Monday, February 23, 2026

SMOOTH SAILING: HEN HUD HOOPSTERS TOP SLEEPY HOLLOW IN FIRST-ROUND SECTIONAL CLASH

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Sailors will host No. 11 Somers on Feb. 24 in the quarterfinals--more at Smooth
 Sailing: Hen Hud Girl Hoopsters Top Sleepy Hollow in First-Round Sectional Clash – Peekskill Herald

CROTON COUNCIL ON THE ARTS--OUR WORLD'S CREATIVE WOMEN

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CROTON COUNCIL ON THE ARTS -- SEE MORE AT Our World's Creative Women - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

AMERICA IS BACK--TEAM USA SWEEPS CANADA, GOLD MEDALS IN BOTH WOMEN'S AND MEN'S HOCKEY

They’ve achieved it—completing a sweep in Milan. Team USA secured gold medals in both women’s and men’s hockey. MORE AT America Is Back: Team USA Sweeps Canada to Take Home Gold in Milan


WHAT's NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON (AND NON-CROTON) BLOGS

Happy Monday everyone....and now our regular weekly feature......

WHAT's NEW AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON (AND NON-CROTON) BLOGS

You may not always agree but it's always interesting... click on the links below.

SEVEN FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY now back on a new blogging platform:

---Venezuela approves amnesty for political prisoners; click here
---Beautiful short Lenten meditation; click here
---FRIDAY COCKTAIL, REPRISING THE AVIATION; click here
---GO TO Had a jolly dinner as we await the storm. – Tom Faranda's Folly
---GO TO Vatican approves Beatification of Fulton Sheen – Tom Faranda's Folly
---GO TO Tired of individualism? Experience the warmth of collectivism! – Tom Faranda's Folly
---Sec. of State Rubio on working with Europe; click here

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FROM AN OSSINING HISTORICAL TYPE BLOG WE ARE QUITE FOND OF, Ossining History on the Run; NEW BOOK COVER REVEAL--they had the book launch on 2/21; read more at Book Launch for “Ossining: A Brief History”! – Ossining History on the Run

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TWO FROM BROTHER JACK'S PREACHING MINISTRY, HOLY NAME OF MARY: 

--LIGHT OF THE WORLD; click here
--GOD'S GLORY, click here

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THE HAPPY CHICKEN COOP, FOR THOSE RAISING CHICKENS, OR THINKING ABOUT IT; GO TO Blog - The Happy Chicken Coop

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: EverythingCroton: (CROTON) CHICKENS!!!!!! AND THEN SOME.....

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NEW FROM EPHEMERAL NEW YORK: What’s on the menu at the Waldorf-Astoria birthday ball to honor the U.S. President in 1939? CLICK HERE

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Inside Harlem’s “replica” Gilded Age rail station, tucked beneath the tracks over Park Avenue. Click here

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SEVEN FROM GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES:

--EASY BEEF SHORT RIBS; click here
--TANGY VEGEABLE SALAD; click here
--HOME MADE CHOCOLATE FROSTING; click here
--STRAWBERRY LEMONADE PUNCH; CLICK HERE
--MACARONI CASSEROLE WITH PIMENTO
--ONION SOUP DEVILED EGGS; click here
--ORANGE FLAVORED PARTY PUNCH, CLICK HERE

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SEVEN FROM EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

---15 New cards from G.D.I.: Hollywood stars of the early 1950s; click here
---WRITTEN BY KARL MAY; CLICK HERE
---LAURENCE OLIVIER; CLICK HERE
---SARA MONTIEL, CLICK HERE
---GOSTA BERLING SAGA; CLICK HERE
---BETTY BOOP; go to European Film Star Postcards: Betty Boop
---Ellaline Terriss; go here

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FROM WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA: Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ .Westerns...All'Italiana!: Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Giulietta De Riso

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THREE FROM ETHICS ALARMS: 


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Sunday, February 22, 2026

THE BOYS OF TEAM USA, THE FREE PRESS

It was the best hockey game in a generation. And America won. more at The Boys of Team USA - by Will Rahn - The Free Press


SCHOOL BOARD AGREES TO $1.5M SETTLEMENT AFTER SCOTUS SIDES WITH RELIGIOUS PARENTS OVER LGBTQ+ OPT -OUTS------PUBLIC SCHOOL NATIONWIDE ARE ON NOTICE.....

