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Mayoral debate affirms intriguing campaign dynamic
Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Thursday, Oct. 23, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.
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Three’s a crowd. The apparent dynamic between political party-backed mayoral candidates Josh Nathan and Bill Henderson and independent Rick McCabe played out on the debate stage on Monday, Oct. 20, echoing a campaign theme that has seen McCabe’s candidacy largely ignored by his opponents.
During the night, Nathan, a Democrat, and Henderson, a Republican, repeatedly referenced bipartisan initiatives they led during their four years serving on the Rye City Council, including decreasing Rye Golf member fees and creating governance reforms — emphasizing their ability to collaborate effectively.
By contrast, both Henderson and Nathan rarely interacted with their opponent Monday night, and even when McCabe would engage with the pair, he received little acknowledgement.
McCabe, 53, spurned the political establishment when he announced his run for mayor as an unaffiliated candidate in March.
To read Rosie Newmark’s full article, click here.
From left, mayoral candidates Rick McCabe, Bill Henderson, and Josh Nathan on The Osborn debate stage Monday night. (Photo Alison Rodilosso)
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IN OTHER NEWS
Survive and advance. The Rye boys and girls soccer teams’ bids to repeat as section champions begin this week in Nugent Stadium. The boys, the top seed in the Section 1 Class A playoffs, open the postseason at home today against 16th-seeded Pelham. -Record staff
Digital divide. A $171,000 funding gap threatens the Rye Free Reading Room’s ability to operate at the level residents have come to expect, according director Chris Shoemaker. And private fundraising dollars are increasingly covering basic needs like staffing, maintenance, and building upgrades. -Jessica Maricevic
LOL. As part of its WellSpring Series, The Osborn will host Ian Frazier, author of “Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough,” on Nov. 6. Frazier is a renowned American non-fiction author and humorist for The New Yorker. -Patch
AROUND TOWN
-Three people allegedly broke into Playland overnight late last month, damaging equipment and stealing hundreds of game prizes, Westchester County Police confirmed. They are asking anyone with information to contact the police’s General Investigations Unit. -Rosie Newmark
-Since 2011, Osborn Elementary School’s garden has been more than a patch of greenery in the middle of the campus. It has been a classroom, a social hub, and a sanctuary where children learn, play, and grow. -Erin McAward
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ARTS
A Mamaroneck resident, Gabriela Bornstein’s arrival in Westchester changed her artistic life and compelled her to turn inward.
Gabriela Bornstein (then Gasperini) was 25 when she arrived in New York from Rio de Janeiro in 1998 with a degree in graphic design and dreams of working in publishing.
She became a book cover designer at HarperCollins and later an advertising art director, but after she had children her path veered toward fine art.
“I was doing freelance work and so much art with my kids,” she said. “At some point I thought, why am I not doing more of this for myself?”
-by Laura Schiller
City Council candidates Maria Shuck and James Ward at the Oct. 14 League of Women Voters debate. (Photo Alison Rodilosso)
POLITICS
Rye City Council candidates found common ground on most issues at last Tuesday night’s election forum, but the slates split sharply over the city’s continued default participation in Sustainable Westchester — a countywide renewable energy program.
While Democratic candidates James Ward, Marion Anderson, and Amy Kesavan backed keeping residents automatically enrolled in the greener electricity option, Republican ticket candidates Maria Shuck and Robin Jovanovich opposed the program, saying residents should make that choice themselves.
-by Rosie Newmark
COMMUNITY
Scared by the Sound returned to Rye Playland after 5-year hiatus that saw it moved its haunt to Yorktown.
Westchester’s longest-running haunted attraction is back where it all began. “Scared by the Sound” opened Oct. 10 at Rye Playland, returning to the amusement park’s waterfront picnic pavilions after a five-year absence.
For the Costello family, who have run the haunt since 2000, the homecoming is more than symbolic.
“This is definitely a full-circle moment for us,” said Connor Costello, who builds and operates the event alongside his father, Pat, and a tight-knit team of siblings and cousins.
-by Laura Schiller
Senior Henry Shoemaker entered Friday with the most receiving yards in the state. (Photo MQS Media)
SPORTS
To summarize Rye’s 49-14 win Friday against Nyack, all one needs to do is look at the opening minutes. It took just 90 seconds for the Garnets to score, even without starting with the ball. Five minutes in, Rye had only run eight plays of offense but scored two touchdowns, sacked the Red Hawks’ quarterback and recovered two fumbles.
Needless to say, it was all Rye as the team improved to 7-0 and scored 40-plus for the fourth-straight game, something the Garnets haven’t done in at least the past 20 seasons.
“We did what we had to do to win,” coach Dino Garr told his team after their 17th straight win at Nugent Stadium.
-by Ian Colalucci