Had a special request for "anything" on Joy's---this photo comes to us courtesy of Peggy S. Imm-Anesi, circa early 1980's; JOY'S IS THE NOW THE SITE OF HUNAN WOK.
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You can see more of how the Upper Village looked during this time period via a hand-drawn street map at https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/04/upper-village-souvenir-map-1983-early.html
SEE THE VIDEO AND ARTICLE AT THE LINKS BELOW---The Walt Disney Co. just refuses to let it go.
On Tuesday, Christopher Rufo, known for his exposés on schools and corporations under the spell of critical race theory, released internal Disney videos in which those in charge discuss how they insert the “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” into children’s programming.
Those were the words used by Disney Television Animation executive producer Latoya Raveneau, who said she is “adding queerness” wherever she can — with Disney’s blessing, as the company is “going hard” to be supportive.
The shocking footage also featured Disney Parks’ diversity and inclusion manager, Vivian Ware, saying the company has “removed all of the gendered greetings” at its theme parks. No more “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.” No longer will a little girl in a gown be greeted with “Hello, princess!” as my daughter had been so many times on our Disney World trips. Disney has been pushed to toe the leftist gender line, and it is doing just that.
The executives made the remarks in a company-wide virtual meeting Monday about Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, signed that day by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Disney had made headlines for denouncing the relatively staid legislation, which states, “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate.”
READ AND SEE MORE AT https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/disney-is-boasting-about-pushing-gender-theory-to-kids/
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WHAT THE FLORIDA PARENTAL RIGHTS BILL ACTUALLY SAYS https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2022/03/what-the-florida-parental-rights-bill-says-.html
Some news from DON AND CHRIS'S OLD STUFF AND THEY SAY:
1) Over the past year, music backstage passes from the 1980s have gone up and up in price as the supply dwindles. They are running out. Some passes that sold on Ebay for $3 just a few years ago, can go for $20 or more. They are getting very hard to find, and supply and demand being what it is, prices will keep rising. The same thing is going to happen with the passes from the 1990s over time. Now is clearly the time to grab them. So, we have relisted a lot of older passes that we still have for you, which we offer at around 25% - 40% of Ebay selling prices. Here is a link: CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RELISTED BACKSTAGE PASSES
2) We also listed some passes that we have never listed before. Many are very scarce ones. Here is a link: CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEW FIND BACKSTAGE PASSES
IMPORTANT NOTE - We will be closed from April 12th till May 1st, 2022 to gather items for a very large restock of Antique and Collectible items we want to post in early to mid May. So, if you need items now, please order before April 12th.
We will work hard to bring you even more Antiques, Collectibles, and Music related items in the months to come.
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NOW AT FRANKI'S GRILL!
Take-home a jar of his famous SPICY CHIPOLTE MAYO or SWEET CHIPOLTE MAYO.
Excellent on fish, pork, grilled vegetables and much more! Click on the photo.
Franki's Grill https://www.facebook.com/frankisgrill/ In the historic Upper Village.
ON THIS DATE IN 1939
"The Hound of Baskervilles" first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson was released.
Click on the photo, courtesy of BASILRATHBONE.NET---read more about the film here.
YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY...,,,,THE 1939 WORLD'S FAIR, SOME SCANS FROM THE HERALD TRIBUNE.
The Washington Post on Wednesday became the second major news outlet to reverse course and admit that emails from the infamous Hunter Biden laptop are authentic — nine months after it obtained them and a year and a half after the New York Post first reported on them.
The paper said two security experts used cryptographic signatures from Google and other technology companies to validate nearly 22,000 emails from 2009 to 2019, including messages related to Hunter Biden’s controversial overseas business dealings.
Some verified emails involved a deal President Biden’s son pursued
with the CEFC China Energy conglomerate for which he was paid nearly $5
million, according to the Washington Post. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/washington-post-admits-hunter-biden-laptop-is-real/
Assorted sources. Here are three of many:
---Scoop: FEC fines DNC and Clinton for Trump dossier hoax
The Federal Election Commission has fined the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for lying about the funding of the infamous, and discredited, Russian “dossier” used in a smear attempt against Donald Trump weeks before he shocked the world with his 2016 presidential victory.
The election agency said that Clinton and the DNC violated strict rules on describing expenditures of payments funneled to the opposition research firm Fusion GPS through their law firm. MORE ROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER HERE.
---ABC NEWS: Federal election regulators fined Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee earlier this month for not properly disclosing the money they spent on controversial opposition research that led to the infamous Trump-Russia dossier. The DNC was fined $105,000 and the Clinton campaign was fined $8,000, according to a letter sent by the Federal Election Commission to a conservative group that requested an inquiry. MORE HERE.
