FOR OUR STEPINAC ALUMNI AND FANS: 3 STEPINAC HS STUDENTS PICKED FOR 2026 McDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN GAME

 

Stepinac trio earns All-American honors through hard work and teamwork----Jasiah Jervis and brothers Adonis and Darius Ratliff have been selected to the 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game, the highest individual honor in high school basketball. MORE AT News 12 | Hudson Valley | Stepinac trio earns All-American honors through hard work and teamwork

NEWS 12 VIDEO ON X---EAGLEFEST TAKES FLIGHT AT CROTON POINT PARK

See more at News12WC on X: "FUN IN NATURE: Wildlife lovers are flocking to Croton Point Park for the 22nd annual EagleFest. The popular event celebrates the region’s wildlife, especially bald eagles, and offers a full day of outdoor fun and education for visitors of all ages. #news12wc #eaglefest https://t.co/Aq9cOBvisL" / X

NEW YEAR, NEW FREE FISHING DAYS

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New Year, New Free Fishing Days

Each year, New York State designates free fishing days where residents and non-residents can fish without a freshwater fishing license. The first free fishing days are on the 14th and 15th, and coincide with Valentine’s Day, which makes for a perfect date with your valentine! While the fishing license requirement is waived for the day, all other freshwater fishing regulations apply.

2026 Free Fishing Days

 
*February 14-15 (President's Day Weekend)
*June 27-28
*September 26 (National Hunting and Fishing Day)
*November 11 (Veterans Day)

New to fishing? Visit DEC’s Learn to Fish webpage for helpful resources and information on the basics of getting started in freshwater fishing.

MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES HANANIAH HARARI, GLORIA SWANSON, AND GEORGE BIDDLE

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OUR VERY POPULAR SERIES CONTINUES INTO 2026: MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES HANANIAH HARARI, GLORIA SWANSON, AND GEORGE BIDDLE. Click on the images and links.

As some of you may know, HANANIAH HARARI was one of the village's most notable residents. We stumbled upon this flyer for a 2014 exhibition of his work at the Unitarians. (Click on the image.)

For those who don't know, 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

As many of you know, Gloria Swanson was one of the village's most notable residents.

(For more about Swanson and her Mt. Airy Croton home, click here.)

Check out this early promo page from 1919 and very young Gloria. 

Click on the image.

You may also enjoy seeing Swanson shooting at her Croton "estate".........Go to EverythingCroton: 1927, GET HIM, GLORIA!

As many of you know, artist/muralist George Biddle (and his wife, noted sculptor Helen Sardeau) were two of the village's most notable residents. 

Here is a 1939 newspaper blurb showing Biddle painting a mural for the DOJ. Read more about him at George Biddle - Wikipedia

You can read more about Sardeau here

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF OUR "UNEARTHED" SERIES: MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES MAX EASTMAN, GLORIA SWANSON, AND LENORE DOSKOW BY CLICKING HERE

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UNDER DISCUSSION YET AGAIN---EASING THOSE HARD FOUGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RULES TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT

Some village and town residents may recall that a few years ago there were local officials who advocated for the "softening" of SEQRA rules so that more "affordable housing" could be built....that went nowhere.....and now.....

BEHIND PAYWALL AT LOHUD---Inside NY debate over easing environmental rules to speed development - The Journal News--The Journal News--Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to ease environmental rules for some developments has been gaining broad support from developers and municipal officials ...BEHIND PAYWALL

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

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FROM THE HOLY NAME OF MARY 2/15 BULLETIN--CROTON CARING COMMITTEE'S "FAITH IN ACTION"-----Click on the image.

NEWS 12---EAGLEFEST TAKES FLIGHT AT CROTON POINT PARK

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The popular event celebrates the region’s wildlife, especially bald eagles, and offers a full day of outdoor fun and education for visitors of all ages. MORE AT News 12 | Westchester | EagleFest takes flight at Croton Point Park

EAGLEFEST 2026---AND FEED THE BIRDS IS THERE OF COURSE!

EAGLEFEST 2026---AND FEED THE BIRDS IS THERE!

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Backyard Birding and Nature Store – Feed the Birds!