A court ordered the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland on Thursday to pay $1.5 million in damages to religious parents..... “Public schools nationwide are on notice: running roughshod over parental rights and religious freedom isn’t just illegal — it’s costly,” said Eric Baxter, senior counsel at Becket and lead attorney for the parents. “This settlement enforces the Supreme Court’s ruling and ensures parents, not government bureaucrats, have the final say in how their children are raised.” 

ICYMI--YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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Your Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too can be found at EverythingCroton: YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

TOWN HALL DELAYED OPENING---AT NOON---2/23--A MESSAGE FROM SUPERVISOR BECKER

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TOWN HALL DELAYED OPENING---AT NOON---2/23--A MESSAGE FROM SUPERVISOR BECKER---Due to impending inclement weather Town Hall will be opening at noon on 2/23. Please check our website for additional updates and information. 2/23 Town Hall Delayed Opening - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

U-S-A OVERTIME HERO "SO PROUD TO BE AMERICAN" AFTER OLYMPIC GOLD WIN OVER CANADA

Jack Hughes became an American sports hero on Sunday afternoon — and he couldn’t be prouder to represent the Stars and Stripes. Hughes, 24, drained the game-winning goal to lift Team USA over Canada, 2-1, in an overtime instant-classic that secured the country’s first gold medal in Olympic men’s hockey since 1980. After the game, Hughes smiled through blood and broken teeth as he reflected on the historic achievement, emphasizing how happy he was to bring glory back to the States. MORE AT USA hero Jack Hughes 'so proud to be American' after Olympic gold win


CROTON CHAMBER MEMBERS BACK LAKE AGAINST SWIM POOL

We've had this question for a long time and as it can happen sometimes, only discovered an answer by chance.  

Many---many----months ago, a now former resident asked if there was anything in the files about the "the time the village decided it wanted Silver Lake more than a pool".  She distinctly remembered her father talking about it "at the kitchen table".  We looked and found nothing in the historical society files---and that was more or less the end of it.  And then today.....click on the image.....from 1961.   It's not much but it confirms there once had been discussion.....

ICYMI! IT'S HERE! INFO ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING ANNUAL HOLY NAME OF MARY ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY---RESERVATIONS DUE BY 3/4

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IT'S HERE! INFO ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING ANNUAL HOLY NAME OF MARY ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY---RESERVATIONS DUE BY 3/4---RESERVE NOW---Click on the image below for all the details! Holy Name of Mary - Croton-on-Hudson, NY

SOMERS BASKETBALL STUNS CROTON-HARMON IN PLAYOFF OPENER

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SOMERS, N.Y. - On Friday, Feb. 20, Somers opened sectional play at Croton-Harmon determined to flip the script. MORE AT Somers basketball stuns Croton-Harmon in playoff opener - Halston Media Group

UPDATED---ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON SHOTGUN WIELDING MAN AT MAR-A-LAGO AFTER HE BROKE THROUGH SECURITY PERIMETER

The crazed gunman who was shot dead after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas can has been identified as a North Carolina artist who was reported missing by his mom. Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of Cameron, North Carolina, was killed by law enforcement in the early hours of Sunday morning, law enforcement sources told The Post. He was reported missing by his family to authorities on Saturday.........He was shot after he failed to drop the shotgun and gas can when he entered the inner perimeter of President Trump’s Florida estate. Martin reportedly drove into the gates of Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle was leaving. The president is yet to respond officially to Sunday’s incident, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the Secret Service’s quick thinking in a post on X.

“The United States Secret Service acted quickly and decisively to neutralize a crazy person, armed with a gun and a gas canister, who intruded President Trump’s home,” she wrote. MORE AT Mar-a-Lago shotgun-wielding madman ID'd as North Carolina golf course artist


ROCKLAND ORDERS EMERGENCY TRAVEL BAN

Rockland orders emergency travel ban. See more at 'Travel Will Become Dangerous Very Quickly,' Rockland Orders Emergency Travel Ban | New City, NY Patch