LAST WEEK TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR TOWN OF CORTLANDT SUMMER SWIM INSTRUCTION ONLINE

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This is the last week to register your child for Town of Cortlandt Summer Swim Instruction online! Online registration will not be available after Thursday, June 25th. After this point, all swim instruction registration will be taken at the directly at the pool, 10:00 AM- 4:30 PM, Monday- Friday.

All participants of Charles J. Cook Pool swim lessons, regardless of age, will require a Town of Cortlandt Recreation Photo ID Card (Free of charge with purchase of swim lesson; ID Card will be valid for 3 years). Town of Cortlandt, NY

ASSOCIATED PRESS 6-3 DECISION, SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH TRUMP ADMIN ON IMMIGRATION CASE DEALING WITH GREEN CARD HOLDERS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes.

The 6-3 decision centers around an immigration officers’ 2012 decision to put lawful permanent resident Muk Choi Lau on immigration parole when he returned from a short trip to China because he had been accused of a counterfeiting crime......Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disagreed....MORE ATSupreme Court sides with Trump administration on immigration case dealing with green card holders

4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY POTLUCK

As some of you know, the 250 signs have arrived and......a number of block parties are planned for this year's historic national birthday. While many of us have tried and true reliable recipes to call upon in our culinary repertoire, some readers have asked for inspiration and a little assistance.

TASTE OF HOME TO THE RESCUE WITH 81 FOURTH OF JULY POTLUCK RECIPES FOR A CROWD --- GO TO 81 Festive Fourth of July Potluck Ideas | Taste of Home

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

         

Because life gets busy--

***TOWN OF CORTLANDT 250TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE FOR SALE; CLICK HERE

***D-DAY; CLICK HERE

***250 TUESDAY #8; GO TO EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY, AND NOW #8

***WHAT'S NEW at some of our favorite Croton---and non-Croton--blogs; CLICK HERE

***ICYMI FROM ADRIANA--AND TURTLES TOO; GO TO EverythingCroton: SOME WEDNESDAY GUESTS! ADRIANA, TURTLES AND MORE---A NEW UPDATE FROM MY MSMERMAIDLIFE

AND HER NEW FOUNDATION EverythingCroton: ADRIANA'S ADVENTURES CONTINUE---LIFE'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND LATELY---AND A NEW FOUNDATION TOO

***THANK YOU TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--HONORING A PRIEST-VETERAN AND CROTON RESIDENT, PHOTOS TOO; CLICK HERE

***ICYMI--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE--VILLAGE PRESENTS OLD POST ROAD NORTH TRAFFIC STUDY, RESIDENTS PUSH BACK; click here

***1976 CROTON BICETENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI--1976--CROTON BI-CENTENNIAL SOUVENIR JOURNAL

***SOME RECENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR YOU MAY HAVE MISSED--ASSORTED; GO TO EverythingCroton: NO WEEKEND NEWS RECAP SINCE IT'S FATHER's DAY BUT....

***CITIZENS INITIATIVE; THE AMERCA 250 SIGNS HAVE ARRIVED! EverythingCroton: THE AMERICA 250 SIGNS HAVE ARRIVED!

***SARCONE ETAL. HUDSON VALLEY DRUG BUST; GO TO EverythingCroton: WITH MENTION OF SARCONE ETAL.-- HUDSON VALLEY DRUG TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE DEALER GETS FEDERAL TIME

***CONGRATULATIONS ST. AUGUSTINE DEACONS CELEBRATNG THEIR ORDINATIONS DURING JUNE---CLICK here

***SARCONE, QUALIFIED! JAY CARLISLE; GO TO EverythingCroton: JAY CARLISLE: JOHN SARCONE III WAS ALWAYS AND IS QUALIFIED

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! POUGHKEEPSIE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS--WALKWAY ON HUDSON

This Independence Day, Friends of the Walkway invites the community to experience the City of Poughkeepsie 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular from the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge – perched 212 feet above the Hudson River at eye level to the dazzling display before you.

Get your tickets today at walkway.org/fireworks. Don’t wait! Ti ckets sell out every year and will not be sold on-site.Jul 4 | Poughkeepsie 4th of July Fireworks from the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge | Poughkeepsie, NY Patch

IN THE GOOD OLD (CROTON) SUMMERTIME

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.

If you're not yet a member of the Croton Historical Society, you're missing out on their quarterly publication: THE CROTON HISTORIAN. This informative publication always entertains--it also deepens your appreciation of why we live in Croton in the first place and is a perk that comes with membership.

And so by special request, selected pages from vintage editions of The Croton Historian for your reading pleasure----this proverbial blast from the past comes from the SUMMER 2008 issue—IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME. Click on the images below.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR DRAMA...

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, 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, The Organic Teaching Kitchen, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, and more.

