DAILY VOICE---DUO THROWS WOMAN TO GROUND, SNATCHES PURSE

Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police--Authorities are searching for two suspects who pushed a woman to the ground before stealing her purse near an apartment building in Westchester, police said.  MORE AT Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police | Cortlandt Daily Voice

A PETITION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION---STOP WESTCHESTER COUNTY'S BAN ON OFF-SEASON BEACH ACCESS AT CROTON POINT

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A PETITION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 

Stop Westchester County's ban on off-season beach access at Croton Point.

Why this petition matters--Started by Kenneth Sargeant

We are writing in hopes that you will rescind the off-season ban against access to Mother's Lap Beach at Croton Point Park.

As residents of the communities surrounding Croton Point Park, we have walked the 1/4 mile stretch of Mother’s Lap Beach in the off-season, without incident for decades. We the undersigned were recently dismayed to find that this privilege was suspended along with the construction of the new beach house and the surrounding fencing.

In speaking with the park supervisor, Ms. Cavanaugh, the writer was told that the access policy change was done to protect the new beach house, and also for insurance purposes. We fully understand the need to protect the new asset, but would suggest that this could be accomplished in a less draconian manner than by curtailing access, by law-abiding neighbors, to this treasured recreational, historical, and cultural amenity. It would seem that a simple fence around the structure (coupled with inexpensive cameras and light)would accomplish that objective.

The second point-“that the decision impound the area was governed by insurance considerations” begs the question of why now? Has there been some spate of drownings in this area as compared to other shorefront areas? The areas that are covered with bulkheads would seem far more dangerous and they remain unrestricted in spite of the precipitous drop in depth along the shore.

Few things in life are more therapeutic than a walk on the beach, and this stretch of beachfront has been cherished by local residents since the park opened in the 1920s. Inasmuch as the beach is adjacent to a tidal body of water, public access would seem to be protected under Marine Tide law, which roughly states that “all rights in tidelands and the water itself are held by the state "in trust" for the benefit of the public”.

We are hard-pressed to understand how this restriction serves any compelling public purpose. Paradoxically, if one were to arrive at that shore by kayak or by the Half Moon Bay entrance, he or she would be legally free to access the beach up to the high water mark along Mother’s Lap. it seems, therefore, that this capricious and arbitrary policy would make it difficult, though not technically illegal to actually BE on the beach.

We would, therefore, respectfully request that you reconsider this unfortunate change in the enforcement of the beach access policy. Miscreants who are intent on harming the property or engaging in unauthorized swimming will not be daunted by the little black fence, and any law-abiding users (walkers, joggers, shell and driftwood collectors, photographers, fisherfolk, students, environmentalists, artists, and birders) will be totally uninterested in damaging your assets; and absolutely unlikely to get sucked into the deadly tidewaters of the Hudson.

In summary, we would ask that you reconsider and suspend this odious and ineffectual change in beach access enforcement.  TO SIGN, CLICK HERE.

3/18 UPDATE --- THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: CROTON POINT BEACH ACCESS: SORT OF, MAYBE, NOT REALLY?

EXAMINER NEWS--SLATER WANTS SPECIAL SESSION THIS FALL TO ADDRESS MIGRANT CRISIS---IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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Slater Wants Special State Session This Fall to Address Migrant Crisis--EXAMINER NEWS--A local assemblyman has urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to call for a special state legislative session in hopes of figuring out a way for New York to address the ongoing crush of asylum seekers.

Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) said there should be a special session this fall as the state is struggling to handle the migrants, particularly in New York City. He said it isn’t uncommon that when a critical issue presents itself for lawmakers to formally return to Albany sometime before the regularly scheduled session in January.

“I think it’s absolutely justifiable to request it and this is something that we’ve continued to hear from constituents in Westchester and Putnam counties about,” Slater said.  READ MORE AT Slater Wants Special State Session This Fall to Address Migrant Crisis | The Examiner News

TIME FOR 2023 MINIATURE HALLOWEEN HOUSE CONTEST--PAPER GLITTER GLUE!

