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Friday, June 19, 2026
OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---DAIQUIRI(s)
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton-on-Hudson: our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship -- in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
OUR REGULAR FRIDAY GUEST FEATURE--TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY---AND HIS FRIDAY COCKTAIL SERIES---DAIQUIRI(s)---SEE MORE AT Friday cocktail – Daiquiri(s) – Tom Faranda's Folly
CONGRESSMAN LAWLER---THE VETERAN HEADSTONE HONOR ACT
Many thanks to Red Papyrus for the info! This is an issue near and dear to some local readers.
Lawler Introduces Legislation to Help Preserve the Legacy of America's Veterans
Lawler Introduces Legislation to Help Preserve the Legacy of America's Veterans
Washington, D.C. – 6/18/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Veteran Headstone Honor Act, legislation that creates a federal tax credit to help cemeteries cover the cost of installing official veteran medallions on veterans’ headstones. This legislation would allow taxpayers who own and operate private cemeteries to receive a federal tax credit for qualified expenses associated with attaching veteran headstone medallions to the graves of deceased service members.
“Our veterans answered the call to serve and have made tremendous sacrifices in defending our country. We owe them more than just our gratitude; we owe them the respect of ensuring their service is remembered for generations to come,” said Congressman Lawler.
Cemetery owners can claim a credit equal to the total qualified expenditures incurred for attaching medallions to headstones or markers located within their facilities. To ensure accountability, the credit requires cemetery owners to certify that the medallions have been installed and provide an itemized statement of the associated costs.
The full bill text can be found HERE.
“Our veterans answered the call to serve and have made tremendous sacrifices in defending our country. We owe them more than just our gratitude; we owe them the respect of ensuring their service is remembered for generations to come,” said Congressman Lawler.
Cemetery owners can claim a credit equal to the total qualified expenditures incurred for attaching medallions to headstones or markers located within their facilities. To ensure accountability, the credit requires cemetery owners to certify that the medallions have been installed and provide an itemized statement of the associated costs.
The full bill text can be found HERE.
FINNEY FARM FILMS 1970
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A reader came across this ad in the East Village Other, 1970, for "FINNEY FARM FILMS". THE PLOT THICKENS. SHE'S LOOKING FOR MORE AND WILL KEEP US POSTED. CLICK ON THE IMAGE.
1973 OBIT FOR GEORGE BIDDLE
STUMBLED UPON THIS NOV 9, 1973 ARTICLE FROM THE International Herald Tribune with a brief obituary for Croton's George Biddle. Click on the image.
More about Biddle at: EverythingCroton: 1940, CROTON ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT WHITNEY MUSEUM
and
Here's a 1963 audio oral history interview: Biddle, an American painter, muralist and lithographer, was best known for his social realism and combat art. A childhood friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he played a major role in establishing the Federal Art Project (1935–43), which employed artists under the Works Progress Administration. HEAR THE INTERVIEW AT https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-george-biddle-12696
More about Biddle at: EverythingCroton: 1940, CROTON ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT WHITNEY MUSEUM
and
Here's a 1963 audio oral history interview: Biddle, an American painter, muralist and lithographer, was best known for his social realism and combat art. A childhood friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he played a major role in establishing the Federal Art Project (1935–43), which employed artists under the Works Progress Administration. HEAR THE INTERVIEW AT https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-george-biddle-12696
THAT CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT---EXAMINER PLUS--POLICING PROJECT
Automated license plate readers help investigators locate stolen vehicles, identify suspects and witnesses, and track vehicles connected to criminal investigations
But one of the objections Glass cites is the length of time county police keep these records: at least two years.
“And yet there is not a single iota of suspicion about more than 99.9 percent of these people,” said Glass, the litigation director of The Policing Project at NYU School of Law.
Listen to our conversation with Glass here.
BEHOLD THE BENEFITS OF GREEN ENERGY--BLACK CLOUD OF BURNING SOLAR PANELS ENGULFS LOS ANGELES
A dramatic fire involving solar panels erupted Wednesday afternoon on a commercial building in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, sending a massive black column of smoke into the air above the scene.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were initially in offensive mode and for a time seemed to have gotten the upper hand on the flames. The fire later flared up in a major way, however, sending the firefighters into defensive mode. MORE AT Black cloud of burning solar panels engulfs Los Angeles | Not the Bee
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were initially in offensive mode and for a time seemed to have gotten the upper hand on the flames. The fire later flared up in a major way, however, sending the firefighters into defensive mode. MORE AT Black cloud of burning solar panels engulfs Los Angeles | Not the Bee
6/25 HUDSON VALLEY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING EVENT
Paradise Restaurant--click on the image
Back by Popular Demand, the Hudson Valley Young Professionals will be hosting a networking event at Paradise Italian Bar/Grill in Verplank.
