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Rye's Planning Commission sent Rye Country Day School back to rework its campus expansion plan Tuesday. Commissioners called the phasing plan "a major flaw" and said an unresolved steep-slope issue leaves them in "an untenable position." The project would turn a highway-entrance parcel into a turf field, academic building and athletic complex — traffic, parking and neighbors' views stay unsettled.

Rye and Harrison high schools are in their second annual blood-donation competition, timed to Saturday's football rivalry. Donations made Oct. 7-13 count toward the trophy, awarded during "The Game" Oct. 17 at Rye High School. Last year's contest produced 71 donations and helped roughly 200 patients — Harrison won.

"We are thrilled to once again partner with Rye and Harrison High Schools for this spirited competition," said Jeannie Mascolino of the New York Blood Center. Rye is 0-1 in the series and is looking for payback Oct. 17.

The Bruce Museum opens "American Stories: From Sargent to O'Keeffe" Thursday, a partnership with the Newark Museum of Art built around 45 pieces of American art. The show, named for two of the artists represented, is organized around identity, belonging, belief and how art gets made, and it runs in the Changing Art Gallery through October 2027.

A full year, not a quick visit squeezed into one weekend. That's enough time to go once this year and again before it closes in 2027.

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RBBRN's girls swim and dive team fell to Mamaroneck 94-84 Tuesday. Lucie Megret won the 1-meter dive and Charlotte Tait took both the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.

Rye's volleyball team swept Pelham in straight sets Tuesday, 25-21, 25-12, 25-15. The Garnets have won 11 straight and haven't lost a set since Oct. 1.

A second driver died this week on the same one-mile stretch of I-95 in Port Chester that saw a fatal crash in August — the second deadly crash there in two months.

Greenwich Avenue's outdoor dining season is over. The town extended in-street dining through Monday and said it would begin removing the setups Tuesday.

Blind Brook Girls Varsity Tennis closed its regular season wearing pink for Cancer Awareness Day vs. Byram Hills (0–5), then picked up wins at Ardsley from Ella Rackenberg (6–0, 6–0) and Jackie Rosen/Tatum Schwartz (6–0, 6–2).

I literally just stumbled upon this on Instagram and didn’t have the chance to gather more information, but it seems to be a great initiative. For now, this is what I have for you — I hope to get more info in time for next week’s edition.

Port Chester Market, a new community market, sets up for its debut Sunday, Oct. 25, noon-4 p.m., at The Marina, 51 Abendroth Ave.
Follow @portchestermarket on Instagram

Sail Through History: Talk with Author Eric Jay Dolin.
Square House Museum, 1 Purchase Street, Rye.
Fri, Oct 16, 6-7 p.m.
ryehistory.org

The Men and the Committees Who Wrote the Constitution.
Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road, Cos Cob/Greenwich.
Thu, Oct 22, 6:30-7:45 p.m.
greenwichhistory.org

Jim Jefferies: Son of a Carpenter.
The Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave, Port Chester.
Thu, Oct 22.
thecapitoltheatre.com

Slightly Spooky Square House.
Square House Museum, 1 Purchase Street, Rye.
Fri-Sat, Oct 23-24, 5-7:30 p.m.
$25/family. ryehistory.org

Howl-o-Ween in the Park.
Pine Ridge Park, 17 Mohegan Lane, Rye Brook.
Sat, Oct 24, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
ryebrookny.gov

Daniel Giaquinto bought Rye Beach Pharmacy in 1946 after stopping in town and helping a customer fill an urgent prescription. Eighty years later, his family still runs it, son Bob, 86 and still playing pickleball four days a week, and grandson Ken, who now handles daily operations.

The pharmacy has outgrown its drugstore-with-a-lunch-counter start. More than 60 employees fill over 500 prescriptions a day, compound medications for patients who can't take pills, pack multi-drug dosing for complicated regimens, and run six delivery vehicles that reach pro and college sports teams. There's a naturopath on staff and a hormone-replacement specialist with 25 years at the store.

"Maintaining a large, dedicated staff allows us to provide a level of personalized service," Ken Giaquinto said.

I genuinely find stories like this inspiring because nowadays it’s all about big franchises, soulless places that, while undeniably convenient, completely lack the charm we so appreciate in our villages.

A quick weekly snapshot of the housing market in our five towns: what homes are selling for, how that compares with last year, and how many are on the market right now. The figures come from Redfin. Prices are three-month medians, and listing counts are as of this week.

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Last edition's poll results: Where do you get/have your coffee?
• I make it at home, every day — 73%
• I don't drink coffee — 13%
• I have a regular café I go to — 7%
• Wherever's closest when I need it — 7%

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