PHOTOS------2025, CROTON SENIOR CLUB ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY

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(CLICK ON THE PHOTOS BELOW.) The Croton Senior Club held their annual St. Patrick's Day party at the Croton Municipal Building on Friday March 14th, with 45 attendees. There was much wearin' of the green and a great lunch of traditional corned beef and cabbage Irish soda bread, (some homemade by Eileen O'Leary) beer, and soda topped off with a delicious cake from Croton Shoprite. The meal was catered by Cole's Market of Montrose and served by Liz and Isabella. No one went home hungry!

Senior members Janet Meyer, Al Colbran and Rita Wilcox were all smiles and the other photos show many members socializing before lunch was served.

The Croton Seniors meet every Friday at 11 in the community room of the Croton Municipal Building. You can enjoy, coffee, conversation and fun. The Croton Seniors enjoy social activities, guest speakers, games and contests to stay sharp. We always welcome new members, so join us!

For additional information, call Croton Senior Club President Bob Anderson at (914) 271-3168 or email CrotonSeniorClub@gmail.com. You can also visit the village website for more information and an application.

BREAKING--TRUMP ORDERS ATTACK ON HOUTHI REBELS

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WHEN IS PASSOVER 2025?

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PASSOVER begins Sunday, April 13--ends Sunday, April 20.  For observances at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, visit Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

IN THE NEWS--SIBLINGS & FORMER LEADERS OF CARTEL TRUMP DESIGNATED AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CHARGED IN US

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SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: HOWARD DA SILVA, WILLIAM GADDIS AND JACKIE GLEASON

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Our very popular series continues into 2025.....and now SOME MORE RECENTLY NEARTHED BITD & PIECES ABOUT ASSORTED CROTON NOTABLES.....CLICK ON THE PHOTOS AND LINKS.

Stumbled across an ad for a 1947 film we had never heard of starring a rather young Howard De Silva. (For those who don't know, Da Silva lived in Croton for many years. You can read more here.)

Blaze of Noon was a 1947 aviation adventure film directed by John Farrow and based on writer and aviator Ernest K. Gann's best-selling novel Blaze of Noon (1946), a story about early air mail operations. It also starred Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, Sterling Hayden and William Bendix. READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN SOMETHING MORE LIGHT-HEARTED--FROM 1951,  DA SILVA "THREE HUSBANDS"--GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA, THREE HUSBANDS, 1951

--NEXT UP, many of us are fans of author William Gaddis, and his books seem to make the rounds here in Croton in waves. (As many of you know, he was a village resident in the 1960's.

Having read A FROLIC OF HIS OWN a few years back, we recently passed it along to a friend.  She pronounced it a "tough slog but worth it".

For those who don't know,....William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. (December 29, 1922 – December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. The first and longest of his five novels, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005 and two others, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. Gaddis is widely considered one of the first and most important American postmodern writers. READ MORE ABOUT HIM HERE.  A FROLIC OF HIS OWN IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON HERE.

--Frequent Cortlandt visitor to Croton (and what was then Mary's and later Honey's)--Jackie Gleason--was also a  very talented musician.  We stumbled across one of his albums in a tag sale last week---with content and cover copy that was unmistakably 1950's---read more about LOVER'S RHAPSODY AT Lover's Rhapsody - Wikipedia

For more about Gleason and his Croton connection, click here.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY THIS POST TOO! EverythingCroton: SOME FUN STUFF WE FOUND ABOUT FREQUENT CROTON VISITOR, JACKIE GLEASON

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: EverythingCroton: SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: ABE BIRNBAUM, MAURICE STERNE AND PETER STRAUSS

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY FROM CROTON TEES! 20% OFF SALE THROUGH 3/18 WITH CHECK OUT CODE STPATTY20

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY FROM CROTON TEES! 20% OFF SALE THROUGH 3/18 WITH CHECK OUT CODE STPATTY20--GO TO CROTON TEES AND MORE!

AND NOW--MORE FABULOUS WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

AS ALWAYS, SOME WONDERFUL FINDS, SPECIAL REQUESTS, OLDIES BUT GOODIES AND MORE. Click on the photos and links.

We love when we can identify pieces for our readers---and recently we are able to do so, which reminded us of this post.....Here goes:  Back in 2019, Our Saviour Lutheran Church had a very special offering at their annual Christmas Tag Sale Fundraiser.

The sale featured an extensive and very minty collection---again click on the photos sliced and diced for your close-up viewing pleasure--from the mid-1960's and The Ideal Toy Company's "Petite Princess" Fantasy Doll House furniture and accessories line.   It was a rare opportunity to own a rather complete page vintage toy history. Wonderful HAND-crafted pieces with a marvelous attention to detail.

During the post–World War II baby boom era, Ideal became the largest doll-making company in the United States. 

Their most popular dolls included Betsy Wetsy, Toni, Saucy Walker, Shirley Temple, Miss Revlon, Patti Playpal, Tammy, Thumbelina, and Crissy. (STAY TUNED FOR A CHRISSY AND TAMMY POST!)

