'VINTAGE VILLAGE DISEASE DAYS AND DOCTORS'

With measles, ebola, Hantavirus, monkeypox and bird flu cycling through the usual social media and news threads, a few readers have been reminded of what they call "those vintage village disease days and doctors that made house calls". 

We've had many a request and have finally consolidated only some of them here---in no particular order---click on the image(s) and links---will try to get to the rest this week but make no promises:

To the right, Measles, 1962. Click on the images.

And for the moment at least, THE BRADY BUNCH MEASLES CLIP THAT WAS PULLED FROM THE NETWORKS is now available on youtube at The Brady Bunch Clip: Deals With The Measles (Episode Pulled From Networks)

1923 SCARLET FEVER; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1923 SCARLET FEVER

1883 MALARIA; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1883 CROTON LANDING: DETERMINED TO SHAKE OFF MALARIA, REPORTS OF THE VILLAGERS TO AVOID QUININE PILLS

1955 EverythingCroton: APRIL 1955: CHILDREN 2 START GETTING POLIO SHOTS, CROTON, MARCH OF DIMES, ETC.

1976 - DRS. VOGEL AND SEMISA, MEN OF THE YEAR; SEE  MAY 1976, CROTON CHAMBER HONORS DRS. VOGEL & SEMISA MEN OF THE YEAR

A LOOK BACK @ DR. AURELIUS SEMISA 1964 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-look-back-dr-aurelius-c-semisa-1964.html

YONKERS TIMES--CONGRESSMAN LAWLER SUPPORTS NEW CONTRACT FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE

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YONKERS TIMES--CONGRESSMAN LAWLER SUPPORTS NEW CONTRACT FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE

The men and women of the Westchester County Police Department have gone three years without a contract. In that time, the county has not promoted a single sergeant or lieutenant, and the department is down three captains, five lieutenants, and five sergeants.

It has gotten so bad that the county is pulling supervising officers out of the Westchester County Airport Precinct just to cover minimum patrol staffing. That airport handles over 170,000 flights a year, and the federal government is investing nearly $18 million to modernize its air traffic control, funding I helped deliver in Congress.

I stand with the men and women of the Westchester County Police PBA. County Executive Ken Jenkins should immediately settle a fair contract and make the promotions. MORE AT Congressman Lawler -Supports New Contract for Westchester County Police | Yonkers Times

CROTON POINT PARK--CORNELL, SAW MILL AUDUBON, PROJECT FEEDERWATCH BEGINS IN NOVEMBER

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Join us, and members of the Saw Mill River Audubon, every Sunday from November through April from 9-12 AM to monitor our birdfeeders and enjoy some coffee/refreshments. We will be collecting data for the Cornell Ornithology Lab’s citizen science project called Project FeederWatch, which is a community-led way of monitoring bird species’ populations over time.

Weekly Project FeederWatch with Saw Mill River Audubon – Westchester County Parks Events Calendar

MORE LOUD TRANSITORY, POSSIBLY "TRAVELING" AND/OR "EXOTIC" MUSIC--MIDNIGHT---SATURDAY NIGHT

Getting reports of more LOUD TRANSITORY, POSSIBLY "TRAVELING" (MOVING???) AND/OR "EXOTIC" MUSIC--AROUND MIDNIGHT---SATURDAY NIGHT.  Yes, your editor heard it, or rather felt it---yes, the beat was foreign and/or "unusual"--and yes, it was gone very quickly.....those of you who have something more substantive should really let village staff know. To my knowledge, there were no village or county events scheduled in the area---at Senasqua, Croton Point, that sort of thing.

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...



***FAUCI GO FUND ME--YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS UP; GO HERE plus an UPDATE ---MORE OF HIS DELETIONS; GO HERE

AND
ABOUT THAT BIKE ACCIDENT;  A NOTE FROM BOB ANDERSON---81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE; go here

AND HOW PLEASANTVILLE IS HANDLING THEM; GO HERE

AND THEN....

THERE ARE THE CHANGEs COMING TO THE HARMON SECTION OF THE VILLAGE; WHAT SECTION DO YOU LIVE IN?

