1945 LEONORE DOSKOW--A GIFT FOR THE GRACIOUS HOSTESS

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A reader stumbled across this very EARLY 1945 AD FOR LEONORE DOSKOW---BUT for her TABLEWARE PIECES...it was quite the thrill because she owns all three pieces----they belonged to her great aunt WHO LOVED TO "PULL OUT THE GOOD STUFF FOR ENTERTAINING".....click on the image.

For those who don't know, the Doskows lived on Finney Farm. A world renowned silversmith, Leonore began her career while still a college student when she received permission from her dean to make her jewelry in the science laboratory. READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD 1990, LENORE DOSKOW

TIME TO CHECK YOUR TREES FOR OAK WILT

VIA THE NYSDEC---Now is a great time to look for signs of oak wilt, a non-native fungus. Oak wilt affects both red and white oaks, but symptoms are more noticeable in red oaks, which can die in as little as six weeks after infection.

Signs of oak wilt are most obvious in July and August.  Infected red oaks will drop more than half of their leaves, and leaves may begin to turn brown from the outside edge moving inward.  While it is normal for oaks to change color and drop their leaves in fall, when observed during summer, these could be signs of oak wilt. SEE MORE AT Oak Wilt - NYSDEC

NYSDEC INVASIVE NEWS! ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE

Time to check your pool filters for the ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE--Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is active from now through Labor Day. DEC asks pool owners to check filters for the invasive insect regularly, and submit a report if any are found.

ALB attacks and kills maples, birches, willows, and other hardwoods. They emerge from infested trees in the late summer to find a new host. The beetles are 1.5 inches long, have long black-and-white antennae, and have black and white spots on their body.

They should not be confused with the native white-spotted pine sawyer, which has a distinctive white spot on their back, below their head.

No pool? You can still help! Be on the lookout for ALB exit holes, sawdust accumulating at the base of trees, oozing sap, or pits in bark.

If found: 

Submit a report online at agriculture.ny.gov/reportALB; Email photos and location information (GPS coordinates preferred) to asianlonghornedbeetle@agriculture.ny.gov;

 
Call the ALB hotline at 866-702-9938; or Submit a report to NY iMapInvasives.

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Because life gets busy... and HOPEFULLY DRIER!

***THE CROTON GARDENER #6; GO HERE

***CROTON'S BRAVEST OPERATE AT BRIARCLIFF 2ND ALARM FIRE; GO HERE

***OSSINING MAN ANTHONY LOPEZ CHARGED WITH FELONY AFTER SHINING LASER AT POLICE HELICOPTER; GO HERE

***PHOTOS, CANNABIS/POT SHOP RENO; GO HERE

*** THE TARRYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE-2 ADMIT TO ARSON IN PLEA DEAL, AYAVACA, BARRERO; MORE HERE

***REMINDER 8/4 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CROTON, EverythingCroton: REMINDER 8/4 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS COMING

***FIRST TIGER SWALLOWTAIL OF 2026; GO HERE

***DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA---THEIR PLATFORM! Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly

***FROM CONGRESSMAN MIKE LAWLER --LAWLER SECURES $2MILLION FOR NORTH STATE ROAD IN THE TOWN OF OSSINING; GO HERE

***FINDING IN THE COMPLAINT OF SAM WATKINS JR. AGAINST ALI R. JAFFERY; MORE HERE

***DANISH HOME ASSORTED INQUIRIES AT THE MAIL; GO HERE

***BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 1976, MORE FROM CROTON'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS; CLICK HERE

***CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

***SARCONE, FORWARDED BY THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT; GO HERE

***SARCONE, DUVA, PATRONE... EXTRADICTED CANADIAN AMERICAN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE AS ORGANIZER OF DEADLY ALIEN SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY; MORE HERE

JUDGE BLOCKS NY'S ANTI-ICE MASK LAW BUT PRESERVES LAW BARRING COOPERATION ON ICE ARRESTS

Judge blocks New York's anti-ICE mask law but preserves law barring cooperation on ICE arrests

A federal judge has blocked New York's new law barring ICE officers from wearing masks while on duty in the state,  but allowed another law that blocks localities from signing cooperation agreements with the deportation agency.

