SEE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RANKED 1 TO 635--GLOBAL HISTORY REGENTS EXAM

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See NY school districts ranked 1 to 635 by latest global history Regents exams 

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/schools/2026/08/see-ny-school-districts-ranked-1-to-635-by-latest-global-history-regents-exams.html

Click on the image for Croton 92% PROFICIENCY RANK 109---Scarsdale is at 99%, RANK 111; Briarcliff is at 95%, RANK 49...

Ossining is at 77%; Peekskill is at 56%. You can search any other distrIcts/ranks/proficiency percentages have an interest in at the link above.

SILVER LAKE CLOSURE - AUGUST 5-7 - VILLAGE NOTICE

Notice from the village website. Click on the image.  Until it re-opens, enjoy this article from Joel Gingold EverythingCroton: SILVER LAKE: A REMEMBRANCE BY JOEL GINGOLD

HEAT & HUMIDITY RETURN--YES, IT'S AUGUST!

Starting today--Thursday---via News 12 News 12 | Westchester | Your Daily New Hudson Valley Weather Forecast

PROFESSOR JASON ARDAY HAS RESIGNED---VIA GOOGLE AI

Have watched with rapt fascination the hand-wringing and "je accuse" whenever anyone questioned Arday's fantastical claims....and now....via Google AI...the latest---there's so much out there---this is just a small sample---as to whether Cambridge will exercise greater care in the future or if this is yet another nail in the DEI coffin, only time will tell:

Professor Jason Arday has resigned from his position at the University of Cambridge with immediate effect following escalating allegations of academic plagiarism, fraudulent career credentials, and exaggerated personal claims. [1, 2]

As the story continues to break, major details and structural reasons behind Cambridge's handling of the situation have emerged. [1, 2]

Key Sources and Reporting

The evolving scandal has been comprehensively tracked across global and academic media outlets: [1]

• The Overarching Narrative: Detailed investigative deep-dives by The Times and The Guardian uncover inconsistencies in Arday's academic papers, including questionable or missing research participants. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
• The Resignation and Official Investigations: Reports from the BBC and Retraction Watch outline Cambridge's shift from defending the professor to launching parallel investigations into his academic qualifications right before his sudden resignation. [1, 2, 3]
• The Disputed Extracurricular Claims: Media coverage has also scrutinized his highly publicized personal feats, such as running 30 marathons in 35 days, a 600-mile treadmill run, and raising £5 million for charity, which critics note lack proof or have been walked back by Arday himself. [1, 2]

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Because life gets busy... 

***SARCONE, OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP; GO HERE

***TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; SURGE IN SEMINARIANS--IN VEGAS! GO HERE

***FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE, #1 AI HYPERLOCAL NEWS SOURCE; GO HERE FOR CAMERAS, LAWSUIT, CROTON AND MORE

***THE CROTON GARDENER #6; GO HERE

***CROTON'S BRAVEST OPERATE AT BRIARCLIFF 2ND ALARM FIRE; GO HERE

***OSSINING MAN ANTHONY LOPEZ CHARGED WITH FELONY AFTER SHINING LASER AT POLICE HELICOPTER; GO HERE

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

*** THE TARRYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE-2 ADMIT TO ARSON IN PLEA DEAL, AYAVACA, BARRERO; MORE HERE

***FIRST TIGER SWALLOWTAIL OF 2026; GO HERE

***DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA---THEIR PLATFORM! Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly

***FROM CONGRESSMAN MIKE LAWLER --LAWLER SECURES $2MILLION FOR NORTH STATE ROAD IN THE TOWN OF OSSINING; GO HERE

***FINDING IN THE COMPLAINT OF SAM WATKINS JR. AGAINST ALI R. JAFFERY; MORE HERE

***DANISH HOME ASSORTED INQUIRIES AT THE MAIL; GO HERE

***TOP HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITALS; GO HERE

***BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 1976, MORE FROM CROTON'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS; CLICK HERE

***NYSDEC INVASIVES, OAK WILT, LONGHORNED BEETLE AND MORE HERE

***CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

***SARCONE, FORWARDED BY THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT; GO HERE

***SARCONE, DUVA, PATRONE... EXTRADICTED CANADIAN AMERICAN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE AS ORGANIZER OF DEADLY ALIEN SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY; MORE HERE

GOOGLE AI HAS PROVIDED A NUMBER OF NEWS SOURCES REGARDING THE MT VERNON GETAWAY SHOOTING

For those who prefer sources other than the New York Post, there's NBC4 Mount Vernon police official, son arrested in Bronx attempted murder case – NBC New York



AND ABC NEWS 7 Son of ex-Mount Vernon deputy commissioner Jennifer Lackard appears in court in Bronx gang shooting case - ABC7 New York

AND

Mount Vernon police official texted son instructions for Bronx courthouse shooting: indictment NY DAILY NEWS

THE 2026 CROTON LIONS BBQ CELEBRATES SERVICE TO COMMUNITY

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FROM THE CROTON LIONS WEBSITE: Our Annual Sunset Barbecue, held July 29 at Senasqua Park, was a heart-felt “thank you” event to the extended Croton community as many of our Lions and supporters come from the surrounding area.

