Saturday, March 28, 2026
PALM SUNDAY 2026 IS 3/29 AND A LOOK BACK AT THE 1916 ITALIAN SILENT FILM, CHRISTUS/CHRIST
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PALM SUNDAY 2026 IS 3/29 AND A LOOK BACK AT THE 1916 ITALIAN SILENT FILM, CHRISTUS/CHRIST Courtesy of our friends at European Film Star Postcards--we bring you the “Palm Sunday” scene from the 1916 Italian silent film Christus/Christ. This Cines production directed by count Giulio Antamoro was a worldwide success. Click on the photo. Read and see more about the film here..jpg)
JOEL GINGOLD LETTER NOW ONLINE, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, RECENT GUIDO COMMENTARY
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NOW ONLINE:
To the Editor,
I am 87 years old. I spent my career working hard as an engineering consultant and I have lived in Croton for nearly 85 years. I have been a Democrat my entire life. I voted for John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Barak Obama, and Joe Biden. Given all that, I am probably not the guy you would expect to be writing a letter opposing Ali Jaffery for Croton Village Justice.
But right is right and wrong is wrong.
Vincent Guido is certainly free to support and vote for whomever he chooses for any office. But he is not free to launch vicious and erroneous allegations against those who do not share his views. He claims that my letter supporting Sam Watkins for Village Justice rubbed him the wrong way. Gee, I’m really sorry about that, Mr. Guido, but I, too, am free to support and vote for whomever I choose.
And I take great offense at your accusation that my comments are “absolutely arrogant.” I take even greater offense at your thinly vailed claim that my support of Judge Watkins is based on “ugly xenophobia and racism.” You don’t even know me or anything about me, Mr. Guido, but I can tell you that, over the years, I have suffered from discrimination from that same xenophobia and racism that you erroneously accuse me of harboring. Perhaps you have suffered similarly, Mr. Guido, although I would hope not. It is not pleasant.
Accusing those who do not agree with you as racist, is the action of one who cannot make other strong arguments for their preferred candidate. I do not care a whit what Mr. Jaffery’s background may be. I care only who is best qualified to be our Village Justice. And there is no question in my mind, that Sam Watkins is, by far, the superior candidate.
Mr. Guido bemoans the fact that “a club of old white men” are running our institutions. Yet when I view the membership of our Village Board, I find that 60% of them are women and the two men currently serving are, at least from my perspective, relatively young. It is true that we do not have an individual of color serving on our Board (not that I find that at all significant). But in our last election just such a candidate was defeated in his quest for a seat. Does that mean that our entire electorate is steeped in “ugly xenophobia and racism?” I think not, but, perhaps, Mr. Guido would disagree with me there as well.
Mr. Guido touts Mr. Jaffery as a hard worker, “pushing his body to the absolute limit” in the gym, a dedicated father, and a serious attorney. Those are all positive attributes, but do they qualify someone to judge his neighbors, as opposed to one who has sat effectively as a judge for decades? I don’t think so. And Mr. Jaffery provided legal services pro bono for Mr. Guido, his neighbor. Is this no more than repayment and support of a friend? I wonder.
It has been routine in our village that candidates for elective office have previously made a contribution to village life through serving on our numerous village boards and committees or in one of the many non-governmental organizations that support our community. Mr. Jaffery, a relative newcomer to Croton, has yet to make such a contribution and I encourage him to do so before he once again puts his name in front of the voters.
I would also add that Mr. Jaffery’s only community action, of which I’m aware, is to publicly promulgate malicious, and untrue, accusations against a candidate for the Village Board who he did not favor. This is not at all the action of one who aspires to sit in judgement of his fellow citizens.
My problems with Mr. Jaffrey’s candidacy go beyond what I feel are his lesser qualifications, his temperament, and the absence of his making any meaningful contribution to our village. The manner in which the Croton Democratic Committee threw Sam Watkins under the bus and anointed Mr. Jaffery, without any public indication as to why this was done, offends me. There are many rumors circulating in the village about why such an action was taken, but I do not trade in rumor and will not repeat any of them here. However, there is clearly a lot about that process that we outsiders have not been made privy to.
There is much more going on in the contest for our next Village Justice, but I think Paul Steinberg, in last week’s rather lengthy analysis, covered the issues pretty well. While Paul and I may disagree over whether we should maintain a court in the village, I would heartily agree with much of what he presented.
In the end, it comes down to who one believes will best serve our community as Village Justice. For both his judicial temperament and his experience, Sam Watkins is that individual, and he has earned our votes through his hard work, positive structuring of the village court, and many years of extraordinary service. I hope you will all join me in returning Sam to the bench. We deserve nothing less.
Sincerely,
Joel E. Gingold
REMINDER--SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL--VIGIL TODAY--PLEASE ALLOCATE TRAVEL AND PARKING TIME ACCORDINGLY
A community vigil will be held in honor the life of Sheridan Gorman at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Field in Yorktown Heights. Gorman, 18, of Yorktown, was shot and killed on March 19 in Chicago, where she a freshman at Loyola University. Jose Medina-Medina, a 25-year-old Venezuelan migrant, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Gorman’s death. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last weekend that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer asking sanctuary politicians not to release the suspect, Jose Medina-Medina, whom it called “criminal illegal alien.” MORE AT Yorktown to hold vigil for Sheridan Gorman on Saturday - Mid Hudson News
IN THE NEWS---ICE CONFIRMS SUSPECT IN NJ CRASH THAT LEFT MAN DEAD IS ILLEGAL ALIEN
Highlights: Now they can’t find him and he’s on the run; go to New Jersey hit-and-run suspect is illegal alien from Ecuador, source says | Fox News
CROTON ONLINE REGISTRATION MAY BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
Notice: Due to scheduled system updates, online registration may be temporarily unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to improve our services. MORE AT Notice: Due to scheduled system updates, online registration may be temporarily unavailable. | Croton-on-Hudson NY
THANK YOU NYPD OFFICERS EDWARDS AND NAVARRO
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To the Editor,
I would like to publicly commend the two NYPD officers, Assistant Chief Aaron Edwards and Sgt. Luis Navarro, who ran towards two ISIS-inspired terrorists as they launched dangerous explosive devices at members of the public in front of New York’s Gracie Mansion on March 7th. Avowed ISIS supporters Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi attempted to detonate deadly bombs with the goal of inflicting mass casualties when Asst. Chief Edwards and Sgt. Navarro intercepted and tackled them, stopping their actions.
