YADA YADA YADA THIS FINE FRIDAY BEFORE THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

You know the drill---most of us are not on social media but we often get to hear about it--and are sometimes sent screenshots. 

Currently trending--and very hot in the number one social media chatter spot--many thanks to RedPapyrus and TMThoughtsCreekskill/Cronk for passing along---have a great Labor Day Weekend everyone---get outside!

*****Much discussion about whether or not an official who has recused himself--or herself--on a certain issue--must leave the dais PHYSICALLY. Alot of this has been cross-checked with Copilot, Google AI, Robert's Rules (which says No, doesn't have to leave the room), etc., but as always, you should do your own due diligence:

---While the general expectation is that they step away from the decision-making process, whether they are legally required to "leave the room" varies

---State Ethics Commissions & Best Practices Strongly Recommended: Even where not strictly legally mandated, most legal counsels and state ethics bodies advise officials to physically leave the room.

---Why "Leaving the Room" Matters; State and local entities strongly advocate for the official to step out for several critical reasons:  

Preventing "Subconscious" Influence: Even if an official stays silent, their physical presence, facial expressions, or body language at the dais can inadvertently pressure or intimidate other board members.  

Avoiding the Appearance of Impropriety

Maintaining Clean Boundaries: In cases where an official tries to act as a regular citizen (e.g., trying to step down from the dais to speak during the "public comment" portion on their own property dispute), courts and ethics boards generally look down on this, as it is nearly impossible for the public to separate the "citizen" from the "elected official."

MOVING ALONG:

***Next big thing---lots of posts about the scourge of Ebikes and scooters, and speeding bikes whether pedal powered or not--assorted tales of near accidents, no helmets, etc. A lot of discussion about the recent accident, THE PLEASANTVILLE CRACKDOWN, etc. It's all pretty easy to find EverythingCroton: & NOW YORKTOWN--E-BIKE LAWS

***Much discussion about the Clancy murder of her three children; easy enough to find; some actual local commentary justifying it on one of the more "esoteric" forums. Just not going near the lunacy; a reader, however, sent this video link/post How Feminism Justified Killing Children

***THE GOFUNDME FOR ERIN PIACENTI'S DAUGHTER IS BREAKING ALL EXPECTATIONS Fundraiser by Shray Gupta : In Memory of Erin Piacenti: Supporting Madison's Future

***MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MAMDANI PETITION, NOW AT OVER 97,000 ***MAMDANI, HOCHUL, 9/11 CEREMONY, STAY HOME, PLUS PETITION OPPOSING MAMDANI NOW AT OVER 97K; FIND IT HERE 

FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---THE SHANGHAI GIN

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OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---and now THE SHANGHAI GIN----SEE IT AT Friday cocktail – the Shanghai Gin – Tom Faranda's Folly

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--GOODBYE SUMMER--1962--TEARS FLOOR KIDS' EYES AS SUMMER ENDS BEST REC DEPT. PROGRAM YET

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MORE FROM THE ED RONDTHALER SCRAPBOOKS, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of The Croton Historical Society. Click on the images below. A different time...on so many levels.

 

 

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy---

***THE 9/2 BOARD MEETING VIDEO AND A FEW OBSERVATIONS; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI 9/2/2026 BOARD MEETING VIDEO

***LOCAL CATHOLICISM INSTAGRAM PAGE; GO TO EverythingCroton: A RATHER INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLIC INSTAGRAM PAGE

***UPCOMING LAWLER CONLEY DEBATES; GO HERE

***HOWARD HUGHES, THE CROTON CONNECTION; GO HERE

***OFFICIAL GOFUND ME--MURDER VICTIM ERIN PIACENTI; GO HERE

***MAMDANI, HOCHUL, 9/11 CEREMONY, STAY HOME, PLUS PETITION OPPOSING MAMDANI NOW AT OVER 97K; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE FOLKS WANT MAMDANI---AND HOCHUL--TO STAY HOME--FROM 9/11 CEREMONY---RETIRED PORT AUTHORITY COPS

***U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM MEETS WITH FIRST ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY SARCONE; GO HERE

***THE CDC AND THOSE ALLEGED MEASLES DEATHS; GO HERE

***A CROTON LABOR DAY 1929; GO HERE

***LAWLER SUPPORTS WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE, NEW CONTRACT; GO TO EverythingCroton: YONKERS TIMES--CONGRESSMAN LAWLER SUPPORTS NEW CONTRACT FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE

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

***BRING ON THE SALAD; GO HERE

***JOIN THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB TODAY! 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

***THE CROTON GARDENER #8; GO HERE

***FROM THE "CROTON.NEWS" AI SITE; EXCELLENT WRITE-UP ON THE SCHOOL'S PROPOSED SOLAR THREE MILLION PLUS PROJECT; GO TO EverythingCroton: ABOUT THAT CROTON SCHOOLS $3.2 MILLION SOLAR PLAN---FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE

***HAD A REQUEST FOR THIS JUNE ARTICLE: HATE MAP, THE SPLC IN THE NEWS AGAIN! CLICK HERE

***FLEEING NY; MORGAN STANLEY PICKS DALLAS; GO HERE

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

A RISING STAR CHILDREN'S CENTER--HOW DO SMALL CLASS SIZES BENEFIT CHILDREN IN A LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTER?

