Saturday, April 4, 2026

WORTH WATCHING AGAIN--1966--THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS

"I found something better"

Yes we have watched this movie many times...and recently again.  It is definitely one for your movie  bucket list---in case you haven't. 

From 1966....The Trouble with Angels...an American comedy film about the adventures of two girls in an all-girls Catholic school run by nuns. The film was directed by Ida Lupino and stars Hayley Mills (her first post-Disney film role), Rosalind Russell and June Harding.  Wonderful performances by all---you can see just one of them---a more serious moment----entitled I FOUND SOMETHING BETTER---by clicking here.

(FYI: Your editor cannot recommend the sequel which feels very dated, stilted and forced.)

The movie is set at St. Francis Academy, a fictional all-girls Catholic boarding school....Rosalind Russell plays the Mother Superior, who spends the movie at odds with Mary Clancy (Hayley Mills), a rebellious teenager, and her friend Rachel Devery (June Harding). The episodic story line follows the young women through their sophomore, junior and senior high-school years as they pull pranks on the sisters and repeatedly get into trouble. Although Mary spends much of her time at St. Francis resenting the authority of the Mother Superior and puzzling over why any woman would choose the life of a nun, as time goes on she is touched by examples of the sisters' dedication, devotion, kindness, love, and generosity....Mary receives "the call" senior year and, after graduation, remains at the school to begin her novitiate in the order. YOU CAN READ MORE HERE.

YOU CAN FIND THE FILM--TO RENT OR BUY---HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: THIS POST ON HAYLEY MILLS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS; CLICK HERE  

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AND NOW A FEW MORE MOVIE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST: 

--MY SUMMER STORY; MORE HERE

--THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS; MORE HERE

--NOW VOYAGER; MORE HERE 

--ELENI; MORE HERE

--WUTHERING HEIGHTS; MORE HERE

--BARBAROSA; MORE HERE 

--FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; MORE HERE

--(1962) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, now more than ever; CLICK HERE

--HACKSAW RIDGE; more here 

--A WONDERFUL MOVIE TO WATCH ANY TIME---BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE "VALENTINE SEASON"--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER; click here

--CLASSIC SERGIO LEONE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/01/yes-its-true-we-love-that-classic.html

--THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-this-day-in-1957-bridge-on-river.html

--SPARTACUS; more here

--THE GUNS OF NAVARONE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ANOTHER MUST-SEE MOVIE FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, 1961

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1959 REVIEW OF LOUIS BRENNAN'S "NO STONE UNTURNED"

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A 1959 REVIEW OF LOUIS BRENNAN'S "NO STONE UNTURNED", CLICK ON THE IMAGE. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY EverythingCroton: NOVEMBER 1971 PATENT TRADER, LOUIS BRENNAN TO TALK ON HUDSON VALLEY

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---ITHACA JOURNAL; HERE ARE ALL 600 NY LOCALITIES THAT SAID NO TO CANNABIS SALES; LOOK UP YOUR COMMUNITY

ITHACA JOURNAL ARTICLE IS FROM 2022 AND THE LINK IS STILL LIVE. NOTE THAT CROTON DID NOT OPT OUT OF CANNABIS DISPENSARIES; OTHER COMMUNITIES (LIKE PLEASANTVILLE) SAID NO

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ITHACA JOURNAL

Here are all 600 New York localities that said no to cannabis sales. Look up your community.
As of January 15, 522 local municipalities have filed local laws with the New York Secretary of State to opt-out of retail sales & on-site consumption of cannabis, while an additional 75 have only opted out of on-site consumption. Three municipalities have opted out of retail sales.
According to the chart, The Town of Cortlandt and Croton have ........click on the link https://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/2022/01/26/here-600-new-york-localities-said-no-cannabis-sales/9225970002/

THE KING OF KINGS--BY SPECIAL REQUEST FOR EASTER 2026---AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP

American silent epic The King of Kings (1927) was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (CLICK ON THE IMAGE.) It was the second in DeMille's biblical trilogy, preceded by The Ten Commandments (1923) and followed by The Sign of the Cross (1932). The King of Kings depicts the last weeks of Jesus before his crucifixion and stars H. B. Warner in the lead role. This classic DeMille shows his storytelling talent and his showmanship by delivering a spectacle like no other.



