SPRYE Executive Director Marie Johnson attended the 10th Annual National Village Gathering “Models For Living: Today and Tomorrow “ in San Diego October 7-10. The conference was held in conjunction with the Village to Village Network that SPRYE is a member of.  Read More

Debra Thompson is throwing a block party. She has good weather for it — never a sure thing in Chicago — a warm and sunny autumn afternoon. Music is playing, hot dogs are grilling. But this party isn’t just for fun. Thompson is the volunteer chairwoman of Englewood Village, an organization that connects low-income older...Read More

By Rahel Musleah Before Batya Perman parted with the heirloom oak bookcase that stood sentinel in her home for 43 years, she carefully perused its volumes in order to distribute and discuss them with her family. She located a master woodworker to disassemble the bookcase into smaller pieces so it could fit through the doorway of...Read More

Well wishers at Betti Weimersheimer’s retirement party at the Wainwright House in Rye included, left to right, SPRYE Vice President Joan Feinstein, Betti, Port Chester Mayor Richard “Fritz” Falanka and Rye Mayor Josh Cohen. Betti became the Executive Director of the agency when it started in 2011. SPRYE joined the Village to Village movement Network that started...Read More

At the annual meeting of SPRYE (Staying Put in Rye and Environs) on June 19, members of the board of directors welcomed Marie Johnson, who will become the organization’s second executive director at the end of the month. She succeeds Betti Weimersheimer, who is retiring after serving at the helm since the organization’s founding in...Read More