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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Because life gets busy:

***WHERE DO I GET LENNY IS MY NEIGHBOR TEE-SHIRTS; GO TO EverythingCroton: WHERE CAN I GET LENNY IS MY NEIGHBOR T-SHIRTS?

***THE NEXT PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY MEETING---AND SOME KNITTING AND CROCHET NEWS---AT EverythingCroton: THE CROTON KNITTER AND CROCHETER TOO--JUST A FEW QUICK THANKSGIVING IDEAS

***ABOUT THAT "NO FLY LIST"; GO TO EverythingCroton: BIDEN ADMIN PUT SOME AMERICANS WHO RESISTED MASK MANDATES OR WERE INVOLVED IN JAN. 6 ON SEVERE NO-FLY LIST: TSA

***TALK OF THE SOUND ON SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER PULLS THE PLUG; GO TO EverythingCroton: TALK OF THE SOUND: SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER PULLS PLUG ON POWER PROGRAM IN OFFICIAL LETTER TO MUNICIPALITIES

***PLAYING THE "WHAT IF" GAME, A NEW POST FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE; READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: A NEW POST FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE: PLAYING THE "WHAT IF" GAME......

***MORE ON THE COLLAPSE OF THE BBC; GO TO EverythingCroton: TRUMP, PANORAMA AND THE END OF TIM DAVIE---MORE ON THE FALL OF THE BBC

THE CROTON CHRONICLE--ANONYMOUS CALL LEADS CROTON-HARMON SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO QUERY SCHOOL AIDES ABOUT THEIR JOBS

Anonymous call leads Croton-Harmon school officials to query school aides about their jobs.

The Aides of Croton United (ACU) president expressed disappointment in the conduct of both the caller and district officials.

MICHAEL BALTER

11/10/2025

Some Croton-Harmon school workers got a shock last Friday when the district’s Human Resources department suddenly began emailing them to ask that they fill out a form listing the job duties they performed on a daily basis.

According to an email sent late Friday to members of the Aides of Croton United (ACU) bargaining unit by the union president, Sarah Taxter, it all started when Westchester County Civil Service “received an anonymous phone call stating that there were unit members working out of title.” READ MORE AT Anonymous call leads Croton-Harmon school officials to query school aides about their jobs.

Monday, November 10, 2025

PLAYING FARE---GOVERNOR SLAMS THE BRAKES ON MAMDANI'S FREE NYC BUS PLAN

The wheels are coming off the socialist bus. READ MORE AT Hochul slams brakes on Zohran Mamdani's free NYC bus plan

TOWN OF CORTLANDT HONORED AT DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT, RIVER JOURNAL

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The Hudson Valley Service Providers, a coalition of 22 agencies supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, hosted the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Employer Recognition Summit at the Powelton Club in Newburgh. More at Town of Cortlandt Honored at Disability Employment Summit - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

VINTAGE THANKSGIVING VIA EPHEMERAL NEW YORK

Some outstanding holiday posts from Ephemeral New York for your reading and viewing pleasure; click on the links:

--The modest 1924 beginning of Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Parade | Ephemeral New York

--What a Midtown lunch counter’s Thanksgiving menu says about dining in 1917 | Ephemeral New York

--A Thanksgiving dinner menu from 1899, and the rise and fall of a legendary Downtown hotel | Ephemeral New York

--4 minutes of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, 1945 | Ephemeral New York

--The Thanksgiving ragamuffins of old New York | Ephemeral New York

CONGRATULATIONS SHOPRITE OF CROTON ETAL.

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CONGRATULATIONS SHOPRITE OF CROTON ETAL.

Optimism & Positivity, the Overall Theme at the 2025 Arc Westchester's Annual Breakfast in Tarrytown

County Exec Kenneth Jenkins & County Corporate Leaders Thank The Arc Westchester for Their Yearly Commitment to Developmental Disabilities---READ MORE AT Optimism & Positivity, the Overall Theme at the 2025 Arc Westchester's Annual Breakfast in Tarrytown | Tarrytown, NY Patch

REMINDER THRU 11/26 NYSDOT LANE REDUCTIONS EXPECTED ALONG US ROUTE 6

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VIA TOWN OF CORTLANDT - NYSDOT LANE REDUCTIONS EXPECTED ALONG US ROUTE 6---SEE MORE AT TA-R8 Lane Closures Expected Along U_S_ Route 6 in Town of Cortlandt Westchester County.pdf

A NEW POST FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE: PLAYING THE "WHAT IF" GAME......

Lately, I've been playing the 'what if' game, and it's a guaranteed path to 'crazy-town'.....

What if my legs were stronger? What if I didn't have Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis? What if, what if, what if...

But then....read more at Instagram

TALK OF THE SOUND: SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER PULLS PLUG ON POWER PROGRAM IN OFFICIAL LETTER TO MUNICIPALITIES

Written By: Robert Cox

WESTCHESTER, NY (November 8, 2025) — Michael Balter of the Croton Chronicle obtained, and was first to publish, a letter from Sustainable Westchester Executive Director Noam Bramson to municipalities participating in the Westchester Program, reprinted here in its entirety.

Bramson’s letter is misleading, for reasons we reported here----read more at Sustainable Westchester Pulls Plug on Power Program in Official Letter to Municipalities - Talk of the Sound

REMINDER--11/11 VILLAGE OF CROTON VETERANS DAY CEREMONY

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The 2025 Village of Croton Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 11:00 am---Veterans Corners, Cleveland Drive and Old Post Road South. Join the members of American Legion Fox-Eklof Post 505 and the Village of Croton-on-Hudson in honoring all who have served. The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at Veterans Corners on Cleveland Drive at 11:00 am. All are welcome. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Holy Name of Mary Church gymnasium at 120 Grand Street.

OBITUARY FOR DAPHNE T. KIMBALL

Service info and obituary for former Croton resident Daphne Kimball. See more at Daphne T. Kimball | Boothbay Register

LEAF COLLECTION SCHEDULE, WEEK OF. NOV. 10TH

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LEAF COLLECTION SCHEDULE, WEEK OF. NOV. 10TH---GO TO 2025 Leaf Collection Schedule - Week of November 10th | Croton-on-Hudson NY

NY POST: DEMOCRATS MELT DOWN, CALL FOR SCHUMER'S OUSTER AFTER DEAL TO END GOVT SHUTDOWN CLEARS SENATE HURDLE

WASHINGTON — Democrats and progressives exploded with outrage after the Senate took a giant leap toward reopening the government Sunday night, with many calling for Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s ouster. MORE AT Democrats melt down after deal to end government shutdown clears Senate hurdle

JUST A REMINDER---SCAM ALERT FROM THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT

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Fake Emails Targeting Building & Planning Applications----The Town is alerting residents and applicants about a sophisticated “phishing” email scam that has recently come to our attention. Scammers are sending emails that impersonate Town representatives, attempting to trick residents and applicants into making payments for Building or Planning applications. MORE AT Phishing Scam - Town of Cortlandt, NY