CROTON CLEAN SWEEP 2022 EVENT

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THE CROTON CONVERSATION ADV. COUNCIL'S C.L.E.A.N. CROTON-ON-HUDSON IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY WIDE CLEAN UP EVENT FROM 9.16 TO 9/18.  Email croton@johnealer.com to learn more and sign up.

THE MADNESS HAS ENDED----BACK TO THE OFFICE---GOLDMAN SACHS LIFTS ALL COVID PROTOCOLS, ORDER STAFF TO RETURN TO OFFICE FULL-TIME

Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs will lift all COVID protocols that have kept some workers away as it pushes all employees to return to the office five days a week after Labor Day, The Post has learned In a memo sent Tuesday obtained by The Post, Goldman Sachs told workers it will no longer require vaccines, COVID testing or masks — a signal it won’t accept excuses for employees who claimed COVID as a reason for working from home.  MORE AT 

https://nypost.com/2022/08/30/goldman-sachs-lifts-covid-protocols-urges-workers-back-to-office/

ABOUT REPLACING THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY...ON A CHEVY VOLT

WATCH: Man gets shocking $30,000 quote to replace electric vehicle’s battery--A Florida man learned his electric vehicle needs a new battery — at the price of nearly $30,000. The replacement estimate from Roger Dean Chevrolet in Cape Coral, Florida, began to circulate on social media last week, with many questioning its legitimacy. The dealership confirmed the quote, however, noting that the estimate was for a Chevrolet Volt, which carries heftier costs due to its older technology. MORE AT

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/man-gets-shocking-quote-replace-electric-vehicles-battery

1930 - CROTON BOARD PAYS TRIBUTE TO RETIRING TEACHER CARRIE E. TOMPKINS

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1930 - CROTON BOARD PAYS TRIBUTE TO RETIRING TEACHER

CARRIE E. TOMPKINS

Click on the image from THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BULLETIN TO THE SCHOOLS 1930.

IT'S FRANKENSTEIN DAY

Pull up a chair---Today is Frankenstein Day--Frankenstein Day takes place on the anniversary of the birth of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus, also simply known as Frankenstein. The day commemorates Shelley and her novel, which is seen as a paragon of Gothic horror and science fiction during the Romantic era. Shelley, along with her soon-to-be husband Percy Shelley, and other friends such as poet Lord Byron, decided to compete to see who could come up with the best horror story. READ MORE HERE.

Indeed it would be no exaggeration to claim that Shelley created one of best-known--and perhaps most sympathetic--horror monsters of all time. Immortalized by actor Boris Karloff.....CLICK ON THE PHOTO.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BORIS KARLOFF? THEN CHECK OUT THIS GREAT POST AND WONDERFUL IMAGES FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS HERE.

As for author Mary Shelley, she was a fascinating woman, who died tragically from a brain tumor at the age of 53...Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).  She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.

Recent scholarship has yielded a more comprehensive view of Shelley's achievements. Scholars have shown increasing interest in her literary output, particularly in her novels, which include the historical novels Valperga (1823) and Perkin Warbeck (1830), the apocalyptic novel The Last Man (1826) and her final two novels, Lodore (1835) and Falkner (1837).

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FROM ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SITES:  A Fistful of Frankensteins: Ten Takes on Mary Shelley’s Most Notorious Creation---CLICK HERE

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CONTINUING OUR VERY POPULAR SERIES--THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER---#12---AND COMING TO FRANKI'S GRILL IN SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

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CONTINUING OUR VERY POPULAR SERIES--THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER---#12--we'll keep it light and simple (when possible) --- featuring old and new technology plus local--and not so local photographers---past, present and future....tips and more.......

BUT FIRST.... coming to Franki's Grill---the Gallery Wall--IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, PHOTGRAPHERS OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER---FRANKLINARTS.ORG

Please contact Alan if you are interested in showing.

Requirements are: framed artworks (so we can hang it), and will participate in hanging.

The exhibition space is approximately 15′ long and 4′ high. The hanging rail can accommodate virtually any arrangement within this area, accommodating weights up to 30 lbs per rail (3 rails).

Contact Alan at: artistheaddress@yahoo.com

Alan has two personal websites: ArtIsTheAddress.com

AND ConcernedConnections.org

NEXT UP:  AUGUST 19TH WAS WORLD PHOTO DAY--CELEBRATING THE DAGUERROTYPE; SEE AND READ MORE HERE

AND FINALLY FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS: 

Photo by Walery - Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg also known as Walery (1863-1929) was a Polish photographer active in London and Paris between 1890 and 1929. After inheriting his father's name and photographic studio in London, he continued with portraiture for about a decade until the turn of the century when he moved definitively to Paris. There he achieved celebrity as an innovator and accomplished photographer of cabaret stars and of the female form. READ AND SEE MORE HERE.

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SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES---#11--AT https://theneweverythingcroton.blogspot.com/2022/07/11-croton-photographer.html

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FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILIES - AFGHANISTAN, A YEAR LATER: THE WSJ - THE AFGHAN DEBACLE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN - COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY

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FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILIES - AFGHANISTAN, A YEAR LATER: THE WSJ - THE AFGHAN DEBACLE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN - COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY

WSJ column: "The Afghan Debacle Didn't Have to Happen"--The report below will be ignored - unless the Republicans gain control of the House. I've excerpted key points below the link.

A new report shows military commanders and allies disagreed with Biden’s full exit....Now comes a 121-page report, “ ‘A Strategic Failure’: Assessing the Administration’s Afghanistan Withdrawal,” from Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Led by Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the lawmakers lay out a precise, damning case. MORE AT

https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2022/08/wsj-column-the-afghan-debacle-didnt-hve-to-happen.html

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - CONGRATULATIONS WREX WILDLIFE & PEST CONTROL, VOTED NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITE 2022

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CONGRATULATIONS WREX WILDLIFE & PEST CONTROL, VOTED NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITE 2022----READ MORE HERE.

REMEMBERING CHARLES BRONSON, 1921-2003

Who died this date in 2003. Here's a great post from our friends European Film Star postcards: American actor Charles Bronson (1921-2003) was the archetypal screen tough guy with weather beaten features, often cast in the role of police officer, gunfighter, or convict. He was a man of few words but much action in hits like Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). But our favorite is the iconic Spaghetti Western C'era una volta il West/Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). (Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Henry Fonda)--READ AND SEE MORE HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THE EFSP post on Claudia Cardinale here.

AND IF YOU LOVE SPAGHETTI WESTERNS, WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA HAS A GREAT POST ON BRONSON AT

https://westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com/2018/12/his-name-was-bronson.html

CROTON LACROSSE, THE EARLY YEARS, KLAY JOHNSON

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CROTON LACROSSE, THE EARLY YEARS, KLAY JOHNSON--One of the E.C. Elves came across this from the 1980 University of Maryland Men's Lacosse Guide. Click on the image.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN MORE CROTON LACROSSE HISTORY AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/06/by-special-request-croton-lacrosse.html

SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR ELIZABETH C. FARANDA

Elizabeth Faranda, a longtime resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away on August 26, 2022, at the age of 79, surrounded by her loving family. Elizabeth was born to the late Chris and Georgia Fragos in Mount Vernon, NY. She graduated from A.B. Davis High School, where she was student body president, and the Berkeley School of Business. She worked as an executive assistant at BBD&O, a Madison Avenue advertising agency in New York City. Elizabeth served as President of the Croton Senior Club where she enjoyed writing and giving speeches, President of the Croton Free Library where she liked reading books aloud to children, and she supported the Croton Caring Committee at monthly community luncheons. She loved beautiful flowers, international travel, and Italian opera. She especially loved listening to Puccini’s "O mio babbino caro" sung by Renee Fleming and "Nessun dorma" sung by Luciano Pavarotti. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband Frank Faranda. She is survived by her beloved daughters Michele and Christine and their husbands, her AFS daughters Monica and Maria and their families, and her sister Emily. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Croton Caring crotoncaring.org.

Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, September 1 from 2-5pm at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 41 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, where a funeral service will take place at 4:30pm at the funeral home. Interment will be private Elizabeth Faranda Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)