ACTOR TONY SIRICO, PAULIE WALNUTS ON THE SOPRANOS, HAS DIED

Actor Tony Sirico — best know for his role as Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos” — is dead, his brother, Robert, announced on Facebook on Friday. He was 79.

​”It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories, that the family of Gennaro Anthony “Tony” Sirico wishes to inform you of his death on the morning of July 8, 2022,” the priest wrote along with a picture of Sirico. READ AND SEE MORE AT https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/sopranos-actor-tony-sirico-dead-at-79/

SAFETY ALERT: BRIARCLIFF MANOR POLICE ISSUES WARNING FOR MAN POSING AS A DELIVERY PERSON

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Safety Alert: Briarcliff Manor PD issues warning for man posing as delivery person

Jul 08, 2022, 5:29pmUpdated 36m ago

Briarcliff Manor police say a man who may be pretending to be a delivery person is also a person of interest in an investigation. Police released a picture of the man and say that if the man stops by your door to keep your door closed and get in touch with police. Briarcliff Manor police can be contacted at 914-941-2130.........SEE VIDEO AT https://westchester.news12.com/safety-alert-briarcliff-manor-pd-issues-warning-for-man-posing-as-delivery-person

REMEMBERING TAB HUNTER

Who died this date in 2018....our friends at European Film Star Postcards did a fab post on Hunter at the time. See more below.

1950s Hollywood dreamboat Tab Hunter dead

On Sunday 8 July 2018, Hollywood hunk Tab Hunter (1931-2018) passed away. With his blond, tanned, surfer-boy good looks, he was one of Hollywood’s hottest teen idols of the 1950s era. The American actor, singer, and author portrayed boy-next-door marines.....

READ AND SEE MUCH MORE HERE.

IN THE NEWS: READ THE DEVASTATING $5M CUOMO BOOK DEAL REPORT THE PANEL WON'T LET YOU SEE

Many thanks to the NewYork post for providing a copy.

IN THE NEWS: READ THE DEVASTATING $5M CUOMO BOOK DEAL REPORT THE PANEL WON'T LET YOU SEE

Hours after it released a devastating investigative report on how disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo manhandled the state’s ethics watchdog into approving his controversial $5 million pandemic book deal — the now-defunct panel scrubbed the findings from its web site.

The 36-page report — the result of a taxpayer funded investigation led by international law firm Hogan Lovells — disappeared from the now officially disbanded Joint Commission on Public Ethics’ website Friday....read the rest of the article at https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/heres-the-5m-cuomo-book-deal-report-panel-wont-let-you-see/

SEE THE MISSING hOGAN LOVELLS REPORT THANKS TO THE NY POST BY CROLLING DOWN THE PAGEAT THE LINK ABOVE.

YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD YOUR OWN COPY OF THE REPORT AT https://www.scribd.com/document/581746233/Hogan-Lovells-JCOPE-Investigation-Report#download&from_embed

AND HERE IS AN ARTICLE FROM LOHUD https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2022/07/08/cuomo-book-deal-report-alleges-staff-misled-ethics-agency/65369466007/

1911 HOLBROOK BLINN, EDGAR SELWYN AND MARGARET MAYO

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Stumbled upon  this 1911 Popular Mechanics page which features Holbrook Blinn, Margaret Mayo and her husband Edgar Selwyn---"working" on Blinn's Croton home.

For those who don't know, Holbrook Blinn (of Blinn Road fame) was a very well known silent film star, performer, producer and director of plays at the Princess Theatre.  Click on the images below which also mention Holbrook's performance in THE BOSS---the film version---which is considered lost--was made in 1915 but Blinn had appeared in the stage production a few years earlier.

You can read more about Blinn here.

You can read more about Mayo here.

You can read more about Selwyn here.

IN THE NEWS: NY AWARDS "AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT"---TO THE HOUSING PROJECT ON THE KATZ PROPERTY ON MAPLE STREET

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FROM THE PATCH----CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — A program to create or preserve 864 affordable homes in 16 separate developments across New York has awarded $3 million for 41-51 Maple in Croton-on-Hudson.

The project will feature 33 apartments across two buildings targeting a wide range of incomes. Regan Development Corporation was selected as the designated developer of the village-owned property. The development consists primarily of two- and three-bedroom units in the village, which state officials called "a well-resourced community with a high-performing school district." SEE MORE AT NY Awards Grant To Affordable Housing Development In Croton-on-Hudson | Ossining, NY Patch

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PLEASE NOTE---IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES WERE MADE AT THE PROPOSED SITE (HEIGHT, INCOME LEVELS, NUMBER OF BEDROOMS, ETC.) IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GRANT....PLEASE DIRECT YOUR QUESTIONS TO VILLAGE OFFICIALS.

HERE IS THE LAST NEWS WE HAD FROM FEB 2022 https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2022/02/katz-property-regan-development-four.html

JULY 2022 GAZETTE UPDATE https://theneweverythingcroton.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-gazette-katz-property-all.html

KEEP YOUR CARS LOCKED; THIS WEEK'S POLICE BLOTTER HAS A FLURRY OF RANSACKED VEHICLE INCIDENTS

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KEEP YOUR CARS LOCKED; THIS WEEK'S POLICE BLOTTER HAS A FLURRY OF RANSACKED VEHICLE INCIDENTS LISTED; you can see the entire blotter at https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/police-department/news/weekly-police-blotter-june-28-july-4-2022

The Town of Cortlandt website also posted a 'LOCK YOUR CAR WARNING" in recent days at Please Remember to Lock Your Car! - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

MORE ON CROTON GORGE PARK BEING CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

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As mentioned last week, Croton Gorge Park has been closed for the season; you can read more about that from the recent board meeting here.

NEW YORK SHUTS DOWN POPULAR ‘NATURAL RESOURCE’ IN HUDSON VALLEY ‘UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE’

Bobby Welber

Bobby WelberPublished: July 7, 2022

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There is, however, also an article from LITE FM---SEE BELOW

NEW YORK SHUTS DOWN POPULAR ‘NATURAL RESOURCE’ IN HUDSON VALLEY ‘UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE’

A popular spot in the Hudson Valley close to where Sesame Street characters searched for a "hidden treasure" is closed to the public "until further notice."

On Friday, July 1, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Croton Gorge Unique Area is closed to the public until further notice. Officials didn't provide many details but said the closure is an effort to "protect the natural resource. READ MORE FROM 94 LITE FM HERE.

TOWN OF CORTLANDT: REGISTER FOR YC COP CAMP TODAY

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Register for YC Cop Camp today!
Release Date: July 08, 2022

Join the Town of Cortlandt’s WCPD Community Resource Officer, Deopaul Mahadeo, in a week long camp where youth can expect to participate in social and educational activities and presentations from members of the Westchester County Police Department and several of the Department’s specialized units. Cop Camp will foster positive relationship building between the Town’s youth and law enforcement and provide an inside look into the law enforcement profession and public safety. Register today at WWW.TOWNOFCORTLANDT.COM/RECONLINE !

IN THE NEWS: BOORISH MEGAN RAPINOE UNFIT FOR PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

PHIL MUSHNICK--Boorish Megan Rapinoe unfit for Presidential Medal of Freedom

“Though many can forgive injuries, none ever forgave contempt.”

— Ben Franklin

I used to be naive enough to believe that the most important leaders in the country were surrounded by the best and brightest to serve them, and, by hopeful extension, us.

But if they can’t get simple, right-from-wrong matters correct...READ MORE AT

Megan Rapinoe didn't deserve Presidential Medal of Freedom (nypost.com)