VIDEO--METRO NORTH'S 250TH UNIT LEAVING GRAND CENTRAL BOUND FOR CROTON HARMON

Metro North's 250th unit leaving GCT bound for Croton Harmon (4th of July)

Seen here is Metro North’s America 250th heritage unit, lined up next to the NY Central heritage unit. Metro North had this train run with holiday lights and with its heritage unit for the 4th of July. Metro Norths 250th unit leaving GCT bound for Croton Harmon (4th of July)

ICYMI QUAKER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS 7/6

CLICK on the facebook image. For more information on the project, please visit the project page on the Village website: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/.../inter-governmental...

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OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR CONSTANCE (NARDULLO) IURATO

Constance Iurato, age 88 passed peacefully from this life on June 27, 2026. She was born on August 16, 1937, in Bronx, NY to Nicholas and Nettie Nardullo. Constance grew up in Tarrytown, NY.

She attended Washington Irving High School where she created many happy memories as Drum Majorette. She married the love of her life; John R. Iurato (Junie) of N. Tarrytown, in 1959. Mr. and Mrs. Iurato resided in N. Tarrytown for the first several years of their married life before moving to Briarcliff Manor and later Croton on Hudson. MORE AT Constance (Nardullo) Iurato Obituary | 1937 - 2026 | Tarrytown, NY

REMINDER---SILVER LAKE FEES WAIVED TO JULY 4TH BUT VILLAGE ID STILL REQUIRED

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LOCAL FIGHTER JET FLYOVERS THIS MORNING CROTON-ON-HUDSON

Wonderful to hear the roar and just see---these amazing jets in action.  Keep an eye out. It's going to be an all-day thing---and down in Washington

7 HOURS OF FLYOVERS! https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/03/freedom-250-flyover-aviation-july-4/

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY CROTON----AMERICA'S 250TH!

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

Happy Fourth of July Croton!  (Click on the images and links!) We'll be busy enjoying the day but friends will help at least post breaking news.

But for now.....To celebrate this momentous occasion, a collection of vintage and current "July 4TH" and "patriotic" Croton links...

p.s. If old-fashioned USA displays of pride give you the vapors, just move along. For everyone else, click on the photos and links--a 2019 photo of the Dummy Light--the "garden" frontage has since been removed.

NEXT UP AND NOW MORE THAN EVER! 

1976 CROTON'S BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS;  this one is by Tom Buchanan and shows then trustee, THE LATE Bill Ryder with Central Vet. Committee's Arthur Redding--holding Croton's "Bennington" flag. (more about Ryder by clicking here)

See more Bicentennial WONDERFUL OLD PHOTOS AND more here

JULY 4TH AT BLACK ROCK, 1952, and of course fireworks too--see more at EverythingCroton: JULY 4TH @ BLACK ROCK 1952

ANOTHER GREAT ARTICLE FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES BY THE LATE ELISE SASSO: 

A HERO AMONGST US, JOHN PETERSON, MILITIAMAN; a fascinating story--see more here

2019, TO SEE FOURTH OF JULY PHOTOS FROM CROTON, just click here

For Croton's ties to the Declaration of Independence--yes THAT document---- check out one of our favorite Croton blogs, CROTON HISTORY &; MYSTERIES; to read all about it,  click here. 

CHECK OUT THIS PHOTO OF JULY 4TH BEACH GOERS AT SENASQUA FROM 1962.

It's hard to believe today's Senasqua ever looked like this. 

The newspaper clipping comes from the scrapbooks that the late Ed Rondthaler donated to the historical society. SEE MORE OF THE RONDTHALER SCRAPBOOKS AT 

https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks-part-1.html

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY MEDLEY, JAMES CAGNEY AT James Cagney - 'Yankee Doodle' Medley

AND CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA IN 1776 AT EverythingCroton: HAPPY TO REPORT THAT "1776"-- WITH CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA--IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ANY TIME ON YOUTUBE

2014 JULY 4TH WEEKEND AT THE DUCK POND; CLICK HERE

NY POST, WHY PATRIOTISM IS WORTH DEFENDING, 2019, more here

A REMINDER FROM CROTON UNITED: AMERICA'S MOST HISTORICAL SITE; MORE HERE

CROTON'S VAN CORTLANDT MANOR --some outstanding vintage items and photos at:

https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/02/van-cortlandt-manor-1953-thru-1973.html

AND HE HAS MADE US PROUD! EverythingCroton: CROTON-ON-HUDSON COMPOSER WRITES PATRIOTIC ANTHEM FOR WEST POINT'S FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION--NEWS 12

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FROM 2026---THE BIG YEAR! 

