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.

NINE ITEMS FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY:

--WSJ: "Trump Wants an Export Tax"

--Tom Faranda's Folly: "Mamdani’s Bad Ideas, Part 2: Free Buses, $30 Minimum Wage & Rent Freezes"

--Friday cocktail - the Metropolitan
--WSJ: "Donald Trump, D.C. Police Commissioner"
--One minute of wisdom from a young Jesuit
--10 Quotes from Kamala Harris' new book
--St. John Henry Newman named "Doctor of the Church"
--Looks like helicopter pilot error in the Washington collision with the AA flight
--The incredibly unfunny "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" gets cancelled

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TWO FROM CROTON'S DW DESIGN & DECOR

--A LAKEHOUSE RETREAT FOR THE AGES; GO TO A Lakehouse Retreat for the Ages - DW Design & Decor
--SUMMER DESIGN NEWSLETTER; GO TO Summer Design Newsletter, 2025 - DW Design & Decor

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TWO FROM BROTHER JACK'S PREACHING MINISTRY, HOLY NAME OF MARY: THE FIRE OF FAITH; CLICK HERE AND BE LIKE A CHILD; CLICK HERE

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THE HAPPY CHICKEN COOP, FOR THOSE RAISING CHICKENS, OR THINKING ABOUT IT; GO TO Blog - The Happy Chicken Coop

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: EverythingCroton: (CROTON) CHICKENS!!!!!! AND THEN SOME.....

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THREE FROM EPHEMERAL NEW YORK:

---This sweet 1820s house is a reminder that the Bowery was once a middle-class residential street | Ephemeral New York; CLICK HERE

---Take a walk through the Beatles-inspired co-op on 24th Street that built a Liverpool Street in its lobby | Ephemeral New York; CLICK HERE
--Why the Greek goddess of sacred poetry and music stands tucked behind a fence on the Upper East Side | Ephemeral New York; CLICK HERE

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SEVEN FROM GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES:

--OLD TIME CHOCOLATE PIE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: OLD-TIME CHOCOLATE PIE

--THE VALLEY'S SCALOPED CORN; CLICK HERE

--MIRIAM'S CHUNKY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: MIRIAM'S CHUNKY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
--CHIFFON PANCAKES; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: CHIFFON PANCAKES

--CORN OYSTERS; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: CORN OYSTERS
--DEPRESSION PIE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: DEPRESSION PIE
--EASY CHERRY SQUARES; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: EASY CHERRY SQUARES

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TEN FROM EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

---L'empereur des pauvres / The Emperor of the Poor; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: L'empereur des pauvres (1921)
---RAMON NOVARRO; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Ramon Novarro
---ROBERT DI NIRO; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Robert De Niro
---CARMEN DERAISY; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Carmen Deraisy
---ROLAND YOUNG; go to European Film Star Postcards: Roland Young
---George Nader; go to European Film Star Postcards: George Nader
---TOM SELLECK; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Tom Selleck
---VICTOR MATURE! GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Victor Mature
---KENNETH MOORE; CLICK HERE
---PAT OBRIEN; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Pat O’Brien
---TINA TURNER; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Tina Turner

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TWO  FROM WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA:

---Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Ingolf David; CLICK HERE
---Little Known Spaghetti Western actors, GO TO .Westerns...All'Italiana!: Little Known Western actors ~ Katja Daum

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THREE FROM ETHICS ALARMS:

--Sydney Sweeney Indeed Has Great Genes and Those Freaking Out Over Her Jeans Ad Do Not | Ethics Alarms; CLICK HERE

AND
--Ethics Dunces: Rolling Stone, and Everyone Else Who Thinks Assaulting Law Enforcement Is OK As Long As the Missile Is Funny | Ethics Alarms; CLICK HERE

AND
--MORE ON More Observations on Zohran Mamdani… | Ethics Alarms

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WAPO...AGAIN...OOPS...MY BAD...

