WOO-HOO--SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN THE UPPER VILLAGE

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How wonderful to see the Upper Village stores so lively for Small Business Saturday. While it is true that "big box stores" have their place, it is equally true that smaller, locally owned shops, have theirs. And it is just cold enough to get everyone into the gift giving spirit. Let's keep it local folks, when we can!

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BACK ONLINE--BY SPECIAL REQUEST: On November 30th, 2019, Purple Heart Homes (Downstate Chapter) held a fundraiser hosted by THE GRANDSTAND.......The benefit for disabled area veterans--with raffles, food, and music--drew a packed house.

Click on the photos (all rights reserved) and links.  Recognize any faces?!!

For those who don't know, Purple Heart Homes was funded by two Combat Wounded Veterans, Dale Beatty and John Gallina, who are on a mission to care for other service connected disabled Veterans by providing housing solutions either through rehab or remodeling of current housing or acquiring new housing to ensure safe, barrier-free living for Veterans with disabilities and the loved ones who care for them. 

The 501C-3 Non-profit operates in Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, and Orange counties as well as the 5 Boroughs of NYC.

If you couldn't make last night's event at The Grandstand but would still like to make a donation, the Downstate Chapter's FB page can be found here

Or you can contact Mark Franzoso directly.

Music at the 11/30 fundraiser was provided by MaryAnn Renza & Friends.

p.s. The Grandstand held their annual Potluck Leftover From Thanksgiving event on 12/1. 

PLEASE NOTE: THE GRANDSTAND HAS CLOSED; IT WOULD HAVE TURNED 50 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023.

STILL TIME TO SEE JASON SPYDA ADAMS THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE CROTON ARTISANS GALLERY

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AND NOW A WORD FROM JASON SPYDA ADAMS--My art work will be on display at the Croton River Artisans Gallery for the month of November AND THROUGH SUNDAY, 12/1.

My work has been in comics, toys, advertising, fantasy art, and collectables. We are calling the show "Shapeshifter" because over the years I have had to change with the times and the tides of the art business, and adjusting to the styles and market. All hand sculpted by myself. No computer or AI. Some of the works are water color family art, while others acrylic and airbrush painted fantasy art. Even a wall plaque of the Yule Lads in cold cast bronze, who are Christmas Icelandic folklore characters. Come enjoy the reception or show up any time this month. CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AT UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AT UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS

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IT'S SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AT CROTON RUNNING COMPANY

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IT'S SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AT CROTON RUNNING COMPANY---the shop is opening at noon today.

119 Grand St, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, United States, New York

(914) 862-0556

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2024--CONGRATS, POST SEASON HONORS, VARSITY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

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FROM THE CH HS ATHLETICS FB PAGE---Varsity Girls Volleyball: Congratulations to our Tigers receiving post-season honors! We are proud of you! PHOTO AT Facebook

2024--CONGRATS VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS--POST SEASON HONORS

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FROM THE CH HS ATHLETICS FB PAGE---Varsity Girls Tennis: Congratulations to our Tigers receiving post-season honors! We are proud of you! PHOTO AT Facebook

CROTON FIRE DEPT. CANDY CANE RUN IS BACK FOR 2024 AND SOME VINTAGE CANDY CANE RUN PHOTOS TOO

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HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! 

The Croton FD Candy Cane Run! Back after a 5 year hiatus -- DETAILS--list of stops at Facebook

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE BLASTS CROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT CANDY CANE PAST:

2019; CLICK HERE

2017; CLICK HERE

2016; CLICK HERE

2015; CLICK HERE

IN THE NEWS---DEMS FINALLY ADMIT BIDEN BOTCHED BORDER AFTER 2024 ELECTION LOSS: "WE DESTROYED OURSELVES"

WASHINGTON — Democrats spent Thanksgiving eating crow — privately confessing that President Biden’s handling of the border crisis fueled voter outrage and the Republican sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress. Lawmakers, aides and sources close to powerful Dems finally admitted after President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory over Biden’s successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, that the party’s permissive lurch on the border helped doom them in 2024. MORE AT Dems finally admit Biden botched border after 2024 election loss: 'We destroyed ourselves'

