NY POST: CENTAL PARK SHOWS JUST HOW OVER-FEARFUL WE HAVE BECOME AND OUR ANCESTORS WOULD BE AMAZED AT OUR HYSTERIA

And perhaps some local lessons to be learned as well....

Central Park shows just how over-fearful of coronavirus we’ve become, HEATHER MAC DONALD 4/28 

To grasp the urgency of lifting the shutdowns, visit Central Park. At 5:45 am, maybe 100 runners and ­cyclists occupy it, spread over 843 acres. A large portion of these early-bird exercisers wear masks. if you yourself run ­towards an oncoming runner on a vector that will keep you at least three yards away, he will lunge sideways in terror if your face isn’t covered. The masked cyclists apparently think there are enough virus particles suspended in the billions of square feet of fresh air circulating across the park to enter their mucous membranes and sicken them.

These are delusional beliefs, yet they illustrate the severity of the paranoia that has infected the population, reinforced by the lockdown itself.

An increasing number of Americans want to continue the economic quarantine indefinitely lest they be “unsafe,” according to polls, a belief whose strength will make it that much harder to restore some semblance of economic normalcy.

It’s worth briefly reviewing the facts about outdoor viral transmission in order to assess the rationality of New York’s park users. The chance of getting infected across a wide open, windswept space is virtually nil, even if the imaginary carrier weren’t moving quickly past his potential victim. When it comes to viral infections, dose matters. Proximity to the carrier, prolonged exposure and being in an enclosed space are the biggest risk factors.

Even The New York Times, one of the most aggressive purveyors of virus hysteria, couldn’t avoid acknowledging this commonsensical truth about outdoor transmission. The director of Australia’s International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health told the paper: “Outdoors is safe, and there is certainly no cloud of virus-laden droplets hanging around.”

Two days later, the Times, back on its crusade to terrorize the citizenry, ran a full page of infographics under the headline: “Social Distancing: Why Six Feet?” A series of drawings showed the progression of pestilence emitted from a cougher across the six feet separating him from his unsuspecting victim.  You had to read the fine print to learn that this simulation was being run in a hypothetical room of 600 square feet.

READ THE REST AT  https://nypost.com/2020/04/28/central-park-shows-just-how-over-fearful-of-coronavirus-weve-become/

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OUR ANCESTORS WOULD BE AMAZED AT OUR HYSTERIA

"I have the highest respect for, and would never intend to denigrate, the tremendous fortitude of frontline medical workers, especially those in the hot spots. Nor do I mean to dismiss the grief and pain so many thousands of families are enduring, some of whom have lost multiple relatives to the disease. As a public health concern, our pandemic is significant.

What I am talking about is the general fear that so quickly and easily overtook our politicians, media, and then citizens at large, resulting in an overreaction of total lockdown and now, presumably, a permanent health emergency.  All of this led to the unnecessary wrecking of the economy and need for trillions of dollars in government funding — and all of this for a virus with an infection fatality rate that is probably under 1 percent."  READ MORE AT https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/06/our-ancestors-would-be-amazed-at-our-cowardly-coronavirus-hysteria/

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STRIKE UP THE BAND! IT'S NATIONAL MR. POTATO HEAD DAY

Read the 2021 update at https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/04/strike-up-band-its-still-national-mr.html

TO "ANONYMOUS"

Read more. React Less. Then repeat.... See https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/04/in-news-wsj-good-article-data-unclear.html

EVERYTHING CROTON'S SERIES IS BACK! BY POPULAR DEMAND - GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! AND NOW.... FIZZIES!

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

FIZZIES! A LITTLE HISTORY! Ruth Millard invented the idea for Emerson Drug Company, manufacturer of Bromo-Seltzer, by adding a fruit flavor that children liked. Lem Billings, a close and long-time friend of President John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family, has also been given credit as inventor. "As Vice President at the Emerson Drug Company in Baltimore, he was responsible for inventing the 1950s fad drink Fizzies by adding a fruit flavor to disguise the sodium citrate taste." Once perfected, Emerson named the creation Fizzies. The tablet was dropped into a glass of water, then fizzed and dissolved, creating a sweet, effervescent drink.  Fizzies were first introduced by Emerson on a regional basis in July 1957.  In the 1950s and 1960s Fizzies came in seven flavors: grape, orange, cherry, lemon-lime, strawberry, root beer, and cola. READ MORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE LAST DAYS IN 2012, HERE

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF EVERYTHING CROTON'S GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN--THE POPPIT BELT! AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2019/08/gone-but-not-forgotten-poppit-belt.html

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY--STUFF YOU CAN'T GET ANYMORE!  CLICK HERE!

1970 A BLAST FROM CROTON BROWNIE PAST

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Click on the photo for a 1970 Blast from Croton Brownie Past @ St. Augustine's Episcopal Church.

You may also have an interest in:

1973 GIRL SCOUT FAIR; CLICK HERE.

AND ASSORTED YEARS, A LOOK BACK AT CROTON'S "BROWNIES" AND GIRL SCOUTS; CLICK HERE.

For more about St. Augustine's Episcopcal Church, visit  https://stascroton.wordpress.com/

AND NOW SOME MORE "MASK MADNESS".........SORRY....THE ANSWER IS STILL NO

For quite some time now, this blog has continued to receive commentary seeking to publicly shame people here in the village for not following "the new virus laws"....even going so far as to demand the arrest of the maskless!

These comments are usually followed--or preceded---by manifestos about how climate change is responsible.....or the president....how the closed churches must be "re-purposed" for use as hospitals in the future--even though we have "flattened the curve"......how all available land must be co-opted into community gardens...how masks must be worn at ALL times even in your own home...the car...when out driving...taking a walk...praying in church.....etc. etc. etc.

Oy...

Once again, the mask "mandate" is ONLY for when you cannot maintain social distance of six feet. PERIOD. End of story. Those medically unable to tolerate a mask are not required to wear one (OR UNDER THE AGE OF 2).

In short, the answer now....as was then---is still NO. Please take your willingness to name names...your "second surge of death" theories....and so much more........somewhere else. Your comments are incinerated on sight.

But not to worry. You are indeed fortunate that you live in a country where you have numerous outlets for your unrestrained "conversation". 

This blog however, is not one of them. We're too busy helping our neighbors, supporting our businesses and churches.....and NOT calling the police on the maskless......etc. etc. etc. 

AND FOR THE RECORD:

THE JOURNAL NEWS, POLICE AND MASK "MANDATE" ENFORCEMENT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/04/lohud-how-police-will-enforce-governors.html

CROTON NOTES, 1929!

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An Everything Croton reader sent the following from December 15, 1929--The Ossining Sentinel--with mention of Asbury Methodist, Holy Name of Mary, First Church of Christ Scientist, and more--click on the images and enjoy!

"Translation" provided where the text was difficult to read.

 

BOYS LACROSSE--HENDRICK HUDSON'S BRADEN ELLIS

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Boys lacrosse: Hen Hud's Braden Ellis - Under the Helmet---read more at  https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/lohud-boys-lacrosse/2020/04/28/lohud-boys-lacrosse-hen-huds-braden-ellis-under-helmet/3039092001/

ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN AND TABLE - #3

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Announcing ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #3...a new series here at the blog for all you cooking enthusiasts out there---recipes, tips, local shopping, interesting links....we'll keep it light and fun...click on the photos and links. 

This posting is all about keeping those meal costs down--and stretching food.........

First up, stretching chicken!  The old fashioned way---with CHICKEN A'LA KING; this is almost exactly how our family made it---but REGULAR MILK was substituted for the heavy cream....served over rice with the addition of a simple spring greens salad.  Add twenty percent more peas and mushrooms and this will satisfy even the hungriest crew. This recipe comes from the STAY AT HOME CHEF.

ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO STRETCH CHICKEN---"FORGOTTEN CHICKEN CASSEROLE"; we used four chicken breasts for this recipe (instead of six)--cut them into halves--and added an additional 1/4 cup of rice; no on felt deprived https://www.allfreecasserolerecipes.com/Chicken-Casseroles-Recipes/Forgotten-Chicken

It was true back in the 70's and it's true now--"Sloppy Joes" a.k.a. Manwiches---is one of the best ways to stretch chopped meat.