Former Washington Post writer: COVID lab leak fact-check is an ‘infinite regret'--Glenn Kessler said he regrets an article on the COVID-19 lab leak theory and urges newsrooms to reinstate ombudsmen. MORE AT Former Washington Post writer: COVID lab leak fact-check is an ‘infinite regret' | Watch

MORE OF MAMDANI'S BAD IDEAS, PART TWO---FREE BUSES, $30 MINIMUM WAGE, RENT FREEZES

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Via Tom Faranda's Folly and Stossel; go to Tom Faranda's Folly: "Mamdani’s Bad Ideas, Part 2: Free Buses, $30 Minimum Wage & Rent Freezes"

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE ZOHRAN MAMDANI'S FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FILINGS FILLED WITH DISCREPANCIES

JACKIE GLEASON'S FAMOUS "ROUND HOUSE" IS ON THE MARKET AGAIN

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As many of you know, Gleason was a regular village visitor....His famous "round house  is on the market again.  Read and see more at 196 Furnace Dock Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Property for sale

HOLY NAME OF MARY FAITH FORMATION 2025/2026 CLASS REGISTRATION

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Holy Name of Mary - Croton-on-Hudson, NY



Faith Formation Program 2025/26 Class Registration------Classes begin Sunday, September 14t---New students to the program can find a registration form on our website www.holynameofmary.org. You may contact Ms. Alicia Lima in the Faith Formation office directly for further information 914-271-4254.

1970 CROTON---WOMEN'S LIBERATION---CAN'T STAND THE HEAT? STAY HOME, SISTER

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.

A fascinating, if not somewhat dated chapter in Croton's past--1970---click on the images below---FOR WOMEN'S LIBERATION---CAN'T STAND THE HEAT? STAY HOME, SISTER

THE NEW YORK TIMES...YET AGAIN

Commentary from the great Jack Marshall and Ethics Alarms.......and the latest from what masquerades as a newspaper....go to 
“Abolish the Senate. End the Electoral College. Pack the Court” | Ethics Alarms

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON CROTON TOO

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.

The Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too. Click on the links below.

TEXT HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, RED AND/OR IN ITALICS SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION.

BUT FIRST:

Due to excessive Trump Derangement Syndrome, demands for more affordable housing, and endless Gaza lunacy, comments are being temporarily disabled here at the blog.  They will be turned on again once the online trolls slither back under their respective bridges.

--EXCUSIVE: MAMDAMI FILINGS, DISCREPANCIES, IN THE NEWS; SEE HERE

(YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: PART 1-MAMDANI'S BAD IDEAS--VIA CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY AND STOSSEL)

AND NEXT:

--FONZIE IS FICTIONAL...ADU CONCERNS ARE REAL; A LETTER FROM PAUL STEINBERG; click here

(YOU MAY ALSO HAVE INTEREST IN THE CONTINUING ADU FIASCO IN SAN DIEGO; CLICK HERE)

--ICYMI----GUEST EDITORIAL--THIS NOVEMBER 4, YOUR VOTE WILL SHAPE CROTON-ON-HUDSON'S FUTURE; CLICK HERE

MOVING ALONG:

--VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TOWN OF CORTLANDT FAMILY FUN DAY 10/4--SEE MORE AT Family Fun Day Volunteers Needed - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

--ICE ARRESTS CONVICTED CHILD SEX PREDATOR UPON HIS RELEASE FROM SING SING; LOHUD - click here

--YES, A GREAT AD; GREAT JEANS, SALES ARE SOARING! And we couldn't be happier: American Eagle stands firm amid backlash to Sydney Sweeney ad campaign | Watch

--PHOTOS, THAT ACCIDENT AT 25. S. RIVERSIDE; CLICK HERE

--GERRYMANDERING AND HYPOCRISY, VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; CLICK HERE

--NYS TO IMPLEMENT NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS BY 2029; CLICK HERE

--VINTAGE CROTON; A LITTLE CROTON IN SEPTEMBER OF 1965; GO TO EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A LITTLE SEPTEMBER 1965 IN CROTON

--PHONE FREE SCHOOLS; CLICK HERE

--REMINDER: HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOLF TOURNAMENT IS COMING! GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER---HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 9/19

--WANTED, TWO HUDSON VALLEY FUGITIVES; CLICK HERE

--FALL HIKING GUIDE FOR WESTCHESTER AND BEYOND; CLICK HERE

--A NEW POST FROM MYMSMERMAIDLIFE...AND NOW I AM BASICALLY A PRO; CLICK HERE

--VINTAGE CROTON; THE BOOK AND RECORD STORE! Go to EverythingCroton: MEMORIES OF "THE BOOK AND RECORD STORE IN CROTON" AND CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THERE

