REMINDER 9/3 TOWN OF CORTLANDT ---250TH CELEBRATION CONTINUES - KRUK, TALES OF REVOLUTONARY CORTLANDT---AND WESTCHESTER WOMEN'S CHROUS

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The 250th Celebration continues!
Join us for an incredible afternoon of history and music. First, experience captivating storytelling by Jonathan Kruk, Master Storyteller, as he shares "Tales of Revolutionary Cortlandt."

Followed by a powerful performance of "Echoes of Liberty: Women's HERstory in Song" by the 40-member Westchester Women’s Chorus.  Facebook

A VERY LATE PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS SEASON

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FINALLY!  All this rain completely threw off the bloom cycle of our native PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS........but at last we have blooms---at least for a few days.....

Yes there's a reason why Prickly Pear Hill in Croton is called...well... Prickly Pear Hill. Read all about that 1973 article here. Then click on the photo to see some old stock blooming happily in your editor's garden. They seem to go through phases, some years blooming more gaudily than others depending on the weather.  The bees love these cactus roses--and the bravest of hummingbirds too--but those needles are killer when you're doing fall clean-up!

WGGCon TABLETOP GAMING CONVENTION IN CROTON ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND

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WGGCon is coming! Starts in one week on Friday, September 4. WGGCon | CROTON POINT PARK

SARCONE ETAL.--NY INMATE ACCUSED OF PLOTTING MURDER FROM JAIL CELL

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"This defendant was brazen enough to offer upfront payment in a murder-for-hire scheme, even going so far as to offer to commit additional murders as payment," First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone. "Thanks to the swift work of our partners at the FBI, the scheme was stopped before any harm could come to the intended victims."  Read More: New York Inmate Accused Of Plotting Murder From Jail Cell

FROM SUPERVISOR BECKER'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER--YOUTH CENTER FAMILY POOL PARTY

Highly recommend that you sign up with the supervisor's weekly newsletter which is always informative 

(supervisor@townofcortlandt.com)

In the meantime, we had a request for the Family Pool Party update---that was not on facebook if at all possible. Here's a screenshot from the newsletter---click on the image:

BREAKING MAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE IN LOBBY OF GOOGLE OFFICE BUILDING IN LOWER MANHATTAN

 A 63-year-old man set himself on fire Friday in the lobby of a Lower Manhattan building that houses offices for Google, authorities said.SEE MORE AT Man sets himself on fire in lobby of Google office building in NYC

LANCASTER CORONOR DISPUTES CHARACTERIZATION OF INFANT DEATH AS MEASLES FATALITY, CITES RUPTURED SPLEEN INSTEAD

Turned up on one of our local pages:

RED PAPYRUS MANAGED TO FIND A WORKING LINK

LANCASTER CO. (WOLF) — Questions are emerging over Pennsylvania's announcement of two measles-associated deaths after Lancaster County's coroner told LNP | LancasterOnline that his office has not recorded a death caused by measles.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Tuesday that two unvaccinated Lancaster County residents had died in what the state called "measles-associated deaths." Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen discussed the deaths during a news conference, describing them as Pennsylvania's first deaths associated with measles in 35 years.

But Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni told LNP | LancasterOnline Thursday that, as far as his office is concerned, there are currently zero deaths in Lancaster County attributed to measles.

LancasterOnline reported that one of the two deaths identified by the state involved a newborn boy who tested positive for measles.

According to LancasterOnline's interview with Diamantoni, the infant died August 14 at a birthing center in Christiana Borough.  Diamantoni told the newspaper that the baby's cause of death was a ruptured and lacerated spleen that resulted in massive blood loss — not measles.

The coroner said measles also was not identified as a contributing factor in the death. See more at --and please do your own due diligence: Lancaster coroner disputes characterization of infant death as measles fatality

REMINDER FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE CROTON HARMON DISTRICT IS 9/1

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HEADS UP EVERYONE--THE HARMON SECTION 9/3 NEW YORK FORWARD TOWN HALL MEETING

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THANK YOU TRUSTEE NACHTALER

As many of you know, there have been a number of E-bike and E-Scooter events, as well as a recent "Mountain bike" incident in which a local resident was struck and injured. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Trustee Nachtaler for responding to these concerns in a recent email exchange documenting the issues and hope the board can do something to address the escalating problems.

2 DOGS RESCUED IN PEEKSKILL BASEMENT FIRE LINKED TO E-BIKE BATTERY

See more  from THE PATCH at 2 Dogs Rescued In Peekskill Basement Fire Linked To E-Bike Battery | Peekskill, NY Patch

TONIGHT 8/28 AT BAKED BY SUSAN--LIVE BAND KARAOKE &...

All of your favorites, smash burgers, beer + sangria and more!  We start at 6!!!  See you there! Best Local Bakery | Westchester NY | Baked by Susan

MENNONITE GIRLS CAN COOK

Yes, we all know that church women can bake....(smile) but this is JUST A REMINDER......

One of our favorite cooking sites is MENNONITE GIRLS CAN COOK; their fall recipes on file are especially wonderful this time of year. Check it out at Mennonite Girls Can Cook

TRUMP AWARDS ARTEMIS CREW WITH CONGRESSIONAL SPACE MEDAL OF HONOR

There's a dedicated core of space enthusiasts here in Croton----some of us go way back in fact (smile, see this item from 1969 and then of course those UFO's, see here).....but I disgress....

Today, the Artemis II crew was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and President Donald Trump announced process for creating the U.S. Space Academy on Friday in Houston. MORE AT Artemis II Crew Given Major Honor – As Trump Announces Next Space Move