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🌱 Patch AM: Can the defending section champs from Rye repeat their title run?
And on the Rye Patch calendar - ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14

Good day Rye! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Can the defending section champs from Rye repeat their title run?
- How Rye detectives tracked down a late-night home invasion suspect
- Why did Rye’s council kill the mayor’s ethics code review plan?
Also on today's calendar: ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14 and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Ryefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Ryefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Windy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, temps: high: 34, low: 27.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rye Returns Four Starters From Section Champion Girls Basketball Team (ryerecord.com) — Rye High School’s girls basketball team returns four starters from last year’s Section 1 championship run and is eyeing another deep postseason push. Coach Margo Hackett highlights rising standouts and new additions as the Garnets open on the road before hosting Eastchester on Dec. 19 and rival Harrison on Dec. 23.
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• Rye man attacked in home invasion (cityreviewnr.com) — A 61-year-old Elizabeth Street resident in Rye reported being attacked in his home late on Nov. 30, prompting a police investigation. Detectives later arrested a Rye Brook man on burglary and related charges after the victim identified him from a photo array, and a judge issued an order of protection with a court date set for Dec. 9.
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• City Council KO's Mayor's Proposal to Hire Lawyer to Conduct Rye Ethics Code Review (ryerecord.com) — Rye’s City Council has rejected Mayor Josh Cohn’s push to hire an outside attorney for a formal review of the city’s decades-old ethics code, voting 4–2 against the plan. The decision follows controversy over a 2023 ethics opinion tied to a tree-clearing moratorium near the mayor’s home, with departing and incoming officials sharply divided over whether an outside review is needed and unbiased.
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📸 Around Rye
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rye
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★ Featured events ★
- ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14
18 Kensington Rd, Bronxville
11:00 am - Family-Friendly Pottery + Ceramic Gift Shopping, Ornament Painting
Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St, Port Chester
11:00 am - ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14
18 Kensington Rd, Bronxville
3:00 pm - Clash of the Cellos II
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Harrison
3:00 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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Other local events
- Music & Movement
Westchester Children's Museum , 100 Playland Pkwy , Rye
11:00 am - Museum Minis
Westchester Children's Museum , 100 Playland Pkwy , Rye
11:30 am - PreK Christmas Show
Resurrection Grammar School , 116 Milton Road , Rye
4:00 pm - Music & Movement
Westchester Children's Museum , 100 Playland Pkwy , Rye
11:00 am - Home for the Holidays Staycation Camp
30 Elm Pl, Rye, NY, 10580
9:00 am
Thursday December 11
Monday December 15
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
📣 Rye Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wednesday Food Pantry
New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce , 50 Washington Ave , New Rochelle
9:00 am - One-on-One Assistance
New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
10:00 am - Wear & Wiggle
Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
10:30 am - Qi Gong with Jian-Yang Rong
Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
11:00 am - Rye Y Community Fitness Classes - Hall
St. Thomas Episcopal Church , 168 West Boston Post Road , Mamaroneck
12:30 pm - CHAT Concert
Chatsworth Avenue School , 34 Chatsworth Avenue , Larchmont
6:00 pm - Park Commission Meeting - CANCELLED
Port Chester, NY Calendar Port Chester, NY 10573
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 10
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A rare red-headed woodpecker bird was spotted at Marshlands Conservancy by Jay Sears, publisher My Rye last week!
Did you know? This species is of special concern to NY State because of its declining population due to overdevelopment. Watch the video here https:/… (Nextdoor Greenhaven)
- STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Rye. Apply here.
- White Plains Hospital posted a job opening for Patient Accounts Billing Representative in White Plains. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rye here.
🗞 Nearby News
Port Chester
- Officials Warn of Fake Parking Notices Placed on Windshields in Port Chester (greenwichfreepress.com)
- Long Island Sound bridge proposals (newsday.com)
- Lettuce Releases New Studio Album ‘Cook', Expands 2025–26 World Tour [Listen] (liveforlivemusic.com)
Mamaroneck
- Property Tax Time Again: Town of Mamaroneck's Good and Bad News (larchmontloop.com)
White Plains
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