YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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OUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...



***8/11 PB CANCELLED; NO AGENDA ITEMS; NEXT ONE IS 8/25

ALSO FOR SOME ITEMS THAT MAY INTEREST YOU FOR FUTURE MEETINGS ON THIS ISSUE: GO HERE

AND  49 Apartments, 31 Questions: Planning Board Opens Its Review of 425 S. Riverside — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

AND CROTON IS "PRO-HOUSING"--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SEE FROM THE MAILBOX--WHAT DOES IT MEAN EXACTLY---THAT CROTON IS A "PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY"

AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VERY GOOD LETTERS IN THE 8/6 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE: ROOSE, DIECKMAN, VAICELS, BENCIVENGA AND OTHERS ON THIS ISSUE; pick up a copy; no online presence for the paper.

***ICYMI--2021 TOD ANALYSIS OF PARCELS PREPARED BY AKRF FOR THE VILLAGE; LOTS OF ILLUMINATING PHOTOS AND POSSIBLY PLANNED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CROTON PT AVE/HARMON AREA; CLICK HERE

MOVING ALONG:

***THE ARDAY CAMBRIDGE SCANDAL is simply breathtaking; go here

***FINDING IN COMPLAINT OF WATKINS JR. v. ALI JAFFERY; MORE HERE

and Letter, JOEL GINGOLD ENDORSES WATKINS; CLICK HERE

***MAMDAMI, PETITION OPPOSING HIS PRESENCE AT THE 9/11 CEREMONY AT WELL OVER 80,000 signatures as of morning; FAMILIES BLAST HIM; SEE MORE HERE

***NYS ATTACKER YELLED "ALLU AKBAR" AS HE RANDOMLY STABBED 2 MEN NEAR CENTRAL PARK, go here

***CROTON OSPREY VIDEO & MORE. Go here

***TD BANK MUGGING; GO HERE

***CROTON'S BRAVEST; GO HERE

***FAUCI, SO MUCH FAUCI; ASSORTED MEDIA LINKS; go here

***FROM CROTON.NEWS--THE PRIVACY POLICY FOR CROTON'S PARKING DATABASE IS ONE PARAGRAPH & NOTHING LINKS TO IT; GO HERE

***CORTLANDT HOME DEPOT SHOPLIFTING; GO HERE

***TEMPLE ISRAEL, DEADLINE ROSH HASHANAH TREATS 8/20; MORE INFO HERE

***ACCUSED KIRK ASSASSIN ROBINSON NEWS; click here

***FROM THE MAILBOX & SOME VINTAGE CROTON TOO: GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON 1963, CAMPOREE; go here

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***Vintage Croton Video Riverside demo, Rt. 9 1960's; click here

***METRO NORTH OPEN HOUSE IS COMING! GO HERE

***BESS failure/incident/fire database; go here

***VINTAGE DANISH HOME, REQUEST FOR INDEX; GO HERE

***MY MSMERMAID LIFE; go here

***GLORIA SWANSON! GO HERE

***EARLY AUGUST---SOME CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDRAISERS,  ETC. Go here

***SARCONE, OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON, SORT OF: EverythingCroton: REMINDER---TOAST 250---YOU HAVE DINNER IN AN 18TH CENTURY TAVERN

***TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; SURGE IN SEMINARIANS--IN VEGAS! GO HERE

***FROM THE NEW CROTON NEWS SITE, #1 AI HYPERLOCAL NEWS SOURCE; GO HERE FOR CAMERAS, LAWSUIT, CROTON AND MORE

***OSSINING MAN ANTHONY LOPEZ CHARGED WITH FELONY AFTER SHINING LASER AT POLICE HELICOPTER; GO HERE

*** THE TARRYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE-2 ADMIT TO ARSON IN PLEA DEAL, AYAVACA, BARRERO; MORE HERE

***FIRST TIGER SWALLOWTAIL OF 2026; GO HERE

***DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA---THEIR PLATFORM! Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly

***LAWLER SECURES $2M NORTH STATE RD; GO HERE

***VINTAGE DANISH HOME ASSORTED INQUIRIES; GO HERE

***TOP HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITALS; GO HERE

***BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 1976, MORE FROM CROTON'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS; CLICK HERE

***NYSDEC INVASIVES, OAK WILT, LONGHORNED BEETLE AND MORE HERE

***CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

***Mosquitoes West Nile, that time of year; go here

SARCONE ETAL.--SYRACUSE MAN SENTENCED FOR FENTANYL AND GUN SALES

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

“This defendant’s blatant disregard for public safety is evident in his trafficking of both dangerous firearms and fentanyl,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone. MORE AT Syracuse man sentenced to 75 months federally for fentanyl and gun sales - AOL

FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE--8/11/2026 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

See more at Advisory Board on the Visual Environment — 2026-08-11 — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...

the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), then 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

EXCELLENT UK SOURCE FOR THE ASTONISHING ARDAY CAMBRIDGE SCANDAL, THAT FEARLESS WHISTLEBLOWER

Times News @TheTimes 1.28M subscribers

Jason Arday Whistleblower: ‘People Knew The Truth And Covered It Up’

AND 

Jason Arday's Employers Looked Past 'Obvious Flaws'

AND 

(4550) Arday's Memoir 'Plays Into The Biases Of Sappy White Liberals' - YouTube

CHRIS ROOSE GAZETTE LETTER

The 8/6-8/12, 2026 edition of THE GAZETTE features an interesting letter, page 2, from Chris Roose on enabling essentially a walkway connection near the proposed development at 425 South Riverside Avenue, presuming it is actually built, and improving pedestrian access to ShopRite. The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

A READER STUMBLED UPON THIS SITE WHICH PURPORTS TO HAVE CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT INFO, DEMOGRAPHICS, ASSTD NUMBERS OF INTEREST

She is sharing some screenshots from the site as well as a link--with the proviso that you should double-check all info provided....click on the images. There's also a mechanism for comparing schools.

Croton-Harmon Union Free School District | Schools & District Information

MORE CAMERA ISSUES--FLOCK PITCHED A PLAN TO TURN UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS INTO ROAMING SURVEILLANCE VEHICLES

Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles

Also- note the use of school bus cameras as license plate readers. (Croton has school bus cameras; see Croton-Harmon School Bus Stop-Arm Camera Safety Program | Croton-on-Hudson NY)

READ THE FLOCK STORY AT https://www.404media.co/flock-pitched-a-plan-to-turn-ube

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN Croton Paid for the Cameras. A Lawsuit Says ICE and 54 Other Agencies Can Search Them Without a Warrant. — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

THE GAZETTE - NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PHOTOS 2026

The 8/6-8/12, 2026 edition of THE GAZETTE features front page photos from Croton 's National Night Out at Senasqua.

The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

YADA YADA YADA THIS FINE SATURDAY

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 Yorktown TD Bank mugging; here's the media coverage: EverythingCroton: ALL OVER YORKTOWN SOCIAL MEDIA---AND YOUR REMINDER TO STAY ALERT PLUS UPDATE

---HOT Across local and non-local pages and media--THE JASON ARDAY CAMBRIDGE scandal. Let it suffice to say that a Cambridge degree (or professorship) ain't what it used to be. Those brave souls who sounded the alarm early (and were branded racists for doing so) have now been officially vindicated. You'll have no trouble finding all this just about everywhere.....youtube, facebook, X, Instagram.......

---Lots of chatter about the village online minutes revealing a not so inclusive DEI/I.D.E.A. Committee, possible first amendment issues, which the substack Croton Chronicle plans to address, the role of that committee, the alleged/actual power structure and influence it has, etc. If you want to follow all this, some pages allow more discussion that others. Choose accordingly.

---Lots of chatter about that failed gonorrhea vaccine again all of a sudden 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.

---Bots, bots, bots....everywhere a facebook bot....TDS....TYLER ROBINSON....ghoulish Graham commentary, lots of nonsense unworthy of repetition---nothing to be done......