BACK ONLINE--AND NOW MORE FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX--1962 CHEERLEADING (& YEAR BOOK), "THE BUNGALOW COLONY" PLUS THE GERMAN DELI'S GINGERBREAD HOUSES

---A reader has many happy memories about her time as a CHHS cheerleader back in 1962 and wondered if there was anything available........indeed there is, click on the photo.  An index, Parts 1-7, to select scans from the 1962 Year book is at EverythingCroton: PART 7, THE CHHS CLASS OF 1962 YEAR BOOK

---A reader submitted many questions about the "Bungalow Colony" at Croton Point. This link takes you to an index of "Bungalow Colony posts" at the blog that will answer some of those questions. Click here.  For additional info, contact THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

---A reader misses the "Mike from the German Deli Gingerbread Houses and the Snow White + Dwarf Figures. Is there anyone making those locally?"  Response: Sorry No.  You may find this post from 2012 of nostalgic interest; go to EverythingCroton: IT'S ALMOST GINGERBREAD HOUSE SEASON AGAIN...AT CROTON DELICATESSAN & PASTRY

AGENDA 12/2 BD. OF TRUSTEES MEETING, 7 PM

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Some interesting items:

The agendas for the December 2nd Board of Trustees Organizational and Regular meetings and all associated backup materials are now available. You may view the agenda for the organizational meeting by clicking here and the regular meeting by clicking here.

WOMEN ENGAGE IN MASS PRIMAL SCREAM IN THE WAKE OF TRUMP VICTORY TO RELEASE THEIR PAIN

Remarkable video shows a group of around two dozen adult women screaming at Lake Michigan in the wake of the Nov. 5 election. The group gathered to "release [their] pain." | Fox News---https://www.foxnews.com/us/women-engage-mass-primal-scream-wake-trump-victory-release-our-pain

MANUEL TAMAYO-TORRES ARRESTED FOR TRUMP ASSASSINATION PLOT

The feds arrested an Arizona man who allegedly threatened to “put a hole” in President-elect Donald Trump’s face — after months of posting deranged videos in which he threatened to gun down the first family while brandishing a rifle.  Manuel Tamayo-Torres was taken into custody in San Diego Monday after threatening Trump, 78, in a video as recently as Thursday, ABC News reported. MORE AT Manuel Tamayo-Torres arrested for Trump assassination plot

UPDATE ON CHILD PORN CHARGES AGAINST ERIC KYU, THE CROTON CHRONICLE

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Update on the child pornography charges against Croton resident Eric Kyu.

MICHAEL BALTER

This case has now been continued to December 25 while the defendant and the prosecution continue to conduct discussions aimed at avoiding a trial. GO TO 
https://open.substack.com/.../update-on-the-child...

TOWN OF CORTLANDT--WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE DEPT. BLUE SANTA TOY DRIVE

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Westchester County Police Department Blue Santa Toy Drive--MORE INFO AT Westchester County Police Department Blue Santa Toy Drive - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

HASTINGS TARGETS KINDERGARTENERS WITH "GENDER IDENTITY COURSE"

Hastings-on-Hudson Targets Kindergarteners with ‘Gender Identity’ Course--A New York public school is teaching a gender identity course to kindergarteners which uses terms such as cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary. Fox News on Tuesday identified the campus in the suburbs of New York City as Hillside Elementary School, which is connected to the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free District. MORE AT https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/11/26/this-is-indoctrination-new-york-public-school-targets-kindergarteners-gender-identity-course/

GAZETTE--PETE TSAGARAKIS TRIBUTE

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Wonderful front page story in the 11/21 through 11/27 edition of The Gazette on the recent Pete Tsagarakis tribute. The paper does not have an online presence but is sold just about everywhere.

VARSITY CROSS COUNTY--CONGRATS TO OUR TIGERS RECEIVING POST-SEASON HONORS

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From the CH HS Athletic FB Page--Varsity Cross Country: Congratulations to our Tigers receiving post-season honors! We are proud of you! PHOTO AT Facebook

VIVIEN CHEN--RIVER JOURNAL'S STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH--NOVEMBER 2024

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Meet Our Student-Athlete of the Month Vivien Chen--November 26, 2024--RIVER JOURNAL
  
In fall 2023, Vivien Chen, a Croton-Harmon eighth-grader on the combined Croton/Hendrick Hudson Swim Team competed at the NY State Championship in the 100m freestyle. Chen had placed 1st in the Conference with a time of 54.32. This year, as a freshman at Croton-Harmon High School, Chen was a State Qualifier in the 100m freestyle (53.92) and the 50m freestyle (25:00) as she placed first in both events at the Conference Finals.

