Saturday, July 31, 2021

REMEMBERING JEANNE MOREAU

Who died this date in 2017.

An excellent write-up from 2017, courtesy of our friends at EUROPEAN FILMSTAR POSTCARDS:

French actress Jeanne Moreau, one of biggest stars of the European cinema, has died today at the age of 89. Moreau was found dead at her home in Paris. The legendary film star was the personification of French womanhood and sensuality. Moreau (1928-2017) had a diverse career: she was a magnificent stage and film actress, a producer, screenwriter and film director, a successful singer with a substantial recording career, and a theatre and opera director...READ AND SEE MUCH MORE HERE.

MORE ABOUT GOVERNMENT VACCINE MANDATES---SEIU LOCAL 1000 CHALLENGES CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S VACCINE MANDATE

IN THE NEWS:SEIU Local 1000 President Richard Louis Brown oppposes Gavin Newsom's vaccine mandate, saying it violates a collective bargaining agreement. MORE AT https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/30/california-seiu-president-challenges-gavin-newsoms-vaccine-mandate/

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FROM THE SACRAMENTO BEE, California’s biggest state worker union challenges Gavin Newsom’s vaccine order

The head of the largest union in California state government signaled on Wednesday that he intends to fight Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate that all state employees either provide proof of vaccination or else wear masks and submit to regular COVID-19 testing.

“Local 1000 Listens to You! Cease & Desist against GAVIN! Finally a REAL LABOR UNION fighting for ALL of its represented employees!” SEIU Local 1000 President Richard Louis Brown wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning.

Brown’s tweet included a copy of a letter his union sent to the California Department of Human Resources, also known as CalHR. MORE AT https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article253086908.html

more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article253086908.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article253086908.html#storylink=cpy

IN THE NEWS: LOHUD--WESTCHESTER WON'T FORCE COVID VACCINE OR TESTING MANDATE FOR ITS WORKFORCE.....

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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT CROTON will force vaccines or testing on its staff, please direct those questions to your elected officials, union reps, and or village staff.  But as as far as the county goes:  

WESTCHESTER WON'T FORCE COVID VACCINE OR TESTING MANDATE FOR ITS WORKFORCE......FOR NOW---LOHUD--Westchester County won't require its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face testing, but that could change going forward, the county announced Friday. In a break from policies instituted by Yonkers and New Rochelle in recent days, county government won't issue a mandate that would force vaccines or regular testing by its workforce....MORE AT https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2021/07/30/westchester-wont-require-workers-get-vaccinated-tested-now/5433634001/

UPDATED:  https://patch.com/new-york/ossining/westchester-county-executive-george-latimer-statement-vaccination-status-county

THE PARTY YEARNS TO SILENCE DISSENT IN CROTON, A LETTER FROM THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE

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The Party Yearns to Silence Dissent in Croton 

July 30, 2021

The following letter was published in this week’s issue of the Gazette.

To the editor:

“The Party” knows everything, and dissenting speech is quickly dealt with by government officials acting at the command of the leader, who presents himself as “Big Brother.”

That is the foundation of George Orwell’s classic 1984. Spend a few minutes looking at the news, and there are some disturbing parallels to our own time. But it does not have to be that way: before Croton gets to the dystopia of 1984, Croton may get rescued by “1983.”

To be precise, 42 US Code section 1983. It has become so famous that you can simply google “section 1983” and it pops right up. It is also a hot topic right now, raised in conversations about censorship in places virtual and physical: from Surgeon General Murthy to Croton’s Board of Trustees, censors of speech can be thwarted by a mighty 145-word paragraph.

The law was intended to be a bulwark against politicians depriving citizens of their rights by using laws and government enforcement agents. When first passed, it was literally a matter of life and death.  To read more, click here.

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YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN....THE FIRST AMENDMENT HAS NO HOME HERE  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-1st-amendment-has-no-home-here.html

REPORTS OF MASK VIGILANTES ONCE AGAIN

There have been reports that the village's MASK VIGILANTES are back.  Once again....CDC's bizare mask advice does NOT apply to Westchester at present.

