Friday, August 14, 2026

EXCELLENT LETTER FROM BRUCE DOLLAR & CONSTANCIA WARREN

PAGE 2, The Gazette for the Week of August 13 through 19, 2026 on the Cortese proposal at 425 South Riverside, assorted village zoning issues, and so much more. The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

BREAKING MANGIONE PLEADS GUILTY FEDERAL STALKING

Read more at Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in CEO killing

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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson

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Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court to two crimes connected to the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione entered a guilty plea to one count of interstate stalking resulting in death and one count of stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death, according to CNN and The New York Times.

At a New York City federal courthouse on Friday, Aug. 14, Mangione responded “yes” when U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett asked if he did intend to plead guilty, per CNN.

Mangione then reportedly read a statement in court, saying that after years of debilitating back pain, he researched UnitedHealthcare’s investor conference, posed as an investor and learned it was being held in New York. MORE Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Death of CEO Brian Thompson

ICYMI CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE MILLION PLUS HONEYWELL ENERGY & FACILITY RENEWAL SOLUTIONS

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT ---250TH CELEBRATION CONTINUES - KRUK, TALES OF REVOLUTONARY CORTLANDT---AND WESTCHESTER WOMEN'S CHROUS

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The 250th Celebration continues!
Join us for an incredible afternoon of history and music. First, experience captivating storytelling by Jonathan Kruk, Master Storyteller, as he shares "Tales of Revolutionary Cortlandt."

Followed by a powerful performance of "Echoes of Liberty: Women's HERstory in Song" by the 40-member Westchester Women’s Chorus.

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THE DEI INDUSTRY FINALLY FOUND ITS ICARUS

The DEI Industry Finally Found Its Icarus---Jay Rogers

Aug 14, 2026

Jason Arday's resignation is not a personal tragedy. It is an indictment of an industry, in academia and in publishing, that stopped checking IDs at the door.

Jason Arday resigned his Cambridge professorship and his Jesus College fellowship on August 5, hours after The Telegraph revealed he had spent years claiming credit for a book he never wrote. He had listed himself as author of “Being Young, Black and Male: Challenging the Dominant Discourse,” attributed to Palgrave Macmillan, in his own biography, conference material, and an essay on racism in higher education. Palgrave confirmed the manuscript was abandoned years ago and never published. That is not a footnote error. It is the claim that broke him, arriving atop a plagiarism finding, a fabricated fundraising total, and a police force that spent four months investigating the reporter who asked about it all.  MORE AT The DEI Industry Finally Found Its Icarus

REMINDER---THAT TIME OF YEAR--HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 11TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

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THAT TIME OF YEAR--HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 11TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

9/18--AN IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER

RESERVE BY SEPTEMBER 7TH--GO TO WWW.CROTONGOLF.COM

UPCOMING VILLAGE MEETINGS

Click on the image. From the most recent village Community Calendar. Note that both a work session and a Trustees meeting is shown for 8/19


FROM THE FABULOUS ALEX BERENSON---UNREPORTED TRUTHS---ON THE ROT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, DEI, JASON ARDAY AND SO MUCH MORE

 

NOTE TO UT READERS:

The sad story of Jason Arday — who became the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge despite a resume that turned out to be written on toilet paper— has spotlighted the damage academia has done itself with its endless journey into the intellectual desert of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

DEI has become an excuse for colleges and universities to leave free inquiry behind and flatten standards to protect unqualified students and faculty. (Some of you have noted that even medical schools have compromised their admissions and grading to increase diversity; I will explore that issue further shortly.)

But the crisis in higher education goes past its embrace of diversity at any cost. Tuesday’s article about Arday provoked many responses. One email, from a professor at a large public university, particularly stood out. With the professor’s permission, I am publishing it below. I am not naming him or his school, for reasons that will be obvious.

(Honest work is harder than ever to find. I hope you’ll support mine.) READ MORE AT 
(3) On the rot in higher education - by Alex Berenson

YOU DON'T NEED THIS GUY...

To find the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too).....just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE instead. It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content (or sign in). Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls too.Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

And the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig, Melita's, The Croton Artisans Gallery, Devotion Studio, Franki's Grill, Croton Mini Deli, Baked by Susan, Feed the Birds, Robbins, Yuka's, Croton Running Company, Croton Colonial Diner,  Deprez, CVS, Apple Farm,105-Twenty, Monday's Gifts, Raga, Franzoso Contracting, upcoming fundraisers, events, the latest product recalls, and more.

OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY & HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES--THE JACK ROSE

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OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---and now THE JACK ROSE AT Friday cocktail – The Jack Rose – Tom Faranda's Folly






BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH---1968--CROTON HARMON HS PRODUCTION OF CAMELOT

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BACK ONLINE AFTER A BLOGGING GLITCH- COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY....THE 1968 CROTON HARMON HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF CAMELOT. Click on the images.

Want more of the dramatic arts from Croton in the 60's?  Then check out 1966, CYMBELINE, and THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL; click here.

NY POST---DETRANSITIONERS SHARE SEX CHANGE HORROR STORIES ABOUT DOCTORS PRESSURING THEM AS IMPRESSIONABLE TEENS

Be forewarned: this is not an easy-or pleasant---read: 'Detransitioners' recall horror of doctors pressuring them as impressionable teens


DISMISSED! ANTISEMITISM HARVARD LAWSUIT

In the news - Judge Dismisses Trump DOJ’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard | The Daily Caller

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy---

***TODAY 8/14, CROTON SENIOR CLUB MEETING; GO HERE

***INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLICISM INSTAGRAM PAGE; GO TO EverythingCroton: A RATHER INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLIC INSTAGRAM PAGE

***SOME OLDER CHURCH REQUESTS FROM THE MAILBOX; GO TO EverythingCroton: ONE MORE TIME ICYMI--SOME OLDER CHURCH REQUESTS AT THE MAILBOX

***HAD A REQUEST FOR THIS JUNE ARTICLE: HATE MAP, THE SPLC IN THE NEWS AGAIN! CLICK HERE