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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, Barre-on-Hudson, Cloth & Curate, and more.

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy and HOPEFULLY warmer every day!

*A PODCAST FROM ADRIANA AND COMPANY YOU SHOULDN'T MISS; GO TO EverythingCroton: PODCAST! ADRIANA AND COMPANY---ADAPTIVE SCUBA DIVING WITH MS--MY MS MERMAID LIFE STORY

*CLOTH & CURATE IN THE NEWS; GO HERE

*VIDEO AVAILABLE; LEAGUE CANDIDATES FORUM---CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT---NOW AVAILABLE---5/12--SEE IT AT CHUFSD Board of Education Candidate Forum 5/12/26

*GAME OF HOPE 5/15; GO TO  EverythingCroton: ANOTHER REMINDER--GAME OF HOPE--VARSITY SOFTBALL CHARITY EVENT 5/15

*WORTH WATCHING AGAIN; THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS; GO TO EverythingCroton: WORTH WATCHING AGAIN--1966--THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS

*THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER; ITS DAY OF RECKONING HAS COME; GO TO EverythingCroton: AYAAN HIRSI ALI--THE SPLC TARGETED ME--NOW ITS RECKONING HAS COME

AND

*THE FULL INDICTMENT IS AVAILABLE TO READ ONLINE; CLICK HERE

*Letter, JOEL GINGOLD, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, SOME PAST GUIDO COMMENTARY; CLICK HERE

*Letter, JESSICA DIECKMAN, THANK YOU NYPD OFFICERS EDWARDS AND NAVARRO; CLICK HERE

*5/17 CAR WASH TO BENEFIT BOYS LACROSSE; GO TO EverythingCroton: CAR WASH TO BENEFIT CHHS BOYS LACROSSE

*BERENSON WINS! GOVT, SETTLES; GO TO EverythingCroton: CONGRATULATIONS---GOVT SETTLES BERENSON V. BIDEN --SIX FIGURE PAYMENT AND STATEMENT

*CROTON LIONS 50-50 RAFFLE; GO TO EverythingCroton: 50/50 RAFFLE CROTON LIONS - THAT TIME OF YEAR!

ANNUAL BERTOIA SPRING AUCTION!

Be still my beating heart! It's the Bertoia Annual spring auction---- Featuring the second half of the Maloy Collection along with choice Toys & Banks, high-quality Trains & Robots, Pre-War Japanese toys from the Bill Gallagher collection & a great assortment of German wind-ups, a private Fernand Martin collection, Pressed steel toys & more surprises! (Your editor's note: Lots of putzing inspiration for the artisans and train folks too) Download the catalog at Annual Spring | May 2026 – Bertoia Auctions | Antique Toys & Collectables

Please note; Some of the items being auctioned are a product of their times. If that gives you the vapors, go no further. Woke commentary incinerated on sight!

EDUCATION: KIDS ARE IN A "READING RECESSION" AS TEST SCORES CONTINUE TO DECLINE

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Researchers are still debating the reading recession’s causes.

One possible factor, researchers say, is the rise of social media on smartphones and corresponding declines in kids’ recreational reading. States have also backed off on strict consequences for schools whose students fail to make progress on standardized tests, Kane said.

But the states that improved reading scores — notably Louisiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana — all had one thing in common: They ordered schools to teach with a phonics-based approach known as the “ science of reading.”

For years, schools taught reading using approaches that de-emphasized phonics and encouraged strategies such as guessing words based on context clues. As reading scores tumbled over the past decade, parents, scholars and literacy advocates pushed for teaching methods that align with decades of research about how kids learn to read — largely by sounding out words. MORE AT https://apnews.com/article/reading-math-test-scores-education-scorecard-7fa4111ad0de934f664ebb984e830d13

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE NUMBERS FOR SCIENCE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND MATH---GO TO EverythingCroton: SCARSDALE AGAIN----SEE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED 1 TO 599 BASED ON 2025 SCIENCE TEST RESULTS---AND CROTON IS...

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Finding the latest Croton crafts and commerce news is easy! Just head on over to 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

FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE---CANDIDATES CLASH OVER ACCOUNTABILITY, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC RIGOR AT CROTON-HARMON BOARD FORUM

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FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE---CANDIDATES CLASH OVER ACCOUNTABILITY, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC RIGOR AT CROTON-HARMON BOARD FORUM

Five candidates vying for three seats on the Croton-Harmon Board of Education sparred over the use of technology in classrooms, the need for a clearer definition of academic success, and how to better communicate with families during a League of Women Voters forum on May 12. This article has not yet been verified against the official meeting minutes. Details may contain errors. See our corrections log for more information. READ MORE AT Candidates Clash Over Accountability, Technology, and Academic Rigor at Croton-Harmon Board Forum — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

SCARSDALE AGAIN----SEE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED 1 TO 599 BASED ON 2025 SCIENCE TEST RESULTS---AND CROTON IS...

