FROM THAT NEW CROTON NEWS SITE--V.E.B. TO REVIEW SWEEPING SIGNAGE OVERHAIL THAT REWRITES VILLAGE SIGN RULES

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The Advisory Board on the Visual Environment will review Local Law Introductory 7 of 2026, a comprehensive rewrite of Croton's signage regulations touching both the Zoning Code and Property Maintenance Code. The draft law updates definitions, adds new sign types, adjusts size and placement limits, and revises the permit process.

2026-04-14·

●Review draft Local Law Intro 7 of 2026 amending Chapters 179 and 230
●Evaluate the referral from the March 25 Village Board meeting
●Consider Environmental Assessment Forms (EAF and CAF)

_Editor's note: This article previews a scheduled meeting based on the published agenda packet. After the meeting is held and video is released, coverage will be updated with the actual discussion and any votes taken._MORE AT VEB to Review Sweeping Signage Overhaul That Rewrites Village Sign Rules — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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FROM THAT NEW "CROTON NEWS" SITE: VILLAGE BOARD TACKLES $11.6 MILLION CAPITAL PLAN, PRIORITIZES DRAINAGE AND NEW SNOW GEAR

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Trustees reviewed an $11.6 million capital plan for 2026, targeting long-delayed infrastructure fixes like Brook Street drainage and the Farrington Road steps, while approving a major equipment upgrade for DPW snow removal. The board also debated public engagement for traffic calming and heard requests for security cameras at village parks. MORE AT Village Board Tackles $11.6 Million Capital Plan, Prioritizes Drainage and New Snow Gear — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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***PAUL STEINBERG LETTER, THOUGHTS ON THE VILLAGE COURT, ALI JAFFERY'S CONDUCT AND MORE; more here

***JOHN McKEON: EverythingCroton: HARMON WOES, THE CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND MORE--JOHN McKEON; CLICK HERE

***CROTON LIONS, BLUEPATH, AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, PHOTOS AT THE DOG GRADUATION CEREMONY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON LIONS AND BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS, GRADUATION CEREMONY, AND PHOTOS

***VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, HOW THE TWO PILOTS WERE SAVED; GO TO Gen. Caine on how the two pilots were saved – Tom Faranda's Folly

***AMUSING, ALSO VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY: EverythingCroton: AMUSING QUIP FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY...& RONALD REAGAN

***ST. AUGUSTINE'S 49TH FESTIVAL SWEEPSTAKES; GO TO EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE'S 49TH FESTIVAL SWEEPSTAKES

***JESSICA DIECKMAN LETTER; GO TO EverythingCroton: TIME FOR ELECTED LEADERS TO ACT RESPONSIBLY---A LETTER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN

***CLIFFORD HARMON, THE BIRDMEN! GO TO EverythingCroton: 1910 CLIFFORD HARMON, GLENN CURTISS---THE BIRD MEN

BEHIND PAYWALL, FAB, RELATABLE ARTICLE---DISPOSABLE DEMOCRATS

Former U.S. Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14) joins the ranks of Democrats jettisoned in the name of the party.

Nikita Khrushchev went on a short holiday. It wasn’t easy being the post-Stalin leader of the USSR. When he came home, he was denounced and soon replaced by Leonid Brezhnev. The latter had conspired in Khrushchev's absence to get the Politburo to replace the bald maverick, and the off-ramp was set before the outgoing party leader returned to Moscow. His son said that his father was furious, threw his briefcase, and swore like a Russian. When the party is above all, everyone becomes expendable. MORE AT Disposable Democrats

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A STUDENT is writing a paper on assorted Croton photographers and asks if we have anything on the following individuals; indeed we do; click on the links below:

• ALICE LEIGHNER; SEE EverythingCroton: PRESS RELEASE, CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: ALICE LEIGHNER PHOTO ARCHIVE DONATED TO THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
• MARION POST WOLCOTT; SEE EverythingCroton: PHOTOGRAPHER MARION POST WOLCOTT, THE CROTON CONNECTION--HESSIAN HILLS--UPDATED IN 2025
• HERBET KEPPLER; GO TO EverythingCroton: #7, OUR NEW SERIES: THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER
• JAMES KARALES; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES KARALES

