YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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The Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too. 

Click on the links below. AS ALWAYS, TEXT HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN AND/OR IN ITALICS SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION....

BUT FIRST:

****PLOWS ARE OUT; IT'S SNOWING

****FUNDRAISERS FOR BECKSTROM and....CLICK HERE

****IDF: As many of you know, we have village residents with family serving in the IDF; many of you have asked how to support our neighbors. We highly recommend: Friends of the IDF – Supporting Israel Defense Forces

****THAT MINNESOTA/WALZ/SOMALI FRAUD; THE LATEST; CLICK HERE AND HERE

****ALLEGED MURDERER of Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez CAUGHT and family fundraiser info: Alleged reservoir killer arrested, charged with murder - Halston Media Group

 

MOVING ALONG:

****CROTON CHORALE MESSAH; ASBURY; CLICK HERE

****THE LATEST ON OPTUM; CLICK HERE

****RECONCILIATION MONDAY SCHEDULE AT HOLY NAME; click here

****CROTON LIONS 1960, TREE SALE! TO GO EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE 1960-----AND THE TRADITION CONTINUES IN 2025

****BLACK LIVES MATTER, THE GRIFT CONTINUES; the latest scandal; GO TO EverythingCroton: BLACK LIVES MATTER IN THE NEWS AGAIN----BILLON-DOLLAR GRIFT IS STILL SPITTING UP SCAMMERS

****VINTAGE CROTON 1944 CHRISTMAS; click here

****Vintage Croton 1956; Asbury; CLICK HERE

****VINTAGE CROTON, A CROTON ADVENT THEN AND NOW; GO TO EverythingCroton: A CROTON ADVENT THEN & NOW

****Photo, new Riverside building, former hardware, from the back; go to EverythingCroton: ICYMI--THE NEW BUILDING ON RIVERSIDE, FROM THE BACK

****DOMINICK THE ITALIAN CHRISTMAS DONKEY! GO TO EverythingCroton: DOMINICK THE (ITALIAN CHRISTMAS) DONKEY

****RASCAL IN NEW YORK! EverythingCroton: MORE FROM MICHELE MILANO AND RASCAL IN NEW YORK

****Scam alert, Croton notice--phishing emails purporting to be from VILLAGE PLANNING; go to EverythingCroton: ANOTHER LOCAL SCAM: VILLAGE WARNS OF EMAIL PHISHING, PLANNING

 

****GRETA AND SWEDEN'S LOST CHILDREN; GO TO EverythingCroton: GRETA THUNBERG AND SWEDEN'S LOST CHILDREN

****HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE, CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY--HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE

****IRYNA'S LAW HAS BEEN PASSED; GO TO EverythingCroton: IRYNA'S LAW HAS BEEN PASSED, GOES INTO EFFECT 12/1

****SUPPORTIMG TEMPLE ISRAEL; GO TO EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR--HANUKKAH-THON 2025 AT TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

****DEREK HUNTER President Trump Is Right About Tim Walz

****FUN STUFF, VINTAGE CROTON WATCH 1969 AND MORE; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1969---CROTON WATCH--A JOB TRAINING THAT TICKS

****LIGHTS OUT, SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER; ASSORTED ARTICLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: PEEKSKILL HERALD: LIGHTS OUT AT WESTCHESTER POWER

****ZEISS HOLIDAY SAVINGS AT FEED THE BIRDS; GO TO EverythingCroton: THROUGH 12/31, HOLIDAY SAVINGS ON ZEISS TERRA ED BINOCULARS AT FEED THE BIRDS

****JUDGE DUGAN IN THE NEWS; GO TO EverythingCroton: IN THE NEWS---FOR THOSE FOLLOWING JUDGE DUGAN

****THE CROTON CHRONICLE: AN AMATEUR ARCHAEOLOGIST IN ANCIENT SARDINIA; CLICK HERE

****DR. BAKER; The Five Big Lies of Vaccinology ⋆ Brownstone Institute Clayton J. Baker, MD

****THREE VINTAGE CROTON ITEMS FROM THE MAILBOX; GO TO EverythingCroton: 3 FROM THE MAILBOX ICYMI

****THAT SUPPOSED INDIAN POINT AI DATA CENTER; With mention of Leg. Ulaj.; behind paywall---read more at Will a data center get built at Indian Point? Here is the debate

ARMY-NAVY CROWD MADE IT CLEAR HOW THEY FELT ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP

Excerpt......Before the coin toss took place at midfield, the lead official said, “It is my honor and privilege to introduce the Commander-in-Chief, our President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump.”