--VINTAGE CROTON; THE JEAN FACTORY 1979; go to https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/from-everything-croton-mailbox-by.html

--THE LATEST CNN POLL AND WASHINGTON DC; GO TO EverythingCroton: THE LATEST CNN POLL--SICKENING NEWS FOR DEMS AS TRUMP'S POLLS SURGE AGAIN AMID DC CRIME CRACKDOWN

--THE ASBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT RIDER FOR JULY AND AUGUST 2025; GO TO EverythingCroton: THE ASBURY METHODIST "CIRCUIT RIDER"--JULY/AUGUST

--CELEBRATION OF LIFE, KYLE PADOVANI, CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY; click here

--Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, told Newsmax on Thursday that the saga of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has just one ending — deportation. MORE AT Homan to Newsmax: Khalil Will Be Deported | Newsmax.com

--JOEL GINGOLD, GUEST EDITORIAL, CROTON CHRONICLE: IS SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGRATION PROGRAM THE BEST DEAL FOR RESIDENTS....CLICK HERE

--9/28 ROTARY CAR SHOW AND VINTAGE CAR SHOW; GO HERE

--THERE WILL BE MORE FROM THIS ORGANIZATION IN THE MONTHS AHEAD: PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION, STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR SAYING 'ILLEGAL ALIENS' IN CLASS GETS CASH, APOLOGY FROM SCHOOL; GO HERE

--WILD THINGS SANCTUARY! CAN YOU HELP? GO TO EverythingCroton: WILD THINGS SANCTUARY: SMALL VICTORIES, THE BATS AT WILD THINGS SANCTUARY

--MAKE THE ROAD IN THE NEWS EverythingCroton: NY POST---MAKE THE ROAD NY...IN THE NEWS...

--ROBBINS CURRENTLY TAKING ORDERS FOR CET AND PVC BACK TO SCHOOL KITS; PLEASE CALL OR STOP BY....Robbins Croton | Facebook 914-271-5000 Drugstore, Pharmacy, Prescription - Robbinscrotonrx.com

--JESSICA DIECKMAN, RFK AND FOOD ADDITIVES, A LETTER TO THE PAPER; READ MORE HERE

--THAT THING THAT "NEVER" HAPPENS: Former NCAA runner demands records taken by trans athlete be restored--Former NCAA runner Caroline Hill joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss her fight to have her records, broken by a transgender athlete, restored in her name. READ AND SEE MORE AT Former NCAA runner demands records taken by trans athlete be restored | Watch

--AND DON'T FORGET--LIONS BARBECUE AND FUNDRAISER! GO TO  EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS CLUB ANNUAL BARBECUE AND FUNDRAISER

--ZIZIANS/GENDER IDENTITY/VEGANISM IN THE NEWS--PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST MEMBER CHARGED WITH MURDERING VERMONT BORDER AGENT; GO TO EverythingCroton: ZIZIANS/GENDER IDENTITY/VEGANISM IN THE NEWS--PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST MEMBER CHARGED WITH MURDERING VERMONT BORDER AGENT

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL--STAUDTER--THE GAZETTE

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THE AUGUST 14TH THROUGH 20TH EDITION OF THE GAZETTE --  FEATURES THOMAS STAUDTER'S "ON THE BEAT"---with a wonderful piece--on ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE ZOHRAN MAMDANI'S FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FILINGS FILLED WITH DISCREPANCIES

Socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has scored nearly $10 million in public matching funds for his campaign, despite having serious discrepancies in his mandatory financial disclosure filings, The Post has learned...Mamdani, the frontrunner heading into November’s general election, claimed in a recent filing to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board reporting his finances for last year that he has owned vacant land in Jinja, Uganda, valued at $100,000 to $250,000 since March 14, 2016, records show. MORE AT Exclusive | NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's financial disclosure filings filled with discrepancies

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: MORE OF MAMDANI'S BAD IDEAS, PART TWO---FREE BUSES, $30 MINIMUM WAGE, RENT FREEZES

BE UNINHIBITED. GO ON A LETTER-WRITING SPREE....PAUL STEINBERG

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To the Editor:

Jessica Dieckman has been the topic of controversy lately. It got bad enough that on one social media platform, one Croton resident called for other people to tell Ms. Dieckman to [expletive] herself. After letters by Sherry Horowitz and Robert Radick were published in The Gazette (week of July 31/Aug 6), those letters became the topic of flyers posted on telephone polls by an anonymous person writing for some reason in the style of a nineteenth century British woman. The flyers in turn were the topic of a Croton Chronicle post, which led to the EverythingCroton blog putting up an index to recent letters by Ms. Dieckman.

