USA TODAY--FREEDOM WINS--SUPREME COURT WEB DESIGNER RULING IS VICTORY FOR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS

Lorie Smith can breathe a sigh of relief. After a seven-year court battle, the website designer from Colorado received a win from the highest court in the land Friday.

In a decisive 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Smith’s rights to decline creating messages about marriage that would violate her religious beliefs.  MORE AT Freedom wins: Supreme Court web designer ruling is victory for free speech rights (msn.com)

CORTLANDT DAILY VOICE---NY LAW REQUIRING BUSINESSES TO WARN CUSTOMERS OF GIFT CARD SCAMS TAKES EFFECT

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NY Law Requiring Businesses To Warn Customers Of Gift Card Scams Takes Effect--Leaders in New York have given consumers another tool in their belt to help fend off would-be fraudsters. MORE AT NY Law Requiring Businesses To Warn Customers Of Gift Card Scams Takes Effect | Cortlandt Daily Voice | Your Local News for Cortlandt, Buchanan, and Croton

HOWARD DA SILVA & DAVID WAYNE IN THE 1951 FILM NOIR "M"

Stumbled across these items for "M"--the 1951 version----starring Croton's HOWARD DA SILVA AND DAVID WAYNE.

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TRIGGER ALERT---M is a 1951 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey. It is a remake of Fritz Lang's 1931 German film of the same name about a child murderer. This version shifts the location of action from Berlin to Los Angeles and changes the killer's name from Hans Beckert to Martin W. Harrow. Both versions of M were produced by Seymour Nebenzal, whose son, Harold, was associate producer of the 1951 version.

The film was restored in 2015, with Harold Nebenzal as Executive Producer of the restoration.

Plot---Martin W. Harrow (David Wayne) is a compulsive child-murderer, and the public demands of the mayor and police that he be caught. The police start a crackdown on criminal operations, dive bars and hangouts in the city, hoping that the murderer will turn up in one of the many raids. This pressure is preventing the city's crime syndicate from doing business, and its boss, Marshall (Martin Gabel), organizes his forces to find and stop the murderer so that the police will stop the crackdown and Marshall can go back to business as usual. Meanwhile, Police Inspector Carney (Howard Da Silva) has a psychiatrist examining patients who have been released from mental hospitals as possible suspects.

READ AND SEE MORE AT M (1951 film) - Wikipedia

SERVICE INFO FOR ELIZABETH "BETTE" MATERO

A visitation for Elizabeth will be held Thursday, July 6, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 41 Grand St, Croton-On-Hudson, New York 10520. A funeral mass will occur Friday, July 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Holy Name of Mary Church, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York. A burial following funeral mass will occur Friday, July 7, 2023 at Bethel Cemetery, Old Post Rd S & Cleveland Dr, Croton on Hudson Elizabeth Matero Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

Elizabeth “Bette” Matero, of Hopewell Junction and a long-time resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away on June 28, 2023 at the age of 92.

Bette was born on July 29, 1930 in Ossining, NY to Frank and Margaret (Landgraff) Caterino. After graduating from Ossining High School, she worked as a telephone operator for the phone company. She then married Francis “Frank” Anthony Matero in 1951.

She was known by many as the Croton-on-Hudson Court Clerk from 1970 to 1995, before she retired to enjoy her love of baking, dancing, singing, crossword puzzles and animals. Bette was also known for her deep commitment to faith at the Holy Name of Mary Church, where she served for many years as a Eucharistic Minister and a member of their choir.

Her greatest love, was that of her family. She is survived by her three daughters, Donna Boyles, Sharon Seymour and Terry Bronzo (Stephen), her eight grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband Frank (1967). Following his untimely death, Bette seamlessly took on a role beyond that of just mother, where she was responsible for being a father, provider and matriarch, which she stoically held up until hear death. She was also predeceased by her six siblings, Larry, Claire, Louise, Tommy, Margie and Frank.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, from 4pm to 8 pm at the Edward F. Carter Funeral Home located at 41 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.

