ICYMI - A TWO-PART LETTER FROM BOB ANDERSON: DISBAND THE IDEA COMMITTEE & THOUGHTS ON "THAT GUY" PETE TSAGARAKIS

 

Letter to the Editor,

This letter has two parts regarding the IDEA committee. The first includes the question, "After listening to the tape and reading the transcripts, why would anyone want to live here?" 

Regardless, if the meeting was official or not, the chair of the IDEA comm. was there and should have stopped the discussion immediately. Isn't their goal to bring us together and not divide us? MORE AT EverythingCroton: A TWO-PART LETTER FROM BOB ANDERSON: DISBAND THE IDEA COMMITTEE & THOUGHTS ON "THAT GUY" PETE TSAGARAKIS

REMINDER 11/15 CAROLINE MORTENSEN RECEPTION, CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

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.

Thank you to all those who joined us on October 24th and all those that bid on the beautiful paintings of Croton and the surrounding area. All proceeds from the sale of those paintings will be used to fund scholarships for CHHS High School seniors planning to pursue a career in the visual arts field. Thank you again to all artists and community members who participated.

Join Croton River Artisans in welcoming November Visiting Artist, Caroline Mortensen. Meet the artist at a reception on November 15, 1-3pm. Light refreshments will be served. HOME | Croton River Artisan

NY IS #1 IN GOVT DEBT PER CAPITA

NY is # 1 in govt debt per capita



Overall, state governments around the U.S. reported $2.6 trillion in total debt and $1.9 trillion in long-term debt as of the end of fiscal year 2024. When local governments are added in, the total burden rises to $6 trillion in total debt and nearly $5 trillion in long-term debt.

"In per capita terms, New York ($37,006 per capita), New Jersey ($35,100), Connecticut ($33,189), Illinois ($31,582) and Hawaii ($30,759) have the highest total state and local debt, which includes debt at the state, county, city and school district levels within each state,"  SEE MORE HERE

SOME CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDRAISERS, ETC. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

UPDATED AGAIN IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS----For your consideration---as always, please do your own due diligence---we're entering the busy season for service organizations, churches, charities, here and abroad, etc.:

***MIDNIGHT RUN TEMPLE ISRAEL EverythingCroton: TEMPLE ISRAEL MIDNIGHT RUN

***VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON CROTON YACHT CLUB; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON YACHT CLUB - 2026 VETERANS DAY PRESS RELEASE

***Thank you from THE CROTON LIONS AND BOB ANDERSON, BAGELS ON HUDSON, GO TO EverythingCroton: THANK YOU FROM THE CROTON LIONS AND BOB ANDERSON

***Vendors wanted--Christmas Craft Fair St. Augustine EverythingCroton: VENDORS WANTED---36TH ANNUAL ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR

***THANK YOU FROM DAUGHTERS OF ST. MARY; ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH; CLICK HERE

and THANK YOU PLATINUM PROPANE AND CAPRICCIO'S for helping with the St. Augustine Parish Festival--it's an important festival; go to EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE FESTIVAL THANK YOU'S! CAPRICCIO PIZZERIA & PLATINUM PROPANE

***Recent Holy Name and  St. Augustine bulletins listed those currently in our armed forces; here's an opportunity to give back from the late Father Brennan; go to EverythingCroton: HAPPIER DAYS, FATHER BRENNAN, UNITED FOR THE TROOPS 2012

***ASBURY HOLIDAY POP UP EverythingCroton: ASBURY METHODIST HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP 2026

***We have residents with family serving in the IDF; for those who would like to donate there: EverythingCroton: FRIENDS OF THE IDF

***The St. Augustine’s annual drive for the THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE is underway. Donations of ONLY gravy, stuffing mix, boxed potatoes, rice, cans of vegetables, muffin mixes may be left in the box in the vestibule until Wednesday, November 18th. For many years, Parker Bale has very generously donated money towards the 40 turkeys that our Youth Group distributes to needy families in our community. If you would like to help defray the cost of some of the turkeys, please send your monetary donation to the Parish Office. Make your check payable to St. Augustine and marke envelope Attn Joan Pires.

***LOOK AT ALL THE QUILTS AND KITS OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN SENT TO LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF; GO TO EverythingCroton: OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN RECENTLY HAD THEIR ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE QUILTS

***WILD THINGS SANCTUARY: EverythingCroton: WILD THINGS SANCTUARY: SMALL VICTORIES, THE BATS AT WILD THINGS SANCTUARY

***VOLUNTEER NEW YORK HAS NUMEROUS VOLUNTEER OPORTUNITIES; GO TO Volunteer New York!

***VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT CROTON CARING; GO TO Croton Caring – Caring for our community

***PEEKSKILL, LITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS; GO TO EverythingCroton: DONATING TO LITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS--HELPING CATS IN NEED

***SHERIDAN GORMAN scholarship fundraiser; GO TO EverythingCroton: GOFUND ME SHERDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

***CROTON LIONS GOFUNDME EAGLE SCOUT ARBORETUM PROJECT; EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS CLUB--GOFUNDME--DONATE TO SUPPORT EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT IN BENEFIT OF CROTON ARBORETUM

***THANK YOU SHOPRITE AND FOX EKLOF POST; GO TO EverythingCroton: THANK YOU CROTON SHOPRITE AND FOX-EKLOF POST 505

and for their recent engagement (THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED) in the PATTERSON HISTORICAL SIGN DEDICATION; GO HERE AND FOR ED RIELY'S PIECE, GO HERE

***GREEN LIGHT NY, TEMPLE ISRAEL--Green Light NY project--Temple Israel of Northern Westchester worked with the New York Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, RAC-NY, a network of over 30 congregations across the state, to support state legislation that is socially just and reflective of Jewish values. Learn more here.

***LIAM RUDDEN, EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE' CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, PROJECT; it's done! SEE it at EverythingCroton: THANK YOU EAGLE SCOUT LIAM RUDDEN

***WHITE WHISKERS SENIOR DOG SANCTUARY; GO TO White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary | Dog Shelter in WNY

HYSTERICAL BABYLON BEE---TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY

Very funny. Thanks Tom.  If you step back from it, that is! BB: Republican last minute strategy to win the mid-terms – Tom Faranda's Folly

REMINDER---ARRAY OF HOPE--EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL

Attended one of these once. It was quite the event.

Holy Name of Mary--A Live 3-Night Encounter

12/7

12/8

12/9

Click on the flyer.

See more at Behold_HolyName_Flyer.pdf

AND MEANWHILE MORATORIUM TALK/PETITION IN MOUNT PLEASANT

Skipping the chatter; going straight to an article at More Than 400 Residents Sign Petition Demanding Mount Pleasant Development Moratorium | The Examiner News

SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF THIS FINE MONDAY

SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF: Keeping it brief---The usual chatter about the village being essentially divided continues--one area gets pigeon and pot-free-zones and parks---the other multi family housing, lots of ADUs, so-called affordable housing, whatever, and cannabis retail. People once being asked to "wake up and vote"....moving along......

School stuff: lots of very thoughtful commentary on the upcoming NOW 12/8 status conference; will the school district settle? Will Defending Ed? Stay tuned.

Bots, the latest derangement on that particular day, oh no,it's measles/Legionnaire's/Flu season---not to mention a flurry of anonymous facebook posters---dominating some local pages. Most folks seem to have stopped caring and have moved onto more thoughtful pages or discourse.

There's been some minor attempts on a few of the Pennsylvania pages to counter vaccine hesitancy with little effect---and lots of chatter about the massive fraud In Minnesota.  The sprawling investigation has resulted in federal charges against dozens of individuals, a majority of whom are of Somali descent, and has sparked massive national political, legal, and regulatory fallout---you'll have no trouble finding any of this---it is impossible to bury at this point given the scope of the cash involved. Arrests, press conferences and jail sentences occurring almost daily.

PHOTO ALBUM, 2026 TOWN OF CORTLNDT 5K ROAD RACE

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.

PHOTO ALBUM, 2026 TOWN OF CORTLNDT 5K ROAD RACE---SEE MORE AT 

https://www.facebook.com/TownOfCortlandt/posts/1545466804281667/

CROTON STUDENTS, FAST LIVING, WHOOPEE, 1934

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.

An amusing time capsule from THE PELHAM SUN AND 1934; CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

INCREDIBLE STORY...VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY -- MAN WHO STOPPED SCHOOL SHOOTER TELLS HIS STORY

In an exclusive interview with OPB, Giamanco described the series of seemingly insignificant decisions that brought him to that intersection at 12:58 p.m. that day — the same time a 16-year-old carrying a shotgun approached his children’s school. It was the packed lunch he didn’t eat, the masonry shop where he didn’t stop, the bolts he needed but didn’t buy, and the gun he says had just been “collecting dust” in his truck console. MORE AT Man who stopped school shooter tells his story – Tom Faranda's Folly

VIDEO AND MORE FROM THE MINNESOTA CONTINGENT AND ALPHA NEWS---AGAIN....TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS DESCEND ON ST. CLOUD, STATE IS GROUND ZERO FOR FRAUD AND FEEDING OUR FUTURE PARTICIPANT GETS 30 YEARS

Minnesota is “ground zero” for fraud, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who joined three other top Trump administration officials Friday in St. Cloud to announce new arrests, federal investigations and an intensified crackdown on schemes siphoning taxpayer dollars from government programs.

Bessent was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who delivered a coordinated message: Minnesota’s fraud problem has reached extraordinary proportions, and Washington is no longer looking the other way.......the defendants include Feisal Elmi of Aspen Associates, charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud involving $8 million in intended losses; Jama Mohamod of American Home Health Care, charged with eight counts involving $3.2 million; Faiza Ahmed of Home Sweet Home, charged with six counts involving $10 million; and Habiba Mohamed of Smart Therapy, charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a $19.1 million scheme. SEE MORE AT Top Trump officials descend on St. Cloud, announce fraud raids and arr

AND

Central participant in Feeding Our Future scheme sentenced to 30 years

YOU DON'T NEED ONE OF THESE...

....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 (or sign in). 

Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls too. 

Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

And the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig. 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, MONDAYS GIFTS, THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN, Robbins, Barre on Hudson, Raga, and more.

THREE FROM THE MAILBOX...

A reader remembers some sort of recent event at Temple Israel a few years back that honored Rosalind Morrissey and wondered if there was anything in the files.

Response: You may mean this: EverythingCroton: TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BROTHERHOOD SALUTES COMMUNITY'S WOMEN OF VALOR MAY 6TH

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A reader remembers some sort of local "housewife" contest involving the Grand Union and spirited neighborly competition.  Got anything?

Response: There were a number of these over the years. This was one of them:  EverythingCroton: 1962 HOMEMAKER CONTEST, A REQUEST FROM THE MAILBOX

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CONFIDENTIAL TO "THOUGHTS PLEEZE"---yes for about thirty seconds, there were investors; let it suffice to say, there aren't anymore, and the numbers speak for themselves.  You'll have to make your own inquiries.  Good luck.