The film has two Technicolor sequences, the beginning and the resurrection scene, which use the two-strip process invented by Herbert Kalmus. The King of Kings was the first film that premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on 18 May 1927. The postcards in this post were made in Germany, France and Austria, and the stills were made by William Mortensen with a hand-held camera. READ AND SEE MUCH MORE HERE.


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SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy...especially at Easter:

***SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER IN THE NEWS; PSC Rejects Late Filing Extension for Sustainable Westchester CCA Annual Report MORE AT PSC Rejects Late Filing Extension for Sustainable Westchester CCA Annual Report - Talk of the Sound

***NO MORE; EverythingCroton: IN THE NEWS--JUDGE ENDS IN-STATE TUITION FOR ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN KY

***CROTON ROTARY DPW INITIATIVE; THANK YOU; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON ROTARY THANKS THE DPW...

***LADY WHISTLEDAM; MORE HERE

***NYPD HERO JONATHAN DILLER'S FAMILY GETS ONLY PARTIAL JUSTICE AFTER SHOCK VERDICT FOR COP-KILLER; MORE HERE

***THE MURDER OF SHERIDAN GORMAN NEWS; A FEW ITEMS:

EASY EASTER TABLESCAPE....

Got a very nice note from a reader who discovered an Easter blog post from a few years back that featured the PERFECT tablescape idea for some vintage tea cups she discovered at the Asbury Treasure Chest last December....Home Depot provided the pansies....

Click on the photo....then head over to House of Hawthornes----for pansies and teacups---click here and keep scrolling down the page once you get there to see more.

You can even add some of these free printables from HofH too.  And some vintage Easter cross images here.

p.s. Asbury's Annual Spring Tag Sale is on the horizon; click here

IN THE NEWS--DESPERATE SEARCH FOR MISSING PILOT

MORE AT Desperate search for missing pilot of F-15E jet downed by Iran stretches into night

IN THE NEWS--US ADDS 178,000 JOBS IN "STRONG" MARCH REPORT AMID IRAN CONFLICT

The unemployment rate went down to 4.3% in March, slightly improved from 4.4% in February. MORE AT US adds 178,000 jobs in 'strong' March report amid Iran conflict | Alpha News MN


YOU DON'T NEED THIS...

To find 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. 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 (RE-OPENED) 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, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, Croton Colonial Diner, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, and more.



ITALIAN EASTER EGG BREAD!

Your editor had quite forgotten the Italian tradition of "Easter Egg Bread" until a neighbor gifted one as a thank you for salting her sidewalk after the last ice incident. This one's a beauty from Arthur Avenue (click on the photo).

Here in Croton, you can find (Single Egg) Easter Egg bread at Baked by Susan: Bread - Easter Bread | Baked by Susan Online Store

THREE SCHOOL ISSUES CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Scuttlebutt says these three school issues are currently burning up assorted private and public social media sites:

***Candidacy of Jake Day---being viewed very favorably; his site is at Jake Day for Croton Schools

***Lots of complaints about "too much time off" from school from parents; this article was also referred to a great deal---see NYC parents vent over 'insane' number of school holidays — as days off continue to climb

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TJ

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST FOR TJ'S BIRTHDAY---FROM "THE GANG OF FIVE"----Courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by The Croton Historical Society, select scans from the Croton-Harmon High School Class of 1952 Year Book. Click on the links:

PART 1 EverythingCroton: THE CHHS CLASS OF 1952 YEAR BOOK, PART 1

PART 2 EverythingCroton: THE CHHS CLASS OF 1952 YEAR BOOK, PART 2

PART 3 EverythingCroton: THE CHHS CLASS OF 1952 YEAR BOOK, PART 3

Friday, April 3, 2026

RED DRAGON OPEN--AMONG THE WINNERS DEMETRIUS WELLS (CROTON/HEN HUD)

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RED DRAGON OPEN--AMONG THE WINNERS DEMETRIUS WELLS (CROTON/HEN HUD)

Demetrius Wells (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) placed 4th overall after earning a mark of 13.45m/44'-2.75". Sophomore Carter DeRosa (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) placed 9th overall after earning a distance of 12.74m/41'-9.75" to close out the top-10 finishers on the men's side. SEE THE FULL LIST AT THE LINK BELOW. ZAJDEL AND LOCCI EARN FIRST PLACE FINISHES AT THE CORTLAND RED DRAGON OPEN - Le Moyne College Athletics

EYEDROP RECALL

Read more at Millions of eyedrops sold at major pharmacies and stores voluntarily recalled - NewsBreak