IN THE NEWS, SARCONE: FORMER NEWTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATOR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ENTICEMENT OF 13 YEAR OLD--THE HEIGHTS

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A former Newton Public School (NPS) administrator was arrested Friday on a charge of attempted enticement and coercion of a minor after he allegedly drove from Massachusetts to New York with the intention of having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

“As alleged, this defendant sought to prey on an innocent young girl and inflict terrible harm on her,” the First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III said in a statement. “Thanks to this incredible sting operation and others like it, parents can sleep more soundly tonight.” MORE AT Former Newton Administrator Arrested for Enticement of Minor

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OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP, SARCONE, TREMAROLI, ETAL.

A collaborative operation between federal, state and local agencies has led to the seizure of hundreds of pounds of illicit drugs and 20 firearms over the past year in Broome County.

At a press conference on April 16, Broome County District Attorney Paul Battisti said the county's participation in "Operation Clean Sweep," an intel sharing and drug-busting operation carried out by local agencies with the help of state and federal partners, was successful.

Battisti was joined by over 20 people representing various law enforcement agencies including Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone III, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Albany Field Office Craig Tremaroli and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Enforcement Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration Farhana Islam. MORE AT NY Operation 'Clean Sweep' seizes drugs, weapons in Broome County

HARMON WOES, THE CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND MORE--JOHN McKEON

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HARMON WOES, THE DISPENSARY AND MORE

We were told that Harmon needed to endure higher density housing in its small commercial district to create a sustainable retail area at the intersection S. Riverside Ave. and Benedict Boulevard. As a result, we have considerable parking issues that preclude nearby homeowners from having adequate parking availability in front of their homes. If that wasn’t enough our inappropriate shortsighted board of trustees led by our current mayor, failed to ensure that marijuana dispensaries were precluded from our village in a specific opportunity given to us by the state of New York in 2021. It would appear that a series of secret meetings (does that sound like the Finkelstein development fiasco all over again) was held with our village manager and a developer and I suspect under the full knowledge of our mayor to secure a location for the dispensary in our town.

We can reasonably anticipate that this establishment will do $4 million of cannabis sales a year in $40 individual “cash” transactions on the order of 180 to 200 sales a day. That translates to 200 cars coming and going from the Pot Store intersection with four property based parking spaces available at best. This retail space will introduce a high probability of armed robbery exposure to our village that we have never experienced, 200 feet from a daycare center and 600 feet from a church.

This is what our current mayor and village manager have wished upon us. I watch with amazement the insertion of accessory rental buildings into the Small Harmon Parcels, while our zoning board precludes any subdivision of property for the people who live on up on the Hillside. When is enough enough obviously it wasn’t the creation of a 100 unit affordable housing plan immediately adjacent to a noise and pollution laden rail yard in Harmon.

John McKeon

CROTON-HARMON STAGES "THE FANTASTICKS"

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When you cover 65 high school musicals from January to May, there’s a lot to keep track of. Somehow in the swirl of musicals, this year I lost track of one of the 65.

Croton Harmon High School Music Theater opens “The Fantasticks” tomorrow night for a four-performance run, one of ten musicals taking the stage across the Lower Hudson Valley this weekend in the season’s final big rush of openings. MORE AT I goofed, and it was far from Fantastick - Pete Kramer

CORTLANDT AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE MARKS START OF 2026 SEASON

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Last Saturday, Cortlandt American Little League marked the start of its 2026 season with an Opening day celebration! Supervisor Dr. Richard Becker was honored to be asked to throw out the first pitch in front of 800 folks at the Cortlandt America League baseball opening day. Thank you CALL Executive Committee, Coaches, and Sponsors. Play ball#townofcortlandt #throwbackthursday SEE VIDEO ON TOWN OF CORTLANDT FB PAGE Town of Cortlandt, NY

IN THE NEWS---SWALWELL FACING JUSTICE DEPT. INVESTGATION OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS

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