I normally skip over the national issue letters in The Gazette. But after Robert Radick’s denunciation of Ms. Dieckman’s “uninhibited and ongoing letter-writing spree” I had to find out what all the uproar is about. So I went back and read a few of the letters.

There isn’t anything objectionable about the style of Ms. Dieckman’s letters: No profanity, implicit threats, ad hominem attacks, doxing. Her point of view is right of center, which many in Croton might disagree with. But it is one thing to disagree with Ms. Dieckman, as Ms. Horowitz does in her letter. It is a different matter to call for The Gazette to silence Ms. Dieckman, as Mr. Radick does in his letter.

Mr. Radick says that the Editor of this newspaper is “letting anyone with an opinion and a pen turn The Gazette [into] a soapbox for their exaggerated, divisive, and even insulting political diatribes.” I think the key word there is “divisive.” What bothers Mr. Radick (and some of Ms. Dieckman’s social media antagonists) is the mere existence of a minority viewpoint.

In recent years, we have grown increasingly intolerant of those who will not conform. We push them off social media, we shut their bank accounts, we target their political flags… we even deny them pierogies. We don’t even allow them to ignore us by blocking our online hounding. Why? Why not live and let live?  What harm is there to letting someone express their opinion?

Is it an attempt to bring heretics back to the one true faith? Not always. For while it is true that some people like Ms. Horowitz make a persuasive rebuttal to Ms. Dieckman, many people have no interest in dialogue. When someone blocks you on social media to de-escalate a feud, enlisting others to tell the de-escalating party to [expletive] themselves is not a reasoned counter-argument. Urging the Editor of the local paper to not print letters from people you disagree with is not an argument at all: it is being a bully.

I will probably continue to skip over the letters discussing national politics. But if we can say one thing with certainty based on the past few months, it is that many readers of The Gazette do read those letters and they are passionate about their feelings. So I say: be uninhibited. Go on a letter-writing spree. Freedom to speak your mind is the whole point of the Letters to The Editor section of this newspaper. Even if your opinion deviates from the majority of your neighbors. In fact, especially if you disagree with the majority.

Now if you will excuse me, I am going to ShopRite and stock up on pierogies. Just in case.

--Paul Steinberg, Croton-on-Hudson

HOLY NAME OF MARY FEAST DAY CELEBRATION 9/13

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HOLY NAME OF MARY FEAST DAY CELEBRATION 9/13--OUTDOOR MASS--CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR MORE.

SILVER LAKE CLOSES FOR THE SEASON ON 9/1

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Silver Lake in Croton-on-Hudson will close for the 2025 season on September 1.

SOME RECENT BLOG POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

--THE WEEKLY MONDAY FEATURE: WHAT'S NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON, AND NON-CROTON, BLOGS; CLICK HERE

--FALL HIKING GUIDE FOR WESTCHESTER AND BEYOND; CLICK HERE

--A LITTLE CROTON IN SEPTEMBER OF 1965; GO TO EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A LITTLE SEPTEMBER 1965 IN CROTON

--A NEW POST FROM MYMSMERMAIDLIFE...AND NOW I AM BASICALLY A PRO; CLICK HERE

---ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL ANNUAL CLOTHING FEST; CLICK HERE

--THE LATEST CNN POLL AND WASHINGTON DC; GO TO EverythingCroton: THE LATEST CNN POLL--SICKENING NEWS FOR DEMS AS TRUMP'S POLLS SURGE AGAIN AMID DC CRIME CRACKDOWN

--THE ASBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT RIDER FOR JULY AND AUGUST 2025; GO TO EverythingCroton: THE ASBURY METHODIST "CIRCUIT RIDER"--JULY/AUGUST

