VICTOR WILLIS, LEAD SINGER OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE, DIES AT 74

The group announced his death in a statement posted to social media that said the cause was “a short but aggressive illness,” but provided no further details.

MORE AT Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People, dies at 74 – San Diego Union-Tribune

AOL TAKE A LOOK AT PROMS AND GRADUATIONS 2026 IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

Includes a link to the Croton-Harmon prom

GO TO

Take a look at proms and graduations 2026 in Lower Hudson Valley - AOL

2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE

With more than a hundred "affordable" units coming to Lot A and the possible development of the ET/Cortese site on the horizon, there has once again been a request for the 2021 TOD Analyses of Parcels--(Harmon, Croton Point more or less) dated August 30, 2021---prepared by AKRF for the village--find it here--you can also click on the screenshot images below for some illuminating photos BUT THE LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE OFFICIAL PDF

CROTON SENIORS---NO MEETING THIS WEEK

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.

CROTON SENIORS---There is no meeting this Friday. 

Also it's gonna be hot!

Make sure you drink lots of fluids and stay cool. I'm doing a quick survey, let me know if you DO NOT have air conditioning.

BUT my hydrangeas are blooming making the bees happy and the shooting star should bloom next week.



And finally my chuckle:






Have a great 4th, be cool, be safe and be well,

El Presidente and Bob

ICYMI---FROM THE MAILBOX

Had a request for this again---the reader missed it the first time so....

A reader mentioned how much her late aunt enjoyed Senior Club barbecues held by the Croton Rotary Club and wondered if there were any photos online.

Response: Well there is this from 2019---go to EverythingCroton: CROTON ROTARY, ANNUAL SENIOR BARBECUE FOR THE CROTON CARING COMMITTEE 2019

And this from 2017 at EverythingCroton: PHOTOS, 2017 ANNUAL CROTON CARING COMMITTEE BARBECUE SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF CROTON

YOU MIGHT ALSO TRY REACHING OUT TO THE ROTARY DIRECTLY FOR OTHER YEARS AT Croton Rotary | Local Chapter of Rotary International

JESSICA GORMAN, SHERIDAN GORMAN'S MOTHER, AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING" WHY ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS MORE IMPORTANY THAN MY DAUGHTER...

Jessica Gorman, the mother of victim Sheridan Gorman, who was killed by an undocumented immigrant, shares emotional testimony before a House Judiciary subcommittee. Gorman asked members of Congress to "look me in the eye and explain to me why illegal immigrants are more important than my daughter."

JESSICA GORMAN: Hi, my name is Sheridan Gorman. I'm sorry. My name is Jessica Gorman.

I'm the mother of Sheridan Grace Gorman. Sheridan was 18 years old. She was a freshman at Loyola University Chicago.

She was beautiful. She was funny, faithful, loving, full of plans to build something with her life. On March 19th, Sheridan went with friends to the lakefront in Chicago because they hoped they might see the northern lights.

She never saw those lights. The man accused of murdering my daughter is Jose Medina, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who should not have even been in this country. And even after committing a crime and having an outstanding warrant, he was left on the streets of Chicago to murder my innocent American child.

But this story, it's not about him. This story is about my Sheridan. It's about how failed border policies, sanctuary city laws, and twisted leaders refused to cooperate with ICE.

They sent her to her grave. It's about a government and politicians that forgot their first priority. And the question before this committee is painfully simple.

When did protecting our American citizens stop being your first priority? And even more important, why did protecting our American citizens stop being your first priority? I want an explanation. TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AT Sheridan Gorman's mother at congressional hearing: "Why are illegal immigrants more important than my daughter?"

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2026 MACY'S ANNUAL JULY 4TH FIREWORKS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS EVENT

Fireworks and Special Effects---The display will include 85,000 shells in 30 colors launched from six barges, along with a new laser show from the Brooklyn Bridge. Spectacular effects include:

Morning glory (crackling crown jellyfish)
Red wolves, little snakes, purple butterflies
Color-changing ghost shells, interlocking rings, atomic rings
Cascading 8-layer rainbow and quarter-mile silver waterfall from the bridge
A 1,600-foot-wide USA flag on the Brooklyn Bridge

MORE INFO AT The 50th Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks® Show

REMINDER--AGENDA 7/1 BD. OF TRUSTEES MEETING---FROM THE NEW CROTON.NEWS SITE

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.

