AND SPEAKING OF A.I.---THIS IS FROM NORTH CASTLE: THE STORY BEHIND THEIR NEW AI-POWERED SITE

Armonk resident Stefan Martinovic has spent many evenings sitting through town meetings in North Castle and other jurisdictions where he has business being considered before the governing bodies. Like many others, the developer, professor and author might be faced with a scheduling conflict or lack the time or energy to attend a meeting. MORE AT The Story Behind North Castle’s New AI-Powered Site | The Examiner News

A LETTER TO THE GAZETTE FROM NORA REGIS ODLAND

The Gazette has many excellent letters this week.

PAGE 4 WEEK OF AUGUST 13 THROUGH 19, 2026, a letter from Nora Regis Odland on the pigeon/chicken law re-write--with no grandfathering. You are encouraged to read it... The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

Full disclosure: your editor's father raised--and raced---pigeons--Tiplets, Flights, Bronzies---and our block is also the frequent recipient of fresh eggs from a neighbor's henhouse. It is hoped the village will find a different course than the one it has seemingly chosen.

You may also find this article from THE NEW CROTON.NEWS SITE OF INTEREST: Is the Fowl Ban Foul? — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

RECOMMENDED (RE)READING---THOMAS SOWELL'S RACE & CULTURE

With the sad tragic story of Jason Arday still unfolding and the fall of Cambridge virtually complete, a friend reminded us all of assorted passages from Thomas Sowell's "Race and Culture".  The book is being re-read throughout the village. 

Sowell is truly one of the great thinkers of our time. Find his work on Amazon: Race And Culture: A World View: Sowell, Thomas: 9780465067978: Amazon.com: Books

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses or worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY--CLICK ON THE IMAGE FROM THE 8/16 BULLETIN

AND DON'T FORGET: EverythingCroton: THAT TIME OF YEAR--HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 11TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

THE LATEST "DEC DELIVERS"--FIND QUALITY FISHING SPOTS FOR BASS AND WALLEYE

A New Addition to the “Tackle Box” - Find Quality Fishing Spots for Bass and Walleye

Have you updated to the most recent version of the HuntFishNY app? It now includes new largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and walleye filters in the Tackle Box feature. These filters highlight waters that provide quality fishing for each species. Simply open the Tackle Box feature in the app, click on the fish icon in the upper left hand of your screen and select the species filter you want to use.

As a reminder, if auto updates for your apps aren’t enabled, you’ll need to download the most recent version from the Google Play or App store.

For technical assistance, call the DECALS Help Line at 866-933-2257. For questions related to fishing, email fwfish@dec.ny.gov.

GLORIA SWANSON FASHION---THE FOREVER YOUNG LINE BY PURITAN

A reader mentioned that her mother owned four pieces of what she called  her "serious clothing"---there was the dark suit for funerals and wakes---followed by the black cocktail dress and fur stole for formal evening events and weddings--and finally the navy-blue striped dress for her quarterly Tupperware parties.

And as it turned out, all of these were from the GLORIA SWANSON FOREVER YOUNG LINE (EXCEPT FOR THE FAUX FUR STOLE, maker unknown and long forgotten).

We were intrigued given the Gloria Swanson Croton connection.....having never heard anything about this and.....read more at Swanson, Gloria - Vintage Fashion Guild

and Instagram

For more about Swanson and her Croton connection, see EverythingCroton: IT'S GLORIA (AND NITA) AT EFSP!

LOHUD BEHIND PAYWALL--MEDICAID WORK MANDATE DETAILS COMES INTO FOCUS

Behind paywall Medicaid work requirement nears for 1.9M in NY. See new details

For those who asked:  Exempt Populations

The vast majority of Medicaid enrollees will not have to comply. Exempt groups include: [1]

• Children and senior citizens.
• Individuals with documented physical or mental disabilities.
• Pregnant or postpartum women.
• Most primary caregivers of young children or disabled dependents.
• Enrollees who are concurrently signed up for Medicare. [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]

IT'S SATURDAY AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), then visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE. 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

BRING ON THE SALAD!

With the news that the FDA has pronounced the cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce effectively contained and that Americans can feel confident eating fresh produce again (not that some of us ever stopped--Apple Farm can sometimes be addicting), a reader remembered a few  of her favorite salad dressing recipes from here at the blog.

And so, a request to post them again---click on the images...and including a link from WHOLEFULLY too---with FIFTEEN PLUS DRESSING RECIPES!

15+ Salad Dressing Recipes to Make at Home | Wholefully

WE'RE PARTICULARLY FOND OF THE BLUE CHEESE AND SESAME GINGER OPTIONS.

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ANOTHER EXECELLENT LETTER---THIS ONE FROM JOSEPH V. BENCIVENGA

The Gazette has many excellent letters this week.

Joseph V. Bencivenga: PAGE 2, The Gazette for the Week of August 13 through 19, 2026 on the Cortese proposal at 425 South Riverside,  the mayor's Chief of Staff job with Sen. Harckham, the importance of voting and so much more. The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

ICYMI CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE MILLION PLUS HONEYWELL ENERGY & FACILITY RENEWAL SOLUTIONS

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

You may want to give this a long hard look EverythingCroton: ICYMI--THREE MILLION PLUS ENERGY & FACILITY RENEWAL SOLUTIONS CROTON-HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT--HONEYWELL--8/6/2026

SILVER LAKE-END-OF-SUMMER SCHEDULE

More at Silver Lake End-of-Summer Schedule | Croton-on-Hudson NY

BILINGUAL MASS TIMES---SPANISH--HOLY NAME OF MARY BY SPECIAL REQUEST

VIA COPILOT

Holy Name of Mary – Bilingual Mass Times (Croton-on-Hudson, NY)

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Croton-on-Hudson offers bilingual Masses (English and Spanish) on select days, along with multiple daily services.

Main Church (114 Grand St.) Holy Name of Mary+1

Sunday:

8:00 AM – English Mass
10:45 AM – English Mass
9:15 AM – Bilingual Mass (Good Shepherd Chapel)

Monday–Friday:

12:00 PM – English Mass (Good Shepherd Chapel)
8:00 AM – Bilingual Mass (Good Shepherd Chapel) Catholic Mass Times
Good Shepherd Chapel (59 Benedict Blvd., off Young Ave.) Holy Name of Mary+1

Saturday:

5:00 PM – Vigil Mass (English)
7:00 PM – Bilingual Mass (Spanish)

Additional Notes:

The Rosary is prayed Monday–Friday at 11:30 AM before the noon Mass Holy Name of Mary.

Eucharistic Adoration is daily after the noon Mass in the main church Holy Name of Mary.

Confession is available every Saturday from 4:00–4:45 PM in the main church, plus before daily noon Mass Holy Name of Mary.

Contact & Location:
114 Grand St., Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 271-4797
holynameofmary.org

IN THE NEWS--FDA CHIEF--CYCLOSPORA CONTAINED, LETTUCE SAFE TO EAT

FDA Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas said the cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has been effectively contained and that Americans can feel confident eating fresh produce, including leafy greens.

HHS reinforced this message, declaring the outbreak contained and the nation's food supply safe. Federal officials continue to monitor the situation, but stress that contaminated lettuce has been removed from the market

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6024953-taylor-farms-recall-food-safety/