---CNN: Federal election regulators fined Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee earlier this month for not properly disclosing the money they spent on controversial opposition research that led to the infamous Trump-Russia dossier. MORE AT https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/clinton-dnc-steele-dossier-fusion-gps/index.html
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UPDATED: NY POST https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/clinton-campaign-dnc-fined-by-fec-for-lying-about-steele-dossier-payments/
--LOVE the chicken and beef empanadas at 914-271-6366 Franki's Grill; more on FB here.
--REMINDER: Still available for just the rest of February at Nella's Nutri-Bar, CUPID'S KISS: A new smoothie bowl/cup for February! The Cupid’s Kiss base is made with pitaya, bananas, strawberries and almond milk. It is topped with granola, strawberries, coconut flakes, and Nutella. 914-259-2296....What a delicious and healthy way to celebrate the month of love! SEE IT HERE.
--"THE CREAM TEA" OPTION AT CROTON CORNERS/HUDSON TEA COMPANY; SEE MORE HERE
--We LOVE the Western Omelette at Croton Mini Deli; the BEST egg sandwiches too! http://www.crotonminideli.com/ (914) 271-6970
--CLASSIC ICE CREAM CAKES at THE BLUE PIG; open for the season https://www.facebook.com/bluepigicecream/photos/a.2164472676896721/5314842135193077/
-- GREAT NEWS FROM MEX TO GO: 271-8646; We
are pleased to announce that Mex-to-go now has delivery! You can place
your order through Grubhub for delivery or pick up! Please leave reviews
on our Mex-to-go Grubhub account, it would be greatly appreciated! SEE MORE HERE
SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE CROTON MUST-TRY THIS FOR YOUR TASTING PLEASURE AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2022/02/more-croton-must-try-this-for-your.html
Fifth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot May Be Needed in Fall: FDA Official -- By Zachary Stieber -- March 29, 2022 Updated: March 29, 2022 -- Hours after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a fourth shot of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans 50 and older, an FDA official said a fifth shot may be needed in the fall.
Who died this date in 1986. James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film, though he had his greatest impact in film.
Known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal
style, and deadpan comic timing, he won acclaim and major awards for a
wide variety of performances. He also excelled in dramatic roles.
Read more here
Click on the 1932 ad to see Cagney in BLONDE CRAZY with Joan Blondell and Noel Frances.
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ABOUT THOSE SOLAR CANOPIES AT CROTON LANDING, THIS BILL IS IN THE ASSEMBLY FOR ALIENATION OF PARKLAND ETC.---CLICK ON THE SCREENSHOT IMAGES BELOW OR GO DIRECTLY TO https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A09746&term=2021&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
For those who have asked who will get the solar panel installation contract and other related questions, please contact the village directly. Additional information will be provided if and when verifiable sources are available.
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.
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.
The blog has received a number of inquiries about these "schism" issues, the escalating BLM scandals, etc. and the area's Methodist churches. These are best directed to the particular Methodist church you are affiliated with. "Going to the source" is the best way to obtain up-to-date accurate information. Good luck.
In the meantime, two articles:
Global Methodist Church Sets Official Launch Date following Split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ Issues 3/8/2022 - A more theologically conservative branch of the Methodist Church known as the Global Methodist Church is set to launch this spring following a split from the United Methodist Church denomination over LGBTQ-related issues. MORE AT https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/milton-quintanilla/global-methodist-church-sets-official-launch-date-following-split-from-united-methodist-church-over-lgbtq-issues.html
and
Oklahoma Megachurch Announces Split from the UMC over Denomination's 'Gradual Drift' from 'Historic Christian Mission' 3/29/2022 - MORE AT https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/milton-quintanilla/oklahoma-megachurch-announces-split-from-the-umc-over-gradual-drift-from-their-historic-christian-mission.html
BY SPECIAL REQUEST: CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW, COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS---CRASH AT THE GRAND CENTRAL AND EARLY TRAIN IMAGES FROM THE POSTCARD COLLECTION--DONATED BY SOL GLUCK--AT THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
You may also have an interest in SPENCER TRASK, 1909, PHILANTHROPIST, KILLED IN SLEEPER CAR IN CROTON https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/07/1909-spencer-trask-philanthropist.html
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CAPTAINED CHARTERS FROM CROTON SAILING SCHOOL -- MORE AT https://www.active.com/croton-on-hudson-ny/boating/sailing-camps/captained-charters-2022-81052379
As always, please do your own due diligence:
Amid tougher emissions regulations worldwide, established automakers are racing to add more electric vehicles to their lineup. A Reuters analysis found that global automakers such as Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Fiat, Volkswagen, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Daimler and Chrysler plan to spend a combined $300 billion on EVs over the next decade. Most EVs will be manufactured in foreign countries far removed from American ports.
