SHOPRITE OF CROTON & SUPPORT CONNECTION

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Last Sunday Support Connection hosted their annual Support-A-Walk fundraiser at FDR Park in Yorktown Heights for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support. The ShopRite of Croton attended the event, donated cases of water, reusable bags, and participated in the walk. We'd like to give a special shout-out to Grace, Eddie, Isabel, Roxy, Adrienne, and Jim for representing the store.

IN THE NEWS----TWO FEDERAL JUDGES SAYS THEY WON'T HIRE YALE LAW CLERKS OVER "CANCEL CULTURE"

Two federal judges say they won’t hire Yale law clerks over ‘cancel culture’Two federal judges say they won’t hire Yale law clerks over ‘cancel culture’ By Ben Feuerherd----Two federal judges have publicly said they will not hire clerks from Yale Law School because of what they view as pervasive “cancel culture” at the prestigious university.

Judge Elizabeth Branch on Friday said she would join the boycott launched in September by fellow Donald Trump-appointed Judge James Ho, of the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Branch — who serves on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta — told the National Review that she has “legitimate concerns about the lack of free speech on law school campuses, Yale in particular.”

More at https://nypost.com/2022/10/10/two-trump-appointed-judges-say-they-will-not-hire-law-clerks-from-yale/

CROTON AUTHOR LIVES THE DREAM WITH DEBUT NOVEL

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Local Authors, Local Books: Croton Author Lives the Dream with Debut Novel
River Journal — October 10, 2022

Jeannie Zusy, a Croton-on-Hudson resident for 24 years, has written full-length plays, screenplays, short stories, and works of fiction. In September, she expanded that portfolio with the publication of her debut novel, The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream.

It is described by her publisher Atria Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) as a “very funny, occasionally romantic, and surprisingly moving novel about how one woman’s life is turned upside down when she becomes caregiver to her sister with special needs.”

Said an Executive Editor at Atria Books, “This is one of the only books I’ve ever read in which a person with intellectual disabilities is one of the main characters.” READ MORE AT 

Local Authors, Local Books: Croton Author Lives the Dream with Debut Novel – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

CROTON HARMON AMONG SCHOOLS TO GET COVID 19 AIR PURIFIERS

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COVID-19: Westchester County Health Dept. To Distribute 5,600 Air Purifiers To Area Schools---READ MORE AT 

COVID-19: Westchester County Health Dept. To Distribute 5,600 Air Purifiers To Area Schools | Cortlandt Daily Voice

EDUCATION ISSUES IN THE NEWS: BIDEN'S EQUITY-OBSESSED EDUCATION SECRETARY DODGING ACADEMIC PRIORITIES AMID CATASTROPHIC READING SCORES

Biden's equity-obsessed education secretary dodging academic priorities amid 'catastrophic' reading scores--Biden's education secretary repeatedly stresses the importance of "wellness" and "equity" as center to the agency's priorities despite the nation's children experiencing a "catastrophic" decline in literacy

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was blasted by parent groups and advocates for leaving out academics in a statement of priorities amid the Department of Education's annual report card indicating the largest score drop in reading among 9-year-old students since 1990.  MORE AT Biden's equity-obsessed education secretary dodging academic priorities amid 'catastrophic' reading scores | Fox News

THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #68----SOME FAVORITE FALL SOUPS

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Announcing ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #68...for all you cooking enthusiasts out there---recipes, tips, local shopping, interesting links....we'll keep it light and joyful...click on the photos and links. THIS POST IS ALL ABOUT.....OUR FAVORITE FALL SOUPS

FIRST UP, CREAMY ARTICHOKE SOUP--whether you choose your bread on the side or in the middle of your soup, this one is an absolute must on a cold day. Drizzle with a splash of your very best olive oil and lots of cracked black pepper. Here's the recipe we used 

https://www.howsweeteats.com/2019/02/artichoke-soup/

NEXT UP--FROM THE FLOATING KITCHEN...

We just love the flavor profile of this CREAMY SWEET POTATO, PEAR AND LEEK SOUP WITH SPICEY CROUTONS.....

We bumped ours up with a garnish of carmelized leeks sliced super thin---AND FRIED IN A LITTLE BALSALMIC VINEGAR--but that's totally optional. You'll find the recipe here.

ONE OF THE ELVES has been raving about making soups in pressure cooker/insta-pots.....

And while your editor prefers the old-fashioned stovetop style of cookery, this instapot recipe for  MINNESTRONE SOUP is supposedly amazing---it's from SALT & LAVENDER HERE.

YES....we have indeed mentioned LADY CAROLYN'S LEBANESE VEGETABLE SOUP before---but it is so darned good, it's worth a repeat....click on the recipe card to the right.

And we just LOVE THIS CREAMY CAULIFLOWER SOUP RECIPE FROM GOYA; click here.

AND THESE ADDITIONAL GOYA RECIPES HAVE ALL BEEN TRIED AND TESTED ---AND GET THE THUMBS UP:

-----CREAMY ASPARAGUS https://www.goya.com/en/recipes/creamy-asparagus-soup

-----COLOMBIAN CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP https://www.goya.com/en/recipes/colombian-chicken-and-vegetable-soup

and for dessert: "Real Deal" Southern Preacher Cake | FaveSouthernRecipes.com

AND YOU'LL FIND SOME FALL TABLE DECORATING AND MORE INSPIRATION AT DOUBLE DOCS DESIGN---GO TO Facebook

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EDUCATION ISSUES IN THE NEWS---GENERATION WHINE, FEMINIST WRITERS, PROFESSORS SOUNDS OFF ON FIRING OF NYU PROFESSOR, STATE OF ACADEMIA

Feminist writers, professors sound off on firing of NYU professor, state of academia: 'Dangerous precedent--Feminist journalists lamented the state of academia in op-eds for NBC News and CNN, after an acclaimed New York University professor was fired because students complained his class was too difficult. Dr. Christina Wyman slammed the university system for treating professors like "commodities" that could be bought by their students. MORE AT Feminist writers, professors sound off on firing of NYU professor, state of academia: 'Dangerous precedent' | Fox News

BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 1970 CROTON GIRL SCOUT CAMP-OUT AT CROTON POINT

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 1970 CROTON GIRL SCOUT CAMP-OUT--CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW.

MEMORIAL/CELEBRATION FOR BRUCE LAEMMEL 10/22

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MEMORIAL/CELEBRATION FOR BRUCE LAEMMEL 10/22

AT SENASQUA

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