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One school district in New York saw more than 90% of its students test proficient on state science assessments during the 2024-2025 school year.

The district was Scarsdale in Westchester County, which had a science proficiency level of 92% last year, according to state Education Department data. That was the highest in the state.

HERE'S CROTON---CLICK ON THE IMAGE below

Results for districts on state English language arts and math tests are also available.

MID-WEEK TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Many of us are not on social media, but we often get to hear about it and are sometimes sent screenshots--and now in no particular order:

***Citizen complaints and police calls--over some sort of very loud night-time drumming event---after ten pm---on the community page---and additional fb pages--plus commentary that people a.k.a. the "complainers who called the police" essentially need to "get a grip" because the "drummers will be back", "tough cookies," etc. etc. etc. Whatever.............Croton PD non-emergency number was posted: The non-emergency phone number for the Croton Police Department is (914) 271-5177.

***STILL A LOT OF CHATTER LOCALLY: Bots, blocking, and banning....POT SHOP, 100 UNIT "AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX" "goes good with the new business".....Yada yada yada..... Again, not much new to add here.....

***LOTs OF CHATTER STILL---ABOUT THE CROTON LIBRARY OVERRIDING THE TAX CAP---AND SUBSEQUENT PLEAS TO VOTE NO

***CHATTER COMING IN ABOUT THE 5/12 LEAGUE CROTON BOE CANDIDATES FORUM; again lots of positive commentary about Laird, Day and Haber. Minor complaints that it was a little too "orchestrated" and did not seem as enthusiastically supported as the first event but that some posters disagreed.

***We've come full circle---Hantavirus, Bird flu and measles, yada yada yada....not going to wallow in the muck.....

CLOTH & CURATE OFFERS EXPERT FASHION CURATION IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON

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Kristen Abbatiello spent six years styling clients out of her home before a chance glance on the school run changed everything.

May 13, 2026 |By Amber Katz

Kristen Abbatiello didn’t go looking for a storefront. She was just dropping her kids at school.

“I looked to my left, and the store was going out of business,” she says, laughing. That moment, spotted in passing on a familiar Croton-on-Hudson street, set off a chain of events that would transform her thriving home-based styling business into one of Westchester’s most intimate shopping experiences. Cloth & Curate, now celebrating its seventh year in business and its first full year in a proper brick-and-mortar space, is the kind of boutique that’s genuinely difficult to find: deeply personal, expertly curated, and rooted in real community.  MORE AT Cloth & Curate Offers Fashion Curation in Croton-on-Hudson

FROM THAT NEW CROTON NEWS SITE--LIBRARY TAX LEVY, TECNOLOGY AND "THE DISCONNECT": SCHOOL BOARD GRAPPLES WITH SCREENS AND SPENDING

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PLEASE NOTE: This article has not yet been verified against the official meeting minutes. Details may contain errors. See our corrections log for more information. MORE AT Library Tax Levy, Technology, and 'The Disconnect': School Board Grapples with Screens and Spending — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

5/15 CROTON SENIOR CLUB MEETING

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Morning all,

I wish the weather would decide whether it's spring or summer. Bob will be bringing some plants again since his nursery continues to grow. This week some more hosta, siberian iris, blazing star, and daylilies.

We meet in the



Social hour begins at 11 with meeting to follow at 12. We ran long the last couple of weeks which is much better than everyone running out the door at 12:20!

Mary and Rita are still collecting for our yacht club party next week the 22nd. $5 members $10 guests. PLEASE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE SO WE CAN MAKE A PROPER FOOD ORDER.

I will also have tickets at the meeting.



We should have time for jokes and stories this week I hope. Pass the word to those members who don't have or read email.

My final thought:
"The noblest question in the world is."
"what good may I do in it." - Ben Franklin

Be well, be safe and smile,
El Presidente and Bob

1990 LEONORE DOSKOW, BRUCE BOLIND GIFTS

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WE LOVE FINDING VINTAGE ADS---AND IT'S EVEN BETTER WHEN THERE'S A CROTON CONNECTION.

HERE'S FOUR LEONORE DOSKOW ADS 1990, FROM THE BRUCE BOLIND CATALOG. 

We just love love love love these earrings! Click on the images. 

