Friday, September 4, 2026

FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---THE SHANGHAI GIN

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OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---and now THE SHANGHAI GIN----SEE IT AT Friday cocktail – the Shanghai Gin – Tom Faranda's Folly




BY SPECIAL REQUEST--GOODBYE SUMMER--1962--TEARS FLOOR KIDS' EYES AS SUMMER ENDS BEST REC DEPT. PROGRAM YET

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MORE FROM THE ED RONDTHALER SCRAPBOOKS, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of The Croton Historical Society. Click on the images below. A different time...on so many levels.
 
 

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy---

***THE 9/2 BOARD MEETING VIDEO AND A FEW OBSERVATIONS; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI 9/2/2026 BOARD MEETING VIDEO


***UPCOMING LAWLER CONLEY DEBATES; GO HERE

***HOWARD HUGHES, THE CROTON CONNECTION; GO HERE

***OFFICIAL GOFUND ME--MURDER VICTIM ERIN PIACENTI; GO HERE

***MAMDANI, HOCHUL, 9/11 CEREMONY, STAY HOME, PLUS PETITION OPPOSING MAMDANI NOW AT OVER 97K; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE FOLKS WANT MAMDANI---AND HOCHUL--TO STAY HOME--FROM 9/11 CEREMONY---RETIRED PORT AUTHORITY COPS

***U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM MEETS WITH FIRST ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY SARCONE; GO HERE

***THE CDC AND THOSE ALLEGED MEASLES DEATHS; GO HERE

***A CROTON LABOR DAY 1929; GO HERE


***SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER--ROBERT COX--WESTCHESTER POWER CUSTOMERS PAID MORE OVERALL DESPITE WILD SWINGS IN SAVINGS AND LOSSES; GO HERE

***BRING ON THE SALAD; GO HERE

***JOIN THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB TODAY! GO HERE

***HAD A REQUEST FOR THE 2007 GALLELLI , KANE, & WEIGMAN KATZ ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT LETTER---WHAT THEY TOLD US THEN VERSUS WHAT YOU SEE NOW ON MAPLE STREET AT THE COMMONS; SEE IT HERE

***THE CROTON GARDENER #8; GO HERE

***FROM THE "CROTON.NEWS" AI SITE; EXCELLENT WRITE-UP ON THE SCHOOL'S PROPOSED SOLAR THREE MILLION PLUS PROJECT; GO TO EverythingCroton: ABOUT THAT CROTON SCHOOLS $3.2 MILLION SOLAR PLAN---FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE

***HAD A REQUEST FOR THIS JUNE ARTICLE: HATE MAP, THE SPLC IN THE NEWS AGAIN! CLICK HERE

***FLEEING NY; MORGAN STANLEY PICKS DALLAS; GO HERE

***HANDMADE HATS---DOLLS--ICYMI--MADE BY BLANCA BRAVO; GO HERE

A RISING STAR CHILDREN'S CENTER--HOW DO SMALL CLASS SIZES BENEFIT CHILDREN IN A LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTER?

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MORE AT How Small Class Sizes Benefit Children in Licensed Childcare

A Rising Star Children’s Center
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CONGRATULATIONS EFSP---A FEW OF US HAD RECORD-BREAKING NUMBERS TOO (SMILE)

NEWS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS

What's On

For the number fetishists among us: in August, EFSP had a new record: 566,916 views. Of course, we're thrilled and thank you very much for visiting us. Let's give something back. In this post, we'll give you a little preview of things to come and a glimpse of how we work on this blog. And we are: Ivo Blom, Marlene Pilaete and Paul van Yperen, the editor.

SEE AND READ MORE AT (AND HEADS UP, A NAKED PREGNANT DEMI MOORE---IF THIS UPSETS YOU, GO NO FURTHER) European Film Star Postcards: What's On

Thursday, September 3, 2026

APPLE-PICKING SEASON--TIME FOR THE EVERYTHING CROTON APPLE-PICKING GUIDE

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.

TIME FOR THE EVERYTHING CROTON APPLE PICKING GUIDE! BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR REGULAR UPDATES....but.... remember to ALWAYS call ahead for any possible changes.  

BOOKMARK THIS POST FOR UPDATES.

--JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A QUICK CAR RIDE TO WILKENS' FRUIT & FIR FARM IN YORKTOWN; here's 2021 news:

Pick Your Own Apples – Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

Click here for more info about Wilkens.

