IN CASE YOU MISSED IT-- PUTNAM COUNTY, THE MIGRANT CRISIS, CONFRONTING DISINFORMATION--THIS IS FROM THEIR WEBSITE

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AS THIS HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC LOCALLY....
Confronting Disinformation with Facts & Responsible Decision Making

01 August 2023

No one in local government asked for this national migrant crisis, but tragically, decades of inaction by our federal government amplified by dishonest and underhanded moves by politicians placed it on our doorstep.

In New York, the misinformation began with City officials and their representatives refusing to coordinate with municipalities before bussing homeless individuals into their jurisdictions. On numerous occasions, New York City outright lied about their intentions and actions, as well as their own legal requirements to care for these human beings. But the truth is the misinformation has come from all angles and political persuasions. Look no further than the instance of a group deceiving the nation about homeless Veterans being displaced by New York City’s action in Orange County- proving to be a despicable hoax.

Here in Putnam County, the playbook has been no different for opponents of our actions to prevent a homelessness crisis from unfolding in our community.  READ MORE AT Confronting Disinformation with Facts & Responsible Decision Making - Putnam County, New York (putnamcountyny.com)

PETER STRAUSS 1976, WITH MENTION OF CROTON

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PETER STRAUSS 1976, WITH MENTION OF CROTON--CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: PETER STRAUSS, A FATHER'S CHOICE

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW---STRAUSS  GOT HIS START IN THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL--SEE EverythingCroton: PETER STRAUSS, FORMERLY OF CROTON'S SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, IS 67 TODAY

MARGIT SAAD (1929-2023)

From our friends at EFSP:

Margit Saad (1929-2023)

On 7 August 2023, German actress Margit Saad (1929) passed away in Munich, Germany, at the age of 94. 

The mysterious, exotic beauty worked largely in German film and television. 

During the 1960s, she also made occasional English-language appearances.

SEE MORE AT European Film Star Postcards: Margit Saad (1929-2023)

CROTON SENIORS---LUNCH AT THE TAVERN

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Croton Seniors had a wonderful lunch at The Tavern at Croton Landing on this particularly gorgeous day! This lunch was organized by the Village Department of Recreation and included complimentary dessert courtesy of The Tavern. Register for Senior News and Announcements at https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/subscribe to be notified when fall trips and activities are announced. SEE PHOTO AT Facebook

EVERGREEN COURT FIRE, LOHUD, AUGUST 2023

SPRING VALLEY − Rockland's NAACP leaders have ripped apart a lenient no-jail plea deal for the two men who admitted causing the 2021 fatal adult home blaze during which a firefighter and resident died.  In a letter to County Court Judge Kevin Russo, and District Attorney Thomas Walsh, the three leaders contend the no-jail deal "does not adequately address the crimes as indicated by the indictment."

They urged Walsh to publicly defend his decision and the judge to reconsider his support for the proposed sentence.

The NAACP letter also raised the specter that historically people of color have not gotten a lenient plea deal as given to the two Monsey rabbis. More at NAACP leaders call DA's plea deal unfair in Evergreen Court fire (lohud.com)

NEW LAW REQUIRES EVERY NY DRIVER IN PRICIER AUTO INSURANCE COVERAGE---HALF WILL GET NO BENEFIT

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New law enrolls every NY driver in pricier auto insurance coverage. Half will get no benefit

A state law that took effect Aug. 1 requires every driver to be enrolled in pricier auto insurance, but only married couples can possibly reap a benefit from the new protections.Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News

ALBANY – Because of a new state law, every driver in New York is poised to be automatically enrolled in expanded, more expensive auto insurance coverage.

That includes millions of unmarried motorists who would derive no benefit from the extra coverage, which allows an individual to sue their spouse for damages stemming from negligent driving.

The new law does not differentiate between unmarried and married New Yorkers. MORE AT BUFFAO NEWS 12ft | New law enrolls every NY driver in pricier auto insurance coverage. Half will get no benefit

LOHUD---WESTCHESTER REPEALS ABORTION CLINIC BUFFER LAW TEED UP FOR SUPREME COURT CHALLENGE

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Westchester repeals abortion clinic buffer law teed up for Supreme Court challenge--Asher Stockler--Rockland/Westchester Journal News

The Westchester County Board of Legislators acted quickly on Monday to gut part of a pro-abortion rights law that is currently being teed up for a challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The board voted on Monday to repeal part of the so-called "bubble zone" law, which was passed in the days following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a decision that had grounded federal abortion rights for decades.

