CROTON LIBRARY TAX OVERRIDE--TAX IMPACT--IMPORTANT!

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BASEBALL--BRIARCLIFF TAKES A LOSS--CROTON WINS 6-5

After flying high against Sleepy Hollow last Tuesday, Briarcliff came back down to earth. The Bears fell just short of the Croton-Harmon Tigers by a score of 6-5 on Monday. MORE AT Baseball Recap: Briarcliff Takes a Loss

RIVER JOURNAL---HENDRICK HUDSON PRESSES ALBANY AND WASHINGTON FOR RELIEF AS INDIAN POINT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES TO STRAIN SCHOOL FINANCES

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The Hendrick Hudson Central School District is continuing an active and ongoing effort to secure state and federal assistance as it works to address the lasting financial impact of the Indian Point shutdown and the significant loss of local revenue that is currently deeply affecting the District and local community. MORE AT The Hendrick Hudson Central School District is continuing an active and ongoing effort to secure state and federal assistance as it works to address the lasting financial impact of the Indian Point shutdown and the significant loss of local revenue that is currently deeply affecting the District and local community.

STRIPED BASS SEASON IS OPEN--SHARE YOUR FISHING TRIP DATA WITH THE CO-OP ANGLER PROGRAM

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Do you fish for striped bass in the Hudson River? Whether you catch-and-release or take home a keeper, you can be part of the Cooperative Angler Program. Share your fishing trip information and help biologists understand and manage our striped bass fishery. Striped bass season in the Hudson began on April 1, 2026.

Here's how it works:Fill out a logbook we provide or record your trips via smartphone using DEC's Hudson River online logbook (PDF) whenever you fish on the tidal Hudson River (by boat or on the shore)
Record general location, time, gear used, what you caught (or if you didn't catch anything)
Return the logbook when you are done fishing

Join today! For more information on the angler program and instructions on installing the Survey123 App to access the online logbook, visit the Hudson River Cooperative Angler webpage or email hudsonangler@dec.ny.gov

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---COACH MEL GIAROLO, CROTON BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, 1981

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In 1981, the Croton Tigers Baseball team won the state championship under legendary Coach Mel Giarolo.  With opening day 2026 on the horizon, the blog has had a request for this 1981 article written by the late Lucio LaForgia. Click on the images below.

COACH GIAROLO PASSED IN 2023; OBITUARY IS AT Amleto "Mel" Giarolo Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY

ZERO HOUR

..........Roughly 50 strikes were carried out on military targets on the Islamic Republic’s oil-critical stronghold, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing senior US officials. Kharg Island, which is one-third the size of Manhattan and located in the Persian Gulf, controls roughly 90% of Iranian crude oil exports. MORE here

OSSINING SUES ROOFING CONTRACTORS FOR $750,000

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The Village of Ossining claims that a new community center roof that was warrantied for 20 years began leaking within a year of installation and must be replaced.

The village accused C.C. Roofing Co. Inc. and affiliate MCAS Roofing & Contracting Inc., consultant Russel Watsky Inc., and manufacturer Polyglass U.S.A. of negligence, in a complaint filed on March 31 in Westchester Supreme Court. MORE AT Ossining sues roofing contractors for $750,000 - Westfair Communications

FROM THAT NEW CROTON SITE: "WHAT IS THE HARDSHIP OTHER THAN PROFIT?" MOUNT AIRY NEIGHBORS DRAW A LINE

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FROM THAT NEW CROTON SITE: "WHAT IS THE HARDSHIP OTHER THAN PROFIT?" MOUNT AIRY NEIGHBORS DRAW A LINE--as always, please do your due diligence:

A subdivision at 52 Mount Airy Road has united a hillside neighborhood against a developer, producing the most contentious public hearings Croton's ZBA has seen in years. MORE AT 'What Is the Hardship Other Than Profit?': Mount Airy Neighbors Draw a Line — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

JUST A REMINDER 4/8 PASSOVER YIZKOR SERVICE

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REMINDER--4//8 PASSOVER YIZKOR SERVICE
Passover Yizkor Service - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

REMINDER--TRIVIA NIGHT--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5/15

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Tease your brain & win a prize with the Town of Cortlandt Recreation Department on Friday, May 15th!

Register individually at www.townofcortlandtny.gov/reconline and teams of 4 can/will be formed at the event.

For more information, please contact the Town of Cortlandt Recreation Department at tocrec@townofcortlandtny.gov or 914-734-1050.

We can't wait to see you there! Registration will begin on Friday, February 27th at www.townofcortlandtny.gov/reconline

WIRELESS FESTIVAL CANCELLED AFTER U.K. BLOCKS KANYE WEST FROM ENTERING COUNTRY

U.K. Bars Ye Over Antisemitism, Months Before Major Festival Performances--Entry to the country is being denied to the rapper formerly known as Kanye West because his presence “would not be conducive to the public good.” The festival he was due to headline is now canceled....The British government said on Tuesday that it had barred Ye — the rapper formerly known as Kanye West — from entering the country to play a series of concerts because of his history of antisemitism. MORE AT Wireless Festival Canceled After U.K. Blocks Kanye West From Entering Country - The New York Times

AGENDA---BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 4/8

Board of Trustees AGENDA
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 pm, AFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES, and much more

Full agenda and documenta at Board of Trustees

Residents may want to address questions and comments regarding the coming Pot Dispensary in Harmon during the non-agenda items section.

ASIAN LANTERNFLY UPDATE

What’s worse than finding a lanternfly in your Big Apple? Try millions of them. The dreaded, now-annual hatch of the invasive polka-dotted pests is less than a month away — leaving New Yorkers are bracing for a Biblical-level plague of the superbugs. Hailing from China, the spotted lanternfly first surfaced in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, they’ve spread to 21 states, including NY in 2020 — despite city-wide directives to stamp out the scourge. MORE AT Exclusive | NYC lanternfly plague 2026 set to rebound after dip

CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF ED SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY----Receiving questions and quite a few comments on this issue. To my knowledge, there is no such social media policy. If anyone knows otherwise, please send appropriate documentation and/or online link.  Additional comments and questions, however, should really be directed to school officials. Board of Education - Croton-Harmon Schools