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Sunday, December 7, 2025

ICYMI - 12/11 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL MEET & GREET - HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

OUR SAVIOUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROLING

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OUR SAVIOUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROLING----Friday, December 12 will be our annual caroling around the Harmon area. This is an amazing event filled with music and song. We get people clapping and joining in. It is just a little Christmas cheer for the day. We don’t go far and tend to go slowly. We also have snacks when we return to church. Our Saviour Lutheran Church – Croton-on-Hudson, NY

IN THE NEWS--MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL EXPOSES BROKEN WELFARE STATE

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ICYMI--- A LETTER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN---THOUGHTS ABOUT BECKSTROM, WOLFE, OUR NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE

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To the Editor,

On Wednesday November 26th, one day before Thanksgiving, two National Guardsmen, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, both of West Virginia, were shot while on duty a few blocks from the White House in the nation's capital. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom has since died from her wounds at age 20. As of this letter-writing Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, age 24, remains in extremely critical condition. We have yet again allowed another terrorist into our midst to attack us from within. The reason this keeps happening is because Democrats don’t believe in secure and safe immigration control, processes which would protect both existing citizens and the immigrants who are lawfully seeking a new life in the US.

President Biden allowed people from Afghanistan and other countries to pour into the US without having been carefully vetted for safety and security considerations. This occurred during the embarrassing and disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 which left billions of dollars worth of equipment behind as well as 13 marines dead, killed by terrorists as the Taliban carried out a swift 3-day take-over of the entire country. The price for this is still being paid today with the attack on the National Guardsmen.

To make matters worse, the US recently saw the release of a highly controversial video statement from six Democrats, within which the speakers make the implication that the military has been following unconstitutional orders and that they must maintain their lawful option to disobey illegal orders, all without citing a single example of an illegal order. The video was clearly prepared with the intention of causing chaos and doubt by breaking down the chain of command. One of the video's participants, Sen. Elise Slotkin, recently suggested during an interview that the National Guardsmen could get nervous and stressed and "start shooting at American civilians.” A moronic thing for her to say in a climate where people obsess over words, gestures and symbols and wield them for particular purposes, often wildly out of context. These actions by the Democrats are whipping already-frantic citizens into an anti-American frenzy and placing our military and law enforcement at serious risk.

I have, as many of us have, personally observed the National Guard presence in NYC for years, especially after the September 11th attacks. I have always felt safe when traveling in areas where they were stationed, seeing them heavily armed with K9 units loyally standing-by. The service they provide our country is critical and their conviction to duty exemplary. For anyone to celebrate the Nov. 26 attack is repugnant. Suggesting that the attack is the fault of the Guardsmen's commanding officers (including the current president) for having stationed them in DC is an admission of such illogical ignorance, tantamount with suggesting that a person deserves to be beaten and robbed simply because they were in the path of thugs. Rather than complain about the essential arms of the law that keep the US safe, these viciously heartless criminal-sympathizers would do well to simply leave the country they seem to despise so much and find and emigrate to a place more suited to their temperament and distaste for security. Criticism of a system is healthy, and necessary, especially in an active democracy. But I have dwindling patience for those who victim-blame the US military and law enforcement wholesale. The tired assumption that when our neighbors and family don a uniform they become vicious monsters wears thin in the wake of a season of feckless provocation and its deadly reciprocal violence.

It is very much worth noting that Spc. Sarah Beckstrom volunteered for assignment throughout the Thanksgiving holiday so that a fellow soldier could have time with their family. She was there in D.C. keeping our capital safe. She wasn’t randomly shooting her fellow civilians as Sen. Elise Slotkin bizarrely suggested would be the case. US citizens have a choice: to prioritize our citizens, the military and the law-enforcement that protects them, or to prioritize the strangers who simply want to come here regardless of what deadly intentions they can bring. Not everyone is a friend of the US and wants to do good within in this country. What happened to Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was completely avoidable, and most logical Americans see that and want our country protected from such atrocities and terrorism. It’s simply intolerable and the Democrats should process this and change their tune, because Americans won’t put up with being treated like second class citizens within their own country. I pray for the National Guardsmen who were attacked and their families. May this horrible attack make our country stronger in our resolve for safety and security.

