Saturday, July 5, 2025

OBITUARY & SERVICE INFO FOR FORMER CROTON RESIDENT AND HOLY NAMER---ELIZABETH C. MASSONI--MID HUDSON NEWS

Formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, Elizabeth was a homemaker, childcare provider and an active volunteer in her community with girl scouts, cub scouts and many of her children’s activities. Formerly a parishioner of Holy Name of Mary Church in Croton, she served as a member of the Alter Rosary Society.  more at  Elizabeth C. Massoni - Mid Hudson News

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7/10/2025 SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE-TOWN OF CORTLANDT

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT 7/10 SUMMER CONCERT AND MOVIE SERIES

Summer Concert: Thursday, July 10 at 6PM - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

Summer Concert: Thursday, July 10 at 6PM - Town of Cortlandt, NY News
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AN UPDATE ON WHITE NOSE SYNDROME IN BATS AND MORE INFO FROM THE NYSDEC--PLUS BONUS ARTICLE: BATS AND WIND TURBINES

For those who don't know....White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a devastating fungal disease that has killed unprecedented numbers of hibernating bats in eastern North America.

The first evidence of WNS was documented in photographs from New York State in 2006. Here's the latest from the NYSDEC:

2025--Wildlife, Fish, and Marine Life Newsletter
A Day in the Life: Wildlife Staff Surveys Local Bat Populations

Earlier this year, DEC Wildlife staff collaborated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to survey bat populations in Central New York (DEC Region 7). Wildlife staff assisted with identifying and counting bat species found in various caves throughout the area.

During the surveys, the team observed many little brown bats and one Indiana bat, an endangered species in New York State. One reason Indiana bat populations are declining is due to the emergence of white nose syndrome, a fungal disease affecting hibernating bats.

DEC and partners conduct bat surveys to monitor endangered species, identify the prevalence of white nose syndrome, and understand species population dynamics to help to restore native species throughout the state. The team always takes extra caution to minimally disturb bats during surveys.

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And now a note from your Editor at Everything Croton:

--Take care of bats
--Reduce disturbance to natural bat habitats around your home (e.g., reduce outdoor lighting, minimize tree clearing, protect streams and wetlands).
--Construct homes for bats; see more here
--Or you can purchase ready-made bathouses at FEED THE BIRDS, 326 S. RIVERSIDE AVENUE, 862-4700...and check out the officially-sanctioned 'Bat Conservation International' dual-chamber bat house. Can host a couple of hundred bats! Made for Feed the Birds in PA.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN this 2019 article for your consideration: A New Deterrent System Could Help Save Bats From Wind Turbines...by Mary Bates, PACIFIC STANDARD---As the use of wind energy grows, so does a troubling and unanticipated side effect. Researchers estimate that hundreds of thousands of bats are killed by wind turbines each year in North America alone. READ MORE AT https://psmag.com/environment/jamming-echolocation-could-help-save-the-bats

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN---MAKE A LOG!

Everything Croton continues its very popular series GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN....and so without further ah-doo...

FROM 1976 AND HOUSE BEAUTIFUL -- MAKE A LOG!

A friend says they could never get the rolls "tight enough"---and these days--in the digital age--well.....newspapers are hard to come by.....yada yada yada.

Click on the ad!

FOR MORE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:

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SCENES FROM A CROTON 4TH OF JULY----2025

This year's July 4th holiday was truly a blessing....So much has changed....in so many ways...from the last 4 years...

While some local businesses were closed for the celebration, quite a few had limited hours but celebrated with July 4th specials, displays and tastings--- hamburgers, ribs, and hot dogs too-----and did we mention the flags?  Patriotic bunting and banners were displayed just about everywhere. Revolutionary War re-enactments returned up and down the river towns as well.  And a Croton Washington 4th Watch Party complete with barbecue chicken, ice box cakes, Baked by Susan Apple pie, and a very old, very expensive single malt scotch for a toast.

