A NEW DAILY VIEWS RECORD AT EVERYTHING CROTON

Although this certainly is not my focus---no ad revenue or subscription fees--it is always gratifying to see....click on the image.

And what were the top posts? 

Anything patriotic, nostalgic--Croton or otherwise---in short, TRADITION! 

Followed by Israel, President Trump, immigration issues, local houses of worship, gardening, cocktails(!) and the economy----at least then that is.....

So thank you, everyone. Enjoy your Sunday!

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON

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YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON IS BACK AFTER A FATHER'S DAY HIATUS--AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---AND NOW...

***POSTING PHOTOS 250TH CELEBRATIONS; STAY TUNED; HERE'S THAT HAWTHORNE HOUSE

***THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US HERE IN CROTON, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S UPCOMING 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. SEE MORE HERE

#2) And that other poll, Enten was blown away; predicts bad things for upcoming midterms--still trending on local Croton social media: HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X

AND 

THE BIG NEWS---IS ANOTHER BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE COMING TO CROTON AND IF SO, WHERE---ASSORTED LINKS, OTHER COMMUNITIES AND MORATORIUMS, SAFETY ISSUES, ETC; GO TO EverythingCroton: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--B.E.S.S. MORATORIUM COMMUNITIES

MOVING ALONG:

***SARCONE IN THE NEWS; ASSTD LINKS; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON By special request---1976, THE BICENTENNIAL WAGON TRAIN; CLICK HERE

***CHARLIE ROBERTO ON REUTERS/CLICK HERE

***POT SHOPS: ALL THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; CROTON DIDN'T; GO TO EverythingCroton: WESTCHESTER COUNTY SITEs THAT OPTED OUT OF CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AND/OR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION, THE MOST RECENT LIST

***TRUMP, SCOTUS, IMMIGRATION ISSUES; CLICK HERE

***ST AUGUSTINE PARISH BULLETIN, EAGLE PARK, WASHINGTON, GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM THE ST. AUGUSTINE 6/28 BULLETIN--EAGLE PARK, GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND MORE

***VINTAGE CROTON 1976, MORE FROM CROTON'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS; CLICK HERE

***CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

***SARCONE, FORWARDED BY THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT; FROM BACK IN MAY; GO HERE

***MONDAY PROPERTIES (FINKELSTEIN TIRE WAREHOUSE); MORE AT EverythingCroton: MONDAY PROPERTIES!

***AT IT AGAIN; REFLECTING POOL VANDALS; GO HERE

***FROM THAT NEW CROTON NEWS SITE: ZBA Interprets 1931 Animal Code: Fowl Means Any Bird, Pigeons Count, Coops Can Stay Near Property Lines — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***THE 1963 MOE LIGHTING CATALOG; CLICK HERE

***CROTON COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE QUESTIONS; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE QUESTIONS

***ADF WINS BIG; YOU CAN'T PUNISH STUDENT FOR CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM WINS BIG---SCHOOL PAYS $95,000 AFTER PUNISHING STUDENT FOR CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE

***VINTAGE CROTON 1956 FATHER'S DAY AT THE DRIVE-IN! GO TO EverythingCroton: 1956--FREE GIFTS FOR FATHER'S DAY AND D-DAY'S PLAYING TOO

***REMINDER TOWN OF CORTLANDT'S USA 250TH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND CONTEST; CLICK HERE

***CABBIE KILLER GETS JUSTICE; GO TO EverythingCroton: IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THIS CASE WAS SETTLED---GUILTY PLEA NOW ENTERED--GUATEMALAN--MURDER OF CT TAXI DRIVER IN PUTNAM

***NY ELECTICITY RATES; MUCH CHATTER; GO TO EverythingCroton: MUCH CHATTER WE HEAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA---ASSORTED SITES ALL OVER COUNTY--NY ELECTRICITY PRICES RANK SIXTH HIGHEST IN THE U.S.

***WORLD CUP POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED; GO HERE

***1932 VINTAGE CROTON, WASHINGTON, NIKKO INN!; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1932 WAGNER SAYS WASHINGTON PROFILE ON CROTON ROCKS SHOULD BE STUDIED

***THE NY TIMES, AT IT AGAIN EverythingCroton: THE NY TIMES---AT IT AGAIN---THIS ISN'T PREGNANCY....IT'S A POLITICAL PLOT

THAT HAWTHORNE HOUSE

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Starting to get photos from the 250th observances; here's that Hawthorne house.

Thanks Jessica Dieckman.

Stay tuned. There will be more.

Click on the photo.

JOHN SARCONE---DOING SOME GREAT WORK--OFFICIALS SHARE RESULT OF CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ACTIVITY

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SARATOGA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Law enforcement shared the results of a collaborative effort to stop illegal activity in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties that’s wrapping up right as the summer fun starts to heat up. First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone said this was by design.

“The reason why we put this together is because [Saratoga’s] community, Warren County community, Washington County community is going to be overrun with a million visitors,” said Sarcone. “[A] million visitors who want to come to these counties with their families, or without their families, to enjoy this summer. To enjoy everything that Saratoga has to offer, everything that Warren County has to offer, Washington County has to offer.” MORE AT Officials share result of crackdown on illegal activity

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EverythingCroton: JOHN SARCONE, CRAIG TREMAROLI, MAJOR DRUG & WEAPON SEIZURE IN JOHNSON CITY

AND

EverythingCroton: SARCONE, TREMAROLI ANNOUNCE---WALTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

SOME (LOCAL) WORLD CUP POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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===2026 ALL MATCH SCORES; GO TO https://worldcuplocaltime.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-results/

