IN THE NEWS AND TRENDING ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA---MAMDAMI GOES BACK ON CAMPAIGN PROMISE, SAYS NYC CAN'T ARREST NETAYAHU

 No one here at the blog is surprised.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged Tuesday that he can't have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested despite promising to do so during his mayoral campaign. MORE AT Mamdani calls on federal government to execute Netanyahu ICC warrant | Fox News

SARCONE---MAN GETS PRISON TIME FOR STARTING FIRE AT ALBANY VA

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NEWS 10 ABC----ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– An Albany man has been sentenced to prison for starting at fire at the Samual S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 28-year-old Marcasey Ventour will spend five years in prison.

According to officials, Ventour was accused of starting a fire in a restricted part of the facility. He then pleaded guilty to arson charges, admitting to starting the fire and causing nearly $80,000 in damages.

“Mr. Ventour showed reckless disregard for both staff and the veterans receiving care when he started this fire, and now will be held accountable,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III said. MORE AT Man gets prison time for starting fire at Albany VA

SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER REGINA CLARKIN

This is behind paywall at the Examiner News: New Town Board Candidate, Quickstrike’s Win, Regina Clarkin’s Career | The Examiner News

FORMERLY FROM CROTON - ARRANGEMENTS AND OBIT FOR MARGARET (MEG) MILLER ASHWORTH

Cambridge, NY - Margaret (Meg) Miller Ashworth of Saratoga Springs, NY, formerly Cambridge, NY, passed away at the Home of the Good Shepard, July 20, 2026, at 101 years old. She was born in Ossining, NY, on January 29, 1925, to George Miller and Gladys Baker Miller of Croton-on-Hudson, NY. She was their only child and grew up surrounded by her many relatives.

She graduated from Croton-Harmon High School in 1943 and entered Fairfax Hall, at that time a finishing school in Waynesboro, VA. After school, she worked at a bank in Croton-on-Hudson. She and Everett M. Ashworth of Harmon, NY, wed on August 9, 1947, and they were married for 65 years. MORE AT Margaret (Meg) Miller Ashworth Obituary Jul 20, 2026 - McClellan-Gariepy Funeral Home, Inc.

CURRENTLY TRENDING ON ASSORTED TRI-STATE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES-----------6,000 NONCITIZENS REGISTERED TO VOTE AFTER ERROR IN NJ MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM, GOVERNOR SAYS

Some of the Jersey pages claim the number is higher but we'll go with what we have so far---this is from the Associated Press; issues with some other states are also mentioned in the article; go to 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says

ST AUGUSTINE PARISH FESTIVAL STARTS 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25

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July 22, 23, 24, 25 6-11 pm

WRISTBANDS AND MORE INFO AT Festival - St. Augustine Church - Ossining, New York

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

***THE CROTON GARDENER #6; GO HERE

***PHOTOS, CANNABIS/POR SHOP RENO; GO HERE

***DANISH HOME ASSORTED INQUIRIES AT THE MAIL; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON CANNABIS DISPENSARY/POT SHOP RENO UNDERWAY/PHOTOS

***INFLATION--JULY---AND THOSE EXPERTS AGAIN; GO TO EverythingCroton: GEE ABOUT THOSE "EXPERTS" AND THEIR INFLATION PREDICTIONS, TRUMP, DOOM, GLOOM, WHATTYA' KNOW....

***CROTON.NEWS, POINT BY POINT BREAKDOWN 7/22 WORK SESSION; GO TO EverythingCroton: DANISH HOME INQUIRIES AT THE MAILBOX---SPECIAL REQUEST FOR INDEX OF PAST BLOG ARTICLES, PHOTOS, ETC.

***WHERE WE STAND: TEST SCORES MATH, ELA; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI----NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED 1 TO 658 BASED ON 2025 TEST SCORES IN MATH, ELA

***NEW YORK VERSUS THE NUNS; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW YORK VS. THE NUNS

***TRENDING ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA-NY LEADS NATION IN SCHOOL SPENDING--DESPITE 12% FEWER STUDENTS; GO HERE

THERE'S NO NEED FOR DRAMA...

Finding the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), is easy.....just 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, 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, Barre on Hudson, MONDAYS GIFTS, Raga, ShopRite, and more.

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MORE ON FEDERAL PLAZA ATTACKER---FORMER ARMY VET---"ANTI-ICE" MESSAGING, HAMMER, MACHETE, TWO AXES, THREE KNIVES, AIRSOFT RIFLES

NBC--Investigators said Arrabaca's apparent motive for the attack was plastered on the cart he used to transport the explosive material, as it read "ICE off our streets."

Arrabaca was also armed with two axes, three knives, a hammer, a machete and airsoft rifles, the FBI said. According to Barnacle, the suspect "fired 5-7 pellets, if you will, in the direction of 26 Federal Plaza." MORE AT https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-city/fbi-investigating-incendiary-device-deployed-outside-26-federal-plaza-patel-says/6527840/

APPEALS COURT REJECTS BIDEN BID TO BLOCK RELEASE OF GHOSTWRITER RECORDINGS USED IN SPECIAL COUNSEL PROBE

WASHINGTON – Former President Joe Biden lost his bid Monday to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with his longtime ghostwriter that were used in special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s unlawful hoarding of classified information. MORE AT Appeals court rejects Biden bid to block release of ghostwriter recordings used in special counsel probe

QUAKER BRIDGE, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN--BRIDGE BROWSER---FROM OAK PLACE BOB ANDERSON

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Very detailed write on Quaker Bridge---and just a very interesting site worth spending some time at.

Go to Quaker Bridge - HistoricBridges.org

POINT BY POINT BREAKDOWN--CROTON NEWS---THE 7/22 WORK SESSION--VILLAGE BOARD TO TAKE UP CANNABIS DIPENSARY RULES AND A REWRITE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AT WEDNESDAY WORK SESSION

HYPERLOCAL A-1 GENERATED NEWS---SEE more at Board of Trustees Work Session — 2026-07-22 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: NY POST, BOUNCED CHECK

READ MORE AT Treasury stopped nearly $100M in taxpayer money from going to dead people after new gov’t measure implemented

Treasury identified more than 4,900 payments, worth approximately $99 million, that were associated with deceased payees.