Wednesday, August 26, 2026

AT LAST...9/11 MASTERMIND KSM WILL FINALLY STAND TRIAL JUDGE SAYS, JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF TERROR ATTACKS

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused head plotter, and three of his alleged co-conspirators have been held at the Cuba military base since 2003.


ICYMI--- SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER--ROBERT COX--WESTCHESTER POWER CUSTOMERS PAID MORE OVERALL DESPITE WILD SWINGS IN SAVINGS AND LOSSES



Sustainable Westchester customers saved millions when energy markets spiked, then gave it all back as fixed CCA prices exceeded utility rates WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY (August 26, 2026) — New York regulators concluded this week that customers enrolled in Community Choice Aggregation electricity programs statewide paid roughly $116 million more than they would have paid for […] MORE AT New York DPS: Westchester Power Customers Paid More Overall Despite Wild Swings in Savings and Losses - Talk of the Sound

COURT ALLOWS TWO CHARGES AGAINST LAMONICA MCIVER. SHE WILL GO TO TRIAL

Lamonica McIver charges stand and she will go to trial.....striking ICE agents not covered by legislative immunity

MORE AT https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/appeals-court-allows-two-charges-against-mciver-to-proceed-to-trial/

AND FROM THE HILL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6052402-lamonica-mciver-appeals-court-delaney-hall-case-speech-debate/

9/4 CROTON POINT PARK---WESTCHESTER GAMING GROUP CONVENTION

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Westchester Gaming Group Convention--Friday, September 4 – 4 to 10 PM, Croton Point Park---WGGCon is Westchester Gaming Group’s annual gaming convention. The event starts on Friday, September 4, and runs through the day on Sunday, September 6. Those attending the event can receive a discounted car entrance fee at the park. Whether you are a seasoned board gamer or simply enjoy some Catan, this is a great event for all ages!

SOUP SEASON PART NINE!

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SOUP SEASON PART NINE!

Our intrepid cooks share their favorite recipes.  And with the high holy days on the horizon, Rachel shares her favorite Matzo Ball soup----she says: I was surprised to discover that Martha Stewart's recipe is virtually identical to our family recipe---the only difference being that we also add a sprinkle of paprika at the end in deference to a Hungarian relative "from back in the day".....

Find the recipe at Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup Recipe (With Video)

JR sends us her favorite fall soup from Once Upon A Chef------she gets the red curry paste from Apple but says the Bowl and Basket Coconut Milk from Shoprite is a better buy with no discernible difference from the pricier brands---the Siracha is a must ingredient and she adds, must not be skipped! See more at Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut Milk - Once Upon a Chef

And on another note: A friend loves this TOMATO SOUP! Best Ever Homemade Tomato Soup (Life-Changing) - Foodess

We'll be back in a few weeks. In the meantime:

See Part One here and Part Two here and Part Three here and Part Four here and Part Five here and Part Six here and Part Seven here and Part Eight here

SANTOS-VASQUEZ-RAMIREZ SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF DANBURY CABDRIVER ZHUNIO-ORBEZ

Photo at Licensable picture: Santos Vasquez-Ramirez appears for sentencing in the murder of Danbury cabdriver Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, whose body was dumped in | Reuters Connect

ANIMAL LOVER & SPCA WESTCHESTER SAVE PEKIN DUCK AT CROTON POINT PARK

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Rescue of the week! A beautiful Pekin duck was spotted at Croton Pointe Park by a wonderful supporter who knew he should not be there.

Pekin ducks are flightless and if left on his own would have quickly become victim to the wildlife---MORE AT Animal Lover & SPCA Westchester Save Pekin Duck | Yonkers Times

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--CROTON FIRE COUNCIL PLANNED SUMMERFEST DEMOS AS AGING FLEET CYCLED THROUGH REPAIRS

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8//14/2026---Approved minutes of the Croton Fire Council's May 26 meeting show the department planning Summerfest demonstrations and an Oct. 4 Fire Fair, approving two membership applications, and steering an aging apparatus fleet through repairs, with $62,392.13 in the council's account. MORE AT Croton Fire Council planned Summerfest demos as aging fleet cycled through repairs — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

SAVE THE DATE--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5K ROAD RACE, OCT. 24TH

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SAVE THE DATE--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5K ROAD RACE

OCT. 24TH

PRE-REGISTER TODAY

WWW.RUNNER.ORG

914-734-1050
Time: 9:30 AM Race Start (Race Day registration is at the Cortlandt Waterfront Park beginning at 9 AM)
Location: Cortlandt Waterfront Park, 41 Riverview Street, Verplanck

TIM CURRY HAS DIED

Legendary “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “It” actor Tim Curry has died at age 80.  The star died late Tuesday night at his Los Angeles home — his cause of death has not yet been revealed. MORE AT Tim Curry dead at 80 after legendary film career

JACK MARSHALL--ETHICS ALARMS--UNETHICAL QUOTE OF THE MONTH FROM THE WORST SCOTUS JUSTICE EVER

“[T]he majority misses the Government’s actual objective: to secure our imprimatur for its effort to foment chaos ahead of the November elections.”—-

Justice Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, again putting into black-and-white her intolerable political bias and lack of judicial decorum in her dissent to the 6-3 majority SCOTUS decision, a 10-page, unsigned opinion staying an injunction by a federal judge against the implementation of President Trump’s executive order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting. MORE AT Unethical Quote of the Month From The Worst SCOTUS Justice Ever | Ethics Alarms

REMINDER---BLOOD DRIVE SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH IN CROTON

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BLOOD DRIVE SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH IN CROTON

The New York Blood Center will host a blood drive on Saturday, August 29th at the Croton Free Library (171 Cleveland Drive) from 10 am to 4 pm. The Croton Community Blood Drive and the Croton Free Library are co-sponsors of the drive. Donors will receive a voucher for a discounted or free beverage from a local business. At the recent blood drive in June, 52 pints of blood were collected, with the potential of saving the lives of up to 144 people! Thanks to all who came to donate and made that possible!

Appointments are preferred, and walk-ins are welcome if space permits. You must bring id with name and photo. To sign up, call 1-800-933-2566 or visit nybc.org/donate.

Please come and save a life.

FROM THE MAILBOX - ASSORTED "CROTON IN THE 1960'S" REQUESTS

 Assorted "Croton in the 1960's" requests for:

META AGREES TO PAY $16.7B TO SETTLE CASE OVER CLAIMS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HARM CHILDREN

MORE AT Meta agrees to historic $16.7B settlement over claims social media platforms harm children