REMINDER---IT'S PRIMARY DAY

See more at Reminder: Primary Election Tomorrow - Check Your Election District | Croton-on-Hudson NY

REMINDER - FROM THE NEW CROTON.NEWS SITE--PLANNING BOARD 6/23 AGENDA--REMINDER: AI-DRIVEN

Wonderfully easy to navigate--important items "highlighted"; go to Planning Board — 2026-06-23 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

MATT VESPA, OPINION, BEHIND PAYWALL--IT'S AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY, SO WE'RE IN FOR A DELUGE OF LEFTIST DRIVEL

I’ve never seen a group of people so miserable. If the Left hates it here in America, they can leave, but they know they can’t because they're too lazy and stupid to do anything about it. So, living comfortably, they complain. If there’s nothing obvious to whine about, they find ways to be miserable. It’s a mental illness. Old-school Democrats were wrong, but

a) they didn’t have this level of anti-Americanism we see today,

b) you could talk to them, and

c) they were normal.

And in that sense, they would celebrate the Fourth of July without question. Not this group. MORE AT It's America's 250th Birthday, So We're in for a Deluge of Leftist Drivel

NY 2025 VILLAGE PROPERTY TAX RATES RANKED 1 TO 525

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NY 2025 village property tax rates ranked 1 to 525. See highest, lowest in Central NY

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2026/06/ny-2025-village-property-tax-rates-ranked-1-to-525-see-highest-lowest-in-central-ny.html

AND HERE IS CROTON, CLICK ON THE IMAGE

IN THE NEWS---NO FREE RIDE ANYMORE---BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN DETAILS MASSIVE DEPORTATION PUSH

Border Czar Tom Homan addressed reporters outside the White House on Monday, outlining a hardline shift in immigration enforcement and predicting a significant rise in deportations across the country. Homan declared that the U.S. has established the most secure border in its history, signaling a definitive halt to the practice of releasing detained individuals into the interior of the country while they await immigration hearings. More at  No free ride anymore: Border czar Tom Homan details massive deportation push

FROM THE MAILBOX...

***A reader remembers seeing "an old fashioned chuck wagon as part of the village's 1976 Bi-centennial celebrations. Got anything?"

Response: You may possibly mean this?   Go to EverythingCroton: THE 1976 BICENTENNIAL WAGON TRAIN WITH A STOPOVER IN CROTON

***CONFIDENTIAL TO "THIS POLL SAYS"....sorry but we can't find anything to verify your claims and cannot post your comment without some sort of link---that is, confirmation....

The only recent polls we know of completely refute your claims and can be found at EverythingCroton: SOME RECENT POLLS

***A reader remembers a wonderful Christmas shop in Yorktown that she and her husband used to visit but can't  remember the name? She knows that this is a Croton blog but since we seem to love Christmas so much......

Response: We DO love Christmas! And the name of the store was THE CROMPOND COUNTRY STORE. The owners retired some years ago. It was a magical place. 

SOME CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDRAISERS AND MORE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

For your consideration---as always, please do your own due diligence:

***HOW TO SUPPORT OFFICER TOONE; CLICK HERE

***THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR MAKING THE DON DAUBNEY PVC TRIBUTE AND CLINIC SUCH A SUCCESS; SEE  PHOTOS AT EverythingCroton: PHOTOS 6/13, CEREMONY TO HONOR COACH DON DAUBNEY

***CAPUCHIN MISSION, TEENS, HOLY NAME OF MARY; OUTREACH; CAN YOU HELP WITH A DONATION; GO TO EverythingCroton: CAN YOU HELP--SUMMER OUTREACH WITH THE CAPUCHINS-HOLY NAME OF MARY

***Recent Holy Name and  St. Augustine bulletins listed those currently in our armed forces; here's an opportunity to give back from the late Father Brennan; go to EverythingCroton: HAPPIER DAYS, FATHER BRENNAN, UNITED FOR THE TROOPS 2012

***We have residents with family serving in the IDF; for those who would like to donate there: EverythingCroton: FRIENDS OF THE IDF

***WILD THINGS SANCTUARY: EverythingCroton: WILD THINGS SANCTUARY: SMALL VICTORIES, THE BATS AT WILD THINGS SANCTUARY

***PEEKSKILL, LITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS; GO TO EverythingCroton: DONATING TO LITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS--HELPING CATS IN NEED

***SHERIDAN GORMAN scholarship fundraiser; GO TO EverythingCroton: GOFUND ME SHERDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

***THANK YOU SHOPRITE AND FOX EKLOF POST; GO TO EverythingCroton: THANK YOU CROTON SHOPRITE AND FOX-EKLOF POST 505

***THANK YOU CROTON C.L.E.A.N; SILVER LAKE RECORD TRASH HAUL; GO TO EverythingCroton: YONKERS TIMES--CLEAN VOLUNTEERS HAUL RECORD 15000 LBS OF TRASH AT SILVER LAKE PARK

***GREEN LIGHT NY, TEMPLE ISRAEL --Green Light NY project--Temple Israel of Northern Westchester worked with the New York Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, RAC-NY, a network of over 30 congregations across the state, to support state legislation that is socially just and reflective of Jewish values. Learn more here.