OSSINING MAN ANTHONY LOPEZ CHARGED WITH FELONY AFTER SHINING LASER AT POLICE HELICOPTER

Popped up on social media earlier but wanted to wait for the official article--Ossining Police Department officers responded and took 41-year-old Anthony Lopez, of Ossining, into custody and confiscated a green laser. He was turned over to Westchester County Police. See more at Ossining Man Charged With Felony After Shining Laser At Police Helicopter | Ossining, NY Patch

THE TARRYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE-2 ADMIT TO ARSON IN PLEA DEAL, AYAVACA, BARRERO

TARRYTOWN, NY — There will be a steep price to pay for teenage antics that nearly destroyed a Hudson Valley landmark.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced today that the two Westchester residents have pleaded guilty to intentionally setting a fire that caused more than $100,000 in damage to the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in May 2025.

Elvin Ayavaca, 19, of White Plains, and Richard Joseph Barrero, 20, of Harrison, pleaded guilty on Monday to felony arson and criminal mischief MORE AT 2 Admit To Arson In 2025 Historic Tarrytown Lighthouse In Plea Deal | Tarrytown, NY Patch

NATIONAL PURPLE HEART HALL OF HONOR INFO

Thank you Ed Riely.  NATIONAL PURPLE HEART HALL OF HONOR INFO.
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REGISTERING your PURPLE HEART and YOUR AWARD STORY, recipients are/were NOT automatically identified and LISTED by the or The Government. Click on the images for additional details and contract info.

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ROUTE 129 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, DOWNED TREE

From the village FB page. Click on the image.

SNOPES: WHY SOME 9/11 FAMILIES SIGNED PETITION TO EXCLUDE MAMDANI FROM MEMORIAL EVENT: CLAIM RATED AS TRUE

 

They have rated the claim as “True”:

That petition was real and had more than 60,000 signatures at the time of this writing.

Giovanni Galante, whose wife died in the 9/11 attacks, started the petition, which asked organizers of the 25th-anniversary commemoration ceremony to "carefully consider whether Mr. Mamdani's participation would align with the intention of the ceremony and the expectations of the families most directly affected by the tragedy."

Meryl Mayo-Marshall, whose husband died on 9/11, also told local media she had signed the petition and shared her comments in a Facebook post.

Given the above, we've rated the claim that some families of 9/11 victims signed a petition aimed at excluding Mamdani from the ceremony as true.

Contrary to what some posts suggested, there was no evidence that the petition and its request to consider excluding Mamdani from the 9/11 commemoration ceremony represented the views of all of the families of the 2,976 people killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Galante reportedly estimated that up to 7,500 relatives of victims had signed the petition, but told the self-described progressive Substack newsletter Popular Information that his estimate was not based on the actual list of signatories.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mamdani-911-families-petition/

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NOTE AS OF 8/3 LATE AFTERNOON, THE PETITION IS AT OVER 72,000 SIGNATURES AND CLIMBING Petition · Please sign to support honoring the memory of those lost on September 11th with dignity. - United States · Change.org

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets rainy:

***QUICK VIDEO, THANK YOU OAK PLACE BOB ANDERSON, OSPREYS! GO HERE 

***VIDEO RECENT RAIN AND THE CROTON DAM, THANKS BRIGID FARANDA VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; GO HERE

***THANK YOU CAROLYN WHITING: MARC CHESHIRE AND CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS REOGNIZED BY HEART COMMITTEE; CLICK HERE

***THANK YOU CAROLYN WHITING:  SOME PHOTOS, COURTESY OF CAROLYN WHITING, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FROM THE 8/1/2026 EVENT AT VAN CORTLANDT MANOR, RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT AND 2ND NY REGIMENTS

***FROM CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY----FAUCI TAKES THE 5TH 111 TIMES; GO HERE

***CROTON BY THE NUMBERS: EverythingCroton: OUTSTANDING DATA SOURCE--CROTON BY THE NUMBERS--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE

***FROM THE MAILBOX -- KALSHI, MEASLES, EATALIA, QUAKER BRIDGE, POTHOLE REPORTS, FAUCI, AND "ANY CHANCE?"; GO HERE

***DENNY'S IN THE NEWS; GO TO EverythingCroton: DENNY'S IN THE NEWS

***HAWTHORNE NUNS, TEMPORARY REPRIEVE; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW YORK NUNS GET A TEMPORARY WIN AGAINST STATE'S ASSISTED SUICIDE LAW

***A (CROTON) PURPLE FINCH LIVES TO TELL THE TALE; GO HERE

***VIDEO - WATCH THE MOMENT FAUCI IS ASKED POINT BLANK IF HE ASKED PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR A PARDON; GO HERE

MAN JUMPS OFF BROOKLYN BRIDGE NAKED---AND LIVES

Only in New York folks, only in New York.

This chap had some guardian angel.

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Naked nutjob jumps from Brooklyn Bridge after erecting flags

OBITUARY & SERVICE INFO FOR JUDITH GAIL PRICE

Service info and obituary for former Croton resident Judith Gail Price; go to Judith Gail Price Obituary (2026) - Brattleboro, VT - Atamaniuk Funeral Home, Inc.

CROTON-HARMON BOE MTGS TODAY & THURSDAY

Croton-Harmon BOE Meetings TODAY and THURSDAY NOTE 6:00PM Start Time Thursday. CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

FIRST DEATHS FROM CYCLOSPORIASIS, PLEASE NOTE, BOTH PATIENTS HAD SIGNIFICANT UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS

The first deaths from the cyclosporiasis “explosive diarrhea” outbreak have been reported after two Michigan residents died after contracting the food-borne illness.  Both patients, who are yet to be identified, had “significant underlying health conditions,” the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.   MORE AT First deaths from 'explosive diarrhea' parasite outbreak reported in Michigan — as cases top 11,000

FLOODING CLOSES STRETCH OF TACONIC

See more from the Patch at  Flooding Closes Stretch Of Taconic State Parkway In Westchester County | Pleasantville, NY Patch

SOME PHOTOS, COURTESY OF CAROLYN WHITING, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FROM THE 8/1/2026 EVENT AT VAN CORTLANDT MANOR, RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT AND 2ND NY REGIMENTS

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses or worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

SOME PHOTOS, COURTESY OF CAROLYN WHITING, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FROM THE 8/1/2026 EVENT AT VAN CORTLANDT MANOR....Costumed presenters portrayed soldiers in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and 2nd New York Regiments, exploring local battles fought by a pioneering regiment of Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Click on the images below.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALSO RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM HEART EverythingCroton: H.E.A.R.T. COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES VILLAGE HISTORIAN, MARC CHESHIRE, AND THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THAT PODCAST--THE GREAT ALEX BERENSON AND EMILY KOPP TALK COVID, LAB LEAKS, AND TONY FAUCI

See it all at (3) Emily Kopp and I talk Covid, lab leaks, and Tony Fauci! 

H.E.A.R.T. COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES VILLAGE HISTORIAN, MARC CHESHIRE, AND THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

At the Van Cortlandt Manor re-enactment event, 8/1/2026, H.E.A.R.T gave an award to Marc Cheshire, Village Historian and one to the volunteers of the Croton Historical Society:

Marc Cheshire
Margaret Morabito

Kathy Reagan Geradi
Cornelia Cotton
Rita Wilcox
Aurelia Semisa
Kathleen Ferguson Tusa
Mary Gilligan

Click on the photos. More from the day's event coming. Courtesy of Carolyn Whiting, all rights reserved.

The HEART Committee, formally established by Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson on May 22, 2024, is a community-oriented body designed to recognize and honor significant contributions to the village. This committee is a successor to the 125th Anniversary Committee, which was sunsetted following its successful efforts in celebrating the village's milestone anniversary.

The HEART Committee is guided by the principles of Helping, Exemplifying, Aiding, Respecting, and Teaching (HEART). Its primary mission is to identify and honor individuals, businesses, or community groups—whether living or deceased—that have notably contributed to the betterment of the village.