The 14-year-old Chen is now a repeat Section 1 Champion and competed in November at the NYSPHSAA Swim and Dive Championships held yearly at the Webster Aquatic Center in Albany, accompanied by her coaches, Lauren Siegel and Juliet Soricelli, who both teach in the Hendrick Hudson Central School District. Combining both Croton and Hendrick Hudson High School swimmers into one team has its challenges, but coaches, administrators, and the athletes have made it work. MORE AT Meet Our Student-Athlete of the Month > Vivien Chen - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

MSNBC SAYs IT WAS UNAWARE THAT SHARPTON'S NON-PROFIT RECEIVED $500K IN DONATIONS FROM HARRIS

MSNBC Acknowledges Al Sharpton’s Non-Profit Received Donation From the Harris Campaign Ahead of On-Air Interview Story by Alex Griffing

•MSNBC told the Washington Free Beacon’s Chuck Ross for a report on Tuesday that the network was “unaware” that Rev. Al Shaprton’s non-profit organization had received $500,000 in donations from Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, during the same time period he interviewed her on the network.“MSNBC was unaware of the donations made to the National Action Network,” the MSNBC spokesman told Ross some two weeks after the donation was first reported. Sharpton also did not disclose the donations to network executives, according to the spokesman.

Ross added that the spokesman “wouldn’t say, though, whether the left-wing network is taking any action against Sharpton for a move that appears to violate network policy.  More at MSNBC Acknowledges Al Sharpton’s Non-Profit Received Donation From the Harris Campaign Ahead of On-Air Interview

JEFF ALLEN---MY AMERICA

Truly hysterical---the very funny---very talented---Jeff Allen---THE AMERICA I GREW UP IN--DRYBAR COMEDY

See the Youtube video at 

(5352) The America I Grew Up In. Jeff Allen - YouTube

BACK ONLINE--SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: PETER STRAUSS, GLORIA SWANSON, LENORE ULRIC and OSCAR LEVANT

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SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: PETER STRAUSS, GLORIA SWANSON, LENORE ULRIC and OSCAR LEVANT...as always click on the photos and links.

First up, from Croton's own Peter Strauss and Croton Shakespeare festival fame, a mini-review of 1983's SPACEHUNTER, ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE. Not the best film but then again, quite a few films from the 80's often lacked a certain something....

Next, Croton's own Gloria Swanson---sings! From 1929 and the advent of the talkies....and her film THE TRESPASSER.

For those who don't know, Swanson lived in the village for a number of years. You can see exterior shots of her Mt. Airy home here.

SWANSON ALSO DIED ON THIS DATE IN 1983; read more here.

Next up, Croton's Lenore Ulric in the 1929 production of Frozen Justice, another little mini synopsis. 

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW: Frozen Justice is a 1929 American partially sound drama film with a synchronized soundtrack featuring music and sound effects directed by Allan Dwan.  The film was set in Nome, Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898 and 1899 and is presumed lost. You can read more about it here.

And finally, Croton notable OSCAR LEVANT. One of the elves stumbled upon this blog called Great but Forgotten A look at movies, books, TV, comics, music, and other things that deserve to be less obscure.

Click on the link to read a fab post on Levant: http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2017/09/oscar-levant-actor-musician-wit.html

FOR MORE ABOUT LEVANT AND HIS CROTON CONNECTION, click here.

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CROTON FIRE PATROL & HARMON ENGINE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 12/8/24

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Come on out and help support Fire Patrol and Harmon Engine co #3 of the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department at the Harmon Firehouse at there 1st annual Breakfast with Santa joint company Fundraiser. 

