GOOD LUCK CROTON-HARMON HS CLASS OF 2026, GRADUATION DATE IS 6/23---AND A BLAST FROM GRADUATION PAST 1983 (INCLUDES HOLY NAME OF MARY)

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

Croton-Harmon High School Graduation 2026 Date

Croton-Harmon High School’s 2026 graduation will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM chhs.chufsd.org+1.

AND HERE'S A BLAST FROM GRADUATION DAYS PAST:

EverythingCroton: SPECIAL REQUEST: A CROTON GRADUATION 1983 (INCLUDES HOLY NAME OF MARY)

REMINDER---THE CROTON ARBORETUM SUMMER TREE WALK IS 6/6, NOON TO 2 P.M.

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

The Croton Arboretum Summer Tree Walk is this Saturday June 6, noon to 2 P.M. Croton Arboretum

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN SEEING PHOTOS FROM A PAST WINTER TREE WALK, 2019, AT EverythingCroton: PHOTOS FROM THE 2019 JANE E. LYTLE MEMORIAL CROTON ARBORETUM TREE WALK

TRUMP TO ATTEND SECOND WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS DINNER AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

The White House Correspondent's Association (WHCA) is holding a second dinner in Washington after an assassination attempt against Trump interrupted the first one. MORE AT Trump To Attend Second White House Press Corps Dinner After Assassination Attempt | The Daily Caller

REMINDER FROM THE VILLAGE OF CROTON ABOUT PRIMARY ELECTION DAY

Click on the image; more info at Primary Election Day | Croton-on-Hudson NY

FROM THE MAILBOX

A reader recalled an interview with one of Croton's most notable residents: George Biddle--but couldn't find it---here you go--from 1963: BIDDLE ORAL HISTORY.....

Biddle was an American painter, muralist and lithographer, best known for his social realism and combat art. A childhood friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he played a major role in establishing the Federal Art Project (1935–43), which employed artists under the Works Progress Administration. HEAR THE INTERVIEW AT

https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-george-biddle-12696

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A reader was trying to remember a holiday shopping event from when Baked by Susan was in the Upper Village (about ten years ago????) and a strange little shop with really nice handmade things on Grand St. Got anything?

Response: Perhaps you mean this HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT from 2013; see the photos at EverythingCroton: SOME PHOTOS FROM THE UPPER VILLAGE HOLIDAY SHOP HOP

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A reader was trying to remember a mail order health food shop she saw here.

Response: Has to be this--from 1960: Go to EverythingCroton: BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH---CROTON'S HOUSE OF HEALTH 1960

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A reader was trying to remember the name of a "Korean" place that recently closed in the Upper Village; she said she got the best dumplings and Keto goods there.

Response: You could only mean Junction; closed a few years ago; more at EverythingCroton: ANOTHER FABULOUS TAKE-OUT ORDER FROM JUNCTION JT'S

IN THE NEWS---TRENDING ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL--KARMELO ANTHONY'S SELF DEFENSE CLAM IN STABBNG OF AUSTIN METCALF

Karmelo Anthony’s self-defense claim in the stabbing death of fellow teen Austin Metcalf in Texas won’t get him acquitted of murder charges — in spite of raising $600,000 for a big-name lawyer, a veteran defense attorney claimed. The 18-year-old from Frisco, who is black, is charged with first-degree murder for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Metcalf, who died in his twin brother’s arms on April 2, 2025. MORE AT Exclusive | Why the jury might not buy Karmelo Anthony's self-defense claim in fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf

LINCOLN DEPOT---FIRST SATURDAYS AT THE MUSEUM: D-DAY, RETURN TO THE BEACHES

Return to the beaches! D-DAY - June 6, 1944

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 2:00 pm with Historian Phil Devlin---The Allied assault on German-occupied Normandy, France was unlike any other, in a war unlike any other. A force of nearly 160,000 landed on the beaches that day, including 73,000 Americans; more than 57,000 arrived by sea, and more than 15,000 landed by parachute and glider. And this was merely the initial invasion. Along those 50 miles of desolate beach, more than 10,000 allied Troops would be casualties on that single day, MORE AT First Saturdays at the Museum: D-Day, Return to the Beaches - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

IT DOESN'T TAKE 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. 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 FOR THE SEASON 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, BARRE ON HUDSON, THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN, Clothe & Curate, Raga, and more.

SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CAMERAS AND MORE

SEE the agenda and related documents at Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees | Croton-on-Hudson NY

IN THE NEWS---5 ARRESTED FOLLOWING CHILD PREDATOR STING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

State police and the FBI have locked up five local men following a high-stakes, two-day undercover operation targeting crimes against children.  New York State Police from the Hudson Valley say they arrested five people related to child exploitation. The operation was led by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Wappinger, in coordination with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the Town of Fishkill Police Department.

