EXAMINER NEWS--PODCAST, JENKINS, ON AFFORDABILITY, WESTCHESTER'S HOUSING SITUATION

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins recently appeared on the Local Matters Westchester podcast to talk about a wide range of issues facing local officials and residents. TO LISTEN TO THE EXAMINER NEWS PODCAST, GO TO Episode 43: A Conversation with County Executive Ken Jenkins - Local Matters Westchester | Podcast on Spotify

FROM THAT NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE---WHO GETS A SEAT? INSIDE THE FIGHT OVER CROTON'S COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

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AS ALWAYS, DO YOUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE.....FROM THAT NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE---WHO GETS A SEAT? INSIDE THE FIGHT OVER CROTON'S COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

The argument started over a single word: residency.</p>

<p>At the February 11 Board of Trustees work session, the five-member board sat down to finalize a long-overdue governance document for Croton-on-Hudson's advisory committees — the dozen-plus volunteer bodies that advise on everything from sustainability and recreation to arts and the waterfront.....MORE AT Who Gets a Seat? Inside the Fight Over Croton's Committee Appointments — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

TOWN OF CORTLANDT NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY AND CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY AND CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS

4/25

SEE MORE AT National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

2026 SPRING FESTIVAL AND CAR SHOW

We love a good car show but normally have to wait until the fall....

Here's one--and a Spring Festival too---for April 26th at the Jefferson Valley all.

Click on the image.

See more at 

Spring Festival and Car Show 2026 - Apr 26, 2026

UT-OH, OUR ROUTE 22 TRAVELERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY

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TILL MID-MAY; GO TO Stretch Of Route 22 Expected To Be Closed For More Than A Month, According to NYSDOT | Bedford, NY Patch

FROM TASK & PURPOSE---US COMMANDOS RESCUE DOWNED F-15 CREW MEMBER IN IRAN

Special operations teams raced against Iran to locate the missing airman, setting up a temporary airstrip to extract U.S. forces.

American special operations forces located and extracted the missing F-15E crew member in southwestern Iran overnight. The complex recovery mission involved hundreds of troops, a forward operation point inside the country and multiple aircraft being flown in — with some being destroyed by the U.S. after they failed on the ground. MORE AT US commandos rescue downed F-15 crew member in Iran

FROM THE NEW CROTON SITE---CROTON.NEWS--THE DEVELOPER WHO KEEPS COMING BACK: ANDREW CORTESE'S LATEST FIGHT LANDS IN CROTON

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A Dobbs Ferry developer with a pattern of controversial subdivisions faces unified neighborhood opposition over a Mount Airy Road project that has already cost dozens of mature trees.
2026-04-04

When Andrew Cortese purchased the 1.14-acre property at 52 Mount Airy Road last April for $685,000, neighbors didn't know much about the new owner. The parcel — a circa-1875 farmhouse colonial previously owned by Tony Award-winning lighting designer Donald Holder and his wife, Juilliard Drama dean Evan Yionoulis — had been a quiet part of the wooded hillside for more than a century. MORE AT The Developer Who Keeps Coming Back: Andrew Cortese's Latest Fight Lands in Croton — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

WATCH YOUR SPEED---23 SPEED CAMERA LOCATIONS IN NY THIS WEEK

Watch Your Speed: 23 Speed Camera Locations in New York This Week

‘Tis the season for construction. That means the speed cameras are back out on the roads looking for those with a heavy foot, and a few more have been added. MORE AT Watch Your Speed: 23 Speed Camera Locations in New York This Week - NewsBreak

1943 HANANIAH HARARI

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As some of you may know, HANANIAH HARARI was one of the village's most notable residents. We stumbled upon this 1943 bit on his work from THE ART NEWS. CLICK ON THE IMAGE below.

For those who are unfamiliar, Harari--born Richard Falk Goldman---was a well-known artist and teacher. In the 1940s he produced artwork for the covers of magazines, including Fortune. He also contributed cartoons to The New Masses, which led to his being blacklisted (or in today's parlance, CANCELLED) in the 1950s during the McCarthy era. Harari taught at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan from 1974 to 1990, and at the Art Students League from 1984 to 1999, where most of his classes were filled to capacity. He stopped teaching when he could no longer see. With the Reagan presidency, his political leanings became increasingly conservative. A patriot to the end, and per his request, his coffin was draped with the American flag. HERE'S A LINK TO A CIRCA 1960 PHOTO IN HIS CROTON STUDIO:

https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/items/detail/hananiah-harari-his-studio-7962

YOU CAN SEE A FLYER FROM 2014 EXHIBIT AT THE UNITARIANS AT EverythingCroton: MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES HANANIAH HARARI, GLORIA SWANSON, AND GEORGE BIDDLE

21-DAY CLEAN-EATING COURSE AT THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN

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21-DAY CLEAN-EATING COURSE AT THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN

CLICK ON THE IMAGE; MORE AT 21 Day Clean-Eating Course - The Organic Teaching Kitchen

CROTON DAM AND INTERESTING SITE---HUB CATALOGIT

Beautiful image of the dam under construction via Bedford Historical and CATALOG ITHUB Croton Dam, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

HUB IS WORTH SPENDING SOME TIME AT! hub.catalogit.app/about

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY EverythingCroton: CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BLOG---120 YEARS AGO TODAY, THE LAST STONE WAS LAID TO COMPLETE THE NEW CROTON DAM

ICYMI--POT DISPENSARY, HARMON, UPCOMING MEETINGS, OPT-OUT COUNTY LIST AND MORE

Yes, again the rumors were true, a potential pot/cannabis dispensary at the Dairy Mart (370 S. Riverside Avenue)---public meeting 4/14; will provide more info if and when it is verified. (For those who have noted: this site would be in proximity to the commercial area, Happy Hearts, Baked by Susan, Good Shepherd Chapel.....)

ALSO FYI: the blog has now received over a hundred comments and emails on this issue (most of the comments are unprintable. This is a family blog--no profanity, no trolling, etc. etc. etc.)

While the shop is most likely one of the village's famous "done deals" (the village chose not to "opt out of such dispensaries when it could have), residents are still advised to attend the meeting on 4/14--as well as to visit nearby dispensaries in Peekskill and Ossining for an idea of what one may expect.

For those who have asked, the most up to date list of communities in Westchester that did opt out can be found at EverythingCroton: WESTCHESTER COUNTY SITEs THAT OPTED OUT OF CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AND/OR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION, THE MOST RECENT LIST

There are also upcoming meetings and possible opportunities to speak to this issue during the section for "non-agenda" items prior to the meeting on 4/14. Board of Trustees Meeting | Croton-on-Hudson NY

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.....

The latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), then visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE.

It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content. Often updated in real time too! Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

And the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig (RE-OPENS IN MARCH) 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, MEXTOGO, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, and more.

NY POST---MAP DETAILING THE RESCUE PLAN TO SAVE THE US AIRMAN

Worth keeping; this was a truly amazing rescue---Click on the image; from their editorial at The urgent lesson of US' dramatic rescue of F-15E crewmen downed in Iran