Monday, July 27, 2026

ICYMI--REMAINING BOARD OF ED MEETINGS/WORK SESSIONS, CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2026

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

(YOUR EDITOR'S NOTES: 2027 IS ALSO LISTED and items of potential importance are also highlighted in GREEN)

*Please note: All items for the agenda must be submitted to the District Clerk eight (8) work days prior to meeting date

Day Date Type of Meeting
Thursday August 6, 2026 Regular Meeting (which includes setting the tax rate) @ 6:00 PM at District Office
Thursday August 20, 2026 Work Session @ 6:00 PM
Thursday September 3, 2026 Regular Meeting
Thursday September 17, 2026 Work Session
Thursday October 1, 2026 Regular Meeting
Thursday October 15, 2026 Work Session
Thursday November 5, 2026 Regular Meeting
Thursday November 19, 2026 Work Session
Thursday December 3, 2026 Regular Meeting
Thursday December 17, 2026 Work Session (Tenure & Probationary Review) 7:00 PM - District Office

AND SEE THE WHOLE TABLE AT
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REMINDER--HE'S APPEARING WEDNESDAY: NEW FAUCI DIARIES REVEAL CELEBRITY OBSESSION AT HEIGHT OF COVID CRISIS



Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) released an avalanche of private Fauci diaries ahead of his expected testimony this Wednesday before a key oversight committee.

The documents shed light on the COVID adviser’s obsession with his public profile at the height of the years-long pandemic. Inside the near-daily journal entries chronicled Fauci’s nonstop media appearances on local and national outlets, reaching a level of publicity that Fauci himself couldn’t help but blush about. MORE AT New Fauci Diaries Reveal Celebrity Obsession At Height Of COVID Crisis
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OUR REGULAR MONDAY FEATURE--WHAT's NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON (AND NON-CROTON) BLOGS

Happy Monday everyone....and now our regular weekly feature......

WHAT's NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON (AND NON-CROTON) BLOGS

You may not always agree but it's always interesting... click on the links below.

SIX FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY-- back on a new blogging platform

***NEWS 12 DOWNSIZES; CLICK HERE
***TOM'S BIRTHDAY! My birthday; I took the Rockport VO2 max test – Tom Faranda's Folly
***DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA---THEIR PLATFORM! Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly
***FILM TRAILER, HEAVEN IN STONE AND GLASS; GO TO Film Trailer – “Heaven in Stone and Glass” – Tom Faranda's Folly
***SOROS, one picture worth a thousand words; click here
***Democrats for Anti Semitism – Tom Faranda's Folly

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FROM CROTON'S DW DESIGN & DECOR: SUMMER DESIGN NEWSLETTER; CLICK HERE

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TWO FROM BROTHER JACK'S PREACHING MINISTRY, HOLY NAME OF MARY: AN UNDERSTANDING HEART; CLICK HERE
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ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE; CLICK HERE
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TWO FROM EPHEMERAL NEW YORK: 

The spiteful family feud behind one of New York’s oldest and most luxurious hotels | Ephemeral New York; CLICK HERE

AND

A 1940s Third Avenue Elevated entrance that looks like a storybook cottage; CLICK HERE

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SEVEN FROM GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES:

--MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD DIVITY; CLICK HERE
--SLOW COOKER NAVY BEAN CROCK POT SOUP; CLICK HERE
--CHICKEN VEGGIE STIRY-FRY; CLICK HERE
--BAKED HAMBURGERS WITH SAUCE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: BAKED HAMBURGERS WITH SAUCE
--THE LATE BOB BARKER'S MEXICAN CHILI CON QUESO; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: THE LATE BOB BARKER'S MEXICAN CHILE CON QUESO
--CHERRY CRUMB COFFEE CAKE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: CHERRY CRUMB COFFEE CAKE

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NINE FROM EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

---Souvenirs from Bologna (3); click here
---The Sculptogravures of Domenico Mastroianni; click here

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THREE FROM WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA: .Westerns...All'Italiana!: Spaghetti Western Locations for “Companeros”. 

AND Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Buff Douthitt; CLICK HERE

AND NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY 2026; CLICK HERE

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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-OPENED FOR THE SEASON 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, BARRE ON HUDSON, FINO, THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN, Raga, Shoprite and more.


