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BAKE SALE TODAY! EverythingCroton: A REMINDER---CHURCH WOMEN CAN BAKE---HOLY NAME OF MARY MONTESSORI SCHOOL'S FALL PUMPKIN & BAKE SALE

and BETHLEHEM ART AT HOLY NAME EverythingCroton: BETHLEHEM ART AT HOLY NAME OF MARY WEEKEND OF 10/24 & 25

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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.

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

***Much discussion about the importance of the FOIL process--for all its flaws---and how without it, the public would be operating blind much of the time---case in point: the IDEA Committee minutes/tapes. (Here'e Jessica Dieckman's and Paul Steinberg's letters)

Much discussion on one of the parent legal portals about how/if this all impacts current legal cases---what can and can't be redacted, etc.....BUT not going to get into the merits--this is for the courts and the lawyers 

HAPPY EVENTS!

***One of the most popular posts--STILL-----for those with a numbers fetish---has been the PHOTOS COFFEE WITH A COP AT SKYVIEW; GO TO EverythingCroton: BEYOND THE BADGE---CROTON POLICE SPEND TIME LISTENING, LEARNING AND CONNECTING WITH SENIORS AT SKYVIEW

***BAKE SALE TODAY! EverythingCroton: A REMINDER---CHURCH WOMEN CAN BAKE---HOLY NAME OF MARY MONTESSORI SCHOOL'S FALL PUMPKIN & BAKE SALE

SCHOOL STUFF:

***DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT: As many of you know by now, the new court date is 11/4; THERE'S TALK (many assorted  speculations) OF A SETTLEMENT--given certain recent events, who knows; see a recap more or less here

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MOVING ALONG:

***LETTER, ROBERT WHITING ENDORSES WATKINS; GO HERE

***FORMER MAYORS ENDORSE WATKINS; GO HERE

***MURTAUGH ENDORSES WATKINS; GO TO EverythingCroton: MURTAUGH ENDORSES WATKINS

***GINGOLD ENDORSES DLABOLA AND WATKINS; GO TO EverythingCroton: JOEL GINGOLD ENDORSES DLABOLA AND WATKINS

***BROOK STREET PARKING; GO HERE

***TAVERN FOR SALE; GO HERE

***GUADALUPAN JUBILEE YEAR; GO TO EverythingCroton: GUADALUPAN JUBILEE YEAR

***MORE ON THAT "HISTORIC EXTRADITION" ALEXANDER SUVOROV---SARCONE: MAN PLOTTED TO SELL U.S. TECH TO RUSSIA; GO HERE

***POSSIBLE NEW COMMUNITY FORUM; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON COMMUNITY FORUM

*** VERY HANDY---FROM THE CROTON NEWS AI SITE---CROTON, ON VIDEO; GO HERE

***An interesting observation: FROM THE CROTON.NEWS AI SITE--CROTON'S ASSISTANT VILLAGE MANAGER LAW TOOK EFFECT SEPTEMBER 25TH; more here

***WINKLER'S VINTAGE CROTON 1965; GO HERE

***FROM THE CROTON NEWS AI SITE 9/20 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING--THERE'S ALSO A LINK TO POTENTIAL PROPERTIES BEING SCREENED FOR INCLUSION IN THE OCTOBER BESS PLANNED RFP; click here

****JOHN McKEON ---THOUGHTS ON THE HIGH DENSITY INITIATIVE COMPOUNDING THE PROPERTY TAX DISPARITY IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON, THE MODEL TRAIN STORE KNOWN AS THE ROUNDHOUSE; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE ON CROTON'S MODEL TRAIN STORE KNOWN AS THE ROUNDHOUSE I

***FROM THE MAILBOX, 2026 SENIOR AWARDS BANQUET, FLYOVER, HOW MUCH PEEKSKILL GETS FROM ALL ITS CANNABIS BUSINESSES; GO HERE

***CROTON IS "PRO-HOUSING"--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SEE HERE

***POPSHOP NEWS; OCTOBER 27TH AGENDA Mindset sign options and new art studio lead Oct. 27 Planning Board agenda — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***VINTAGE CROTON 1970, PERRY LIPKIN, GO TO EverythingCroton: 1970 CROTON COMMUNITY BAND, PERRY LIPKIN, TO OPEN SEASON SUNDAY

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***UP IN SMOKE: EverythingCroton: FROM THE MAILBOX: OUTDOOR POT SMOKING AND CROTON PHOTOGRAPHERS - ASSORTED REQUESTS FOR INFO

***VINTAGE CROTON 1931, LENORE ULRIC, GO HERE

***A WORD FROM CROTON EMS; LOSAP BENEFIT; GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM CROTON EMS---ABOUT THAT LOSAP BENEFIT...

