10/17 CROTON NATURE CENTER---CROTON POINT PARK'S FORGOTTEN COMMUNITY: THE BUGALOW COLONY

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Every summer from 1926 until 1964, the Croton Point Park Association took up residence in their bungalow colony at Croton Point Park. They had a baseball team, a community center, weekly dances, a flourishing newspaper. We will look into how this group lived, what life was like, and what happened after their houses were torn down. A lecture with slides, archival media, and a Q+A afterwards, taking place in the Nature Center.

10/17 2-3:30 pm Croton Point Park’s Forgotten Community: The Bungalow Colony – Westchester County Parks Events Calendar

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FOR THE TRUMP FANS---TRUMP'S TOP 25 ACHIEVEMENTS

Donald Trump doesn’t have an accomplishment problem. Republicans have an information problem. It’s on each of us to change that. MORE AT Trump’s Top 25 Achievements: The List Every Conservative Should Know and Use

A NOTE FROM BOB ANDERSON---81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE AND TOSSED IN THE AIR AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OSSINING EMS TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL WHERE SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 HOURS RECEIVING AID FOR HER INJURIES

81 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING BICYCLE ON BENEDICT BLVD. AND TOSSED IN THE AIR AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OSSINING EMS TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 HOURS RECEIVING AID FOR HER INJURIES. Fortunately nothing was broken and she was released and is at home now.

And the response from our officials has been GLACIAL.  Here is a past letter addressing---and predicting---these issues:

Letter to the Editor

Spring is here. Look out for those electric bikes, pedal power bikes, scooters, and skateboards etc.that will be on the sidewalks throughout the village. Pedestrians beware! They are fast and silent, and you will have to jump into the street to save yourself. It is particularly harrowing if they come at you in a pack, especially near Dairy Mart on S. Riverside Ave.

It seems the sidewalks in the village are for bikes and not for pedestrians. It begs the question of why we spend so much time talking about our bike lanes and sharrows and hardly use them. Try a pleasant walk along Elliott Way, and you’ll get the idea pretty fast. Is it just more virtue signaling?

All kidding aside, the bike issue is serious. Why do we still not have a helmet law in Croton? It’s common sense. Why don’t we have bicycle safety training, so when bicyclists ride in the street, they don’t run stop signs, they signal their intentions and they have properly equipped bikes with lights, mirrors and a horn or bell.

We have a police force equipped with very nice electric bikes, why can’t they patrol more and instruct bicyclists on the rules of the road and personal safety equipment? Possibly issue a warning for unsafe operation of a vehicle. Maybe it’s time to register electric bicycles since some can reach 20 MPH or more.

It is a real safety issue for pedestrians and cyclists. I’m sure some folks think our “quaint village” image would suffer from some commonsense safety enforcement and education, but I disagree.

When someone gets seriously injured, there will be the wringing of hands and apologies by the village elders wondering how this could have happened. I suggest that there is a lack of action. I’ve written about this before to no avail. The lack of response was disheartening so I will try again. Please do something before someone gets hurt.

Bob Anderson (the other one)

SAVE THE DATE 9/5 HUDSON RIVER ARTS & CRAFT FESTIVAL

See more at Hudson River Arts & Crafts Festival - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

MY CHART SCAM ALERT!!!!!!!

Another reader says she was hit with a bunch of these---and of course all were deleted but...it's worth mentioning again!  

Getting the usual reports of a sudden uptick in residents receiving scam emails from PAYPAL claiming they are being charged for "virus protection"--DELETE THESE!

But there's a new wrinkle; many residents are subscribed to Mychart via their doctors---this appears to be the latest scam:

A reader says: Anyone else getting emails claiming to be from Mychart app stating that your account needs to be updated and you will receive a free care package. Got this email twice from 2 different emails. Put it to spam. Still comes back. Could be next fraud scheme.

WEEKEND YADA YADA YADA

Many of us are not on social media but we often get to hear about it and are sometimes sent screenshots--it's the weekend however. and we prefer to garden, pickle some home-grown green beans, and spend time with our friends, pets, and family instead of drowning in the-sky-is-falling misery and political muck. So this will be a quick one:

****Those Pennsylvania measles cases: Ultimately, the state is looking at the cases through the lens of outbreak statistics (the virus was present), while local authorities are looking through the lens of forensic causality (what physically ended the patient's life as in the case of the infant, a ruptured spleen per the coroner). [1, 2, 3]

****Arday book release; dismal numbers here in the US; not much better in the UK; and now his alleged "autism" is under dispute---the autism being based only on his testimony: Every profile written about Arday—from major broadcasts on the BBC to features in The New York Times and his own Simon & Schuster memoir—relied entirely on self-reported details. No official medical records, childhood clinical assessments, or doctor statements were ever provided to confirm the diagnoses. Just not going to get into this sad tale any further this weekend.

***Lots of chatter about pigeons for obvious reasons---a request for your editor's pigeon photos---perhaps later----and the upcoming 9/2 meeting; HERE'S THE CROTON.NEWS SITE which is pretty comprehensive: EverythingCroton: FROM THE NEW CROTON.NEWS AI SITE----CROTON SETS SEPT 2 PIGEON HEARING AS FLOCK'S OWNER PLEADS TO KEEP HIS BIRDS--6 FIRMS ANSWER BATTERY STORAGE INQUIRY, POLICE DETAIL LICENSE PLATE READER NETWORK AND BODY CAM ROLLOUT

***THAT MT AIRY ARREST; GO HERE

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

***CROTON HARMON FOOTBALL! 2026 VIDEO! GO HERE 

***TRUMP AWARDS ARTEMIS CREW WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL; CLICK HERE

*** ICYMI---SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER--ROBERT COX--WESTCHESTER POWER CUSTOMERS PAID MORE OVERALL DESPITE WILD SWINGS IN SAVINGS AND LOSSES; MORE FROM ROBERT COX HERE