HERE'S A FAB RECIPE FOR SLOPPY JOE SLIDERS FROM TASTY. 

And one from CULINARY HILL here.

AND STEP BACK IN TIME---SOME SCANS FROM A VINTAGE MANWICH RECIPE BOOK---and yes, the Elves have tried some of these with great success!  Click here.

Another fab salad--that's very filling, healthy and stretchable by adding whatever left over cheese and additional vegetables you may have, is this tasty LENTIL SALAD from FOUNTAIN AVENUE KITCHEN; CLICK HERE

Pair it with some good crusty bread---toasted---(and a glass of white wine)! 

STRETCHING LEFT OVER BACON---got some left over bacon?  Here's the perfect casserole---tried and true--BACON RANCH POTATOES

Pair it with a simple salad---it's perfect comfort food https://bakeatmidnite.com/bacon-ranch-potatoes/

STRETCH-A-CAN-OF-TUNA-SALAD, ANOTHER ONE FROM FOUNTAIN AVENUE KITCHEN  https://fountainavenuekitchen.com/stretch-a-can-of-tuna-salad/

THE PIONEER WOMAN'S BUDGET FRIENDLY FAMILY RECIPES --30 OF THEM! https://www.foodnetwork.ca/everyday-cooking/photos/pioneer-woman-budget-friendly-dinner-recipes/#!chow-mein

Save money on those pre-made seasoning packets by making your own:

FAJITA SEASONING  https://www.culinaryhill.com/fajita-seasoning/

HOME MADE CAJUN SEASONING https://www.culinaryhill.com/homemade-cajun-seasoning/

STAY TUNED FOR MORE

SEE #1 ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN AND TABLE HERE

AND #2 https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/02/all-things-cookery-kitchen-and-table-2.html

AND CHECK OUT THIS BLAST FROM ART DECO KITCHEN (AND BATHROOM) PAST  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/02/art-deco-standard-plumbing-fixtures-for.html

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THE LATEST FROM ROB & MONICA, FLASHBACK, FEBRUARY

And now the latest from Rob and Monica and their adventures amongst the ducks....

Flashback - The First Two Weekends of February, 2020

There are some fabulous finds here---from a wonderful mid-century modern table lamp to those curious things known as "head vases".....

And then there are the record albums---with everything from Flip Wilson's Geraldine Jones (trigger alert) to Lloyd Bridges and his 'HEAR" How to Skin Dive! (We kid you not).

There's also some fab Christmas kitsch---and another trigger alert-----risque hand towels.

Click here to read and see it all.

IN THE NEWS: CUOMO AND THE ESCALATING NURSING HOME SCANDAL, NOW BLAMES REFUSAL TO HELP ON "NAVY PROTOCOL"

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Cuomo blames his refusal to help coronavirus-hit nursing home on Navy protocol

Gov. Cuomo claimed Monday that a Brooklyn nursing home that’s lost 55 residents to the coronavirus was denied a request to transfer patients to the USNS Comfort Naval medical ship due to federal “protocol.” 

During questioning about the state’s handling of a desperate, April 8 request for help from the Cobble Hill Health Center, Cuomo said CEO Donny Tuchman “should have told the Department of Health, ‘I can’t handle these patients.’ ”

“The Comfort is a federal facility. It doesn’t take transfers from nursing homes,” Cuomo insisted, implying his Health Dept. was right to ignore the plea because Tuchman didn’t ask the right question....The governor also callously suggested that financial considerations were the reason the not-for-profit nursing home — which has topped the state list of coronavirus deaths at nursing homes since the data was first made public on April 17 — didn’t ask the DOH specifically to relocate its residents to hospitals, noting that the facility would “no longer be getting paid.”  “Ohh, money,” the governor sarcastically intoned.............read more at https://nypost.com/2020/04/27/cuomo-defends-not-sending-nursing-home-patients-to-usns-comfort/

READ THE ORIGINAL EXPOSE HERE.