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MORE AT How Small Class Sizes Benefit Children in Licensed Childcare

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CONGRATULATIONS EFSP---A FEW OF US HAD RECORD-BREAKING NUMBERS TOO (SMILE)

NEWS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS

What's On

For the number fetishists among us: in August, EFSP had a new record: 566,916 views. Of course, we're thrilled and thank you very much for visiting us. Let's give something back. In this post, we'll give you a little preview of things to come and a glimpse of how we work on this blog. And we are: Ivo Blom, Marlene Pilaete and Paul van Yperen, the editor.

SEE AND READ MORE AT (AND HEADS UP, A NAKED PREGNANT DEMI MOORE---IF THIS UPSETS YOU, GO NO FURTHER) European Film Star Postcards: What's On

APPLE-PICKING SEASON--TIME FOR THE EVERYTHING CROTON APPLE-PICKING GUIDE

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TIME FOR THE EVERYTHING CROTON APPLE PICKING GUIDE! BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR REGULAR UPDATES....but.... remember to ALWAYS call ahead for any possible changes.  

BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR UPDATES.

--JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A QUICK CAR RIDE TO WILKENS' FRUIT & FIR FARM IN YORKTOWN; here's 2021 news:

Pick Your Own Apples – Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

Click here for more info about Wilkens.

--HARVEST MOON FARM IN NORTH SALEM; Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard

--STUART'S FRUIT FARM, GRANITE SPRINGS, CASH & CARRY https://www.stuartsfarm.com/

--OUTHOUSE ORCHARDS, NORTH SALEM, assorted variety ripening schedule list;  http://outhouseorchardsny.com/pick-your-own/

AND IF YOU JUST LIKE APPLES--AND ARE NOT INTO PICKING THEM(!):

--MEADOWS FARM MARKET IN YORKTOWN https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-very-pleasant-visit-to-meadows-farm.html

AND ON ANOTHER NOTE: THOMPSON'S CIDER MILL https://thompsonscidermill.com/

AND SOME FAB 2018 PHOTOS COURTESY OF CROTON UNITED HERE.

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NEWS ALERT--TRUMP CUTS MIGRANT POPULATION BY NEARLY 3 MIL

Read more at Trump cuts migrant population by nearly 3 million; total U.S. population likely to drop

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--PLANNING BOARD TO REVIEW SITE PLAN OVERHAUL PROMPTED BY STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CHANGES, ANOTHER ADU

Many thanks to TMThoughtsCreekskill/Cronk for the heads up; the link is working now though the site seems slow.  NOTE THAT CORTESE is not scheduled for this meeting.....as for the other issue, yada yada yada.......



Editor's note: This article previews a scheduled meeting based on the published agenda packet. After the meeting is held and video is released, coverage will be updated with the actual discussion and any votes taken. The Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board meets Tuesday, September 8, with a new business agenda pairing a village-wide rewrite of its site plan review standards against a single accessory cottage application on Emerson Avenue. MORE AT Planning Board — 2026-09-08 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

GLORIA STEINEM HAS DIED

Gloria Steinem, a trailblazer of the feminist movement, pop culture shaper, and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York City, her foundation announced across her social media pages on Thursday morning. She was 92. More at Gloria Steinem dead: Feminist activist and pop culture icon was 92

VILLAGE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CLOSED 9/4

More at  Engineering Department Closed September 4 | Croton-on-Hudson NY

CONLEY RIPPED OVER TRANSGENDER SUPPORT IN GOP ATTACK AD BEFORE HEATED MIDTERM RACE AGAINST LAWLER

WASHINGTON — Hudson Valley Democrat Cait Conley was ripped over transgenderism in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s opening attack ad against the New York congressional candidate.

The brutal ad laced into Conley’s public opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included a provision to block Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for sex changes. MORE AT Dem NY House candidate Cait Conley ripped over transgender support in 1st GOP attack ad before heated midterm race against Lawler

ICYMI 9/2/2026 BOARD MEETING VIDEO

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The video for the re-play of the 9/2 board of trustees meeting can be found at Regular Meeting

You are encouraged to watch it; there were a number of interesting items concerning the Cortese/425 S. Riverside site (he won't be ready by the next pb meeting), Trustee Simon recused himself from the pigeon law, (that is still being worked on) and for those who asked: here is the AKRF TOD analysis that the village undertook in 2021. The photos of the massive density urban-like housing projects envisioned are fascinating. There was much more to the meeting and hopefully additional items will be online today--but many of us have a wake to attend: EverythingCroton: AGAIN--ANOTHER REQUEST FOR A RE-POST--2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE--CROTON POINT AVENUE AREA, HARMON

AND DON'T FORGET TONIGHT'S TOWN HALL MEETING; THEY'VE GOT PLANS FOR HARMON  EverythingCroton: REMINDER---THEY'VE GOT PLANS---HEADS UP EVERYONE--THE HARMON SECTION 9/3 NEW YORK FORWARD TOWN HALL MEETING

ICYMI--JOIN THE CROTON-HARMON BOOSTER CLUB TODAY!

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