SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF THIS FINE MONDAY

SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF: Keeping it brief---The usual chatter about the village being essentially divided continues--one area gets pigeon and pot-free-zones and parks---the other multi family housing, lots of ADUs, so-called affordable housing, whatever, and cannabis retail. People once being asked to "wake up and vote"....moving along......

School stuff: lots of very thoughtful commentary on the upcoming NOW 12/8 status conference; will the school district settle? Will Defending Ed? Stay tuned.

Bots, the latest derangement on that particular day, oh no,it's measles/Legionnaire's/Flu season---not to mention a flurry of anonymous facebook posters---dominating some local pages. Most folks seem to have stopped caring and have moved onto more thoughtful pages or discourse.

There's been some minor attempts on a few of the Pennsylvania pages to counter vaccine hesitancy with little effect---and lots of chatter about the massive fraud In Minnesota.  The sprawling investigation has resulted in federal charges against dozens of individuals, a majority of whom are of Somali descent, and has sparked massive national political, legal, and regulatory fallout---you'll have no trouble finding any of this---it is impossible to bury at this point given the scope of the cash involved. Arrests, press conferences and jail sentences occurring almost daily.

PHOTO ALBUM, 2026 TOWN OF CORTLNDT 5K ROAD RACE

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PHOTO ALBUM, 2026 TOWN OF CORTLNDT 5K ROAD RACE---SEE MORE AT 

https://www.facebook.com/TownOfCortlandt/posts/1545466804281667/

CROTON STUDENTS, FAST LIVING, WHOOPEE, 1934

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An amusing time capsule from THE PELHAM SUN AND 1934; CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

INCREDIBLE STORY...VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY -- MAN WHO STOPPED SCHOOL SHOOTER TELLS HIS STORY

In an exclusive interview with OPB, Giamanco described the series of seemingly insignificant decisions that brought him to that intersection at 12:58 p.m. that day — the same time a 16-year-old carrying a shotgun approached his children’s school. It was the packed lunch he didn’t eat, the masonry shop where he didn’t stop, the bolts he needed but didn’t buy, and the gun he says had just been “collecting dust” in his truck console. MORE AT Man who stopped school shooter tells his story – Tom Faranda's Folly

VIDEO AND MORE FROM THE MINNESOTA CONTINGENT AND ALPHA NEWS---AGAIN....TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS DESCEND ON ST. CLOUD, STATE IS GROUND ZERO FOR FRAUD AND FEEDING OUR FUTURE PARTICIPANT GETS 30 YEARS

Minnesota is “ground zero” for fraud, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who joined three other top Trump administration officials Friday in St. Cloud to announce new arrests, federal investigations and an intensified crackdown on schemes siphoning taxpayer dollars from government programs.

Bessent was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who delivered a coordinated message: Minnesota’s fraud problem has reached extraordinary proportions, and Washington is no longer looking the other way.......the defendants include Feisal Elmi of Aspen Associates, charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud involving $8 million in intended losses; Jama Mohamod of American Home Health Care, charged with eight counts involving $3.2 million; Faiza Ahmed of Home Sweet Home, charged with six counts involving $10 million; and Habiba Mohamed of Smart Therapy, charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a $19.1 million scheme. SEE MORE AT Top Trump officials descend on St. Cloud, announce fraud raids and arr

AND

Central participant in Feeding Our Future scheme sentenced to 30 years

YOU DON'T NEED ONE OF THESE...

....to find the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too)-----just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE instead.

It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content (or sign in). 

Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls 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, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN, Robbins, Barre on Hudson, Raga, and more.

THREE FROM THE MAILBOX...

A reader remembers some sort of recent event at Temple Israel a few years back that honored Rosalind Morrissey and wondered if there was anything in the files.

Response: You may mean this: EverythingCroton: TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BROTHERHOOD SALUTES COMMUNITY'S WOMEN OF VALOR MAY 6TH

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A reader remembers some sort of local "housewife" contest involving the Grand Union and spirited neighborly competition.  Got anything?

Response: There were a number of these over the years. This was one of them:  EverythingCroton: 1962 HOMEMAKER CONTEST, A REQUEST FROM THE MAILBOX

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CONFIDENTIAL TO "THOUGHTS PLEEZE"---yes for about thirty seconds, there were investors; let it suffice to say, there aren't anymore, and the numbers speak for themselves.  You'll have to make your own inquiries.  Good luck.

