FAMILY ESCAPES CROTON ON HUDSON HOUSE EXPLOSION

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A dramatic explosion tore through a single-family home in Croton-on-Hudson Tuesday afternoon, sending flames ripping through the structure and forcing a family to flee for safety. More at News 12

CANADIAN MURDER SUSPECT ON MOST WANTED LIST ARRESTED, WAS IN US ILLEGALLY

An illegal immigrant who was one of Canada's most wanted fugitives was arrested last week in Mississippi, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday.

Adrian Vincent Walker, 28, who was among the top 25 most wanted international fugitives in Canada, is accused of first-degree murder. "Thanks to the brave men and women of ICE, one of Canada’s most wanted criminals is behind bars. This individual was wanted for a murder in Canada," said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "He is now facing charges for illegal entry into the U.S. and illegal possession of a firearm." MORE AT Canadian murder suspect on most wanted list arrested in Mississippi, was in US illegally, DHS says

BLOOMS ON BENEDICT 2026

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BLOOMS ON BENEDICT--the annual show-----courtesy of Bob Anderson. Click on the photo. Stay tuned. There will be more.

COLLEGE SUCCESS FOR HEN HUD, PEEKSKILL GRADS

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College Success for Hen Hud, Peekskill Graduates

Among the HEN HUD names shown---see more at link below:

Caitlin Weimar — University of Virginia (Women’s Basketball)

Maddy Porter — Eastern Michigan University (Women’s Lacrosse)

Karli Marin — Vermont State University Castleton (Track and Field)

Stella Allen – Skidmore College (Riding)

Michael Gagliardi — Susquehanna University (Baseball)

Victoria Calabro — St. Thomas Aquinas (Women’s Lacrosse)

James McManus —Coast Guard Academy (Men’s Lacrosse)

College Success for Hen Hud, Peekskill Graduates – Peekskill Herald

WSJ: "KINGS OF DARK MONEY"

Many thanks to Tom Faranda's Folly for posting this very detailed piece from the Wall street Journal---the article would have been missed otherwise---see LINK BELOW:



From the Journal long running “Best of the Web” email feature. For the complete story hit the link at the bottom.

Jonathan Alpert makes a good case that “No Kings” events are bad group therapy for the highly credentialed. So who’s paying for these destructive therapy sessions? Former Wall Street Journal reporter Asra Nomani reported Saturday for Fox News:

A network of about 500 groups with an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues is behind the coordinated nationwide “No Kings” protest Saturday, including communist groups who are using the day to call for a “revolution,” according to a Fox Digital News investigation.

According to a copy of the permit for the “flagship” march in St. Paul, Minn., Indivisible, a national well-heeled Democratic political advocacy organization funded by billionaire George Soros, is the lead coordinator for the protest.

But Fox News Digital has also identified key participation by a network of radical socialist and communist organizations funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American tech tycoon and avowed communist living in China. MORE AT WSJ: “Kings of Dark Money” – Tom Faranda's Folly

TOWN OF CORTLANDT SEEKS ART CURATOR

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT SEEKS ART CURATOR--MORE AT Employment Opportunity: Art Curator - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

ELIZABETH LAIRD ANNOUNCES HER CANDIDACY FOR BOE

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Elizabeth Laird ANNOUNCES HER CANDIDACY for Croton Harmon school board. See her website at Elizabeth Laird for BOE

VILLAGE & TOWN OF CORTLANDT ID CARD POLICY

Yet again, getting trolled relentlessly about the "unfairness"--inequity---whatever---that village AND town-issued id cards are needed in order to use certain amenities.  Sorry, but these are mandatory....please direct your comments---and complaints--about these id's to the appropriate officials.  You are quite simply wasting your breath here. Many of us don't have a problem with ids for this---and many other issues......

Without fail---every season---the blog gets complaints about VILLAGE AND TOWN ID CARD policies/protocols.Yes, in addition to a village issued ID to use certain amenities, you must also have a Town of Cortlandt issued ID to use town facilities, like the swimming pool.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS REGARDING THIS MANDATORY VILLAGE AND TOWN ID POLICY should be directed to to Croton-on-Hudson NY |and Town of Cortlandt, NY

It's really not open for debate here.

