FAUCI IN THE NEWS--REFUSED SENATE APPEARANCE INVOKING FIFTH AMENDMENT MORE THAN 100 TIMES IN COVID PROBE

 

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to voluntarily appear before a second Senate panel, opening another front in Republicans’ investigations into the former public health official’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.An attorney for Fauci rejected the request from Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, arguing that compelling Fauci to testify again after his contentious July 29 Senate hearing would “impermissibly harass or degrade Dr. Fauci for political purposes.” MORE AT Fauci refuses Senate appearance after invoking Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in COVID probe

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...



YES THE CYCLOSPORA THREAT IS OVER; SEE MORE HERE

AND REGARDING 425 S. RIVERSIDE: JUST A REMINDER THAT THE NEXT PB MEETING IS 8/25; PRESUMABLY IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA THEN

ALSO FOR SOME ITEMS THAT MAY INTEREST YOU FOR FUTURE MEETINGS ON THIS ISSUE: GO HERE

AND  49 Apartments, 31 Questions: Planning Board Opens Its Review of 425 S. Riverside — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND CROTON IS "PRO-HOUSING"--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SEE FROM THE MAILBOX--WHAT DOES IT MEAN EXACTLY---THAT CROTON IS A "PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY"

AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VERY GOOD LETTERS IN THE 8/13 TO 8/19 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE: BENCIVENGA, BRUCE DOLLAR AND CONSTANCEIA WARREN,  STEINBERG, ODLAND AND OTHERS ON THIS AND OTHER RECENT ISSUES; pick up a copy; no online presence for the paper.

***ICYMI--2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE; LOTS OF ILLUMINATING PHOTOS AND POSSIBLY PLANNED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CROTON PT AVE/HARMON AREA; CLICK HERE

AND

LOTS OF CHATTER ABOUT THE HONEYWELL SOLAR PROJECT POSSIBLE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL;; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI--THREE MILLION PLUS ENERGY & FACILITY RENEWAL SOLUTIONS CROTON-HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT--HONEYWELL--8/6/2026

MOVING ALONG:

***VINTAGE CROTON REQUESTS FOR RIZZI'S RESTAURANT; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1966 RIZZI'S RESTAURANT, VINTAGE CROTON AD

***SAVE THE DATE; TOWN OF CORTLANDT ---250TH CELEBRATION CONTINUES - KRUK, TALES OF REVOLUTONARY CORTLANDT---AND WESTCHESTER WOMEN'S CHROUS; GO HERE

***HNM KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOLF TOURNAMENT; GO HERE

***8/29 CROTON LIONS INVASIVES REMOVAL; GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER--CROTON LIONS CLUB - 8/29 INVASIVE REMOVAL EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT TRAIL

***VINTAGE CROTON LENORE ULRIC(h); GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON, MORE ON FLORENCE LABADIE, HER CROTON CONNECTION; click here

***MY MSMERMAID LIFE AD MONTEFIORE NYACK; GO TO  EverythingCroton: BEHIND THE SCENES OF OUR NEXT PATIENT STORY---MONTEFIORE NYACK--ADRIANA---MY MSMERMAID LIFE

***SHERIDAN GORMAN, OUR GOVERNOR, AND NY SANCTUARY LAWS; CLICK HERE

***MAMDAMI, PETITION OPPOSING HIS PRESENCE AT THE 9/11 CEREMONY AT WELL OVER 86,000 signatures as of Saturday afternoon; petition is here

***TD BANK MUGGING; GO HERE

***WELL DONE CROTON EMS AND ANGELA OUTHOUSE; GO HERE

***CROTON'S BRAVEST; GO HERE

***ARDAY: Jason Arday Was the Author of His Own Downfall | National Review

***FROM CROTON.NEWS--THE PRIVACY POLICY FOR CROTON'S PARKING DATABASE IS ONE PARAGRAPH & NOTHING LINKS TO IT; GO HERE

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING; GO HERE

***TEMPLE ISRAEL, DEADLINE ROSH HASHANAH TREATS 8/20; MORE INFO HERE

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***Vintage Croton Video Riverside demo, Rt. 9 1960's; click here

