FROM THE MAILBOX

READERS ASK: Does anyone know whether a Go Fund Me account has been set up for ...xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (HAVE REMOVED NAME FOR PRIVACY REASONS UNTIL TOLD OTHERWISE)

RESPONSE: Not to my knowledge; for those who don't know, GOFUNDME has a searchable function; you should periodically check it at Search Fundraisers on GoFundMe

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A READER ASKS, ACTUALLY COMPLAINS ESSENTIALLY: Why is there is so much AI on this blog....it's "irresponsible, planet-killing.....yada yada yada.....

RESPONSE: TAKING A PAGE FROM A LOCAL OFFICIAL'S BOOK...no one forces you to read it....

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A reader remembers a shop called Kenotin somewhere in the Upper Village; it was only around a short time?????/

Answer: Kenotin had a pop-up space in the former Acker Wellness/Treasures and Tales building, (now home to State Farm Insurance) back in 2014 or so.  Go to EverythingCroton: A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING OF CROTON POP-UP SHOP KENOTIN @ ACKER HOUSE

BREAKING---ISRAEL BOUND JET PASSENGER BEGS FOR HELP---WE'VE SUBDUED THE TERRORISTS

A hero passenger on the Israel-bound jet that a co-pilot appeared to try to hijack by stabbing the captain filmed himself begging for help with blood dripping down his head.

“We’re here during the hijacking of an airplane. At this point we’ve subdued the terrorists, we’re approaching landing. Whoever is hearing me, we need help,” the passenger said in a first-person video posted on X.  “We’re landing in Tabuk, apparently in Saudi Arabia. An unknown, unfamiliar area. On the plane, everybody is safe and sound, other than the pilot. We need help,” the man said, a thin stream of blood running from his forehead to his nose.....Israeli officials have announced a terrorism investigation, with one confirming “one pilot stabbed the other and tried to do a 9/11,” according to Channel 12. MORE AT Israel-bound jet passenger begs for help after 'hijacking'

FINAL REMINDER---SAVE THE DATE--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5K ROAD RACE

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SAVE THE DATE--TOWN OF CORTLANDT 5K ROAD RACE

OCT. 24TH

PRE-REGISTER TODAY - WWW.RUNNER.ORG

914-734-1050 - Time: 9:30 AM Race Start (Race Day registration is at the Cortlandt Waterfront Park beginning at 9 AM)

Location: Cortlandt Waterfront Park, 41 Riverview Street, Verplanck

YOU DON'T NEED ALL THIS...

....to find the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too)-----just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE instead. It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content (or sign in). Often updated in real time too! And the latest product recalls too. Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

AND REMEMBER--BOOKLYN PILATES GRAND OPENING AND CROTON OKTOBEFEST DATES WERE CHANGED TO 10/3 DUE TO LAST WEEKEND'S WEATHER.

LOHUD PAYWALLED---FIVE WAYS TO PREVENT MORE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FORFEITS

With no Croton football season under hot and heavy discussion on one parental forum (you can read more from the Croton.News site here), there's an article behind paywall at LoHud you may have an interest in:

Sept. 30, 2026, 4:29 a.m. ET

It's probably just a matter of time before the next cleat drops.

The accumulation of bumps and bruises that are part of the game is forcing a number of high school football teams across the state to forfeit games or shut down the season altogether. Declining participation at several small schools has already resulted in one Section 1 program canceling the season and three others forfeiting a game. BEHIND PAYWALL AT Mike Dougherty column, five ways to prevent future football upheaval

PAYWALLED--LOHUD---13 LARGE SCALE RENEWABLE PROJECTS GET KEY APPROVAL FROM NY

See more at 13 large-scale renewable projects get key approval from NY. See where

SOME RECENT POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED...

  

Because life gets busy---and hopefully drier!

***CROTON HARMON FOOTBALL not returning to field this fall; go to CROTON. NEWS SITE FOR THIS AND OTHER SCHOOL STUFF

***10/4 ARCHAEOLOGY DAY; GO TO EverythingCroton: REMINDER--10/4--DIG INTO ARCHAEOLOGY DAY

***TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO ASK, NO, JUDGE SEIBEL HAS NOT SET  THE SCHEDULING ORDER YET IN THE LANDMARK DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON MATTER; HERE'S THE LATEST AS OF THIS DATE; GO TO EverythingCroton: FOR YOUR FILES--CASE DOCKET NUMBERS, CHRONOLOGICAL MILESTONES, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, DEFENDING EDUCATION, CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

***OBIT AND SERVICE INFO FOR STEPHEN F. DROZD; GO HERE

***1965 ETERNA WATCH, HARMON; GO HERE

***250 TUESDAY #22; GO TO EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY #22

***TO THE READER WHO ASKED, NO IT WASN'T THE SCARSDALE DISTRICT BUT BRIARCLIFF (FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR): THE OUTSTANDING BRIARCLIFF SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEADS NYS IN MATH ACHIEVEMENT; click here 

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--SEPT. 30 PREVIEW--POLICE STAFFING STUDY, WATERFRONT HEARING AND ROUTE 129, REPAIRS ON TRUSTEES' AGENDA

Written before the meeting from the agenda--An AI-assisted preview based on the published agenda and packet. It describes proposed business, not meeting outcomes. MORE AT September 30 Preview: Police Staffing Study, Waterfront Hearing and Route 129 Repairs on Trustees’ Agenda — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

JUST A REMINDER -- TODAY! SENIOR GAME!

Let’s bring the noise, fill the bleachers and show our Seniors all the love and support they deserve! Go to EverythingCroton: SENIOR GAME, WEDNESDAY 9/30, SPENCER FIELD

BREAKING--SCOTUS OVERTURNS BLOCKADE ON TRUMP'S THIRD-COUNTRY DEPORTATIONS

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday once again shut down a lower court blockade against a key component of President Trump’s deportation agenda. The vote was 6-3, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in dissent. MORE AT SCOTUS Greenlights Trump's Third-Country Deportations

A VERY SUCCESSFUL VILLAGE-WIDE TAG SALE---AND A MYSTERY SOLVED

One of the nicest things about local tag sales has been the chance discovery of something "quintessentially Croton".

Add this one to the growing list (read more about that list here)----what a resident thought was a hat pin is actually a LENORE DOSKOW CORSAGE PIN FROM 1944. Click on the ad. Mystery solved!

Now he added. I'll have to get my wife a corsage to go with it...For more about Leonore Doskow (they lived on Finney Farm), go to EverythingCroton: VINTAGE CROTON AD 1990, LENORE DOSKOW

IT'S WEDNESDAY--TIME FOR SOME QUICK NEWS BITES FROM YOUR LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

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The weekly Wednesday feature----and now some QUICK news bites from your local houses of worship and more--BUT FIRST---SOME ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE:



FOUR FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY:
***Feast of the Angels; Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
***90 seconds of Pope Leo in Lourdes
***The Sheen beatification – his reliquary – wow
***Pope Leo got tremendous Paris welcome

AND FROM BROTHER JACKS' (HOLY NAME) PREACHING MINISTRY BLOG; SAINT JEROME; GO HERE

AND DESPITE THE THREAT OF A NOR'EASTER:  SEE THE VIDEO 9/26 The Westchester and Putnam Right to Life PAC -- 20th Annual Pro-Life Gala, 2026 Autumn Breakfast!; CROTON WAS WELL REPRESENTED: FOR THE VIDEO, GO HERE AND FOR THE PHOTO ALBUM, GO TO “WPRTL Breakfast 09-26-2026” - iCloud Photos

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HOLY NAME OF MARY:

FOR WOMEN---OCT. 7TH--TOUCHING THE DIVINE BIBLE STUDY; GO HERE

SUNRISE AT HOLY NAME; PHOTO HERE

OCTOBER IS RESPECT FOR LIFE MONTH--HOLY NAME OF MARY IS COLLECTING FOR GOOD COUNSEL HOMES AND NO BABY BLISTERS; READ MORE HERE

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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

BROTHERHOOD! EverythingCroton: YES, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR - BROTHERHOOD! STEAKS, SCOTCH, CIGARS NIGHT!

10/4 REVERSE TASLICH; GO TO Reverse Tashlich 2026 - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

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OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN

THEIR FALL NEWSLETTER IS AT EverythingCroton: OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH FALL 2026 NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE

BLESSING OF THE QUILTS IS HERE

The pastor will be unavailable from September 25 through October 10, post-surgery.

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ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH AND SCHOOL

ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL CALENDAR; GO TO Saint Augustine School Calendar - St. Augustine School - Ossining, NY

10/4 BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS; GO TO EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS IN HONOR OF ST. FRANCIS 10/4

SAVE THE DATE 10/24--ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH---A REAL OKTOBERFEST; GO HERE

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ASBURY METHODIST

ASBURYS SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ASBURY METHODIST SEPTEMBER 2026 NEWSLETTER NOW ONLINE

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS HERE AND NEW PASTOR IS HERE

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ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL

A NEW LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE (GO HERE)

AND FOR THEIR BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS; GO TO ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL, BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS 10/4 4:30-5 PM

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MOVING ALONG:

*He's home; lots of happy chatter on the Chinese local pages--thanking Pres. Trump etal.; here's the video that's making the rounds: Pastor jailed in China freed after desperate plea to Trump: 'Feels unbelievable' | Watch

*DJ DANIEL, A SEPTEMBER 2026 UPDATE; GO HERE

*GREAT SITE; ISRAEL REALTIME; GO TO EverythingCroton: ISRAEL REALTIME

*FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IDF; We also have residents with family serving in the IDF; for those who would like to donate there: EverythingCroton: FRIENDS OF THE IDF

*THE UNTOLD STORY: EverythingCroton: VIDEO--THE UNTOLD STORY OF MILITARY PRIESTS ON THE FRONT LINE

*THE MASS GRAVE HOAX, CANADA; GO TO EverythingCroton: O CANADA....THE "MASS GRAVE HOAX IS FALLING APART...WHO WILL ANSWER FOR THE BURNT CHURCHES? THE GLOBE AND MAIL ISSUES A DEFICIENT APOLOGY

*UPCOMING EVENTS AT FAITH LUTHERAN; GO TO Events

*WEBSITE FOR THE REFORMED CHURCH OF CORTLANDTOWN; CLICK HERE

AND

*EverythingCroton: A RATHER INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLIC INSTAGRAM PAGE

AND

*PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY; GO TO EverythingCroton: PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY...

AND ST. THERESA OF THE INFANT JESUS, BRIARCLIFF SCHOOL HOMECOMING EVENT 9/26 wesharegiving.org/App/Form/ab67b9d8-80fc-4e30-9e0b-682d444b7de9

REMINDER ICYMI-- CROTON.NEWS - FULL AGENDA PLUS LETTER OF RESIGNATON FROM NICHOLSON ENTERED INTO THE RECORD AT THE 9/30/26 BD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

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Click on the image for the Nicholson resignation letter under correspondence for the 9/30/26 meeting.  See the entire agenda, public hearing etc. from the AI CROTON.NEWS SITE at Board Of Trustees — 2026-09-30 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

CROTON BOYS SOCCER OVER NORTH SALEM 9/30

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CROTON BOYS SOCCER OVER NORTH SALEM - GO TO Croton Harmon High School - Official Athletic Website