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*****Confidential to WUZWundering: Sorry we cannot recommend the sites you are inquiring about. Good luck in your own research.

*****A reader asks: Besides Upper Village Blooms (which I know closed), didn't we have another florist in Harmon?

Response: Yes. Croton Florist, owned by Gina DeLeo. Closed around 2014 or so.

*****Still getting questions about the village social media policy This link is from a few years ago and there may have been changes since. Contacting the village is best:

EverythingCroton: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VILLAGE'S SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN ZOOM MEETINGS BY THE BOARD, ASSORTED COMMITTEES, ETC. SUBJECT TO FOIL ETC.

*****Still getting questions about the foil process and there is much erroneous info being posted on social media. It is best to go directly to the site: Freedom of Information Law | Open Government

SAN DIEGO--HOW SANDAG SPARED NORTH COUNTY FROM MORE HIGH-RISE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

San Diego--land of ADU's and "granny towers"---where the pushback against these and other multi-family rezoning in transit hubs which were created and have resulted in real community damage---- currently there is an aggressive regulatory rolling back of all this but that's for another day. Check out this article from the San Diego Union Tribune

How SANDAG spared North County from more high-rise housing development

REMINDER 7/13--2 PM--THIS WEEK IN WESTCHESTER, PUGH ETAL.

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The following was posted on the Westchester Gov X account. To those wh have asked: It is unknown what will be discussed or it the "Jaffery matter" being hotly discussed on some local social media pages will be approached. Click on the image. Here is the link Westchester Gov on X: "Coming up on Monday on This Week in Westchester: The Briefing • Croton-on-Hudson Mayor Brian Pugh to join to discuss exciting updates happening in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson. • Department of Public Works & Transportation Program Coordinator, SMART Commute Heather https://t.co/OBTD6ZACuG" / X

7/14 PLANNING BOARD MEETING CANCELLED

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7/14 PLANNING BOARD MEETING CANCELLED

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

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YOU DON'T NEED ALL THIS...

....to find 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 (or sign in). Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls too. Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

REMINDER---FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS' SITE--7/14 AGENDA VISUAL ENVIRONMENT BOARD

For those who have asked about "BROOKLYN EMBODIED PILATES"....see Advisory Board on the Visual Environment (VEB) — 2026-07-14 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

SAM NEILL HAS DIED

HE WILL ALWAYS BE "REILLY --ACE OF SPIES" TO YOUR EDITOR.....

 Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill dead at 78

By Chris Bradford and David Russell

Published July 13, 2026, 2:00 a.m. ET

Sam Neill, the star of the 1993 blockbuster ‘Jurassic Park’ died at 78 Monday, his family announced. MORE AT Sam Neill dead at 78, starred in 'Jurassic Park'

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 FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY-- back on a new blogging platform

***FATHER FIDELIS, TOM FARANDA, HIS 25TH, ORDINATION PARTY; go here

***FARANDAVILLE; JULY 4TH PARTY; CLICK HERE

***INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU! GO TO Inspector Clouseau and that dang drawbridge – Tom Faranda's Folly

***FILM TRAILER, HEAVEN IN STONE AND GLASS; GO TO Film Trailer – “Heaven in Stone and Glass” – Tom Faranda's Folly

***MY LAWN AND REPEATING MY POST FROM 2006; CLICK HERE  

***SOROS, one picture worth a thousand words; click here

***CONGRESSMAN LAWLER; THAT STUNNING SHOUTING MATCH OVER SANCTUARY CITIES

***Founder of Marine special ops get Medal of Honor 67 years late. CLICK HERE

***THAT CATHOLIC PROBLEM; GO TO MLB Washington Nationals Community Relations Director had a Catholic problem. – 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

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT FROM LAST YEAR: Lillian Nordica and Croton’s Artistic Heritage — Croton Historical Society

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FROM CROTON'S DW DESIGN & DECOR: SUMMER DESIGN NEWSLETTER; CLICK HERE

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FROM BROTHER JACK'S PREACHING MINISTRY, HOLY NAME OF MARY:  BURNING SAND; GO TO Br Jack's Preaching Ministry: Burning Sand

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SIX FROM ETHICS ALARMS: 

THIS GUY OFTEN HITS THEM RIGHT OUTTA THE BALLPARK

Twenty-Five Indispensable Movies For Understanding American Culture | Ethics Alarms

AND

Hypocrisy and Double Standards Like This Show a Corrupt Journalist and a Deeply Unethical Character: | Ethics Alarms

AND

The Emmys Have No Integrity, But We Knew That Already, Didn’t We? | Ethics Alarms

AND

WORST FIRST LADY EVER; Ethics Villain: Jill Biden [Corrected] | Ethics Alarms

AND

“Swinging Dick” Ethics | Ethics Alarms

AND

Unethical Quote of the Week: Graham Platner | Ethics Alarms

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TWO FROM EPHEMERAL NEW YORK: 