For more about Doskow AND her Croton Connection, go to EverythingCroton: 1987 LEONORE DOSKOW---FOR MOTHER'S DAY

FOR MORE ADS WITH A CROTON CONNECTION, GO TO THE LINKS BELOW:

--1976/77 CROTON model train store, The Roundhouse; click here
--1963 JIM McGLONE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOLKSWAGEN EVER MADE; CLICK HERE
-- TUMBLE INN AD--FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT BROCHURE 1934-1939
--1969, ANOTHER MULLIGATAWNY SPICE CLUB AD; CLICK HERE
--1926, THE ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMP; GO TO EverythingCroton: VINTAGE AD--1926--THE ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMP
--1947 ALTOUN KENNELS; CLICK HERE
--60's and 70's, assorted, CROTON WATCH ads; go to EverythingCroton: UPDATED--CROTON WATCH ADS
--1938 Photomatum business opportunity at CROTON POINT PARK; CLICK HERE
--1990'S, PAT VAILLANCOURT DOLLS; GO TO EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON ADS, 1990'S, PAT VAILLANCOURT DOLLS
-1967, CROTON WATCH, a humdinger of an ad; go to EverythingCroton: A HUMDINGER OF A VINTAGE CROTON WATCH AD
--1955, WITH MENTION OF SWANSON'S! GO TO EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD, SWANSON FLORIST MENTION 1955
--1961, SEE-DO PRODUCTIONS, DANCE; JOE PIRO, HIS FAMOUS PACHANGA; CLICK HERE
--1917 WOOD, HARMON; NEVER SAW THIS ONE BEFORE; BROOKLYN PROPERTY FOR SALE; GO TO EverythingCroton: WOOD, HARMON & CO. 1917
--1917 AD FOR THE SALE OF THE OSBORN SHIPYARD; CLICK HERE
--1960: MORE FROM CROTON'S HOUSE OF HEALTH; CLICK HERE
--1974, CROTON MODELING AD; CLICK HERE
--1972, RADIO YESTERYEAR; CLICK HERE
--1962, EASTER AD FOR VAN WYCK PHARMACY; GO TO EverythingCroton: ANOTHER VINTAGE CROTON AD WITH A CROTON CONNECTION -- 1962--VAN WYCK PHARMACY, EASTER & RUSSELL STOVER TOO
--1925, TWO FUN ADS from THE MIKADO INN. CLICK HERE
--1884, E. CHASE, Croton Landing--a few words about Brandreth's Pills and Allcock's Porous Plasters; CLICK HERE
--1956, CHEST OF TREASURES; CLICK HERE
--1926, MT. AIRY REAL ESTATE AD; WITH INTERESTING CONTENT; CLICK HERE
--1928, LUCKY ORIENT RING, GO TO
EverythingCroton: VINTAGE "HARMON-ON-HUDSON" AD, 1928, LUCKY ORIENT RING
--1950'S; ED RONDTHALER ADS; CLICK HERE
--1977, Croton's RADIOLA! Click here
--1900, CROTON'S "MRS. KLEEHAMMER" AND CELERY KING! SEE MORE HERE
--Click on the link for VINTAGE AD - CROTON MILITARY INSTITUTE 1895
--THAT 1960 NIGHT LIGHT ASH TRAY! CLICK HERE
--1978, BE A MODEL; CLICK HERE
--1961, CROTON'S SUNSHINE TERRACE, CLICK HERE
--1961, FROM THE MAIL TRADER, "TIPS" CO., SEVERAL ADS; CLICK HERE
--1939, SOME OLD SCHOOL CROTON SCAMMING, CLICK HERE
--1968 AND 1983, PICK PRODUCTS (PICCIANO); CLICK HERE
--1960 CROTON'S HOUSE OF HEALTH; CLICK HERE
--1909, UNDERHILL, SOMETHING NEW IN STRAWBERRIES! CLICK HERE
--1949/50 HARMON HATS! CLICK HERE
--1954/55 RAPID RIBBON! CLICK HERE
--1975 Bicentennial mailbox cover; CLICK HERE
--1950'S! THE AMY ABBOTT ADS! CLICK HERE
--1960'S! CROTON "HOUSE OF HEALTH"! CLICK HERE
--1969! CROTON MULLIGATAWNY SPICE CLUB; CLICK HERE
--1966! ART OF ALL NATIONS! CLICK HERE
--1973, FREE FOOD WARMER WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CROTON CORTLANDT NEWS; CLICK HERE
--1975, DICK MANLEY DULCIMERS; CLICK HERE
--1961, POODLE DOORKNOCKER; CLICK HERE
--1937, TUMBLE INN; CLICK HERE
--1977 LITTLE MISS HALF PINT CARVEL; GO TO EverythingCroton: LITTLE MISS HALF PINT 1977 CROTON...AND MORE....
--1959 CROTON MANSIONETTE FOR SALE; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1959--VARIETY---CROTON "MANSIONETTE" FOR SALE
--THE PERFUME FACTORY, TONKAIRE, 1946; GO TO EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD---COMPAGNIE PARENTO---THE PERFUME FACTORY, 1946
--1960 JIM McGLONE AD; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1960 JIM McGLONE VW AD