UPDATE; IN THE NEWS: WESTCHESTER NOT AT CDC MASK AGAIN LEVEL BUT ALL OF NYC IS--MORE AT https://gothamist.com/news/all-nyc-counties-fall-under-cdcs-new-recommendation-universal-indoor-masking?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=shared_email

p.s. Here's one of the first reports we got back in mid-2020; the advice given then may be applicable now: https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/05/masksocial-distancing-vigilantes.html

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

As always, some wonderful new finds, oldies but goodies, special requests and more.  Click on the photos and links.
 
First up, a wonderful Christmas gift from a friend: a package of vintage postcards featuring turn of the century women--and among them this one of Camille Clifford, known as the quintessential Gibson Girl.  You can read more about Clifford--and her 18 inch wasp-waist--yes EIGHTEEN INCHES!--by clicking here. She's followed by a  wonderful 1870 architectural illustration---lots of putzing inspiration there!
 
NEXT A REMINDER about Paul's refreshed and updated  HOBBYCUTTERS site........ 
 
And finally a new one from HOWARD'S LAMEY'S TEN CENT CITY--RECREATING THE LITTLE ARDBOARD CHRISTMAS HOUSES OF THE 1950'S; see the how to for the brick printed house at https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1673&start=220
 
Again click on the photos and links. Moving along....
 
We just love this building from Toys and Stuff---a wonderful vintage U.S. Metal Toy Mfg. Co. tin building: Dude Ranch coin Bank; PUTZING INSPIRATION--click here
 
BY SPECIAL REQUEST---for a very simple putz house ornament---this one is fab---LYNN'S PATTERN http://bit.ly/1H8JFgV

A stunning, simply stunning, piece of architecture that would make a wonderful putz house http://bit.ly/1HTI3GB
 
Reproduction putz clock house--very nice job--using Pete's coconut; CLICK HERE 

AND NOW.... THE MID-SUMMER 2021 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO" ; click here

AND FROM TOYS AND STUFF---TRAIN TIME: Classic Toy Trains Hits The Newstand on The Edge of Town Micro-Layout:  When my little Edge of Town micro-layout made the pages of the March 2021 issue Classic Toy Trains magazine I was - to say the least - thrilled as heck! But the idea for this newsstand came from Brian Eovitch over at the "The Train Cafe: BUY&SELL TRAINS/LAYOUT PICS&VIDS/Lionel Flyer Marx MTH etc" facebook group. He mentioned I should put copies on a newsstand on my layout! Holy cow - why didn't I think of that? LOL .... read and see more at http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2021/07/train-time-classic-toy-trains-hits.html
 
AND MORE TRAIN NEWS!

FAMILY GARDEN TRAINS NOW HAS A YOUTUBE CHANNEL---SEE MORE HERE

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON HERE.
 
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Friday, July 30, 2021

MORE FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX, REQUEST FOR 125TH FIRE DEPT ANNIVERSARY POSTS AND UNION/FORCED VACCINATION QUESTIONS

QUESTION:  Your editor had a request for anything on the 2017 125th anniversary of the Croton FD---CLICK HERE FOR LINKS to over 150 photos and a video

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QUESTION: I am a union member. Can my employer force me to be vaccinated?

ANSWER: It is best to contact your union representative. However, you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. If that does not cover mandatory vaccinations, then the employer requiring vaccination is a change in your conditions of employment. The COVID vaccines are unlike most other vaccinations; the FDA has given "emergency use authorization" and that is probably not covered in your CBA.

Some NYS agencies have quietly worked out agreements with unions to avoid job actions and lawsuits. Your union reps are probably already bargaining with your employer to resolve the vaccination mandate. You may also have rights under federal law if you object to vaccination on medical or religious reasons. Again, contact your union rep. And good luck.
 
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IN THE NEWS: CRITICS CAST DOUBT ON DELTA FINDINGS FROM THE CDC--IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention altered its mask guidance after a study found the Delta COVID-19 variant appeared to spread as easily as chickenpox, possibly even among the vaccinated, according to internal federal documents — but many critics have argued that the data is weak and not peer-reviewed.

An internal CDC presentation, largely based on unpublished research, suggests that the latest strain is almost a completely different virus to the initial outbreak, according to The Washington Post, which first obtained the slides.

The variant — now the most dominant one in the US — causes more severe illness and is more transmissible than the viruses that cause Ebola, flu and even the common cold, the leaked report claims.

