TIME TO START TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CCA PROGRAM

The following letter from Joel Gingold was published in this week's issue of the Gazette.

TO BRIAN PUGH AND THE CROTON DEMS: START TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CCA PROGRAM

To the Editor,

Once again I find myself featured on the Facebook pages of the Croton Dems and Trustee Brian Pugh in connection with the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program. For his own political purposes, Mr. Pugh has declared me to be an expert on the CCA, but let me share some of that expertise with you anyway.

Mr. Pugh claims that the CCA is providing “. . . 100% renewable power for less than the average ConEd price.” But is that really so?

The answer is that we don’t know yet. Because the CCA didn’t begin until this past May, and as electric rates vary widely over the year, we won’t know how well the CCA performed until next summer. But we can make a pretty good estimate by considering ConEd’s rates over the past 12 months.

During that period, the ConEd rate varied from a low of 5.39¢/kwh in May to a high of 8.72¢/kwh in August. The average for the year was 7.57¢/kwh. That’s just 0.19¢/kwh above the CCA basic rate (~25% renewable) of 7.38¢/kwh. READ MORE HERE http://www.crotonunited.org/blog-n/2016/10/15/to-brian-pugh-the-croton-dems-start-telling-the-truth-about-the-cca-program

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: MATCHBOOK ADVERTISING

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

Courtesy of our fiend File Photo Digital Archive, an outstanding collection of advertising matchbooks, a type of advertisement one seldom sees today. 

Click on the photo to see a matchbook ad for the 1957 Oldsmobile Fiesta--then the link to see over 250 examples of vintage matchbook advertising--everything from the corner bar to Coca-Cola! http://bit.ly/2dPMVGI   

WANT MORE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN? GO HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/01/gone-but-not-forgotten-1960-automatic.html

CROTON'S HUDSON VALLEY GRAPHIC DESIGN NAMED AWARD RECIPIENT BY PRESTIGIOUS FIRM

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HAMLETHUB - Hudson Valley Graphic Design based in Croton on Hudson has been named a 2016 American Graphic Design Awards recipient by Graphic Design USA. For more than five decades, Graphic Design USA has sponsored competitions to spotlight areas of excellence and opportunity for creative professionals in the design field.  Hudson Valley Graphic Design was presented the award for their graphic design work on behalf of client WillYUM Spice based in Ossining. READ MORE HERE http://news.hamlethub.com/pleasantville/life/3770-hudson-valley-graphic-design-firm-in-croton-wins-prestigious-american-graphic-design-award 

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HUDSON VALLEY'S OPENING DAY HERE IN CROTON https://www.facebook.com/crotonunited/posts/658556844301350

'AMERICA NEEDS FATIMA' PUBLIC RECITATION OF THE ROSARY @ HOLY NAME 10/15/16

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On Saturday, October 15 at 12:00 Noon in front of the Rectory/Parish House at Holy Name of Mary, there will be a gathering to publicly recite the rosary. This Public Square Rosary, sponsored by “America Needs Fatima” will be one of over 15,000 rallies that will take place all across the U.S. on that day. This year is the 99th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun on October 13, 1917 in Fatima, Portugal.  You can read more about Our Lady of Fatima here http://wafusa.org/the-story-of-fatima/ 

Click on the image to see a Croton "Fatima" procession from 1973. You may also have an interest in the procession from 1976 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/04/croton-1976-our-lady-of-fatima-knights.html

UPDATED: SEE THE 2016 PHOTOS HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/10/photos-from-2016-public-rosary-america.html

OCEAN HOUSE RENOVATED AND RE-OPENED

And now a word from Ocean House: Our Beautiful Ocean House has re-opened and it's better than ever! The renovation looks fantastic, we've updated our menu with some delicious fall items and the really BIG News ... We now are offering Beer and Wine!

Our brand new Beer & Wine menu will be constantly evolving as we seek out new and delicious beverages to add. We are so excited about the opportunity to pair our food with amazing wines from around the world, always keeping in mind our commitment to excellence. We're keeping our beer menu simple with an eye toward sourcing from New England. 

All this in the hopes of adding to our valued guests' experience. The season is just getting started and we have so many great ideas for the future. We will keep you posted on upcoming events.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.With all our thanks and best wishes for the future, Paula & Brian

Ocean House Oyster Bar and Grill

PHOTOS, 2016 ANNUAL CELEBRATION, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE INSTALLATION @ THE GROTTO IN VASSALLO PARK

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Not even bad weather could dampen the spirits of the Hispanic Ministry at Holy Name of Mary as they brought their annual Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration inside Parish Hall. Here are some photos from the event. Click on the images below. 