and one more for McGlone: EverythingCroton: 1959 JIM McGLONE AD--"MOBILE OFFICE", PATENT TRADER
--1960 ELLEY SECRETARIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1960--MILDRED ELLEY SECRETARIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
--1974, WHOLE EARTH CATALOG; GRAND STEET FOR THE FLY FISHERMAN....GO TO EverythingCroton: 1974, VINTAGE CROTON AD, FLY FISHERMAN'S BOOKCASE & TACKLE SERVICE, GRAND STREET
AND MORE AT EverythingCroton: MORE ON THAT VINTAGE CROTON BUSINESS, THE FLY FISHERMAN'S BOOKCASE & TACKLE SERVICE
--1971, ART AUCTION, Temple Israel; go to EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD 1971, ART AUCTION, TEMPLE ISRAEL
--1876! EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD 1876, DR. UNDERHILL'S PURE CROTON POINT WINE DEPOT
--1970, ART OF ALL NATIONS; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1970, ART OF ALL NATIONS, A VINTAGE CROTON AD
--1968 PIRCIO DRY CLEANERS; GO TO EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD--1968--PIRCIO DRY CLEANERS
--1962, SOL GERSTEIN; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1962 SOL GERSTEIN & SONS (LOVE THE AD COPY)
--1929, BORDENS MILK; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1929 BORDEN'S GRADE A MILK AD... YES, EVEN IN CROTON... WHILE ON VACATION...
--1941 SWEATERS CHEZ VOUS; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1941 SWEATERS CHEZ VOUS AND CROTON CLOTHES TOO
--1933 VAN WYCK GARDENS LODGE; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1933 VAN WYCK GARDENS LODGE
--1969 KELLEHER APPLIANCE; CLICK HERE
--1980's assorted VIDEO CONNECTION ADS; go to EverythingCroton: THE 1980'S---AND CROTON'S VIDEO CONNECTION
--1968 ROBBINS AND LOFT'S CANDY; CLICK HERE
--1971 ROBBIN'S BABY CONTEST; CLICK HERE
--1958, CZAR NICHOLAS, MADAME RACHEL, VERNE HOUSE, ROUTE 9, GO TO EverythingCroton: 1958 VINTAGE CROTON AD---CZAR NICOLAS I---MADAME RACHEL--VERNE HOUSE
--1885 CROTON GIRLS SCHOOL; CLICK HERE
--1966, RIZZI'S RESTAURANT; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1966 RIZZI'S RESTAURANT, VINTAGE CROTON AD
--1974 SPRINVALE INN; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1974 SPRINGVALE INN
--1960 EASTER AT GINO'S; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1960 - SUNDAY DINNER - EASTER WISHES AT THE POST INN
--1957, IF IT WRE ONLY THIS EASY; CLICK HERE

VIDEO---LEAGUE CANDIDATES FORUM---CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT---NOW AVAILABLE---5/12

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LEAGUE CANDIDATES FORUM---CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT---NOW AVAILABLE---5/12--SEE IT AT CHUFSD Board of Education Candidate Forum 5/12/26

THREE FROM THE MAILBOX ICYMI----PLUS....

A reader remembers some sort of recent event at Temple Israel a few years back that honored Rosalind Morrissey and wondered if there was anything in the files.

Response: You may mean this: EverythingCroton: TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BROTHERHOOD SALUTES COMMUNITY'S WOMEN OF VALOR MAY 6TH

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A reader remembers some sort of local "housewife" contest involving the Grand Union and spirited neighborly competition.  Got anything?

Response: You may mean this EverythingCroton: 1962 HOMEMAKER CONTEST, A REQUEST FROM THE MAILBOX

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CONFIDENTIAL TO "THOUGHTS PLEEZE"---yes there were investors; let it suffice to say, there aren't anymore.  You'll have to make your own inquiries.  Good luck.

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AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: EverythingCroton: MEMORIES OF POP BERGER....AND.....