THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 09/04/22

Sunday, September 4, 2022

IN THE NEWS: CORTLANDT ZBA NEARING DECISION ON HUDSON WELLNESS VARIANCE

IN THE NEWS: CORTLANDT ZBA NEARING DECISION ON HUDSON WELLNESS VARIANCE

THE GAZETTE -- WEEK OF SEPT. 1 THROUGH 7, 2022....THE TOWN OF COTLANDT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HAS TENTATIVELY SET ITS MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 27TH TO OFFER A DECISION ON A CRITICAL ISSUE REGARDING THE CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A "LUXURY" IN-PATIENT DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY AT 2016 QUAKER BRIDGE ROAD.

The Gazette does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere. You are encouraged to read the lengthy article.

You can also read more about the project at the website citizens have created at CRHISD | Citizens for Responsible Hudson Institute Site Development (protectteatown.org)

UPDATED OCTOBER 13TH----APPROVED THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES:: AS ANTICIPATED, THE GAZETTE: CORTLANDT ZBA APPROVES VARIANCE FOR PLANNED "HUDSON WELLNESS" REHAB FACILITY

CONGRATULATIONS UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS---CELEBRATING FOUR YEARS IN CROTON

CONGRATULATIONS UPPER VILLAGE BLOOMS---CELEBRATING FOUR YEARS IN CROTON. SAY TUNED FOR EXCITING NEWS

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Upper Village Blooms - FREE Flower Delivery in Croton-on-Hudson, NY - Buy Flowers, Gifts, and Art

FOR FANS OF THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

Welcome to The New 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.

FANS OF THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON WILL FIND THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SERIES IN THE CHECK OUT AISLE OF CROTON SHOPRITE. While supplies last.

CLICK ON THE PHOTO.

And for fANS OF Stranger Things---the Netfix science fiction horror television series---there are still a few copies available of the Entertainment special edition---THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO STRANGER THINGS---also in the check out aisle.

DEP NOTICE, AQUATIC ALGAECIDE APPLICATION AT NEW CROTON, MUSCOOT, CROSS RIVER, AND CROTON FALLS RESERVOIRS

Welcome to The New 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

Aquatic Algaecide Application at New Croton, Muscoot, Cross River, and Croton Falls Reservoirs

To our anglers, boaters, and permit holders:

We hope you are having an enjoyable fishing season this year.

We want to inform you about an upcoming project to apply a second algaecide treatment to reservoirs within the Croton System. Depending on water quality data obtained this week, applications may occur on parts of the New Croton, Muscoot, Cross River, and Croton Falls reservoirs. The application is a common practice used in water supply systems to treat algae.

Starting next week, September 5th, you may notice DEP boats going back and forth across some parts of the reservoirs to apply the treatment. The algaecide (copper sulfate pentahydrate) used is not harmful to humans once dissolved in water and will not have any effects on water quality.

This year, we will also continue to remove hydrilla from the New Croton Reservoir by using fluridone, the safest and most effective option for removing this invasive weed. During the summer and early fall, anglers should expect to see additional boats on the reservoir as our contractors apply the treatment.

We continue to work with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to obtain all necessary permits for this important work. These projects will not affect the fish consumption advice provided by the NYS Department of Health (DOH).

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to further protect our reservoirs. If you have any questions, please email us at recreation@dep.nyc.gov.

SCHOOL CLOSURES, THE DAMAGE IS DULY NOTED, RANDI WEIGARTEN ETAL.

They warned the closures would cause serious, possibly irreversible, developmental retardation. They warned of severe learning loss.

Alas.

The critics were not just ignored, they were also maligned by a vicious cabal of politicians, news media personalities, and education professionals, most notably AmericanFederation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. The critics were called monsters and "grandma killers." They were accused of not "trusting" the science.

"Children are resilient," the pro-closure camp smugly asserted. (No, it’s not that children are resilient. It’s that they don’t yet have the words to describe the ways in which you are harming them.)