***THAT TOWN HALL MEETING HEADS UP EVERYONE--THE HARMON SECTION 9/3 NEW YORK FORWARD TOWN HALL MEETING AND

***LOT A GETS THE CASH; EverythingCroton: LOT A NEEDED ON SITE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS/MONEY -- WESTCHESTER STEPPED IN WITH A MILLION TO ALLOW FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION

AND MORE HARMON HOUSING:

REGARDING 425 S. RIVERSIDE: JUST A REMINDER THAT THE 8/25 PB MTG WAS CANCELLED--ALSO FOR SOME ITEMS THAT MAY INTEREST YOU FOR FUTURE MEETINGS ON THIS ISSUE: GO HERE

AND  49 Apartments, 31 Questions: Planning Board Opens Its Review of 425 S. Riverside — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND CROTON IS "PRO-HOUSING"--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SEE FROM THE MAILBOX--WHAT DOES IT MEAN EXACTLY---THAT CROTON IS A "PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY"

ICYMI--2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE; LOTS OF ILLUMINATING PHOTOS AND POSSIBLY PLANNED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CROTON PT AVE/HARMON AREA; CLICK HERE

AND THAT MULTI-FAMILY FIRE IN OSSINING; GO HERE

AND DON'T FORGET

***9/2 PIGEON MEETING; GAZETTE ARTICLE, LINK TO DIECKMAN LETTER AND PETITION supporting pigeon-owner too; GO HERE

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MOVING ALONG:

***CH FOOTBALL! 2026 VIDEO! GO HERE 

***TRUMP AWARDS ARTEMIS CREW MEDAL; CLICK HERE

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

TO THOSE  ASKED, THE COMMENT ABOUT ALL THIS IS HERE

***WHERE WE STAND: TEST SCORES MATH, ELA; GO here

***INDICTED FOR VANDALIZING WWII MEMORIAL; GO TO Woman indicted for allegedly vandalizing World War II memorial

***SOUP SEASON PART NINE; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON--COOKIE--Oh that corn! GO HERE

***FED JUDGE LIFTS NATIONWIDE BLOCK ON MAIL VOTING RESTRICTIONS; CLICK HERE

***ANTIFA SITES GO DARK AFTER TERROR DESIGNATION; GO here

***9/5 FIREWORKS; HUDSON NTL; CLICK HERE

***MORGAN STANLEY FLEEING NY; MAMDANI; CLICK HERE

***A STUNNING EVENT - ABDUL EL-SAYED'S ASSORTED COMMENTS---BUT YOU SHOULD WATCH IT YOURSELF AND MAKE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT; CLICK HERE

***OPENING NIGHT TRAFFIC ALERT, BLAZE, 2026; GO HERE

***ERIC GENUIS CONCERT, ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL 9/15; click here

***SEE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED BY LATEST GEOMETRY REGENTS EXAMS; click here

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING EVENT; GO HERE

***EXTENSIVE VIDEO SARCONE ETAL, THAT ISIS-INSPIRED PLOT--PLAN TO BOMB NYS CAPITAL; MORE HERE

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

***ADRIANA MY MSMERMAID LIFE: THE INTERVIEW! GO HERE

***9/3 SAVE THE DATE; TOWN OF CORTLANDT ---250TH CELEBRATION CONTINUES - KRUK, TALES OF REVOLUTONARY CORTLANDT---AND WESTCHESTER WOMEN'S CHROUS; GO HERE

***TRI MUNICIPAL 9/11 CEREMONY; COMMEMORATING THOSE KILLED IN THE WTC TERRORIST ATTACK; GO HERE

***HNM KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOLF TOURNAMENT; GO HERE

***UPCOMING LAWLER CONLEY DEBATES; GO HERE

***HAD A REQUEST FOR THE 2007 GALLELLI , KANE, & WEIGMAN KATZ ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT LETTER---WHAT THEY TOLD US THEN VERSUS WHAT YOU SEE NOW ON MAPLE STREET AT THE COMMONS; SEE IT HERE

