Sunday, November 30, 2025

YOUR EVERYTHING WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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

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:

****SNILSBURG RESIGNS, LENNY TRUMP FLAG AFFAIR; click here
AND SEE ALSO: 



****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

 

****Sustainable Westchester/CCA program ended; recent press: ROBERT COX, BEHIND PAYWALL--PSC CALLS OUT SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER DEFICIENCIES; BRAMSON ETHICS SCANDALS & CRIMINAL PROBE TELL DARKER STORY; click here

AND NOT BEHIND PAYWALL; PEEKSKILL HERALD; GO TO EverythingCroton: PEEKSKILL HERALD: LIGHTS OUT AT WESTCHESTER POWER

MOVING ALONG:

***CROTON CHORALE MESSAH; ASBURY; CLICK HERE

****OPERATION BLUE SANTA TOY DRIVE; CLICK HERE

****THE ANNUAL OUR SAVIOUR CHRISTMAS FAIR; CLICK HERE

****FOR THOSE FOLLOWING THE CLAREMONT ADU FIASCO, TOO LATE TO UNDO THE ADU DAMAGE; GO TO 

****VINTAGE CROTON INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE 1979; GO HERE

****ALPHA NEWS---WHY SO MUCH FRAUD IN MINNESOTA? CLICK HERE

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

****SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND PODCASTS TOO--YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS; click here


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

****REGARDING THE ANGLICAN CHURCH SPLIT; CLICK HERE

****EXAMINER NEWS, ADAM STONE, OPTUM! CLICK HERE

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

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

****VINTAGE CROTON, EXPO ;67, CROTON HIGH'S PERFOMANCE AT EVENT; GO TO EverythingCroton: THE SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST----EXPO '67 AND THE CROTON HARMON HIGH SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE

****LANE REDUCTIONS, ROUTE 6, through Nov. 26, CLICK HERE

****CROTON'S RON HERSHEY AT THE CROTON LIBRARY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON'S RON HERSHEY GLOBAL LENS COMES TO OSSINING'S PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

****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

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OUR ANNUAL EVENT.....A CROTON SANTA CLAUS 1963-2014!

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That special request.....

At Everything Croton, we believe in Santa Claus----and so..........OUR ANNUAL EVENT.....A CROTON SANTA CLAUS 1963-2014!  Click here and enjoy.

AND DON'T FORGET:

EverythingCroton: REMINDER---3 DATES---CROTON EMS PICTURES WITH SANTA



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VILLAGE OF CROTON LETTERS FOR SANTA!

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Letters for Santa!
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025 - Monday, December 15, 2025

Santa’s Elves will place special mailboxes at the Municipal Building and SaveMor Pharmacy. Children may write letters to Santa and will receive a personalized response back.

Place letters in the designated mailbox by December 15 (no postage required). Must include the child’s name and a return address (please print clearly). Program available for Croton Village and Croton School District residents only. CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO.
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A CROTON TRADITION! THE ANNUAL OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAIR

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A CROTON TRADITION! THE ANNUAL OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAIR

12/6, 10 AM-3 PM

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

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2025 CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR THE CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDUE AT HOLY NAME OF MARY (AND THE CHAPEL)

Holy Name of Mary - Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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Saturday, November 29, 2025

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

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

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.
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THAT TIME OF YEAR! AND A REQUEST FOR A RE-POST---OUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS POSTS FROM MID-CENTURY MENU

Yes, it's that time of the year-----cookies and brandy and cakes and pies.......

And now some of our favorite Christmas posts from Mid-Century Menu.....Testing vintage recipes one at a time! So you don't have to! Enjoy! CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW.








1972, EVER SO EASY FRUITCAKE Ever-So-Easy Fruit Cake, 1972 – The Five Days of Vintage Fruit Cake - Mid-Century Menu

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY FROM FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE:  AMAZING TRADITIONAL SHORTBREAD RECIPE 
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SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

  

Because life gets busy:

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

***TEMPLE ISRAEL MIDNIGHT RUN; CLICK HERE

***PROGRESS REPORT FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: BIKE PROGRESS REPORT & MORE FROM MY MS MERMAID LIFE

***NEW TREE LAW IN CROTON; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW LAW TO PROTECT TREES IN EFFECT IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON

***ALLEGED KIRK ASSASSIN ROBINSON, WHAT WE KNOW; GO TO EverythingCroton: CHARLIE KIRK'S ALLEGED ASSASSIN CONFESSES ON DISCORD, EVERYTHING WE KNOW

***SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 10/18 HEART HEALTH FAIR; GO TO EverythingCroton: SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 10/18 HEART HEALTH FAIR

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


***WHEN WILL THE VILLAGE'S CHRISTMAS TREE BE LIT? GO TO EverythingCroton: 2025---WHEN WILL THE VILLAGE'S CHRISTMAS TREE BE LIT?
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REMINDER---3 DATES---CROTON EMS PICTURES WITH SANTA

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CROTON EMS PICTURES WITH SANTA

THREE DATES

SEE MORE AT QR code for registration coming soon! - Croton On Hudson Volunteer EMS
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AFGHAN NATIONAL ARRESTED, CHARGED FOR THEATENING TO BOMB TEXAS CITY

An Afghan national was arrested after claiming he was building a bomb that was intended to target Fort Worth, Texas, in a video posted to TikTok this week.  Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was apprehended on Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security after posting the video to his profile; he is being charged at the state level, Fox News reported. MORE AT Afghan national allegedly threatened to bomb Fort Worth, Texas | New York Post

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A CROTON ADVENT THEN & NOW

Welcome to Everything Croton, (while the New One is down) a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON

A CROTON ADVENT SEASON ... AND MORE: The First Sunday of Advent is this Sunday, November 30th, when the Church celebrates the beginning of a new Liturgical year.  Advent — from the Latin ad venio, “to come” — is the liturgical season anticipating the Adventus Domini, the "coming of the Lord.”

DON'T FORGET---HOLY NAME OF MARY ADVENT PARISH MISSION! GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER---ADVENT PARISH MISSION HOLY NAME OF MARY

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE ADDITIONAL LINKS:

--FROM 1979, HOLY NAME OF MARY, ADVENT, HOLY NAMERS APPEAR ON ON NBC https://bit.ly/2LNQMsc

--DIY Christmas Paper Village for Advent - Christmas Houses, from PAPER GLITTER GLUE here.

--NOSTALGIC ADVENT CALENDARS FROM GERMANY AND BLUMCHEN HERE.

--Advent giving tree 2024 at HOLY NAME OF MARY; go to EverythingCroton: JUST A REMINDER---HOLY NAME OF MARY 2025 CHRISTMAS---GIVING TREE

--The history and spiritual side of Advent Candles in the Windows; click on the image from the 11/28/21 bulletin, St. Augustine Catholic; you can read the entire bulletin here.
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CITY COUNCIL PUSHING NYC INFO "COMMUNIST DYSTOPIA" WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL DICTATING PROPERTY SALES--OR ELSE

The City Council’s far-left majority is sliding headfirst into a “communist dystopia” by fast-tracking Stalinesque legislation that would torpedo private property owners in favor of socialist “community land trusts,” critics said. MORE AT NYC Council's affordable-housing bill would give nonprofits first shot to buy multifamily buildings | New York Post

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JUST A REMINDER THAT THE 2025 CROTON LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE STARTS 11/29 AT THE SHOPRITE PLAZA

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JUST A REMINDER THAT THE 2025 CROTON LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE STARTS 11/29 AT THE SHOPRITE PLAZA (MORE INFO HERE)

Here's a picture of the tree-unloading for the annual Croton Lions Tree Sale---undated---but believed to be early 1960's per the CHA; you'll recognize quite a few familiar faces---click on the photo.....and speaking of the Croton Lions circa 1960s: 

PARTS 1 AND 2: THE TENDER TRAP
http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/01/1960-croton-lions-presentthe-tender-trap.html

FOR MORE ABOUT THE CROTON LIONS, contact Vic Conte, President, Croton Lions Club, PO Box 296, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520  CrotonLionsClub@gmail.com
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FRIDAY COCKTAIL, TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, THE SATURDAY EDITION: THE RUM OLD FASHIONED

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FRIDAY COCKTAIL, TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, THE SATURDAY EDITION: THE RUM OLD FASHIONED--We are very fond of rum – it’s our Jamaica connection – and we continue to experiment with different bitters variations and other additives for our old fashioneds. But … always use Demerara syrup as per the video. Our recent recipe below. Friday cocktail – Saturday edition! The Rum Old Fashioned – Tom Faranda's Folly
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