135 Broadway, Verplank, NY 10596
Thursday, June 25th, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Signup ahead via the QR Code above Or our Website Here.
Questions - email or call us at hvyp@hvgatewaychamber.com or (914) 737-3600.
BY SPECIAL REQUEST--CROTON'S CONNECTION TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
On the afternoon of July 9, 1776, at the Court House in White Plains, Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. He was one of eleven deputies from Westchester County at the meeting of “the Provincial Congress of the Province of New-York.” READ MORE AT Resolved, Unanimously, July 9, 1776 – CROTON
BY SPECIAL REQUEST CROTON 1976, BENNINGTON FLAG---HOLY NAME, CET, PVC, VFW ETAL.
BY SPECIAL REQUEST CROTON 1976, BENNINGTON FLAG---HOLY NAME, CET, PVC, VFW ETAL. CLICK ON THE IMAGE.
YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY EverythingCroton: 1976 CROTON BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE
YADA YADA YADA. ENTEN, CNN, ONLY 29% OF DEMOCRATS PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN COMPARED TO 90% OF REPUBLICANS
Most of us have largely avoided social media news and chatter this week. We're in full gardening mode---plus getting ready for Father's Day and planning July 4th events ---not to mention engaged in FIFA and Knicks happenings--woo-hoo, whatta parade.....
BUT....this email caught our attention---APPARENTLY, this news is trending on a few of the Croton pages.....I don't think many of us were surprised....perhaps you will be.....HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR, VILLAGE BOARD AND VILLAGE MANAGER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN
An open letter to the Mayor, Village Board and Village Manager,
As you know this year marks America’s 250th birthday. Croton has a very rich and deep history in the Revolutionary War that’s critical to the development and growth of America. Yet our village has zero signs celebrating this Revolutionary War history, and we don’t have any banners celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
This is unlike all the other towns around us, who have proudly hung banners and flags to celebrate their Revolutionary War history for residents and visitors alike to appreciate.
Here in Croton we are quick to watch the village raise a pride flag and name part of a street after a Communist activist but we see the village ignoring America’s birthday. Without that there would be no pride flags or communist activists. There would be no freedom of speech.
We should immediately address this discrepancy and get banners up, and put up historical signs touting things like George Washington staying in Van Cortlandt Manor during and after the Revolutionary War and using it as key station for safety during the war. We should have signs about how patriots living in Croton spotted the British ship The Vulture and armed up and immediately took action to fight against them. The village does have a website page about this.
Regardless, does the village plan to acknowledge and celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year and if so, how? Where will the decorations and historical signs go?
Please see photos attached from other towns showing their decorations.
I really hate to see Croton on Hudson miss out on this historical opportunity to showcase our place in the creation of America.
For an excellent book about the Revolutionary War. I highly recommend 1776 by well known historian David McCullough.
Sincerely,
Jessica Dieckman
CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW---JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF SOME PHOTOS IN HAWTHORNE TAKEN BY JESSICA DIECKMAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
This is unlike all the other towns around us, who have proudly hung banners and flags to celebrate their Revolutionary War history for residents and visitors alike to appreciate.
Here in Croton we are quick to watch the village raise a pride flag and name part of a street after a Communist activist but we see the village ignoring America’s birthday. Without that there would be no pride flags or communist activists. There would be no freedom of speech.
We should immediately address this discrepancy and get banners up, and put up historical signs touting things like George Washington staying in Van Cortlandt Manor during and after the Revolutionary War and using it as key station for safety during the war. We should have signs about how patriots living in Croton spotted the British ship The Vulture and armed up and immediately took action to fight against them. The village does have a website page about this.
Regardless, does the village plan to acknowledge and celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year and if so, how? Where will the decorations and historical signs go?
Please see photos attached from other towns showing their decorations.
I really hate to see Croton on Hudson miss out on this historical opportunity to showcase our place in the creation of America.
For an excellent book about the Revolutionary War. I highly recommend 1776 by well known historian David McCullough.
Sincerely,
Jessica Dieckman
CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW---JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF SOME PHOTOS IN HAWTHORNE TAKEN BY JESSICA DIECKMAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ADRIANA'S ADVENTURES CONTINUE---LIFE'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND LATELY---AND A NEW FOUNDATION TOO
Balancing it all isn't always easy, but looking back at these moments reminds me exactly why I started....READ AND SEE MORE AT
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