9/19 RIBBON CUTTING, CROTON RUNNING COMPANY

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As many of you know, Croton Runing Company is under new management (see EverythingCroton: CROTON RUNNING COMPANY IS PASSING THE BATON),

A temporary banner is up in front of the Trump flag and there is a formal ribbon cutting. We wish the new owners much success--and Ellen a happy fulfilling retirement in her new home. On Saturday 9/19, there will be a formal ribbon cutting, tent and chairs at the site, 10 A.M.

NEWS FROM ADRIANA BRANGI, MY MSMERMAIDLIFE

Yes, it's been a busy summer for some of more than other (smile)....

Adriana Brangi from Instagram’s Mymsmermaidlife has been featured in Health Works magazine! Check it out!

FINDING A NEW WAY TO SWIM

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AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

****ADRIANA BRANGI OF MY MSMERMAID LIFE INTERVIEWED! CLICK HERE

****AND IN MOMENTUM MAGAZINE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ADRIANA -- MY MSMERMAID LIFE - IN MOMENTUM MAGAZINE!

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LET THERE BE NO DOUBT---THE SECOND CIRCUIT JUST OPENED A NEW DOOR FOR ORGANZATIONS

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The reality of all this is starting to hit a number of the larger legal blogs and Facebook pages, as well as parental organizations.  Several local readers promise to send updates. SEE MORE BELOW.

THE SECOND CIRCUIT JUST OPENED A NEW DOOR FOR ORGANZATIONS--For more than fifty years, the Second Circuit followed a rule that made it harder for organizations in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont to challenge unconstitutional government conduct on behalf of their own members. That rule came from Aguayo v. Richardson, 473 F.2d 1090 (2d Cir. 1973), which held that an organization could not bring a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 merely because the constitutional rights of its members were being violated. 

In Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District, — F.4th —-, 2025 WL 5281079 (2d Cir. Sept. 15, 2026), the Second Circuit finally overruled that part of Aguayo and replaced it with the ordinary associational-standing framework established by the Supreme Court in Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission, 432 U.S. 333 (1977).

That is the real importance of the decision.  READ SO MUCH MORE HERE

FROM THE MAILBOX --- CROTON IN 1890, THAT MAP

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THE CHS FACEBOOK PAGE FEATURED THIS MAP POST earlier in the year----and a student, enamored with all things 'THE GAY 1890'S", knew that he had seen it somewhere but couldn't remember....... 

And here you go:

CROTON IN 1890 FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY FACEBOOK PAGE

This is a detail of a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey map of the Croton area in 1890, when the village was still called Croton Landing. The survey shows the Croton River two years before construction of the New Croton Dam began. The year after the survey was made, residents started the process to change the name of the village from Croton Landing to Croton-on-Hudson. SEE THE MAP AT Facebook

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY EverythingCroton: CROTON--1897: DECREPIT TOMBSTONES AND MORE...

JUST ARRIVED AT FEED THE BIRDS - THE 2027 SUSAN LANZANO BOTANICAL ART CALENDAR

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JUST ARRIVED AT FEED THE BIRDS

The 2027 Susan Lanzano Botanical Art calendar.

A beauty...as always

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DEFENDING EDUCATION---TWO IN ONE WEEK---SPEECH ISSUES, COMPELLED SPEECH, VIEWPOINT DISCRIMINATION, & MUCH MORE

In addition to the recent Croton Harmon ruling--being described in assorted circles as "seismic and landmark" (see here)--- Defending Education had another significant free speech event in California.......many thanks to local parents for the heads-up.

VIA GOOGLE AI--The parental rights advocacy group Defending Education (Parents Defending Education) achieved a significant legal victory against the University of California (UC) on September 18, 2026.

 
The College Fix---A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the university system from forcing students to use their peers' preferred pronouns.

Key Details of the Ruling--The Policy Challenged: Defending Education filed the lawsuit challenging provisions within the UC system's Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH) policy. Under the original policy, the intentional or repeated use of a name or pronoun inconsistent with an individual's gender identity could be classified and punished as sexual harassment.

The Court's Finding: Judge Slaughter ruled that the university's policy likely constitutes unconstitutional compelled speech and viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment. The judge noted that the group's position is heavily supported by existing case law.

The Impact: The preliminary injunction bars the UC system from enforcing these specific pronoun and deadnaming rules against Defending Education members while the case moves toward a final ruling. However, the court kept other provisions intact, noting university leaders can still step in to prevent the targeted abuse of transgender students.

