CROTON BARN GOES UP IN FLAMES, CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION

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5/21/2026 The blaze broke out at around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, on Mount Airy Road West in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. MORE AT Barn Goes Up In Flames In Croton-On-Hudson, Cause Under Investigation | Cortlandt Daily Voice

VILLAGE OF CROTON MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY 2026

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Village of Croton Memorial Day Ceremony

Date: Monday, May 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Veterans Corners

All residents are invited to join the American Legion Fox Eklof Post 505 for the annual Memorial Day Ceremony. Rain location: Holy Name of Mary Church gymnasium.

CLICK ON THE PHOTO FROM MEMORIAL DAY 2008.  YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: VINTAGE MEMORIAL DAY REQUESTS

TRUMP WILL JOIN LAWLER ON STAGE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY AND YOU'RE INVITED---HOPING TO HAVE CROTON PEEPS THERE---STAY TUNED

Tickets are required---first come, first served-more at Trump Will Join Lawler Onstage In The Hudson Valley And You're Invited | New City, NY Patch

SEE THE TOP 25 UPSTATE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS PER PUPIL SPENDING, RANKS FOR ALL NY--CHART FOR ALL NY WITH SEARCH BAR AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE

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SEE THE TOP 25 UPSTATE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS PER PUPIL SPENDING, RANKS FOR ALL NY -- Chart for all NY with search bar at the bottom of the article. 

https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2026/05/see-the-top-25-upstate-ny-school-districts-for-per-pupil-spending-ranks-for-all-ny.html?gift=13667b66-0a47-44af-a7cb-eac28304ec5a

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN--1906--THE CORTINAPHONE!

Back by popular demand: Everything Croton continues its very popular series GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN....and so without further ah-doo...GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN...

1906--THE CORTINAPHONE! CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW. Rafael Díez de la Cortina y Olaeta, 1st Count of Olaeta (1859 – 24 July 1939) was a Spanish-American linguist. Globally, he is recognized as the first person to introduce sound recording into the teaching of foreign languages; he used it when operating his New-York-based company, Cortina Academy of Languages, launched in the 1890s. READ MORE AT Rafael Díez de la Cortina - Wikipedia

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN AT EverythingCroton: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - FRUIT STRIPE GUM!

REMEMBERING AND HONORING MERCHANT MARINERS

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On Friday, May 22, 2026, 10:00 AM, if you are free, please join Frank Pusatere and his family. He is having a small ceremony at Veterans Corners, Remembering and honoring Merchant Mariners.

FROM THAT NEW "CROTON.NEWS" SITE--ANOTHER ADU, WCC APPROVES WETLANDS PERMIT

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson's Water Control Commission granted a wetlands activity permit for construction of an accessory dwelling unit at 129 Scenic Drive West, with the condition that a rain garden be installed before building begins. MORE AT Water Control Commission Approves Wetlands Permit for ADU Project on Scenic Drive West — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

YOU DON'T NEED ONE OF THESE...

....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

p.s. MONDAYS GIFTS had their grand opening on Saturday and it was quite the local event. Find out more about MONDAYS GIFTS at their website Home | mondays gifts

THE NY TIMES....AGAIN

Read the latest at Experts raise eyebrows over NY Times report US, Israel eyed freeing Ahmadinejad for Iran's new leader

AND then there was this: EverythingCroton: THE NY TIMES---AT IT AGAIN---"A MISCARRIAGE OF JOURNALISM"

FUN STUFF---CROTON AND THE UFO BUG -PART TWO

AS PROMISED......Back in the 60's and 70's--and a bit beyond it seems---Croton had been especially bitten by the UFO bug---per many of the village's old-timers and some scattered articles here and there.

CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW FOR 1973 AND OUR OWN PAT CALCUTTI.

SEE PART ONE OF THIS SERIES AT EverythingCroton: FUN STUFF---CROTON AND THE UFO BUG -PART ONE

GIRLS VARSITY LACROSSE PLAYOFF GAME 5/23

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ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. 

Our Girls Varsity Lacrosse team enters Round 1 of the Section 1 playoffs this Saturday, 5/23 @11AM

Section 1 Playoff - Round 1
Matchup: CH Tigers vs. DF Eagles
Date: Saturday, May 23rd
Time: 11:00 AM

Clear your schedules, pack the stands, and bring the noise. Let’s show them what Tiger Pride is all about!  LET’S GO TIGERS! Facebook

POST SCHOOL ELECTION CHATTER, BOTS, BLOCKING, YADA YADA YADA

Many of us are not on social media but we get to hear about it periodically and are sometimes sent screenshots...trending at the moment:

***BOTS..... bots.... everywhere a bot..... yes one site is particularly overrun. Nothing to be done---Let it suffice to say that Facebook is flooded with bots because the platform is huge, profitable to exploit, and difficult to police at scale. Billions of fake accounts are created and removed every year, yet new ones appear just as fast. Our advice? Choose what pages you visit and post on wisely.

***FACEBOOK BLOCKING***The merits/ethics of using the facebook "blocking" mechanism when possible, under discussion, across multiple sites

***LOTS OF POSITIVE CHATTER ABOUT THE SCHOOL ELECTION OUTCOME; A REAL REFLECTION OF THE CHANGE THAT'S DESIRED....AND POSSIBLY COMING. UNHAPPINESS ABOUT THE LIBRARY....NO POINT IN REPEATING.

***APPARENTLY THERE IS YET ANOTHER PEEKSKILL "NO KINGS" PROTEST PLANNED HERE FOR THIS WEEKEND. SHOP ACCORDINGLY.

BEHIND PAYWALL AT LOHUD--INSIDE THE ANNUAL WESTCHESTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, REAL ESTATE FORUM

Infrastructure can cut both ways for housing developments in Westchester County. MORE AT Westchester housing growth complicated by infrastructure demands

UPDATED---ALERT--POST ROAD SHUT DOWN AT TERRACE PLACE---WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT SCHOOL BUSES ARE BEING DETOURED

Post Rd shut down at Terrace Place

UNKNOWN AS TO THE REASON WHY

Police are restricting access to local traffic only

School buses are being detoured

SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF ROAD WORK