GORGEOUS SUNFLOWERS ARE BACK AT CROTON'S APPLE FARM

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While supplies last---GORGEOUS SUNFLOWERS ARE BACK AT CROTON'S APPLE FARM. Click on the photo. APPLE FARM, 56 MAPLE STREET, (914) 271-1110

A WORD FROM KONSTANTIN KISIN

KABOOM! More at A Quick Message To The People Trying To Cancel Me

EARTH AS A PEPPERCORN IN VASSALLO PARK

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

A reader stumbled upon this curious item and has shared the link:



SEE MORE AT Earth as a Peppercorn in Vassallo Park — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

RECENT TACONIC STATE PARKWAY TROOPER ENFORCEMENT

Read more at Troopers issue 236 citations during Taconic State Parkway enforcement - Mid Hudson News

FROM THE MAILBOX

Confidential to HereYaGo; Thank you. As you know, it was removed but screenshots are making the rounds and have been forwarded appropriately given current events.  Thanks again.

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So we have had repeat requests for some items ---both of which were answered in the past but missed by the requesters---here they are again as a courtesy:

A reader is seeking photos from any of those "fishing contests" down on the village waterfront????

Response: You MAY mean the Catfish Chaos Tournament events at the Croton Yacht Club:

2020 event is here

2019 photos are here

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A reader writes: Back in the late 1970's, my late cousin entered some sort of local fireman's drawing(???) contest that I have been wracking my brains trying to remember.  We went to Elliott's for the oaktag and markers. Can you help?

Response: You MAY mean this from 1979; THE SAFETY POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST; go to EverythingCroton: WINNERS OF THE 1979 CROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST

REQUEST FOR A RE-POST: OUTSTANDING DATA SOURCE--CROTON BY THE NUMBERS--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" AI SITE--AND SO MUCH MORE

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

OUTSTANDING DATA SOURCE--CROTON BY THE NUMBERS--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" AI SITE--AND SO MUCH MORE

Public data about the village, assembled from official sources — every figure links to where it came from. On this page: the village over time, the budget and what it buys, the tax bill, the school district, the capital plan, crime, Route 9 traffic, home values and the market. The deeper databases below each have a page of their own. GO TO Croton by the Numbers — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

BIG TOLKIEN FANS HERE!

We watched the film again last night and so when this ended up in the Saturday email, just had to share:

This quietly powerful statement comes from “The Fellowship of the Ring,” spoken by Gandalf as he reassures the elf Erestor during a moment of fear and uncertainty. J.R.R. Tolkien, a veteran of World War I and a devout Catholic, wove the upheavals of the 20th century and his personal experiences with loss, endurance, and faith into stories that grapple with the tension between darkness and courage. This line reflects his belief that even in the bleakest moments, we can’t claim to know how things will end. For Tolkien, despair is not just sadness, but a kind of arrogance — the false certainty that we can predict the future and know all hope is gone. His words here gently push back against that instinct, reminding us that as long as the future remains unwritten, there's still plenty of room for resilience and hope. MORE AT Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. - Inspiring Quotes

PLEASANTVILLE POLICE PREPARE TO STEP UP E-BIKE ENFORCEMENT AS SHOOL YEAR NEARS

More at Pleasantville Police Prepare to Step Up E-Bike Enforcement as School Year Nears | The Examiner News

WON'T YOU DONATE TODAY TO THE "ANTHONY S. FAUCI M.D. LEGAL FUND"

Excerpted---read the entire article at the link below.  Fauci's lawyers launch legal defense fund as federal, state investigations mount against him

Rand Paul called on the Department of Justice to prosecute Fauci after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment at a hearing

Lawyers representing Dr. Anthony Fauci have created a legal defense fund for the infectious disease expert as investigations against him continue to mount......

"The Anthony S. Fauci M.D. Legal Defense Fund was established to help cover the legal representation and associated administrative costs for Dr. Fauci," the defense fund’s website says.  "Your contributions directly support these defense efforts and ensure comprehensive legal support during ongoing inquiries and proceedings."

Fauci retired in 2022 after leading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly 40 years.,,,During his time navigating the country through the pandemic, he was a proponent of wearing masks, social distancing, vaccines and lockdown measures.....Former President Joe Biden issued Fauci a preemptive pardon before he left office.

"Fauci is facing an unprecedented legal ​barrage for a retired civil servant, and he deserves a robust defense against these unfounded and frivolous actions," David Schertler, a lawyer for Fauci, told Reuters...."Dr. Fauci has not ​done anything wrong, and we are prepared to fight back against this shameful harassment of an honorable man who dedicated his career to saving lives."

His lawyers added that any funds remaining after all of his investigations conclude will be donated to charity.

Prior to his retirement, Fauci was the highest-paid federal employee, making nearly $500,000 each year, Fox News Digital previously reported. In retirement, Fauci collects a federal pension that rivals a presidential salary, OpenTheBooks CEO Adam Andrzejewski estimated.

