Thursday, May 11, 2023

2 BUSES OF ASYLUM SEEKS ARRIVE AT HUDSON VALLEY HOTEL DESPITE PROMISES BY NYC

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2 Buses Of Asylum Seekers Arrive At Hudson Valley Hotel Despite Promises By NYC Mayor--Two buses of asylum seekers arrived at a Hudson Valley hotel despite assurances from New York City Mayor Eric Adams that he would not send them.  MORE AT 2 Buses Of Asylum Seekers Arrive At Hudson Valley Hotel Despite Promises By NYC Mayor | Cortlandt Daily Voice | Your Local News for Cortlandt, Buchanan, and Croton

TRANSGENDER SPRINTER SAYS HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE CAN'T COMPLETE AGAINST WOMEN IN OLYMPICS

'It's persecution': Transgender sprinter says he doesn't 'understand' why he can't compete against women in the Olympics

NEWS--ANDREW CHAPADOS--May 11, 2023--A French transgender sprinter criticized the World Athletics Council's decision to ban men from competing in women's international track and field events, which will prevent the sprinter from competing in the Olympics.  Halba Diouf, who was born male but identifies as a female Muslim, took issue with the international body's ruling that went into effect on March 31, 2023. More at 'It's persecution': Transgender sprinter says he doesn't 'understand' why he can't compete against women in the Olympics - TheBlaze

1983, HOWARD DA SILVA, LABOR FORUM SERIES

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1983--click on the article to read about Croton's HOWARD DA SILVA and a labor forum series at NYU. For more about Da Silva and his Croton connection, go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: A READER REMINDS US THAT CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA PASSED IN FEBRUARY 1986

OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR JANE THERESA (DORRY) PECKEL

Jane Theresa (Dorry) Peckel was born to the late William and Jane (Hayde) Dorry on March 12, 1938 in New York City.

She was married to George J. Schiller in 1959 and had two children, Catherine Ann and Stephen John. She is predeceased by her husband George in 1977. She married Alan T. Peckel in 1987.

She is also preceded in death by her son Stephen, sister Ann (Dorry) Morris, her husband Alan, and her stepson Eric Peckel.

Jane is survived by her Children: Catherine (Schiller) Culliton (son-in-law Gerald F. Culliton); and two stepdaughters Linda and Nancy Peckel, and her three Grandchildren, Hannah Irene and Abigail Jane Culliton, and step grandchild, Jared De Toro.

Jane grew up and attended school in New York City before moving to Brewster, NY and eventually residing for over 35 years in Croton on Hudson, NY.

She was a longtime parishioner of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Croton on Hudson. More at Jane Peckel Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

"CRISIS": BUD LIGHT'S TRANS STUNT GETS ANHEUSER-BUSCH STOCK DOWNGRADED

5/11/2023--- 'Crisis': Bud Light's Trans Stunt Gets Anheuser-Busch Stock Downgraded--Financial services company HSBC formally downgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev stock to "hold" this week as a result of the ongoing blowback to the Bud Light brand's embrace of transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney that caused sales of the product to plummet — potentially upwards of 25 percent — in April.----see more at 'Crisis': Bud Light's Trans Stunt Gets Anheuser-Busch Stock Downgraded (townhall.com)

ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE 2023 COMUNICANTS

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ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE 2023 COMUNICANTS.

CLICK ON THE IMAGE FROM THE 5/14 BULLETIN TO SEE THE LIST.

SEE THE 5/14 BULLETIN AT https://container.parishesonline.com/bulletins/03/0907/20230514B.pdf

SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES CAUSING HAZY SKIES IN MUCH OF NORTHEAST

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SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES CAUSING HAZY SKIES IN MUCH OF NORTHEAST---GO TO Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast | Cortlandt Daily Voice | Your Local News for Cortlandt, Buchanan, and Croton

CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER PRESTON MURDER---ACCUSED COP KILLERS HELD WITHOUT BAIL

Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston murder: Accused cop killers ordered held without bail--Four suspects have been charged in the shooting death of Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston were ordered held without bail on murder and other charges in connection with a crime spree that also involved five other alleged robberies in a two-hour span.

Preston, 24, was shot and killed outside her South Side home Saturday after returning from a night shift, according to police. She was the sixth and final victim of a string of robberies kicked off because one of the suspect's allegedly "needed money for a barbecue," prosecutors said in court Wednesday. MORE AT Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston murder: Accused cop killers ordered held without bail (msn.com)

TWITTER FACT-CHECKS WEINGARTEN FOR SEEMING TO RE-WRITE HISTORY ON COVID SCHOOL CLOSURES

Twitter fact-checks Randi Weingarten for seeming to rewrite history on COVID school closures--Weingarten claimed she advocated for reopening schools as early as April 2020, one month after the pandemic began 5/9/2023

By Taylor Penley | Fox News

Dems, Weingarten try to rewrite history on COVID school closures

AFT President Randi Weingarten's claims that she advocated to reopen schools during the COVID-19 pandemic were called out multiple times by fact-checkers using Twitter's Community Notes feature, where users pointed to her old rhetoric warning against putting kids back in the classroom.

"We worked together 3 years ago to get our kids back to in person schooling in a way that was safe for kids & staff. There was much unknown & much fear. NY helped w/needed science backed guidance & resources. Quite a contrast then from DeVos & DeSantis," Weingarten tweeted in one instance, responding to Kyle Belokopisky, executive director at the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers (NYSPTA) who has previously posted marveling at the 3-year anniversary of working to get New York's children back in the classroom. MORE AT Twitter fact-checks Randi Weingarten for seeming to rewrite history on COVID school closures | Fox News

IN THE NEWS--FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL ACCUSES CDC AND FDA OF IGNORING "MANY OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MRNA COVID-19 VACCINES

Florida Surgeon General accuses CDC and FDA heads of ignoring 'many of the risks associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines---Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has written a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, accusing the public health officials of ignoring many risks related to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

"Your ongoing decision to ignore many of the risks associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, alongside your efforts to manipulate the public into thinking they are harmless, have resulted in deep distrust in the American health care system," Ladapo declared in the May 10 letter. READ MORE AT Ladapo accuses CDC, FDA heads of ignoring vaccine risks - TheBlaze

REMINDER--CROTON YACHT CLUB ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER

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