Friday, May 12, 2023

1975 HOWARD DA SILVA, DEATH OF A SALESMAN

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1975-click on the article to read about Croton's HOWARD DA SILVA---would have loved to see him in this role!. 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

DOT ENGINEERING REPORT TO STUDY 9A IMPROVED SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

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DoT Engineering Report to Study 9A Improved Safety and Operations
User Submitted — May 11, 2023

New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez announced on May 11, 2023, that work has commenced on a $3 million engineering study of State Route 9A, also known as Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway, from U.S. Route 9 to the Saw Mill River Parkway, in Westchester County. The goal of the transportation engineering scoping report is to identify short-term and longer-term investment opportunities to facilitate enhanced safety and operations along the corridor. The report is expected to take ten months to complete and will utilize a local steering committee and a series of public workshops to help evaluate and shape the corridor’s future vision. MORE AT DoT Engineering Report to Study 9A Improved Safety and Operations – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

IN THE NEWS---TARGET FACES BACKLASH AFTER LAUNCHING TRANS-FRIENDLY CLOTHING LINE FOR CHILDREN

'Target Deserves the Bud Light Treatment': Target Faces Backlash After Launching Trans-friendly Clothing Line for Children---Story by Connor Surmonte • 2h ago

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Target came under fire this week after the retail company announced a new trans-friendly clothing line aimed at children, RadarOnline.com has learned.  In the latest development to come after Bud Light faced backlash and boycotts for partnering with trans-influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Target announced a new trans-friendly clothing line in anticipation of Pride Month in June. MORE AT 'Target Deserves the Bud Light Treatment': Target Faces Backlash After Launching Trans-friendly Clothing Line for Children (msn.com)

ORANGE COUNTY EXEC VOICES FRUSTRATION AFTER DOZENS OF MIGRANT MEN ARRIVE WITHOUT WARNING--NWS 12

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Orange County executive voices frustration after dozens of migrant men arrive without warning

May 12, 2023, 7:06am Updated 1h ago
By: News 12 Staff--Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus took to social media Thursday night to voice his frustration after a bus carrying roughly 60 migrant men arrived in the county. The migrants are expected to stay at the Crossroads hotel for up to four months, despite a state of emergency in Orange County. Neuhaus said the bus arrived without warning or any advanced notice to county officials.  MORE FROM NEWS 12 AT

WHAT DONNA REED CAN TEACH US ABOUT MOTHERHOOD

What Donna Reed Can Teach Us About Motherhood BY: BRIANNE TAYLOR
MAY 11, 2023

If we can’t even define what a woman is these days, who is to say Mother’s Day won’t end up as something you only see celebrated in reruns?

She is the strength of our nation, our community, and our family. The most beautiful word in the English language — mother.” So ended a speech Mary Stone gave about her mother on “The Donna Reed Show,” season one, episode four, which aired back in the fall of 1958. It was a different time. MORE AT What Donna Reed Can Teach Us About Motherhood (thefederalist.com)

LOHUD----WHICH HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITIES ARE BLOCKING ASYLUM SEEKERS---HERE'S A BREAKDOWN

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Which Hudson Valley communities are blocking asylum seekers? Here's a breakdown--Asher Stockler Chris McKenna--Rockland/Westchester Journal News

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to relocate up to 300 asylum seekers to hotels in Rockland and Orange counties remained in turmoil Thursday, with the city facing multiple legal actions just as dozens of migrants arrived at a hotel in Newburgh.

Adams, a Democrat, faced swift political outcry from the right and legal pushback late last week when he announced that asylum seekers would be sent out of New York City to nearby counties. His administration said the move was meant to make room for a swell of migrants expected to come to the city after Title 42, a COVID-era immigration ruling that limited access at the U.S. border, expires Thursday. READ MORE AT Which Hudson Valley communities are blocking relocated asylum seekers? (lohud.com)

IN THE NEWS---ANTHROPOLGIE---FACES BOYCOTT AFTER USING MALE MODEL IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING AD

Clothing Brand Faces Boycott After Using Male Model in Women's Clothing Ad--Story by Basil Neal • Yesterday 9:39 AM

Anthropologie, the popular women’s clothing brand, faces a boycott after featuring a male model in one of its dress ads.  Many customers left comments vowing never to purchase Anthropologie products again. MORE AT Clothing Brand Faces Boycott After Using Male Model in Women's Clothing Ad (msn.com)

Men’s Presence in Women’s Spaces

The use of male models in women’s clothing ads has sparked a larger conversation about the increasing presence of biological males in women’s spaces, from sports to beauty pageants to clothing brands.

Anthropologie is one of several recent companies to put its ‘wokeness' on full display for all to see. Bud Light and Maybelline are two other companies that recently made the headlines for their public stance in support of ‘woke' ideologies.

Calls to boycott ‘woke' companies are growing by the day.  You might also like: Bud Light Went ‘Woke' – Now They May Go Broke

2024 FIRST COMMUNION DAY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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