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

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YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...

****HAPPY 4TH OF JULY---LOTS OF VINTAGE 4TH AND 1976 BICENTENNIAL LINKS--HOW THE NATION'S BIRTHDAY WAS ONCE CELEBRATED IN CROTON; GO HERE

****MANY THANKS TO AJ FOR ORGANIZING THE BEST 250 BLOCK PARTY

****MAJOR APPLAUSE TO THE DIECKMANS WHO REMEDIED THE VILLAGE'S MUNICIPAL LACK OF 250-THEMED DECORATIONS---and were publicly thanked by Trustee Slippen/Manager Healy at a recent board meeting

****THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US HERE IN CROTON, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. SEE MORE HERE

#2) And that other poll, Enten was blown away; predicts bad things for upcoming midterms--CNN'S HARRY ENTEN DUMPS COLD WATER ON DEMS' SENATE HOPES---THEY HAVE A MATH PROBLEM

AND 

THE BIG NEWS---IS ANOTHER BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE COMING TO CROTON AND IF SO, WHERE---LOCAL OPPOSITION IS PERCOLATING--HERE'S SOME ASSORTED LINKS, OTHER COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MORATORIUMS, SAFETY ISSUES, ETC; GO TO EverythingCroton: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--B.E.S.S. MORATORIUM COMMUNITIES

MOVING ALONG:

***2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE; LOTS OF ILLUMINATING PHOTOS AND POSSIBLY PLANNED HOUSING CROTON POINT AVENUE/HARMON AREA; CLICK HERE

***CROTON'S JOHN SARCONE--RECEIVES OUTSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE AWARD; CLICK HERE

***ACCUSED KIRK ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON DEALT COURTROOM BLOW; GO TO EverythingCroton: ACCUSED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON DEALT COURTROOM BLOW, DAYS BEFORE PIVOTAL HEARING

***ANTIFA--BEING DEALT WITH AT LAST: 7 MORE ANTIFA MEMBERS GO DOWN; GO TO EverythingCroton: SEVEN MORE MEMBERS OF TEXAS ANTIFA TERRORIST CELL HANDED LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES

***BOOKS/PUBLICATIONS STILL TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA; GO HERE

***ALISHA MAXCY--BRIARCLIFF/CROTON, CHARGED WITH IDENTIFY THEFT; GO HERE

***YES IT WAS AN EPIC GAME--WORLD CUP US WON OVER BOSNIA ---AND THANK YOU MARK MCKENZIE--LISTEN TO HIS TEAM PRAYER; CLICK HERE

***POT SHOPS: ALL THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; CROTON DIDN'T; GO HERE

***CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

***MONDAY PROPERTIES (FINKELSTEIN TIRE WAREHOUSE); MORE AT EverythingCroton: MONDAY PROPERTIES!

***FROM THAT NEW CROTON NEWS SITE: ZBA Interprets 1931 Animal Code: Fowl Means Any Bird, Pigeons Count, Coops Can Stay Near Property Lines — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***CROTON COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE QUESTIONS; GO HERE

***THE LATEST WHOPPERS FROM BERNIE SANDERS; GO HERE

***ADF WINS BIG; YOU CAN'T PUNISH STUDENT FOR CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE; GO HERE

***REMINDER TOWN OF CORTLANDT'S USA 250TH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND CONTEST; CLICK HERE

***NY ELECTICITY RATES; MUCH CHATTER; COMPLAINTS THAT PROMISED GOVERNMENT REDUCTIONS VIA COMMUNTY CHOISE AGGREGATION INITIATIVES NEVER MATERIALIZED AND MUCH MORE--for whatever it is all worth; GO HERE

***THE NY TIMES, AT IT AGAIN EverythingCroton: THE NY TIMES---AT IT AGAIN---THIS ISN'T PREGNANCY....IT'S A POLITICAL PLOT

***METRO NORTH HERITAGE TRAIN VIDEO; GO HERE

***STAY OUT OF THE RIVER, SEWAGE ISSUES; CLICK HERE

***QUAKER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS; GO HERE

***RECENT ITEMS AT THE MAILBOX; CLICK HERE

***HEAT/POWER ISSUES; PLS DO NOT CHARGE ELECTRIC VEHICLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: VOLTAGE REDUCTION EXPANDS TO MORE WESTCHESTER TOWNS AS HEAT DOME PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR SECOND DAY

***About those egg prices; click here

***Service and obituary for TYLER BELLO; GO TO EverythingCroton: SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR TYLER BELLO

LIGHT OF HOPE

SEE more at Trump spoke to a cheering crowd of more than 150,000 people on the National Mall who braved a thunderstorm-forced evacuation to hear the president speak in the 11 p.m. hour.

WHATTA SHOW!

 

More at 4th of July celebrations for America’s 250th birthday across USA: Live updates

VIDEO--METRO NORTH'S 250TH UNIT LEAVING GRAND CENTRAL BOUND FOR CROTON HARMON

Metro North's 250th unit leaving GCT bound for Croton Harmon (4th of July)

Seen here is Metro North’s America 250th heritage unit, lined up next to the NY Central heritage unit. Metro North had this train run with holiday lights and with its heritage unit for the 4th of July. Metro Norths 250th unit leaving GCT bound for Croton Harmon (4th of July)

ICYMI QUAKER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS 7/6

CLICK on the facebook image. For more information on the project, please visit the project page on the Village website: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/.../inter-governmental...

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OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR CONSTANCE (NARDULLO) IURATO

Constance Iurato, age 88 passed peacefully from this life on June 27, 2026. She was born on August 16, 1937, in Bronx, NY to Nicholas and Nettie Nardullo. Constance grew up in Tarrytown, NY.

She attended Washington Irving High School where she created many happy memories as Drum Majorette. She married the love of her life; John R. Iurato (Junie) of N. Tarrytown, in 1959. Mr. and Mrs. Iurato resided in N. Tarrytown for the first several years of their married life before moving to Briarcliff Manor and later Croton on Hudson. MORE AT Constance (Nardullo) Iurato Obituary | 1937 - 2026 | Tarrytown, NY

REMINDER---SILVER LAKE FEES WAIVED TO JULY 4TH BUT VILLAGE ID STILL REQUIRED

 Click on the image for more info. 

LOCAL FIGHTER JET FLYOVERS THIS MORNING CROTON-ON-HUDSON

Wonderful to hear the roar and just see---these amazing jets in action.  Keep an eye out. It's going to be an all-day thing---and down in Washington

7 HOURS OF FLYOVERS! https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/03/freedom-250-flyover-aviation-july-4/

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY CROTON----AMERICA'S 250TH!

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!  (Click on the images and links!) We'll be busy enjoying the day but friends will help at least post breaking news.

But for now.....To celebrate this momentous occasion, 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 2019 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 EverythingCroton: JULY 4TH @ BLACK ROCK 1952

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 MEDLEY, JAMES CAGNEY AT James Cagney - 'Yankee Doodle' Medley

AND CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA IN 1776 AT EverythingCroton: HAPPY TO REPORT THAT "1776"-- WITH CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA--IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ANY TIME ON YOUTUBE

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

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

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 2026---THE BIG YEAR! 

EverythingCroton: A LETTER TO THE PAPER--JESSICA DIECKMAN AND THOSE 250 SIGNS!

AND TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY

4th of July – My lawn & repeating my posting from 2006 – Tom Faranda's Folly

and PRES. TRUMP'S MT. RUSHMORE 250 SPEECH Trump rails against ‘mortal threat’ of communism during America 250 Mount Rushmore speech

and 7 HOURS OF FLYOVERS! https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/03/freedom-250-flyover-aviation-july-4/

AND EverythingCroton: 32ND ANNUAL RESPECT FOR LIFE--A MORNING OF PRAYER FOR AMERICA

AND PRESIDENT TRUMPS 4TH OF JULY SPEECH--LIGHT OF HOPE EverythingCroton: LIGHT OF HOPE

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A LETTER TO THE PAPER--JESSICA DIECKMAN AND THOSE 250 SIGNS!

To the Editor,

The abundance of striking and eye-catching signs celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States that have sprung up around Croton is very inspiring! Though the entire country is acknowledging the two and a half centuries since the colonies formally broke away from British rule, the mighty and historical Hudson River was enormously significant during the Revolutionary War, and this makes Croton, and the Hudson Valley region, a special setting for embracing the anniversary.

I look forward to seeing these signs well-beyond the July 4th holiday: This entire year is a milestone for a unique, incredible and dynamic 250-year journey. My family are proud to be citizens of this great nation, some of our forebears having given their lives fighting for its protection, and it is wonderful to see a like-minded and widespread embrace by neighbors all over Croton. It is a simple yet powerful way of showing appreciation for the country we call home. Please enjoy the pictures I’ve taken of Croton getting decked-out for the 250th Anniversary!

Sincerely,

Jessica Dieckman

(Feed The Birds looks very festive) CLICK ON THE IMAGES.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: CROTON’S CONNECTION TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***1776 WITH CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA; CLICK HERE

***STAY OUT OF THE RIVER, SEWAGE ISSUES; CLICK HERE

***RECENT ITEMS AT THE MAILBOX; CLICK HERE

***HEAT/POWER ISSUES; PLS DO NOT CHARGE ELECTRIC VEHICLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: VOLTAGE REDUCTION EXPANDS TO MORE WESTCHESTER TOWNS AS HEAT DOME PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR SECOND DAY

***JOHN CENA, ADRIANA, MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE--SPACECON AND JOHN CENA TOO

***THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMOIR AND SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT; click here

***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

***THAT "HATE MAP"; THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW SCANDAL CONTINUES; GO TO EverythingCroton: HATE MAP---FAR-LEFT SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER REIMBURSED KLAN MEMBERS FOR CROSS-BURNINGS: FEDS

***THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S UPCOMING 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5931586-states-decline-great-american-state-fair/

#2) And still trending on local Croton social media: HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X

32ND ANNUAL RESPECT FOR LIFE--A MORNING OF PRAYER FOR AMERICA

SATURDAY JULY 4

National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

Free Event

ALL ARE WELCOME

Click on the image for schedule.

ROCKLAND COUNTY CATHOLIC COALITION

FEDS SUSPEND MEDICAID FRAUD FUNDING FOR NY WITH MENTION OF JAMES, BELL, AND SARCONE ETAL.--NEXSTAR

 

EXCERPTED---ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The federal government suspended funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, accusing the state agency of doing a bad job with criminal enforcement. State officials called the move a political attack—pointing out that the MFCU has recovered hundreds of millions—and called attention to high-profile arrests announced as recently as June 24, June 29, and July 1.To avoid losing everything earmarked for the 2027 fiscal year, HHS Inspector General Thomas March Bell gave the state until July 30 to submit a corrective action plan. New York is supposed to explain exactly how it will better track employee time and rebalance staff to fix what the feds called an inappropriate mix of auditors and investigators. New York would also have to facilitate mandatory monthly cooperation meetings between federal law enforcement and MFCU staff.

HHS denied recertification for New York’s MFCU starting July 1. In his letter, Bell reasoned that they’d filed only nine criminal indictments each in 2023 and 2025, and 18 in 2024. That’s a drop from the hundreds the unit had prosecuted in 2016, 2017, and 2018, according to Sarcone. Bell blamed the lower numbers on a deliberate choice to pursue larger civil fraud lawsuits instead of smaller criminal cases. MORE AT NY's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit accused of poor criminal enforcement