FROM THE CROTON.NEWS AI SITE--CROTON'S ASSISTANT VILLAGE MANAGER LAW TOOK EFFECT SEPTEMBER 25TH

Local Law 12 of 2026 establishes an assistant village manager position and acting-manager succession rules. Adopted September 16, it took effect when filed with New York State on September 25.  MORE AT Croton’s assistant village manager law took effect September 25 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

BREAKING OFF DUTY PILOTS ON ISRAEL BOUND PLANE HEROICALLY LANDED AIRCRAFT!

They meet the deifnition of sout-hearted men! More at Off-duty pilots on Israel-bound plane land after cockpit stabbing, passengers say

BACKGROUND---ANOTHER 9/11 AVOIDED EverythingCroton: BREAKING---ISRAEL BOUND JET PASSENGER BEGS FOR HELP---WE'VE SUBDUED THE TERRORISTS

CROTON SENIOR CLUB FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH 10/2

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.

Morning all,
After suffering through a weekend of rain we shouldn't put the shorts away just yet...a few days of summer temps on the horizon. We meet in the

Exec. meeting upstairs begins promptly at 11. Social hour begins at 11 with business meeting updates at 12.

Upcoming:

October 16th Fall Celebration Franco Martini restaurant
October 22nd Cropsey Museum trip and lunch
October 23rd Tom Kaplan Fire Safety talk
October 30th Halloween Party...Get going on those costumes!
WHO SAYS CROTON SENIORS DON'T KEEP BUSY!
See Rita and Mary for payment details.

A number of folks are interested in club shirts and I think we have enough to place an order, see Bob.

It will be a busy meeting but we hope to have time for a funny story or joke.

Okay! I get it, fewer donuts and more exercise!

BTW if anyone has a simple exercise to share with the group please bring it.

Be well. be safe and be kind

El Presidente (JOHN McKEON) and Bob

FROM THE MAILBOX

READERS ASK: Does anyone know whether a Go Fund Me account has been set up for ...xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (HAVE REMOVED NAME FOR PRIVACY REASONS UNTIL TOLD OTHERWISE)

RESPONSE: Not to my knowledge; for those who don't know, GOFUNDME has a searchable function; you should periodically check it at Search Fundraisers on GoFundMe

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A READER ASKS, ACTUALLY COMPLAINS ESSENTIALLY: Why is there is so much AI on this blog....it's "irresponsible, planet-killing.....yada yada yada.....

RESPONSE: TAKING A PAGE FROM A LOCAL OFFICIAL'S BOOK...no one forces you to read it....

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A reader remembers a shop called Kenotin somewhere in the Upper Village; it was only around a short time?????/

Answer: Kenotin had a pop-up space in the former Acker Wellness/Treasures and Tales building, (now home to State Farm Insurance) back in 2014 or so.  Go to EverythingCroton: A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING OF CROTON POP-UP SHOP KENOTIN @ ACKER HOUSE

BREAKING---ISRAEL BOUND JET PASSENGER BEGS FOR HELP---WE'VE SUBDUED THE TERRORISTS

A hero passenger on the Israel-bound jet that a co-pilot appeared to try to hijack by stabbing the captain filmed himself begging for help with blood dripping down his head.

“We’re here during the hijacking of an airplane. At this point we’ve subdued the terrorists, we’re approaching landing. Whoever is hearing me, we need help,” the passenger said in a first-person video posted on X.  “We’re landing in Tabuk, apparently in Saudi Arabia. An unknown, unfamiliar area. On the plane, everybody is safe and sound, other than the pilot. We need help,” the man said, a thin stream of blood running from his forehead to his nose.....Israeli officials have announced a terrorism investigation, with one confirming “one pilot stabbed the other and tried to do a 9/11,” according to Channel 12. MORE AT Israel-bound jet passenger begs for help after 'hijacking'

UPDATED Off-duty pilots on Israel-bound plane land after cockpit stabbing, passengers say

FINAL REMINDER---SAVE THE DATE--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5K ROAD RACE

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.