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AND NOW A WORD FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE--AS THE YEAR ENDS, SOME NOTABLE ARTICLES

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AND NOW A WORD FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE  (BLOG EDITOR'S NOTE: WHY NOT BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER TO THE CROTON CHRONICLE TODAY)

As the year ends, some notable articles in The Croton Chronicle. You can find them all at https://thecrotonchronicle.substack.com/

— The Crying of Parking Lot A
— Alleged Croton burglar has cases pending in at least three other jurisdictions for burglary, drug charges, criminal trespass, and other charges.
— For nearly two years, the Finkelstein family has been working on plans to rezone and redevelop the property at 1 Half Moon Bay Drive. Village officials have known all along, but failed to tell us.
— Gouveia update: Croton's board favors a plan to make a plan. Is it for real this time?
— Chronicle profile: Croton-on-Hudson's village historian, Marc Cheshire
— Chronicle profile: Croton's Bird Commissioner, Cary Andrews
— Our Hudson River: A treasure trove for underwater archaeology.

AND SO MUCH MORE!

FISHING SEASON CLOSURE INFO FROM THE NYSDEC

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Upcoming Fishing Season Closures

The last day of the possession season for black bass (largemouth and smallmouth) and muskellunge is November 30. For many counties the Catch & Release black bass season (using artificial lures only) will begin on December 1. However, fishing for black bass (including catch and release) is prohibited outside of the open season (June 15 - November 30) in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin and Hamilton counties.

Statewide seasons for popular sportfish such as walleye, crappie, trout, salmon and northern pike remain open in most areas of the state, so there are still plenty of fishing opportunities this time of year. Before venturing out, be sure to check the most current statewide and special fishing regulations available on the DEC website.

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

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

First up, we once again had a chance to watch an old fave the other night----Robert Donat and Greer Garson in Goodbye Mr. Chips. Without a doubt, one of the best movies ever made.

It's followed by this fantastic 1950's "Torpedo Boat" made by Marusan, Japan---and featured in a previous auction at the former SeriousToyz.

And then of course, a fab loggie from putz artisan, Howard Lamey.

And then there's the Happy Little Santa Ornament set from Blumchen; while supplies last of course; see that at Christmas Shop: USPS Christmas 2004 Holiday Ornaments Postage Stamp Santa Claus Ornaments - D. Blumchen

And finally, Howard's 2024 Christmas Putz and tree....with Trolley!  He made all the "flatties" too!  Again click on the photos and links.

SOME ASSORTED UNFINISHED WOOD HOUSES FROM FACTORY DIRECT CRAFTS, mushroom houses, and some really nice micro kits; MORE HERE

VINTAGE HERSHEY PARK, A FLICKR PHOTO ALBUM; GO TO Vintage HERSHEY Park | Flickr

Check out this really neat pre-WWII Marx train track set-up brochure with some very interesting configurations; more here

THE RETRO RENOVATION ARCHIVE OF HOLIDAY CRAFTS AND DECOR--PUTZ TOO; WHAT FUN AND QUITE A TREAT!  GO TO Holiday Archives - Retro Renovation

FOR THE TRAIN FOLKS---1946--LIONEL LINES; THE LEVEL OF DETAIL HERE IS QUITE AMAZING--GO TO Lionel Lines: 1946 | Shorpy Old Photos | Framed Prints

And by special request--what a  time capsule; the 1963 Progress Lighting Catalog.  Bet  you recognize a few of these!  And even still have one or two examples.  Go to 1963 PROGRESS LIGHTING CATALOGUE | Flickr

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT---WOW---WOW---WOW----NEW FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE---VOICE OF CROTON CANDIDATES LOSE ELECTION BUT SCORE MASSIVE & HISTORIC TALLIES FOR A CROTON WRITE-IN CAMPAIGN

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Commentary: Voice of Croton candidates lose the election for two trustee seats but score massive and historic tallies for a Croton write-in campaign.

These impressive results can only be seen as a serious message to Croton Democrats that a substantial segment of the village wants them to slow down development.

MICHAEL BALTER---THE CROTON CHRONICLE--11/22/2024

The first thing to note, of course, is that Maria Slippen and Len Simon have won the two trustee seats, as the Chronicle projected earlier. This should really come as no surprise: Write-in campaigns are notoriously difficult, especially in a highly contentious presidential election year when “Vote Row A All the Way” makes a lot of sense to Democratic voters in our village.