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HIGH SPEED CHASE THROUGH THE BRONX AND YONKERS

7/25 This was all over local area social media, alerts, warnings, neighborhood forums, A-I CRIME RADAR sites, etc. Quite the event...here's the Yonkers Times:

At just after 9:00 pm yesterday evening, Yonkers Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle after receiving a License Plate Reader (LPR) alert indicating that a vehicle that had fled from police in New York City had entered Yonkers. As officers attempted to conduct the traffic stop, the driver refused to pull over, resulting in a brief pursuit during which the suspect vehicle struck several civilian vehicles.....MORE AT High Speed Chase Through the Bronx and Yonkers | Yonkers Times


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Sunday, July 26, 2026

ICYMI---YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

In case you missed it: YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO can be found here.
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MAMDANI--UNWELCOME GUEST--25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11---NY POST ARTICLE & PETITION OPPOSING HIS PRESENCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Families of 9/11 victims want to ban Mamdani from sacred 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero: ‘unwelcome guest’
By Rich Calder -Families of 9/11 victims are demanding NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani be banned from the 25th anniversary of the attacks at Ground Zero, branding him an apologist for Islamic terror whose presence would be an insult to the memories of nearly 3,000 people murdered.

“Our objection is based on his public record — his failure to meaningfully acknowledge the horror of that day, and his employment of, support for, or association with individuals who have minimized 9/11, defended terrorists, or even suggested America ‘deserved’ the attacks,” said Giovanni Galante – whose 29-year-old wife Grace Catherine Galante was among 2,977 innocents killed by al-Qaeda terrorists.

PLEASE NOTE--THE PETITION HAD OVER 10,400 SIGNATURES overnight Sunday--FIND IT AND CONSIDER SIGNING AT https://c.org/dyfVSFgrdW

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YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO--ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY

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.

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...

***More multi family housing in HARMON; 7/28 TUESDAY PLANNING BOARD MEETING; large turnout expected; the new Croton.NEWS AI site has a pretty good breakdown AT Planning Board — 2026-07-28 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***Photos, pot shop reno has begun, Harmon; go here

and ***FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE---7/22 WORK SESSION--ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ISSUES---RIVERSIDE ZONE FLOATED FOR CANNABIS; MORE HERE

***SARCONE, DUVA, PATRONE... EXTRADICTED CANADIAN AMERICAN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE AS ORGANIZER OF DEADLY ALIEN SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY; MORE HERE

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***FINDING IN COMPLAINT OF SAM WATKINS JR. AGAINST ALI JAFFERY; MORE HERE

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***UWS RAMPAGE--NYS ATTACKER YELLED "ALLU AKBAR" AS HE RANDOMLY STABBED 2 MEN NEAR CENTRAL PARK, go here

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***NO MAMDANI WILL NOT BE ARRESTING ISRAELI PM; GO HERE

and Mamdani's latest Netanyahu remarks deepen concerns among Jewish leaders

MOVING ALONG:

***2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE; LOTS OF ILLUMINATING PHOTOS AND POSSIBLY PLANNED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CROTON PT AVE/HARMON AREA; CLICK HERE

***PHOTO, ENTRANCE BANNER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA--THANK YOU DIECKMANS AND MARK FRANZOSO; GO HERE

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING; GO HERE

**TEMPLE ISRAEL, COCKTAILS WITH SISTERHOOD; go here & DEADLINE TO ORDER ROSH HASHANAH TREATS 8/20; MORE INFO HERE

***From the new Croton.News site: Reorganized School Bd Seats 2 New Trustees & Two Student Members, W/Bhatnagar as Pres.; click here

***Court checks Pritzker as Trump administration scores another immigration win; GO HERE

***INDIAN PT. COMMUNITIES PRESS HOCHUL 4 HELP  GO HERE

***CROTON LIONS BBQ! GO HERE

***THANK YOU FROM DAUGHTERS OF ST. MARY; ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH; CLICK HERE

***MORE ACTBLUE FRAUD; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON HOLY NAME HISTORY; PART 1; go here

***8/4 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, CROTON; CLICK HERE

***HOLY NAME--THE SUMMER MESSAGE; GO HERE

***ACCUSED KIRK ASSASSIN ROBINSON NEWS; click here

***FROM THE MAILBOX & SOME VINTAGE CROTON TOO: TINY HOUSES, JOY'S, ORANGEBERRY, HUDSON TEA ROOM; GO HERE

***ANTIFA--more sentencing; go here

***VINTAGE CROTON, 1958 Lollipop Hunt, Duck Pond; click here

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***Vintage Croton Video Riverside demo, Rt. 9 1960's; click here

