YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RE-CAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

Your Everything Weekend News Re-cap and Vintage Croton too; as always, anything in GREEN or ITALICS should get special attention--and now in no particular order--AND A QUICK ONE---IT IS AFTER ALL, MOTHER'S DAY:

SPEAKING OF WHICH, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! SPECIAL POST LATER

***WAS NEVER ANY DOUBT: LOT A GETS THE COUNTY CASH; LOT A GETS STATE/HOLCHUL "CONDITIONAL" CASH--100 "AFFORDABLE" UNITS COMING TO CROTON; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI---LOT A

***ASSORTED BOOKS/PUBLICATIONS, LOCAL AND NON, CURRENTLY TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA; click here

***SARCONE, GO HERE AND HERE

***NO COMMENT--ALBANY, NY (October 1, 2023) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2027 New York State Budget, highlighting major investments and reforms. The budget aims to make New York more affordable and includes provisions for universal child care, lower auto insurance premiums, and a $1 billion energy rebate. Universal Child Care......MORE AT Governor Hochul Announces Agreement on FY 2027 State Budget in Albany - Talk of the Sound

***TRAIN STUFF THAT SPECIAL AMERICA 250 TRAIN; GO HERE

***CURRENTLY TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA; TOO MUCH TO SUMMARIZE; GO TO EverythingCroton: CURRENTLY TRENDING ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA...

***INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLICISM INSTAGRAM PAGE; VISUALLY STUNNING; go here

***SENATE REPORT! COVID19 VACCINE, FULL DOCUMENT--a bit of a slog to get through but highly detailed; go HERE

AND EverythingCroton: MIRANDA DEVINE: THE BIDEN ADMIN---COVID VACCINE COVER-UP...ETC ETC.ETC....CURRENTLY TRENDING ON LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA

***ABOUT THAT POLITICAL PROTEST AT THE CVS LOT; SO MANY COMPLAINTS; GO HERE

***DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY INFO; GO HERE

***ANNUAL MEETING, TEMPLE ISRAEL; GO HERE

***POLLAK ENDORSES LAIRD AND DAY; CLICK HERE

***15 years later--US NAVY SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden reflects on historic raid--- more at US Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden reflects on historic raid 15 years later

***IS THE GRASS ALWAYS GREENER? FROM 2021, PUGH ETAL; GO TO EverythingCroton: 2021, IS THE GRASS ALWAYS GREENER?

***FANI WILLIS--IN THE NEWS; CLICK HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON: SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES LILLIAN NORDICA, GLORIA SWANSON, and ABE BIRNBAUM; GO HERE

***PHOTOS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK CEREMONY AND FLAG RAISING; GO TO EverythingCroton: PHOTOS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK CEREMONY--CROTON--AND RAISING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S NEW FLAG

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

***VINTAGE CROTON 1922, GLORIA SWANSON; CLICK HERE

***5/13 BI-LINGUAL FATIMA MASS AT HOLY NAME; GO TO EverythingCroton: 2026 BI-LINGUAL MASS---OUR LADY OF FATIMA---MAY 13TH--HOLY NAME OF MARY--PLUS PAST FATIMA EVENTS AND MORE

***MORE FROM THE MAILBOX HERE

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

***WHAT'S NEXT FOR MORENS; CLICK HERE

***ABOUT THAT HANSBERRY STREET "CO-NAMING"; GO TO EverythingCroton: CURRENTLY TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CO-NAMING, RE-NAMING---STREETS FOR VETERANS, ETC.

***TALK OF THE SOUND; COVID FRAUD; CLICK HERE

***SCAM! GO TO MULTI-STATE SCAM CASE IN THE NEWS, ID THEFT AND MORE

***SOME FASCINATING ARTICLES FROM US RIGHT TO KNOW: EverythingCroton: US RIGHT TO KNOW--SOME FASCINATING ARTICLES---COVID SHENANIGANS AND SOLO SCREEN TIME IS A "UNIQUE PERIL" FOR YOUNG CHILDREN....

1920 BOOTLEGGING--HARMON--PEEKSKILL---COFFINS! FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT

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1920 BOOTLEGGING--HARMON--PEEKSKILL---COFFINS! FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT--A reader stumbled upon this 1920 blurb---click on the image.

You may also enjoy: EverythingCroton: YES WE ADMIT IT...WE LOVED THE UNTOUCHABLES

FORWARDED FROM THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT, WITH MENTION OF US ATTY JOHN SARCONE, INT'L HUMAN SMUGGLING RING EXPOITING CANADIAN VISA SYSTEM THWARTED BY US

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EXCERPTED---READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT THE LINK BELOW

The smuggling incidents occurred in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Swanton Sector, where record high illegal crossings occurred during the Biden administration, The Center Square first reported.