Fauci and his wife reported a combined $12.6 million net worth in 2021 Anthony Fauci legal defense fund launched amid COVID investigations | Fox News

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***REVERSE TASHLICH; CLICK HERE

***LOT A GETS THE CASH; EverythingCroton: LOT A NEEDED ON SITE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS/MONEY -- WESTCHESTER STEPPED IN WITH A MILLION TO ALLOW FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION

***YADA YADA YADA; SOCIAL MEDIA; FRIDAY; CLICK HERE

***QUICK VIDEO, THANK YOU OAK PLACE BOB ANDERSON, OSPREYS! GO HERE

***LUNCHBOXES AND PENCILCASES AND LOOSELEAF BINDERS; EverythingCroton: JUST FOR FUN--AND KEEPING IT LOCAL--FOR BACK TO SCHOOL TOO

***FAUCI, and now we have his phone texts--which are truly fascinating on so many levels; another "conspiracy theory" turns out to be.....EverythingCroton: FAUCI PRIVATELY WARNED OF MISCARRIAGE RISK WHILE PUBLICLY CLAIMING NO ISSUES.....

***THANK YOU CAROLYN WHITING: MARC CHESHIRE AND CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED BY HEART COMMITTEE; CLICK HERE

***CROTON BY THE NUMBERS, very useful from the new Croton.NEWS AI site: EverythingCroton: OUTSTANDING DATA SOURCE--CROTON BY THE NUMBERS--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE

***FROM THE MAILBOX -- KALSHI, MEASLES, EATALIA, QUAKER BRIDGE, POTHOLE REPORTS, FAUCI, AND "ANY CHANCE?"; GO HERE

***A (CROTON) PURPLE FINCH LIVES TO TELL THE TALE; GO HERE

***VIDEO - WATCH THE MOMENT FAUCI IS ASKED POINT BLANK IF HE ASKED PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR A PARDON; GO HERE

***THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, IS IT EVER IN THE NEWS; CLICK HERE

***9/11 TRI MUNICIPAL CEREMONY; CLICK HERE

IT'S SATURDAY IN CROTON AND...

Finding the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), is easy----just visit 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! 

The latest product recalls too.

Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

CLAIRE'S WEEKLY LETTER: PUNISHED FOR TRUTH-SEEKING: COFNAS, THE ARDAY AFFAIR AND NOW THE AMBASSADOR STEPS UP

For observers of academia, the Jason Arday affair has been thoroughly depressing. The exposure of absent standards inside Cambridge, the relentless coverage that followed, and then Arday's death, have made for a sequence of events that has been emotionally draining. It has been compounded by the backlash against the British press and against the scholar who set the chain in motion: the American philosopher and Quillette contributor Nathan Cofnas.

What began as an exposé of the collapse in standards produced by DEI—the ideology of diversity, equity and inclusion—has become a case of whistleblower retaliation. Cofnas has received death threats. He has been targeted personally by protesters in London, among them a sitting MP. And this week he was suspended from his post at Ghent University, pending a disciplinary investigation, after blowing the whistle on Arday and on Cambridge. I can confirm that he has been fearful for his safety.

In the days since Arday's death, there has been no public apology and no acknowledgement from Cambridge's leadership of the part it played in elevating an unqualified man into a position of precariousness and public scrutiny. The only scholar to face professional consequences is the one who exposed the truth. I am not the only one to notice the irony: the profession whose raison d'être is the pursuit of truth has punished a man for pursuing it. What is at stake in all of this is the legitimacy of academia itself.

Now the affair has escalated again, into something close to a diplomatic incident. Cofnas is an American scholar, and on 21 August the US Ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, published the following statement---click on the image

At Quillette we welcome the Ambassador's intervention, and are heartened by the muscular defence of academic freedom and integrity it expresses. In a tragic and demoralising affair, his words offer some hope.

We'll have more on this saga in the coming days. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this week's selection of essays.NOT BEHIND PAYWALL BUT YOU MUST SIGN UP Claire's Weekly Letter: Punished for Truth-Seeking

WATCH PARTY! TRUMP TO HONOR ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS ON AUG. 29TH---AND A CROTON TRIP BACK TO 1969

With the news that President Donald Trump is set to honor four astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history during a record-breaking journey around the moon earlier this year--- Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen during an Aug. 28 ceremony---read more here---a reader remembered that she had seen a blog post honoring past astronauts but can't find it.

You can only mean this 1969 ad and Apollo II--note the three Croton businesses---still fondly remembered---stay tuned for a special post by request--but for now, see EverythingCroton: 1969--A DIFFERENT TIME---THE OSSINING, BRIARCLIFF AND CROTON "BUSINESS COMMUNITY" SALUTES AMERICA'S ASTRONAUTS, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEN OF APOLLO II AND NASA

COURT RULES JAMES' SUBPOENAS NOT VALID

......The ruling by the divided panel from the NYC-based Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that two subpoenas Sarcone sent James‘ office last year were not valid.  “We disagree with the court’s decision, and intend to take this case to the Supreme Court,” a Justice Department spokesperson told The Post. MORE HERE