CROTON 1976; THEODORE CORNU'S WORK ON EXHIBIT

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A LOOK BACK @ THEODORE CORNU, courtesy of the Croton-Cortlandt News, April 1976. Click on the images. 

You may also have an interest in these other Cornu articles, courtesy of CROTON HISTORIES & MYSTERIES blog:

--Departing from camp in the small lagoon by Cornu; CLICK HERE
 
--Lenape settlement map, circa 1600, Cornu; CLICK HERE

FORMER CROTON HARMON TEACHER AUDREY ANN FREIHOFNER HAS PASSED AWAY

Obituary and service info at https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/obituary-audrey-ann-freihofner/article_847ae1d4-fd36-568b-a50b-d34dff402300.html

SCIENCE SAYS IT'S TIME TO START EASING THE LOCKDOWNS

Excerpt:Now, we face another, even greater problem: how to sensibly re-enter normal life. This must be based on what we now know, not on worst-case projections, using facts and fundamental medical knowledge, not fear or single-vision policies.

First, we know the risk of ­dying from COVID-19 is far lower than initially thought, and not significant for the overwhelming majority of those infected.

Multiple recent studies from Iceland, Germany, USC, Stanford and New York City all suggest that the fatality rate if infected is likely far lower than early estimates, perhaps under 0.1 to 0.4 percent, i.e., 10 to 40 times lower than estimates that motivated extreme isolation...READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT  https://nypost.com/2020/04/26/science-says-its-time-to-start-easing-the-coronavirus-lockdowns/

OBITUARY & SERVICE INFO FOR DONALD VALENTINE

Donald Valentine of Croton-on-Hudson, NY passed away on April 14, 2020 at the age of 87. Don was born to the late Donald and Gladys (Jensen) Valentine on January 18, 1933 in Pleasantville, NY. He married his beloved wife Dorothy in September 1978. Together they moved to Croton-on-Hudson in 1979 where they lived. Don was a life member of the Hook & Ladder in Pleasantville. Don worked for the Pleasantville DPW for 36 years before his retirement in 1990. He was a devoted fan of the New York Yankees. Don is survived by his wife of 42 years Dorothy Valentine, cherished children Sharon Hayner (Steve) of Florida, Scott Valentine of Wappingers Falls, and David Valentine of Florida. He is also survived by his adored granddaughters Jacyln Looney and Kelly Meeks, and by his great grandchildren Hannah, Connor, and Olivia Rose. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Don’s honor to the American Diabetes Association. www.diabetes.org   Services Are private held under the direction of Edward F. Carter Funeral Home

1962: A BLAST FROM OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH PAST

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By special request from a former member of Croton's Our Saviour Church---and by way of the outstanding newspaper archives of The Croton Historical Society...1962:  The examination of a century old bible--from an exhibition of various versions of the Holy Scriptures at Our Saviour. Click on the image...THE CAPTION READS: 

Examining a century-old family bible in a display of various versions of the Holy Scripture set up at Our Saviour, by the Luther league.  Gabrielsen is John Gabrielsen sponsor-teacher and Ms. Gustave Johansson.  Left as a final gift to her son, some unknown mother wrote in pencil this message: "I leave it to my dearly beloved and only son...My heart's desire is that he may study it well..."  A copy of a Hebrew Old testament, Greek new Testament and various translations in English are also on display for the general public in the rear of the Nave.

FOR MORE ABOUT OUR SAVIOUR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, THEIR SERVICE INFO AT THIS TIME, ETC., CLICK HERE.

REMEMBERING RUTH HANDLER

Who died this date in 2002...Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko), an American businesswoman and inventor. She served as the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is best remembered for inventing the Barbie doll, although the doll's design was created by missile engineer-turned-toy designer Jack Ryan. READ MORE ABOUT HANDLER HERE.

(Click on the photo to see a trio of vintage Bubble Cut Barbie Dolls featured in a previous auction of Croton's own SERIOUSTOYZ.) By the way, Barbie made her first appearance at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959.

