OPEN INVITATION: VOICE OF CROTON COMMUNITY EVENT

OPEN INVITATION: VOICE OF CROTON COMMUNITY EVENT



Join us for an evening of music, refreshments, and conversation ahead of the upcoming Village of Croton-on-Hudson election this November.

Hosted by: John McKeon on behalf of the Voice of Croton

Date: Saturday, October 17

Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Location: The 1900 Stone Carriage House

25 Prospect Place, Croton-on-Hudson

(Directions: Located at the crest of Prospect Place. Please enter through the double gates.)

Featuring:

• Live music

• Wine and soda

Admission is free and open to all village residents. Donations are gratefully accepted to support the Voice of Croton but are absolutely not required for attendance.

Come meet your neighbors, share your perspective with the candidates and if you don’t, Sam Watkins for village judge, Mary Lynn Diabola for trustee we look forward to and discuss the future of our community. We look forward to seeing you there.

CLEARWATER DONATES REVIVAL SIGNS TO MUSEUM

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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater announced on Monday (Oct. 5) that it donated about 450 hand-painted wayfinder signs from four decades of the Great Hudson River Revival to the New York State Museum in Albany. The signs and other artifacts from the annual music festival at Croton Point Park will be exhibited from Oct. 10 through April 2027 before appearing in a larger exhibition in 2028 or 2029. MORE AT Clearwater Donates Revival Signs to Museum – The Current

GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE WHO WANT A DIFFERENT KIND OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN--NY BISHOPS APPLAUD HOCHUL'S DECISION TO JOIN FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT

New York Bishops Applaud Hochul’s Decision to Join Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

10/9/2026--By: Steven Schwankert--Governor’s decision opens a new path to tuition relief for Catholic school families...MORE AT New York Bishops Applaud Hochul’s Decision to Join Federal Scholarship Tax Credit - The Good Newsroom

FROM THE MAILBOX: OUTDOOR POT SMOKING AND CROTON PHOTOGRAPHERS - ASSORTED REQUESTS FOR INFO

A reader writes: After forty years in Mamaroneck, the remainder of my aunt's things were boxed and shipped to her new digs in Florida. As we stopped at her old church to say good bye to some of her friends, we were greeted with the smell of pot---and then again on the way back to the car.

This reminded me that the village was considering some sort of measure against outdoor smoking but it's a sore point with my aunt so I didn't press further. Whatever happened with that?

Response: Back in May there was a proposal to ban outdoor smoking (read about it here) but let it suffice to say that Mamaroneck did not institute the outdoor pot ban. The proposal was unanimously rejected and is officially dead as of July 2026. The Larchmont Loop and News 12 are your best bets for follow-up as to why.

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Info requests on assorted Croton photographers; click on the links below:

---ALICE LEIGHNER; SEE EverythingCroton: PRESS RELEASE, CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: ALICE LEIGHNER PHOTO ARCHIVE DONATED TO THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

----HERBERT KEPPLER; GO TO EverythingCroton: #7, OUR NEW SERIES: THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER

---JAMES KARALES; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES KARALES

IT DOESN'T TAKE ONE OF THESE...

....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 - CANDIDATE FORUMS PLANNED ACROSS WESTCHESTER---LEVENBERG, RYAN---ESPOSITO, HARCKHAM---LACHTERMAN, MIRCHANDANI

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Posted Wednesday, October 7, 2026 9:00 am
By Miranda Ferrante

The League of Women Voters of Northwest Westchester will host several candidate forums throughout October.

The New York State Assembly District 95 forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson. Candidates are Democrat Dana Levenberg and Republican Laurie Ryan.

The New York State Senate District 40 forum will be held Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Peekskill Firehouse Community Room, 1141 Main St. Candidates are Republican Sergio Esposito and Democrat Pete Harckham.