Sincerely,

Jessica Dieckman

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GENERATIONAL BETRAYAL--HUD REVEALS BIDEN GAVE ILLEGAL ALIENS FHA-BACKED MORTGAGES

HUD Secretary Scott Turner told Fox Business on Friday that illegal aliens received federally backed mortgages during the Biden–Harris regime years. Turner characterized this as a significant policy failure by the previous administration and evidence of what he called misplaced priorities that favored illegals over American homebuyers. MORE AT Generational Betrayal: HUD Reveals Biden Gave Illegal Aliens FHA-Backed Mortgages | ZeroHedge

REMINDER---TEMPORARY MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE AT HOLY NAME OF MARY--STARTING 12/15

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MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE AT HOLY NAME OF MARY====CLICK ON THE IMAGE. Bulletin

12/6 CROTON POLICE DEPT. & CROTON CARING COMMITTEE TOY DRIVE--2025

1969--A DIFFERENT TIME---THE OSSINING, BRIARCLIFF AND CROTON "BUSINESS COMMNITY" SALUTES AMERICA'S ASTRONAUTS, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEN OF APOLLO II AND NASA

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1969--A DIFFERENT TIME---THE OSSINING, BRIARCLIFF AND CROTON "BUSINESS COMMNITY" SALUTES AMERICA'S ASTRONAUTS, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEN OF APOLLO II AND NASA---click on the full- page ad below......sliced in two for easier viewing.

NY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADDING NEW SUBJECT IN 2026

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New York State Public Schools Adding New Subject in 2026--
By Rob Banks----New York State public schools are adding brand new subjects in 2026, which some are saying a very long overdue. Personal finance is not only going to be a subject, but it is going to be a curriculum for the kids in New York State Public High Schools starting next year. MORE AT New York State Public Schools Adding New Subject in 2026 - NewsBreak

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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The Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too.

Click on the links below. AS ALWAYS, TEXT HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN AND/OR IN ITALICS SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION....

BUT FIRST:

****REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR; CLICK HERE

****SNILSBURG RESIGNS, ABOUT THOSE 17 VIOLATIONS, LENNY TRUMP FLAG AFFAIR; cLICK HERE

****FUNDRAISERS FOR BECKSTROM; CLICK HERE

****IDF: As many of you know, we have village residents with family serving in the IDF; many of you have asked how to support our neighbors. We highly recommend: Friends of the IDF – Supporting Israel Defense Forces

****THAT MINNESOTA/WALZ/SOMALI FRAUD; CLICK HERE

MOVING ALONG:
****CROTON CHORALE MESSAH; ASBURY; CLICK HERE
****CROTON LIONS 1960, TREE SALE! TO GO EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE 1960-----AND THE TRADITION CONTINUES IN 2025
****OPERATION BLUE SANTA TOY DRIVE; CLICK HERE
****FOR THOSE FOLLOWING THE CLAREMONT ADU FIASCO, TOO LATE TO UNDO THE ADU DAMAGE; GO TO
EverythingCroton: FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ADUs AND THE CLAREMONT FIASCO

****ALPHA NEWS--CALLS TO PARDON CHAUVIN GO VIRAL; CLICK HERE

****12/13 TOWN OF CORTLANDT; WINTER WONDERLAND; GO TO EverythingCroton: 12/13 TOWN OF CORTLANDT - 5TH ANNUAL WINTER WONDERLAND

****VINTAGE CROTON, A CROTON ADVENT THEN AND NOW; GO TO EverythingCroton: A CROTON ADVENT THEN & NOW

****VINTAGE CROTON 1967, CHRISTMAS HAPPENINGS; CLICK HERE

****Photo, new Riverside building, former hardware, from the back; go to EverythingCroton: ICYMI--THE NEW BUILDING ON RIVERSIDE, FROM THE BACK

****DOMINICK THE ITALIAN CHRISTMAS DONKEY! GO TO EverythingCroton: DOMINICK THE (ITALIAN CHRISTMAS) DONKEY

****OUTSTANDING VINTAGE CHRISTMAS AD ALBUM FROM SALTYCOTTON; GO TO EverythingCroton: OUTSTANDING VINTAGE CHRISTMAS AD ALBUM FROM SALTYCOTTON

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

****CROTON CHRONICLE; ABOUT THAT HOUSING TASK FORCE; GO TO EverythingCroton: CHRONICLE EDITORIAL: THE BoT PLANS TO "SUNSET" THE HOUSING TASK FORCE. GOOD RIDDANCE FOR NOW.