EverythingCroton: A LETTER TO THE PAPER--JESSICA DIECKMAN AND THOSE 250 SIGNS!

AND TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY

4th of July – My lawn & repeating my posting from 2006 – Tom Faranda's Folly

and PRES. TRUMP'S MT. RUSHMORE 250 SPEECH Trump rails against ‘mortal threat’ of communism during America 250 Mount Rushmore speech

and 7 HOURS OF FLYOVERS! https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/03/freedom-250-flyover-aviation-july-4/

AND EverythingCroton: 32ND ANNUAL RESPECT FOR LIFE--A MORNING OF PRAYER FOR AMERICA

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A LETTER TO THE PAPER--JESSICA DIECKMAN AND THOSE 250 SIGNS!

To the Editor,

The abundance of striking and eye-catching signs celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States that have sprung up around Croton is very inspiring! Though the entire country is acknowledging the two and a half centuries since the colonies formally broke away from British rule, the mighty and historical Hudson River was enormously significant during the Revolutionary War, and this makes Croton, and the Hudson Valley region, a special setting for embracing the anniversary.

I look forward to seeing these signs well-beyond the July 4th holiday: This entire year is a milestone for a unique, incredible and dynamic 250-year journey. My family are proud to be citizens of this great nation, some of our forebears having given their lives fighting for its protection, and it is wonderful to see a like-minded and widespread embrace by neighbors all over Croton. It is a simple yet powerful way of showing appreciation for the country we call home. Please enjoy the pictures I’ve taken of Croton getting decked-out for the 250th Anniversary!

Sincerely,

Jessica Dieckman

(Feed The Birds looks very festive) CLICK ON THE IMAGES.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: CROTON’S CONNECTION TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

AND
EverythingCroton: A NEIGHBOR'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE---YOWZER! NOT ONE BUT TWO GIANT GARAGE DOOR MURALS

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***1776 WITH CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA; CLICK HERE

***STAY OUT OF THE RIVER, SEWAGE ISSUES; CLICK HERE

***RECENT ITEMS AT THE MAILBOX; CLICK HERE

***HEAT/POWER ISSUES; PLS DO NOT CHARGE ELECTRIC VEHICLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: VOLTAGE REDUCTION EXPANDS TO MORE WESTCHESTER TOWNS AS HEAT DOME PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR SECOND DAY

***JOHN CENA, ADRIANA, MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE--SPACECON AND JOHN CENA TOO

***THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMOIR AND SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT; click here

***ICYMI--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE--VILLAGE PRESENTS OLD POST ROAD NORTH TRAFFIC STUDY, RESIDENTS PUSH BACK; click here

AND ALSO FROM THAT SITE: Board Hears Pitch for Battery Energy Storage Revenue, Moves Forward on Animal Code Rewrite, Tweaks Winter Parking Rules — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***A NEIGHBOR'S 250 AMERICA TRIBUTE; GO TO EverythingCroton: A NEIGHBOR'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE---YOWZER! NOT ONE BUT TWO GIANT GARAGE DOOR MURALS

***THAT "HATE MAP"; THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW SCANDAL CONTINUES; GO TO EverythingCroton: HATE MAP---FAR-LEFT SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER REIMBURSED KLAN MEMBERS FOR CROSS-BURNINGS: FEDS

***THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S UPCOMING 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5931586-states-decline-great-american-state-fair/

#2) And still trending on local Croton social media: HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X

32ND ANNUAL RESPECT FOR LIFE--A MORNING OF PRAYER FOR AMERICA

SATURDAY JULY 4

National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

Free Event

ALL ARE WELCOME

Click on the image for schedule.

