AUGUST GROUP SHOW AT THE CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

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Join Croton River Artisans Gallery for our first Group Show featuring past visiting artists and gallery members as well as our Croton Harmon High School 2026 Scholarship winner, Noah Lester.  Participating artists include: Richard Eagan, Lauren Davis,  Eleanor Kwei, Jessica Miller, Ray O'Hanlon, Tom Smith and Valerie Zeman.  Meet the artists at a reception on Sunday, August 2nd 1-3pm. Light refreshments will be served.

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RIP SGT. ANGEL SARAH RAMPERSAD

Military families always know such days might come. Our thoughts and prayers to the Rampersad family.



There’s a plan to honor Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park for her bravery on the street outside her family home, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said.

Also FYI: A public community vigil has been scheduled to honor Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad. Community Vigil: Monday at 7:00 PM. Location: Held directly in front of the family's home on 96th Street in Ozone Park, Queens. 

TRENDING ON JERSEY SOCIAL MEDIA---NOT SO FAST: SOFTWARE COMPANY BLAMED FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN VOTER REGISTRATION SAYS STATE GOVT. KNEW

Like New York City, there's a lot of buyer's regret at the moment....



The software vendor Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill faulted for putting 6,600 noncitizens on the voter rolls says the state had the data to stop it and signed off anyway.

IDEMIA, the French identity technology firm Sherrill blamed this week, pushed back on the governor's account in a statement to the New York Post. Spokesperson Lisa Shoemaker confirmed Sherrill's statement that all 6,600 people answered "Yes" to registering and "No" to being a citizen — which should have rendered them ineligible for the voter rolls — but disputed the governor's claim that a "glitch" allowed them to be registered. SO MUCH MORE AT Not so fast: Software company blamed for illegal alien voter registration says state government knew

PHOTOS, TOWN OF CORTLANDT - 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH/8TH GRADE SUMMER CAMPS--CASTLE FUN CENTER IN CHESTER AND BOUNCE IN POUGHKEEPSIE

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A great day at the Castle Fun Center in Chester and Bounce in Poughkeepsie with our 5th/6th and 7th/8th Grade Camps. Thanks for the memories!

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We’re looking forward to the rest of our summer trips together! Photos at Facebook and Facebook and Facebook and Facebook

YOU DON'T NEED 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. 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) 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, ShopRite, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, FRANZOSO CONTRACTING, and more.

SARCONE, PATRONE---SARATOGA SPRINGS MAN SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS FOR 2ND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION

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Saratoga Springs Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Second Possession of Child Pornography Conviction

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Scott Meyer, 42, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced July 7th, 2026, to 120 months in prison for possession of child pornography. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Buffalo Field Office Anthony Patrone made the announcement.

CET AT WEST POINT - NATIONAL ANTHEM 6/17/2026

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CET Tiger Cub Chorus Performs National Anthem at West Point Ceremony

Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School’s 4th Grade Tiger Cub Chorus had the honor of performing the National Anthem at West Point on June 17, 2026, during Keller Army Community Hospital’s Change of Command ceremony.

Led by CET Music Teacher Marlena Horton, the chorus performed as Col. Sally P. VelVecchio assumed command of Keller Army Community Hospital, relieving Col. Sean Hipp. The students did a beautiful job and proudly represented Croton-Harmon during this meaningful military ceremony. SEE PHOTOS AT CET Tiger Cub Chorus Performs National Anthem at West Point Ceremony | Post Details

CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT, THREE PEEKSKILL MEN ARRESTED

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A Home Depot shoplifting investigation in Westchester led to the arrest of three men, including a driver whose blood alcohol content was nearly four times New York's legal limit, according to New York State Police.

Troopers responded to a reported larceny at the Home Depot on Main Street in Cortlandt at approximately 12:31 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, state police said. Loss prevention employees told troopers that three men had left the store and were traveling west toward Peekskill after attempting to steal merchandise, according to police.....During the investigation, the driver, Jonathan Maldonado, 27, of Peekskill, showed signs of intoxication, according to state police. ......Caguana-Uzho and Quinatoa Osorio were each charged with petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. They were issued appearance tickets directing them to appear in Cortlandt Town Court on Monday, Aug. 24, police said. Driver 4X Legal Limit Arrested After Cortlandt Home Depot Theft Attempt: NYSP - NewsBreak

1958---WE ANSWER THAT BURNING QUESTION--WHO WON THE DUCK POND CHECKERS TOURNAMENT?

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1958---WE ANSWER THAT BURNING QUESTION--WHO WON THE DUCK POND CHECKERS TOURNAMENT? CLICK ON HE IMAGE.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: EverythingCroton: 1958 LOLLIPOP HUNT AT THE DUCK POND

TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA---WILL THEY TRY A SIMILAR RENT FREEZE ELSEWHERE--LANDLORDS SUE TO OVERTURN MAMDANI'S NYC RENT FREEZE

 

“The Board’s June 25 determination was the result of a corrupted and compromised process.”

— Lawsuit filed by seven landlords challenging the Rent Guidelines Board’s rent freeze--READ MORE AT Landlords sue to overturn Mamdani’s NYC rent freeze

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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***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 

***1958 Lollipop Hunt at the Duck Pond; click here

***CROTON SENIOR CLUB 7/24; CLICK HERE

***SARCONE ET AL: EverythingCroton: ASST. US ATTY JOHN SARCONE: UTICA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES

***SOME RECENT CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, VOLUNTEER OPPORTURNITIES, ETC. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION; CLICK HERE

***KHALID SATARY CAPTURED IN THE MIDDLE EAST, DOJ ANNOUNCES; more here

***NEW YORK VERSUS THE NUNS; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW YORK VS. THE NUNS

***TRENDING ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA-NY LEADS NATION IN SCHOOL SPENDING--DESPITE 12% FEWER STUDENTS; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON EverythingCroton: A CROTON TORNADO--FROM THE MAILBOX

LOHUD, BEHIND PAYWALL, WESTCHESTER CATHOLIC NURSING HOMES SUE NY OVER MEDICAL AID IN DYING ACT

As many of you know, this issue has been on the radar for some time now: Catholic nursing homes, nuns sue NY over Medical Aid in Dying Act

THERE'S NO NEED FOR DRAMA

Finding the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), is easy.....just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE. 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

FROM THE GREAT JACK MARSHALL AND ETHICS ALARMS--KIND OF AMUSING IF YOU STEP BACK FROM IT--THE NY TIMES...AGAIN....PLATNER... TRUMP... ETC. ETC, ETC

Many thanks to AJZ--for the reminder:

Oh bloody hell,” as self-exiled EA columnist Curmie would say. The New York Times actually published this round-table circle-jerk by three of its writers on the opinion page: “‘There’s No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump’: 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine.” [Gift Link, with a head explosion risk warning] Sorry for the vulgarity, but seriously folks, how long can the New York Times go on like this? Yesterday the highest-ranking news editor at the King of the Axis Media, executive editor Joe Kahn, finally admitted that the outrageous May 11 opinion column by Nicholas Kristof accusing Israel of training dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners didn’t meet Times news standards. Got that? So Times columnists can publicize fake news and unverified positions, and the paper lets them get away with that.

Now we have this garbage, with three progressives blaming the Platner debacle…on Donald Trump! MORE AT Ethics Train Wreck Update, In Which the Complicit and Corrupt NYT Journalists and Pundits Can’t Bring Themselves To Be Honest About Graham Platner | Ethics Alarms