Despite previous claims from the CDC that breakthrough infections among the vaccinated were “rare,” the latest information also suggests Delta is spreading just as easily among the jabbed, the report warns. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/delta-covid-variant-spreads-like-chickenpox-cdc-docs-reveal/

CDC WILL NOW RELEASE INFO ON WHY THEY HAVE SUDDENLY CHANGED THEIR POSITION ON MASKS, BEING MET WITH SKEPTICISM

CDC WILL NOW RELEASE INFO ON WHY THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR POSITION ON MASKS, BEING MET WITH SKEPTICISM---Alleged internal document obtained by The Washington Post. Click on the image. Says Delta as infectious as....Ebola....and......

Read more HERE.

AND RESPONSE: CRITICS CAST DOUBT  https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/delta-covid-variant-spreads-like-chickenpox-cdc-docs-reveal/

FROM THE CROTON FD FB PAGE, LAST NIGHT'S REPORTED TRAIN FIRE AT THE STATION

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FROM THE CROTON FD FB PAGE--

Around 7:45 AM on Thursday, we were dispatched to Croton-Harmon Train Station for a reported train fire. Units arrived to find an Amtrak train with no visible fire or smoke, just a reported odor of burning from the engine compartment.After a thorough investigation, the matter was turned over to Amtrak and Metro-North Fire/Safety. 2081, 2082, 2083, E118, E119 & E120 on scene for about 30 minutes.SEE MORE AT https://www.facebook.com/CrotonFire/photos/pcb.1999579930189554/1999579873522893/ AND ALSO HERE AND HERE.

Thursday, July 29, 2021

BLM IN THE NEWS: THREATENS SENATOR TO QUIT ALL WHITE CLUB HE IS NOT A MEMBER OF OR THEY WILL MAKE "HIS LIFE MISERABLE'

Confirmed in multiple media sources. Post is closed to all comments.  Comments and questions mut be directed to the media source(s) cited.

Black Lives Matter is giving a Rhode Island senator an ultimatum to cut all ties with a controversial country club accused of only admitting white people — even though he has already denied being a member.

BLM Rhode Island told WLNE that Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse has until next Friday to either resign or cut ties with Newport-based Bailey’s Beach Club — or it will make his life miserable, the station said.

“We’ll go to his club, we’ll go to his office, we’ll go to his home — wherever we need to go,” one of the chapter’s directors, Mark Fisher, vowed.

“This is an issue that’s not going to go away and Senator Whitehouse needs to address it, he needs to take it on,” Fisher said.

The threat comes more than a month after the state’s junior senator denied being a member of the controversial club, and insisted it was not his place to force family members to quit. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/07/29/blm-gives-senator-a-deal-to-cut-ties-with-all-white-country-club/

IN THE NEWS: WESTCHESTER NOT AT CDC MASK AGAIN LEVEL BUT ALL OF NYC IS

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IN THE NEWS: WESTCHESTER NOT AT CDC MASK AGAIN LEVEL BUT ALL OF NYC IS--MORE AT https://gothamist.com/news/all-nyc-counties-fall-under-cdcs-new-recommendation-universal-indoor-masking?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=shared_email

SENATORS SEND PRESIDENT BI-PARISAN LETTER, BREAKING NEWS: FAUCI DUMPED MILLIONS INTO CHINESE ENTITIES TO STUDY INFECTIOUS DISEASES SINCE 2012 FEDERAL DATA SHOWS

This news is breaking just about everywhere.  As always, do your own due diligence.  Meanwhile:---The National Institutes of Health has doled out nearly $46 million in taxpayer funds to 100 Chinese institutions in the form of subgrants since fiscal year 2012, federal data shows.

--27 of the Chinese organizations, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology, received funds from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s NIH subagency to perform research on infectious diseases, the data shows.

--One of the subgrants from Fauci’s subagency to a Chinese government-owned institution explicitly states that the U.S. will only receive taxpayer-funded research data upon approval by Chinese government authorities.

--A bipartisan group of senators wrote a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday questioning why the U.S. is funding research in a country that has violated international health regulations, has stonewalled inquiries into the origin of COVID-19 and that may be in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention. MORE AT https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/28/national-institutes-health-chinese-subgrants/

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AND IN MAY  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/05/fauci-at-last-admission-kind-of-defends.html

THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER, A NEW SERIES HERE AT EVERYTHING CROTON: #2

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.

