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Sunday, October 4, 2026
THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF NYSDEC DELIVERS IS ALL ABOUT THE INVASIVES!
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THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF NYSDEC DELIVERS IS ALL ABOUT THE INVASIVES!
For now, we'll concentrate on that real scourge: KUDZU! This vine can grow a foot in a day! There's a map with locations too. Read more at Kudzu - NYSDEC
FROM THE MAILBOX
Response: He left Croton-on-Hudson in 1945, having lived in his home at 70 Mt. Airy Road since purchasing it in 1916. Read more at Labor Arts
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A reader writes: I read an amusing article on the subway hero Daniel Penny. But I distinctly remember an article by someone named Adams a year or two ago? Was it here?
Response: Believe this is the one you are looking for--if not, will need more details----Beckett Adams; go to EverythingCroton: THE NY TIMES---THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN---AND THE PRIZE FOR THE WORST DANIEL PENNY COVERAGE GOES TO...
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A reader asks: Wasn't there something on the best schools? Am I remembering wrong:
Response: You may mean this---the BEST DISTRICTS--per Niche; go to EverythingCroton: ICYMI---NICHE 2027 BEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY--CROTON HARMON #23
PHOTOS ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH, 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. FRANCIS DEATH, BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
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Blessing of the Animals, on the 800th Anniversary of St. Francis' Death--ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH
CLICK ON THE PHOTO.
St. Augustine Church - Ossining, New York
RED, WHITE & BLUE YADA YADA YADA--UPCOMING ELECTIONS, LWV FORUMS, ASSORTED FB PAGES, RELATED STUFF IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
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You know the drill---many of us are not on social media but we often get to hear about it and are sometimes sent screenshots.
And while most of us were busy enjoying the charms of a dry (mostly) Hudson Valley autumn weekend, a few of our local correspondents organized and sorted through it all---the voting, elections, related stuff that is--for your reading pleasure---here you go, in no particular order:
***Don't forget 10/8 Village Forum LWV and other upcoming forums; go to EverythingCroton: SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING LVW CANDIDATE FORUMS
DLABOLA, SLIPPEN, SIMON LVW FORUM THURSDAY 7 PM 10/8
and VOICE OF CROTON 10/10 PIZZA PARTY SLICE UP THE ISSUES 2-4 PM; 56 TRUESDALE DRIVE; RAINDATE 10/11
***THANKS RED PAPYRUS, FROM STARS & STRIPES, military voting: WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a one-day stand-down for service members to mail in ballots or vote in person in the upcoming elections. “We’re not telling you who to vote for, but we will give you every opportunity to do so,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X Friday. “You are the best citizens of our country, and therefore you should have every opportunity to exercise your right to vote.” Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-02/hegseth-one-day-stand-down-voting-23036055.html
***THANKS RED PAPYRUS, FROM STARS & STRIPES, military voting: WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a one-day stand-down for service members to mail in ballots or vote in person in the upcoming elections. “We’re not telling you who to vote for, but we will give you every opportunity to do so,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X Friday. “You are the best citizens of our country, and therefore you should have every opportunity to exercise your right to vote.” Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-02/hegseth-one-day-stand-down-voting-23036055.html
***COMPLAINTS THAT POLITICAL SIGNS WERE TURNING UP IN VILLAGE RIGHTS OF WAY AND IN FRONT OF THE GRASSY MEDIANS ON HOMES AND LOTS WITHOUT PERMISSION; NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE ALLEGEDLY OFFENDING PARTIES--YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND IT ON YOUR OWN...but the village posted their code/a reminder; go to: EverythingCroton: IT'S SILLY SIGN SEASON AGAIN
***FROM ASSORTED FACEBOOK PAGES, ALL OVER THE DISTRICT: THOUGHTS POST THE FIRST LAWLER CONLEY DEBATE/FORUM; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE ON THE FIRST LAWLER/CONLEY DEBATE--SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS FROM ASSORTED HAVERSTRAW, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS AND CLARKSTOWN FB PAGES
***FROM ASSORTED FACEBOOK PAGES, ALL OVER THE DISTRICT: THOUGHTS POST THE FIRST LAWLER CONLEY DEBATE/FORUM; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE ON THE FIRST LAWLER/CONLEY DEBATE--SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS FROM ASSORTED HAVERSTRAW, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS AND CLARKSTOWN FB PAGES
One more debate hosted by WPIX 11--Lawler/Conley 10/14---lots of chatter....