In the New York case, Mexican national Edgar Sanchez-Solis pleaded guilty to leading an “alien smuggling organization” (ASO) while he was illegally living in Kansas City, Missouri. The scheme involved smuggling hundreds of illegal foreign nationals by employing drivers to pick them up in designated areas and drive them into the interior of the country.

A multi-agency investigation found that Sanchez-Solis “personally participated in and coordinated smuggling events.” In one instance in May 2023, he drove a van full of illegal border crossers and engaged in a high-speed pursuit with Border Patrol agents. He was ultimately stopped and apprehended by the sheriff’s office......"The smuggling operation was an outworking of “the prior administration’s unprecedented open border policy,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III for the Northern District of New York said. Sanchez-Solis had “ties to Canada and Mexico, but he coordinated many of the smuggling events while he was also illegally living in the United States. He also exploited Canada’s lax visitor visa policy and used Canada as a waypoint for unvetted aliens traveling from Mexico looking for a way into the United States,” Sarcone added.

MORE AT International human smuggling ring exploiting Canadian visa system thwarted by US | National | thecentersquare.com

EDGEMONT HAS NO TROUBLE AGAINST HEN HUD--BASEBALL RECAP

They blew past the Hendrick Hudson Sailors 13-2. MORE AT Baseball Recap: Edgemont Has No Trouble Against Hendrick Hudson

SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND PODCASTS TOO--YOU SHOULDN'T MISS....

Because life gets busy:

****PODCAST! ADRIANA! GO TO EverythingCroton: PODCAST! ADRIANA AND COMPANY---ADAPTIVE SCUBA DIVING WITH MS--MY MS MERMAID LIFE STORY

***PODCAST--WESTCHESTER COUNTY LAUNCHES PODCAST; CLICK HERE

***PHOTOS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK CEREMONY AND FLAG RAISING; GO TO EverythingCroton: PHOTOS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK CEREMONY--CROTON--AND RAISING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S NEW FLAG

***PHOTOS, CROTON LIONS LENDS A HAND I LOVE MY PARK DAY; CLICK HERE

***PHOTOS, TENNIS SENIORS, VARSITY BOY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CELEBRATING OUR VARSITY BOYS TENNIS SENIORS

***VIDEO AND PHOTOS, FAMILY FUN DAY; CLICK HERE

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

***VIDEO - AMTRAK EMPIRE SERVICE PULLING INTO CROTON HARMON FROM jonathanschmid7619; go to Amtrak pulling into Croton Harmon #amtrak #amtraktrain #empireservice

***VIDEO AND MORE--LAWLER, THE DINNER, ON ALLEN THE ALLEGED WHITE TRUMP ASSASSIN; GO TO EverythingCroton: VIDEO--REP. LAWLER ON WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER SHOOTING

***VIDEO, CROTON COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE BOE FORUM 4/23/26--standing room only; video now available at CCC Croton BOE Forum 4.23.26

***VIDEO, SMASH AND GRAB GUCCI; GO TO EverythingCroton: VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE---THAT SMASH AND GRAB AT GUCCI---WOODBURY COMMONS

SEE THE LAST EDITION IN THIS SERIES AT EverythingCroton: SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS---AND PODCASTS TOO--YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS

PHOTOS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK CEREMONY--CROTON--AND RAISING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S NEW FLAG

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Today the village held a very special ceremony----the event was to recognize National Police week, where officers who died in the line of duty across our nation are honored and remembered, and where officers serving are thanked for their service.

The event culminated in the raising of the Police Department's new flag.

Click on the images, ALL rights reserved, Carolyn Whiting.

VIDEO--ICE ARRESTS ALLEGED MS-13 GANG MEMBER DESCRIBED AS "KNOWN SUSPECTED TERRORIST" IN FLORIDA

State and federal immigration officers arrested a criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member in a captured-on-camera takedown. Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla, a criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member from Honduras, was arrested in an operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Highway Patrol on April 14. Read and see more at ICE arrests alleged MS-13 gang member in Palm Beach County on camera | Fox News

5/12 PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA---"SIGNAGE" REVISIONS

Assorted--and fascinating---"signage" revisions. 

See the agenda and related documents here.

SOFTBALL SENIOR NIGHT 2026

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Softball Senior Night 2026--What a special evening celebrating our Varsity Softball seniors! Thank you to our players, families, coaches, and community for making all that you do!

To our seniors, thank you for your leadership, dedication, resilience, and the pride you brought to Croton softball throughout your careers. Your impact on this program will be felt long after the final inning.  We are so proud of everything you have accomplished on and off the field, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for each of you.

Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger. PHOTOS AT Facebook AND Facebook AND Facebook AND Facebook

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.....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 CHECK OUT: EverythingCroton: YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON GUIDE TO MOTHER'S DAY 2026

WHERE NY'S 3 VENOMOUS SNAKE SPECIES ARE HIDING THIS SPRING

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WHERE NY'S 3 VENOMOUS SNAKE SPECIES ARE HIDING THIS SPRING--Lohud go to Where NY’s 3 venomous snake species are hiding this spring

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: THE CROTON GARDENER #3

and from 2025 EverythingCroton: SNAKE SEASON 2025---LEARNING TO LIVE WITH SNAKES

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

Because life gets busy:

***A RATHER INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLIC INSTAGRAM PAGE; click here

***LOT A; IT BEGINS EverythingCroton: ICYMI---LOT A

***CROTON RUNNING COMPANY IS PASSING THE BATON; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON RUNNING COMPANY IS PASSING THE BATON

***CON ED, SCENIC RIDGE; CLICK HERE

***FROM LESLIE POLLAK'S FB PAGE, ENDORSES LAIRD AND DAY; GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM LESLIE POLLAK'S FB PAGE, ENDORSES LAIRD AND DAY

***FROM SUPERVISOR BECKER'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER--VETERANS MEETING AT VA HOSPITAL; CLICK HERE

***INFORM NY---JOHN SARCONE----ALDEN FULLER FACES DECADES IN PRISON FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING CHILD PORN; MORE HERE

***REMINDER 5/12 LEAGUE WOMEN VOTERS CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES FORUM; GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER 5/12 LEAGUE WOMEN VOTERS CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES FORUM

***SPONGY MOTH INVASIVE UPDATE; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW FROM DEC DELIVERS--2026 SPONGY MOTH OUTLOOK FOR NEW YORK STATE

TURLEY--VIRGINIA'S GERRYMANDER FLOP LEAVES DEMOCRATS FRUSTRATED--AND DANGEROUS

“Eff around and find out”: That taunt from Hakeem Jeffries celebrating Virginia’s gerrymander did not age well.

On Friday, the House minority leader found out that Virginia’s Supreme Court was not quite as gleeful as he about Democrats’ attempt to virtually eliminate Republican representation in the purple state.

The court just cooked the party’s infamous lobster, a district over 100 miles long that was designed to help devour the GOP’s slender majority in the House of Representatives.

It also cooked the ambitions of Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Democratic establishment, which tossed aside any pretense of principle in a raw political gambit.

The resulting faceplant is nothing short of legendary: Spanberger’s Democrats have succeeded in alienating half of the state. MORE AT Virginia's gerrymander flop makes Democrats more dangerous

THE CROTON GARDENER #3

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST AND BACK FOR 2026 #3...THE CROTON GARDENER... useful tips, alerts, shopping, and much more...AS WE MOVE INTO THE SEASON! Here's the 3rd installment....(#1 is here).   CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW AND ENJOY. P.S. #2 IS HERE.

AND NOW IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

---It seems we had extra heavy debris to clean up this year in the tomato bed but that didn't stop us from getting our plants in the ground---in early April!  Yes....it can be done.......and we have tomatoes earlier than anyone else as a result. (The rule is not until mid-May.)

If you are prepared for some losses, this procedure has worked out well for us for years.  We simply cover--and uncover--our fledgling plants with plastic bottles, cups and a plastic bag on those days when the temps drop, essentially creating temporary greenhouses.  Our 2026 plants have not only survived the recent frosts but are doing fantastic.  Just remember---being diligent and methodical is key---the plants must be covered, uncovered and re-covered again when needed.

---IRIS SEASON....bearded (click on the photo above) or Japanese, we love these flowers....read all about them here AS WE MOVE INTO IRIS SEASON.

---ABOUT THOSE MOLES, VOLES & SHREWS.  We have a few and have learned to live with them...within reason. Some people however have major issues....Tips and Techniques for Keeping Moles and Voles Out of Your Garden - GreatGardenPlans

---WE LIKE THIS BOOK FROM CROTON'S JAN JOHNSEN: FLORATOPIA https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/press-release-celebrated-gardener-and.html

--HEIRLOOM TOMATOES; we love the flavor, although admittedly many varieties are not "pretty" and the yields are often inconsistent.  Our favorite is PURPLE CHEROKEE CHIEF (you can generally find it at Super Foodtown of Croton)....we mix in heirlooms with BETTER BOY, EARLY GIRL AND the cherry tomato variety known as BLACK CHERRY (AMAZING COLOR AND YIELDS).  You can find these at Croton Shoprite, Super Foodtown, etc.

--SPONGY MOTH INVASIVE UPDATE; GO TO EverythingCroton: NEW FROM DEC DELIVERS--2026 SPONGY MOTH OUTLOOK FOR NEW YORK STATE

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