SAVE THE DATE--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5K ROAD RACE

OCT. 24TH

PRE-REGISTER TODAY - WWW.RUNNER.ORG

914-734-1050 - Time: 9:30 AM Race Start (Race Day registration is at the Cortlandt Waterfront Park beginning at 9 AM)

Location: Cortlandt Waterfront Park, 41 Riverview Street, Verplanck

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

AND REMEMBER--BOOKLYN PILATES GRAND OPENING AND CROTON OKTOBEFEST DATES WERE CHANGED TO 10/3 DUE TO LAST WEEKEND'S WEATHER.

LOHUD PAYWALLED---FIVE WAYS TO PREVENT MORE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FORFEITS

With no Croton football season under hot and heavy discussion on one parental forum (you can read more from the Croton.News site here), there's an article behind paywall at LoHud you may have an interest in:

Sept. 30, 2026, 4:29 a.m. ET

It's probably just a matter of time before the next cleat drops.

The accumulation of bumps and bruises that are part of the game is forcing a number of high school football teams across the state to forfeit games or shut down the season altogether. Declining participation at several small schools has already resulted in one Section 1 program canceling the season and three others forfeiting a game. BEHIND PAYWALL AT Mike Dougherty column, five ways to prevent future football upheaval

PAYWALLED--LOHUD---13 LARGE SCALE RENEWABLE PROJECTS GET KEY APPROVAL FROM NY

See more at 13 large-scale renewable projects get key approval from NY. See where

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

  

Because life gets busy---and hopefully drier!

***CROTON HARMON FOOTBALL not returning to field this fall; go to CROTON. NEWS SITE FOR THIS AND OTHER SCHOOL STUFF

***10/4 ARCHAEOLOGY DAY; GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER--10/4--DIG INTO ARCHAEOLOGY DAY

***TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO ASK, NO, JUDGE SEIBEL HAS NOT SET  THE SCHEDULING ORDER YET IN THE LANDMARK DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON MATTER; HERE'S THE LATEST AS OF THIS DATE; GO TO EverythingCroton: FOR YOUR FILES--CASE DOCKET NUMBERS, CHRONOLOGICAL MILESTONES, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, DEFENDING EDUCATION, CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

***OBIT AND SERVICE INFO FOR STEPHEN F. DROZD; GO HERE

***1965 ETERNA WATCH, HARMON; GO HERE

***250 TUESDAY #22; GO TO EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY #22

***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 

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--SEPT. 30 PREVIEW--POLICE STAFFING STUDY, WATERFRONT HEARING AND ROUTE 129, REPAIRS ON TRUSTEES' AGENDA

Written before the meeting from the agenda--An AI-assisted preview based on the published agenda and packet. It describes proposed business, not meeting outcomes. MORE AT September 30 Preview: Police Staffing Study, Waterfront Hearing and Route 129 Repairs on Trustees’ Agenda — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

JUST A REMINDER -- TODAY! SENIOR GAME!

Let’s bring the noise, fill the bleachers and show our Seniors all the love and support they deserve! Go to EverythingCroton: SENIOR GAME, WEDNESDAY 9/30, SPENCER FIELD

BREAKING--SCOTUS OVERTURNS BLOCKADE ON TRUMP'S THIRD-COUNTRY DEPORTATIONS

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday once again shut down a lower court blockade against a key component of President Trump’s deportation agenda. The vote was 6-3, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in dissent. MORE AT SCOTUS Greenlights Trump's Third-Country Deportations

A VERY SUCCESSFUL VILLAGE-WIDE TAG SALE---AND A MYSTERY SOLVED

One of the nicest things about local tag sales has been the chance discovery of something "quintessentially Croton".

Add this one to the growing list (read more about that list here)----what a resident thought was a hat pin is actually a LENORE DOSKOW CORSAGE PIN FROM 1944. Click on the ad. Mystery solved!

Now he added. I'll have to get my wife a corsage to go with it...For more about Leonore Doskow (they lived on Finney Farm), go to EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD 1990, LENORE DOSKOW