Tuesday, July 11, 2023

INVASIVE JUMPING WORMS ARE EATING SUMMER ALIVE---THEY'RE VORACIOUS

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Invasive jumping worms are eating summer alive: ‘They’re voracious’
By Emily Lefroy-July 11, 2023 3:57pm 

The early bird gets the worm — but you have to be even earlier to wrangle the jumping worm. READ MORE AT Invasive jumping worms are eating summer alive: 'They’re voracious' (nypost.com)

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS LETTER FROM 2018 AND PAUL STEINBERG EverythingCroton: MORE THAN A GARDENING PEST: THE INVASIVE JUMPING WORM, AN IMPORTANT GAZETTE LETTER

ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH WELCOMES FATHER ANTHONY YORKE

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ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH WELCOMES FATHER ANTHONY YORKE---CLICK ON THE IMAGE----READ MORE OF THE 7/16 BULLETIN AT Bulletin - St. Augustine Parish - Ossining, New York (staugny.org)

LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OHIO SPENT MORE THAN $24,000 ON TRAININGS ABOUT HOW TO HIDE THE TRANSING OF KIDS

School staff were instructed on how to handle ‘caregiver concerns and pushback’ while still hosting sexual conversations with children.

JORDAN BOYD--VISIT ON TWITTER@JORDANBOYDTX
Columbus City Schools (CCS) shelled out more than $24,000 taxpayer dollars to a consulting firm that taught staff how to sneak radical gender ideology into classrooms without parents’ permission, a public records request made by Parents Defending Education revealed.

The two-day training in September 2022 was conducted by Q-inclusion, now known as “Hey Wes,” an organization led by a woman disguised as a man that boasts of partnering “with schools, healthcare clinics, businesses, and communities in order to support queer & trans belonging.”  MORE AT Ohio School District Spent Thousands To Hide Transing Of Kids (thefederalist.com)

1960 ESTATE AUCTION CROTON, TIMKEN

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CLICK ON THE 1960 newspaper ad advertising the estate auction for Croton's Lillian Timken. Timken was the heiress to the family's roller-bearing fortune.

For more about The Timken Company----a global manufacturer of bearings and power transmission products. go to Timken Company - Wikipedia

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES ADVISORY FOR HUDSON RIVER RECREATION

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Posted on the Croton Village website: County Department of Health Issues Advisory for Hudson River Recreation--POSTED ON: JULY 10, 2023 - 7:17PM

This email is being shared by the Village as it represents an issue of broad interest to the community.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES ADVISORY FOR HUDSON RIVER RECREATION
DUE TO FORCE MAIN BREAK REPAIR

(White Plains, NY) – The Westchester County Department of Health (DOH) has been notified by the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) regarding an ongoing force main break repair at the Tarrytown Sewer Pump Station. As a result of this incident, partially treated sewage will be discharged into the Hudson River at River Street in Sleepy Hollow, potentially causing an environmental impact to the surrounding waters.  Earlier today, DEF was contacted by the village of Tarrytown and staff was immediately sent for a sight inspection. Following that inspection, ELQ, the County’s emergency contractor, was called in to make repairs. The Department of Environmental Facilities is diligently working to repair the section of a 30-inch force main break. The repair is anticipated begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 10 and anticipated to be completed by tomorrow morning Tuesday, July 11. Westchester County will provide updates as they become available.  In the interest of public safety, the Westchester County Department of Health advises all recreational boaters and swimmers to refrain from activities that involve contact with the Hudson River, from Peekskill to Yonkers, starting tonight until further notice.The County Health Department is closely monitoring the situation and will conduct water sampling once the repairs have been finalized. The samples will undergo a comprehensive evaluation, and based on the results, the Health Department will determine when it is appropriate to lift the advisory.  For further information and updates on this situation, please visit https://health.westchestergov.com.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---FROM 1963--YACHT CLUB DESTROYED BY FIRE

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A reader asked if there was anything about this availalbe---from 1963---Yacht Club Destroyed By Fire

Click on the image.

1956 CHAPPAQUA SUN--OLD CROTON DAM AIDS 2 WAYS DURING REPAIRS TO SUCCESSOR

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1956 CHAPPAQUA SUN--OLD CROTON DAM AIDS 2 WAYS DURING REPAIRS TO SUCCESSOR--CLICK ON THE IMAGES.

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2024 FIRST COMMUNION DAY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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