---ASSORTED EDITORIALS FROM THE AI SITE CROTON NEWS under discussion; for those who just want the editorials, minus the chatter, find them at Editorials — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

---LOTS OF CHATTER about the village being essentially divided--with Harmon being slated for multi-family, affordable housing, pot shops, etc. Too much to go into. All easy to find. The next planning board meeting is 8/25; the Gazette reports that 8/11 meeting was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items--and the 8/6 edition has a lot of letters worth reading and some are under discussion on assorted fb pages.

---LOTS OF COMMENTARY about a new driveway built at Gouveia but haven't a clue what this is about.

8/11 PLANNING BOARD MEETING CANCELLED

THE 8/6 GAZETTE reports that the 8/11 PLANNING BOARD meeting has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. (PAGE 2)

The next meeting is 8/25--in which the planned development at 425 S. Riverside is supposed to be on the agenda.

FROM THE MAILBOX--WHAT DOES IT MEAN EXACTLY---THAT CROTON IS A "PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY"

There seems to be some genuine confusion about what Croton's status as a 'PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY" actually means--and what one can expect as a result.

Google AI provides the most concise explanation but of course you should confirm this all with officials and/or staff:

When a municipality applies to become a certified New York State Pro-Housing Community (and the village just re-certified itself as such), it must officially adopt the Pro-Housing Communities Pledge by passing a local board resolution. 

Through this pledge, the community formally acknowledges that NYS is facing a critical housing shortage and commits to taking specific, measurable steps to remove local development barriers.  HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DO--INDEED WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED:

The Core Commitments

By adopting the state-vetted resolution, a village, town, or city commits to endeavoring toward five key actions: 

1. Streamlining Permitting
   The community must pledge to simplify and accelerate local permitting processes for various housing types. This includes multifamily housing, affordable housing, accessible housing, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and supportive housing. 
2. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
   Localities commit to implementing policies that actively promote fair housing choice, reduce residential segregation, and ensure equitable access to housing opportunities. 
3. Incorporating Regional Housing Needs
   Instead of viewing development purely through a hyper-local lens, the community commits to factoring regional housing demand and broader market requirements into its local planning and land-use decisions. 
4. Increasing Residential Development Capacity
   The municipality pledges to maximize or expand its local zoning capacity to allow for a higher density and volume of residential uses. 
5. Enacting Diverse Housing Policies
   Local governments commit to passing zoning codes and rules that incentivize a wide range of development projects rather than restrictive single-family-only zoning. 

The Data Sharing Requirement

In addition to signing the policy pledge, a community must make a operational commitment to data transparency. To achieve certification through NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the locality must submit comprehensive historical records to the state, which include: 

• Local zoning maps and land-use codes.
• The past 5 years of municipal housing planning documents.
• Detailed building permit data tracking local construction approvals over the previous 5 years. 

Why Communities Make This Commitment

While the pledge represents an intentional effort to ease local zoning restrictions, it is financially incentivized. Municipalities that fulfill these commitments earn certified Pro-Housing status, granting them prioritized or exclusive access to up to $750 million in highly competitive state discretionary grant funds

ANOTHER SUPERB LETTER---8/6/2026 - BOBBY VAICELS

Page 2--Questioning the merits of so-called "multi-family" development in Croton--actually Harmon shouldering most of the planned changes--and so much more. You are encouraged to read it.

The Gazette does not have an online presence but is available just about everywhere.

IT'S SATURDAY IN CROTON AND....

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

And the Croton Crafts and Commerce page has news about The Blue Pig), Melita's, MEXTOGO, Devotion Studio, Croton River Artisans Gallery, YUKA'S LATIN FUSION, Feed the Birds, 105-Twenty, Franki's, THE CROTON GRILLE, LA CATRINA, Robbin's, Apple Farm, BAKED BY SUSAN, MEXTOGO, Croton Mini Deli, Deprez, The Tavern at Croton Landing, MONDAYS GIFTS, BARRE ON HUDSON, THE ORGANIC TEACHING KITCHEN, Matters Coffee, Van Wyck Wines and Liquors, Franzoso Contracting, Raga, and more.