The crowd at M&T Bank Stadium erupted into a frenzy after Trump was introduced.

“Crowd goes wild for Trump at Army-Navy,” OutKick’s Clay Travis said. “Good job by official here.”

“The crowd roared,” one fan wrote. “Our service members love their President.”

“I love how much our president participates in sports,” another fan commented. MORE AND GAME ANALYSIS AT Army-Navy Crowd Made It Clear How They Feel About President Trump - The Spun

HAPPY BIRTHDAY US NATIONAL GUARD

Yorktown reminds us that.....12/13....HAPPY BIRTHDAY US NATIONAL GUARD

With that in mind, the GOFUNDME FOR SARAH BECKSTROM IS AT

EverythingCroton: ICYMI: HERE ARE THE VERIFIED GOFUNDME FUNDRAISERS FOR THE TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS WHO WERE SHOT NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE

AND JESSICA DIECKMAN'S LETTER AT EverythingCroton: A LETTER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN---THOUGHTS ABOUT BECKSTROM, WOLFE, OUR NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE

and

National Guard celebrates 389th birthday amid high-profile deployments and recruiting success | Stars and Stripes

ICYMI..."THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"....WINTER EDITION---& THE NEXT PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY IS 12/16

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ICYMI..."THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"....WINTER EDITION---GO TO EverythingCroton: ."THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"....WINTER EDITION 2025

And the next PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY GATHERING at Holy Name is 12/16--The lap blankets and shawls created by members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry and delivered by Fr. Ron have been a comfort to patients at Phelps Hospital, the Cancer & Infusion Centers, and the emergency room. We thank the members of this special ministry for all they do. The next Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting is on Tuesday, December 16th, at 10:30 AM. Everyone is invited to join us to knit or crochet together. holynameofmart.org

EXAMINER NEWS---OPTUM--THE LATEST, INSIDE A TENSE OPTUM MEETING AND AN NP'S UPCODING CLAIM

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STONE’S THROW: Inside a Tense Optum Meeting and an NP’s Upcoding Claim

This is the 26th installment in a series launched in December 2022 examining Optum and UnitedHealth, and broader issues surrounding corporate medical care.

By Adam Stone

In a tense virtual meeting this week, an area Optum executive nervously addressed local doctors, confirming reported negotiations with Northwell Health, a medical source told me last night. MORE AT STONE’S THROW: Inside a Tense Optum Meeting As Northwell Talks Continue; Sick Care Episode 3 Probes One NP’s Account of Alleged Upcoding | The Examiner News

ARREST MADE, IN DEATH OF AURELIO ZHUNIO-ORBEZ

PUTNAM COUNTY, New York (WABC) -- An arrest has been made after the body of a taxi driver was found by a fisherman in the Croton Falls Reservoir on Sunday. On Saturday morning, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced an arrest had been made in the death of Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez. MORE AT Arrest made after body of missing taxi driver found in Croton Falls reservoir in Putnam County - ABC7 New York

MORE Arrest made in death of slain taxi driver Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, sheriff says

CHARGED WITH MURDER Alleged reservoir killer arrested, charged with murder - Halston Media Group

MORE 28-Year-Old Man Arrested In Murder Of Taxi Driver Found In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says | Patterson Daily Voice

1944 BY SPECIAL REQUEST----A CHRISTMAS GREETING TO THE NEIGHBORS IN CROTON

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A little tidbit from The Croton-on-Hudson News, December 7, 1944 which literally crumbled on the way to the scanner. We did a lot to bring it back--and think the message was worth saving...