***When New York Threw a Party for Croton Water; GO HERE

***THANK YOU FROM THE CROTON LIONS; GO TO EverythingCroton: THANK YOU FROM THE CROTON LIONS AND BOB ANDERSON

***WHO WON THE SCARECROW CONTEST: EverythingCroton: THE RESULTS ARE IN! CROTON'S 10TH ANNUAL SCARECROW CONTEST

A REMINDER---CHURCH WOMEN CAN BAKE---HOLY NAME OF MARY MONTESSORI SCHOOL'S FALL PUMPKIN & BAKE SALE

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A REMINDER---CHURCH WOMEN CAN BAKE---HOLY NAME OF MARY MONTESSORI SCHOOL'S FALL PUMPKIN & BAKE SALE

HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMORIAL MASS NOVEMBER 7TH

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HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMORIAL MASS NOVEMBER 7TH

A FREE POSTER CELEBRATING REMARKABLE RAPTORS FROM THE CORNELL LAB

Raptors come in an incredible variety of shapes and sizes, and their wings, bills, and feet offer clues to how they live. From powerful grips to impressive wingspans, their remarkable adaptations help them hunt, fly, and survive.

This free printable poster features beautiful illustrations by 2025 Bartels Science Illustrator Joel Popp, and highlights raptors from around the world and the adaptations that make each one unique.

LAWLER, GOTTHEIMER, LAUREN SHIELDS ORGAN DONATION ACT

Valhalla, N.Y. – 10/23/26… Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Lauren Shields Organ Donation Act during a press conference at Westchester Medical Center. The legislation aims to make organ donor registration more accessible by allowing Americans to register through a wider range of federal and state applications and improving how donor registration information is shared across registries. MORE AT 

VANDAL WHO BEHEADED IWO JIMA MONUMENT REVEALED AS ILLEGAL ALIEN LET IN US BY OBAMA, BIDEN

WASHINGTON — The vandal who beheaded the Iwo Jima monument on a US military base has been revealed as an illegal alien who was let into the US during the Obama administration and had his legal status extended under former President Joe Biden, The Post has learned.

Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano — who took a sledgehammer to the World War II monument at the Marine Corps Base Quantico — is a migrant from Mexico who entered the US illegally as a child in 1999, according to an administration official.

A second source familiar with his legal status indicated that the 27-year-old had been allowed to remain in the country under then-President Obama as part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2014. MORE AT Vandal who beheaded Iwo Jima monument revealed as illegal alien let in US by Obama, Biden

CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL MAILBOX REQUESTS

A reader is looking for that "Peter Strauss Rhoda" clip but can't find it. 

Response: It wasn't Rhoda but MARY TYLER MOORE. Go to EverythingCroton: PETER STRAUSS 1973, MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW

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A reader asks: Who did the festival logo and artwork? I seem to remember he was of some prominence???

Response: EverythingCroton: RUDI BASS, ARTIST, THE WINTER'S TALE AND MORE

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A reader has a few programs from the Childrens Theatre and promises to scan and send digital copies. Stay tuned

You may also enjoy EverythingCroton: TOP 3 MOST READ" POSTS--FOR 2025....THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

TOM SKERRITT HAS DIED

Read more Tom Skerritt Dies at 93: Know Cause of His Death, Parents, Ethnicity & Siblings - PopTV Culture

WATER MAIN BREAK HALF MOON BAY DRIVE

From the village FB page: 

MURTAUGH ENDORSES WATKINS

The most recent Gazette has a letter from former trustee Ian Murtaugh endorsing Sam Watkins for Judge. The paper does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.

FROM CROTON.NEWS---POTSHOP/MINDSET SIGN, PLANNING BOARD AGENDA OCTOBER 27TH

See more at Mindset sign options and new art studio lead Oct. 27 Planning Board agenda — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD SUNDAY INTERLUDE 11/8

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



11/8 Sisterhood Interlude: A Jewish Hungarian Immigrant Story--Peter Szendro will speak about his Hungarian family and personal story, from the Holocaust, growing up under communism and the immigrant experience in NY -- MORE AT Sisterhood Sunday Interlude - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

WHY YOU SHOULD BE VERY SUSPICIOUS OF ILHAN OMAR'S LATEST PLEA FOR CASH

Financial Claims: Omar says she’s living “paycheck to paycheck”, despite previously declaring millions in wealth with her husband Tim Mynett, which was later reduced to near-zero.

FBI Raid Context: The appeal comes after an FBI raid on her DC home, raising questions about the timing and intent of her fundraising video.

Credibility Concerns: Experts noted “signals of deception” in her video, and past scrutiny of Mynett’s businesses adds to suspicions about the legitimacy of the plea. MORE AT Why you should be very suspicious of Ilhan Omar’s latest plea for cash