UNITING NYS NEWSLETTER---HOCHUL'S PENSION DEAL

Governor Kathy Hochul is reportedly negotiating a $1.5 billion pension deal that would lower the retirement age for public workers to 55 and reduce their contribution rates.

Here’s the breakdown:

--$835.9 million to lower the retirement age
--$593 million to reduce employee contributions

And who pays?  The costs are passed down to local governments and school districts, meaning YOU ultimately foot the bill.

Taxpayers don’t get to retire early. We just keep paying, and all of this is being negotiated behind closed doors. The full NYP article.

REMINDER--VILLAGE UTILITY BILLS DUE 4/15

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Reminder: Utility Bills Due April 15th
Posted on: April 9, 2026 - 4:00pm---Utility bills were mailed in March and payment is due by Wednesday, April 15th. If you have not received your bill, please contact the Treasurer’s Office at 914-862-1419 to request a copy.Reminder: Utility Bills Due April 15th | Croton-on-Hudson NY

TRENDING ON FB---LAST TIME THE WEAVERS WERE ALL TOGETHER IN CROTON--1981

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LAST TIME THE WEAVERS WERE ALL TOGETHER--1981--See the PHOTO AND READ MORE COURTESY OF TERRY CORNEAU at Facebook

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: INDEX TO PETE SEEGER/LEE HAYS/CLEARWATER AND RELATED POSTS

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

The latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), then 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 (RE-OPENS IN MARCH) 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, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, and more.

HOT SOCIAL MEDIA TOPICS LOCALLY ON ASSORTED PAGES--THE BORDER, IRYNA'S KILLER, THE LIBRARY AND AI

We're not on social media, but we often get to hear about it and are sometimes sent screenshots:

LOTS OF CHATTER -Trump’s historic border turnaround: Zero releases at the border for 11 consecutive months--ASSTD ARTICLES; HERE'S JUST ONE: States.....MORE AT EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s historic border turnaround

AND THAT MIT PIECE ON AI: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. | MIT Technology Review

AND IRYNA'S KILLER BEING FOUND INCOMPETENT, LOTS OF LINKS, LOTS OF CHATTER, HERE'S ONE ARTICLE:  EverythingCroton: IRYNA ZARUTSKA'S ACCUSED KILLER DECARLOS BROWN FOUND INCOMPETENT IN STABBING TRIAL

AND CROTON LIBRARY OVERRIDING TAX CAP---LOTS OF CHATTER---MOVES TO SAY NO EverythingCroton: CROTON LIBRARY TAX OVERRIDE--TAX IMPACT--IMPORTANT!

ANOTHER COLD WAR REQUEST---SEEMS TO BE TRENDING....

On the to do list--an eventual index of the Herman Kahn posts---for now, you can find the most recent post about him at EverythingCroton: ICYMI--DECEMBER 1963 PATENT TRADER--HERMAN KAHN TO ADDRESS LWV MEETING

And if you like the Cold War, you may also have an interest in EverythingCroton: ANOTHER ONE FOR THE MOVIE BUCKET LIST - (1962) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

and for the Croton UFO enthusiasts: EverythingCroton: FUN STUFF---CROTON AND THE UFO BUG -PART ONE

ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH - GOLDEN JUBILEE WEDDING MASS, ARCHBISHOP HICKS, ST. PATRICK'S, 6/7

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A WORD FROM ST.  AUGUSTINE PARISH---Couples celebrating their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2026 are invited to attend the Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with His Excellency, Archbishop Ronald Hicks at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday, June 7, at 2:30 PM. Each couple may bring up to four (4) additional guests. Pre-registration is required. Please contact the Parish Office at (914) 941-0067 to register.   St. Augustine Church - Ossining, New York

BEHIND PAYWALL AT THE ECONOMIST

Anthropic has announced that its new AI model, Mythos, has found vulnerabilities in nearly every major computing operating system in use. The company has an incentive to mythologise Mythos, but its claims are worth taking seriously.

SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR STEPHEN KENNETH DISHART

Stephen Kenneth Dishart, a resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away on April 7, 2026. He was 67 years old. Stephen was born on July 8, 1958, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the fifth son to the late Urban E. and Theresa G. (Napier) Dishart. He graduated from Penn Hills High School in 1976 and West Virginia University in 1980. As a young father, he received his master’s in communication from Duquesne in 1991 and graduated the Insead Executive Program in Fontainebleau, France in 2003. MORE AT Stephen Dishart Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY

SPEAKING OF AI--LIVE: HOW SILICON VALLEY'S "TOKENMAXXING" IS JUICING AI DEMAND

See more at  LIVE: How Silicon Valley's 'tokenmaxxing' is juicing AI demand — 4/9/2026

ANGELS OUTFIELDER ROBS 3 HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME!

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VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--Angels outfielder robs 3 home runs in one game! MORE AT Angels outfielder robs 3 home runs in one game! – Tom Faranda's Folly

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy and thankfully not snowy this time((!):

*SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND POSCASTS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS; GO HERE

*SPRING THAWS AND A SNOW GOOSE! GO HERE

*QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS) ABOUT THE MIDNIGHT RUN "MISSIONS"; GO HERE

*QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT THE GROTTO OF OUR LADY OF GAUDALUPE AT HOLY NAME; GO HERE

*Letter, JOEL GINGOLD, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, RECENT GUIDO COMMENTARY; CLICK HERE

*Letter, JESSICA DIECKMAN, THANK YOU NYPD OFFICERS EDWARDS AND NAVARRO; CLICK HERE

*Letter, PAUL STEINBERG LETTER. THOUGHTS ON THE VILLAGE COURT, ALI JAFFERY'S CONDUCT AND MORE; CLICK HERE

AND RELATED: 

EverythingCroton: ISIS-LOVING NYC BOMBING SUSPECTS MUSED ABOUT BLOWING RIGHT-WING AGITATOR "IN HALF" AND DESIRE TO KILL UP TO 60 CIVILIANS: COURT DOCS

*OP ED FROM MIKE LAWLER ON UTILITY COSTS ETC; GO TO Lohud: Utility prices crush NY's middle class. Where is Albany? | Congressman Mike Lawle

*HOT TOPICS ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA: EverythingCroton: BURNING UP SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE MOMENT

REMINDER---SAVE THE DATES---FROM THE CROTON HARMON ATHLETICS FB PAGE - SPRING UNDER THE LIGHTS GAMES

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FROM THE CROTON HARMON ATHLETICS FB PAGE - SPRING UNDER THE LIGHTS GAMES

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'BUCKLE UP, THIS IS UNREAL!': CNBC ANCHOR SHOCKED BY US TRADE DEFICIT DROP FROM $136B TO $29B--THE LOWEST SINCE 2009--WAS TRUMP RIGHT ABOUT TARIFFS?

IN THE NEWS---The U.S. has lived with a massive trade deficit for decades. But under President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, that gap suddenly narrowed — and much faster than many expected. That became clear on CNBC when anchor Rick Santelli reacted in real time to the trade numbers. MORE AT 'Buckle up, this is unreal!': CNBC anchor shocked by US trade deficit drop from $136B to $29B — the lowest since 2009. Was Trump right about tariffs?