All and all, a wonderful July 4th, and so very different from last year...some minor poison ivy notwithstanding and storm-related power issues......some scenes from the day--and the day before...CLICK ON THE PHOTOS. Thank you to the village for two fabulous facebook photos.

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Friday, July 4, 2025

THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER #11

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.

LIFE IN CROTON KEEPS YOU BUSY...but we've found the time to resume our blog series: THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER.

At tonight's White House Bill signing and Washington 4th watch party, one of the neighbors remarked that today's Shorpy featured a photographer from Croton tagged especially for the holiday!

As many of you know, photographer Marion Post Wolcott was one of the village's most notable residents; you can read more about that here.

Our intrepid Everything Croton Elf discovered some of her photos, including one for July 4th, 1939, on the SHORPY website.  The one shown below is of a street in Louisville in 1940. Click on the image.  See a high resolution at Kentucky Akimbo: 1940 | Shorpy | Old Photos

See some more of her work at Shorpy at these links:

**The Guitar Lesson 1940, Louisana; click here
**Hunter's Drug Store, 1939; Georgia; click here
**Melrose, Louisana, 1940; BBQ Gas Beer! Click here
**Here she is fixing a flat 1940 in Up south fork of the Kentucky River, Breathitt County; go to Fully Leveraged: 1940 | Shorpy | Old Photos
**Fourth of July celebration 1939, St. Helena, South Carolina ; see more at Independence Day: 1939 | Shorpy | Old Photos

There will be more.


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THANK YOU CROTON EMS! CAPTAIN TIFFANY GILLEO AND TRAINING OFFICER KEN GILLEO

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.

FROM THE CROTON EMS WEBSITE---CLICK ON THE LINK AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE THE PHOTO-- Last Night while on their way home from work, Croton EMSs very own Captain Tiffany Gilleo and Training officer Ken Gilleo pulled up on a two car motor vehicle accident right after it had happened---SEE AND READ MORE AT Last Night while on their way home from work, Croton EMSs very own Captain Tiffany Gilleo and Training officer Ken Gilleo pulled up on a two car motor vehicle accident right after it had happened - Croton On Hudson Volunteer EMS
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5PM BILL SIGNING CEREMONY --PLUS LIVE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS WASHINGTON

President Trump's bill signing ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern Time today, July 4th, at the White House. (Reports originally said 4) He’ll be signing what he’s calling the “big, beautiful bill,” which includes sweeping changes to domestic policy, immigration etc. etc.. There will also be a July 4th picnic at the White House, with military aircraft flyovers planned as part of the celebration.  You can watch the bill signing live online via CBS News, which is streaming the event on its website and mobile platforms. There’s also a YouTube livestream available if you prefer that format.







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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY CROTON!

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. 

Happy Fourth of July Croton!  To celebrate, a collection of vintage and current "July 4TH" and "patriotic" Croton links...

p.s. If old-fashioned USA displays of pride give you the vapors, just move along. For everyone else, click on the photos and links--a recent photo of the Dummy Light--the "garden" frontage has since been removed.

NEXT UP AND NOW MORE THAN EVER! 

1976 CROTON'S BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS;  this one is by Tom Buchanan and shows then trustee, THE LATE Bill Ryder with Central Vet. Committee's Arthur Redding--holding Croton's "Bennington" flag. (more about Ryder by clicking here)

See more Bicentennial WONDERFUL OLD PHOTOS AND more here

JULY 4TH AT BLACK ROCK, 1952, and of course fireworks too--see more at http://bit.ly/2tHnpwM

ANOTHER GREAT ARTICLE FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES BY THE LATE ELISE SASSO: 

A HERO AMONGST US, JOHN PETERSON, MILITIAMAN; a fascinating story--see more here

2019, TO SEE FOURTH OF JULY PHOTOS FROM CROTON, just click here

For Croton's ties to the Declaration of Independence--yes THAT document---- check out one of our favorite Croton blogs, CROTON HISTORY &; MYSTERIES; to read all about it,  click here. 