AND MEANWHILE IN L.A., 11 CHARGED IN FED INDICTMENT ALLEDING EXTENSIVE SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS AND YOUNG WOMEN

LOS ANGELES – Federal and local law enforcement today arrested six members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Hoover Criminal Gang charged in a 31-count indictment that charges them with racketeering conspiracy including sex trafficking of children and adults through force, fraud, or coercion – including runaways and children from the foster care system – on the Figueroa Corridor of Los Angeles, recruiting victims through social media and branding them with tattoos. MORE AT Central District of California | 11 Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Extensive Sex Trafficking of Minors and Young Women Along South L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor | United States Department of Justice

1970 CROTON WOMEN'S LIBERATION! CROTON WOMEN OFFER TO AID NEW GROUPS!

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1970 CROTON WOMEN'S LIBERATION! CROTON WOMEN OFFER TO AID NEW GROUPS!

Click on the image from the PATENT TRADER.

IF YOU ARE 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 Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

JESSICA DIECKMAN, A LETTER TO THE PAPER---RFK JR, ARTIFICIAL COLORS, ETC.

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THE FOLLOWING IS PRINTED IN THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE:

To the Editor,

I would like to salute Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to improve the country’s food quality through his various recent initiatives, advocating for the removal of unnatural and highly-processed ingredients, as well as artificial colors and chemicals, from our foods. Goals for food improvement have been around for decades, but are now being emphasized in the national consciousness to such an extent that they may yield firm results.

A lot of the food consumed in the US isn’t actually nourishing our bodies properly and can even be harmful. Though food is not the only factor in the measure of overall health, our national diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and cancer statistics show some of the consequences of processed foods infiltrated by additives.

It has long been suggested by some that the government shouldn’t be involved in food, and that consumers can make their own smart choices, but the long-standing reality is that for those in poverty who are struggling to survive, better quality foods are out-of-reach luxuries, jettisoned in favor of much cheaper and, by default, far less-healthy options. Food change can have a big impact: The results measured from the Obama administration’s 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act prove that upgrading the quality of even one meal out of the day (a school lunch in the case of HHFK Act) has strong, positive effects on overall health.

RFK Jr. is regularly criticized for much, from pushing raw milk (though he has not yet acted on any US raw-milk regulations) to vaccine concepts that run askew from scientifically measured results. But when it comes to the quality of food available, especially for the huge number of Americans facing poverty conditions, any efforts towards improvement are to be commended.

In response to RFK Jr.’s advocacy, as well as to consumer demand, giant companies such as Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Nestle, Tyson and J.M. Smucker have publicly declared plans to phase out and eliminate synthetic (petroleum-based) dyes (such as Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6) from their foods and drinks. The In-N-Out Burger chain has declared it is removing artificial food dyes from all their items, and 40 different ice-cream makers will soon remove all artificial colors from their ice-creams. This could be a renaissance moment for American food.

An old adage states, ‘you are what you eat.’ Accordingly, let’s hope that RFK Jr.’s prodding of American food companies and producers, and consumers’ desires for better products, will go even further in stripping out unhealthy ingredients. I’m happy to say goodbye to artificial colors, high fructose corn syrup, partially-hydrogenated oil, cottonseed oils and other cumulatively harmful ingredients.

Thank you,
Jessica Dieckman

ICYMI--CROTON POLICE DEPT. DWI CAMPAIGN, RIVER JOURNAL

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The Croton-on-Hudson Police Department will be participating in special enforcement efforts during the month of August to bring awareness to the dangers of impaired driving. More at Croton-on-Hudson Police Department DWI Campaign - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

CHARLES J. COOK POOL CLOSES FOR THE SEASON SEPT. 1

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CHARLES J. COOK POOL CLOSES FOR THE SEASON SEPT. 1 Town of Cortlandt, NY

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful new finds, special requests, oldies but goodies and more....click on the photos and links.

First up, AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE---it's Howard's interpretation of a vintage made in Japan putz house---see it from start to finish--and the original too--by clicking here. it"s HOUSE #6 in the 2021 series.

