Sunday, February 22, 2026

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

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Your Everything Croton Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too. Click on the links below. AS ALWAYS, TEXT HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN AND/OR IN ITALICS SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION.... BUT FIRST:




ANTI -ICE GRAFITTI VANDALISM AT THE CROTON DAM: F**K ICE; photo and more here

VILLAGE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY, IMPENDING BLIZZARD; MORE HERE

VILLAGE COURT ISSUES, WATKINS OUT?; MORE HERE

TRUMP TARIFFS ARE DOWN NOT OUT; And the Court may have left the door open...Not all of Trump’s tariffs were at issue in the case. SIGN UP FOR MORE The Free Press | Bari Weiss | Substack



MOVING ALONG:

--BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST WITH LEG. ULAJ; click here

--AT IT AGAIN, MILK IS RACIST; CLICK HERE

--VINTAGE CROTON MARCH 1958; click here

--ANTISEMITISM SYMBOLS IN THE PORTAPOTTY, CROTON LANDING; go here

--SOME RECENT LETTERS YOU SHOULD NOT MISS, POPE LEO, JESSICA DIECKMAN, AND A BLAST FROM THE PAST, CHIEF REGGIE LAMBRUSCHI; GO HERE

--THOSE NUMBERS, JOHN McKEON; GO HERE

--FROM BECKER'S NEWSLETTER - LAWLER HOSTS ANNUAL VETERAN OF THE YEAR: CONGRATS PATRICK SELLECK ETAL.; GO HERE

--YET AGAIN, EASING THOSE HARD FOUGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RULES to build more "affordable housing"; click here

AND MEANWHILE IN THE BRONX: "Expedited review" for affordable housing. READ MORE AT Mott Haven housing development is first to undergo new expedited review process

--VINTAGE CROTON, MEMORIES OF THE SIDECAR; GO HERE

--RIP DANIEL ROTHROCK; go here

--VINTAGE CROTON, 1972, YALE JOEL; GO HERE

--VINTAGE CROTON 1926, GLORIA SWANSON; go here

--CROTON FRIENDS OF HISTORY SPRING EVENTS AT Croton Friends of History

--MS AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES; A WORD FROM ADRIANA; click here

--TEEN TAKEOVERS IN THE NEWS; click here

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE AT EverythingCroton: GETTING SCHOOLED - IN THE NEWS - NY POST

--GOOD SHEPHERD CHAPEL; REPAIRS ONGOING; SEE HERE

--MORE DETAILS: YONKERS TIMES, ANAN SINGH ETC., click here

--CROTON HARMON DISTRICT, DUBAK IN, click here

--You are encouraged to watch the 2/12 Board of Education meeting (these archived meetings are available on Youtube); the last meeting speaks for itself---Go to CHUFSD Board of Education Regular Meeting 2/12/26

--THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER #13; go here

--HNM'S ST. PAT'S DINNER/PARTY; click here

--NUMBER TWO, OUR NEW SERIES:: MORE FOR OUR TRAIN & RAIL FANS, OUR VERY BUSY CROTON-HARMON STATION, PLUS POSSIBLE FLOODING THIS WEEKEND, A COLLECTION OF VIDEOS AND LINKS--PAST PRESENT FUTURE; more here

and for NUMBER ONE OF THE SERIES, click here

--CONGRATS HNM WINNERS KofC FREE THROW; CLICK HERE

--FROM THE HOLY NAME OF MARY 2/15 BULLETIN--CROTON CARING COMMITTEE'S "FAITH IN ACTION"; click here

--VINTAGE CROTON CHRONICLES OF CROTON'S BOHEMIA; ROBERT SCOTT; GO HERE

----The blog has been receiving reports of a wave of AI‑altered or fully AI‑generated videos that have been spreading online--and on assorted local facebook pages. These videos are often mixed in with real footage.

NBC News and the Star Tribune both reported that AI‑manipulated images and videos have been misleading millions. There is one about Minneapolis in particular in which The Independent specifically highlighted a viral Minneapolis protest video that was confirmed to be an AI fake, explaining how synthetic protest crowds and overhead shots are being mass‑produced and circulated. AFP also debunked a separate Minneapolis protest clip that included an AI watermark, showing how some of these fakes are being sloppily exported.  Bottom line; always check, double check, and verify....THEN REPEAT...and good luck. 

Saturday, February 21, 2026

AND NOW A LITTLE MARCH 1958 IN 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 b special request, a little MARCH 1958 IN CROTON. some of you will recognize a few of the names her. Click on the images.

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PHILIPSE MANOR HALL DEBUTS REVOLUTIONARY WAR BOARD GAME--YONKERS TIMES

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, the education staff at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site have created an original board game called “Crossing the Neutral Zone!” about the challenges of living in Westchester County during the Revolutionary War. We invite families and any who are interested to enjoy the new game on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This in-person event will take place onsite at 29 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers.

Stretching from the Croton River in the north to Upper Manhattan in the south....READ MORE AT PHILIPSE MANOR HALL DEBUTS REVOLUTIONARY WAR BOARD GAME | Yonkers Times

ICYMI---CROTON LOVES MUSIC--MUSIC REQUEST FROM NORTH CAROLINA

Greetings from a former Croton resident now living in North Carolina: "your site had an article that featured the most popular village music articles, but I can't find it....."

