NYSDEC - ANNOUNCING THE "WATER CONNECTS US ALL" POSTER CONTEST

Announcing the "Water Connects Us All” Poster Contest

DEC and the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) recently announced the 22nd annual water conservation poster contest for middle school students. The 2027 “Water Connects Us All” poster theme challenges middle school students to learn about their role in the watershed they live in and what positive actions they can take to conserve, protect, and celebrate our water resources, now and for future generations.

New York State teachers, schools, and clubs are encouraged to visit DEC's website for more information about participating in the 2026-27 school year contest. Posters will be accepted through January 8, 2027. The 14 winning posters will be featured in DEC and NYWEA's 2028 Annual Calendar. MORE ABOUT THE CONTEST HERE

ILLEGAL ID'D, ACCUSED OF BOMB THREAT, HIJACK ATTEMPT, BUSTED BY ICE BUT JUDGE LET HIM GO

More at Immigration officials said that he was arrested twice in the US and deported – first in September 2011 near El Indio, Texas, and again in October 2014 in Columbus, New Mexico.

TALK OF THE SOUND - JENKINS CALLS FOR BIPARTISAN REVIEW OF ELECTION DAY FAILURES

More at Westchester County Executive Jenkins Calls for Bipartisan Review of Election Day Failures - Talk of the Sound

TOWN OF CORTLANDT WINTER WONDERLAND - SAVE THE DATE--12/12

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT WINTER WONDERLAND - SAVE THE DATE--12/12

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NY POST--KIDS E-BIKE AND E-SCOOTER INJURIES ARE SKYROCKETING....

 

This article comes as no surprise to your editor; about three weeks ago, I accompanied a young rider on a motorized scooter back to his home---after a nasty spill---and while nothing was broken or bleeding thank God, he was visibly shaken, as was his mother. 

Read more at Kids' e-bike injuries skyrocketing — doctor's advice for parents

HOT ISSUE ON A LOCAL PARENTS FORUM--FEDS SAY NY HIGH SCHOOLERS MUST KEEP TAKING REGENTS EXAMS

MORE AT U.S. says New York high schoolers must keep taking Regents exams

JUDGE SETS TRIAL DATE FOR ACCUSED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON

Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson has lost a bid to postpone his case until 2029, as a Utah judge set the capital murder trial for the summer of 2028.

Jury selection for the highly-anticipated case against Robinson — who’s accused of killing the 31-year-old conservative activist in front of a crowd of thousands — is set to begin on June 21, 2028, Judge Tony Graf decided on Monday. MORE AT Trial date set for Tyler Robinson, accused assassin of Charlie Kirk

BEHIND PAYWALL---THE ELECTION DAY COUNT FIASCO

Latest on Westchester ballot failure that delayed count of 180K votes
Chris McKenna
New York State Team
Updated Nov. 10, 2026, 6:33 a.m. ET

The election fiasco that delayed the counting of 180,000 Westchester County ballots originated in an unlikely way: with a local judge's seat that no one bothered to run for. MORE AT What caused Westchester NY ballot failure Election Day? What we know

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

KING OF INSTAGRAM---YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS UP---ENTERED ILLEGALLY VIA CANADA

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have captured the Iranian ‘King of Instagram,’ who posted scandalous photos with naked models and exotic cars for his more than one million followers online. MORE AT He was arrested by ICE agents after his illegal entry into the US from Canada.

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***For those who have asked---the new CROTON HEALTH NEWS SUBSTACK/blog is allegedly slated for a January debut! Stay tuned! As soon as we know, you'll know.

***DEFENDING EDUCATION--Judge Seibel, status conference, NOW 12/8 EverythingCroton: QUESTIONS REGARDING THE UPCOMING OCT 14, 2026 DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT STATUS CONFERENCE

***NEW "SEASONAL" LOOK AT THE CROTON. NEWS AI SITE AND REALLY NEAT RIVER BANNER WITH ASSORTED NAUTICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL DETAILS; GO TO croton.news — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***TO THE READER WHO ASKED, NO IT WASN'T THE SCARSDALE DISTRICT BUT BRIARCLIFF (FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR): THE OUTSTANDING BRIARCLIFF SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEADS NYS IN MATH ACHIEVEMENT; click here

***ANNUAL SPECIAL EDITION NEWSLETTER; PRIVATE AND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS GO TO Westchester-area private and alternative schools - 2026

***REVIVAL TIME! EverythingCroton: ARRAY OF HOPE --A EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL--HOLY NAME OF MARY

***PHOTOS, CROTON SENIOR CLUB HALLOWEEN; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON SENIORS 2026 HALLOWEEN PARTY PHOTOS

***TEAM PROFILE: EverythingCroton: TEAM PROFILE---QUITE A FEW CROTON NAMES ON THIS LIST--ALL-STAR NORTHERN WESTCHESTER OUTLAWS 14U 2027 SPRING/SUMMER BASEBALL

***OPERATION GUARDIAN! GO TO EverythingCroton: OPERATION GUARDIAN--15 STATE CRACKDOWN, ICE BUSTS 40 ILLEGAL ALIEN CDL HOLDERS

***PHOTOS COFFEE WITH A COP AT SKYVIEW; GO TO EverythingCroton: BEYOND THE BADGE---CROTON POLICE SPEND TIME LISTENING, LEARNING AND CONNECTING WITH SENIORS AT SKYVIEW

FALL DESIGN NEWSLETTER 2026 FROM DW DESIGN & DECOR

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

SEE more at Fall Design Newsletter, 2026 - DW Design & Decor

VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--SOME HUMOR FROM LEANNE MORGAN

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VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--SOME HUMOR FROM LEANNE MORGAN

MORE AT Leanne Morgan (funny!) on her husband Chuck… – Tom Faranda's Folly

A TRANSGENDER SITH LORD, PEDDLING SENSELESS "RIGORISM AND TERROR"

Two new books detail the workings of cults—from nineteenth-century Prussian heretics to the ‘rationalist’ Zizians of California--FROM QUILETTE and Jonathan Kay; your editor has just finished one of them---read more at Zizians: Andy Ngo on a Rationalist Death Cult