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

***A WORD FROM GARY EISINGER--VOICE OF CROTON; GO HERE

***ICYMI FROM FROM ADRIANA AND MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO HERE

***PIGEONS! MORE AT EverythingCroton: SO WHILE CROTON PAUSES THE PIGEON LAW AND WAITS FOR CORNELL....

***THAT OTHER GOUVEIA GIFT, THE BUILDING IN OSSINING; GO TO EverythingCroton: THAT OTHER GOUVEIA GIFT---THIS ONE IN OSSINING

***TWO LETTERS ADDRESSING THE IDEA COMMITTEE TAPES FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN AND PAUL STEINBERG; GO TO EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST, PAGE 2 GAZETTE, STAND UP FOR FREE SPEECH IN CROTON, THE I.D.E.A. COMMITTEE TAPES--PAUL STEINBERG

AND LONG LIVE PETE! A LETTER FROM BOB ANDERSON ON THE SCANDALOUS TAPES AND MORE AT EverythingCroton: A TWO-PART LETTER FROM BOB ANDERSON: DISBAND THE IDEA COMMITTEE & THOUGHTS ON "THAT GUY" PETE TSAGARAKIS

***FEAR OF TELEPHONES! GO TO EverythingCroton: FEAR OF TELEPHONES...

***A RAY OF HOPE EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL AT HOLY NAME OF MARY; GO TO EverythingCroton: A RAY OF HOPE --A EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL--HOLY NAME OF MARY

***FANCY PIGEONS! GO TO EverythingCroton: "FANCY" PIGEONS

***CROTON NEWS AI SITE HAS LOTS OF INTERESTING LEGAL ISSUE UPDATES---HERE'S ONE FOR...VAN CORTLANDT MANOR CONTRACT DISPUTE; MORE HERE

***TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED---NYFORWARD TOWNHALL ICYMI AND THAT SEAWALL ANALYSIS FROM JOHN McKEON; GO HERE

***REQUEST FOR INFO: CROTON LANDING FB PAGE, a "community-type" facebook page--GO TO https://www.facebook.com › groups › crotonlanding)   -  pls note: It's a PRIVATE page and you must seek administrator membership approval. Please make additional inquiries there.

TRIGGER ALERT---HARROWING FOOTAGE--KIDNAPPED GIRL FLEES BASEMENT WHERE ILLEGAL MIGRANT ATTACKED AND STABBED HER

A terrified teenage girl was seen making a desperate dash for freedom after allegedly being kidnapped and brutally stabbed inside a Baltimore basement. The newly released surveillance footage captures the 15-year-old fleeing a property on Garrison Boulevard at 8.52pm on October 22, just 43 minutes after arriving with her alleged attacker, who is an illegal immigrant released into the US under Biden. MORE AT Excruciating moment kidnapped young girl, 15, flees basement where illegal migrant freed under Biden attacked and stabbed her | Daily Mail Online

REMINDER ICYMI STATUS CONFERENCE PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON 11/4

IF there are any changes, will do our best to let you know as soon as possible.....

Judge Cathy Seibel has scheduled a Status Conference in the Parents Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District case 11/4 EverythingCroton: UPDATED---DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON NOW SET FOR 11/4

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: ASSOCIATIONAL STANDING UNDER SECTION 1983 AND THE MINI EN BANC--DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON-HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

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EverythingCroton: ICYMI - SPEECH FIRST AND DEFENDING ED JOIN FORCES TO EXPAND THE SHARED MISSION OF FIGHTING FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN EDUCATION

Updated now 12/8---waiting more info

OUR REGULAR MONDAY FEATURE - WHAT's NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON (AND NON-CROTON) BLOGS

Happy Monday----and now our regular weekly feature......

WHAT's NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON (AND NON-CROTON) BLOGS

You may not always agree but it's always interesting... click on the links below.

NINE FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--on a new platform:

***European population crisis

**Italy’s PM Meloni ain’t taken no guff from violent protestors
***MUST...EAT...BRAINS...

***Cardinal Dolan on St. Jude and “impossible causes” – Tom Faranda's Folly
***FDR'S REVERSE MARTINI

***Pope greets Notre Dame and Villanova teams at the Vatican – Tom Faranda's Folly
***NY archdiocese settles sexual abuse claims ($800 million)
***GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH'S FAVORITE COCKTAILS; GO HERE
***HARRY TRUMAN'S FAVORITE COCKTAIL; GO HERE

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT --AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BLOG!  GO TO Croton Ghost Stories — Croton Historical Society

