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Explosive Blows Up Mailbox; Urinating Biker Reported
Items from the Rye city police blotter.

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Items from the Rye city police blotter.

Two Rye residents were robbed in Rye Town Park, according to police reports.
Annual independent audits, monthly updates to the city council and increased commission responsibilities are among the proposed changes to enterprise fund operations to be approved following one more public meeting on the topic.
A Port Chester family found a stranger’s vomit, along with his iPhone, passport and keys, in their house last Thursday morning.
The Rye City School District issued the following update on the new $16 million wing to contain new science labs and other improvements.
The Rye City Lions Club is looking for participants for their Rye's Got Talent competition this fall. Read their press release here.
The Mayor of Port Chester named Aug. 5, 2013 Gabriel Erik Escobar Day.
The hand off cost the local driver a misdemeanor charge he would have avoided.
Volunteers from the Sound Shore area packed 2,030 backpacks this week.
The Jovanovich campaign announced today that it had collected more than 500 signatures needed for the Peter Jovanovich to challenge Joe Sack for the mayor's seat this November.
The man was walking between two active tracks and did not hear the train coming, an MTA spokesperson said.
Rye Mayor Douglas French provided the following updates on several city projects and procedures.