ROCKLAND COUNTY CATHOLIC COALITION

FEDS SUSPEND MEDICAID FRAUD FUNDING FOR NY WITH MENTION OF JAMES, BELL, AND SARCONE ETAL.--NEXSTAR

 

EXCERPTED---ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The federal government suspended funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, accusing the state agency of doing a bad job with criminal enforcement. State officials called the move a political attack—pointing out that the MFCU has recovered hundreds of millions—and called attention to high-profile arrests announced as recently as June 24, June 29, and July 1.To avoid losing everything earmarked for the 2027 fiscal year, HHS Inspector General Thomas March Bell gave the state until July 30 to submit a corrective action plan. New York is supposed to explain exactly how it will better track employee time and rebalance staff to fix what the feds called an inappropriate mix of auditors and investigators. New York would also have to facilitate mandatory monthly cooperation meetings between federal law enforcement and MFCU staff.

HHS denied recertification for New York’s MFCU starting July 1. In his letter, Bell reasoned that they’d filed only nine criminal indictments each in 2023 and 2025, and 18 in 2024. That’s a drop from the hundreds the unit had prosecuted in 2016, 2017, and 2018, according to Sarcone. Bell blamed the lower numbers on a deliberate choice to pursue larger civil fraud lawsuits instead of smaller criminal cases. MORE AT NY's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit accused of poor criminal enforcement

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

The latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too)....just 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! Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

And the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig, Melita's, MEXTOGO, Devotion Studio, Croton River Artisans Gallery, YUKA'S LATIN FUSION, Feed the Birds, 105-Twenty, Franki's, THE CROTON GRILLE, LA CATRINA, Robbin's, Apple Farm, BAKED BY SUSAN, MEXTOGO, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, 3RD Universe, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, ShopRite, and more.

VOLTAGE REDUCTION EXPANDS TO MORE WESTCHESTER TOWNS AS HEAT DOME PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR SECOND DAY

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Con Edison is asking customers in more communities in Westchester County to conserve energy while company crews race to repair equipment.

Con Edison has reduced voltage by 8 percent in the areas as a precaution to protect equipment and maintain service as repairs are completed, according to the utility. MORE AT Voltage Reductions Expand To More Westchester Towns As Heat Dome Related Problems Persist For Second Day | White Plains, NY Patch

The company also requests that customers refrain from charging electric vehicles until repairs are made.

FROM THE MAILBOX

A reader has a distinct memory of a television crew and Captain Kangaroo appearing---somewhat impromptu---here in the village---back in the 70's? Got anything?

Response: Well, we don't know about the "impromptu" part BUT we do have this from 1972--Captain Kangaroo filming an episode at Van Cortlandt Manor--go to EverythingCroton: OCTOBER 1972 CAPTAIN KANGAROO, VAN CORTLANDT MANOR, THE CROTON CONNECTION

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A reader remembers Jay and the Americans appearing somewhere in the village. Maybe the Starlight?

Response: Sorry we can find nothing; try the historical society Croton Historical Society

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A reader says: You had a post about church bell ringers and a local performance about ten years ago but I can't remember the details.

Response: You can only mean the RING AND SING events at Asbury Methodist; this post details the 2014 event at EverythingCroton: A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK @ THE DECEMBER 14TH BETHEL BELLS RING & SING @ ASBURY METHODIST IN CROTON

Asbury may have other years available; contact them directly at asburycrotonumc.org

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A reader notes---actually complains---that there are posts pertaining to Canada and wonders why.

Response: Certain Canadian and US groups who took issue with Trudeau, government vaccine policies, mandates, etc. have developed an ongoing relationship with village residents.  From time to time, we all share articles of mutual interest.  Some of us also have Canadian relatives. Since these posts seem to give you the vapors, you do have options.

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Got this request again ---it was answered back in March but apparently was missed.

A reader is seeking info about an "old time folk music kit" she once found here...but misplaced the link. Help!

Response: You probably mean this--CROTON'S LEE HAYS---of Weavers fame----and his FOLK SONG KIT; go to EverythingCroton: MORE ON LEE HAYS AND THAT "FOLK SONG KIT"

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CONFIDENTIAL TO INQUIRING MINDS...the numbers speak for themselves.