GOUVEIA, STUDENTS ON COMMITTEE GUIDELINES, FOWL RE-ZONING, BENCH DONATION, ETC. ETC. ETC. SEE MORE AT Board Of Trustees — 2026-07-01 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

HE'S AT IT AGAIN...WSJ: THE LATEST WHOPPERS FROM BERNIE SANDERS

Thanks to Croton's Tom Faranda's Folly for the post---it's quite the eye-opener---and now some "wisdom" from our millionaire socialist Senator---read more at WSJ: “The Latest Whoppers From Bernie Sanders” – Tom Faranda's Folly

WSJ - SUPREME COURT GIVES TRUMP NEW TOOLS TO ACCELERATE DEPORTATIONS

WASHINGTON—Despite President Trump’s defeat at the Supreme Court in his bid to limit birthright citizenship, he has notched several recent court victories that are expected to turbocharge his deportation efforts. Perhaps most vulnerable are hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. under what is known as Temporary Protected Status, after a 6-3 decision from the high court that judges have little power to review the executive branch’s decisions about the program. MORE AT Supreme Court gives Trump new tools to accelerate deportations

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

--CHARLIE ROBERTO ON REUTERS/CLICK HERE

--FRANKI'S GRILL; A DESTINATION FOR GLOBAL TOURISTS; GO HERE

--POT SHOPS: ALL THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; CROTON DIDN'T; CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW POT SHOP HAS BEGUN; UNKNOWN IF IT WILL BE A 7 DAY MORNING TO NIGHT OPERATION YET; STAY TUNED; IN THE MEANTIME, FIND WHO OPTED OUT HERE

--ST AUGUSTINE PARISH, EAGLE PARK, WASHINGTON, GO HERE

--UPDATE ON QUAKER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; GO HERE

--NO MORE "TRANGENDERS" IN WOMEN'S/GIRLS SPORTS; SCOTUS DECIDES, TWO ARTICLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: SUPREME COURT LETS STATES BAN TRANSGENDER ATHLETES FROM FEMALE SPORTS TEAMS

AND

EverythingCroton: MORE ON SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING STATE BANS ON TRANS FEMALE ATHLETES IN GIRLS SPORTS

--1976, MORE FROM CROTON'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS; CLICK HERE

--CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

---SARCONE, FORWARDED BY THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT; GO HERE

--MONDAY PROPERTIES (FINKELSTEIN TIRE WAREHOUSE); MORE AT EverythingCroton: MONDAY PROPERTIES!

--AT IT AGAIN; REFLECTING POOL VANDALS; GO TO EverythingCroton: AT IT AGAIN....SIX ARRESTED AFTER 350-FOOT RAZOR AND ACID ATTACK ON LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL

--FROM THE MAILBOX; DUMMY LIGHT QUESTION AND INDIAN POINT RESTART/RE-USE ISSUES; CLICK HERE

---By special request---1976, THE BICENTENNIAL WAGON TRAIN; CLICK HERE

---THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S UPCOMING 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5931586-states-decline-great-american-state-fair/

#2) And still trending on local Croton social media: HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X

THE WEEKLY WEDNESDAY FEATURE--SOME QUICK NEWS BITES FROM YOUR LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

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.

The weekly Wednesday feature----and now some QUICK news bites from your local houses of worship and more--BUT FIRST:

THE US BISHOPS CONSECRATION OF THE USA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS WAS 6/11---THE CONSECRATION VIDEO IS AT Mass of Consecration of the United States of America to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

BROTHER JACKS' (HOLY NAME) PREACHING MINISTRY BLOG; GO TO SAINTS PETER AND PAUL; CLICK HERE

AND  TWO VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--MLB Washington Nationals Community Relations Director had a Catholic problem. – Tom Faranda's Folly

AND POPE LEO: Pope Leo’s Encyclical “Magnificent Humanity”: Excellent and very readable – Tom Faranda's Folly

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HOLY NAME OF MARY:

Summer Outreach with the Capuchins Teens from HNM parish will be attending the Capuchin Family Ministry's mission trips. Mary McAndrew, Brendan McAndrew, Chloe Marino, John Marino, and Juliet Sarcone will be traveling to Harlan, Kentucky to experience the Capuchin Appalachian Mission. Caitlin Rittinger and Isabelle Pepperney will attend a Summer Outreach Week in Wappinger Falls. The Capuchin Family Ministries ask for each member to raise funds so the Capuchins can buy the necessary supplies they will need. If anyone can donate even a little, it will help out very much. EverythingCroton: CAN YOU HELP--SUMMER OUTREACH WITH THE CAPUCHINS-HOLY NAME OF MARY

SUMMMERFEST PHOTOS: THE KNIGHTS ARE HERE; THE CHURCH WOMEN BAKERS ARE HERE

AND THE RESPECT LIFE TABLE WOMEN ARE HERE

6/28 BULLETIN; CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! CLICK HERE

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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

7/9 BROTHERHOOD BBQ; GO TO  EverythingCroton: TEMPLE ISRAEL BROTHERHOOD BBQ AT SENASQUA 7/9

8/13 SISTERHOOD, COCKTAILS AT THE LAKE; GO TO EverythingCroton: COCKTAILS AT THE LAKE WITH SISTERHOOD OFFSITE

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OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN

THE LATEST NEWS AT News postings – Our Saviour Lutheran Church

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ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH AND SCHOOL

ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP; GO TO EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP INFO AND REGISTRATION

FESTIVAL SWEEPSTAKES; GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER---ST. AUGUSTINE'S 49TH FESTIVAL SWEEPSTAKES

CONGRATULATIONS SALUTORIAN AND VALEDICTORIAN ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL; GO TO EverythingCroton: CONGRATULATIONS ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL VALECTORIAN ABIGAIL BRATT AND SALUTORIAN BIANCA BARROS

ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATES AND AWARDS! GO TO EverythingCroton: CLASS OF 2026 ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL GRADUATES & AWARDS

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ASBURY METHODIST

ICYMI; HAS A NEW WEBSITE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI---ASBURY METHODIST HAS A NEW WEBSITE

ASBURY HAS A NEW PASTOR EverythingCroton: INTRODUCING ASBURY METHODIST'S NEW PASTOR

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ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL

THEIR CHOIR EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHOIR FOR DEBBIE RAMSEY

AND SEE THEIR FULL WORSHIP SCHEDULE HERE 

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MOVING ALONG:

*VIDEO, CATHOLIC WIVES 9 Hollywood Stars You Had No Idea Married Devout Catholic Wives

*PRAYERS FOR DJ DANIEL; GO TO EverythingCroton: DJ DANIEL---AN UPDATE

*GREAT SITE; ISRAEL REALTIME; GO TO EverythingCroton: ISRAEL REALTIME

*FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IDF; We also have residents with family serving in the IDF; for those who would like to donate there: EverythingCroton: FRIENDS OF THE IDF

*THE UNTOLD STORY: EverythingCroton: VIDEO--THE UNTOLD STORY OF MILITARY PRIESTS ON THE FRONT LINE

*UPCOMING EVENTS AT FAITH LUTHERAN; GO TO Events

*WEBSITE FOR THE REFORMED CHURCH OF CORTLANDTOWN; CLICK HERE

AND

*EverythingCroton: A RATHER INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLIC INSTAGRAM PAGE

*PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY; GO TO EverythingCroton: PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY...

IT'S ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON

If you're looking for the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), just pop on over to the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE. It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content. Often updated in real time too! Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

And the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig, Melita's, MEXTOGO, Devotion Studio, Croton River Artisans Gallery, YUKA'S LATIN FUSION, Feed the Birds, 105-Twenty, Franki's, THE CROTON GRILLE, LA CATRINA, Robbin's, Apple Farm, BAKED BY SUSAN, MEXTOGO, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, ShopRite, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, Matters, Barre-on-Hudson, The Organic Teaching Kitchen and more.

ROOKE---SCOTUS FLIPS THE BIRD TO YOUNG AMERICANS

The U.S. Supreme Court just handed birthright citizenship to illegal immigrants’ children and birth tourists; the implications for young Americans will be severe. MORE AT ROOKE: SCOTUS Flips The Bird To Young Americans | The Daily Caller