WHAT YOU'D BE WEARING TO THE BEACH IF YOU WERE A WOMAN IN THE 1860'S; GO TO What you’d be wearing to Rockaway Beach or Coney Island if you were a woman in the 1860s | Ephemeral New York

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One writer’s melancholy visit to the “island full of idiots” in the East River in 1888 | Ephemeral New York; CLICK HERE

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FOUR FROM GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES:

--BAKED HAMBURGERS WITH SAUCE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: BAKED HAMBURGERS WITH SAUCE

--THE LATE BOB BARKER'S MEXICAN CHILI CON QUESO; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: THE LATE BOB BARKER'S MEXICAN CHILE CON QUESO

--CHERRY CRUMB COFFEE CAKE; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: CHERRY CRUMB COFFEE CAKE

--OLD FASHION CARAMEL CORN; GO TO Grandma's Vintage Recipes: OLD FASHION CARAMEL CORN

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FIVE FROM EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

---ANN BLYTH; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Ann Blyth

---VILLAGE PEOPLE, RIP VICTOR WILLIS; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Village People: Victor Willis (1951-2026)

---PAULEY! GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Pauley

---VINCENT PEREZ; GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Vincent Pérez

---Albert Paulig; go to European Film Star Postcards: Albert Paulig

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FROM WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA:  .Westerns...All'Italiana!: Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

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NEW FROM JACK MARSHALL AND ETHICS ALARMS---HIS TAKE ON KASPARIAN, GRAHAM--HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARDS LIKE THIS SHOW A CORRUPT JOURNALIST AND A DEEPLY UNETHICAL CHARACTER

I expect politicians to be hypocritical and without integrity. Journalists, however, especially those who engage in commentary, must display consistent principles, values and priorities or be disregarded, ignored and reviled as destructive, unprofessional, untrustworthy hacks.

Anahit Misak “Ana” Kasparian styles herself a progressive political commentator, a media host and a journalist. With the blatant hypocrisy revealed in ....SEE MORE AT Hypocrisy and Double Standards Like This Show a Corrupt Journalist and a Deeply Unethical Character: | Ethics Alarms

TOWN OF CORTLANDT FACEBOOK PAGE---PHOTOS--FDR DRIVE BAND CONCERT

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT FACEBOOK PAGE-- Family, friends, and FDR DRIVE BAND—the perfect formula for a beautiful night at Cortlandt Waterfront Park---SEE PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT AT Facebook

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets warmer ever day:

***Senator Graham has died; click here

***YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON SUNDAY FEATURE; click here

***When to expect delays on the Mid-Hudson Bridge; go to EverythingCroton: WHEN TO EXPECT MAJOR DELAYS ON MID-HUDSON BRIDGE

***She's out; go to EverythingCroton: RENOWNED FEMINIST HISTORIAN LOSES PROFESSORSHIP AS EXPERTS TEAR APART......

***BONNIE TYLER HAS DIED; GO TO EverythingCroton: BONNIE TYLER HAS DIED

***FIRST CROTON SWALLOWTAIL OF 2026; GO TO EverythingCroton: FIRST TIGER SWALLOWTAIL OF THE 2026 SEASON

YOU DON'T NEED ALL THIS...

....to find 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 (or sign in). Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls too. Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

TOWN OF CORTLANDT DAY CAMPERS--CRAZY HAT DAY

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Hats off to an unforgettable day! Our Town of Cortlandt Day Campers showed off their creativity, personality, and plenty of laughs during Crazy Hat Day! PHOTOS AT Facebook

RENOWNED FEMINIST HISTORIAN LOSES PROFESSORSHIP AS EXPERTS TEAR APART......

A black feminist historian whose work is being labeled as misleading — and who may have lost her cushy academic job — says it all comes down to an attack on black women.

The New York Times tells the tale of Kerri Greenidge, whose 2022 book “The Grimkes” was hailed for its narrative about a slaveholding family and its work in the abolitionist movement.

Publishers Weekly put the book on its list of that year’s top books, while the American Historical Association handed Greenidge the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, which honors scholars in women’s history and feminist theory.

But the glow has dimmed as the furor over her flimsy factual foundation is being linked to the end of her gig as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora at Tufts University — and the loss of a book deal. More at Renowned Feminist Historian Loses Professorship as Experts Tear Apart Her So-Called Historical Findings

AND TUFT SAYS:

Greenidge denied fabricating or plagiarizing material, acknowledged that some citations may have been misattributed, and argued that the criticism and review process were racially motivated. The university rejected allegations of bias and stated that its review had been "fair, fact-based, thorough, and objective". Greenidge is no longer employed by Tufts, and her publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, removed The Grimkes from its website. Concerns were also raised by historian Stephen Fox regarding Greenidge's 2019 book Black Radical. [11]