***WHERE WE STAND: TEST SCORES MATH, ELA; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI----NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED 1 TO 658 BASED ON 2025 TEST SCORES IN MATH, ELA

***INDICTED FARRIS, FOR VANDALIZING WWII MEMORIAL; GO TO Woman indicted for allegedly vandalizing World War II memorial

***FAUCI DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE; CLICK HERE

***SOUP SEASON PART NINE; GO HERE

***Oh that corn! MEMORIES OF COOKIE, CORN AND CROTON COUNTRY GARDENS....THE ANNUAL TREK DOWN MEMORY LANE

*** FEDERAL JUDGE LIFTS NATIONWIDE BLOCK ON MAIL VOTING RESTRICTIONS; CLICK HERE

***ANTIFA SITES GO DARK AFTER TERROR DESIGNATION; GO TO Antifa-linked sites go dark after State Department terror designation of tech collective

***9/5 FIREWORKS NOTICE; HUDSON NATIONAL CLICK HERE

***MORGAN STANLEY FLEEING NY; MAMDANI; CLICK HERE

***PETITION OPPOSING MAMDANI AT 9;11 CEREMONY NOW AT 95,000; GO TO Petition · Please sign to support honoring the memory of those lost on September 11th with dignity. - United States · Change.org

***A STUNNING EVENT - ABDUL EL-SAYED'S ASSORTED COMMENTS---BUT YOU SHOULD WATCH IT YOURSELF AND MAKE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT; CLICK HERE

***OPENING NIGHT TRAFFIC ALERT, BLAZE, 2026; EverythingCroton: TRAFFIC ALERT 2026--OPENING NIGHT GREAT JACK O'LANTERN BLAZE

***THAT PETITION SUPPORTING TONY THE PIGEON GUY AND RESPONSIBLE PIGEON KEEPING IN CROTON; 9/2 meeting; CLICK HERE

***FACEBOOK PHOTO ALBUM MONGERO PARK RE-DEDICATION; GO TO EverythingCroton: FACEBOOK ALBUM---TOWN OF CORTLANDT--MONGERO PARK RE-DEDICATION

***SEE ALL THE 9/11 MEMORIALS IN ROCKLAND, WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM; GO TO EverythingCroton: LOHUD--SEE ALL THE 9/11 MEMORIALS IN WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND

***ERIC GENUIS CONCERT, ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL 9/15; click here

***SEE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED BY LATEST GEOMETRY REGENTS EXAMS; click here

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING EVENT; GO HERE

***EXTENSIVE VIDEO SARCONE ETAL, THAT ISIS-INSPIRED PLOT--PLAN TO BOMB NYS CAPITAL; MORE HERE

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

...the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too)----just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE instead. 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, Franzoso Contracting, 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, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, Barre on Hudson, Raga, and more.

CROTON POINT PARK HALLOWEEN HIKE--SAVE THE DATE

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Park staff and Village of Croton Historian Marc Cheshire will lead a special “ghosts & pirates” hike to explore Croton Point’s spooky history— MORE AT Croton Point Park Halloween Hike – Westchester County Parks Events Calendar

CONFIRMED---DOJ DOCS REVEAL FBI MONITORED CATHOLIC PRIESTS

Confirmed: DOJ documents reveal FBI monitored Catholic priests; Latin Mass "extremism";| Watch DOJ documents reveal FBI monitored Catholic priests | Watch

TOWN OF CORTLANDT UPCOMING PAVING NOTICE, TWO LOCATIONS

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Please be advised that milling and paving operations are scheduled to begin on the following roads:

1. Along Red Mill Road (between the traffic circle and the Trolley Road) the week of August 31, 2026. The work is scheduled to take approximately 1 -2 weeks to complete.

2. Along Horton Lane, Baron De Hirsch Road and Cortlandt Avenue between the weeks of August 31 and September 8, 2026. The work is scheduled to take approximately 1 week to complete.

This work is weather dependent and scheduling is subject to change. The road is scheduled to remain open and passable to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. However, please expect delays, and please exercise caution getting thru the construction zone. If possible, please seek alternate routes on the days the work is being performed

VIDEO--SECTION 1 FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY 2026 , CROTON HARMON TEAM AND HEAD COACH BUCCELLO 8/25

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Section 1 Football Media Day 2026 was held on August 25 at Yorktown High School. David Resnick sat down with Croton-Harmon to discuss the upcoming season. See video at Football Media Day 2026: Croton-Harmon

REMINDER 9/3 TOWN OF CORTLANDT ---250TH CELEBRATION CONTINUES - KRUK, TALES OF REVOLUTONARY CORTLANDT---AND WESTCHESTER WOMEN'S CHROUS

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The 250th Celebration continues!
Join us for an incredible afternoon of history and music. First, experience captivating storytelling by Jonathan Kruk, Master Storyteller, as he shares "Tales of Revolutionary Cortlandt."

Followed by a powerful performance of "Echoes of Liberty: Women's HERstory in Song" by the 40-member Westchester Women’s Chorus.  Facebook

A VERY LATE PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS SEASON

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FINALLY!  All this rain completely threw off the bloom cycle of our native PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS........but at last we have blooms---at least for a few days.....

Yes there's a reason why Prickly Pear Hill in Croton is called...well... Prickly Pear Hill. Read all about that 1973 article here. Then click on the photo to see some old stock blooming happily in your editor's garden. They seem to go through phases, some years blooming more gaudily than others depending on the weather.  The bees love these cactus roses--and the bravest of hummingbirds too--but those needles are killer when you're doing fall clean-up!