DOW, S&P CLOSE AT RECORD HIGHS

Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs---see more at 
https://nypost.com/2025/12/24/business/dow-sampp-500-close-at-record-highs-in-holiday-shortened-trading-session/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=mail_app

YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE AWARDS NIGHT--TOWN OF CORTLANDT

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YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE AWARDS NIGHT--25 Teams, 300 Players, and 50 Volunteer Coaches later, the Fall 2025 Youth Soccer League Season is complete! We thank all of our players, coaches, families, and sponsors for making this season an incredible one! Registration for the Spring 2026 Youth Soccer League Season can be found in the 2026 Winter/ Spring Recreation Planner; registration begins on Thursday, January 8th. LEARN MORE AT Recreation & Conservation Department - Town of Cortlandt, NY

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

Wishing you and yours a very Merry---and Blessed---Christmas.

You can find a wrap-up of local church services at EverythingCroton: A WRAP-UP OF CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE BLASTS FROM CROTON CHRISTMAS PAST:

-----EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT CROTON'S "UNITED CIGAR STORE"

----EverythingCroton: THE ANNUAL REQUEST--MEMORIES OF "THE BOOK AND RECORD STORE IN COTON" AND CHRISMAS SHOPPING THERE

CHRISTMAS ISSUE 1961--TIGER RAG

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COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, select items from the Christmas Issue of THE TIGER RAG, 1961. Click on the images below.

US MURDER RATE HEADED FOR RECORD 1-YEAR DROP

The U.S. appears headed for the largest one-year drop in murders in history, according to a well-known crime analyst. That's the conclusion of crime statistics expert Jeff Asher, who says new national data show killings plunging at a pace not seen in modern recordkeeping.  MORE AT US Murder Rate Headed for Record 1-Year Drop | Newsmax.com

CORA WEISS HAS DIED

Cora Weiss of East Hampton and New York, an activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times, died of lymphoma in New York City on Dec. 8. She was 91. MORE AT Cora Weiss, 91, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee | The East Hampton Star

CURRENT STATUS OF ANDREW WOLFE AS OF MID-DECEMBER 2025

Here’s the latest publicly reported information on Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the West Virginia National Guardsman who survived the Nov. 26 D.C. shooting:

Current Status (as of mid‑December 2025)

According to multiple news outlets:

He is breathing on his own.

He can stand with assistance—a major milestone noted by his neurosurgeon.

He has been released from acute hospital care and transitioned to inpatient rehabilitation at an undisclosed facility.

His medical team says he has made “extraordinary” or “amazing” progress in the weeks since the attack.

His mother reports he is surpassing expectations, smiling, and showing improved movement on his right side.

Wolfe suffered a critical gunshot wound to the head in the ambush that killed Spc. Sarah Beckstrom. Despite the severity of his injuries, doctors say his recovery trajectory is remarkably positive, and he is now stable enough for rehabilitation.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A WRAP-UP OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

A WRAP-UP OF CHRISTMAS EVE 

AND CHRISTMAS DAY 

SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

FOR MORE INFO, GO TO:

EverythingCroton: A WRAP-UP OF CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY

For all the latest---and most reliable---avian news----your editor recommends signing up  for the assorted newsletters from the CORNELL LAB----go to News Signup | Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

     

Because life gets busy:

***CHRISSIE MAYR LIVESTREAM VIDEO COVERAGE OF KIRK MEMORIAL AT CROTON LANDING; CLICK HERE

***MICHELE MILANO AND RASCAL IN NEW YORK! GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE FROM MICHELE MILANO AND RASCAL IN NEW YORK

***EAGLE'S EYE FALL NEWSLETTER, ST. AUGUSTINE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL, FALL NEWSLETTER, NOW ONLINE

***ANTOINETTE STOCKENBERG'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PUTZ MANTLE AND STORY; GO TO EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR - ANTOINETTE STOCKENBERG'S 2025 CHRISTMAS DISPLAY

***CHRISTMAS CHARCUTERIE BOARD IDEAS; GO TO EverythingCroton: CHRISTMAS CHARCUTERIE BOARD IDEAS

***BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST Brotherhood Breakfast with Acclaimed Biographer James Kaplan - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

***NEW TRUMP FLAG IS UP; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW TRUMP FLAG IS UP

THE HOMECOMING, A CHRISTMAS STORY

Recently watched this again and highly recommend it.

THE HOMECOMING, A CHRISTMAS STORY

This was the pilot movie for "The Waltons" (which began its long run in September 1972), recounting the events of one day -- Christmas Eve, 1933 -- in the lives of a rural American mountain family. Later called "The Homecoming -- A Christmas Story," it won a Christopher Award as well as Emmy nominations for actress Patricia Neal, director Fielder Cook and author Earl Hamner, Jr (who based the story apparently on his own youthful recollections and was the model for "John-Boy"). Hamner previously had written the story in another form which turned up on the screen as "Spencer's Mountain" (1963) with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara as the parents. When "The Waltons" turned up as a series, Michael Learned, Ralph Waite and Will Geer took over the roles created by Patricia Neal, Andrew Duggan and Edgar Bergen, while most of the others in the cast continued in the parts they originated. SEE THE MOVIE AT  The Waltons' Homecoming A Christmas Story (1971)

BY SPECIAL REQUEST: A 1963 CROTON WINTER CARNIVAL

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST: A 1963 CROTON WINTER CARNIVAL---CLICK ON THE IMAGES.

We couldn’t resist posting this charming entry on Croton's 1963 Winter Carnival.

The winners of the skating races at the Duck Pond that day were congratulated by the reigning Carnival Queen, Barbara Christopher.  

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EverythingCroton: THE TOP FIVE CROTON IN THE 1960'S POSTS---2025

ASSORTED AVIAN REQUESTS AT THE MAILBOX

ASSORTED AVIAN REQUESTS: ***A reader recently spotted a beautiful pheasant out at Croton Point and wondered if we had anything else about them in the archives. Indeed we do...from 1926---SEPTEMBER 1926, PHEASANT EXPERIMENT AT CROTON POINT

***A reader loves the area's Osprey population and requests an index of Osprey posts here at the blog. It's on the to-do list but for now you may enjoy: CROTON IS OSPREY CENTRAL 2025

***A reader's daughter has fond memories of a class trip to Feed the Birds! It is believed from the details provided, this was the 2015 trip; see more at EverythingCroton: APRIL 2015: CET CLASS TRIP TO FEED THE BIRDS AND HERE IS THE 2017 TRIP AT EverythingCroton: APRIL 2017 CET CLASS TRIP TO CROTON'S OWN FEED THE BIRDS!

UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS HOLIDAY HOURS

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UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS HOLIDAY HOURS

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