Read More: 5 Arrested Following Child Predator Sting In The Hudson Valley |

SOME NEW UPDATES FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE---HERE'S JUST ONE OF THEM...

It’s World MS Day and Adriana has some advice.

Living with Multiple Sclerosis means navigating unpredictable weather. 

Some days are calm seas, and some are absolute storms. 

But MS didn't stop me—it just made me a mermaid.

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SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy and warmer every day!

*Letter, JOEL GINGOLD, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, SOME PAST GUIDO COMMENTARY; CLICK HERE

*6/11, "traffic safety improvements", OLD POST ROAD NORTH; go to EverythingCroton: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT---VIA ZOOM, OLD POST ROAD NORTH TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS MEETING

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

*ISRAEL DAY PARADE; YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES! GO TO EverythingCroton: PHOTOS AND MORE FROM THE ISRAELI DAY PARADE 2026 AND EverythingCroton: MORE FROM THE ISRAEL DAY PARADE 2026

*BERENSON WINS! GOVT, SETTLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: CONGRATULATIONS---GOVT SETTLES BERENSON V. BIDEN --SIX FIGURE PAYMENT AND STATEMENT

*RETIREMENT NEWS, ROW 13 WINES; GO TO EverythingCroton: ROW 13 WINES--WOOD ON WINE JUNE NEWSLETTER AND SOME RETIREMENT NEWS

*Recent Holy Name and St. Augustine bulletins listed those currently in our armed forces; here's an opportunity to give back from the late Father Brennan; go to EverythingCroton: HAPPIER DAYS, FATHER BRENNAN, UNITED FOR THE TROOPS 2012

*We have residents with family serving in the IDF; for those who would like to donate there: EverythingCroton: FRIENDS OF THE IDF

*SUMMERFEST IS 6/7; Many of your local churches and service organizations---LIONS, ROTARY, KNIGHTS, VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, FIRE DEPT/EMS VOLUNTEERS, CROTON Arboretum, ETAL.---have tables, raffles, food booths or other fundraisers. Please give/do what you can.

*CONGRATULATIONS HOLY NAME OF MARY CONFIRMANDI 2026! GO TO EverythingCroton: CONGRATULATIONS TO HOLY NAME OF MARY'S CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2026

*ILLEGAL MIGRANT WHO KILLED SHERIDAN GORMAN FOUND WITH WEAPON IN JAIL; GO TO EverythingCroton: NY POST--ILLEGAL MIGRANT, ACCUSED OF EXECUTING LOYOLA STUDENT SHERIDAN GORMAN, CAUGHT WITH WEAPON IN JAIL

IT'S 250 TUESDAY #5

It's 250 Tuesday Time for our new weekly series---250 TUESDAYS at the blog--#5! We're celebrating America's 250th!  And now---click on the images and links---

6/11 CROTON IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR--CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR THE EVENT DETAILS WITH CROTON HISTORIAN, MARC CHESHIRE, 7-9 PM AT THE CROTON LIBRARY.

BEN FRANKLIN---from a few years back and the GREAT BLOG, ETHICS ALARMS--and STILL true: Ethics Quote of the Week: Benjamin Franklin | Ethics Alarms

Speaking of Franklin, Croton's Howard da Silva will always be king of the role a'la "1776" ; see a fab still from the film at 1776 (1972) | Kids should have to see this movie because it … | Flickr

FOR MORE OF DA SILVA AND HIS CROTON CONNECTION, GO TO EverythingCroton: REMEMBERING CROTON NOTABLE HOWARD DA SILVA

AND FROM 1945 and our own Van Cortlandt Manor: Those Ghosts! 

Read more at EverythingCroton: 1945: VAN CORTLANDT MANOR'S GHOSTS ARE NO TROUBLE TO THE NEW OWNERS

AND FINALLY--BITE THE BULLET! REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEDICINE; JUNE 20TH; GO TO Bite-The-Bullet! Rev. War Medicine - Lincoln Depot Museum Lincoln Depot Museum

SEE THE INAUGURAL #1 OF THIS SERIES AT EverythingCroton: TUESDAYS AT THE BLOG ARE NOW FOR AMERICA 250

SEE #2 AT EverythingCroton: THE NEW BLOG SERIES---250 TUESDAYS #2

SEE #3 AT EverythingCroton: THE NEW BLOG SERIES --250 TUESDAYS #3

SEE #4 AT EverythingCroton: 250 TUESDAY AT EVERYTHING CROTON #4

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INVASIVE ISSUES---NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD FISH FOUND ON LONG ISLAND

Found on LI--LOHUD, BEHIND PAYWALL Invasive northern snakehead fish found on Long Island

But for more about this Asian invasive and just what a problem it is, see The Predatory Snakehead Fish, or 'Frankenfish,' Can 'Walk' on Dry Land | HowStuffWorks