JUST A REMINDER ABOUT A FAB FIND! THE RETRO CHRISTMAS CARD COMPANY! GREAT DESIGNS! For those of us who can't get enough vintage---and vintage inspired Christmas---From their website:  They "create original Retro Christmas Cards with Vintage Style"---and that all of their cards are unique to the company and made in the USA too!

We're partial to what we call the "Jetsons" inspired examples! For more info, click here

And just in time for Halloween---or those get-togethers in general---from Blumchen.....

Gypsy Witch Fortune Telling Playing Cards---A Mystical Amusement for Parties

Will you travel? Find love, fortune or fame? All is revealed with gypsy witch fortune telling cards! An entertaining activity for a Halloween party, each card is printed with a picture illustration and a brief description of its meaning. First made in the early 20th century.........

READ AND SEE MORE AT https://blumchen.com/halloween_shop_ga10h.html -- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. 

We love when we can help a reader identify a flea market find----to the reader who has inquired, here's more from our friends at European Film Star Postcards about BROMOFOTO postcards....After the Second World War and the end of the fascist era, new publishing firms started to produce postcards in Italy. One of these firms was Bromofoto.... READ MORE HERE

AND ICYMI:

--SUMMER BUILD #3 FROM PUTZINVT; SEE IT AT THE FORUMS Summer Build #3 -

--EverythingCroton: MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

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FORMER NCAA RUNNER CAROLINE HILL FIGHTS TO HAVE HER RECORDS, BROKEN BY TRANSGENDER ATHLETE, RESTORED IN HER NAME

Former NCAA runner demands records taken by trans athlete be restored--Former NCAA runner Caroline Hill joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss her fight to have her records, broken by a transgender athlete, restored in her name. READ AND SEE MORE AT Former NCAA runner demands records taken by trans athlete be restored | Watch

BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A LITTLE SEPTEMBER 1965 IN CROTON

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A LITTLE SEPTEMBER 1965 IN CROTON ON HUDSON. CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW...COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

REMINDER---FALL PARKING PERMIT QUARTER BEGINS 9/1

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This is a friendly reminder that the Fall Parking Permit Quarter at the Croton-Harmon Train Station begins on September 1, 2025. The fall quarter covers the months of September, October & November. MORE AT Fall Quarter Reminder for Parking at Croton-Harmon Train Station | Croton-on-Hudson NY

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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 (or sign in).

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, The Croton Artisans Gallery, Devotion Studio, Feed the Birds, and more.

THE LATEST CNN POLL--SICKENING NEWS FOR DEMS AS TRUMP'S POLLS SURGE AGAIN AMID DC CRIME CRACKDOWN

Sickening news for Dems as Trump's polls surge again amid DC crime crackdown that's sparked woke fury---Donald Trump's approval rating is currently higher than former President Joe Biden’s when it comes to crime, CNN's senior political data reporter has revealed. In fact, the gap between the two was so big, Harry Enten used a Michael Jordan analogy to convey how the conservative was leagues above his predecessor when it came to their handling of the issue.

'I think this sort of gives the game away here, because Donald Trump is like Air Jordan towering over Joe Biden when it comes to their handling of crime,' Enten said on Thursday's NewsCentral, referring to the iconic Nike sneakers named after the basketball star. MORE AT Sickening news for Dems as Trump's polls surge again amid DC crime crackdown that's sparked woke fury | Daily Mail Online

CROTON LIONS CLUB ANNUAL BARBECUE AND FUNDRAISER

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ANNUAL BARBEQUE AND FUNDRAISER

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A NEW POST FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE--AND NOW.....I'M BASICALLY A PRO!

When you're a mermaid who has trouble walking on land, grocery stores can be a challenge!

The first few times I used a grocery store scooter, I felt like a teenager learning to drive all over again. I was so self-conscious and embarrassed!