A Red Cross Christmas Greeting to the Neighbors in Croton. Click on the scan. (Mrs. Benjamin Griff, Mrs. Frank Grant, Mrs. Krolich) 

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1945, A CROTON CHRISTMAS AT THE LOCAL CHURCHES https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/12/1945-croton-christmas-at-local-churches.html

BEHIND PAYWALL--WILL DATA CENTER GET BUILT AT INDIAN POINT, WITH MENTION OF LEG. ULAJ----LOHUD

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With mention of Leg. Ulaj.; behind paywall---read more at Will a data center get built at Indian Point? Here is the debate

THE FRIDAY COCKTAIL FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---ELDERFLOWER GIN & TONIC

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And now the Friday Cocktail from Tom Faranda's Folly---ELDERFLOWER GIN & TONIC; GO TO Friday cocktail on Saturday- Elderflower Gin and Tonic – Tom Faranda's Folly

ASSORTED REQUESTS AT THE MAILBOX, CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH

Click on the photos and links.

A reader growing up here in the 60's has very fond memories of her Christmas Club account and wondered if there was anything available about the practice in the archives.

Response---not from the 60's; but there is this ad from 1935. Christmas Clubs were once all the rage.  

You might try the CHS for more.  https://www.crotonhistoricalsociety.org/

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A reader inherited a relative's "super modern" menorah' and a strange "free-form" type of paperweight; both are stamped CROTON ART CRAFTSMEN. Know anything about the company?

Response---this is the only ad we have ever been able to locate for the company; from 1952--for coincidentally, a menorah.....from American Judaism magazine.  No detailed address here in Croton is shown.

Again the CHS might have more.  You may also enjoy EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR--HANUKKAH-THON 2025 AT TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

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A reader recalls seeing some photos from the Croton Lions Christmas Tree Sale in 2010 and 2011 but can't locate them now. Can you help?

Response: We have 2011 as a mini Flickr album (click on the images when you get there) at  2011 LIONS TREE SALE | Flickr

BUT don't have anything for 2010; try the Lions directly at their email:  CROTONLIONSCLUB@GMAIL.COM

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A reader remembers a very beautiful "inside the Church creche" at Holy Name of Mary "near the altar".  

You can only mean this--their annual tradition: 

Go to PHOTO ALBUM, INTERIOR NATIVITY, HOLY NAME OF MARY 2009-2011, may take a moment or two to load depending on your connection; hit refresh if the connection is slow INTERIOR NATIVITY HOLY NAME OF MARY | Flickr

SAVE THE DATE - BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST WITH ACCLAIMED BIOGRAPHER JAMES KAPLAN

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SAVE THE DATE - BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST WITH ACCLAIMED BIOGRAPHER JAMES KAPLAN; SEE MORE AT Brotherhood Breakfast with Acclaimed Biographer James Kaplan - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

33 SECRETS OF GIFT WRAPPING--1934

Yes it's true. There once was a time when cellophane was new and exciting...

Click on the link to see a Flickr scan of a great vintage booklet--"33 SECRETS OF GIFT WRAPPING", 1934--to see exactly what we mean. 

Courtesy of our dear friend and master restorer of all things vintage Christmas, Mark P: 1934 DuPont Cellophane Instruction Booklet | Flickr

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY ANOTHER BLAST FROM THE PAST---1950, TRICKS WITH SCOTCH TAPE! CLICK HERE.

REMINDER--12/19 LESSONS & CAROLS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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REMINDER--12/19 LESSONS & CAROLS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

Holy Name of Mary - Croton-on-Hudson, NY

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW COVD SHOTS CAUSE DEADLY HEART DAMAGE...

Scientists discover how Covid shots cause deadly heart damage... as officials launch probe into vaccine-linked deaths---READ MORE: FDA to put most serious warning on Covid vaccines

And from Alex Berenson: EverythingCroton: TWO RECENT COVID NEWS ARTICLES...