See some great vintage (and new) Barbie stuff here. And the 2012 Holiday Barbie here.

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some special requests, oldies but goodies, new items and more---click on the photos and links.

Thought you'd once again enjoy seeing Howard Lamey's colorful interpretation of the original white Dolly Toy Company putz church! Gorgeous! Click on the photo. See Lynn's here as well--along with the wonderful rosette window pattern at http://bit.ly/1YkwX6G

It's followed by a fab sliced and diced 1929 ad.... Meccano Toy Engineering for Boys. Again, click on the photos and links.

WORTH RE-VISITING---David C. located some putz inspiring putz architecture a few years back---see it here.

Check out this 1910 Era imported Carbon Filament Lamp--in blue; click here.  

AMERICAN DUNKER CHURCH REVISITED AND RE-ASSEMBLED; more here 
 

An oldie but goodie: Courtesy of our friend Mark, the 1955 Best Sellers in Christmas Lighting catalog. 

Quite the delight--and yes we want it ALL: http://bit.ly/1mOPgO6 

Check out a very neat peel and stick atomic Starburst border from RetroPlanet here.

THE AMAZING PUTZ INSPIRING, FABULOUS GRAPHICS, AWESOME TINPLATE---VINTAGE MARX 1430 UNION STATION IN ALL ITS GLORY! SEE IT AT http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2020/04/marx-1430-union-station-v2.html

FLASHBACK--THE LAST HALF JANUARY 2020 WITH ROB AND MONICA; some fun stuff here.

In case you missed it--the Spring Blossom Fairy House; see it and more at PAPERGLITTERGLUE HERE. 

NEW FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP: MYRNA LOY

Vintage inspired tabletop deco--houses too--from Cody Foster ; click here

IF YOU'RE A FAN OF RMT TRAINS http://bigindoortrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=118

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON HERE. 

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SOME MISCELLANEOUS VINTAGE CROTON POINT ARTICLES 1878, 1891 AND 1894

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A collection of miscellaneous articles featuring Croton Point, assembled by the elves. Click on the images below. And since Dr. Underhill's winemaking enterprise is mentioned, you may also enjoy http://crotonhistory.org/2012/07/06/the-grape-king-of-croton-point/

AND YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY...THE LOST "ART" OF RAINMAKING--AT CROTON LANDING https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/09/rainmakers-croton-landing-dam-and-more.html

BY SPECIAL REQUEST: PHOTOS FROM ASBURY'S "HISTORIC SUNDAY" 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST: A FORMER MEMBER OF ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH asked if there were any photos from past "Historic Sundays" at the church...indeed there are! Click on the photo from 2017.

SEE MORE YEARS BELOW!

--2016, COURTESY OF ASBURY, featuring Doreen Picker as Mrs. Delezine, mistress of the Ferry House https://www.facebook.com/AsburyCrotonUMC/posts/1071860902868174

--2015, PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUR EDITOR FEATURING AMONG OTHERS, THE LATE BILL LAEMMEL http://bit.ly/1JrhrNi

--2014, COURTESY OF YOUR EDITOR; CLICK HERE

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY....https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/04/some-bits-pieces-1940s-50s-asbury.html

ANOTHER BLOW DEALT TO PUBLIC FAITH IN SCIENTIFIC MODELS

Another blow dealt to public faith in scientific models: Miranda Devine

EXCERPTED: Of course, every death is one too many. But what we have seen over the past two months is that computer models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the future, and the premise we agreed on to vaporize 25 million jobs exaggerated the risks.  For people who understand how models work, their imperfections are no surprise. Coronavirus task force tsar Dr Anthony Fauci last month admitted that exaggeration was built into every computer model of diseases he’s dealt with: “They always overshoot,” he told CNN. AND

(YOUR EDITOR'S NOTE--Oh those consultants again) The next challenge is to re-open the economy, and Cuomo reportedly wants to spend money we don’t have on consultants, McKinsey & Co, to create — you guessed it — a computer model to tell him the best way to move forward.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE.

WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE, TOP PIZZA TO GO, TOWN BY TOWN, EATALIA MAKES THE LIST

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WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE, TOP PIZZA TO GO, TOWN BY TOWN, EATALIA MAKES THE LIST

Croton-on-Hudson........EATalia on the Hudson.........385 S Riverside Ave
www.eataliaonhudson.com  A mix of semolina and bread flours give these big-enough-to-share pies a pizza-bread-like texture that’s sturdy enough to support figs and goat cheese or a heavy-handed blanket of house-made mozzarella, cloaking San Marzano and halved cherry tomatoes.

SEE THE ENTIRE LIST HERE.

EXPOSE, NY POST, CUOMO NURSING HOME SCANDAL CONTINUES, USS COMFORT AND MORE, EMAILS CONFIRM

New York health officials were warned in writing that a Brooklyn nursing home where 55 patients have died of coronavirus was overwhelmed — weeks before it began topping the state’s official list of resident COVID-19 deaths, damning emails show.

Cobble Hill Health Center CEO Donny Tuchman sent a desperate email to state Health Department officials on April 9, asking if there was “a way for us to send our suspected covid patients” to the hospital built inside the Javits Convention Center or the US Naval hospital ship Comfort — the under-utilized federal medical facilities on Manhattan’s West Side.

“We don’t have the ability to cohort right now based on staffing and we really want to protect our other patients,” Tuchman wrote in a chain of the emails reviewed by The Post. He was denied.

“I was told those facilities were only for hospitals” to send their overflow patients, Tuchman said.

At the time Tuchman sent his plea, only 134 of the 1,000 beds at the Javits Center were full and the Comfort — which had just been reconfigured to treat up to 500 COVID-19 patients — had a mere 62 on board.

Adding insult to injury, the Navy hospital ship wound up treating just 179 patients before Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday said it was no longer needed. READ MORE HERE. 

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-----5/10 CUOMO REVERSES POLICY PARTIALLY; AARON FEIS--MAY 10, 2020--Hospitals can’t discharge coronavirus patients to nursing homes: Gov. Cuomo

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Patients in New York hospitals must now test negative for the coronavirus before they can be discharged to nursing homes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday — partially reversing a policy that forced sickened seniors into facilities housing those most vulnerable. “We’re just not going to send a person who is positive to a nursing home after a hospital visit,” said Cuomo during an Albany press briefing. “Period.”

The ruling partially overrides a controversial March 25 order that nursing homes cannot deny admission or readmission on the basis of a positive or suspected COVID-19 case.

That policy has been roundly criticized as counterintuitive for forcing coronavirus carriers into nursing homes, even as Cuomo has repeatedly acknowledged that seniors are among those most susceptible to the virus. READ MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/05/10/hospitals-cant-discharge-coronavirus-patients-to-nursing-homes-cuomo/

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 NURSING HOME SCANDAL UPDATE JANUARY 2021  https://nypost.com/2021/01/13/cuomo-refuses-to-fully-disclose-covid-19-nursing-home-deaths-watchdog/

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some oldies but goodies, special requests, new finds and more....click on the photos and links.

Yes it's no secret. We think Shirley Temple was simply an amazing child actress--and we loved her in Heidi. A 1937 print ad for the film.

It's followed by a scene from 1947's The Bishop Wife, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. Grant is seen here as The Angel, walking amongst people in the city. We think this is one of the best Christmas films ever--and to think it almost didn't happen. You can read more about it here 

And finally from the 2014 Auction at Croton's own Serioustoy.com; a pair of minty Green Hornet wrist radios, mid-1960's. 

Again, click on the photos and links.

