RED, WHITE & BLUE YADA YADA YADA--UPCOMING ELECTIONS, LWV FORUMS, ASSORTED FB PAGES, RELATED STUFF IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

You know the drill---many of us are not on social media but we often get to hear about it and are sometimes sent screenshots.

And while most of us were busy enjoying the charms of a dry (mostly) Hudson Valley autumn weekend, a few of our local correspondents organized and sorted through it all---the voting, elections, related stuff that is--for your reading pleasure---here you go, in no particular order:

***Don't forget 10/8 Village Forum LWV and other upcoming forums; go to EverythingCroton: SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING LVW CANDIDATE FORUMS

DLABOLA, SLIPPEN, SIMON LVW FORUM THURSDAY 7 PM 10/8

and VOICE OF CROTON 10/10 PIZZA PARTY SLICE UP THE ISSUES 2-4 PM; 56 TRUESDALE DRIVE; RAINDATE 10/11

***THANKS RED PAPYRUS, FROM STARS & STRIPES, military voting: WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a one-day stand-down for service members to mail in ballots or vote in person in the upcoming elections. “We’re not telling you who to vote for, but we will give you every opportunity to do so,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X Friday. “You are the best citizens of our country, and therefore you should have every opportunity to exercise your right to vote.” Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-02/hegseth-one-day-stand-down-voting-23036055.html

***COMPLAINTS THAT POLITICAL SIGNS WERE TURNING UP IN VILLAGE RIGHTS OF WAY AND IN FRONT OF THE GRASSY MEDIANS ON HOMES AND LOTS WITHOUT PERMISSION; NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE ALLEGEDLY OFFENDING PARTIES--YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND IT ON YOUR OWN...but the village posted their code/a reminder; go to: EverythingCroton: IT'S SILLY SIGN SEASON AGAIN

***FROM ASSORTED FACEBOOK PAGES, ALL OVER THE DISTRICT: THOUGHTS POST THE FIRST LAWLER CONLEY DEBATE/FORUM; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE ON THE FIRST LAWLER/CONLEY DEBATE--SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS FROM ASSORTED HAVERSTRAW, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS AND CLARKSTOWN FB PAGES

One more debate hosted by WPIX 11--Lawler/Conley 10/14---lots of chatter....

***VOICE OF CROTON HAD A MEET & GREET AT THE YACHT CLUB ON SATURDAY; lots of enthusiastic chatter; more maybe next week....