Both officers are being commended and recognized as heroes within and beyond New York. One can’t help but be amazed when reading about Asst. Chief Edwards’ motivations for becoming a police officer. On September 11, 2001, when he was a young college student, he witnessed police running into the burning Twin Towers to rescue people. On that day, he decided he wanted to help protect the people of NYC.
There is a fantastic photograph of Asst. Chief Edwards leaping over a metal barrier to stop the bombers. The picture is worth a thousand words: descriptors of how selfless and brave the officers of the NYPD can be.
God bless him and all of the brave police officers who put themselves in the way of terrorists so that we may walk the streets safely. Sadly, the present climate of New York City could breed more unfortunate situations, but one finds reassurance in the words of Asst. Chief Edwards, as he stated, “You’re going to be watching a little closer, especially in the near-term, any events that’s coming up, we got to have a little more resources out there for them.”
Thank you,
Jessica Dieckman
EXCELLENT LETTER FROM JOEL GINGOLD, PAGE 2, THE GAZETTE, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, RECENT GUIDO COMMENTARY
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ A LETTER FROM JOEL GINGOLD, PAGE 2, FROM THE RECENT EDITION OF THE GAZETTE 3/26. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO GET THE FIRST PARAGRAPHS.
THE GAZETTE DOES NOT HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE BUT IS SOLD JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. (We also hope to have this letter online.)
Updated--letter online at EverythingCroton: JOEL GINGOLD LETTER NOW ONLINE, ADDRESSING AMONG OTHER ISSUES, RECENT GUIDO COMMENTARY
1922 CROTON POINT--WOMEN'S TENT COLONY IS INVADED BY MASHERS--MEW YORK TROOPERS NOW GUARDING CAMP
FROM The Dawson news (Dawson, Ga.;Dawson, Georgia), August 22, 1922-----
CLICK ON THE IMAGE.
SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...
Because life gets busy...
TODAY IS THE SHERIDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL--many of us will be attending; allow EXTRA time for travel and parking---large turnout expected; go to EverythingCroton: LARGE TURNOUT ANTICIPATED FOR THE SHERIDAN GORMAN 3/28 MEMORIAL
*QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS) ABOUT THE MIDNIGHT RUN "MISSIONS"; GO HERE
*NEW FROM MY MSMERMAID LIFE; GO HERE
*1970, HOWARD DA SILVA! GO TO EverythingCroton: 1970 HOWARD da SILVA---THE WORLD OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM--PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT LEE NOVICK'S CANDIDACY
*A RE-CAP OF HOLY WEEK/EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES; GO TO EverythingCroton: ICYMI---A RE-CAP OF HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCHES
*PAUL STEINBERG LETTER. THOUGHTS ON THE VILLAGE COURT, ALI JAFFERY'S CONDUCT AND MORE; GO TO EverythingCroton: PAUL STEINBERG LETTER. THOUGHTS ON THE VILLAGE COURT, ALI JAFFERY'S CONDUCT AND MORE
*YORKTOWN'S SHERIDAN GORMAN, ALLEGED MURDER BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, STATEMENT FROM FAMILY; GO TO EverythingCroton: SHERIDAN GORMAN---STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY
and GOFUND ME SCHOLARSHIP FUND INFO AT EverythingCroton: GOFUND ME SHERDAN GORMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
IN THE NEWS--BOMBSHELL INTEL--USAID WAS KEY TO LAUNDERING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF US TAX DOLLARS INTO 2024 BIDEN CAMPAIGN
As always, please do your own due diligence....
EXCERPTED--ENTIRE ARTICLE AT LIBK BELOW---What would possibly become of a nation without an army of overpaid government workers draining trillions from the American taxpayer?
But new information has come to light showing why the left fought so hard for these agencies -- the U.S. Agency for International Development allegedly played an important role in laundering money to former President Joe Biden's 2024 presidential campaign. MORE AT Bombshell intel: USAID was key to laundering hundreds of millions of US tax dollars into 2024 Biden campaign
But new information has come to light showing why the left fought so hard for these agencies -- the U.S. Agency for International Development allegedly played an important role in laundering money to former President Joe Biden's 2024 presidential campaign. MORE AT Bombshell intel: USAID was key to laundering hundreds of millions of US tax dollars into 2024 Biden campaign
THANK YOU---AND APPRECIATION FOR---HOLY NAME OF MARY'S KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
HNM Parish wishes to thank the members of the Knights of Columbus for hosting a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day Party! All their hard work resulted in parish families having a fun, memorable evening and an amazing meal too!
FOR MORE ABOUT HOLY NAME'S KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, VISIT Knights of Columbus - Holy Name of Mary - Croton-on-Hudson, NY
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