But now, after all of that worrying, I'm basically a pro. READ AND SEE MORE AT Instagram

AND INCYMI: Instagram

REMINDER--MASS SCHEDULE HOLY NAME OF MARY, ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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MASS SCHEDULE HOLY NAME OF MARY, ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY--CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY--MASSES AT ST. AUGUSTINE

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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY--MASSES AT ST. AUGUSTINE

St. Augustine Church - Ossining, New York

YORKTOWN CRASH KILLS BICYLIST, DRIVER HOSPITALIZED

The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. Police say the bicyclist was hit in the roadway by a vehicle. He was declared dead at the scene.  The driver of the car, a 21-year-old, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital. Police have not released her condition. "I urge the public to not demonize the driver without having all the facts because I think that people are jumping to conclusions from what I'm reading online," says Yorktown Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman.  MORE AT Yorktown crash kills bicyclist, driver hospitalized

BREAKING - SCOTUS GREENLIGHTS MISSISSIPPI'S SOCIAL MEDIA AGE VERIFICATION LAW (FOR NOW)

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a request to block Mississippi’s social media age-verification law from going into effect (for now).In a two-page order, the high court rejected a motion from NetChoice — an internet trade association — to “reinstate a lower court’s order protecting social media giants like Meta, X and YouTube from the new requirements,” according to a local Fox affiliate. The order did not list any dissents among the justices.  MORE AT SCOTUS Greenlights Mississippi's Age-Verification Law (For Now)

THE FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY!

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It's time for the regular Friday series---the Friday Cocktail from Croton notable(!) Tom Faranda's Folly blog--the METROPOLITAN; go to Tom Faranda's Folly: Friday cocktail - the Metropolitan

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HIGH HOLY DAYS AT TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

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HIGH HOLY DAYS AT TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER--See more at High Holy Days 2025 - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

AND DON'T FORGET--THE DEADLINE TO ORDER BABKA, SWEETS AND MORE IS 8/26 EverythingCroton: DEADLINE TO ORDER 8/26--ROSH HASHANAH BABKA, SWEETS AND MORE--TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD

MAILBOX REQUESTS--BOOK AND RECORD STORE, JEAN FACTORY, VINTAGE CROTON SOCCER AND AIR SHOW AT CROTON POINT

Have requests for:

--THE BOOK AND RECORD STORE! Go to EverythingCroton: MEMORIES OF "THE BOOK AND RECORD STORE IN CROTON" AND CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THERE

--THE JEAN FACTORY 1979; go to  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/from-everything-croton-mailbox-by.html

--A LITTLE VINTAGE CROTON SOCCER 1970, THE FIRST SEASON; go to  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-little-vintage-croton-soccer-first.html

--AIR SHOW AT CROTON PT 1971; go to https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/03/1971-air-show-at-croton-point-and-much.html

THE STATE EDUCATON DEPARTMENT....AGAIN......

As we continue to report and analyze the state K-8 test results released this week, we’re all too aware that the folks releasing them would much rather no one could make any use of the information.  Most of the “stakeholders” in New York public education would rather avoid any accountability by keeping everyone in the dark.  The law requires the State Education Department to do the testing and make the results public — but SED’s political masters on the state Board of Regents actually hate standardized testing, and so constantly undermine the entire project. Thus, SED for the second year in a row has delayed until August on going public with results from testing done in the spring — though the actual scoring can’t possibly take more than a few weeks, and past results came out at the start of the summer. MORE AT The State Education Department HATES letting the public learn from test results

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Because life gets busy:

--THANK YOU TO CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY AND THE BABYLON BEE; THIS ONE IS PRICELESS: GO TO Tom Faranda's Folly: 10 Quotes from Kamala Harris' new book

--FONZIE IS FICTIONAL...ADU CONCERNS ARE REAL; A LETTER FROM PAUL STEINBERG; click here

(YOU MAY ALSO HAVE INTEREST IN THE CONTINUING ADU FIASCO IN SAN DIEGO; CLICK HERE)

--A NEW INSPIRING POST AT MY MSMERMAID LIFE; INT'L SCUBA DIVING DAY; CLICK HERE

--EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, FIRE INSPECTOR, TOWN OF CORTLANDT; CLICK HERE

--ICYMI----GUEST EDITORIAL--THIS NOVEMBER 4, YOUR VOTE WILL SHAPE CROTON-ON-HUDSON'S FUTURE; CLICK HERE

--1938 VINTAGE CROTON POINT PARK AD; CLICK HERE

--NEWSOM, AGAIN, A LETTER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN; CLICK HERE

--NYSDEC SEEKING INPUT ON STATE WILDLIFE PLAN; GO TO EverythingCroton: DEC SEEKING INPUT ON STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN--DEADLINE IS SEPT. 20TH