That makes the achievement of Voice of Croton all the more important and impressive. It would be reasonable to expect everyone in the village, no matter what their views, to acknowledge that. We have researched the subject and find no evidence that any write-in candidate in modern Croton history has come even close to these tallies. The last major write-in campaigns, by the late Ginny Calcutti, were highly visible efforts, and her highest score—nearly 800 votes—has been considered to be very impressive for the past decade. SEE THE NUMBERS AND READ MORE AT Commentary: Voice of Croton candidates lose the election for two trustee seats but score massive and historic tallies for a Croton write-in campaign.

BACK AFTER A BRIEF HIATUS, THE DECEMBER 2024 EDITION OF THE CROTON HISTORIAN

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If you are not yet a member of The Croton Historical Society, you are missing on their quarterly publication, THE CROTON HISTORIAN, back after a brief absence.

The December 2024 edition (click on the image below) displays businesses in the Village of Croton Then and Now. There's Lou's Tavern, Lind's Garage, the luncheonette at 120 Grand (and all its assorted owners), the first Grand Union, and so much more. There's also a listing of Croton-themed items that would make great Christmas--or Hanukkah---gifts.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--CROTON'S HOLBROOK BLINN IN THE DUCHESS OF DANTZIC BASED ON THE PLAY MADAME SANS-GENE

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST--CROTON NOTABLE HOLBROOK BLINN IN THE DUCHESS OF DANTZIC BASED ON THE PLAY MADAME SANS-GENE

As many of you know, HOLBROOK BLINN (of Blinn Road fame) was a noted actor--and much more--you can read about him here.

So were just delighted to discover this wonderful vintage movie postcard featuring Blinn in the Duchess of Dantzic. Click on the image courtesy of Artes Escenia/Manuel Palomino Arjona. (With permission, a high quality resolution has also been sent to The Croton Historical Society). The Duchess of Dantzic is a comic opera in three acts, set in Paris, with music by Ivan Caryll and a book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton, based on the play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau.

And speaking about Madame Sans-Gene, CROTON'S OWN GLORIA SWANSON would star in the later SILENT FILM PRODUCTION MADAME SANS-GEN(E). Read more about that there.

PHOTO ALBUM--CROTON VARSITY AND MODIFIED FOOTBALL AWARDS DINNER 2024

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Congratulations to all of the Tiger athletes of the Croton Varsity and Modified Football Program who celebrated at the awards dinner last night.

These young men played their season with passion and heart and we couldn’t be more proud of all of you.

Special shout out to our seniors Luca, Josh, Robbie, Matt, and Andrew - you will be missed! SEE ALL THE PHOTOS AT Congratulations to all of the Tiger... - Croton-Harmon Booster Club | Facebook

IN THE NEWS--OUTRAGE GROWS OVER MSNBC SYMPATHY PIECE TREN DE ARAGUA KILLER, LAKEN RILEY, TWO ITEMS

TWO ITEMS on this issue:

1) Jason Rantz tears into MSNBC over Laken Riley headline: ‘Thoughtless,’ ‘disgusting’--'Fox News @ Night' panelists Emily Wilson and Jason Rantz discuss the latest mainstream media headlines; see more at Jason Rantz tears into MSNBC over Laken Riley headline: ‘Thoughtless,’ ‘disgusting’ | Watch

2) AND NY POST; more at Outrage grows over MSNBC opinion piece sympathizing Laken Riley's convicted killer

2025 UPDATE TRUMP SIGNS LAKEN RILEY ACT; GO TO EverythingCroton: TRUMP SIGNS LAKEN RILEY ACT INTO LAW AS FIRST LEGISLATIVE VICTORY IN NEW ADMINISTRATION

CONGRATS TO SEAN HUNT

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Congratulations to Sean Hunt on winning Varsity Football’s Defense MVP!--SEE THE PHOTO AT (2) Facebook

JUST A REMINDER---THE 2024 CROTON LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE STARTS 12/1

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JUST A REMINDER---THE 2024 CROTON LIONS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE SALE STARTS 12/1--READ MORE AT EverythingCroton: STARTING 11/30! THE 2024 CROTON LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE---AND VINTAGE LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE POSTS TOO!

