4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS---SOME OPTIONS FROM CROTON GUIDES

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4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS---SOME OPTIONS FROM CROTON GUIDESSEE MORE AT 4th of July Fireworks! – CrotonGuides.com (suburbanguides.com)

ELECTRIC CARS ARE AN EXPENSIVE SCAM

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The left likes to treat skeptics of electrical cars as if they were Luddites. Truth is, making an existing product less efficient but more expensive doesn’t really meet the definition of innovation.

Even the purported amenities and technological advances EV-makers like to brag about in their ads have been a regular feature of gas-powered vehicles going back generations. At best, EVs, if they fulfill their promise, are a lateral technology.

Which is why there is no real “emerging market” for EVs in the United States as much as there’s an industrial policy in place that props up EVs with government purchases, propaganda, endless state subsidies, cronyism, taxpayer-backed loans, and edicts. The green “revolution” is an elite-driven, top-down technocratic project.

And it’s increasingly clear that the only reason giant rent-seeking carmakers are so heavily invested in EV development is that government is promising to artificially limit the production of gas-powered cars.

In March, Joe Biden signed an executive order to “set a target” for half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero-emission. California claims it is banning combustion engines in all new cars in about 10 years. So carmakers adopt business models to deal with these distorted incentives and contrived theoretical markets of the future.

In today’s real-world economy, though, Ford announced this week that it was firing at least 1,000 employees — many of them white-collar workers on the EV side. Ford projects it’s going to lose $3 billion on electric vehicles in 2023, bringing its EV losses to $5.1 billion over two years......MORE AT  Electric Cars Are An Expensive Scam (thefederalist.com)

CROTON'S SCOTT LEVINE--THE SUMMER SKIES CAN BE EXCITING WITH A LITTLE PATIENCE AND LUCK

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The Summer Skies Can Be Exciting With a Little Patience and Luck--June 26, 2023Examiner Media

By Scott Levine

I know what you’re going to say. “It’s summer. The skies are no good for watching the stars.”

It’s true, just after the summer solstice, which is the shortest night of the year, true nighttime darkness doesn’t come until deep into the evening. That, and the humidity and mosquito-laden haze that settles over us, are enough to make us wait for another night.

Mosquitoes or not, the early summer skies are full of great reasons to look. In fact, let’s look at that slow-coming darkness.  More at The Summer Skies Can Be Exciting With a Little Patience and Luck | The Examiner News

IN THE NEWS---ANOTHER BRONX BUILDING FIRE---A FAMILIAR CAUSE---LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

FDNY officials attribute the cause of an apartment building fire that injured nine people in the Concourse Village section Wednesday to a lithium-ion battery. An FDNY spokesperson told the Bronx Times that there have been 113 lithium-ion battery-related fires in 2023, resulting in 71 injuries and 13 deaths. SEE MORE AT Another Bronx building fire. A familiar cause: Lithium-ion batteries – Bronx Times (bxtimes.com)

ALWAYS PRETTY....IRMA'S HAIR SALON

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There are some businesses you can always count on to decorate for all the major holidays---and summer days too----and that's Irma's Hair Salon---she never fails to put out the most beautiful flower baskets every summer. 2023 is no exception.

IRMA'S HAIR SALON---IN THE HISTORIC UPPER VILLAGE--CLICK ON THE PHOTO.  

https://www.facebook.com/irmashairsalon  and

Irma's Hair Salon - 131 Grand St, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520 - BestProsInTown

1973---LOUIS A BRENNAN--A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ARCHAEOLOGY

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From 1973 and Croton's Louis Brennan---just finished reading a dog eared copy of his book found at a recent tag sale----Beginner's Guide to Archaeology---it's also available on Amazon at Beginner's guide to archaeology;: The modern digger's step-by-step introduction to the expert ways of unearthing the past: Brennan, Louis A: 9780811704182: Amazon.com: Books

A wonderful book for children, Brennan made archaeology quite accessible.