Bob Anderson, President of the Croton Lions Club, addressed the attendees. Here is his message:

GO TO Annual BBQ Celebrates Service to Community — Croton Lions Club

REMINDER 8/6 BOE MEETING CROTON-HARMON

Croton-Harmon BOE Meetings TODAY THURSDAY 8/6---NOTE 6:00PM Start Time Thursday. CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

IT DOESN'T TAKE ALL THIS...

....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

CROTON LIONS CLUB - 8/29 INVASIVE REMOVAL EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT TRAIL

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This event is co-hosted by the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, the NY-NJ Trail Conference’s Invasives Strike Force and the Town of Cortlandt. Learn from expert crew leaders how to manage invasive tick-harboring Barberry and other bushes and remove encroaching Stilt grass from native habitats.

Croton Lions volunteers continue to assist in this work. Please join us in this effort. Invasive Removal Extravaganza — Croton Lions Club

SARCONE ETAL. OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP---FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENORCEMENT ANNOUNCE COORDINATED RESULTS, MULTIPLE ARRESTS, SIGNIFICANT SERIZURES OF FIREARMS AND NARCOTICS

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Federal, state and local law enforcement announce coordinated results, including multiple arrests and significant seizures of firearms and narcotics.

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — Law Enforcement officials announced the results of Operation Clean Sweep – Onondaga County, a major enforcement initiative resulting in several arrests and significant seizures of firearms and narcotics.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in charge New York division Bryan DiGirolamo, Federal Bureau of Investigation Albany Field Office Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam, Syracuse Police Chief Mark Rusin, Onondaga County Sheriff Tobias Shelley, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James, made the announcement. MORE AT Northern District of New York | Operation Clean Sweep Produces Major Arrests and Seizures in Onondaga County | United States Department of Justice

MORE FROM THE MAILBOX

Confidential to "Any chance?"

Response: Don't know anyone who is really concerned. We all go our own way. Good luck with your research.

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Still seeking any info on the old Afghan kebab house.

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A reader has fond memories of the "chili place". Got anything?

Response: 1977/78; go to EverythingCroton: TWO ITEMS FOM THE MAILBOX---THE CROTON CHILI HOUSE AND "HOUSE OF HEALTH"

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WHERE EXACTLY was the Purple Monkey and when did it close?

Response: The Purple Monkey was in the Croton Commons; it contributed to a number of local fundraisers back in 2011 and 2012 but believe it sold and went out west in 2013 or so.

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A reader asks: Wasn't there a Vegan place here?

Response: Not much to go on in your question but believe you may be referring to GOOD CHOICE KITCHEN IN OSSINING. It closed last year sometime.  (The number of "vegans" in the US hovers between 2 and 3%). There have been a number of vegan places in the area that have also closed.  The Good Choice kitchen website is still live: Good Choice Kitchen Vegan Café and Culinary Center

ON THIS DAY, IN 1953, "FROM HERE TO ETERNITY" WAS RELEASED...

ON THIS DAY IN 1953 "From Here to Eternity" based on book by James Jones, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra was released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1954)

 

Several of us recently watched it yet again. It's an amazing piece of work with top notch performances all around...but Lancaster and Kerr are really stand-outs. 

 

As you may also know, there had been calls from the cancel culture folks (yes, yet another one for the chopping bloc and the pire) to essentially burn both the film and the book...but that went nowhere.

 

Based on the book by James Jones, the film was directed by Fred Zinnemann and starred Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra. The Modern Library Board later named it one of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. 

 

The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. Army soldiers, played by Lancaster, Clift, and Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives, and the supporting cast included Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves. Excellent performances all around.  The film won eight Academy Awards out of 13 nominations. Read more about it here.

Click on the images to see a 1953 ad for the film, as well as a Yugoslavian postcard by IOM, Beograd, featuring Kerr and Lancaster, courtesy of our friends at EFSP.  

 

YOU CAN READ THEIR POSTS ON KERR AND LANCASTER HERE AND HERE.

 

SEE THE MOVIE TRAILER AT YOUTUBE HERE. 

 

FOR MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR, JAMES JONES, CLICK HERE.

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MORE TAXPAYERS LEAVING NY THAN MOVING IN

BEHIND PAYWALL at the Democrat & Chronicle:  More taxpayers are leaving New York than moving in, new reports show