VILLAGE OF CROTON YARD WASTE PICKUP RETURNS

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The Village of Croton-on-Hudson DPW will be collecting yard waste curbside during the spring, summer and fall months (April through October). MORE AT Yard Waste Pickup Returns | Croton-on-Hudson NY

SHOPRITE OF CORTLANDT DONATES $2,500 TO ST. MARY'S PANTRY

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SHOPRITE OF CORTLANDT DONATES $2,500 TO ST. MARY'S PANTRY------In a continuing effort to support neighbors in need, the ShopRite of Cortlandt held a special ceremony Thursday morning to present a $2,500 donation to St. Mary’s Pantry in Mohegan Lake. MORE AT ShopRite Donates $2,500 to St. Mary’s Pantry to Combat Local Food Insecurity - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

KAROLINE LEAVITT BLASTS MINIMAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF SHERIDAN GORMAN MURDER

FOX News--White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the minimal coverage the liberal networks have given to the murder of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman.

Leavitt took a moment at Monday's press briefing to highlight a recent study from the Media Research Center showing CBS News dedicating two minutes and one second of coverage towards Gorman's murder while ABC News spent just one minute and 19 seconds and NBC News spent just 23 seconds total......."I think her life was worth more than 23 seconds on cable television," Leavitt said. "And I think the people in this room have a responsibility to report on cases like this because it just exemplifies why the president believes so strongly in deporting illegal aliens from our communities." MORE AT Karoline Leavitt blasts minimal media coverage of Sheridan Gorman murder

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: ICYMI--VIDEO, SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL 3/28

BAKED BY SUSAN'S EASTER MENU

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BAKED BY SUSAN'S EASTER MENU IS NOW ONLINE AT Easter Menu | Baked by Susan Online Store

WHITE HOUSE FRAUD TASK FORCE FINDS BIDEN ADMIN TURNED OFF FRAUD BLOCKS IN COVID SPENDING

Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, discusses a finding from the White House fraud task force that incriminates the Biden administration on ‘The Evening -- SEE MORE AT White House fraud task force finds Biden admin turned off fraud blocks in COVID spending | Watch

EXPERIENCE THE CHARM OF A 1917 TRAIN TO YANKEES HOME OPENER

New York Yankees fans can ride to the 2026 home opener at Yankee Stadium in vintage fashion. Take a look below at this classic train, from the New York Transit Museum, that will carry fans of the Bronx Bombers to the first home game of the season.

On Friday April 3, 2026, at 1:35pm, the New York Yankees will take on the Miami Marlins in the first game of the season at Yankee Stadium. Check ticket availability HERE. Some fans will arrive aboard a four-car 1917 IRT Lo-V train!

Read More: Travel Back In Time On Vintage Train To Yankee Stadium | https://q1057.com/vintage-train-yankee-stadium/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

A CROTON EASTER SEASON 1973

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST: With HOLY WEEK happening and Easter right around the corner, we thought you'd enjoy this blast from the past: A CROTON EASTER SEASON 1973, UPDATED. Click on the photos, courtesy once again of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY newspaper archives.

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----1955, A CROTON EASTER SEASON https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/03/1955-croton-easter-season.html

SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER IN THE NEWS

Croton residents likely NOT eligible—ALSO note that program is only for residents of designated “disadvantaged communities “---“The program is designed to help residents of state-designated Disadvantaged Communities gain free training and move quickly into in-demand jobs in heating, cooling, and home performance.” MORE AT Free Clean Energy Job Training Opens Career Paths in Westchester | Peekskill, NY Patch

INTERESTING NEW CHICKEN LAW AND MUCH MORE ON THE AGENDA

MORE AT Public Hearing Notice - Local Law Introductory No. 3 & 2026-2027 Village Budget | Croton-on-Hudson NY

BEHIND PAYWALL--CAN CHICKENS AND TURKEYS REPLACE LAWN MOWERS FOR NY'S SOLAR FARMS?

Caleb Scott spent years convincing folks that his pigs and sheep do a better job clearing the land beneath solar panels than lawn mowers and weed whackers. MORE AT Can chickens and turkeys replace lawn mowers for NY's solar farms?

WHEN IS GOOD FRIDAY...

 Good Friday 2026 is April 3rd. A RE-CAP OF HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES at your local churches can be found at EverythingCroton: A RE-CAP OF HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

BAKED BY SUSAN'S PASSOVER MENU ONLINE

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BAKED BY SUSAN'S PASSOVER MENU IS NOW ONLINE AT Passover Menu | Baked by Susan Online Store

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 (RE-OPENS IN MARCH) 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, Raga, and more.

DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS TOOK CASH FROM INFAMOUS "DOMESTIC TERRORIST" BILL AYERS

One of the most notorious radicals in recent American history has put his money behind a slate of Democratic lawmakers.  Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weathermen and later the Weather Underground, has donated over $10,000 to at least a dozen Democratic lawmakers since 2020, campaign finance records show. The Weather Underground has been described by the FBI, as well as legacy news organizations such as the New York Times, as a domestic terrorist organization. MORE AT Democratic lawmakers took cash from infamous 'domestic terrorist' Bill Ayers

SOME RECENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

  Because life gets busy:

***JOEL GINGOLD, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, RECENT GUIDO COMMENTARY; CLICK HERE

***JESSICA DIECKMAN, THANK YOU NYPD OFFICERS EDWARDS AND NAVARRO; CLICK HERE

***PAUL STEINBERG LETTER. THOUGHTS ON THE VILLAGE COURT, ALI JAFFERY'S CONDUCT AND MORE; CLICK HERE

***OP ED FROM MIK LAWLER ON UTILITY COSTS ETC; GO TO Lohud: Utility prices crush NY's middle class. Where is Albany? | Congressman Mike Lawler

A RE-CAP OF HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

Please note: SCHEDULES can change--always confirm with the church in question.

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES 

*******HOLY NAME OF MARY; CLICK HERE

******ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH; GO TO EverythingCroton: HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH

******OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN; GO TO EverythingCroton: HOLY WEEK 2026 AT OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN

******ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL; GO TO EverythingCroton: HOLY WEEK /EASTER SCHEDULE ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

*******ASBURY METHODIST; GO TO EverythingCroton: ASBURY METHODIST HOLY WEEK/EASTER SCHEDULE

******THE CHAPEL AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD HAS RE-OPENED--RENOVATIONS/RESTORATION IS COMPLETE EverythingCroton: UPDATE--RESTORATION COMPLETED AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHAPEL!

BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR UPDATES.

IN THE NEWS - GUESS WHO INSPIRED THE MICHIGAN SYNAGOGUE TERROR ATTACK

In a move that should be surprising to absolutely no-one, the FBI has announced that the recent attempted terror attack on the Temple Israel synagogue was “a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan,” CNN reported on Monday. MORE AT Guess Who Inspired the Michigan Synagogue Terror Attack

FROM THE MAILBOX

***A reader wonders if we have anything "from the first season of Croton soccer".

Response: This--1970, Click here

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***A reader wondered if there is anything on the Dancer Trish Waters?

Reponse: Might you mean TRINA WINTERS? GO TO EverythingCroton: 1961 - A LOOK BACK AT THE CROTON DANCE TEAM OF ELLIS AND TRINA WINTERS

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***A READER IS SEEKING "EARLY CROTON TRACK"

Reponse: How early? THIS COVERS THE 1930'S - 1970'S; GO TO EverythingCroton: A LOOK BACK AT THE CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM 1930'S THRU 1970'S

SUMMER CAMP SENIOR COUNSELORS NEEDED--TOWN OF CORTLANDT

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SUMMER CAMP SENIOR COUNSELORS NEEDED--TOWN OF CORTLANDT---see more at TOC Summer Camp is looking for Senior Counselors! - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

THE LATEST FROM THE HECHINGER REPORT---DID NY BLOW $10 MILLION ON READING INSTRUCTION THAT DOESN'T WORK

In April 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a bold promise: The state would revamp its approach to literacy and boost state reading scores by double digits. “We’re turning the page on how we teach students how to read,” she said in front of a first grade class in Albany. The state would raise the share of third graders reading proficiently from 45 percent to 60 percent or higher, she said. READ MORE AT Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work?

1958 CROTON LIONS YOUTH DINNER ATTRACTS 70

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1958 CROTON LIONS YOUTH DINNER ATTRACTS 70

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

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EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS INITIATE NEW SERVICE CALLED LIONS SEE

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY MISSED...

****PHOTOS, CROTON SENIORS, ST. PATRICK'S PARTY; GO TO EverythingCroton: PHOTOS, 2026 CROTON SENIOR CLUB, ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY

****BENEATH THE SEA SCUBA CONVENTION, NEW MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: BENEATH THE SEA EXPO SCUBA CONVENTION!

AND CELEBRATING THE ORIGINAL MERMAIDS AT EverythingCroton: MY MSMERMAID LIFE CELEBRATES MANTEE APPRECIATION DAY

****FATHER BRENNAN, UNITED FOR THE TROOPS, SUPPORTING THOSE WHO SERVE; GO TO EverythingCroton: HAPPIER DAYS, FATHER BRENNAN, UNITED FOR THE TROOPS 2012

****EASTER NOSTALGIA! EverythingCroton: OF JELLY BEANS, PEEPS....AND CHOCOLATE BUNNIES

****SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL; Croton and Cortlandt well represented; see more at EverythingCroton: PHOTO AND VIDEO SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL, THANK YOU BOB ANDERSON AND Donation info for the scholarship is at Fundraiser by Lawrence Finer : Sheridan Gorman Memorial & Scholarship Fund

JUST A REMINDER...

