THE TOP FIVE CROTON IN THE 1950'S POSTS, 2023

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THAT TIME OF YEAR....ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER---EVERYTHING CROTON'S ANNUAL "THE TOP POSTS "...AND NOW....THE TOP FIVE CROTON IN THE 1950'S POSTS, 2023

#1, CHARMING STORY ABOUT THE NORTHSHIELD FAMILY 1955 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: CHARMING 1955 STORY FEATURING THE NORTHSHIELD FAMILY---FROM LIVING FOR YOUNG HOMEMAKERS

#2, THE LATE BOB COOK, 1957 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1957, THE LATE ROBERT "BOB" COOK

#3, THE DING DONG SCHOOL, MISS FRANCIS 1953 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: MORE ABOUT MISS FRANCIS, THE DING DONG SCHOOL AND HER CROTON CONNECTION---1953

#4, 1956, THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1956---"SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE" MODEL DINA MORI, THE CROTON CONNECTION

#5, ANOTHER VINTAGE CROTON AD 1952 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1952---ANOTHER VINTAGE CROTON AD

OBITUARY AND PAST SERVICE INFO FOR GEORGE ALAN HILLER

George Alan Hiller, a resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away on December 11, 2023. He was 73 years old. A native of New York City, George was born on February 12, 1950, grew up in Stuyvesant Town, and attended Stuyvesant High School. He completed a Bachelor's Degree in Communications at Cornell University where he met his wife, whom he married in 1972, graduating in 1973. He was particularly active at Ithaca's independent studio-run radio station, WVBR, where he was an on-air host. He later earned a Master's of Business Administration from Fordham University in 1979. Over the course of his career he worked for several marketing research firms, including Information Resources Inc., Towne-Oller and Associates, and Ipsos, where he served as a global account director before retiring in 2017. A devoted soccer fan, he showed passion for the sport at every level. In the 1980s and 1990s, he worked as a referee, coach, and regional commissioner for Croton's AYSO program. He was also a season ticket holder for Major League Soccer's Metrostars/New York Red Bulls franchise from the inception of the league in 1996 to the time of his death.  He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Susan; his three brothers, Richard, Peter, and James; his two sons, Matthew (Ting) and Jonathan (Elizabeth); and his three grandchildren, Ocean, Isaac, and Natalie. MORE AT George Alan Hiller Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPER

There's just something about the charm of vintage Christmas wrapping paper.  (Click on the photo.)

Then check out a gallery of 16  vintage wrapping paper images at  Christmas: It's a Wrap | Flickr

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even more at Prints and Patterns: Vintage Wrapping Paper  |  Colette Blog (seamwork.com)

MONDAY PROPERTIES IN THE NEWS--ESCAPES FORECLOSURE ON TROPHY ARLINGTON OFFICE TOWER

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Monday Properties Escapes Foreclosure On Trophy Arlington Office Tower--Washington, D.C.--Office--December 20, 2023 Emily Wishingrad, Washington, D.C.---READ MORE AT Monday Properties Escapes Foreclosure On Trophy Arlington Office Tower (bisnow.com)

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: A QUICK UPDATE ON THE FINKELSTEIN SITE---TROVE OF DOCUMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE VILLAGE, MORE TO COME SOON

THE LINE FOR THE FAMILY STABLE FORMS HERE

Written by Tess Hoffman for Family Christmas OnlineTM

The Line For the Family Stable Forms Here----One of my earliest memories of childhood involves a luminous record player/radio and our family nativity set. Our ancient cabinet model, with the lid that lifted to reveal a turntable, glowed invitingly, and in a home which did not have one of those new television sets, offered me a window to the outside world of Jack Benny, Father Knows Best, and my hero-of-heroes, Gene Autry. But perhaps the coolest spec that this machine offered was that it played at 16 2/3 RPM! The advantage of this speed was that a little kid could take the sheep from our manger, place them on the turntable and watch them revolve around the center post without hurtling off into space. READ MORE AT The Line for the Family Stable Forms Here, from Family Christmas Online^{<small>TM</small>}

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: AND NOW BY SPECIAL REQUEST---A LOOK BACK AT THE NATIVITY PROJECT 2011

REVEALED---HARVARD CLEARED GAY OF PLAGIARISM BEFORE INVESTIGATING HER---AND ITS LAWYERS FALSELY CLAIMED HER WORK WAS "PROPERY CITED"

Revealed: Harvard cleared Claudine Gay of plagiarism BEFORE investigating her — and its lawyers falsely claimed her work was ‘properly cited’
By Isabel Vincent
Published Dec. 22, 2023, 4:48 p.m. ET

Harvard cleared its president Claudine Gay of plagiarism before it even investigated whether her academic work was copied, The Post reveals today.

In a threatening legal letter to The Post in late October, the college called allegations that she lifted other academics’ work “demonstrably false,” and said all her works were “cited and properly credited.”

Days later Gay herself asked for an investigation and Harvard tore up its own rules to ask outside experts to review her work, saying it had to avoid a conflict of interest.

And the experts then found she did need to make multiple corrections to her academic record.

The bare-knuckled law firm Harvard employed to try to keep the plagiarism allegations from ever coming to light told The Post it would sue for “immense” damages.Harvard never revealed an investigation had been launched as the lawyers put pressure on The Post to kill its reporting. But more than a month later, on December 12 Harvard said Gay had been investigated by its top governing body and was correcting two academic journals, to acknowledge where her work had really come from — meaning the claim it was “properly credited” was false. 
Harvard never revealed an investigation had been launched as the lawyers put pressure on The Post to kill its reporting.

But more than a month later, on December 12 Harvard said Gay had been investigated by its top governing body and was correcting two academic journals, to acknowledge where her work had really come from — meaning the claim it was “properly credited” was false. MORE AT Plagiarism: Harvard cleared Claudine Gay THEN investigated (nypost.com)

1921 GLORIA SWANSON CELEBRATES A CROTON CHRISTMAS

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As you know, Gloria Swason was one of the village's most notable residents. Click on the 1921 photo of Swanson decroating the Christmas tree.  For more about her Croton home, go to 

THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1924 MORE ON CROTON'S GLORIA SWANSON--HER NEW COUNTRY HOME

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EFSP---CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS

As always, a Merry Christmas from our friends at European Film Star Postcards-- Gelukkig kerstfeest! Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noël! Buon Natale! Sretan Božić! Καλά Χριστούγεννα! Boldog karácsonyt! Gleðileg jól! Nollaig Shona! Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Linksmų Kalėdų! Среќен Божиќ God jul! Wesołych Świąt! Feliz Natal! Crăciun fericit! С Рождеством Срећан Божић veselé Vianoce! Vesel božič! God Jul! Nadolig Llawen! Gëzuar Krishtlindjet! Eguberri! Merry Christmas!-click here for

CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS!