BREAKING NEWS, COLUMBIA CAVES, AND A MASK BAN TOO!

Columbia caves to Trump’s demands after $400M threat over campus antisemitism, will institute mask ban and more oversight

By Emily Crane--Published March 21, 2025-Columbia University has caved to the demands of the Trump administration to restore $400 million in federal funding that was yanked over antisemitism on campus, according to a report Friday. The Morningside Heights university — which had become the epicenter of violent anti-Israel protests — agreed to implement a mask ban and put new leadership in charge of reviewing curriculum for its Middle East, South Asian and African Studies department and Center for Palestine Studies, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a memo to the administration. MORE AT Columbia caves to Trump's demands after $400M threat over campus antisemitism, will institute mask ban and more oversight

BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH: THE 1968 CROTON HARMON HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF CAMELOT

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BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH- COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY....

THE 1968 CROTON HARMON HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF CAMELOT. Click on the images.

Want more of the dramatic arts from Croton in the 60's?

Then check out 1966, CYMBELINE, and THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL; click here.

GOUVEIA HOUSE NAMED FOR ANN GALLELLI

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The village has posted this.

Refraining from commentary at the present time.

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An index to the Gouveia properties decade-long history will be posted in a few weeks.

NEW YORK CITY WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO ABANDON PART OF ITS WATER SUPPLY IF IT KEEPS GETTING SALTIER

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NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier--By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press---Updated March 21, 2025 9:15 a.m.--The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn. MORE AT NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

LOHUD GIRLS BASKETBALL, SEE WHO MADE ALL-SECTION 1 AND ALL-CONFERENCE PICKED BY COACHES IN 2025

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Congratulations Ava Andrews, Croton and Joanna Hough, Croton---see the entire list at Lohud: Girls basketball: All-Section 1 and All-Conference picks by coaches

SAVE THE DATES--MAY 17 AND 18--THIRD ANNUAL ROCHAMBEAU FESTIVAL

Re-live our nation's glorious heritage---SAVE THE DATES--MAY 17 AND 18--THIRD ANNUAL ROCHAMBEAU FESTIVAL

Learn about events that shaped our nation's history!

A TWO DAY FUN FILLED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE....

This event will have crafts and activities for children.

Hand dip candles, make a corn husk doll, butter churning and more. Interact with farm animals.

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3rd UNIVERSE SEEKING VENDORS FOR 2ND ANNUAL CROTON CON!

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3rd UNIVERSE SEEKING VENDORS FOR 2ND ANNUAL CROTON CON!

3rd Universe is looking for vendors for their second annual Croton Con event, taking place on May 4th, 2025! Feel free to share the application with anyone interested in vending. No food vendors- sorry!

VENDOR APPLICATION IS HERE

BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH--THE CROTONA SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND PHILOSOPHY--1908--AUGUSTA VESCELIUS--PART OF CROTON'S NEW THOUGHT COLONY

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BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH--THE CROTONA SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND PHILOSOPHY--1908--AUGUSTA VESCELIUS--CROTON'S NEW THOUGHT COLONY (and an earlier 1901 BLURB FROM THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE) Click on the images below (pls note the third image is from UNITY MAGAZINE, also 1908)

FOR MORE ABOUT VESCELIUS, SEE Eva Augusta Vescelius: Life and Music Career Before 1900 | Journal of Music Therapy | Oxford Academic

FOR MORE ABOUT CROTON'S NEW THOUGHT COLONY, SEE RALPH WALDO TRINE AT Ralph Waldo Trine - Wikipedia

OUR CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL LAWLER, TELE-TOWN HALL, HOW HE ANSWERED THE PUBLIC'S QUESTIONS, MEDICAID AND MORE

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Mike Lawler (Congressman who handily beat Mondaire Jones in 2024) answered questions in 'tele-town hall': What he said on Medicaid, more--EXCERPTED--READ EVERYTHING AT THE LOHUD LINK BELOW--SOME HIGHIGHTS:

--The Rockland County Republican, holding a phone call with what he said were nearly 4,000 people listening in, took 11 questions over an hour, answering with long, detailed remarks on foreign policy, energy..... AND MORE

 
--With no political fireworks..............On Medicaid, the issue that has raised perhaps the most rancor, Lawler said he opposes cutting benefits for "those who need and rely on these vital programs." Then he ran through critiques that suggested he would support cutting Medicaid in ways that costs some enrollees their coverage, while preserving it for the neediest.

"There are changes that can be made and should be made to ensure that this program is protected for those who need it," he said. "Especially those in the IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) community, the working poor, single mothers, children. We want to make sure this program is protected for those who need it, and are eligible." 

MORE AT Mike Lawler’s 'tele-town hall': How he answered the public’s questions

REMINDER--COMING SOON TO ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH--BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS EUCHRISTIC MIRACLES DISPLAY

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COMING SOON TO ST, AUGUSTINE PARISH--BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS EUCHRISTIC MIRACLES DISPLAY; CLICK ON THE IMAGE. St. Augustine Church - Ossining, New York

WHEN IS PASSOVER 2025?

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PASSOVER begins Sunday, April 13--ends Sunday, April 20. For observances at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, visit Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: PASSOVER RECIPES AND MORE, UPDATED IN 2025 & YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY TOO

GOOD FRIDAY IS APRIL 18TH

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GOOD FRIDAY IS APRIL 18TH.  THERE WILL BE MORE .

COST OF SPEECH: COLUMBIA STUDENT WHO PRAISED KHALIL ARREST IN WSJ OP-ED RECEIVED DEATH THREATS

A Columbia University freshman who wrote an article praising the arrest and possible deportation of campus agitator Mahmoud Khalil was almost immediately besieged with unhinged messages from fellow students calling him “Zionist scum” and urging him to kill himself.

Lucca Ruggieri’s March 18 commentary in the Wall Street Journal voiced full-throated support for President Trump’s efforts to oust troublemakers like Khalil from campus — while questioning how someone who “harbors hostilities” toward American values was even admitted to the prestigious school in the first place.

“It’s like little kids. You say one thing that hurts their feelings, and they have a temper tantrum,” Ruggieri told The Post Thursday. “This is not the sort of person that one of our top institutions should be admitting.”  MORE AT Exclusive | Columbia student gets death threats over Mahmoud Khalil arrest praise in WSJ

And again here is his WSJ PIECE

Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia and the Politics of Deportation - WSJ

ICYMI: VILLAGE OF CROTON PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026

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Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026--GO TO Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 | Croton-on-Hudson NY