We have once again been reminded---via the most recent Holy Name of Mary and St. Augustine Church bulletins---to remember in our prayers our active-duty service members, friends and family. 

REMINDER--TOWN OF CORTLANDT YARD SALE 5/9

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Get ready, treasure hunters! Cortlandt's second Yard Sale is Saturday, May 9th from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM at the Cortlandt Waterfront Park! Enjoy a day at our beautiful Waterfront Park with music, food trucks, great views, and great finds. For more information, please contact our Recreation Department at 914-734-1050. Registration for sellers BEGAN ON February 27th; GO TO Events Calendar - Town of Cortlandt, NY

1919, JANE BURR, DROWSY SAINT INN, COSHOCTON TIMES

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Stumbled upon this piece about Croton's Jane Burr and the Drowsy Saint Inn, 1919. Click on the image. For more about Burr, go to EverythingCroton: ANOTHER ONE OF CROTON'S BOHEMIANS--JANE BURR--DROWSY SAINT INN

ICYMI--VIDEO, SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL 3/28

Croton and Cortlandt well represented; see more at EverythingCroton: PHOTO AND VIDEO SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL, THANK YOU BOB ANDERSON

AND Donation info for the scholarship is at Fundraiser by Lawrence Finer : Sheridan Gorman Memorial & Scholarship Fund

RECONCILIATION MONDAY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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RECONCILIATION MONDAY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY--CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

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!) 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, ShopRite, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, Matters, and more

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.

EIGHT FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY now back on a new blogging platform:

***YANKS SWEEP AGAIN SAN FRAN; CLICK HERE

***Bob Costas on Trans men in women’s sports – Tom Faranda's Folly

***Rowan Atkinson – “Mr. Bean” – quite funny – Tom Faranda's Folly

***Johnny Carson as President Reagan – Tom Faranda's Folly
***VIA THE BABYLON BEE “Media: No Motive Yet In Attack On Jewish Synagogue By Radical Muslim”

***Palantir CEO on their software integrating AI and the military – Tom Faranda's Folly
***NY TIMES, AGAIN; NY Times continues it’s attack on alcoholic beverages! Yawn… – Tom Faranda's Folly

***FRIDAY COCKTAIL; APEROL NEGRONI; GO TO Friday cocktail – the Aperol Negroni – Tom Faranda's Folly

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NEW FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BLOG! CROTON DAM! GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BLOG---120 YEARS AGO TODAY, THE LAST STONE WAS LAID TO COMPLETE THE NEW CROTON DAM

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FROM CROTON'S DW DESIGN & DECOR: A Whole House Renovation Filled With Happiness - DW Design & Decor

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FROM BROTHER JACK'S PREACHING MINISTRY, HOLY NAME OF MARY:  MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK; GO TO Br Jack's Preaching Ministry: Monday of Holy Week

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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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FROM EPHEMERAL NEW YORK: 

--The ghostly remains of a legendary longtime Upper East Side movie theater | Ephemeral New York; CLICK HERE

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TEN FROM GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES:

--EASY BEEF SHORT RIBS; click here

--UPSIDE DOWN CHILI PIE; CLICK HERE

--MUSHROOM SOUP SLOPPY JOES; CLICK HERE

--MYSTERIOUS ORANGE CAKE; CLICK HERE

--COFFEE ANGELFOOD CAKE AND BUTTERCREAM FROSTING; click here
--Maxine's Baked Pork Chops; go to MAXINE'S BAKED PORK CHOPS
--MARSHALL'S MARINATED MUSHROOMS; click here
--1960S TOMATO ONION & CHEESE CASSEROLE; click here
--SALMON POTATO CHIP CASSEROLE; click here
--ONION SOUP DEVILED EGGS; click here

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NINE FROM EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

---ENRICO CARUSO; CLICK HERE

---NOAH BEERY; CLICK HERE

---European Film Star Postcards: La Collectionneuse: Wynne Gibson

---European Film Star Postcards: Hayden Christensen

---GENA ROWLANDS; click here

---GERARD LANVIN; CLICK HERE

---ELIJAH WOOD; CLICK HERE

---Laraine Day; click here

---WRITTEN BY KARL MAY; CLICK HERE

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FROM WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA: Little Known Spaghetti Western actors, Kitty Dewall

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THREE  FROM ETHICS ALARMS: 

Kim Novak: I Hereby Introduce You To “The Golden Rule”… | Ethics Alarms

AND

The Umpire’s Wish | Ethics Alarms

AND The UK’s Frightening Warning On Cultural Pollution From Assimilation-Adverse Immigrants | Ethics Alarms

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

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Your Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too. 