***HANDMADE HATS---DOLLS--ICYMI--MADE BY BLANCA BRAVO; GO HERE

***SHERIDAN GORMAN, OUR GOVERNOR, & NY SANCTUARY LAWS; CLICK HERE

***TD BANK MUGGING; GO HERE

***TOP 15 HUDSON VALLEY HIGHSCHOOLS; CROTON IS NOT ON THE LIST; GO TO  EverythingCroton: CROTON DID NOT MAKE THE LIST---NEW RANKING OF THE HUDSON VALLEY TOP 15 HIGH SCHOOLS RELEASED BY US NEWS

***VINTAGE CROTON:  LUNCHBOXES AND PENCILCASES AND LOOSELEAF BINDERS; EverythingCroton: JUST FOR FUN--AND KEEPING IT LOCAL--FOR BACK TO SCHOOL TOO

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***METRO NORTH OPEN HOUSE IS COMING! GO HERE

***BESS failure/incident/fire database; go here

***FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE, #1 AI HYPERLOCAL NEWS SOURCE; GO HERE FOR CAMERAS, LAWSUIT, CROTON AND MORE

***DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA---THEIR PLATFORM! Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly

***VINTAGE CROTON, FOREVER YOUNG LINE, GLORIA SWANSON; GO HERE

***GREEN CARD MARRIAGE SHAM; OSSINING; GO HERE

***9/12 HOLY NAME OF MARY FEAST DAY! GO HERE

***THAT CROTON DEM EISENKRAFT LETTER, WATKINS; GO HERE

***SCHOOL STUFF: EverythingCroton: CROTON-HARMON LEADERSHIP TEAM PREPARES FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR

***VINTAGE CROTON LANDING 1883 MALARIA; GO HERE

****Those 2 Pennsylvania alledged measles cases deaths: Ultimately, the state is looking at the cases through the lens of outbreak statistics (the virus was present), while local authorities are looking through the lens of forensic causality (what physically ended the patient's life as in the case of the infant, a ruptured spleen per the coroner; the other patient has not been identified). [1, 2, 3]

MORE FOLKS WANT MAMDANI---AND HOCHUL--TO STAY HOME--FROM 9/11 CEREMONY---RETIRED PORT AUTHORITY COPS

 

MORE AT The association pointed to Mamdani’s Israel-bashing “rhetoric and affiliations that we believe have been hostile to law enforcement” as the reason for their demands, as well as political statements they view as “sympathetic” to anti-American…

AND THAT PETITION OPPOSING MAMDANI AT 9/11 CEREMONY FROM THE FAMILIES AND MORE NOW AT 95,000; GO TO Petition · Please sign to support honoring the memory of those lost on September 11th with dignity. - United States · Change.org

OBITUARY FOR MARSHALL NATHAN

NATHAN--Marshall. Marshall Nathan, a Harvard University applied physics Ph.D. graduate in 1958 and an inventor of the semiconductor laser in 1962, died on August 23, 2026. Today, the semiconductor laser is by far the most widely used laser. It accounts for more than $8 billion in annual revenue. The laser enables fiber optic telecommunications, the compact disc and a wide variety of scanners, including the bar code scanner in every supermarket. The realization of the semiconductor laser was a race between several industrial and academic research laboratories. Marshall and his colleagues at the IBM Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, made the first demonstration of such a laser in November 1962. MORE AT MARSHALL NATHAN Obituary (2026) - New York, NY - New York Times

A LABOR DAY CHARCUTERIE BOARD

It's no secret...we love making Charcuterie Boards....here's one from WANDERLUST AND WELLNESS:

Labor Day celebrates the end of summer and the unofficial beginning of fall. A time to enjoy the last sweet days of summer – whether it’s at the lake, in your backyard, with family and friends. This Labor Day Charcuterie Board uses the seasonal fruits of late summer, like peaches and cherries. Your Labor Day guests will love grazing on this light and fresh charcuterie board.