--HARVEST MOON FARM IN NORTH SALEM; Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard

--STUART'S FRUIT FARM, GRANITE SPRINGS, CASH & CARRY https://www.stuartsfarm.com/

--OUTHOUSE ORCHARDS, NORTH SALEM, assorted variety ripening schedule list;  http://outhouseorchardsny.com/pick-your-own/

AND IF YOU JUST LIKE APPLES--AND ARE NOT INTO PICKING THEM(!):

--MEADOWS FARM MARKET IN YORKTOWN https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-very-pleasant-visit-to-meadows-farm.html

AND ON ANOTHER NOTE: THOMPSON'S CIDER MILL https://thompsonscidermill.com/

AND SOME FAB 2018 PHOTOS COURTESY OF CROTON UNITED HERE.

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NEWS ALERT--TRUMP CUTS MIGRANT POPULATION BY NEARLY 3 MIL

Read more at Trump cuts migrant population by nearly 3 million; total U.S. population likely to drop

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--PLANNING BOARD TO REVIEW SITE PLAN OVERHAUL PROMPTED BY STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CHANGES, ANOTHER ADU

Many thanks to TMThoughtsCreekskill/Cronk for the heads up; the link is working now though the site seems slow.  NOTE THAT CORTESE is not scheduled for this meeting.....as for the other issue, yada yada yada.......



Editor's note: This article previews a scheduled meeting based on the published agenda packet. After the meeting is held and video is released, coverage will be updated with the actual discussion and any votes taken. The Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board meets Tuesday, September 8, with a new business agenda pairing a village-wide rewrite of its site plan review standards against a single accessory cottage application on Emerson Avenue. MORE AT Planning Board — 2026-09-08 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

GLORIA STEINEM HAS DIED

Gloria Steinem, a trailblazer of the feminist movement, pop culture shaper, and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York City, her foundation announced across her social media pages on Thursday morning. She was 92. More at Gloria Steinem dead: Feminist activist and pop culture icon was 92

VILLAGE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CLOSED 9/4

More at  Engineering Department Closed September 4 | Croton-on-Hudson NY


CONLEY RIPPED OVER TRANSGENDER SUPPORT IN GOP ATTACK AD BEFORE HEATED MIDTERM RACE AGAINST LAWLER

WASHINGTON — Hudson Valley Democrat Cait Conley was ripped over transgenderism in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s opening attack ad against the New York congressional candidate.

The brutal ad laced into Conley’s public opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included a provision to block Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for sex changes. MORE AT Dem NY House candidate Cait Conley ripped over transgender support in 1st GOP attack ad before heated midterm race against Lawler

ICYMI 9/2/2026 BOARD MEETING VIDEO

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The video for the re-play of the 9/2 board of trustees meeting can be found at Regular Meeting

You are encouraged to watch it; there were a number of interesting items concerning the Cortese/425 S. Riverside site (he won't be ready by the next pb meeting), Trustee Simon recused himself from the pigeon law, (that is still being worked on) and for those who asked: here is the AKRF TOD analysis that the village undertook in 2021. The photos of the massive density urban-like housing projects envisioned are fascinating. There was much more to the meeting and hopefully additional items will be online today--but many of us have a wake to attend: EverythingCroton: AGAIN--ANOTHER REQUEST FOR A RE-POST--2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE--CROTON POINT AVENUE AREA, HARMON

ICYMI--JOIN THE CROTON-HARMON BOOSTER CLUB TODAY!

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Does your child play a school sport? If they do, joining the Booster Club is one of the best ways to support them and their team!

Your membership helps fund equipment, scholarships, special events, recreational and facility enhancements and unforgettable student-athlete experiences.

Let's work together to make this their best season yet!

Click on the link below to sign up and join today!  Croton-Harmon Booster Club Membership: https://www.crotontigers.org/membership

OFFICIAL GOFUND ME --MURDER VICTIM ERIN PIACENTI





There is an official GoFundMe verified for Erin Piacenti, which was established by her family to support her 5-month-old daughter, Madison. However, there does not appear to be a joint fundraiser or a public GoFundMe campaign for the second victim, Tak Kam. [1]

Fundraiser DetailsErin Piacenti's Fundraiser: In lieu of flowers, her family created the Official GoFundMe for Erin Piacenti to provide financial security for her infant daughter. Erin, a 32-year-old Bank of America executive, was tragically killed in the random Times Square attack on August 31, 2026, which occurred on her first day back from maternity leave. As of September 3, 2026, the campaign has raised over $500,000 toward its $750,000 goal. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Second Victim: The other individual injured in the unprovoked attack was 68-year-old Tak Kam, who was visiting his son in New York City. He sustained stab wounds but was hospitalized at Bellevue in stable condition and is expected to survive. No crowdsourced fundraisers have been publicly advertised for him at this time. [1, 2]