The Yorktown Town Supervisor forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 22...see more at Candidate forums planned across Westchester - Halston Media Group

BREAKING---REP ILHAN OMAR'S DEC HOME RAIDED BY DHS AS PART OF PROBE INTO DEM'S IMMIGRATION PAPERWORK

DEVELOPING---CHECK FOR UPDATES---The raid is part of an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration documents, which were filled out by her late father when she was a child. MORE AT Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC home raided by DHS as part of probe into Democrat's immigration paperwork

PER GOOGLE AI--TAX EXEMPTION PUBLIC HEARING 10/23 - 5 YEAR TAX EXEMPTION FOR FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS WHICH IS INTENDED TO DIRECTLY COVER THE PROPOSED 100 UNIT 100% AFFORDABLE LOT A DEVELOPMENT

MANY THANKS to a reader for the heads-up--OF COURSE, AI can make mistakes and you should double-check:

The tracking for the Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees agendas has been set up.

Reviewing the most recent legislative packets from late September and the October 7, 2026 meeting, the sale of Lot A to WBP Development (Wilder Balter) remains open and has not officially closed. [1]

Current Project Status Updates

• Tax Exemption Public Hearing: An upcoming public hearing is scheduled for the October 23, 2026 Board of Trustees meeting. The board will consider a 5-year tax exemption for first-time homeowners, which is intended to directly cover the proposed 100-unit, 100% affordable condominium development at Lot A. [1]
• Construction Concerns Post-Ossining Fire: Following a severe August 2026 four-alarm fire that damaged the wood-frame Parth Knolls housing complex in neighboring Ossining, community members and trustees have raised discussions regarding potentially imposing more rigid construction or fire-safety requirements on the Lot A multifamily project before final approvals are executed. 

The developer continues to coordinate state-level paperwork for their New York State Affordable Homeownership Opportunity Program (AHOP) subsidy funds alongside these local reviews.

SEPT. 2026 -- CROTON EMS RESPONDED TO 87 CALLS FOR SERVICE

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Read more at In September, Croton EMS responded to 87 calls for service - Croton On Hudson Volunteer EMS

FROM CROTON.NEWS--THE LVW FORUM--10/8--TRUSTEE CANDIDATES DIFFER ON TRANSPARENCY, HOUSING GROWTH AND CAMERA PRIVACY

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Croton’s three village trustee candidates offered different answers to questions about public trust, housing growth and camera privacy at the October 8 League of Women Voters forum. Mary Lynn Dlabola called for more openness and an assessment of development’s cumulative impacts; Len Simon defended the village’s record while acknowledging room to improve; Maria Slippen emphasized stronger communication and a clearer understanding of how decisions and technology affect residents. MORE AT Trustee candidates differ on transparency, housing growth and camera privacy — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

LOHUD, VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE WEEK OF 10/12

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Assorted, includes Croton-Harmon; more at Volleyball schedule, scoreboard for week of Oct. 12

10/5--SOCCER RECAP; TOUGH LOSS FOR CROTON-HARMON

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SEE MORE AT Soccer Recap: Tough Loss for Croton-Harmon

10/2 CROTON HARMON TAKES CARE OF DOBBS FERRY

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THE ZIZIANS, ANDY NGO

Readers HAVE periodically requested an update on THE ZIZIANS---the blog has been following this from day one and the murder of a US Border patrol agent---but until this report and new book by Andy Ngo, there wasn't much...and now....YOWZER.....

Stranger than fiction How Silicon Valley’s AI tech culture gave birth to a trans death cult

In January 2016, Jack LaSota, a 23-year-old aspiring tech entrepreneur from Alaska, headed to Silicon Valley with big dreams.

It’s a plot a fiction writer might reject as too far-fetched: A group of radical transgender vegans, convinced AI will take over the world, allegedly go on a homicidal spree that leaves eight dead, including a US Border Patrol agent and a key murder trial witness. But the Zizians, as they are called, are quite real. In his new book, “The Zizians: Inside a Trans Death Cult,” investigative reporter Andy Ngo explains the twisted ideology behind the group, and its links to the faddish beliefs of many in Silicon Valley. An excerpt: How Silicon Valley's AI tech culture gave birth to a trans death cult