If you’re not sure how to put together a gorgeous, show-stopping charcuterie board, you’re going to want to download my guide below on how to assemble an Insta-Worthy charcuterie board that will impress your guests! SEE MORE AT Labor Day Charcuterie Board • Wanderlust and Wellness

PLEASANTVILLE SCHOOLS CRACK DOWN ON E-BIKES & E-SCOOTERS

The Pleasantville school district has adopted a new policy prohibiting the use of e-bikes, e-scooters and similar electric-powered transportation devices on school property, as concerns grow over student safety and the increasing presence of the devices in and around the community. MORE AT Pleasantville Schools Crack Down on E-Bikes and E-Scooters | The Examiner News

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: A NOTE FROM BOB ANDERSON---81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE AND TOSSED IN THE AIR AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OSSINING EMS TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL WHERE SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 HOURS RECEIVING AID FOR HER INJURIES

POOL & BEACH SCHEDULE 8/29 AND 8/30

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Includes Croton Point Beach, Closed! Click on the image.

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THE GAZETTE---CROTON TO AIR PROPOSAL BANNING PIGEON-KEEPING 9/2

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THE GAZETTE WEEK OF 8/27 THROUGH 9/2/2026 has an excellent and highly detailed front-page article on the Croton proposal to be aired on banning pigeon-keeping. Click on the image to read the first few paragraphs. The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

As for the petition: by Saturday 8/29, early afternoon, the petition urging the board to reject the pigeon prohibition has 178 signatures Petitions — Croton Community Forum

AND JESSICA DIECKMAN LETTER AT EverythingCroton: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR, BOT, AND VILLAGE MANAGER REGARDING PROPOSED INTRODUCTORY LAW NO.10 OF 2026

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR, BOT, AND VILLAGE MANAGER REGARDING PROPOSED INTRODUCTORY LAW NO.10 OF 2026

An open letter to the Mayor, BOT and village manager, 

Your proposed pet, domestic and farm animal laws would clearly make it illegal for residents to house small pet reptiles and amphibians in tanks in their homes because they have a very small piece of property, and many people are certainly not fifty feet from their property lines in any direction.

 
Please explain if the village would come after people for fish, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits or guinea pigs living in enclosures inside the home if they are closer than fifty feet away from a property line. Many Croton neighbors and residents keep these types of small animals, which are perfectly legal to own and can be purchased at most pet stores and the Reptile Show that happens four to six times a year at the Westchester County Center.

I highly recommend you remove the section in your proposed law as many people all over Croton and Westchester County own and enjoy these pets. It’s a ridiculous, highly restrictive, and totalitarian law, and just because members of the BOE don’t own reptiles or small animals like this doesn’t mean they should attempt to ban them legally from small homes or apartments. Please change or throw out your proposed law.

The law is poorly written, stating that anyone with a pet other than a dog or cat closer than fifty feet from property lines is breaking the law. I would recommend the board and the lawyer reword it so that the law applies to outdoor animals only, being housed outside, and not indoor pets living inside homes.

Does the village plan on coming into people’s personal homes, bedrooms and private spaces, measuring out the property lines from tanked-animals’ enclosures? If they are closer than fifty feet from the property line, will they then be made to remove or kill the animal to comply with this nonsensical village law?

 
Who dreams up these poorly written laws designed to punish people for no reason?

 
—Jessica Dieckman

INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 2026
§230-40 J. Keeping of Animals
(1) the keeping of domestic animals for individual domestic purposes or as pets, provided that no
domestic animals, except dogs or cats, shall be penned or housed within 50 feet of any lot line.

DEVELOPING--KHALID SHIEK MOHAMMED

Developing story. Please check back for updates; more at Judge throws out Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 9/11 confession in already long wait for trial

ICYMI---A NOTE FROM BOB ANDERSON---81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE AND TOSSED IN THE AIR AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OSSINING EMS TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL WHERE SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 HOURS RECEIVING AID FOR HER INJURIES

81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE ON BENEDICT BLVD. AND TOSSED IN THE AIR AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OSSINING EMS TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 HOURS RECEIVING AID FOR HER INJURIES. Fortunately nothing was broken and she was released and is at home now.

And the response from our officials has been GLACIAL. READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: A NOTE FROM BOB ANDERSON---81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE AND TOSSED IN THE AIR AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OSSINING EMS TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL WHERE SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 HOURS RECEIVING AID FOR HER INJURIES