INTRODUCING THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER, A NEW SERIES HERE AT EVERYTHING CROTON...we'll keep it light and simple.,,(when possible)...featuring old and new technology, local--and not so local photographers---past, present and future....tips and more........click on the photos and links....here's the second installment...

FIRST UP, a fab 1962 fashion time capsule of three women in Easter bonnets by Croton's Yale Joel, one of Croton's most notable residents.

For those who don't know: Yale Joel began his career as a professional photographer when he was 19 years old, he served as a combat photographer during World War II, and several years later became a member of the famous LIFE magazine photography staff.  SEE A FABULOUS YALE JOEL FLICKR PHOTO ALBUM COURTESY OF KRISTINE--149 images---by clicking here.

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FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF PHOTOGRAPHY--a fantastic Flickr photo album of AMBROTYPES courtesy of Curt J:

Among the most beautiful of early photographs. These images on glass, are a part of the transition from daguerreotype to the more durable tintype. Ambrotypes were nearly always cased, due to the fragile nature of glass. They date from the early 1850's to the latter part of the Civil War.  SEE 94 WONDERFUL IMAGES HERE. 

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FOR THOSE WHO COLLECT THE PHOTOGRAPHY WORK OF G.B. POLETTO...a wonderful post from our friends at European Film Star Postcards.

Poletto (1915-1988) was one of the most prolific set photographers that worked in the Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1950, Titanus, one of the major studios, offered him an exclusive contract, which committed him to be the still photographer for all the films produced by the studio. Poletto worked with such famous directors as Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, and Luchino Visconti, but he also photographed many genre films, including the classic romantic comedies Pane, amore e fantasia/Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) with Gina Lollobrigida, and Poveri ma belli/Poor But Beautiful (Dino Risi, 1957), starring Marisa Allasio. His photos were used for countless European film star postcards. SEE MORE AT https://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/2020/05/photo-by-gb-poletto.html

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AND IN MEMORIAM FROM THE FALL OF 2020, friend, neighbor, photographer.... Elinor H. Stecker-Orel

February 6, 1928September 28, 2020....An early explorer using Super8 film as a professional medium, she made films for the Jewish Braille Institute, the AARL and United Cerebral Palsy.....Elinor authored eight how-to books on photography and digital imaging. She wrote hundreds of articles for various publications, including such notable ones as The New York Times, Time, National Geographic Traveler and the Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders. She received the moniker “Special Effects Diva” when she wrote about creative photography for the Adorama website. Articles about Elinor and her photography have appeared in American Cinematographer, Bound & Lettered, Color, Rangefinder and other magazines. She also stood before the camera as a guest photography authority on CNN, Fox and local cable TV.  READ THE COMPLETE OBITUARY AT https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/croton-on-hudson-ny/elinor-stecker-orel-9381843

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STAY TUNED FOR MORE.....

SEE #1 OF THIS SERIES AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-croton-photographer-new-series-here.html

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

BEN & JERRY'S---WOKE---AND MEANWHILE IN NYC.....

The owner of a Ben & Jerry’s shop on the Upper West Side isn’t sweet on the company’s freeze on ice cream sales in the West Bank.

Joel Gasman, who runs the store on West 104th Street and Broadway, said he just can’t stomach the boycott imposed last week in Israeli-occupied areas — claiming it’s caused his business in the Big Apple to tank. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/07/28/nyc-ben-jerrys-blames-west-bank-ban-for-slow-sales-vows-donation-to-israel/

MORE FROM THE GET WOKE, GO BROKE SCENE

This Week--from Kyle Smith---excerpts: “The Real Housewives of New York” has turned into a tiresome ongoing race spat, and has predictably been rewarded with record-low ratings. The National Football League is playing the “black national anthem.” That effort effectively rebrands “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a white national anthem and further divides America in what is supposed to be a unifying ceremony......The NFL has been rebuked with years of falling TV ratings as fans have turned away from the increasingly politically charged atmosphere.