Today, there are over 50 million more automobiles manufactured annually outside the U.S than there were in 1950. China went from zero to 28 million, greater than the U.S. and Japan combined. India, Germany and South Korea went from obscurity to millions of vehicles annually. The foreign manufacturing dominance occurred over the last 69-year period.
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COURTESY OF CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY:
Required reading: Former State Senator Ruben Diaz on fellow Democrat NYC Mayor Adams
Ruben Diaz is the Democrat (who beside being in the State Senate for years was also a NY City Councilman) other NY Democrats love to hate. This commentary is oh so true - I've bolded some of the text.
---A reader has fond memories of "the Bungalow Colony" at Croton Point and has many questions about the colony. This link takes you to an index of "Bungalow Colony posts" here at the blog that will answer some of those questions. Click here.
For additional info, contact THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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---A READER IS LOOKING FOR AN OLD NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON SCHOOL DRESS CODE ISSUES; it MIGHT be this one: Teens slam school’s ‘sexist’ dress code: ‘It perpetuates rape culture; It’s a hot belly button issue — and the kids are going crop-top crazy. With their tummies on full display, a band of rebel students in California staged a midriff mutiny, in objection to their high school’s “sexist” dress-code policy, on June 3. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/06/09/teens-bare-bellies-to-protest-schools-sexist-dress-code/
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---A reader was looking for this article:
Judge rules Biden overreached in exempting kids from border pandemic policies
A
federal judge on Friday slammed President Biden’s decision to grant an
exemption to illegal immigrant children at the border by allowing them
to enter while other migrants are turned back amid the pandemic. Judge
Mark T. Pittman said the exemption makes no sense since children can
spread COVID-19, too. He ordered
the government to undo the exemption and treat so-called Unaccompanied
Alien Children, or UACs, the same as other illegal immigrants. The
decision is the latest scorching judicial rebuke to Mr. Biden’s
immigration policies, with courts finding the president’s moves filled
with contradictions. MORE AT https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/4/judge-rules-biden-overreached-exempting-kids-borde/
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I live in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Our Village Manager, Brian Healy, recently proposed eliminating the Village Court in Croton. I am strongly opposed to this proposal.
Mr. Healy has submitted two memos to the Board of Trustees outlining his proposal to abolish the Village Court. The stated reason for the elimination of the court is to address revenue losses incurred because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but neither memo states the amount of the anticipated shortfall or provides any reason to assume that the shortfall will continue as the pandemic eases, villagers return to commuting, and again pay for parking at the train station. Even the information that has been provided in the “court revenue/expenses comparison” document shared publicly shows that the expected deficit for FY22 is less than the actual deficit realized in 2016 and a substantial decrease from the outlier year of FY21. Nor does either memo include the fact that the village received federal funds to replace a substantial portion (close to $1M) of the missing revenue. READ THE REST AT https://riverjournalonline.com/letters/op-ed-opposition-to-eliminating-croton-village-court/29809/
CHUCK CONNORS! AND MORE!
SEE IT AT ON YOUTUBE HERE.
AND FOLLOW THE SPAGHETI WESTERN PODCASTS ON FB HERE.
AND in case you missed it: The Spaghetti Westerns Autograph exhibit is now online here.
AND MORE PODCASTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED HERE.
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THE NEXT FOOD COLLECTION FOR THE MONTROSE VA FOOD BANK WILL BE 4/4.
IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CROTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
CLICK ON THE FLYER.
Assorted sources available online; here are three; as always, please do your own due diligence.
President Biden’s Putin speech in Poland is a catastrophe
He came, he saw, he confused.
Joe Biden’s call-to-arms speech in Poland was long on soaring rhetoric about the virtues of democracy but woefully short on what more the West will do to help Ukraine defeat the Russian invasion. But by the time he got to the finish, most of that was forgotten.
What mattered most and what will be remembered for a long time was a single line the president of the United States said about the president of Russia: “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”
In the context of the speech and the slaughter of Ukrainian civilians, it’s impossible to understand that line as anything other than a call for regime change, a move that would dramatically raise the stakes with Russia at a time when Biden has been at pains to lower them.
It also raises the question of whether toppling Putin, a subject never before mentioned by the White House, is suddenly the new policy of the United States and NATO.
Ah, no. READ MORE AT MICHAEL GOODWIN HERE.