***VOICE OF CROTON HAD A MEET & GREET AT THE YACHT CLUB ON SATURDAY; lots of enthusiastic chatter; more maybe next week....
***VOICE OF CROTON HAD A MEET & GREET AT THE YACHT CLUB ON SATURDAY; lots of enthusiastic chatter; more maybe next week....
US ATTY SARCONE, ACTING SPECIAL AGENT PATRONE--SARATOGA SPRINGS MAN SENTENCED TO 210 MONTHS FOR DISTRIBUTION & POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
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Jeffrey Hart, age 51, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced September 14, 2026, to 210 months for distribution and possession of child pornography. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Anthony Patrone, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the announcement. MORE AT Northern District of New York | Saratoga Springs Man Sentenced to 210 Months for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography | United States Department of Justice
ACCUSED FLYDUBAI HIJACKER CELEBRATED BEATING WOMEN, SHARIA LAW, "STOMP ON HER HEAD"......
The accused flydubai hijacker touted violence against women and expressed hate for Jews and gay people in sickening newly revealed social media posts he made while studying to be a pilot – before he went on to allegedly attack his captain with a crash axe and attempt to down a plane.
Hamam al-Hammami, 29, allegedly made the series of extreme posts while he was studying aviation management remotely at Buckinghamshire New University in the UK, the Telegraph reported. More at Accused flydubai hijacker celebrated beating women, Sharia law on social media
Hamam al-Hammami, 29, allegedly made the series of extreme posts while he was studying aviation management remotely at Buckinghamshire New University in the UK, the Telegraph reported. More at Accused flydubai hijacker celebrated beating women, Sharia law on social media
FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL-87 SECONDS ABOUT ST. FRANCIS
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: ST. FRANCIS OF ASISSI, THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH, BLESSING OF THE ANIMAL EVENTS, PAST AND PRESENT, ETC.
CROTON LIONS CLUB, OKTOBERFEST 2026, PHOTOS
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Some photos from The Croton Lions Club booth at the Village of Croton-on-Hudson 2026 Oktoberfest. click on the images, all rights reserved.
For more about The Croton Lions:
Croton Lions Club
Croton on Hudson Lions Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 296
Croton on Hudson, New York 10520
crotonlions.org
Some photos from The Croton Lions Club booth at the Village of Croton-on-Hudson 2026 Oktoberfest. click on the images, all rights reserved.
For more about The Croton Lions:
Croton Lions Club
Croton on Hudson Lions Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 296
Croton on Hudson, New York 10520
crotonlions.org
10/9 1-4-5'S SPECIAL FUNDRAISER
A NOTE FROM DW DESIGN & DECOR--A special fundraiser Friday Oct 9th, 7:00pm---CLICK ON THE IMAGE. What if you could make a huge difference in a child's life? Please join me and my band The 1-4-5's this Friday where 100% of the proceeds go to educate girls in Africa through AWEF.ORG
YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...
***HERO'S WELCOME--THANK YOU! TERRORIST SUBDUED, ISRAELI PASSENGER RAN TOWARDS COCKPIT GO TO EverythingCroton: TERROR THWARTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO CRASH PASSENGER PLANE IN "JIHADIST ATTACK"
***A CROTON RESIDENT'S NIECE HONORS OCT. 7TH AND ATTENDS THE YORKTOWN EVENT---NOVA MUSIC FESTIVAL SURVIVOR ROM EL-HAI; go here
SCHOOL STUFF:
***FROM THE CROTON.NEWS AI SITE, SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FACILITY FEES & ARTS WAIVERS, DEBATES AI AND PRE-K ADVOCACY; MORE HERE
VILLAGE STUFF, 4 ITEMS:
***An interesting observation: FROM THE CROTON.NEWS AI SITE--CROTON'S ASSISTANT VILLAGE MANAGER LAW TOOK EFFECT SEPTEMBER 25TH; more here
****JOHN McKEON ---THOUGHTS ON THE HIGH DENSITY INITIATIVE COMPOUNDING THE PROPERTY TAX DISPARITY IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON; GO HERE
***ABOUT THAT SEAWALL, AN OPEN LETTER FROM JOHN McKEON; GO HERE
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MOVING ALONG:
***LETTER, ROBERT WHITING ENDORSES WATKINS; GO HERE
***10/4 ARCHAEOLOGY DAY; GO HERE
***EVERYTHING CROTON GUIDE TO FALL LEAF-PEEPING HERE
***MUM SEASON AT SHOPRITE; GO HERE
***FIRE FAIR TODAY 10/4; GO HERE
***CONGRESSMAN LAWLER, SHERIDAN GORMAN BENCH; GO HERE
***VINTAGE CROTON, 1965 ETERNA WATCH, GO HERE
***EYE DROPS RECALL: GO HERE
***250 TUESDAY #22; GO TO EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY #22
***HAWK MIGRATION SEASON; GO HERE
***ASBURY WELCOMES NEW PASTOR; GO HERE
***YOUTUBE VIDEO; UNPLUGGED PANEL #4 HIGHLIGHTS OF A NEW VISION OF LEARNING. CROTON SCHOOL DISTRICT; GO HERE
****DEFENDING EDUCATION(PDE) AND THE CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT; "LANDMARK", "SEISMIC"; SEE ALL FROM THE GAZETTE HERE & THE BLOG/ASSORTED LINKS, HERE
AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? CASE NUMBERS, CHRONOLOGICAL MILESTONES, ETC., GO HERE
***PASTOR SURGERY/BLESSING OF QUILTS, OUR SAVIOUR; GO HERE
***Traffic alert, that flashing beacon; go here
***APPLE PICKING SEASON; GO HERE
***HOW THEY DID--MORE ON THE FIRST LAWLER/CONLEY DEBATE--SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS FROM ASSORTED HAVERSTRAW, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS AND CLARKSTOWN FB PAGES; go here
***VINTAGE CROTON, THE MODEL TRAIN STORE KNOWN AS THE ROUNDHOUSE; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE ON CROTON'S MODEL TRAIN STORE KNOWN AS THE ROUNDHOUSE I
***STILL GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW POT SHOP/CANNABIS RE-ZONING POSSIBLE IN THE HARMON SECTION OF THE VILLAGE; NEW AI SITE CROTON NEWS IS HELPFUL; GO TO EverythingCroton: GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW POT SHOP/CANNABIS RE-ZONING POSSIBLE IN THE HARMON SECTION OF THE VILLAGE
***FROM THE MAILBOX, 2026 SENIOR AWARDS BANQUET, FLYOVER, HOW MUCH PEEKSKILL GETS FROM ALL ITS CANNABIS BUSINESSES; GO HERE
***CROTON IS "PRO-HOUSING"--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SEE FROM THE MAILBOX--WHAT DOES IT MEAN EXACTLY---THAT CROTON IS A "PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY"
***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE
***10/14, COFFEE WITH A COP AT SKYVIEW; GO HERE
***THE CROTON GARDENER, FINAL EDITION; GO HERE
***SAVE THE DATES, GEORGE'S WOOD FIRED PIZZA AT THE BLUE PIG CROTON 10/9 AND 10/23; GO HERE
***ST. FRANCIS, PAST AND PRESENT, ANIMAL BLESSINGS; GO HERE
***CROTON JOB OPP; VILLAGE CLERK; GO HERE
***VINTAGE CROTON, ASSORTED FOOTBALL REQUESTS; GO HERE
***SAM WATKINS STOPPED BY OKTOBERFEST; GO HERE
***PHOTOS FROM METRO NORTH OPEN HOUSE HERE
***BARE NAILS ARE RACIST! GO HERE
QUICK VIDEO---KAISER LOPEZ--CROTON'S 2026 OKTOBERFEST
p.s. If his name sounds familiar, that's because he also recorded the recent September flooding down at the train station; see that at EverythingCroton: KAISER LOPEZ VIDEO CROTON HARMON TRAIN STATION PARKING LOT 21 HOURS AGO
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ASSORTED PIGEON THOUGHTS...AND ONE BIG BIRD
YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:
***THE PIGEONS OF CROTON; FROM THE 914 SUBSTACK
***FANCY PIGEONS; GO HERE
***FROM THE NEW CROTON.NEWS SITE: PIGEON PROPOSAL HEADS FOR MORE REVIEW AS SIMON RECUSES HIMSELF; GO HERE
REMINDER---OCTOBER IS THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY, RESPECT FOR LIFE
Rosary Coast to Coast--Father Fidelis etal. Rye 10/4; click on the image
and then...
THE RESPECT FOR LIFE MINISTRY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY is collecting for GOOD COUNSEL and NO BABY BLISTERS after all masses; go to EverythingCroton: OCTOBER IS RESPECT FOR LIFE MONTH--HOLY NAME OF MARY IS COLLECTING FOR GOOD COUNSEL HOMES AND NO BABY BLISTERS
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