Even yoga is now white supremacy, according to the new book “Yoke” (yoga meets woke, I guess)...read more at https://nypost.com/2021/07/16/why-must-everything-from-real-housewives-to-the-nfl-to-yoga-be-

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--WOKE REVOLT, SPENCE SCHOOL  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/more-woke-revolt-spence-school-racism.html

--WOKE, THREE HOUR LONG OSCAR VIEWERSHIP PLUNGES, SETS NEW RECORD LOW, ANYONE SURPRISED? FROM THE GET WOKE, GO BROKE FILES https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/04/woke-three-hour-long-oscar-viewership.html

--WOKE STUFF, NBA CURIOUSLY CHANGES TUNE; detailed read, MORE HERE

FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO, #37, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM GROUP CHALLENGES V.A. VACCINE MANDATE, FED JUDGE SAYS CHRISTIAN WEB DESIGNER HAS MONOPOLY OVER HER OWN CREATIVITY, HISTORIC HEADSTONES DAMAGED

For our faith-based readers and history buffs too---NUMBER 37-- one of our most widely traveled and very popular series here at Everything Croton-----ASSORTED ARTICLES BELOW....CLICK ON THE LINKS...

#1--RELIGIOUS FREEDOM GROUP CHALLENGES V.A. VACCINE MANDATE...A public interest law firm that specializes in First Amendment religious freedom litigation is challenging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mandate that all employees be vaccinated against the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus.

“The COVID shots have only been approved for experimental and investigational use. Under the federal Emergency Use Authorization law, these shots cannot be mandated or administered without the free and full consent of the individual,” said Liberty Counsel founder and Chairman Mat Staver in a statement late July 27.

“The VA has no authority to mandate the COVID shots. Federal employees are also protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Forcing any person to receive one of these COVID injections is a violation of federal law. It is shocking that a federal agency would brazenly violate federal law,” Staver said. MORE AT EPOCH TIMES HERE.

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#2--Federal judge rules Christian web designer has 'monopoly' over her own creativity, must give equal access to LGBT customers; MORE AT THE BLAZE.

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#3--FOR THE RESIDENT WHO ASKED ABOUT ANY FOLLOW-UP: THIS IS ALL WE HAVE---to our knowledge, no arrests have been made--Headstones Damaged At Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Immortalized By Washington Irving’s Literary Classic...More at CBS Local here.

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SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES--- 

FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO, #36, MORE STATUE REMOVALS, VANDALISM, IRS REVERSES DECISION, GRANTS TAX EXEMPT STATUS TO CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/for-our-faith-based-readers-and-history.html

p.s. FOR FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-1st-amendment-has-no-home-here.html

MET WITH BUCHANAN OFFICIALS AND TOWN OF CORTLANDT BOARD--JUPITER POWER PROPOSES BATTERY STORAGE AT INDIAN POINT SITE

To those who have asked, we know nothing about this entity or the investment firms associated with/behind it at the present time:

Battery Storage System Proposed Near Indian Point Plant - July 27, 2021 Examiner Media 663 Views Buchanan, Jupiter Power

A unique battery storage system to New York State that generates renewable energy is being proposed near the Indian Point nuclear power plants in the Village of Buchanan.

Jupiter Power, founded in 2017 by clean energy entrepreneurs and based in Texas, recently made presentations on its plans to the Buchanan Board of Trustees and Cortlandt Town Board.   More at https://www.theexaminernews.com/battery-storage-system-proposed-near-indian-point-plant/

CONGRATS TO ST. AUGUSTINE ON THEIR VERY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ST. AUGUSTINE ON THEIR VERY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021.  Click on the image to read a thank you note to all the volunteers, boy scouts, the Ossining Police Department, their Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the Knights of Columbus under the leadership of Chris Harnett, Sean of T.C. Entertainment  and many others.

You can also see a list of the raffle winners on page 3 of their 8/1 Bulletin here. 

And on page 4 there's news and more from the Knights of Columbus, the Ossining Council #311.

AND NOW.... THE MID-SUMMER 2021 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"

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

CONTINUING OUR VERY POPULAR SERIES...

MID-SUMMER 2021 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"....AND NOW SOME FUN LINKS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER!