Now here's a wonderful Christmas scene under the tree--and the black and white really makes the shot--LOTS OF GREAT BUILDINGS---and what looks like a circus parade of animals----viewed here in LARGE

Fantastic graphics! PAPER/CARDBOARD --A true visual history lesson 120 years old !!!!2 buildings- The brick Volunteer Fire Company and Wheelwright and Blacksmith 'Smithy'. All from 1897 dated on fire station. SEE THEM HERE (Possibly from the Bliss Company, American, definitely though because of references made to the USA)

CARDBOARD CHRISTMAS FIREPLACE! DID YOU HAVE ONE? More here

Boy do we love this 1967-1968 Foster Gallagher Christmas catalog; WORTH LOOKING AT AGAIN/MORE HERE

AN OUTSTANDING SUPER LARGE ADVENT CALENDAR, beautiful architecture, German http://www.blumchen.com/christmas_shop_ad019.html

To the reader looking for info on S Guage trains, vintage or otherwise, check out these forums here 

MAKE A SPRING BLOSSOM FAIRY HOUSE; MORE AT https://paperglitterglue.com/spring-blossom-fairy-house-miniature-paper-fairy-house/

GARDEN RAILROADING WITH TOY TRAINS; MORE HERE

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SOME BITS & PIECES, THE 1940'S & 50'S @ ASBURY METHODIST AND ONLINE SERVICE INFO

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SOME BITS & PIECES, THE 1940'S & 50'S @ ASBURY METHODIST--Click on the images below courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

During the current situation, services are being live streamed at Asbury: 10:00 a.m. Joining the call and greeting one another and at 10:30 a.m. Worship begins

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PLEASE FOLKS, BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE MASKS

Your editor actually saw someone almost pass out in a local parking lot so the following article about a reported mask-related crash comes as no surprise. Please be careful. 

Additionally--for our local "virus police", some people simply cannot tolerate wearing masks for medical reasons. You might want to keep that in mind before publicly shaming/naming your neighbors on local social media sites.

Driver crashes car after passing out from wearing N95 mask--A New Jersey driver crashed head-on into a pole — after passing out from wearing an N95 mask for hours, police said Friday. Lincoln Park police believe that the driver, who was not named, lost consciousness while behind the wheel Thursday from lack of oxygen and breathing in excessive carbon dioxide thanks to the mask, the department wrote on Facebook. READ MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/04/24/driver-crashes-car-after-passing-out-from-wearing-n95-mask/

AND ABOUT THOSE GLOVES https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/04/pleaseenough-with-gloves.html

A WORD FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB---SENIOR LACROSSE PLAYER DORIAN GARDNER

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A WORD FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB--Croton Athletics has been recognizing our 2020 Senior Athletes by creating sports/baseball cards! Grab em and collect em! They could be worth something some day!!  Each day we will spotlight our Senior Athletes at Croton-Harmon. Today's Spotlight is on Senior Lacrosse Player Dorian Gardner!  

SEE THE REST HERE.

BUONAMANO JOINS IRVINGTON

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The Irv­ing­ton School Board of Ed­u­ca­tion ap­pointed John Buona­mano as di­rec­tor of phys­i­cal ed­u­ca­tion, health and ath­let­ics at a spe­cial meet­ing on April 21. Buona­mano has an ex­ten­sive back­ground in phys­i­cal ed­u­ca­tion, health and ath­let­ics and will join Irv­ing­ton from the Cro­ton-Har­mon Union Free School Dis­trict, where he served as di­rec­tor of health, well­ness, phys­i­cal ed­u­ca­tion and ath­let­ics. MORE AT https://thehudsonindependent.com/irvington-district-appoints-two-new-school-administrators/

OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR LONNI SHERBLOM

Lonni Sherblom, of Brewster, NY, died peacefully at Vassar Bros. Medical Center on April 17, 2020. She was 70 years old. Born on March 27, 1950 in Thisted, Denmark, and immigrated to the U.S in 1965. Lonni is the daughter of the late Karl and Ince (Hansen) Jensen. She was a graduate of Croton-Harmon high school. On March 14, 1970 she married the love of her life, Harry M. Sherblom in Croton-on- Hudson, NY.  MORE AT https://patch.com/new-york/southeast/obituary-lonni-sherblom-brewster

SOME BITS & PIECES FROM CROTON IN MAY OF 1970

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AND NOW, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of The Croton Historical Society. SOME BITS & PIECES FROM MAY OF 1970; click on the images below.

You may also enjoy select scans from the 1970 Croton Harmon High School Year Book  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/07/final-installment-chhs-class-of-1970.html