Phone: 914-862-4700... Fax: 914-862-4699 AND email: feedthebirds@optonline.net

CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT FB PAGE--SHARES THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. LAURA DUBAK AS ASST. SUPERINTENDENT EFFECTIVE 7/1

CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT FB PAGE--SHARES THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. LAURA DUBAK AS ASST. SUPERINTENDENT EFFECTIVE 7/1

For those not on facebook, click on the image to read more

🧡🖤✨We’re excited to share the... - Croton-Harmon Schools | Facebook

VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY: THE VALENTINE DAY COCKTAIL

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The Valentine Day cocktail

Feb 14, 2026 - Tom Faranda

Not to be confused with yesterday evening’s Valentine Eve cocktail!

That was yesterday, this is today. GO TO The Valentine Day cocktail – Tom Faranda's Folly

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY AND EAGLEFEST 2026 TOO CROTON!

Have you left it for the last minute? 

No problem---YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON ANNUAL GUIDE TO VALENTINE'S DAY---TIPS, LOCAL SHOPPING, EVENTS & MORE --- is still available at 

EverythingCroton: YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON GUIDE TO VALENTINE'S DAY---UPDATED

As always, we hope you kept it local when you could. Hope to see you all next year. In the meantime, we'll keep these FUN links BELOW live:

---CROTON'S GLORIA SWANSON (Yes, she lived on Mt Airy Road) & VALENTINO--yes THAT Valentino--- DO THE TANGO IN....ELINOR GLYN'S BEYOND THE ROCKS! CLICK HERE.

---FOR THE BAH-HUMBUG VALENTINE'S DAY FOLKS: a curious trip.....to the land of Victorian Vinegar Valentines! Click here.

---A POST ABOUT ST. VALENTINE'S DAY FROM OUR FRIENDS AT FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE(TM)---CLICK HERE

---A FAB FILM TO WATCH ANY TIME BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE VALENTINE SEASON--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER; READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: AND NOW THE ANNUAL REQUEST: A WONDERFUL MOVIE TO WATCH ANY TIME---BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE "VALENTINE SEASON"--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER

---HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS; go to EverythingCroton: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2026 FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS

AND DON'T FOGRET---TODAY IS EAGLEFEST TOO! SHOW THOSE EAGLES SOME LOVE! CLICK HERE

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:

• PHOTOS FROM THE 2019 CROTON SENIORS CLUB VALENTINE EVENT; CLICK HERE AND PHOTOS FROM 2020 TOO; CLICK HERE
• PHOTOS, ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH, LOVE LUNCH 2018; CLICK HERE
• CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 1962, ROMEO AND JULIET, ANTHONY AND CLEPATRA; THE PROGRAM IS SCANNED; GO TO EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST AT THE MAILBOX, 1962, CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PROGRAM, AS YOU LIKE IT, ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, ROMEO AND JULIET

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2026 FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS

Some wonderful images from our friends at EFSP. 

La Collectionneuse: Valentine's Day 2026

As is customary at EFSP, we celebrate Valentine's Day with a special gallery of film couples. We hope you'll like this selection. SEE AND READ MUCH MORE AT European Film Star Postcards: La Collectionneuse: Valentine's Day 2026

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SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***Vintage Croton ad, Czar Nicholas and Madame Rachel! Click here.

***LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE CROTON CONNECTION TO ROSE WILDER LANE--via Jane Burr and the Drowsy Saint Inn! Go here.

***MORE CROTON RAILROAD MEN, PART TWO, VIA BOB ANDERSON; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE CROTON RAILROAD MEN---PART TWO

**14 SCHOOLS MAKE 100% GRADUATION RATES; GO TO EverythingCroton: 14 SCHOOLS MAKE 100% GRADUATION RATES----SEE THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NYS OFFICIALLY REVEALED

***Thank you CONGRESSMAN LAWLER; go here

***Thank you CURRY AUTOMOTIVE; go to EverythingCroton: FROM SUPERVISOR'S WEEKLY RECAP NEWSLETTER--THANK YOU CURRY AUTOMOTIVE

2/12 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

You are encouraged to watch the 2/12 Board of Education meeting (these archived meetings are available on Youtube)

It speaks for itself---Go to CHUFSD Board of Education Regular Meeting 2/12/26