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FROM BROTHER JACK'S PREACHING MINISTRY, HOLY NAME OF MARY:  Br Jack's Preaching Ministry: The Solemnity of All Saints

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FROM DW DESIGN & DECOR:  DW Design & Decor Chosen as Westchester Home Magazine 2026 Design Awards Finalist - DW Design & Decor

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TWO FROM WESTCHESTERBLOGGER: 

SCARSDALE THAI! Ruen Bongkot in Scarsdale: A Thai Restaurant Worth Trying in Westchester – westchesterblogger.com

AND

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL White Plains Hospital Just Upgraded Its Cafeteria, And This Is NOT Your Typical Hospital Food! – westchesterblogger.com

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THREE FROM ETHICS ALARMS--THIS GUY OFTEN HITS THEM RIGHT OUTTA THE BALLPARK:

Scary Trump-Deranged/Wokified Facebook Friend Update | Ethics Alarms

AND

“No Kings” Is Moronic, But I Might Be On Board With “No 13-Year-Olds” ; GO HERE

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A Timely Exposition On Just How Awful—and Unethical—Barack Obama Was and Is | Ethics Alarms

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FROM EPHEMERAL NEW YORK:  The original meaning of the spooky witch and owl sculptures at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park | GO HERE

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SEVEN FROM GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES:

---1 Xs 4 COOKIES

---RAISED DOUGHNUTS; GO HERE

---SPICE CAKE WITH BROILED FROSTING; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: SPICE CAKE WITH BROILED FROSTING

---DIXIE PEACHY PRALINE PIE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: DIXIE PEACHY PRALINE PIE

---HOME MADE PUMPERNICKEL BREAD; GO HERE

---EASY PUDDING PRALINES; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: EASY PUDDING PRALINES

---L.S. AYRES TEA ROOM DATE PUDDING; GO HERE

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EIGHT FROM EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

---KATHLEEN TURNER; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Kathleen Turner

---GAY PORTRAITS; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Gay Portraits

---BARRY COE; CLICK HERE

---Kenneth Branagh

---European Film Star Postcards: What's On

---COLETTE MARCHAND; CLICK HERE

---L'arzigogolo (1924); CLICK HERE

---HEDWIGA REICHER; GO HERE

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FROM WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA, RIP TONY ASKIN; GO TO .Westerns...All'Italiana!: RIP Tony Askin

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CONGRATULATIONS! A NEW RECORD FOR OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP AND WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON!

FOR US TOO -- more on that another day---but for now....

02 November 2026

What's On

In September, European Film Star Postcards counted a record 634,460 views. Last month, October, set a new record: 892,168 views! Thank you again for your comments and support. Here's another preview of what's coming on this blog by Ivo Blom, Marlene Pilaete and Paul van Yperen.  SEE MORE AT European Film Star Postcards: What's On

THANK YOU TO THE BRIARCLIFF LUTHERANS FOR FORWARDING--PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE ON REFORMATION DAY

From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the fount of our greatness. This Reformation Day, I send my best wishes to the countless Christians across our country commemorating the Protestant Reformation and its enduring message of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

Five hundred years ago, William Tyndale—inspired by the work of Martin Luther—advanced the Protestant Reformation’s devotion to Holy Scripture through the publication of the first New Testament printed in English, shaping the language of the Bibles that would fortify the faith and resolve of America’s founding generation. The Sacred Scriptures helped form the religious convictions that formed our young Nation’s founding ideals of God-given rights and individual liberty, a spiritual inheritance we honor as we continue to reflect on 250 glorious years of American Independence. The Bible remains a cornerstone of our Nation’s character and upholds our steadfast devotion to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. MORE AT Presidential Message on Reformation Day – The White House

SARCONE ETAL. - BROOME COUNTY TRIO ARRESTED IN LARGE SCALE METH RING

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On October 2, 2026, Jermaine Cooper, age 53, of Apalachin, NY; Sherry Olk, age 40, of Binghamton, NY; and Shamell Tate, age 36 of Endicott, NY, were arraigned on charges of distribution of methamphetamine.

First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig Tremaroli, Broome County District Attorney F. Paul Battisti, Broome County Sheriff Frederick J. Akshar II, New York State Police (NYSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation Lieutenant Nate McCarthy, and Vestal Police Chief Vince Stavola made the announcement -- ,more atNorthern District of New York | Broome County Trio Arrested in Large Scale Meth Ring | United States Department of Justice