--CAMEO LACE COLLAR PATTERN TO CROCHET;  a friend says this was well worth the $3 for the pattern---and created it in silver thread to accent a plain black dress---wonderful idea!  https://www.vintageknitcrochet.net/cameo-lace-crochet-collar-pdf-pattern/

--FOR THE KNITTER WHO HAS EVERYTHING, some very fun earrings; check out this ETSY shop offering here.

--A GREAT CROCHET BRACELET THAT WORKS UP IN AN HOUR ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT  https://wilmade.com/bracelet/

--HOW TO CROCHET A PRETTY CHRISTMAS ANGEL https://www.lovethispic.com/blog/57686/how-to-crochet-a-pretty-christmas-angel

--NOT SO SURE ABOUT SOME THESE, BUT there's definitely some interesting possibilities....13 crazy knitting materials you never thought you could knit with https://www.womansweekly.com/knitting/crazy-knitting-materials-you-never-thought-you-could-knit-with-22978/

--12 CROCHET CURTAIN PATTERNS https://crochet-news.com/crochet-curtain-patterns/

--KNITTING WITH....WIRE; excellent tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQmmKq1WPHE

---AND NOW....TUNISIAN CROCHET!  https://www.interweave.com/category/article/crochet/tunisian-crochet/?section=crochet

STAY TUNED FOR MORE......

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER AT   https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/06/early-summer-2021-edition-from.html 

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LAST NIGHT'S FAST BUT POWERFUL STORM, THANK YOU CROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

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FROM THE CROTON FD FB PAGE:   A fast but pretty powerful weather front pushed it’s way into Croton around 7pm tonight, sending our five Companies to seven incidents in less than an hour. 
 
- A large tree fell on the 200-Block of Grand Street, bringing down high voltage lines.
- A tree branch fell bringing down secondary wires by Sunset Park
- A boat was taking on water and needed assistance near Croton Point.
- A small electrical fire occurred in a home on Grand Street.
- A tree limb fell on Maple Street and was cleared by CFD.
- A number of branches fell in Benedict Boulevard and were cleared by the CFD.
- A Carbon Monoxide alarm was activated in a home on Grand Street. 
 
Cars 2081, 2082 & 2083, Engines 118, 119 & 120, Tower Ladder 44, Tanker 10, Rescue 18, Utilities 14 & 208 and Marine 12 handled these incidents with nearly two dozen of our volunteers. 
 
As a reminder to our followers, if you see wires down - DON’T GO NEAR THEM. Let Con Edison, the Fire Department or other professionals handle these potentially dangerous situations.  Our thanks to @ossiningems, @ossiningpolice, Ossining FD, @crotonpba and @wcpdny for their assistance handling these emergencies.

THE CDC AGAIN... EVICTION MORATORIUM, RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

OLEAN TIMES HRALD----(The Center Square) – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the national eviction moratorium mandated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is unconstitutional. The court said in its ruling that the matter ultimately needed to be resolved by Congress.  The three-judge panel ruled that the CDC engaged in federal overreach by mandating that tenants who are unable to pay their rent and are in breach of their rental agreements may not be evicted.  

MORE AT https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/sixth-circuit-rules-cdc-eviction-moratorium-is-unconstitutional/article_826b740d-4580-5c5a-8d0b-e7dd552dfc29.html

REMEMBERING MARIE DRESSLER

Who died this date in 1934...and now from our friends at European Film Star Postcards - Dressler in TUGBOAT ANNIE (1933)

In Tugboat Annie (Mervyn LeRoy, 1933), Marie Dressler features as the 'old sea cow' Annie Brennan, the tugboat captain of the title...click on the photo. The film became one of the top moneymakers of the depression era, and was beloved by the public as well as the critics. Read and see the rest HERE.

FOR MORE ABOUT CANADIAN-AMERICAN ACTRESS DRESSLER, CLICK HERE,
 
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

MEMORIAL BENCH, GINA COSTANZO, HOLY NAME OF MARY

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.

As many of you know, long time resident and Holy Name of Mary parishioner Gina Costanzo passed away in 2019.  On June 12th of this year, the ACTS Ministry held a memorial mass in her honor.  This bench was dedicated to Gina.  Click on the photo.  A very special lady in so many ways. 

MORE FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX

A reader asks:  How much will an attorney cost if I get a ticket for my BLM flag?

