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🌱 Patch AM: How late-night calls led to a Rye DWI-drug arrest
Also check out Bruce Inspires: Calm Crochet on the Rye Patch calendar

Hello Rye! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How late-night calls led to a Rye DWI-drug arrest
- How is Rye Country Day responding to a swastika found on campus?
- How one impossible third-and-16 play clinched Rye’s state title dream
Also on today's calendar: Bruce Inspires: Calm Crochet and 7 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.
- Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 35 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 45, low: 26.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rye Police arrest Suffern man for driving while high on drugs (cityreviewnr.com) — Rye residents reported an erratic Audi on Forest Avenue near Playland Parkway, leading police to arrest a Suffern man on suspicion of driving while impaired by drugs. Officers say he failed field sobriety tests, was processed at Rye Police Headquarters, and released on an appearance ticket for City of Rye Court. Lab analysis of his urine samples is pending.
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• Rye Country Day Vows to Probe Swastika Found on Campus, Take ‘Appropriate Action' (ryerecord.com) — Rye Country Day School is investigating a swastika found this week on a campus walkway and has promised serious disciplinary action and added education for students. School leaders stressed support for Jewish families and said hateful behavior has no place in the community. Rye police noted the incident wasn’t reported to them and that no hate crimes have been logged in the city this year.
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• ‘The Play': Carson Miller and Henry Shoemaker Break Down Their Pass Completion for the Ages (ryerecord.com) — Rye High’s football team sealed its latest state championship with a spectacular third-and-16 play, a 68-yard touchdown connection from quarterback Carson Miller to receiver Henry Shoemaker. The lifelong friends, both Harvard-bound, described how that moment captured their season-long resilience. Fans in Syracuse’s dome knew then the Garnets’ fifth state title was in hand.
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📸 Around Rye
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rye
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★ Featured events ★
- Bruce Inspires: Calm Crochet
Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr, Greenwich
2:00 pm - Home for the Holidays Staycation Camp
30 Elm Pl, Rye, NY, 10580,
9:00 am - Handel Messiah
Carnegie Hall, 7th Ave, New York
7:30 pm
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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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 - Garbage and recycling - paper and cardboard
Monday/ Thursday Garbage and Monday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580 - Bulky waste, garbage, and recycling - commingled
Monday/ Thursday Garbage and Monday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580 - Music & Movement
Westchester Children's Museum , 100 Playland Pkwy , Rye
11:00 am - Garbage and recycling - paper and cardboard
Monday/Thursday Garbage and Thursday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580 - Westchester Comedy Club: New Years Eve Laughs!
Tre Angelina , 478 Mamaroneck Ave , White Plains
9:00 am
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Gentle/ Beginner Yoga
New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
9:45 am - Friends of NRPL Book Store
New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
10:00 am - Shake it Off Make Your Own Reindeer Stuffy!
Shake It Off , 365 Central Park Ave , Scarsdale
10:00 am - Computer Class: Buying on eBay
New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
10:00 am - Teen Holiday Movie Brunch
Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
12:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- 10% off Holiday Shopping at Clay Art Center
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Cashier - Rye City School District in Rye. Apply here.
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Port Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rye here.
🗞 Nearby News
Port Chester
- JLL Capital Markets facilitates $30.75 million sale of 1 North Main St. to KABR Group (nyrej.com)
- Big Rig ROCK Report 12.17 Big Rig (iheart.com)
- Big Rig ROCK Report 12.19 92.5 KGB (iheart.com)
Mamaroneck
- Saying Yes to Golf: James Ondo's Journey to PGA Merchandiser of the Year (pga.com)
- Year in Review: 10-Thousand + Views , Part 3 (larchmontloop.com)
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