Birch Lane resident Emily Fink snuggles up with her 3-year-old son Daniel as she waves at loved ones watching them circle around on a swing ride at the Village of Rye Brook’s 42nd Birthday Party on Saturday, June 15. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Though they express it differently, Rye Brook 8-year-old Inaayah Khan (left), her 2-year-old brother Jabir and Ridge Street School first-grader Connor Wu have a blast swinging on a boat ride. The trio are attending Rye Brook’s 42nd Birthday Party on Saturday, June 15, an annual event that took over a new location this year by setting up at the King Street athletic fields instead of Crawford Park. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
A proud Rye Brook grandfather, Giorgio Rietti, smiles as he gets a nose honk from his visiting granddaughter Lillian, 2, who is happy to don her new village fire department hat. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Jordan Rivera, a 7-year-old John F. Kennedy Elementary School student, squeezes out of an inflatable obstacle course after bolting through the intricate structure. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Rye Brook resident Kevin Heaps helps his 5-year-old son Abraham load and launch a water balloon in a battle station set up on the field. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
When the sun comes out, hydration is key. At the insistence of his mother Stephanie, Whittemore Place resident Thomas Morano, 2, takes a break from playing on an inflatable arena for a drink of water. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Seth Frenklakh, a 5-year-old Betsy Brown Road resident, tries with all his might to win a tug-o-war challenge against two other children half his age. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Beating the heat, Port Chester resident Melissa Pignatelli and her 1-year-old daughter Camila grab lunch and make new friends under a pop-up tent stationed at the top of the hill. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
The birthday cake looks too good to resist—just ask Scarsdale 6-year-old Hannah Shabaj, who patiently waits to be served. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Rye Brook Trustee Sal Morlino comes up for air after diving his face into whipped cream during the pie eating contest, which has become a Village Birthday Party tradition. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Giving it all he’s got, 1-year-old Aiden Waine of Rye Brook tosses a ball toward other children playing on a bouncy attraction. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Showing off her acrobatic skills, Ridge Street School second-grader Nayali Dhamrhat can almost do a split while jumping on a trampoline bungee jumping attraction. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Rye Brook Birthday Party visitors check out vendors lined up along the sides of the athletic field. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Rye Brook Trustee Stephanie Fischer, Village Administrator Christopher Bradbury and his assistant Greg Rivera belt out the “Happy Birthday” song through a microphone before cake is served to the community. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Community celebrates Rye Brook at annual Birthday Party