***THANK YOU, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, A LETTER FROM CAROLYN WHITING; GO TO EverythingCroton: THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2026 A SUCCESS

***METRO NORTH OPEN HOUSE IS COMING! GO HERE

***BESS failure/incident/fire database; go here

***EARLY AUGUST---SOME CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDRAISERS,  ETC. Go here

***SARCONE, OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP; GO HERE

***THANK YOU PLATIUNUM PROPANE AND CAPRICCIO'S; GO TO EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE FESTIVAL THANK YOU'S! CAPRICCIO PIZZERIA & PLATINUM PROPANE

***THAT TIME OF YEAR; HELP THE MONARCHS! EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR---HELP MONARCHS ON THEIR LONG MIGRATION SOUTH

***TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; SURGE IN SEMINARIANS--IN VEGAS! GO HERE

***FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE, #1 AI HYPERLOCAL NEWS SOURCE; GO HERE FOR CAMERAS, LAWSUIT, CROTON AND MORE

***OSSINING MAN ANTHONY LOPEZ CHARGED WITH FELONY AFTER SHINING LASER AT POLICE HELICOPTER; GO HERE

*** THE TARRYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE-2 ADMIT TO ARSON IN PLEA DEAL, AYAVACA, BARRERO; MORE HERE

***DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA---THEIR PLATFORM! Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly

***NYSDEC INVASIVES, OAK WILT, LONGHORNED BEETLE AND MORE HERE

***Mosquitoes West Nile, that time of year; go here

***WEST POINT ACCEPTANCE DAY West Point Acceptance Parade for Class of 2030, Officially Join Corps of Cadets Aug 15, 2026

***GREEN CARD MARRIAGE SHAM; OSSINING EverythingCroton: DAILY VOICE - GREEN CARD MARRIAGE RING: OSSINING WOMAN CHARGED IN 1,000+ SHAM WEDDING SCHEME

REMINDER--TOWN OF CORTLANDT SENIOR CITIZEN & VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY PICNIC 8/18

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT SENIOR CITIZEN & VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY PICNIC

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Senior Citizen and Veteran Recognition Picnic: Tuesday, August 18 - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

ETHAN CURRERI --I ARRESTED LAKEN RIKEY'S KILLER IN NYC 8 MONTHS BEFORE HER MURDER--SANCTUARY CITIES FAILED HER AND ALL AMERICANS

Ethan Curreri is a former New York City police office who arrested Laken Riley’s killer for a lesser crime six months before the illegal migrant was released — thanks to New York’s sanctuary policies — and moved to Georgia. Curreri was invited by President Trump to speak at the Angel Family event at the White House in February 2025, where the families of victims of criminal migrants gathered. Curreri is now a an officer with the Juno Beach Police Department in Florida.

I began my law enforcement career with the NYPD assigned to the 113th Precinct in South Jamaica, Queens.

I’ve walked into many difficult scenes as a police officer, but nothing compares to standing in a room full of broken hearts at the White House. MORE AT Sanctuary Cities Failed Laken Riley – and all Americans

1916 LENORE ULRIC(H)

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As many of you know, Lenore Ulric was one of the village's most notable residents---this p.r. puff piece is from 1916; she would soon drop the "H" from her last name---Click on the image. 

Ulric married fellow actor Sydney Blackmer here in Croton, 1929; read more at EverythingCroton: LENORE ULRIC MARRIED TO SYDNEY BLACKMER AT CROTON-ON-HUDSON

A BLURB ON HOLBROOK BLINN VIA TRAVALANCHE

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Stumbled upon this post from the Travalanche site on Croton's Holbrook Blinn. Read more at A Blurb on Holbrook Blinn – (Travalanche)

You may also enjoy: EverythingCroton: 1920--WHEN A COOK IS NOT A COOK---HOLBROOK BLINN AND A MISDIRECTED TELEGRAM

and EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST--CROTON'S HOLBROOK BLINN IN THE DUCHESS OF DANTZIC BASED ON THE PLAY MADAME SANS-GENE

