BIG ISSUE AMONG THE PARENTS CURRENTLY TRENDING ON CERTAIN CROTON/CORTLANDT FORUMS---REGENTS EXAMS--NY MAKES IT OFFICIAL--OUR H.S. DIPLOMA IS WORTHLESS

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NY MAKES IT OFFICIAL--OUR H.S. DIPLOMA IS WORTHLESS

New York’s race to the bottom in education continued apace Monday, as the Board of Regents scrapped the requirement that the state’s high schoolers actually learn something to graduate.

For 30 years, students needed to pass at least four Regents exams — in math, English, science and Global Studies — to earn a diploma. To be clear, this standard was the barest minimum. The governing board kept lowering the score needed to pass the tests, watering down the results.

But it was something: A tangible requirement — a responsibility — that showed we as a state cared about accountability.

And that’s exactly the word that the Teachers Union hates. MORE AT New York makes it official: Our high school diploma is worthless

JUST A REMINDER 2 GENUIS CONCERTS---ERIC GENUIS--ST AUGUSTINE OSSINING TODAY TUESDAY AND TRANSFIGURATION IN TARRYTOWN ON TARRYTOWN

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TODAY TUESDAY & THURSDAY 2 GENIUS CONCERTS, St. Augustine, OSSINING and Transfiguration, TARRYTOWN to BENEFIT Concerts for Hope & Gianna's House--FREE WILL OFFERINGS $---CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR ALL THE DETAILS.

LAWLER REMEMBERS WELLES CROWTHER, THE "MAN IN THE RED BANDANA", PRESIDENT AWARD HIM THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM

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Washington, D.C. – 9/8/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) attended an event at the White House that President Donald J. Trump hosted for 9/11 first responders and officials. The President posthumously presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the family of Welles Remy Crowther, the Upper Nyack native and volunteer firefighter known as the “Man in the Red Bandana.” MORE AT Lawler Remembers Welles Crowther as President Trump Awards Him the Presidential Medal of Freedom at 9/11 White House Ceremony | Congressman Mike Lawler

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

            

Because life gets busy...

***1950 FEMALE LIFEGUARDS IN CROTON; GO HERE

***ICYMI--FROM THE NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE--VILLAGE PRESENTS OLD POST ROAD NORTH TRAFFIC STUDY, RESIDENTS PUSH BACK; click here

***BESS FAILURE INCIDENCE DATABASE; GO HERE

***FROM DENNIS KOONEY--SOME POST-2026 RIVER DAY THOUGHTS AND PHOTOS---GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM DENNIS KOONEY--SOME POST-2026 RIVER DAY THOUGHTS AND PHOTOS

***RUBIO ORDERS DEPORTATION KUWAITI PERM, RESIDENT; click here

***CORNELL LAB---A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT HOW HUMMINGBIRDS SPARKLE AND HOVER; GO HERE

***YADA YADA YADA, SOCIAL MEDIA, THE FINE MONDAY; GO HERE

***RIVERCUP 2026 RESULTS; GO HERE

MEDIA WORLD PRAISES "GRIPPING" NEW 60 MINUTES UNDER MAGA-FRIENDLY BOSS BARI WEISS

No surprise to many of us. We have watched her well-deserved meteoric climb ever since she and the New York Times parted ways. Congratulations Bari and much continued success.



The season premiere of 60 Minutes is being met with overwhelming praise, despite months of unease about the show's fate under new CBS boss Bari Weiss.

The episode on Sunday featured an interview with an Air Force colonel shot down over Iran earlier this year and a hidden camera investigation headed by longtime correspondent Lesley Stahl.  READ MORE AT Media world praises 'gripping' new 60 Minutes under MAGA-friendly boss Bari Weiss

ICYMI--EARLY FALL 2026 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"

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ICYMI--EARLY FALL 2026 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"....GO TO EverythingCroton: WE'RE BACK FROM THE ANNUAL SUMMER HIATUS--"THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"--EARLY FALL 2026

FEAR OF TELEPHONES...

It seems ridiculous to think that people felt this way once but....Yes, when the landline telephone was first introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was widely considered dangerous by a skeptical public. People feared physical harm from electricity, structural dangers from infrastructure, and even psychological or social threats.  A friend's grandmother wouldn't use the telephone during thunderstorms!

(Click on the photo for a page of phones available from the 1916 Sears catalog, lovingly scanned by your editor.  See the whole catalog here.)

To explore this historical telephone anxiety further, you can read an account via The Atlantic's history of telephone fears.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY EverythingCroton: THE VINTAGE TELEPHONE, PRINCESS OR OTHERWISE

FEMALE LIFEGUARDS IN CROTON, 1950--GIRL LIFEGUARD CREW DEAF TO WOLF-CALLS--WASHINGTON POST

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  ....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 the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig, Melita's, The Croton Artisans Gallery, Devotion Studio, Franki's Grill, Croton Mini Deli, Baked by Susan, Feed the Birds, Robbins, Yuka's, Croton Running Company, Croton Colonial Diner, Deprez, CVS, Apple Farm,105-Twenty, Monday's Gifts (new in the Upper Village), Barre-on-Hudson, Raga, The Organic Teaching Kitchen, upcoming fundraisers, events, recalls, and more.

POLICE ARREST MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT AT CT SCHOOL NAMED IN "CAT IN THE HAT" SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT

Police have arrested a student at a school in West Haven that was reportedly threatened during a “Cat in the Hat” social media trend circulating around the nation.

Harry M. Bailey Middle School was named in a recent social media post involving the trend, which has been reported in numerous parts of the country, according to the West Haven Board of Education. MORE AT Police arrest middle school student at CT school named in 'Cat in the Hat' social media threat

BOB MACKIE HAS DIED

More at Bob Mackie, designer who worked with Cher, Carol Burnett and Diana Ross, dead at 87

FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT--1927--CROTON WOMAN HAS NO PLANS FOR THE WINTER---WOULD JOIN BYRD'S EXPEDITION

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FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT--1927--CROTON WOMAN HAS NO PLANS FOR THE WINTER---WOULD JOIN BYRD'S EXPEDITION--CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

ICYMI---FROM DENNIS KOONEY--SOME POST-2026 RIVER DAY THOUGHTS AND PHOTOS

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STEEP SLOPES ISSUES, WETLAND BUFFERS, HOW THE TOWN OF MT. PLEASANT IS PROCEEDING

Mount Pleasant Wetland, Steep-Slope Rules Draw Support, Opposition By Abby Luby

Proposed environmental regulations that would significantly restrict development on steep slopes and near wetlands in the Town of Mount Pleasant are drawing strong support from residents while raising concerns among attorneys representing developers and property owners with applications pending before the town planning board.

The proposed changes would increase the town’s required wetland buffer from 50 feet to 100 feet and establish specific deductions from developable land for steep, very steep and excessively steep areas. The changes could reduce the amount of land available for development on properties affected by the new regulations. Town officials proposed the amendments as…Mount Pleasant Wetland, Steep-Slope Rules Draw Support, Opposition | The Examiner News