Read more about Brennan at 

EverythingCroton: ANOTHER LOOK BACK AT LOUIS A. BRENNAN

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PUTNAM, WE ARE NOT A SANCTUARY COUNTY, EXAMINER NEWS

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Putnam Rules Committee Supports Byrne Ban of Temporary Shelters---EXCERPTED---READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT THE LINK BELOW

The Putnam County Legislature Rules, Enactments and Intergovernmental Relations Committee last week supported a proposal from County Executive Kevin Byrne to expand a current homeless shelters law that would prohibit the temporary housing of asylum seekers......Another executive order further defines Putnam not a “sanctuary county,” but declares itself a “rule of law” county. Municipalities with a “sanctuary” designation, such as neighboring Westchester, have taken on the role and responsibility of housing asylum seekers. Putnam County has not. MORE AT Putnam Rules Committee Supports Byrne Ban of Temporary Shelters | The Examiner News

SUPREME COURT OUTLAWs AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN LANDMARK DECISION, ASSORTED ARTICLES

The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina Thursday, ruling that both institutions were in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The decision overturns the Supreme Court’s 2003 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger, which found that colleges could consider race as one factor in the admissions process to achieve a diverse student body.

“Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion. “And the Equal Protection Clause, we have accordingly held, applies ‘without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality’—it is ‘universal in [its] application.'” MORE AT Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions (nypost.com)

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from NEW YORK NEWSDAY Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor - Newsday

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from ETHICS ALARMS SCOTUS Strikes Down Harvard’s Affirmative Action Admissions Policy | Ethics Alarms

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CHRISTIAN POST Harvard, UNC can’t use race as factor in admissions: SCOTUS | Politics News (christianpost.com)

1933--MAX EASTMAN SUMMER SEASON RENTAL

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1933--MAX EASTMAN SUMMER SEASON RENTAL--click on the ad.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EverythingCroton: JUST FINISHED MAX EASTMAN'S REFLECTIONS ON THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM, FASCINATING READ

CORTLANDT DAILY VOICE--LANE CLOSURE, TACONIC, FOR MONTHS

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Lane Closure: Taconic State Parkway In Northern Westchester To Be Affected For Months

Commuters in Northern Westchester are being warned of a scheduled lane closure that will soon impact both directions of a busy parkway for several months.--SEE Lane Closure: Taconic State Parkway In Northern Westchester To Be Affected For Months | Cortlandt Daily Voice | Your Local News for Cortlandt, Buchanan, and Croton

LOHUD---YEARS AFTER SAVING THE BALD EAGLE, NY BACKS WIND FARM PROJECTS THAT COULD KILL 82 OF THEM

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LOHUD---YEARS AFTER SAVING THE BALD EAGLE, NY BACKS WIND FARM PROJECTS THAT COULD KILL 82 OF THEM--NY saved its eagle population in the 1970s but recently approved wind farm projects that could take the lives of 82 birds. READ MORE AT Years after saving bald eagles, NY backs projects that could kill 82 (lohud.com)

We've been reporting on wind turbines and eagles for years---every time we do, the blog is hit with a slew of comments screaming "climate-denier", "hater", ---etc.  Be forewarned; all comments here at the blog are fully moderated and we do not feed the trolls.

From 2022 EverythingCroton: WIND ENERGY COMPANY FINED $8 MIL FOR KILLING 150 EAGLES

FROM THE MAILBOX

A reader is seeking a recent post on "invasives"--we believe it is this one--- the DEC declared the first week of June as Invasive Species Awareness Week--read more at THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: DEC ANNOUNCES NEW YORK'S 10TH ANNUAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK

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A reader is seeking the latest installment in the HOMESCHOOLING AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION series here at the blog.  It is this one:  THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: HOMESCHOOLING, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION ISSUES, SPRING 2023

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A reader is seeking a post on the 1967 Class trip to see Fiddler on the Roof with teacher Harold Zabitz. It is this one THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 1967 CLASS TRIP TO FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

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A reader is seeking this post from 2022----PHOTOS, APRIL 6, Last week the Croton Tiger Softball Team traveled to cheer on Croton's own Hofstra Softball Star Meghan Giordano at the double header where later Meghan was voted in as the "Hofstra Pride Athlete". The word is the girls LOVED their excursion! SEE PHOTOS FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB FB PAGE HERE AND HERE AND HERE.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---1974 CROTON FOOTBALL: CROTON RETURNS TO GLORY

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1974 CROTON FOOTBALL - CROTON RETURNS TO GLORY

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