Answer:  Your editor is not an attorney. Since it is a free speech issue, there are lawyers and legal organizations which might represent you at no cost. There are also federal laws which provide for your legal fees to be paid by the village if a court says your First Amendment rights were violated.   If your attorney does not handle such cases, he or she should be able to refer you to a local attorney who can help.

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Is there a HISTORIC SUNDAY at Asbury this year?

Answer: Questions about services and events at Asbury Methodist should be referred directly to the church.  Here is the fb page https://www.facebook.com/AsburyCrotonUMC/

You may however, enjoy seeing these photos from past Historic Sunday events:

2017, 2016, 2015, 2014  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/04/by-special-request-photos-from-asburys.html

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TO THE READER LOOKING FOR THIS ARTICLE FROM LATE DECEMBER 2020: 

ELITES JUMP THE LINE AGAIN

The coronavirus vaccine is the new status symbol, the ultimate signifier of privilege, chutzpah and exclusivity — the things that separate the ultra-elite and powerful from ordinary chumps. It is a sign one has made it. READ MORE HERE.

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Who gets the vaccine first? Love what Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says ... MORE FROM CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY AT https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2020/12/who-gets-the-vaccine-first-love-what-rep-tulsi-gabbard-says-.html 

A LOOK BACK AT CROTON (HARMON) 1917, BY WAY OF SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

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.

AND NOW....A LOOK BACK AT CROTON 1917, BY WAY OF FAMOUS REFORMER, WRITER, AND HARMON RESIDENT, SOPHIE IRENE LOEB. CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW.
 
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN....FIORELLO LaGUARDIA AND REFORMER, WRITER SOPHIE IRENE LOEB, THE CROTON CONNECTION 1927 https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/05/fiorello-laguardia-and-reformer-writer.html
 

MARVELOUS MONARCH BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS 2021

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.

Yes we're already having our first signs of Monarch Butterflies in the area. (Click on the photo.)  And check out more marvelous monarchs courtesy of past posts here at Everything Croton---via Marcy Cohen and Feed the Birds! Click here and here.


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CDC AT IT AGAIN, NOW VACCINATED PEOPLE MUST WEAR MASKS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, ALSO SCRAPS TEST THAT CANNOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN COVID AND THE REGULAR FLU, COVID MEDIA DRIVEN FRENZY ETC.

ARTICLE #1--CDC to reverse indoor mask policy, saying fully vaccinated people should wear them indoors in Covid hot spots MORE FROM CNBC AT https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/cdc-to-reverse-indoor-mask-policy-to-recommend-them-for-fully-vaccinated-people-in-covid-hot-spots.html?__source=sharebar|email&par=sharebar

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ARTICLE #2--COVID has become a media-driven panic disconnected from facts

Reprinted with permission from Mediaite.

One of the most underrated aspects of human behavior is how much expectations dictate our perceptions of reality. Largely because none of us has ever dealt with a pandemic before and, therefore, we have no experience on which to draw comparisons, this has been particularly true when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus.

Since the beginning of this nightmare, the news media have done a horrible of job of providing much-needed context and perspective to the COVID data that have driven so much of our lives for the last year and a half. This has been especially the case with regard to the recent hysteria over the “Delta variant” causing a large spike in the daily number of positive tests, both here in America and in many other places around the world.

As someone who has previously written that COVID is effectively no longer a “pandemic,” I admit surprise and concern at just how much and how quickly the case numbers have increased in the United States in the last few weeks. It’s now clear, contrary to the data trends of the previous four or months and even current inaccurate claims made by President Biden, that the vaccines do not fully prevent you from testing positive for the virus, but rather mitigate the symptoms.

The news media’s obsession with daily case numbers has always been, at best, misguided, and, at worst, malicious. When the history of the destruction of this once-great nation is finally fully written, I believe the news media and public-health “experts” transitioning from hospitalization/death numbers to daily positive tests as the primary COVID data point will be seen as one of the final nails in the coffin of our formerly free society.

This is not just because there is evidence that the most prominent test is flawed, with the CDC just recommending it be dumped because it can’t even differentiate COVID from influenza https://nypost.com/2021/07/26/covid-has-become-a-media-driven-panic-disconnected-from-facts/

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UPDATED NEWS 12  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/news-12-what-does-cdcs-latest-mask.html