A mass of Christian burial will be held at the Holy Name of Mary Church, Croton-on Hudson, NY on Friday July 7, 2023 at 1:00 pm. Burial will immediately follow at Bethel Cemetery, also in Croton.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Bette’s name to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Compassionate Animal Rescue Efforts of Dutchess County (C.A.R.E.) or an animal rescue of your choice.

SHE'S OUT--JEANELL ENGLISH DEI EXEC OUT AFTER 1 YEAR---BY SCOTT MENDELSON

Jeanell English is exiting her role at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, TheWrap has confirmed. She was serving as executive vice president of impact and inclusion, a role created by Academy CEO Bill Kramer in July 2022. ...........However, this comes amid a week where several entertainment companies have dismissed their respective top-ranking inclusion executives. Respectively, Vernā Myers has left Netflix, Latondra Newton has departed the Walt Disney Company and Karen Horne has been ousted at Warner Bros. Discovery.  MORE AT Film Academy DEI Executive VP Jeanell English Out After One Year in Role (msn.com)

FROM CROTON'S JESSICA MICHELLE DIECKMAN: THE NEW COUNTRY....A POEM

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FROM CROTON'S JESSICA MICHELLE DIECKMAN:

THE NEW COUNTRY....

A POEM

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---A reader is looking for photos from last year's 2022 CROTON  GOBLIN WALK; SEE MORE HERE

---A reader recalls seeing a photo album for the  CROTON SENIORS CLUB HALLOWEEN PARTY last year; SEE MORE HERE

---A reader recalls seeing images from GLORIA  SWANSON'S HOME----circa 1920's--SEE MORE HERE

---CONFIDENTIAL TO CURIOUS IF TRUE: To our knowledge no such event has been scheduled at any house of worship; if however, you come across something verifiable, please provide the info.  Thank you.

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JULY 1981----THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL---BY SPECIAL REQUEST

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1981...THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL...BY SPECIAL REQUEST---click on the images below.......

Since Croton's Peter Strauss, Fred Blais and HOWARD DA SILVA are mentioned, you may also enjoy:

--FRED BLAIS OBITUARY http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-croton-shakespeare-festival-1973.html
--PETER STRAUSS https://theneweverythingcroton.blogspot.com/2022/10/masada-strauss-otoole.html
--HOWARD DA SILVA, THE CROTON CONNECTION http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/07/actor-howard-da-silva-croton-connection.html

8 STRAIGHT-FIRE QUOTES FROM NEIL GORSUCH'S DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH IN 303 CREATIVE --SHAWN FLEETWOOD

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8 STRAIGHT-FIRE QUOTES FROM NEIL GORSUCH'S DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH IN 303 CREATIVE --SHAWN FLEETWOOD

Justice Neil Gorsuch offered a straight-fire defense of free speech and religious liberty in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 303 Creative v. Elenis decision on Friday, which represented a major win for Americans’ First Amendment rights.

As The Federalist’s Jordan Boyd reported, the high court ruled that the government cannot force Colorado graphic artist Lorie Smith to “make wedding websites celebrating same-sex couples because it would violate her constitutional right to exercise her Christian belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.” The high court further noted that such state-enforced coercion is a violation of Smith’s First Amendment rights.

Writing for the majority, Gorsuch left little doubt the current court has a vested interest in defending Americans’ rights to free speech and religious liberty. Here’s a list detailing eight of his best lines from the opinion. READ MORE AT  8 Fire Quotes From Gorsuch In Landmark Free Speech Case (thefederalist.com)

ALEX BERENSON, TWITTER, RAV ARORA

The insanity of the media blackout on my win over Twitter--Finally someone wrote about it. Not in a major media outlet, of course. In a Substack. Still, I'm glad to see at least ONE other journalist has taken note.

ALEX BERENSON--JUN 29, 2023

An except from the Substack piece, from Rav Arora, a freelancer (he briefly explains his own story in it):

Vaccines may be an untouchable third rail, but a journalist’s free speech suppressed by social media suppressed is certainly newsworthy.

Or so I thought.

READ MORE AT The insanity of the media blackout on my win over Twitter (substack.com)

BY SPECIAL REQUEST, JULY 4TH @ BLACK ROCK 1952

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BY Special REQUEST--COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: JULY 4TH @ BLACK ROCK, 1952

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