockey in Rye, with her program called “First Flicks” for first-through-fifth graders.

-by Rhonda Barnat

REAL ESTATE

With Home Gyms, Keep it Simple

When COVID-19 hit, Laura Centeno, a personal trainer in Rye, had nowhere to train her clients. So she converted her garage into a personal training space. With free-flowing air from the open garage door, her clients felt more comfortable than they had in the confines of a fitness center. She now sees nearly a dozen clients a week in her home gym.

Centeno, who lives on Platt Lane, didn’t knock out walls or put in ultra-fancy equipment; she built her gym little by little in a space that was convenient for her and met her client’s needs.

-by Cassandra Spiss