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****Fab video 2024 Metro-North Open House, Northeast Trainman; go to EverythingCroton: FAB YOUTUBE VIDEO FROM NORTHEAST TRAINMAN---METRO NORTH "BEACHBALL"--CROTON HARMON OPEN HOUSE 2024

****GLENN REYNOLDS: IRYNA ZARUTSKA'S MURDER EXPOSES THE LEFT'S UTTER INCOHERENCE ON CRIME; CLICK HERE

****FAB JIM McGLONE AD 1963; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1963--JIM McGLONE--THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOLKSWAGEN MADE

****UPDATED----FROM 2010 THROUGH MID-2025--THE TOP TEN LITERARY POSTS AT EVERYTHING CROTON; CLICK HERE

****CROTON ROTARY DELIVERS 150 TURKEYS! SEE THE PHOTOS AT EverythingCroton: THANK YOU CROTON ROTARY AND VOLUNTEERS

HANUKKAH THEN AND NOW

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Hanukkah  2025 begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14, and ends at sundown on Monday, December 22.

Click on the image for a 1979 "Chanukah" party at Temple Israel.

AND FOR 1960, GO TO EverythingCroton: 'CHANUKAH PARTY' 1960, AT TEMPLE ISRAEL

For more about temple Israel of Northern Westchester, go to Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

NIKITOPOULOS AND KELLY INDUCTED INTO CHHS HALL OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES

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Chief Nikitopoulos, class of 1977 and Brian Kelly, class of 2004 were inducted into the CHHS hall of distinguished graduates today. CLICK ON THE PHOTOS 

REMINDER 12/11 BROTHERHOOD LECTURE--THE STORY OF TWO ISRAELI SONGS

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Brotherhood Lecture: The Story of TWO Israeli Songs--Thursday, December 11, 2025 • 21 Kislev 57867:30 PM - 9:00 PM---The stories behind "Ein Li Eretz Acheret" and "Bashana Haba'a" two iconic Israeli songs written by Lyricist Ehud Manor. More here.

REMINDER---MILLING AND PAVING UPDATE 11/24 ROOT ST./OREGON ROAD

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MILLING AND PAVING UPDATE 11/24 ROOT ST./OREGON ROAD; READ MORE AT Milling and Paving - Root St/Oregon Road Intersection - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

BISHOPS VOTE TO PROHIBIT TRANS SURGERIES AND HORMONE TREATMENT IN CATHOLIC HOSPITALS

US. Catholic bishops voted to prohibit transgender surgeries and the use of cross-sex hormones in Catholic hospitals, in a show of solidarity with Catholic physicians and medical groups who have advocated for an end to the procedures for more than a decade.  MORE AT Bishops Vote To Prohibit Trans Surgeries In Catholic Hospitals

2025---WHEN WILL THE VILLAGE'S CHRISTMAS TREE BE LIT?

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Former residents visiting friends still in the area have asked when the village Christmas Tree will be lit.....

12/4 in Vassallo Park.

Menorah lighting too.

See more at  Winter Holiday Celebration | Facebook

CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE THE 2013 TREE.

UPDATED----FROM 2010 THROUGH MID-2025--THE TOP TEN LITERARY POSTS AT EVERYTHING 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.

AND NOW---FROM 2010 THROUGH MID-2025 ---THE TOP TEN LITERARY POSTS AT EVERYTHING CROTON:

#1: BY SPECIAL REQUEST AND IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, AN INDEX TO THE LATE ROBERT SCOTT'S "CHRONICLES OF CROTON'S BOHEMIA" SERIES; click here. 

#2: CROTON'S MAX EASTMAN: REFLECTIONS ON THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM, FASCINATING READ; click here. 

#3: ERIC KNIGHT, AUTHOR OF LASSIE AND THIS ABOVE ALL, THE CROTON CONNECTION; click here

#4: JOSEPH HELLER, CATCH 22; THE CROTON CONNECTION; click here.

#5: LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE AND HAROLD GRAY, THE CROTON CONNECTION; click here 

#6: CROTON'S BEN BOTKIN, 1960, A CIVIL WAR TREASURY OF TALES, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE; click here. 

#7, CROTON DISCOVERED, A LOOK BACK WITH ELISE SASSO, INCLUDES THE MYSTERY OF THE LARKIN PLACE SKELETON; click here.

#8: 1975 ARTICLE ABOUT MARY JOSEPHINE D'AVIA's BOOK ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CROTON DAM; click here.

#9: LOUIS A. BRENNAN, A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ARCHAEOLOGY; click here  

#10: THE CROTON CHRONICLE--BRUCE DOLLAR--A TOUR OF MOUNT AIRY ROAD AND "RED HILL"; more here

ICYMI--TEMPLE ISRAEL -ARTISANS' HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR - 12/7, 2-4 PM

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12/7, 12-4 pm....Get ready to do your Hanukkah gift shopping and support Temple Israel at the same time! Come see original work from painters, photographers, jewelry makers, potters, textile artists, woodworkers, and more. Bring your friends--members and non-members-- and enjoy an array of beautiful one-of-a-kind gifts.Our wonderful and talented vendors have graciously agreed to donate 20% of their sales back to the Temple.Shop, have fun, and support the Temple at this exciting event! Artisan Holiday Gift Fair - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

REMINDER---12/12 HOLY NAME OF MARY FEAST DAY CELEBRATION - OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

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HOLY NAME OF MARY Feast Day Celebration December 12th at 7PM

You are invited to the Feast Day Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Empress of the Americas, and the patron saint of Mexico and the unborn. We begin with the Rosary at 6PM. A bilingual Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Tony at 7PM. Refreshments will be served following Mass.

Holy Name of Mary - Croton-on-Hudson, NY

ICYMI---YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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ICYMI---The Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too---is available at:

EverythingCroton: YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE WPIX TRADITION CONTINUES---MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS--WILL AIR ON THANKSGIVING DAY

Just got word that PIX11 will continue its annual Thanksgiving tradition and air MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (Babes in Toyland, the 1934 Laurel and Hardy classic) 9 am for the black and white version---3 pm for the colorized -- SEE THEIR SCHEDULE AT TV Listings | PIX11

For those who don't know, MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS A.K.A. BABES IN TOYLAND is a Laurel and Hardy musical Christmas film released on November 30, 1934. The film is also known by the alternative titles Laurel and Hardy in Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet (the 1948 European reissue title), and March of the Wooden Soldiers (in the United States). You can read more about it here.

Our friends at European Film star Postcards have a wonderful post on Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; check it out here.

The actor who played the miserly Silas Barnaby--(a character based on the English nursery rhyme "There Was A Crooked Man" contrary to other curious assertions you may have seen elsewhere) was Henry Brandon.  Read more about him here.

The film is also available on AMAZON...BLU-RAY  https://amzn.to/3lEd0da

AND WPIX IS DOING THE HONEYMOONERS MARATHON IN-BETWEEN!

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SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

  

Because life gets busy:

***CHRISSIE MAYR LIVESTREAM VIDEO COVERAGE OF KIRK MEMORIAL AT CROTON LANDING; CLICK HERE

***TEMPLE ISRAEL MIDNIGHT RUN; CLICK HERE

***PROGRESS REPORT FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: BIKE PROGRESS REPORT & MORE FROM MY MS MERMAID LIFE

***NEW TREE LAW IN CROTON; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW LAW TO PROTECT TREES IN EFFECT IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON

***ALLEGED KIRK ASSASSIN ROBINSON, WHAT WE KNOW; GO TO EverythingCroton: CHARLIE KIRK'S ALLEGED ASSASSIN CONFESSES ON DISCORD, EVERYTHING WE KNOW

***SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 10/18 HEART HEALTH FAIR; GO TO EverythingCroton: SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 10/18 HEART HEALTH FAIR

***HOLY NAME OF MARY FAITH FORMATION CONFIRMATION CLASS, NY CATHOLIC YOUTH DAY; SEE AND READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: HOLY NAME OF MARY FAITH FORMATION CONFIRMATION CLASS, NY CATHOLIC YOUTH DAY

***EAGLE'S EYE FALL NEWSLETTER, ST. AUGUSTINE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL, FALL NEWSLETTER, NOW ONLINE

***MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE INFO; GO TO EverythingCroton: 2025 MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE INFO

IN THE NEWS---WHEN THE GOVERNMENT'S $5 MILLION MISTAKE LEADS TO A COVID SCAM AND A HOUSE MEMBER'S INDICTMENT

Did you know that a Democratic member of the House is under federal criminal indictment? It didn't receive a lot of news coverage, but the Justice Department announced last Wednesday that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida and three co-defendants have been charged with stealing federal COVID funds and using the money to enrich themselves, to finance a political campaign, and to buy, among other items, a 3.14-carat diamond ring. READ MORE HERE.