Now, a little more than two years after the pandemic first came to America, new data confirm the mass school closures, which, by the way, Democratic politicians and teachers' unions enforced with a religious fever even long after the restrictions were shown to be little more than superstitious hocus-pokery, caused serious harm to young students.

"American students’ test scores plunge to levels unseen for decades," the Washington Post reported on Sept. 1. "Test scores in elementary school math and reading plummeted to levels unseen for decades," the report reads, citing the first "nationally representative report comparing student achievement from just before the pandemic to performance two years later."........At the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, the story is the same.Critics of the pandemic school closures have been vindicated (msn.com)

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--SCOOP 'N JUDY's, THE 1950's

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

With an Upper Village Historical Society Walking Tour scheduled for October 13th, (more info here), there's been a request for any info on

SCOOP ‘n JUDY’s.....

(With thanks as always to The Croton Historical Society for the information) - In the 1950’s, Scoop 'n Judy’s entertained a generation of Croton’s teens with its black and white sodas, soda fountain lime rickeys and cherry cokes—not to mention the latest music on the jukebox. (Click on the photo.) According to one resident, it was THE place to go to for grilled cheese and a chocolate egg cream. Located at 120 Grand Street, it had a number of owners throughout the years. From the Croton Historical Society archives, they were: Stone and Scully, Vince and Elise Matero, Buddy Regan, Ines Cappelazzi, George Monks.

And if you ever wondered how the place got the name, the answer can be found in the article here.

These days, a more modern but still nostalgic version of Scoop's is more or less a few doors down from the old location----it's known as Croton Corners---Croton Corners & Hudson Tea Co.--check out the soda shop menu here. CC NOTE CLOSED IN JUNE 2023.

I REMEMBER MAMA, ANOTHER MOVIE FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST

And now another film for your movie bucket list: I Remember Mama---CLICK ON THE OLD AD,

This is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen, whose work was adapted from John Van Druten's stage play. Druten, in turn, had based his play on Kathryn Forbes' novel Mama's Bank Account, which was originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1943.

The story in all its variant forms recounts the everyday life and economic struggles of a Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco in the early 20th century. The film stars Irene Dunne as the mother, as well as Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka, Ellen Corby and Philip Dorn. Homolka portrays Uncle Chris in the film, a role he had performed earlier in the Broadway production. It's a wonderful family film.

See more films for your bucket list below:

1964, A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, CLINT EASTWOOD; MORE HERE

MASADA THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: MASADA, STRAUSS & O'TOOLE

GIGI, MORE HERE

MARY POPPINS, MORE HERE.

CADDYSHACK ; MORE HERE

A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT; MORE HERE

1938, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD; MORE HERE

1937, LOST HORIZON; MORE HERE

1945, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN; MORE HERE

1975, REMAKE, THE COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO; MORE HERE

BARABBAS; CLICK HERE

SINCE YOU WENT AWAY 1944; CLICK HERE

HESTER STREET; CLICK HERE

1950, REBECCA; CLICK HERE

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS 1932; MORE HERE

BEN HUR; CLICK HERE

IL GATTOPARDO/THE LEOPARD 1963; MORE HERE

THE GREAT ESCAPE 1963; MORE HERE

1943, CASABLANCA; MORE HERE

THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK; MORE HERE

THE GUNS OF NAVARONE; MORE HERE

WE WERE SOLDIERS; MORE HERE

MY SUMMER STORY; MORE HERE

THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS; MORE HERE

CHRISTMAS MOVIES WE RECOMMEND---AND 7 FAITH-BASED OPTIONS TOO; more here

THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS; MORE HERE

NOW VOYAGER; MORE HERE

ELENI; MORE HERE

WUTHERING HEIGHTS; MORE HERE

BARBAROSA; MORE HERE

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; MORE HERE

(1962) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, now more than ever; CLICK HERE

HACKSAW RIDGE; more here

A WONDERFUL MOVIE TO WATCH ANY TIME---BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE "VALENTINE SEASON"--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER; click here

CLASSIC SERGIO LEONE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/01/yes-its-true-we-love-that-classic.html

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-this-day-in-1957-bridge-on-river.html

SPARTACUS; more here

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