CONGRATS TO JAMES JONES

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Congratulations to JAMES JONES on winning Varsity Football’s John Bell’s “Man in the Trenches” award for outstanding Lineman! PHOTO AT (1) Facebook

THE CROTON CHRONICLE--BRUCE DOLLAR--A TOUR OF MOUNT AIRY ROAD AND "RED HILL"

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A tour of Mount Airy Road and "Red Hill"

A former realtor, and now Managing Editor of The New Croton Review, would take his clients to see these historic houses--and sold a number of them himself.

Nov 23, 2024--BRUCE DOLLAR--THE CROTON CHRONICLE

Early in the last century – the Twentieth, that is – Croton-on-Hudson became a Mecca for New York’s artsy, leftist crowd. Easy access from the City via the new electric trains (which switched back to steam at Harmon, now Croton-Harmon station) enticed both leading lights and fellow travelers – actors, writers, poets, painters and left-wing intellectuals – to build or buy summer or year-round cottages in the hills above the village. By the 1920s there was a thriving Bohemian community centered in Croton, which became known as “Greenwich Village on the Hudson.”

The focal point for this community was Mount Airy Road, which starts in the village downtown and climbs up what old timers still call “Red Hill” for the political leanings of these very particular settlers. A few years ago, long-time Croton resident Cornelia Cotton, artistic and political scion and chronicler of the history of this group, gave a lecture and slide show on historical Mount Airy houses to a standing-room-only audience at the Croton Free Library. She had to stop after 2½ hours and two full carousels of slides, not half-way through her program.

As a realtor with family roots in Croton, I was always fascinated by this history. READ AND SEE MORE AT A tour of Mount Airy Road and "Red Hill"

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--EverythingCroton: MABEL DODGE LUHAN, CROTON'S BOHEMIA, IN THE NEWS

--MAX EASTMAN, REFLECTIONS ON THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM; GO TO EverythingCroton: JUST FINISHED RE-READING MAX EASTMAN'S REFLECTIONS ON THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM

-AND FROM THE LATE ROBERT SCOTT:  EverythingCroton: THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF ACTRESS FLORENCE DESHON, SCOTT'S CHRONICLES OF CROTON'S BOHEMIA CONTINUES

CONGRATULATIONS MATT ANFITEATRO

Welcome to Everything Croton, (while the New One is down) a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

Congratulations to Matt Anfiteatro on winning Varsity Football’s Offense MVP! PHOTO AT Facebook

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--FROM 1981, CROTON TIGERS ARE STATE CHAMPIONS

Welcome to Everything Croton, (while the New One is down) a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

In 1981, the Croton Tigers Baseball team won the state championship under legendary Coach Mel Giarolo. Your editor thought you might enjoy this blast from the past. Click on the images below, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the Croton Historical Society. The article is also written by the late Lucio LaForgia whose memorial service will be held at Holy Name of Mary at 11 am on May 7th.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN AN ALBUM OF PHOTOS FOR THE 2016 CROTON LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY, courtesy of Croton United, featuring guest speaker Coach Mel Giarolo https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.576578055832563.1073741831.315297801960591&type=3

COACH GIAROLO PASSED IN 2023; OBITUARY IS AT Amleto "Mel" Giarolo Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY

UPDATED---OUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS POSTS FROM THE PAPER COLLECTOR

And now, courtesy of one of our favorite blogs--THE PAPER COLLECTOR--here's some of our favorite Christmas posts:

---Select scans from the 1956 Christmas TV Guide http://bit.ly/2AZkpAP

--Christmas Greetings Paper Doll card, circa 1920's http://bit.ly/2AKFwmg

--Little Miss Christmas and Holly-Belle 1965 http://bit.ly/2z8BsMa

--2011, Paula Hills Open House; go to The Paper Collector: Paula Hill's Open House 2011

--Boots Cutout, 1941; go to The Paper Collector: Boots cutouts, December 14, 1941

--A Brenda Starr Christmas 1941; go to The Paper Collector: A Brenda Starr Christmas, 1941

--The great war Archive; go to The Paper Collector: The Great War Archive

--Mid-century modern Christmas Card "booklet"--FROM THE BOTH OF US--that's quite the production; MORE HERE

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