The Westchester law prohibits obstructing entry into a reproductive health care facility, including an abortion clinic, creates a 25-foot "no harassment" zone around clinics and barred activists from moving within 8 feet of people entering these facilities in order to counsel them.  MORE AT Abortion clinic bubble zones limited by Westchester amid court battle (lohud.com)

THE ANNUAL REQUEST: 1966 TROUBLE AT SHADOWBROOK! CABARET LAW AIMED AT SHADOWBROOK INN....AND MORE

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST--1966 TROUBLE AT SHADOWBROOK! CABARET LAW AIMED AT SHADOWBROOK....

Click on the images. Courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of The Croton Historical Society. Become a member today! More here.

AND MORE TROUBLE AT SHADOWBROOK; CLICK HERE

And by special request--MORE TAVERNS AND RESTAURANTS

--JIM'S PLACE 1977 AND 1978; click here

--AN INDEX TO EVERYTHING CROTON'S "A MIXED BAG OF VINTAGE CROTON TAVERNS & RESTAURANTS": See PART 1 here --See PART 2 here --See PART 3 here --FINAL INSTALLMENT here

1974---CROTON DAM GETS A FACELIFT

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1974---CROTON DAM GETS  A FACELIFT

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN.....A REMINDER---NOW IN PAPERBACK! THE HISTORY OF THE NEW CROTON DAM--To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of Croton-on-Hudson, we have reissued Mary Josephine D’Alvia’s book in paperback. We thank the D’Alvia family for the generous financial support which made this possible. All proceeds benefit the Croton Historical Society. Copies are $20 each and can be purchased at our offices in the Municipal Building on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

IN THE NEWS---FBI OFFICES COORDINATED ON CATHOLIC TARGETING MEMO; JIM JORDAN

Multiple FBI field offices were involved in drafting a controversial January 2023 internal memo suggesting traditionalist Catholic groups were potential hotbeds of domestic extremism, two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee alleged Wednesday.

A less redacted version of the memo obtained by the panel last month cited a “liaison contact” at the Portland Field Office as well as information from the from the Los Angeles Field Office, the lawmakers claimed in a letter to FBI director Christopher Wray. More at FBI offices coordinated on Catholic targeting memo: Jim Jordan (nypost.com)

FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX

---A reader is seeking a certain Dr. Fauci articles--If these are not the ones in question, please advise.

#1 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: EMAILS SHOW FAUCI KNEW FROM A 2020 FEDERALIST ARTICLE THAT MASKING WAS INEFFECTIVE BUT DEMANDED IT ANYWAY

and

#2 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE PROXIMAL ORIGIN OF A SCIENTIFIC FRAUD---MICHAEL BARONE

and 

#3 More bad journalism from the New York Times. It's Covid origins, again (an exegesis) (substack.com)

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A reader is seeking anything on the "old boot store from the 70's".

It is probably this EverythingCroton: A LOOK BACK @ THE 1970'S CROTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY

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A reader recalls seeing a very early directory online featuring Max Eastman.

Answer---It's this one, AND COURTESY OF ONE OF OUR FAVORITE CROTON BLOGS: CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES--THE 1938 CROTON DIRECTORY, FULL SCAN

The plan was to scan some of the ads like the ones for the Mikado Inn, Konco’s Garage, and Robbins Pharmacy shown below. But when they looked closer and saw listings for well-known Crotonites like Max Eastman, Margaret Mayo, and Miss Carrie E. Tompkins....they scanned every page...SEE MORE & DOWNLOAD THE DIRECTORY HERE https://crotonhistory.org/2015/06/18/croton-on-hudson-phone-directory-1938/

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A reader swears she saw an Eleanor Glyn (and Gloria Swanson) article here at the blog but can't find it.