Click on the link below:

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

BENEATH THE SEA EXPO SCUBA CONVENTION!

This looks fun and informative!

Adriana visits the scuba convention, Beneath The Sea Expo.

Visit Mymsmermaidlife on Instagram for pictures.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWcemwCiQqg/?img_index=3&igsh=ejIzcXZ3Z3N6eHR6

A RE-CAP OF HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

Please note: SCHEDULES can change--always confirm with the church in question.

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES 

*******HOLY NAME OF MARY; CLICK HERE

******ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH; GO TO EverythingCroton: HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH

******OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN; GO TO EverythingCroton: HOLY WEEK 2026 AT OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN

******ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL; GO TO EverythingCroton: HOLY WEEK /EASTER SCHEDULE ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

*******ASBURY METHODIST; GO TO EverythingCroton: ASBURY METHODIST HOLY WEEK/EASTER SCHEDULE

******THE CHAPEL AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD HAS RE-OPENED--RENOVATIONS/RESTORATION IS COMPLETE EverythingCroton: UPDATE--RESTORATION COMPLETED AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHAPEL!

BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR UPDATES.

OF JELLY BEANS, PEEPS....AND CHOCOLATE BUNNIES

 As we approach the Easter jellybean and chocolate bunny season, the following "candy" special requests, links and more, just somehow seemed right!  Click on the photos too..

--FIRST SOME SAD NEWS for those who don't know: OLD TIME CANDY DOT COM has closed; we wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

--And now the history of CANDY BUTTONS ALSO KNOWN AS CANDY DOTS (oh we loved these as kids)---go to Candy Buttons - Wikipedia

--A reader has many fond memories of THOSE SYRUPY FILLED WAX BOTTLES TOO, also known as NIK-L-NIPS!  Their history is tied to the development of paraffin wax, a byproduct of the petroleum industry. Paraffin wax became popular for creating novelty candies due to its smooth texture and malleability. READ MORE ABOUT THEM AT The Sweet Nostalgia of Wax Bottle Candy: A Sip of Childhood - Redstone Foods Candy Soda Blog

--NEXT UP, we just love the COLLECTING CANDY site.  

They have some of the most amazing vintage Easter items...like this 1974 LEAF'S EASTER CANDY BROCHURE; very quintessentially 1970's; lots of chocolate bunnies and such--see it here.

And of course there was a time when Brach's Chocolates were king! Check out the 1972 BRACH'S EASTER CHOCOLATE CATALOG PAGES FROM COLLECTING CANDY HERE. 

But by far our fave from COLLECTING CANDY...A MORE MODERN TAKE ON THE PROVERBIAL EASTER JELLY BEAN......

"Back in the early 2000’s Just Born released a special Easter edition of their Mike and Ike candies called Mike and Ike Easter Treats".  READ AND SEE MORE ABOUT MIKE AND IKE EASTER TREATS---lord were these sweet--at COLLECTING CANDY HERE. 

--Speaking of jelly beans, they have a long and marvelous history (click on the 1916 Sears catalog ad). 

READ MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE JELLYBEAN—STRETCHING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1867!---AND JELLY BELLY TOO: click here. 

--And finally, it would not be Easter without the...PEEPS!

Peeps are produced by Just Born, a candy manufacturer founded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by Russian immigrant Sam Born (1891-1959).  In 1953, Just Born acquired the Rodda Candy Company and its marshmallow chick line, and replaced the painstaking process of hand-forming the chicks with mass production.....READ MORE ABOUT THEIR FASCINATING HISTORY HERE.

AND....WE'LL CLOSE WITH THIS ONE---THERE ARE THOSE OBSESSED WITH PEEPS! http://www.flickr.com/groups/peeps-tastic/  

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE VINTAGE "CANDY" LINKS---EASTER AND OTHERWISE:

--------EASTER NOVELTY; how many of you remember the plastic hens that pooped jelly beans; see them here 

--------THE TIMELINE OF EASTER TRADITIONS FROM PAUL RACE  https://familychristmasonline.com/other_holidays/easter/easter_holiday_timeline.htm

-------MEMORIES OF EASTER PAST, M&M's (PRE-WOKE M&M'S THAT IS), EASTER SUGAR EGGS AND MORE FROM ED BERG  http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/04/memories-of-easter-past-and-m.html

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