It's that time of year again. Time to start thinking about making a miniature house for the annual Miniature Halloween House contest.

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2023 MINIATURE HALLOWEEN HOUSE CONTEST - Paper Glitter Glue

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INTERVIEW WITH RESCUED CAVER MARK DICKEY

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AGENDA--IN CASE YOU MISSED IT -- AGENDA, MORE "AFFORDABLE HOUSING", MULTI-FAMILY, WORK SESSION 9/18, THE CROTON HOUSING NETWORK AGAIN, PLUS ACCESSORY DWELLING

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1979 VAN CORTANDT MANOR, AUTUMN WORK FROLIC IS UNDERWAY

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ABOUT THAT PHILLY MASS SHOOTING SUSPECT....

The blog has been getting a lot of questions and comments about this event for some reason.  However, there's nothing new to report---here's the last coverage that we're aware of:

Don't Expect the MSM to Breathlessly Cover Philly Mass Shooting After Suspect ID'd--JULIO ROSAS---The recent mass shooting in Philadelphia that left five people dead and four others wounded took a turn after the suspect was identified as 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, a Black Lives Matter activist who identifies as a transgender who uses they/them pronouns.  MORE AT Don't Expect the MSM to Breathlessly Cover Philly Mass Shooting After Suspect ID'd (townhall.com)

AND

ARRAIGNED--NY POST Kimbrady Carriker charged with murder over Philadelphia shootings (nypost.com)

YES IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR---MALLOMAR SEASON!

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YES IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR---MALLOMAR SEASON!

TRADITIONALLY SOLD FROM NOW THROUGH MARCH.

FIND THEM AT YOUR CROTON SHOPRITE.

AND NOW TEN THINGS ABOUT MALLOMARS YOU DIDN'T KNOW! 10 Weird Things You Didn't Know about Mallomars - Thrillist

AND NOW SOME MORE RECENT VIDEOS, PHOTO ALBUMS AND PODCASTS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS--A RECAP

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----PHOTO ALBUM, THE BLAZE PREVIEW COURTESY OF TOM FARADA; SEE MORE HERE

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----PODCAST, EPISODE 111, DAN MARTIN, SPAGHETTI WESTERN PODCAST; CLICK HERE

----PHOTOS, COURESTY OF DENNIS KOONEY, CROTON RIVER DAY 2023, THANK YOU;  CLICK HERE

----9/11, ASSORTED YEARS, PHOTO ALBUMS, ETC. ; GO TO THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 911--WE WILL NEVER FORGET THEM

----PHOTO ALBUM, COURTESY OF CAROLYN WHITING, 2023 HUDSON RIVER DAY; GO TO THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: PHOTOS 2023 CROTON HUDSON RIVER DAY

----PHOTOS, SNAKE RESCUE! GO TO THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: SNAKE RESCUE---GRAND STREET 

----PHOTOS, THE KATZ REGAN CROTON HOUSING NETWORK HOUSING PROJECT, END OF AUGSUT 2023; GO TO THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE KATZ REGAN HOUSING PROJECT, END OF AUGUST 2023

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----8/18/2023-- PHOTOS  CROTON SENIOR CLUB PICNIC---held inside the Harmon Firehouse due to inclement weather---see facebook photos at Facebook and Facebook and Facebook

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ACADEMIC WHOSE WORK WAS CITED AS PROOF OF SYSTEMIC RACISM IS FIRED FOR FALSIFYING RESEARCH

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The Florida professor below was quoted quite a bit by the DEI crowd...and now....crickets....

BY SHAWN FLEETWOOD/THE FEDERALIST

A Florida State University professor whose work was foundational to perpetuating the false narrative that there is widespread “systemic racism” infecting American society has been fired for falsifying data in his academic research on the subject.

In a recently resurfaced report from last month, the New York Post revealed that Eric Stewart, an FSU criminology professor, had been fired by the university “on account of ‘extreme negligence’ in his research,” as well as “incompetence” and producing “false results” in his nearly 20 years of work. MORE AT Academic Fired For Faking Data To Fit 'Systemic Racism' Narrative (thefederalist.com)