CHECK OUT THIS PHOTO OF JULY 4TH BEACH GOERS AT SENASQUA FROM 1962.

It's hard to believe today's Senasqua ever looked like this. 

The newspaper clipping comes from the scrapbooks that the late Ed Rondthaler donated to the historical society. SEE MORE OF THE RONDTHALER SCRAPBOOKS AT 

https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks-part-1.html

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY is on Turner Classic Movies today 8 pm! And THE MUSIC MAN! And Croton's Howard DaSilva in 1776 (read more about that here)

See the full TCM schedule HERE.

Robbins Pharmacy shares 2019 area fireworks video; CLICK HERE

2014 JULY 4TH WEEKEND AT THE DUCK POND; CLICK HERE

THROWBACK JULY 4TH; WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND, FROM CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; click here

2021 JULY POSTINGS FROM CROTON'S OWN TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY: 

-----JULY 4TH, BACK THE BLUE!  https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2021/07/july-4th-back-the-blue.html

-----SOME WOMEN VETERANS!  https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2021/07/fourth-of-july-tomorrow-here-are-some-women-veterans-.html

NY POST, WHY PATRIOTISM IS WORTH DEFENDING, 2019, more here

A REMINDER FROM CROTON UNITED: AMERICA'S MOST HISTORICAL SITE; MORE HERE

CROTON'S VAN CORTLANDT MANOR --some outstanding vintage items and photos at:

https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/02/van-cortlandt-manor-1953-thru-1973.html

(EDITOR: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED, THE PHOTO OF THE DUMMY LIGHT IS FROM A FEW YEARS AGO; we believe the miniature flags were placed by an anonymous citizen)

AND HE HAS MADE US PROUD! EverythingCroton: CROTON-ON-HUDSON COMPOSER WRITES PATRIOTIC ANTHEM FOR WEST POINT'S FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION--NEWS 12

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FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---THE FRIDAY 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATORY LAYERED COCKTAIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

It's time for the regular Friday series---the Friday Cocktail from Croton notable(!) Tom Faranda's Folly blog--click on the photo for the "4th of July Celebratory Layered Cocktail"--see and read much more at Tom Faranda's Folly: 4th of July - the celebratory layered cocktail!

Happy 4th of July Tom (and family)!  Your cocktail series has a devoted following here at Everything Croton.

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PRICKLEY PEAR CACTUS SEASON

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Another season...Yes there's a reason why Prickly Pear Hill in Croton is called...well... Prickly Pear Hill. Read all about that 1973 article here. Then click on the photo to see some old stock blooming happily in your editor's garden. They seem to go through phases, some years blooming more gaudily than others depending on the weather.  The bees love these cactus roses--and the bravest of hummingbirds too--but those needles are killer when you're doing fall clean-up!
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Thursday, July 3, 2025

QUICK AND EASY 4TH OF JULY DESSERTS

Quick And Easy 4th of July Desserts

Published by Pam Kessler |

A collection of more than 20 patriotic Fourth of July desserts that will make dessert the star of your 4th of July picnic! Many Pinterest favorites including Firecracker Jell-o Cups, American Flag Popsicles, Red White And Blue Poke Cake and more. GO TO 35 Easy 4th Of July Desserts - Red White And Blue Dessert Ideas
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PATRIOTIC POSIES AT CROTON SHOPRITE AND HOLIDAY HOURS TOO--JULY 4TH

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PATRIOTIC POSIES AT CROTON SHOPRITE; while supplies last of course and they were going very fast. CLICK ON THE PHOTO.

CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THEIR STORE HOURS FOR 7/4----THEY WILL BE OPEN 6 AM TO 12 AM Holiday Store Hours

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT, MILLING AND PAVING UPDATE, TOWN HALL 7/10 AND 7/11

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Milling and Paving Update: Entrance Road for Cortlandt Town Hall on July 10 and July 11---read more at Milling and Paving Update: Entrance Road for Cortlandt Town Hall on July 10 and July 11 - Town of Cortlandt, NY News
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