FRIDAY'S TPS RULING

President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory Friday after a federal judge cleared the way for his administration to terminate temporary legal protections for thousands of Somali nationals living in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston lifted a stay that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, citing a June Supreme Court ruling that sharply limited judicial review of similar administration actions.  MORE AT Trump scores major immigration victory as judge clears way to end TPS protections for thousands of Somalis

AND SPEAKING OF A.I.---THIS IS FROM NORTH CASTLE: THE STORY BEHIND THEIR NEW AI-POWERED SITE

Armonk resident Stefan Martinovic has spent many evenings sitting through town meetings in North Castle and other jurisdictions where he has business being considered before the governing bodies. Like many others, the developer, professor and author might be faced with a scheduling conflict or lack the time or energy to attend a meeting. MORE AT The Story Behind North Castle’s New AI-Powered Site | The Examiner News

A LETTER TO THE GAZETTE FROM NORA REGIS ODLAND

The Gazette has many excellent letters this week.

PAGE 4 WEEK OF AUGUST 13 THROUGH 19, 2026, a letter from Nora Regis Odland on the pigeon/chicken law re-write--with no grandfathering. You are encouraged to read it... The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

Full disclosure: your editor's father raised--and raced---pigeons--Tiplets, Flights, Bronzies---and our block is also the frequent recipient of fresh eggs from a neighbor's henhouse. It is hoped the village will find a different course than the one it has seemingly chosen.

You may also find this article from THE NEW CROTON.NEWS SITE OF INTEREST: Is the Fowl Ban Foul? — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

RECOMMENDED (RE)READING---THOMAS SOWELL'S RACE & CULTURE

With the sad tragic story of Jason Arday still unfolding and the fall of Cambridge virtually complete, a friend reminded us all of assorted passages from Thomas Sowell's "Race and Culture".  The book is being re-read throughout the village. 

Sowell is truly one of the great thinkers of our time. Find his work on Amazon: Race And Culture: A World View: Sowell, Thomas: 9780465067978: Amazon.com: Books

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY--CLICK ON THE IMAGE FROM THE 8/16 BULLETIN

AND DON'T FORGET: EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR--HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 11TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

THE LATEST "DEC DELIVERS"--FIND QUALITY FISHING SPOTS FOR BASS AND WALLEYE

A New Addition to the “Tackle Box” - Find Quality Fishing Spots for Bass and Walleye

Have you updated to the most recent version of the HuntFishNY app? It now includes new largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and walleye filters in the Tackle Box feature. These filters highlight waters that provide quality fishing for each species. Simply open the Tackle Box feature in the app, click on the fish icon in the upper left hand of your screen and select the species filter you want to use.

As a reminder, if auto updates for your apps aren’t enabled, you’ll need to download the most recent version from the Google Play or App store.

For technical assistance, call the DECALS Help Line at 866-933-2257. For questions related to fishing, email fwfish@dec.ny.gov.

GLORIA SWANSON FASHION---THE FOREVER YOUNG LINE BY PURITAN

A reader mentioned that her mother owned four pieces of what she called  her "serious clothing"---there was the dark suit for funerals and wakes---followed by the black cocktail dress and fur stole for formal evening events and weddings--and finally the navy-blue striped dress for her quarterly Tupperware parties.

And as it turned out, all of these were from the GLORIA SWANSON FOREVER YOUNG LINE (EXCEPT FOR THE FAUX FUR STOLE, maker unknown and long forgotten).

We were intrigued given the Gloria Swanson Croton connection.....having never heard anything about this and.....read more at Swanson, Gloria - Vintage Fashion Guild

and Instagram

For more about Swanson and her Croton connection, see EverythingCroton: IT'S GLORIA (AND NITA) AT EFSP!

LOHUD BEHIND PAYWALL--MEDICAID WORK MANDATE DETAILS COMES INTO FOCUS

Behind paywall Medicaid work requirement nears for 1.9M in NY. See new details

For those who asked:  Exempt Populations

The vast majority of Medicaid enrollees will not have to comply. Exempt groups include: [1]

• Children and senior citizens.
• Individuals with documented physical or mental disabilities.
• Pregnant or postpartum women.
• Most primary caregivers of young children or disabled dependents.
• Enrollees who are concurrently signed up for Medicare. [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]