The organization celebrated the ruling as a major protection for student free speech across all UC campuses. You can read more about the filing on the Defending Education Legal Case Page or track updates via the Duke University Campus Speech Database.

ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S COLUMBUS DAY MASS 2026

A WORD FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE: It is my pleasure to invite you to the 49th Annual Columbus Day Mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral on Monday, October 12 at 9:30 AM. While I regret that I will not be in New York for Columbus Day, I am excited and grateful that His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan has agreed to celebrate this Mass, and I hope that you will be able to join him.

Admission is free, but tickets are required to enter the Cathedral until 9:15 AM.

If you would like to reserve your free tickets, please click here. The last day to request tickets is Friday, October 2. If you have any questions, please contact the Special Events Office.

The Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks
Archbishop of New York

WEEKEND WEATHER FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for southeast New York for Sunday due to the potential for heavy rainfall and scattered flooding.

The National Weather Service’s alert includes Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties in the Hudson Valley.

“An approaching frontal system acting on a very moist air mass may produce heavy rainfall capable of causing isolated to scattered flooding Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening,” the National Weather Service said. More at Hazardous Weather Predicted For Hudson Valley This Weekend: Here's What To Know | Mid Hudson Valley, NY Patch

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

The latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), then 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

And DON'T FORGET...

AND DON'T FORGET THIS WEEKEND -- VILLAGE WIDE TAG SALE EverythingCroton: MAP POSTED! 9/19 VILLAGE WIDE TAG SALE!

RIVER JOURNAL - SLEEPY HOLLOW, REVITALIZATION NY FORWARD, THE STRAND, ETC.

Fade Out: Sleepy Hollow Cinema’s Strand Theatre Plans Dissolve--Robert Brum — September 15, 2026

The curtain has come down on Sleepy Hollow Cinema’s plans to create a movie house in the Strand Theatre in the village’s downtown.

The community-based nonprofit’s plan to develop a one-screen theater in the historic building collapsed amid a disagreement over the lease with the landlord, according to a letter sent to the cinema group’s donors.

The century-old building on Beekman Avenue was purchased in 2025 by Lou Gruber for $1 million through Sleepy Hollow Long Table LLC. Gruber is project sponsor for $1.5 million in NY Forward funding for redevelopment of the building, which he estimated would cost between $2.5 million and $3.5 million.

Gruber stated he was “saddened that the project at The Strand will be unable to proceed with Sleepy Hollow Cinema as our anchor tenant,” adding that timing constraints of a state funding milestone meant he “could not find a path forward to reliably create a return for New York State’s investment by including the cinema in this part of Sleepy Hollow’s revitalization.” Fade Out: Sleepy Hollow Cinema's Strand Theatre Plans Dissolve - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES----ULTIMATE OLIVE LOVERS MARTINI

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OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES----ULTIMATE OLIVE LOVERS MARTINI---GO TO Friday cocktail – Ultimate Olive Lovers Martini! – Tom Faranda's Folly

REMINDER--ST AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - CROTON - CLOTHINGFEST----STARTS 9/19

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THE TENTS ARE UP!

ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH ANNUAL CLOTHING FEST IS COMING! 

9/19-9/26

$5 BAG SPECIAL ON THE LAST DAY--9/26

SEE MORE AT ClothingFest - St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church

9/15/2026 ZBA MEETING VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE VIA CROTON.NEWS

More at  Zoning Board of Appeals — 2026-09-15 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

  

Because life gets busy:

***9/19 Stuff the truck, Croton Caring; go here

***CROTON HARMON FOOTBALL not returning to field this fall; go here

***9/17 BOARD OF ED work session on the "landmark" Defending Education matter and more; go to EverythingCroton: THE 9/17 BOARD OF ED WORK SESSION

***THOMPSON'S CIDER MILL---50 YEARS! GO HERE

***CROTON ROTARY CAR SHOW! GO TO EverythingCroton: JUST A REMINDER--SAVE THE DATE--9/27, 42ND ANNUAL CROTON ROTARY AUTO SHOW

***TO THE READER WHO ASKED, NO IT WASN'T THE SCARSDALE DISTRICT BUT BRIARCLIFF (FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR): THE OUTSTANDING BRIARCLIFF SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEADS NYS IN MATH ACHIEVEMENT; click here 

***MUM SEASON HAS BEGIN AT SHOPRITE; GO HERE

***1950, CROTON AIR PARK AD; GO HERE

***1968 CAMELOT CHHS; GO HERE

***CROTON HAS THE BEST POST-STORM SUNSETS; CLICK HERE

***APPLE PICKING SEASON; GO HERE