SLATER INTRODUCES BILL FOR NO PAROLE FOR COP KILLERS---THE EXAMINER NEWS

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As this is a hot topic in some circles:

Slater Introduces Bill for No Parole for Cop Killers
August 3, 2023Rick Pezzullo

State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R/Yorktown) has introduced legislation that would prohibit convicted killers of police officers from making parole.

Slater’s bill was triggered by the New York State Parole Board’s recent decision to release Scott Cobb, who drove the getaway car in the 1988 assassination of New York Police Department Officer Edward Byrne, this month.  MORE AT Slater Introduces Bill for No Parole for Cop Killers | The Examiner News

HOLY NAME OF MARY--A WORD ABOUT "FORMED"

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST---BACK 2 SCHOOL, A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT SHOPPING, SCHOOLS & MORE IN CROTON 1983

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST---BACK 2 SCHOOL, A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT SHOPPING, SCHOOLS & MORE IN CROTON 1983. Click on the images below, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY--HERE'S THE 1983 BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLEMENT FROM THE CROTON CORTLANDT NEWS.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY SELECT SCANS FROM THE FALL 2007 EDITION OF THE CROTON HISTORIAN: CROTON HARMON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT GROUPS http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-vintage-croton-historian-chhs.html

FROM THE MAILBOX..

Got another special request for this article from late last year.....:

Opinion by Christopher Tremoglie: FROM "TRUST THE SCIENCE" TO "TRUST THE TYRANTS"--WHY THERE MUST BE NO PANDEMIC AMNESTY

Liberals, Democrats, and every left-winger who vilified Republicans as murderers during the pandemic have a lot of nerve calling for a "pandemic amnesty." These people criticized, condemned, vilified, and tried to silence anyone who rejected the Left's pandemic narrative. Their abusive and authoritarian nature was laid bare by this event. And now, after most of their claims have been proven wrong, they want a full pardon for their behavior?

I don't think so.

It would be one thing if this were just about disagreements regarding specific suggestions or recommendtions......read more at THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: IN THE NEWS--FROM "TRUST THE SCIENCE" TO "TRUST THE TYRANTS"--WHY THERE MUST BE NO PANDEMIC AMNESTY & NEW YORKER MAGAZINE WRITERS ADMITS FEAR TO CRITICIZE BLM, COVID ETC.

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You may also have an interest in THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: COVID RECKONING---NEW ZEALAND'S PRIME MINISTER IS THE FIRST COVID TYRANT TO FALL, BUT SHE WON'T BE THE LAST

and

THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: IN THE NEWS--MAJOR NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT MASKS DON'T STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID---WILL THE MANDATERS APOLOGIZE?

and

Funny video Pandemic Amnesty.... Well, after the trials, we can talk. CLICK HERE.

FDA RELIED ON WILDLY INCORRECT BOOSTER ESTIMATES -- IAN MILLER

FDA Relied On Wildly Incorrect Booster Estimates BY IAN MILLER AUGUST 3, 2023 

The efficacy of interventions against COVID has been one of the pandemic’s most important considerations.

Many government-imposed policies and mandates have unfortunately rested on assumptions and estimates provided in studies, yet with a complete disregard of the extent to how poorly conducted or misleading they may have been.

Whether it be applied to masks, vaccine efficacy, or other potential policies, a tremendous amount of research has been published or posted claiming to show benefits from government-preferred interventions.

The same applies to vaccines and boosters--more at FDA Relied On Wildly Incorrect Booster Estimates ⋆ Brownstone Institute

BY SPECIAL REQUEST: NO LONGER ON THE MAP, FORGOTTEN PLACE NAMES IN NORTHWESTERN WESTCHESTER

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A reader was trying to locate this article--it's from 2009-- and from the late Robert Scott at his Postscripts blog:

No Longer on the Map: Forgotten Place Names in Northwestern Westchester

LOWER HUDSON VALLEY

In the beginning was the land, and it was without names. From somewhere over the horizon the first wanderers reached northwestern Westchester and found the land to be rich and good. They remained and gave names to places--descriptive names by which others could identify them. Thus, the Indian name for Ossining was "a stony place"; for Peekskill, "the mouth of a stream"; for Croton Point, "a point or ending." Indian names have had a greater persistence than is recognized. For example, 26 state names are of Indian derivation.

Next came the Dutch, doughty burghers and traders. Accustomed to sailing the inland channels of their own country, they stayed close to navigable waterways. A stream was a "kill" or "creek," a "gat" was a passage, a "hoek" was a point of land. But the Dutch were also intensely practical. They accepted the Indian place names they found, altering them slightly to sound more like their own tongue.

Then came the English. They converted many of the names applied by the Dutch: "kreek" became "creek," "bosch" (wood) became "bush," and "hoek" became "point." A lake or a pool became a "pond," a word common in eastern England. Although the English were comparative latecomers, they remained for the longest time. Rejecting many existing place names, they made them over to fit the English language, choosing the names of towns in England or notable persons. The newly minted United States continued this practice.

Soon the land became layered with names. Always lurking in the background, the old names were remembered and kept alive by old-timers.  MORE AT Postscripts: No Longer on the Map: Forgotten Place Names in Northwestern Westchester (notorc.blogspot.com)

SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOOK CHALLENGES---THEY MUST BE READY---NYCLU OUTLINES POLICY

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School districts need to be ready for challenges to books and curriculum, group says--Diana Dombrowski--Rockland/Westchester Journal News--Across the country, there's been a rise in calls to remove books from schools over concerns about indoctrinating students with "woke" ideology. Even in blue New York, dozens of school districts have faced challenges to books in school libraries and certain classroom lessons, particularly those dealing with race and gender.

But how should districts handle such challenges?

The New York Civil Liberties Union is offering New York's school districts a step-by-step guide on what to do. MORE AT NYCLU outlines policy for schools on challenges to books and materials (lohud.com)

BLM ACTIVIST KING IN THE NEWS

Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King paid a $75,000 settlement to a district attorney candidate after calling him a “real life super villain” and accusing him of framing a black man for murder. MORE AT Scandal-Ridden BLM Activist Shaun King Will Pay $75,000 For Calling DA Candidate A ‘Real-Life Supervillain’ | The Daily Caller

AND FROM 2020

SHAUN KING....AGAIN....BLM activist Shaun King threatens to name innocent cops as Jacob Blake, Wisconsin, shooter; MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/08/26/shaun-king-threatens-to-name-innocent-cops-as-jacob-blake-shooter/

RIVER JOURNAL - HOUSE PARTY FOR 125

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House Party for 125
River Journal — July 31, 2023
 
A crowd of about 350 people turned out for a June “BBQ, Music & Friends” fundraiser at Van Cortlandt Manor, organized by Croton 125, the committee charged with producing the year-long celebration honoring the sesquicentennial (125th anniversary) of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.   “There were young children to seniors in their 90s, bringing our community together,” said Carolyn Whiting, Chair of Croton 125. “Tours of the Manor house were enjoyed by all. We had games such as cornhole, horseshoes, tug of war, and badminton.”  SEE AND READ MORE AT House Party for 125 – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill