RIVER JOURNAL, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, ERIC STONE & MEGAN COHEN, WANT TO HELP THIS EARTH DAY? PLAY OUTSIDE.

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(STONE AND COHEN OWN THE REWILDING SCHOOL Serving Westchester County, Somers, Croton On Hudson, Mount Kisco And Surrounding Towns)​

Over 56 years ago, the first inaugural Earth Day event occurred in the United States. What started as a small protest for the environment has since grown to reach 193 countries and over 1 billion people. The global reach of Earth Day may seem surprising, but it points to an underlying universal truth: Every person’s actions, no matter how small, can have an impact on the entire world. MORE AT Want to Help this Earth Day? Play Outside. - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

SNOW, RAIN, TO RETURN TO HUDSON VALLEY

More at  Snow, Rain Return To Hudson Valley Weather Forecast: Here's When, What To Know | Mid Hudson Valley, NY Patch

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, AMEND ZONING/CODE TO ADD CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL PREFERENCES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNTS

Public Hearing Notice - Local Law Introductory No. 5 of 2026
Public Hearing to be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Posted on: April 2, 2026 - 11:49am

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution has been adopted by the Board of Trustees, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, at a meeting on March 11, 2026 to open a PUBLIC HEARING on the following:

Local Law Introductory No. 5 of 2026 to amend Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Village Code to add certain occupational preferences for affordable housing units.

THEREFORE, pursuant to statute, the Board of Trustees, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the above on Wednesday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m., in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, at which time all interested parties will be heard.

The meeting will also be broadcast live on www.crotononhudson-ny.gov and Cable Channel 78.

Pauline DiSanto
Village Clerk

HIGH-POTENCY MARIJUANA IS SENDING MORE YOUTH TO THE ER

Times Union: Read more at High-potency marijuana is sending more youth to the ER

CROTON HARMON HS BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL WINS OVER HARRISON 14-13

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CROTON HARMON HS BOYS VARSITY BASEBALLS WINS OVER HARRISON 14-13; MORE AT Boys Varsity Baseball Wins Over Harrison 14 - 13 - Croton Harmon High School

FLAG FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD, SCHEDILE WEEK FOR APRIL 6TH

Flag Football with mention of Hendrick Hudson etal.  Go to Flag football scoreboard, schedule for week of April 6

MORE ON THE MIRACLE SAVE IN IRAN, TRULY REMARKABLE

President Trump on Monday revealed amazing new details about the harrowing 36 hours a US colonel known by the code name “Dude Bravo 44” spent behind enemy lines in Iran bleeding “profusely” before rescue.

The shot-down Air Force weapons officer, who was “injured quite seriously,” scaled a cliff more than a mile up and treated his own wounds while hiding in a crevice in an area “teeming with terrorists” before US forces got to him — and miraculously flew him to safety even after their aircraft nearly got disastrously stuck in wet sand, Trump said. MORE AT Trump reveals amazing new details of the rescue of the F-15E crew member who was 'injured quite badly'

FROM THAT CROTON NEWS SITE---'IT'S NOT IMPARTIAL': HOW A ROOKIE TRUSTEE SANK A $36,500 COURT STUDY

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Stacey Nachtaler had been on the Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees for exactly three months when she did something unusual: she read the proposal.

Not the summary. Not the memo from the village manager. The actual 17-page proposal from the Center for Governmental Research, the Rochester-based nonprofit that was being asked to study the future of Croton's village justice court for $36,500.

"The first sentence on page one," Nachtaler told her colleagues at the February 11 work session, "is a request for a proposal to study the feasibility of dissolving the village justice court and shifting it to Cortland."

She paused to let that sink in.

"Then when you continue on, it says they're gonna provide an impartial, impartial analysis."

Nachtaler, who brought 20 years of professional consulting experience to the board, didn't think those two things were compatible...note--this article is no longer available--it was at at 'It's Not Impartial': How a Rookie Trustee Sank a $36,500 Court Study — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

IN THE NEWS--2 SUSPECTS ARRESTED RE: THAT SHOOTHOUT- AT HERITAGE HOMES HOUSING PROJECT

One of the suspects was found at a hospital in Englewood, New Jersey, according to New Rochelle police. MORE AT 2 Suspects Arrested In Connection To Shootout At Heritage Homes | New Rochelle, NY Patch

AND Two Men Charged in New Rochelle Gunfire Exchange; Police Investigate Reports of Bullets Striking Homes - Talk of the Sound

RAVI RAJ RESTORES A CENTURY-OLD CROTON-ON-HUDSON RESIDENCE

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The stone houses of Westchester’s early 20th-century neighborhoods carry a particular material candor – their masonry is pulled from the same geological bed as the landscape around them, their permanence a direct expression of the region’s character. Ravi Raj’s renovation of a Mount Airy house in Croton-on-Hudson treats that original fabric as the project’s main thesis, organizing every intervention around it while carefully reconciling past and present into a cohesive whole.  MORE AT Ravi Raj Restores a Century-Old Croton-on-Hudson Residence

CROTON LIONS AND BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS, GRADUATION CEREMONY, AND PHOTOS

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This is autism awareness month and Vic Conte, president of the Croton Lions Club and secretary Bob Anderson recently attended the BluePath graduation ceremony at the Hyatt in Fishkill, N.Y..Four dogs will be moving on to families of children with autism. The dogs go through a rigorous training program of three years before they can graduate. Each dog is a trained at a cost of approximately $40,000 and will be provided to the family at no cost. The Croton Lions are happy to make an annual donation to BluePath as part of their humanitarian mandate.

More information about BluePath can be found at: https://bluepathservicedogs.org.

The 10th Annual BluePath Service Dogs Walkathon is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 10:00 am – 1:30 pm at FDR State Park (Lot 5) in Yorktown Heights, NY. This family-friendly event features a 1- or 3-mile walk, food trucks, games, and a specialized "BluePath Breakroom" sensory-friendly tent.

Bob Anderson on the left is pictured with Erica Stanzione, Dir. of Marketing for BluePath and Vic Conte on the right. Also pictured are the four graduates posing for a class photo and meeting attendees at the event. Click on the photos.

PUBLIC TOURS OF TARRYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE RESUMED APRIL 4TH

As you know, the lighthouse was vandalized. It is unknown what, if anything, happened to the miscreants who were caught. and charged.  In any case, tours begin again. MORE AT Public Tours of Tarrytown Lighthouse Resumed April 4 - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

MEMORIES OF KELLEHER APPLIANCE SERVICE BUT....

Most Croton residents relied on Kelleher's Appliance Repair for decades---and when they retired, the village was left with few options. 

Many of us learned to repair what we could---Youtube videos are wonderful for some things---but every now and then, we are stumped and have to bring in the professionals.

I am happy to report that Mike's Repair Service is one of those professionals, and he is highly recommended.  

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 4/8

Upcoming meeting; bookmark this post for the agenda update when it is available.