Answer--The spelling of Elinore is different---here it is THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: INVENTING THE IT GIRL: HOW ELINOR GLYN CREATED THE MODERN ROMANCE AND CONQUERED EARLY HOLLYWOOD

IN THE NEWS --- LADY GAGA'S DAD RALLIES NYC NEIGHBORS IN FIGHT TO "MANAGE" UNRULY MIGRANTS AT STRATFORD HOTEL

Lady Gaga’s dad is leading the charge against unruly migrants living near his Upper West Side home and restaurant — griping they’re flooding the ritzy neighborhood with a constant stream of hookers and other bad behavior. 

“If it was like this when my girls were growing up, I wouldn’t be living in New York,” said Joe Germanotta, 66, who is compiling a list of local residents’ concerns to take to lawmakers, the NYPD and homeless services in protest.

Germanotta has lived in The Pythian building on West 70th Street for 35 years — it’s where he raised his two daughters, including the “Born This Way” singer. He also opened up a restaurant in the community in 2012.

About six weeks ago, the city quietly and quickly transformed the Stratford Arms Hotel — a residence hall for the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) down the block from Germanotta’s home — into a shelter for hundreds of migrants. MORE AT Lady Gaga’s dad rallies NYC neighbors in fight to 'manage' unruly migrants at Stratford Arms Hotel (nypost.com)

1914, THE FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSICANS AT THE NIKKO INN, A DELIGHTFUL CROTON OUTING AND MORE

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1914, THE FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSICANS AT THE NIKKO INN AND MORE. CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

FOR MORE ABOUT THE NIKKO INN, VISIT CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES AT  https://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/27/nikko-inn-harmon-n-y/

CROTON'S "NIDDY NODDY"--1971

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CROTON'S "NIDDY NODDY" was one of the village's most fondly remembered businesses---as evidenced by the number of requests the blog receives for anything about it---click on the image from 1971----see more at THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: AN INDEX TO THE NIDDY NODDY SERIES @ EVERYTHING CROTON

You may also enjoy THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: REALLY STUCK IN THE SEVENTIES...

RIVER JOURNAL---WESTCHESTER ASSEMBLY MEMBERS URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN "SAVE THE HUDSON" BILL

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Westchester Assembly Members Urge Governor to Sign “Save the Hudson” Bill

Seven of Westchester’s eight Assembly members sent a joint letter to Governor Hochul on Tuesday, urging her to sign Assembly Bill 7208 as soon as possible. A.7208 (Levenberg), known colloquially as the “Save the Hudson” bill, would prohibit radioactive wastewater discharges into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. A bipartisan group of elected officials from more than 30 municipalities on both sides of the river have passed resolutions in support of the legislation, and both A.7208 and the Senate version of the bill, S.6893 (Harckham), had bipartisan support in their chambers. The Assembly passed the bill 101-44, and the Senate passed it unanimously. SEE MORE AT Westchester Assembly Members Urge Governor to Sign “Save the Hudson” Bill – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

ABOUT THOSE ELECTRIC BUSES---ANOTHER ONE GOES BANKRUPT---OTHERS ON THE VERGE---WILL SURELY GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST STOCK MARKET HEISTS EVER, MADE POSSIBLE BY CONSENSUAL HALLUCINATION

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The Collapse of the EV SPACs: Another One Goes Bankrupt, Others on the Verge

by Wolf Richter • Aug 9, 2023 

The SPAC boom will surely go down in history as one of the biggest stock-market heists ever, made possible by Consensual Hallucination.
By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.

EV maker Proterra, which makes mostly a few electric buses a year – when giant competitors make many thousands – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, 25 months after having gone public via merger with a SPAC. It once had a market cap of nearly $4 billion.

It was by no means a record in terms of how long it took for an EV SPAC to go bankrupt; that record is held by Electric Last Mile Solutions, which took only 12 months to get it over with. EV maker Lordstown made the trip from SPAC merger to bankruptcy in a little over two-and-a-half years. The shares of other EV SPACS have totally collapsed, and most of them are headed for bankruptcy. READ MORE AT The Collapse of the EV SPACs: Another One Goes Bankrupt, Others on the Verge | Wolf Street