AND
Biden Says Putin ‘Cannot Remain in Power,’ White House Walks It Back Moments Later...MORE AT https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-says-putin-cannot-remain-in-power-in-speech-on-ukraine/
AND
Blinken Says U.S. Has No ‘Strategy of Regime Change in Russia’ after Biden Says Putin ‘Cannot Remain in Power’ By BRITTANY BERNSTEIN; read more at https://www.nationalreview.com/news/blinken-clarifies-u-s-has-no-strategy-of-regime-change-in-russia-after-biden-says-putin-cannot-remain-in-power
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FOR INFO ABOUT THE UPCOMING CHHS CLASSES OF 1981 AND 1982 REUNION, click on the image. The reunion will be held on 6/25 at Senasqua Park.
YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE POSTS FROM CROTON IN 1981 AND 1982:
For our faith-based readers and history buffs too---NUMBER 50:
--POPE FRANCIS CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA--click on the image to the right to read more from the 3/27/2022 St. Augustine Parish bulletin.
--HOLY NAME OF MARY FAITH IN ACTION BAKE SALE - UKRANIAN CRISIS - 4/2 AND 4/3 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS INITIATIVE---sold after all masses; fundraiser.
--UKRANIAN AMERICAN PASTOR KIDNAPPED BY RUSSIAN FORCES; TO READ MORE, CLICK ON THE LINK https://www.christianpost.com/news/ukrainian-american-pastor-kidnapped-by-russian-forces.html
AND AN UPDATE ON THAT RECENT CHURCH VANDALISM AT THE HISTORIC SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS:
Vandals break into historic churches at San Antonio Missions, causing ‘considerable damage’....Investigators seek tips to identify suspects. Park officials reported that the incidents occurred at Mission Concepcion and Mission San Juan between March 12 and March 17. MORE AT https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/03/20/vandals-break-into-historic-churches-at-san-antonio-missions-causing-considerable-damage/
AND HUDSON VALLEY DEMO ALERT FROM HUDSON VALLEY RUINS: THE LATEST STRUCTURES TO MEET THE WRECKING BALL http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/alert/
AN OFFER FROM THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA: Abraham Lincoln’s speeches and writings for only $5.95 as your introduction to the Library of America series. MORE HERE.
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SOME TASTY LUNCH OPTIONS AT FRANKI'S GRILL.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO.
AND NOW AVAILABLE AT FRANKI'S GRILL---FRANKI'S SPECIALITY MAYOS; CLICK HERE.
Franki's Grill https://www.facebook.com/frankisgrill/ In the historic Upper Village.
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THE GAZETTE (WEEK OF MARCH 24TH - 30TH) is reporting that village of trustees have been presented with a tentative budget that if adopted, would raise the village's property tax by 3.67%.
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You are encouraged to read the detailed front page article in its entirety. The Gazette does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ON 3/28: Public Hearing Notice - 2022-2023 Tentative Budget--Public Hearing to be held on Monday, March 28th--PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, at a regular meeting on March 7, 2022, to open a PUBLIC HEARING on the following:
To the readers looking for any info on an old village business known as The Import Corner.....parties associated with the former owners have stepped forward; there will be photos and more in the coming months. Stay tuned for a post!
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The blog continues to get a lot of commentary, questions and feedback on a school district survey known as the Panorama Education Survey on Race and Identity.
This is a controversial item--the organization was co-founded by U.S. AG Merrick Garland’s Son-In-Law. It also raised $76M from investors. There is much available online via search engines and you should do our own due diligence; click here for an article from Forbes
It has been reported that some parents opted their children out of taking the survey.
As always, anyone with questions and more should address them with school officials directly. Going to the source is the best way to obtain up to date information. Good luck to the parents.
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A reader was trying to find an article on "HATE HAS NO HOME HERE" signs---it is probably this one:
NY POST--WHY NO HATE SIGNS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY HATEFUL...someone came up with the label “virtue signaling” to describe the psychological impulse behind these signs. The idea is that people who put them up want to tell you how noble they are. But that doesn’t sound right. Virtue-signalers aren’t in any way in doubt about their own virtue. What they really want to do is signal how depraved others are. It’s about vice signaling, not virtue signaling. MORE HERE.
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS LETTER FROM A PAST EDITION OF THE GAZETTE: Does Hate Have a Home Here? June 25, 2021
To the editor: The
trendy epithet of choice these days is “racist,” which got quite a
workout online here in Croton over the last few weeks. MORE AT https://www.crotonunited.org/news-views/2021/6/25/does-hate-have-a-home-here
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A reader is looking for anything on the old Country Stock Market that used to be on Albany Post Road in the 80's.
Response: Here you go---MIKE'S COUNTRY STOCK MARKET--The post also includes Gallagher's. https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-look-back-at-gallaghers-ii-and-mikes.html