****HOLY NAME ADVENT PARISH MISSION; MORE AT EverythingCroton: ICYMI: ADVENT PARISH MISSION HOLY NAME OF MARY CHURCH

****12/12 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE; GO TO EverythingCroton: 12/12 HOLY NAME OF MARY FEAST DAY CELEBRATION - OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

****VINTAGE CROTON KATHLEEN BELLER AND PETER STRAUSS; GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM THE MAILBOX, KATHLEEN BELLER AND PETER STRAUSS

****Scam alert, Croton notice--phishing emails purporting to be from VILLAGE PLANNING; go to EverythingCroton: ANOTHER LOCAL SCAM: VILLAGE WARNS OF EMAIL PHISHING, PLANNING

****GRETA AND SWEDEN'S LOST CHILDREN; GO TO EverythingCroton: GRETA THUNBERG AND SWEDEN'S LOST CHILDREN

****VINTAGE CROTON, CHICKEN GALORE, 1977; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE CHICKEN GALORE 1977

****FOOD INSPECTIONS DATA; SEE THE DATA; DO YOUR OWN SEARCH; GO TO EverythingCroton: FOOD SAFETY INSPECTIONS-SEE THE DATA

****HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE, CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY--HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE

****FROM THE MAILBOX, VINTAGE CROTON, THE CHILI HOUSE AND HOUSE OF HEALTH; GO TO EverythingCroton: TWO ITEMS FOM THE MAILBOX---THE CROTON CHILI HOUSE AND "HOUSE OF HEALTH"

****IRYNA'S LAW HAS BEEN PASSED; GO TO EverythingCroton: IRYNA'S LAW HAS BEEN PASSED, GOES INTO EFFECT 12/1

****ICYMI FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: A NEW POST FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE---AND SOME PHANTOM OF THE OPERA TOO

****12/11 BROTHERHOOD, TEMPLE ISRAEL; GO TO EverythingCroton: 12/11 BROTHERHOOD LECTURE TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER--THE STORY OF TWO ISRAELI SONGS

****DEREK HUNTER President Trump Is Right About Tim Walz

EVERYTHING CROTON REMEMBERS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7TH, 1941

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EVERYTHING CROTON REMEMBERS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7TH, 1941 (click on the photos and links.)

This day in 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack, consisting of 353 aircraft, against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack led to the United States' formal entry into World War II the next day.

ALSO NOTE: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Croton, 1 pm; go to: EverythingCroton: NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY--12/7---1 PM----VILLAGE OF CROTON AND THE AMERICAN LEGION FOX EKLOF POST 505

You may have a special interest in the postings below. Again, click on the photos and links:

--COURTESY OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, A 2001 ARTICLE ON PEARL HARBOR FEATURING LOCAL VETERANS, VINCENT MATERO ETAL; click on the photos.

--PHOTOS FROM THE 2012 CEREMONY HELD IN CROTON http://bit.ly/1rXPScx

--THE MIGHTY MOTHBALL FLEET, HUDSON RIVER PHOTOS, http://bit.ly/1vZk7PV

-- JAPANESE SURRENDER EPHEMERA, AMAZING PHOTOS FROM YOUR EDITOR'S PERSONAL COLLECTION http://bit.ly/1FW73fo

--1944 HELPFUL HINTS TO THE NAVY RECRUIT http://bit.ly/2grPSx4

--A LOOK AT THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

--YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY A LOOK AT 'FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; CLICK HERE.

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

HOLY NAME OF MARY 12/19 LESSONS & CAROLS

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HOLY NAME OF MARY 12/19 LESSONS & CAROLS

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1967 CROTON CHRISTMAS HAPPENINGS BY SPECIAL REQUEST

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Have had assorted requests at the blog for 1967 Christmas happenings in Croton, apparently a very good year! Click on the images below for only some items from the archives.