***She's out; Kerri Greenridge, blames racism; go here

***METRO NORTH OPEN HOUSE IS COMING! GO HERE

***REMINDER CORTLANDT'S USA 250TH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND CONTEST; CLICK HERE

***SOME RECENT LOCAL CONGRATULATIONS; GO HERE


***WHY DID THE (Croton)RAT SNAKE CROSS THE ROAD; CLICK HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON SPECIAL REQUEST 1967, A HAPPENING! GO HERE


***NEW PARODY/SATIRE SERIES, VIDEO/ARTICLE LINKS--was going to start last week--but we got sidetracked by other issues, POSSIBLY STARTS THURSDAY AT THE BLOG; we shall see.

***ROCKLAND, E-BIKES; SEE MORE

***OFF THE SOCIAL MEDIA RADAR FOR THE MOMENT--IS ANOTHER BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE COMING TO CROTON AND IF SO, WHERE---LOCAL OPPOSITION IS HOWEVER STILL PERCOLATING--SOME ASSORTED LINKS; GO HERE 

 PLUS BESS failure/incident/fire database; go here

***VINTAGE DANISH HOME, REQUEST FOR INDEX; GO HERE

***A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List will face federal charges for allegedly stealing more than $32 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. MORE AT FBI Captures Its Fourth Most Wanted in Five Weeks


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IT'S SUNDAY...AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

....the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too)----just head on over to 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


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IN THE NEWS---FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES LAWSUIT OVER 75-COUNTRY IMMIGANT VISA PAUSE

Quite a few readers are not huge fans of MSN BUT LATELY, they have expanded their offerings/tinkered with their algorithms---to include more viewpoints. It's refreshing...for some that is Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over 75-country immigrant visa pause


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CHICKENS! PAST AND PRESENT

Every now and then, a former neighbor used to pick up fresh eggs for the rest of us from a local "keeper of hens" (and the former neighbor made a great Irish soda Bread too, but I digress).

Many of us LOVED using these eggs in baking certain recipes---the super-freshness of the product was a game-changer. For some things, the added price-point was nominal all things considered and worth it.

And we have to be honest: we love coming across a home with a well-kept henhouse, the local bird-flu hysteria notwithstanding (see a true beauty here). There's a nostalgic charm that defies description--a happy middle ground between the rural and the urban.

The new Croton.News site has a wonderful article on the subject---WHEN EVERY CROTON YARD KEPT CHICKENS. (Yes, yes, we know it's AI-driven, quit your kvetching or I'll pull out the delete key). SEE IT AT

When every Croton yard kept chickens — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S THIS SIDE OF THE DEBATE Is the Fowl Ban Foul? — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND CLICK ON THE IMAGES WHICH INCLUDES A COMMENT FROM OKA PLACE BOB ANDERSON




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HISTORIC SUNDAY 2026 AT ASBURY METHODIST

For those who have asked, Asbury Methodist has not yet finalized a date for their Historic a.k.a. Historical--Sunday---will let you know as soon as the blog knows. In the meantime, you can read all the latest news in their July/August newsletter at Circuit_Rider_July_August_2026_PDF.pdf

You can see assorted JUST A FEW prior HISTORIC SUNDAY YEARS/PHOTOS AT EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: PHOTOS FROM ASBURY'S "HISTORIC SUNDAY" 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014



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GERMAN POLICE HUNT SUSPECT IN PRIDE VAN RAMMING ATTACK, SUSPECTS HAS TIES TO "ISLAMIST GROUPS", "ISLAMIST CIRCLES", ASSOSIATED PRESS

...Police had said earlier that they had identified a suspect who has ties to Islamic groups in the German capital.

“The suspect is known to police. He is known to us as a member of Islamic circles here in Berlin, and our search for this person is proceeding at full speed,” police spokesperson Florian Nath said.  German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured


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ICYMI--GROUP SHOW--CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

GROUP SHOW--CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY---Meet the artists at a reception on Sunday, August 2nd 1-3pm. Light refreshments will be served.

AUGUST 1-23 EverythingCroton: AUGUST GROUP SHOW AT THE CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

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