APPLE-PICKING SEASON--TIME FOR THE EVERYTHING CROTON APPLE-PICKING GUIDE

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TIME FOR THE EVERYTHING CROTON APPLE PICKING GUIDE! BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR REGULAR UPDATES....but.... remember to ALWAYS call ahead for any possible changes.  

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--JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A QUICK CAR RIDE TO WILKENS' FRUIT & FIR FARM IN YORKTOWN; here's 2021 news:

Pick Your Own Apples – Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

Click here for more info about Wilkens.

--HARVEST MOON FARM IN NORTH SALEM; Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard

--STUART'S FRUIT FARM, GRANITE SPRINGS, CASH & CARRY https://www.stuartsfarm.com/

--OUTHOUSE ORCHARDS, NORTH SALEM, assorted variety ripening schedule list;  http://outhouseorchardsny.com/pick-your-own/

AND IF YOU JUST LIKE APPLES--AND ARE NOT INTO PICKING THEM(!):
--MEADOWS FARM MARKET IN YORKTOWN https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-very-pleasant-visit-to-meadows-farm.html

AND ON ANOTHER NOTE: THOMPSON'S CIDER MILL https://thompsonscidermill.com/

AND SOME FAB 2018 PHOTOS COURTESY OF CROTON UNITED HERE.

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NEWS ALERT--TRUMP CUTS MIGRANT POPULATION BY NEARLY 3 MIL

Read more at Trump cuts migrant population by nearly 3 million; total U.S. population likely to drop

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--PLANNING BOARD TO REVIEW SITE PLAN OVERHAUL PROMPTED BY STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CHANGES, ANOTHER ADU

Many thanks to TMThoughtsCreekskill/Cronk for the heads up; the link is working now. NOTE THAT CORTESE is not scheduled for this meeting.....as for the other issue, yada yada yada.......



Editor's note: This article previews a scheduled meeting based on the published agenda packet. After the meeting is held and video is released, coverage will be updated with the actual discussion and any votes taken. The Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board meets Tuesday, September 8, with a new business agenda pairing a village-wide rewrite of its site plan review standards against a single accessory cottage application on Emerson Avenue. MORE AT Planning Board — 2026-09-08 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

GLORIA STEINEM HAS DIED

Gloria Steinem, a trailblazer of the feminist movement, pop culture shaper, and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York City, her foundation announced across her social media pages on Thursday morning. She was 92. More at Gloria Steinem dead: Feminist activist and pop culture icon was 92

VILLAGE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CLOSED 9/4

More at  Engineering Department Closed September 4 | Croton-on-Hudson NY

CONLEY RIPPED OVER TRANSGENDER SUPPORT IN GOP ATTACK AD BEFORE HEATED MIDTERM RACE AGAINST LAWLER

WASHINGTON — Hudson Valley Democrat Cait Conley was ripped over transgenderism in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s opening attack ad against the New York congressional candidate.

The brutal ad laced into Conley’s public opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included a provision to block Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for sex changes. MORE AT Dem NY House candidate Cait Conley ripped over transgender support in 1st GOP attack ad before heated midterm race against Lawler

ICYMI 9/2/2026 BOARD MEETING VIDEO

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The video for the re-play of the 9/2 board of trustees meeting can be found at Regular Meeting

You are encouraged to watch it; there were a number of interesting items concerning the Cortese/425 S. Riverside site (he won't be ready by the next pb meeting), Trustee Simon recused himself from the pigeon law, (that is still being worked on) and for those who asked: here is the AKRF TOD analysis that the village undertook in 2021. The photos of the massive density urban-like housing projects envisioned are fascinating. There was much more to the meeting and hopefully additional items will be online today--but many of us have a wake to attend: EverythingCroton: AGAIN--ANOTHER REQUEST FOR A RE-POST--2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE--CROTON POINT AVENUE AREA, HARMON

AND DON'T FORGET TONIGHT'S TOWN HALL MEETING; THEY'VE GOT PLANS FOR HARMON  EverythingCroton: REMINDER---THEY'VE GOT PLANS---HEADS UP EVERYONE--THE HARMON SECTION 9/3 NEW YORK FORWARD TOWN HALL MEETING

ICYMI--JOIN THE CROTON-HARMON BOOSTER CLUB TODAY!

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Support Our Students & Teams!

Does your child play a school sport? If they do, joining the Booster Club is one of the best ways to support them and their team!

Your membership helps fund equipment, scholarships, special events, recreational and facility enhancements and unforgettable student-athlete experiences.

Let's work together to make this their best season yet!

Click on the link below to sign up and join today!  Croton-Harmon Booster Club Membership: https://www.crotontigers.org/membership

OFFICIAL GOFUND ME --MURDER VICTIM ERIN PIACENTI

There is an official GoFundMe verified for Erin Piacenti, which was established by her family to support her 5-month-old daughter, Madison. However, there does not appear to be a joint fundraiser or a public GoFundMe campaign for the second victim, Tak Kam. [1]

Fundraiser DetailsErin Piacenti's Fundraiser: In lieu of flowers, her family created the Official GoFundMe for Erin Piacenti to provide financial security for her infant daughter. Erin, a 32-year-old Bank of America executive, was tragically killed in the random Times Square attack on August 31, 2026, which occurred on her first day back from maternity leave. As of September 3, 2026, the campaign has raised over $500,000 toward its $750,000 goal. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Second Victim: The other individual injured in the unprovoked attack was 68-year-old Tak Kam, who was visiting his son in New York City. He sustained stab wounds but was hospitalized at Bellevue in stable condition and is expected to survive. No crowdsourced fundraisers have been publicly advertised for him at this time. [1, 2]

OUTAGES, CHATGPT, CLAUDE, GEMINI DOWN

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are all down as thousands of users experience outages

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google were grappling with service problems Thursday, disrupting several of the tech giants' massive popular artificial intelligence products. MORE AT ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are all down as thousands of users experience outages

ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH WELCOMES FATHER TVEIT

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ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH WELCOMES FATHER TVEIT--CLICK ON THE IMAGE.  20260906B.pdf

THESE NY TEACHERS ARE DITCHING SCREENS---LAWMAKERS WANT OTHERS TO FOLLOW

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An issue of intense---and consistent---local discussion:

“I think there were a lot of promises about how technology would help us differentiate instruction and reach more students,” she said. “But the more tech you bring into your classroom, the less connection and human skills you build.” MORE AT https://nysfocus.com/2026/09/03/new-york-schools-screen-time-pen-paper

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***EverythingCroton: PARENTS ARE WAKING UP ALL OVER--A LETTER TO THE EDITOR---LAUREN CONNELL--LESS SCREENS, MORE LEARNING

***EverythingCroton: SCREEN TIME FOR KIDS IN SCHOOL, THE HECHINGER REPORT, READERS WEIGH IN OUR STORY

REMINDER---HEADS UP EVERYONE--THE HARMON SECTION 9/3 NEW YORK FORWARD TOWN MEETING

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Click on the image. HEADS UP EVERYONE--THE HARMON SECTION 9/3 NEW YORK FORWARD TOWN MEETING

A CROTON LABOR DAY 1929

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WITH LABOR DAY 2026 around the corner, your editor thought you'd enjoy this blast from Croton Labor Day Past...1929...click on the images below...there's Holy Name of Mary, the American Legion, the Fighting 69th, Croton Point Park and more....