FROM THE MAILBOX...

We get this question quite a bit---A reader asks: Is it true that Sly and the Family Stone were visitors to Croton in the 1970's?

Response: well, there's this: EverythingCroton: SLY STONE HAS DIED & HIS CROTON CONNECTION TOO

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST---a reader is looking for info on the "Empire State Diner" in Croton.

Your editor's response: Read and see more about the Empire Diner here and here.

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