===FRANKI'S GRILL, A DESTINATION FOR GLOBAL TOURISTS! CLICK HERE

===TOWN OF CORTLANDT WATCH PARTY; 7/1,  WORLD CUP, TEAM USA AGAINST BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CLICK HERE

===US WINS FIRST GAME USMNT beats Paraguay in historic World Cup debut

ALLEGED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN: JUDGE SHUTS DOWN TYLER ROBINSON'S ATTEMPT TO DODGE DEATH PENALTY

The judge in the trial of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk refused on Friday to bar the prosecution from seeking the death penalty in the case. MORE AT Judge shuts down Tyler Robinson's attempt to dodge death penalty

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--B.E.S.S. MORATORIUM COMMUNITIES

With a BESS facility possible in Croton's future......A reader has passed along the following information; most of which we have been able to confirm.  I leave it to those with an interest to pursue further:

Westchester County currently has nine active BESS moratoriums, the highest of any county in New York according to Carina Energy’s BESS Moratorium Monitor. Westchester County municipalities with BESS moratoriums--Carina Energy’s database does not list all nine Westchester jurisdictions in a single public-facing summary, but several Westchester municipalities are individually documented in public records and databases:

• Town of Cortlandt — Active moratorium (Dec 2025–July 2026)

• Town of Yorktown — Active ban (May 2025)

• Town of Mount Pleasant — Active ban (Sept 2025)

These three are explicitly documented in the EticaAG BESS Restrictions Database. The remaining Westchester municipalities with moratoriums are confirmed only at the county‑level count (9 total) via Carina Energy’s statewide tracking.

Because Carina Energy’s full municipal list is behind a subscription, only some Westchester entries are publicly visible.

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EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE ISSUES

FRANKI'S GRILL - A DESTINATION FOR GLOBAL TOURISTS

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Yes, it's World Cup time.....AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, ECUADOR BEAT GERMANY.  Let it suffice to say more than one local business was joyful, and it was quite the game: Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage - ESPN

AND LOCALLY, CLICK ON THE PHOTOS...for Franki’s Grill---A Destination For Global Tourists---all photos, all rights reserved......

Here's Franki in the Ecuadorian Team Jersey

And with some visiting British tourists

And with some visting German tourists

And of course, Mark Franzoso

1932 WAGNER SAYS WASHINGTON PROFILE ON CROTON ROCKS SHOULD BE STUDIED

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THE EVENNG STAR OCT 14, 1932

Yes, there was once a time when the Bicentennial of Washington's birth was heralded. There was a Croton Washington Bicentennial Committee too. Click on the image.

THE SUMMER 2026 NEWSLETTER--THE EAGLE'S EYE--- FOR ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL IS NOW ONLINE

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THE SUMMER 2026 NEWSLETTER--THE EAGLE'S EYE--- FOR ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL IS NOW ONLINE AT Eagle’s Eye Summer Issue

FOR MORE ABOUT ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL, VISIT St. Augustine School - Ossining, NY

IN THE NEWS---OPINION BY WASHINGTON EXAMINER---THE SUPREME COURT JUST MADE SECURING THE BORDER EASIER

President Donald Trump has shown that with the appropriate political will, presidents can secure the border without help from Congress. Lower courts, partnered with open-borders activists, have sought to undermine this power, but the Supreme Court dealt two blows to this activism on Thursday. MORE AT The Supreme Court just made securing the border easier

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***CROTON'S ROBBY DeLASHO AND ST. JOHN'S STUDENT SHARES LOVES OF THE KNICKS WITH POPE LEO; CLICK HERE

***ADRIANA, EVER WONDER WHY---NEW FROM MYMSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: EVER WONDER WHY...

and EverythingCroton: A FRIENDLY REMINDER MY MSMERMAID LIFE

***THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMOIR AND SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT; click here

***SCOTUS, TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION WIN; GO TO EverythingCroton: BREAKING - SUPREME COURT DELIVERS MASSIVE VICTORY FOR TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION AGENDA

***THAT "HATE MAP"; THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW SCANDAL CONTINUES; GO TO EverythingCroton: HATE MAP---FAR-LEFT SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER REIMBURSED KLAN MEMBERS FOR CROSS-BURNINGS: FEDS

***THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S UPCOMING 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5931586-states-decline-great-american-state-fair/

#2) And still trending on local Croton social media: HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X

***JESSICA DIECKMAN LETTER REGARDING THE LACK OF VILLAGE 250TH BIRTHDAY BANNERS, ETC., COMPARED TO OTHER COMMUNITIES--JESSICA DIECKMAN, AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR ETAL; GO TO EverythingCroton: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR, VILLAGE BOARD AND VILLAGE MANAGER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN

POISON IVY DAYS ARE HERE

Yes, it's out there, folks---just dropped off Cortisone Cream and an oatmeal pack for a neighbor with a minor case.  Keep your eyes peeled for POISON IVY; here's everything you need to know: Plant Daddy: Getting rid of poison ivy, growing lily of the valley & more

LILY SEASON IN THE HUDSON VALLEY 2026 PART TWO

It's Lily Season in the Hudson Valley---from roadside day lilies to more modern cultivars--and the occasional heirloom too--you'll find them just about everywhere this time of year. And all over the village.

Pictured below is an heirloom variety in the Harmon garden of a friend and, according to his wife, came with house when they bought it.  The variety is supposedly very old, seldom seen, and the flowers are huge. It pops up every year near the dark corner of a shed and bends most unnaturally towards the one or two hours of direct sunlight it gets in the warmer months. One year, they divided it and put some in a sunnier location.  It has never bloomed anywhere else---just in that dark little corner near the shed. Mother Nature, it seems, knows best.....They call it a "Creamsicle" lily. If anyone knows the proper name, please advise. Click on the photo.

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