Tuesday, June 30, 2026

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

          

Because life gets busy--

***TOWN OF CORTLANDT 250TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE FOR SALE; CLICK HERE

***WHAT'S NEW at some of our favorite Croton---and non-Croton--blogs; CLICK HERE

***MATTERS COFFEE IN THE NEWS; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEWS 12--MATTERS COFFEE IN THE NEWS--CROTON-ON-HUDSON

***ICYMI FROM ADRIANA--AND TURTLES TOO; GO TO EverythingCroton: SOME WEDNESDAY GUESTS! ADRIANA, TURTLES AND MORE---A NEW UPDATE FROM MY MSMERMAIDLIFE

AND HER NEW FOUNDATION EverythingCroton: ADRIANA'S ADVENTURES CONTINUE---LIFE'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND LATELY---AND A NEW FOUNDATION TOO

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

AND ALSO FROM THAT SITE: Board Hears Pitch for Battery Energy Storage Revenue, Moves Forward on Animal Code Rewrite, Tweaks Winter Parking Rules — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***A NEIGHBOR'S 250 AMERICA TRIBUTE; GO TO EverythingCroton: A NEIGHBOR'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE---YOWZER! NOT ONE BUT TWO GIANT GARAGE DOOR MURALS

***1976 CROTON BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI--1976--CROTON BI-CENTENNIAL SOUVENIR JOURNAL

***SOME RECENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR YOU MAY HAVE MISSED--ASSORTED; GO TO EverythingCroton: NO WEEKEND NEWS RECAP SINCE IT'S FATHER's DAY BUT....

***CONGRATULATIONS ST. AUGUSTINE DEACONS CELEBRATNG THEIR ORDINATIONS DURING JUNE---CLICK here

Monday, June 29, 2026

JUST A REMINDER - VILLAGE TAXES DUE 7/1

This is a friendly reminder that tax bills were mailed on May 29, 2026, and payment is due by July 1, 2026.

If you have not received your bill, please contact the Treasurer’s Office at 914-862-1419 to request a copy. Bills can be paid on the Village website using a credit card (convenience fee applies) or ACH e-check (no fee). Friendly Reminder: Village Taxes Are Due July 1! | Croton-on-Hudson NY

IN BIG WIN FOR FOURTH AMENDMENT ADVOCATES, THE SUPREME COURT SAYS "GEOFENCE WARRANTS" COUNT AS A "SEARCH"

In Big Win for Fourth Amendment Advocates, the Supreme Court Says ‘Geofence Warrants’ Count as a ‘Search’---READ MORE AT https://reason.com/2026/06/29/in-big-win-for-fourth-amendment-advocates-the-supreme-court-says-geofence-warrants-count-as-a-search/



JULY 1894, CROTON LANDING, 4TH OF JULY DOINGS TOO

 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.

COURTESY OF THE ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JULY 1894 IN CROTON LANDING. CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW. There's chickens, a brutal assault, 4th of July doings and more!
 

NEWS 12--JETBLUE PILOT REPORTS HITTING DRONE AS PLANE APPROACHED JFK TO LAND

NEWS 12--The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident that happened as the plane passed through 3,000 feet (914 meters) around 7:15 a.m. as it was crossing the coastline. MORE AT News 12 | Hudson Valley | Jetblue Pilot Reports Hitting Drone As Plane Approached Jfk Airport To Land


FARRINGTON ROAD STAIRCASE CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION

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.

Work Expected to be Complete by Labor Day 2026-MORE AT Farrington Road Staircase Closed for Construction | Croton-on-Hudson NY


JILL BIDEN MEMOR'S DISAPPEARANCE FROM NYT BESTSELLER LIST AFTER DEBUTING AT TOP PROMPTS QUESTIONS

Former First Lady Jill Biden’s memoir had a brief run atop the New York Times bestseller list before tumbling out of the rankings just weeks later — fueling online speculation that its lofty debut owed more to bulk book orders than to sustained reader demand.

“View from the East Wing,” which was published by Simon & Schuster’s imprint Gallery Books, debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction list on June 21 with a dagger (†) symbol indicating that retailers reported some bulk purchases.

By the following week, it had slipped to No. 3, and it has since fallen off the list altogether. MORE AT Jill Biden memoir's disappearance from NYT bestseller list after debuting at top prompts questions

IN THE NEWS---SUPREME COURT RULES BALLOTS ARRIVING AFTER ELECTION DAY CAN BE COUNTED

More at Supreme Court rules ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted, in win for Dems

ROCKLAND OFFICIALS WARN OF SCAMMERS SELLING FAKE AMERICA 250 MERCH

News 12 - ROCKLAND OFFICIALS WARN OF SCAMMERS SELLING FAKE AMERICA 250 MERCH---see more at News 12 | Westchester | Rockland Officials Warn Of Scammers Selling Fake America 250 Merch


REUTERS--US SUPREME COURT BACKS TRUMP'S FIRING OF FTC MEMBER







WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday backed Donald Trump's firing of a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, expanding the Republican president's power over a regulatory agency that had long been insulated from White House control. MORE AT US Supreme Court backs Trump's firing of FTC member

A NEIGHBOR'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE---YOWZER! NOT ONE BUT TWO GIANT GARAGE DOOR MURALS

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.

A NEIGHBOR'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE---YOWZER! NOT ONE BUT TWO GIANT GARAGE DOOR MURALS. QUITE THE EYE CATCHER!




PLEASANTVILLE, HOUSING PROPOSAL; CONDOS, FEE SIMPLE, ETC. SPARKS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TAX REVENUE DEBATE

The article speaks for itself. Read it all at P’ville Housing Proposal Sparks Affordable Housing, Tax Revenue Debate | The Examiner News


THE NOW CLOSED UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS LOCATION

Windows are papered over and work appears to be going on inside.

That's all we know. Stay tuned.

SUPREME COURT BLOCKS TRUMP FIRING OF LISA COOK---FOR NOW

MORE AT Supreme Court Blocks Trump Firing Of Fed Governor Lisa Cook - For Now | ZeroHedge