FROM THAT NEW "CROTON NEWS" SITE---A DISPENSARY NEXT TO A DAYCARE? THE FIGHT OVER CROTON'S FIRST CANNABIS SHOP

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FROM THAT NEW "CROTON NEWS" SITE---A DISPENSARY NEXT TO A DAYCARE? THE FIGHT OVER CROTON'S FIRST CANNABIS SHOP--A change-of-use application to convert the Dairy Mart at 370 South Riverside Avenue into a cannabis dispensary has divided residents, raising questions about a children's daycare operating next door and why the village never opted out of retail cannabis sales. MORE AT A Dispensary Next to a Daycare? The Fight Over Croton's First Cannabis Shop — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

GETTING LOTS OF PARENTAL INQUIRIES ON LEGOLAND'S NEW FERRARI ATTRACTION

Mommy Poppins to the rescue with some answers! Go to We Tried Legoland New York's New Ferrari Attraction: A Parent’s Honest Review | Mommy Poppins

SECOND REQUEST---INDEX TO THE PETE SEEGER/LEE HAYS/CLEARWATER AND RELATED POSTS AT THE BLOG

With the news that the HUDSON RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL is returning in 2026 to Croton Point Park (see EverythingCroton: HUDSON RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 RETURN), the blog has had another request for a central index of all the Pete Seeger, Weavers, Clearwater Festival, and Lee Hays posts.  Believe this is all of them--GO TO EverythingCroton: INDEX TO PETE SEEGER/LEE HAYS/CLEARWATER AND RELATED POSTS

MORE ON THE RESCUE---THE VIOLENT REALITY OF EJECTING FROM AN F-15 FACED BY BRAVE US PILOTS REVEALED...

 Instantaneous 10 to 20 Gs of force upon ejection: More at F-15E pilots face 'violent' reality when ejecting from plane: expert

You may also have an interest inEverythingCroton: NY POST---MAP DETAILING THE RESCUE PLAN TO SAVE THE US AIRMAN

and  EverythingCroton: MORE ON THE MIRACLE SAVE IN IRAN, TRULY REMARKABLE

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Confidential to Your Thoughts on This: 

Blocking on FB may be the best option. Many folks do---and have. Or you can simply leave social media. Many folks do---and have.

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A reader has fond memories of going with her father for his "quarterly haircuts at a barber shop that started with a "M", then for pizza or sometimes the diner for lunch. Got anything on the barber shop? The owner was great and had a HUGE bowl of penny candy on the counter for kids".

Response: You must mean "Messa's", His candy bowl was apparently legendary as this story has been heard many times before; GO TO EverythingCroton: SOME RECENT REQUESTS: PARKWAY DELICATESSEN, MESSA'S BARBER SHOP, HENRY HECKMAN & CROTON'S BOOTLEGGING PAST

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A reader asks: The village had a hotel once????

Response: Yes. A very long time ago. THE GREEN HOTEL; go to EverythingCroton: CROTON'S "GREEN HOTEL", PRE-1911 & MUCH MORE

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The blog has been relentlessly trolled that calling pot "marijuana" is "racist" even if the word appears in an article. It should instead be referred to with the "non-racist term, cannabis".

Response: Please peddle your speech policing elsewhere. At this blog, your comments immediately go up in smoke....

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

   

Because life gets busy---especially Easter week.... 

***ADRIANA MS WALK FUNDRAISER; PLEASE HELP ; GO TO EverythingCroton: JOIN US---AND ADRIANNA TOO---AT WALK MS

***POT SHOP, HARMON, 4/14 MEETING; CLICK HERE

***PAUL STEINBERG LETTER, THOUGHTS ON THE VILLAGE COURT, ALI JAFFERY'S CONDUCT AND MORE; more here

***CROTON LIONS, BLUEPATH, AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, PHOTOS AT THE DOG GRADUATION CEREMONY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS AND BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS, GRADUATION CEREMONY, AND PHOTOS

***IN THE NEWS--WATCH JOURNALIST MARKED FOR DEATH BY KHAMENEI CELEBRATE HIS DEMISE; click here

***VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, HOW THE TWO PILOTS WERE SAVED; GO TO Gen. Caine on how the two pilots were saved – Tom Faranda's Folly

***WITHER GOUVEIA,JOEL GINGOLD, the latest chapter in this saga; read more HERE

***JESSICA DIECKMAN LETTER; GO TO EverythingCroton: TIME FOR ELECTED LEADERS TO ACT RESPONSIBLY---A LETTER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN

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.

IN THE NEWS---SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL REVERSES HUMILIATING FREE SPEECH DECISION TO SUSPEND STUDENT OVER PRO-ICE POSTER

A San Diego high school is backpedaling after slapping a student with a suspension for posting pro-ICE flyers — a move critics blasted as a blatant double standard.

The 17-year-old Torrey Pines High junior had put up a handful of posters in late February reading “We 💗  I.C.E. – Real Americans” during lunch. The flyers were quickly torn down, but days later, the student was hit with a one-day suspension for what school officials allegedly called “demonizing and hateful” speech. READ MORE AT San Diego high school reverses student suspension after legal action from free speech group

LOHUD SOFTBALL SCHEDULE. SCOREBOARD FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 6T, WITH MENTION OF CROTON, HEN UD ETAL.

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LOHUD SOFTBALL SCHEDULE. SCOREBOARD FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 6T, WITH MENTION OF CROTON, HEN UD ETAL.--GO TO Softball schedule, scoreboard for week of April 6

RIVER JOURNAL, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, ERIC STONE & MEGAN COHEN, WANT TO HELP THIS EARTH DAY? PLAY OUTSIDE.

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(STONE AND COHEN OWN THE REWILDING SCHOOL Serving Westchester County, Somers, Croton On Hudson, Mount Kisco And Surrounding Towns)​

Over 56 years ago, the first inaugural Earth Day event occurred in the United States. What started as a small protest for the environment has since grown to reach 193 countries and over 1 billion people. The global reach of Earth Day may seem surprising, but it points to an underlying universal truth: Every person’s actions, no matter how small, can have an impact on the entire world. MORE AT Want to Help this Earth Day? Play Outside. - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

SNOW, RAIN, TO RETURN TO HUDSON VALLEY

More at  Snow, Rain Return To Hudson Valley Weather Forecast: Here's When, What To Know | Mid Hudson Valley, NY Patch

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, AMEND ZONING/CODE TO ADD CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL PREFERENCES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNTS

Public Hearing Notice - Local Law Introductory No. 5 of 2026
Public Hearing to be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Posted on: April 2, 2026 - 11:49am

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution has been adopted by the Board of Trustees, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, at a meeting on March 11, 2026 to open a PUBLIC HEARING on the following:

Local Law Introductory No. 5 of 2026 to amend Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Village Code to add certain occupational preferences for affordable housing units.

THEREFORE, pursuant to statute, the Board of Trustees, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the above on Wednesday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m., in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, at which time all interested parties will be heard.

The meeting will also be broadcast live on www.crotononhudson-ny.gov and Cable Channel 78.

Pauline DiSanto
Village Clerk

HIGH-POTENCY MARIJUANA IS SENDING MORE YOUTH TO THE ER

Times Union: Read more at High-potency marijuana is sending more youth to the ER

CROTON HARMON HS BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL WINS OVER HARRISON 14-13

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CROTON HARMON HS BOYS VARSITY BASEBALLS WINS OVER HARRISON 14-13; MORE AT Boys Varsity Baseball Wins Over Harrison 14 - 13 - Croton Harmon High School