For more about the Spanish Ministry in Croton, visit: http://www.holynameofmary.org/ministries/28-hispanic-outreach

A VINTAGE CROTON HALLOWEEN PART TWO

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VINTAGE CROTON HALLOWEEN PART TWO!

--1983! http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-very-vintage-croton-halloween-1983.html

--PHOTOS FROM THE 2013 CROTON GOBLIN WALK http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/10/photos-from-todays-2013-goblin-walk.html

--PHOTOS FROM THE 2015 CROTON GOBLIN WALK http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/10/goblin-walk-photos-2015.html

--PHOTOS FROM THE 2014 CROTON GOBLIN WALK http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-banner-day-in-crotons-historic-upper.html

--CARMEN'S UNISEX SALON & COMPANY, DECKED OUT FOR HALLOWEEN 2014 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/11/croton-businesses-rock.html

AND NOT CROTON, BUT FROM OUR FRIEND PAUL RACE: THOUGHTS ON HALLOWEEN http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/10/courtesy-of-familychristmasonlinecom.html

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

A very nice find, featured in a previous auction at Croton's own SERIOUSTOYZ.COM - the
"Friction Powered Atomic Pistol with Spark", by Nomura (T.N.), circa 1950s--made in Japan. Click on the photo.

Speaking of all things "atomic", a mid-century modern Halloween putz house, courtesy of Retro Renovation http://retrorenovation.com/2016/10/07/halloween-house-miniature-12-free-patterns/

Repairing/restoring vintage putz house windows and doors; a tip to make placing new ones easier https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1149

Tutorial: three Haloween wreaths http://retrorenovation.com/2015/10/16/three-spooky-halloween-wreaths/

Two skiing flattie patterns, courtesy of Howard Lamey https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1142  

Repro replacement figures for vintage putz houses; Pete's progress to date  https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1108

Ox Cart and Driver flattie pattern, courtesy of Howard Lamey https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1133

Actress Diana Rigg http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/10/actress-diana-rigg-new-from-european.html 

WANT MORE VINTAGE? Go here  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/04/more-fabulous-vintage-websites-finds_30.html

& THE WINNER OF THE CROTON ROTARY 2016 CAR SHOW CHILI COOK-OFF CONTEST IS...

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CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2016 CROTON ROTARY CHILI COOK-OFF; JUSTIN THYME WAS THE WINNER IN FIRST PLACE, MEXTOGO WAS SECOND, AND MEMPHIS MAE'S WAS THIRD. It was a tough call!

Read and see more here http://tiny.cc/n4kpfy 

WANT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE CROTON ROTARY? Please send your check to PO Box 323, Croton on Hudson NY 10520. In order to create more events and help the community, every small contribution helps. Thank you all in advance!

1/28/18 JUSTIN THYME HAS CLOSED

1970, CROTON'S PETER STRAUSS AS WILL SHAKESPEARE

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COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AN ARTICLE ABOUT ACTOR AND FORMER CROTON RESIDENT PETER STRAUSS FROM 1970; CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW.

Want more Peter Strauss in Croton? Click on the link: http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/02/peter-strauss-formerly-of-crotons.html

YOM KIPPUR 1970, CROTON

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Click on the photos below from 1970 detailing Yom Kippur at Temple Israel, courtesy of The Croton Historical Society.

THE LATEST FROM ROB & MONICA: KEELY SMITH, CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE TOO

The latest "saling" adventures from Rob and Monica....

OCT. 5TH: CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE (E.C. Editor's Note: Nice find guys. We love singer Keely Smith too)

Rob and Monica's Adventures Amongst the Ducks

We've fallen a little behind on our blog again but not too far! This post is for the second weekend in September.

It was a short workweek after the previous Labor Day weekend but it seemed to take a long time to get to Friday. When it arrived, we were ready to begin our Saturday with saling. We had four potential sales on our list and a couple of them looked really good but the one that looked best was on Sunday. That would have to wait. First, there was Saturday and with lots of hope, off we went!

READ MORE HERE http://ouradventuresamongsttheducks.blogspot.com/2016/10/christmas-everywhere.html