FAUCI RECORDED COVID'S RELATIVELY LOW FATALITY RATE IN HIS DIARY...BUT GAVE CONGRESS A FIGURE THAT WAS OBSCENELY HIGHER

 

Numbers don't lie -- but that doesn't mean health officials don't lie about numbers.

That's one of the biggest lessons from the continuing revelations about the government response to the coronavirus pandemic and its leader, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci. MORE AT Fauci recorded COVID's relatively low fatality rate in his diary, but gave Congress a figure that was obscenely higher

NOW ISN'T THIS HANDY---VIA CROTON.NEWS---TRAINS, HUDSON LINE---CROTON HARMON

Real-time departures, delays, and service alerts from the MTA feed. Updates every 60 seconds.

TOWN OF CORTLANDT BLOOD DRIVE 8/10

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT BLOOD DRIVE

8/10 - SEE MORE AT Blood Drive: Monday, August 10 from 8:30AM-2:30PM - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

SILVER LAKE: A REMEMBRANCE BY JOEL GINGOLD

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OWING to the rainy weather these last few days--and strong currents--Silver Lake has been closed.  That reminded a reader of a Joel Gingold article on the Croton Historical Society's blog she came across not long ago.  

Until Silver Lake re-opens, enjoy the ride: Silver Lake — Croton Historical Society

ICYMI -- MYMSMERMAID LIFE IS ON TIKTOK

JUST A REMINDER--MYMSMERMAID LIFE IS ON TIKTOK; and now you knowknow! MyMSMermaidLife (@mymsmermaidlife) | TikTok

FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY --- WSJ: "THE REVEALING DIARIES OF DR. FAUCI"

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Devastating. Looks like Rand Paul was completely right. MORE AT WSJ: “The Revealing Diaries of Dr. Fauci” – Tom Faranda's Folly

IT'S 250 TUESDAY #14--CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH!

It's 250 Tuesday --- Time for our new weekly series---250 TUESDAYS at the blog--#14! We're celebrating America's 250th! CLICK ON THE LINKS AND/OR PHOTOS:

FURNITURE! One of the largest and most refined collections of early American furniture in private hands—acquired over the course of five decades by George M. and Linda H. Kaufman—was promised to the National Gallery of Art in October 2010.



SEE AND READ MUCH MORE AT: Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830 | National Gallery of Art

AND ONCE UPON A TIME AT VAN CORTLANDT MANOR:

1973 TWELFTH NIGHT EverythingCroton: 12th NIGHT 1973 AT CROTON'S VAN CORTLANDT MANOR

AND 1976 EverythingCroton: LOOK WHAT WE FOUND IN THE 1976 HOUSE AND GARDEN---BACK ONLINE--AN AD FOR VAN CORTLANDT MANOR DELFT FLOWER BRICKS--REQUEST FOR A RE-POST

AND JUST LAST WEEK:

THANK YOU CAROLYN WHITING FOR THE PHOTOS: EverythingCroton: SOME PHOTOS, COURTESY OF CAROLYN WHITING, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FROM THE 8/1/2026 EVENT AT VAN CORTLANDT MANOR, RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT AND 2ND NY REGIMENTS

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THANK YOU ED RIELY FOR THE INFO: EverythingCroton: CELEBRATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AUGUST 2ND

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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

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SARCONE ETAL--3 ARRESTS IN INTERNATIONAL DRUG SMUGGLING OPERATION

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“Because of their actions, they will now face the full weight of the American justice system,” said First Assistant United States Attorney John Sarcone III. MORE AT Three Akwesasne residents arrested in international drug smuggling operation

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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, 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, Raga, The Organic Teaching Kitchen, Matters Coffee, Franzoso Contracting and much more.