CHOIR OF TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER TO PERFORM AT NATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

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Hallel B’Shir, the adult choir of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, will perform at the North American Jewish Choral Festival on August 3 in Stamford, Connecticut.

Hallel B’Shir — Hebrew for “Praise in Song” — has been a fixture of the festival since 2019 and is the only synagogue-affiliated choir to perform at the festival every single year; the other ensembles featured in the festival’s evening concerts are independent community groups not tied to a congregation. Since its debut appearance, Hallel B’Shir has grown into one of the festival’s most anticipated performing ensembles. MORE AT Choir of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester to Perform at National Choral Festival - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

AGENDA 7/15--BD OF TRUSTEES, CROTON RE-CERTIFIES AS A "PRO-HOUSING" COMMUNITY, TOWN PROPOSED OMNIBUS ZONING TEXT, TREE INVENTORY, T-MOBILE AND MUCH MORE

Something for everyone on this one---a very full agenda

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MORE ON KERRI GREENRIDGE

The author of an acclaimed book about slavery is crying racism after her writing came under scrutiny by scholars for questionable assertions and sloppy sourcing.Kerri Greenidge’s 2022 book “The Grimkes,” which tells the story of a prominent South Carolina slaveholder family who later played a role in the abolitionist movement, was lauded by critics and won the American Historical Association’s Joan Kelly Memorial Prize.

But skepticism grew as her prose came under the microscope by historians and scholars, including Myra Glenn, an author and retired American history professor at Elmira College. MORE AT Historian says it’s racist to question her — after book about slavery pulled from shelves over inaccuracies

MONDAY PROPERTIES IN THE NEWS

Pair of 27-story residential towers in Rosslyn gets nod from Planning Commission | ARLnow.com

Monday Properties has made several recent major project updates, corporate expansions, and strategic property acquisitions. Here is one of them 

VIRGINIA OUTSIDE OF DC----Rosslyn Redevelopment Approvals (July 2026) Planning Commission Nod: On July 6, 2026, the Arlington Planning Commission unanimously backed Monday Properties' redevelopment plan for 1400 Key Blvd and 1401 Wilson Blvd. The updated proposal replaces two vacant office towers with two 27-story mixed-use residential towers. It will bring 831 residential units and 29,000 square feet of retail space, including a grocery store, to the area.

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ICYMI---CLOSER TO HOME---June 16, 2026

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $19.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 118,991-square-foot industrial building in Croton-on-Hudson, located north of New York City in Westchester County. The single-tenant building at 1 Half Moon Bay Drive, which was fully leased at the time of the loan closing, was purpose-built for tire distribution in 1995 and features a clear height of 29 feet, 10 dock doors and two drive-in doors. READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: MONDAY PROPERTIES!

TOWN OF CORTLANDT SENIOR CITIZEN & VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY PICNIC

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TOWN OF CORTLANDT SENIOR CITIZEN & VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY PICNIC

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Senior Citizen and Veteran Recognition Picnic: Tuesday, August 18 - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

GEE ABOUT THOSE "EXPERTS" AND THEIR INFLATION PREDICTIONS, TRUMP, DOOM, GLOOM, WHATTYA' KNOW....

Inflation posted the biggest one-month drop since April 2020. June Inflation Report Crushes ‘Experts’ Predictions, Biggest Win in Over Five Years--MORE AT June Inflation Report Crushes ‘Experts’ Predictions, Biggest Win in Over Five Years

THERE'S NO NEED FOR DRAMA...

Finding the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), is easy----just 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

COMMENTING POLICY--A REMINDER

Since this is periodically necessary---and because dozens were just deleted en masse----and keeping it simple:

---No profanity

---No trolling

---No obscenity

---No personal attacks

FROM VILLAGE SOCIAL MEDIA---FLAGS AT HALF STAFF TODAY FOR SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM

Flags at the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building are at half-staff today, July 14, 2026, until July 18, 2026, as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator Lindsey Graham.

NYACK---SHOOTER STILL AT LARGE IN HUDSON VALLEY

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Shooter Still At Large After Vicious Shooting In Hudson Valley

THE COST OF TYLER ROBINSON'S DEFENSE FOR UTAH

Utah taxpayers are on the hook for Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin's defense team, which has the potential to reach eight figures, criminal defense attorneys told Fox News Digital.  MORE AT Utah murder defense case could cost taxpayers millions of dollars: Experts | Fox News

TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS SOON TO BE STEAMY JULY TUESDAY

Many of us are not on social media but we often get to hear about it---and are sometimes sent screenshots---currently hot on social media:

---Lots of chatter about the online minutes revealing a not so inclusive village DEI/I.D,E.A. Committee, possible first amendment issues, the co-optation of Summerfest into 'PRIDE-fest", PERIOD EQUITY, etc.  It's all very easy to find and for some more than others, not that surprising. Hate has no home here.....unless....

---Lots of chatter about that failed gonorrhea vaccine but many of us believe that Alex Berenson provides the most cogent---and reliable---information--- see more at A gonorrhea vaccine fails - and reveals a much bigger problem with the studies health bureaucrats use to push flu and Covid jabs but of course, do your own diligence.

---An update on the Briarcliff Solar Farm petition has been posted; as of this morning; there are 446 signatures in opposition; find the info at Petition · Protect Briarcliff Manor — Oppose the Proposed Solar Farm at 345 Scarborough Road - Briarcliff Manor, United States · Change.org

---Bots, bots, bots....everywhere a facebook bot....TDS....Erika's court clothing critiques....ghoulish Graham commentary, lots of nonsense unworthy of repetition---nothing to be done......

---Lots of chatter across multiple village, town, pages about Matters Coffee here in Croton--"coffee without the nonsense"---EverythingCroton: MATTERS COFFEE IN CROTON---PEEKSKILL FOODIE--LOOK WHAT POPPED UP ON FACEBOOK

MEADOWLARK!

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Back in May of 2019, the local birding world was fairly excited about a young Eastern Meadowlark that was spotted at The Croton Duck Pond. (Meadowlarks aren't exactly a common occurrence.)

Fast forward to 2021---they were back 

And click on the photo for July 2026.

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MATTERS COFFEE IN CROTON---PEEKSKILL FOODIE--LOOK WHAT POPPED UP ON FACEBOOK

Many of us are not on social media but we often get to hear about that (more on local village drama later)---however we are sometimes sent screenshots---and this arrived today:

The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans fills the air inside Matters Coffee in Croton-on-Hudson. In this “Made in the Hudson Vallley,” we take a look at how Trevor Ashley comes up with certain coffee flavors to give customers a taste of the world
Peekskill Foodie | Matters Coffee right in Croton | Facebook