Response: Might you mean.................

THE TOP FIVE MUSIC POSTS AT EVERYTHING CROTON 2025; CLICK HERE

AND HERE IS THE TOP FIVE FOR 2021; Click here

AND FOR 2019: CLICK HERE

WOKE NYC PROFESSOR MAKES CLAIM THAT WHOLE MILK IS RACIST

Back in 2021, the radical group Extinction Rebellion claimed that cheese and dairy products were----racist. You can read about all that here.

It's 2026 and.....



“Nazis were enamored of whole milk as well,” he wrote in a Bioethics Today blog.

“I am suspicious. Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking. In America, drinking whole milk has for years been a part of alt-right, white nationalist messaging in tweets, memes, and videos.” MORE AT https://nypost.com/2026/02/21/us-news/udder-nonsense-woke-nyc-professor-claims-whole-milk-is-racist/

METRO-NORTH BLIZZARD SCHEDULE--MONDAY

Metro-North Railroad will operate on Monday an hourly schedule for the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines due to the blizzard.

TOWN OF CORTLANDT 2026 SUMMER RECREATION PLANNER COMING SOON!

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.

TOWN OF CORTLANDT 2026 SUMMER RECREATION PLANNER COMING SOON!

Summer Recreation Planner Coming Soon! - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

LENT 2025--SCHEDULE FOR THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

The list has been updated.

Go to EverythingCroton: LENT 2026--STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES

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IT BEGINS....

 

"Expedited review" for affordable housing.  READ MORE AT Mott Haven housing development is first to undergo new expedited review process

VILLAGE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY---GARBAGE PICKUP CANCELLED FOR 2/23

State of Emergency Declared - Garbage Pickup Cancelled for Monday, February 23
Last Updated: February 21, 2026 - 10:47am





Due to the major snowstorm slated to impact our region, Village Manager Bryan Healy has declared a state of emergency for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson effective 6 a.m. on Sunday, February 22. This state of emergency will remain in effect until further notice. All residents are strongly encouraged residents to remain at home and off the roads as much as possible to allow DPW crews to clear the streets and keep them passable for emergency vehicles.

Please see below for important storm updates:
Garbage pickup has been cancelled for Monday, February 23, due to the expected impact from the storm. All garbage will be picked up village-wide on Tuesday, February 24.
Weekend parking permits will be valid through Monday, February 23, in lots A, B, C and F of the Croton-Harmon Train Station Parking Lot. Please make time today to relocate your vehicle off-street.
Alternate side parking regulations are suspended for Monday, February 23.
All village parks, open space areas and conservation areas have been closed for Sunday, February 22, and Monday, February 23.

THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER #13

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 AND HOLIDAYS KEEP YOU BUSY...but we've found the time to resume our blog series from time to time: THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER. HERE'S #13--click on the links:



--1972 YALE JOEL! GO HERE

--1969, WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SHALL I PLAY, JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER, PHOTOS BY JOEL; GO HERE


--GUEST PHOTOGRAPHER CAROLYN WHITING:
*********CORMORANT ROOKERY; GO TO EverythingCroton: GUEST PHOTOGRAPHER CAROLYN WHITING---LONG ISLAND CORMORANT ROOKERY
********CROTON POINT, THE CALM BEFORE THE SNOWSTORM; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON POINT--THE CALM BEFORE THE SNOWSTORM---BUT BITTERLY COLD
********PHOTOS, EAGLES, GO HERE AND HERE
********SNOW WALK, THE CROTON ESTUARY; GO TO EverythingCroton: SNOW WALK, PART ONE, THE CROTON ESTUARY

--YOUR EDITOR'S PHOTOS: VALENTINE BARBIE! ASSORTED YEARS HERE

--RICK SAMMON ON X; GO TO EverythingCroton: PHOTOGRAPHER RICK SAMMON ON X...

--AND BY SPECIAL REQUEST--AT THE MAILBOX BACK IN NOVEMBER BUT SHARING HERE AS WELL: A reader is doing a study of assorted Croton photographers and asks if we have anything on the following individuals; indeed we do; click on the links below:



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CROTON SEEKS P/T PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson seeks a Part-time Parking Enforcement Officer at the Croton-Harmon Train Station parking lot for weekend shift. MORE AT Job Opportunity: Part-time Parking Enforcement Officer | Croton-on-Hudson NY


TOWN OF CORTLANDT SPRING YOUTH SOCCER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 2/27

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Attention all Town of Cortlandt soccer families! Please keep in mind that the registration deadline for Spring Youth Soccer League is Friday, February 27th. Register today at www.townofcortlandtny.gov/reconline

2/24---NEXT MEETING OF THE HOLY NAME OF MARY PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

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.

HOLY NAME OF MARY'S Prayer Shawl Ministry--- The lap blankets and shawls created by members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry and delivered by Fr. Ron have been a comfort to patients at Phelps Hospital, the Cancer & Infusion Centers, and the Emergency Room. We thank the members of this special ministry for all they do. The next Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting is on Tuesday, February 24th at 10:30 AM. All are welcome to join. The members of this ministry would be most appreciative of donations of yarn! Bulletin

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