But back to the furniture featured in the photos---From a brochure: “Petite Princess Fantasy Furniture is hand crafted of satins, brocades, porcelain, brass, glass mirrors, and other fine materials. You will find soft, plush chairs and sofas, gilt-edged mirrors, dressers and cabinets with drawers and doors that really open and close. Everything you can dream of. Perfectly made, so you can play with it, collect it, and be the perfect Petite Princess."

AND NOW SOME OTHER ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN:

---"FOR THE BOYS"; TRAIN TIME! HERSHEY'S K-LINE, HAULING CAR; GO TO Toys and Stuff: TRAIN TIME: K-Line #K-673506 Hauling Car (Silver)

---WONDERFUL PUTZ CLOCK! AT THE CARDBOARD CHRSTMAS FORUMS; GO TO Putz Clock -

---FROM PAPER GLITTER GLUE, LEPRECHAUN HOUSE! GO TO Make a Leprechaun House for St. Patrick's Day - Paper Glitter Glue

---AND A REAL TREAT! Cleopatra: The death of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra has been the topic of many paintings, theatre plays and films. Today, 14 March 2025, EFSP collaborator Ivo Blom will give a paper on the 1910 French film Cléopâtre by Pathé Frères at a study day at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé.  WITH LOTS OF GREAT IMAGES RIGHT UP TO ELIZABETH TAYLOR IN THE ROLE European Film Star Postcards: Cleopatra

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THE LAST TIME: EverythingCroton: MORE FABULOUS WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

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3/18 PLANNING BOARD MEETING CANCELLED

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The Planning Board meeting for March 18th has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

JUST ONE MORE SNEAK PEEK AT ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND---THE TAVERN AT CROTON LANDING

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Just a sneak peak of some of our St. Patrick’s Day drinks--We will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all weekend long. We will also have our Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner available from Friday - Sunday! We will be closed Monday 3/17.

41 N Riverside Ave, Croton-On-Hudson, (914) 271-8020

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1932--MEET TODAY TO PROTEST SLOP THAT CHILDREN FOR MILK, ITALIAN COMMUNITY HALL, BROOK STREET

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1932--MEET TODAY TO PROTEST SLOP THAT CHILDREN  GET FOR MILK, ITALIAN COMMUNITY HALL, BROOK STREET--from the Daily Worker---heree's a a fascinating time capsule and with mention of Brook Street too. Click on the images below.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY MORE CROTON IN THE 1930'S AT EverythingCroton: TOP FIVE CROTON POSTS IN THE 1930'S---THE 2021 EDITION

OPENING RECEPTION 3/30--54TH ART EXHIBIT OF ARTISTS OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

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54th Art Exhibit of Artists of Northern Westchester (ANW) - MARCH 30 – APRIL 27, 2025

--Opening Reception - Sunday March 30th 2-4pm

--Open Gallery - Sunday, April 13th, 2-4pm

--Closing Reception – Sunday, April 27th 2-4pm

The ANW show is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Hudson Valley. It is the longest-running juried art exhibit in Westchester County and was instituted by the late, nationally acclaimed Hudson River painter, George Kelly.

For more information and questions, email: artistsnorthernwestchester@gmail.com

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Hudson Valley (UUCHV)
2021 Albany Post Road, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520.
(914) 271-4283. Website: https://www.uuchudsonvalley.org/

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TRAFFIC ALERT--BEAR MOUNTAIN BRIDGE SHEDULED FOR UPGRADES-NEWS 12

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Bear Mountain Bridge scheduled for upgrades--The NYS Bridge Authority wants to replace the deck, widen sidewalks, upgrade the concrete barriers and build climb-deterrent fencing. MORE AT Bear Mountain Bridge scheduled for upgrades

SENATE ADVANCES SPENDING BILL, DEMS SUFFER TOTAL DEFEAT, TOWNHALL

The first cloture vote didn’t clinch 60, so the House GOP’s continuing resolution, which was passed on a party-line vote, remained in legislative limbo. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered his ‘Republicans don’t have the votes’ bit, only to cave less than 36 hours later. After another drawn-out process that engulfed the Hill in chaos, he voted for cloture this afternoon—the Democrats are a total mess. MORE AT BREAKING: Dems Suffer Total Defeat As Senate Advances Spending Bill

and With Democrats' help, Senate votes to avert a government shutdown

1940--WHAT A LINE-UP RIGHT HERE IN CROTON---WILL GEER (GRANDPA WALTON!) WOODY(!), SORIANO, CALEB PETERSON AND OTHER NOTABLES OF THE DAY

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1940--WHAT A LINE-UP RIGHT HERE IN CROTON---WILL GEER (GRANDPA WALTON!) WOODY(!), SORIANO, CALEB PETERSON AND OTHER NOTABLES OF THE DAY---CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY--MORE FROM CROTON IN 40'S--AT EverythingCroton: THE TOP THREE 1940'S POSTS IN 2021 AT EVERYTHING CROTON