IN CROTON VILLAGE COURT, TWO HIGH-PROFILE CASES TO START THE YEAR

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In Croton Village Court, two high-profile cases to start the year. Village Justice Sam Watkins is on the bench.

Among a lineup of fairly "routine" matters, the cases of an alleged Croton burglar and an alleged hit-and-run driver (with fatality) are on the court docket.

MICHAEL BALTER
JAN 3, 2024

“All rise for the honorable Judge Watkins!”

It’s 9:00 am on Wednesday, January 3. Croton’s Village Court is in session—and on time.

Judge Watkins tells everyone to sit down, and surveys the courtroom—which, as it happens, is the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room, where Croton’s Board of Trustees, Planning Board, and certain other august bodies of Croton-on-Hudson meet. Every Wednesday morning, it becomes a courtroom.  READ MORE AT (3) In Croton Village Court, two high-profile cases to start the year. Village Justice Sam Watkins is on the bench. (substack.com)

PUBLIC CEREMONY FOR UNVEILING OF "DR. GREG SCHMIDT WAY'

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Public Ceremony for Unveiling of "Dr. Greg Schmidt Way"

Wednesday, January 10th at 1:00 PM
at the Intersection of Grand Street and Old Post Road North

On Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, at 1:00 pm, Village officials will hold a public ceremony to unveil a new street sign at the intersection of Old Post Road North and Grand Street proclaiming a portion of Grand Street as “Dr. Greg Schmidt Way” in honor of former Village Mayor Dr. Greg Schmidt. The ceremony will be followed by a reception with light refreshments in the Georgianna Grant Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building. A Proclamation honoring Dr. Schmidt’s achievements and service to the Village will be presented at the 7:00 pm Board of Trustees Meeting.

A LOOK BACK AT JANUARY 1894 IN CROTON LANDING

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By special request: A LOOK BACK AT JANUARY 1894 IN CROTON LANDING. CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY---A CROTON SCANDAL 1891, THE ELOPER RETURNED FOR MORE PLUNDER https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/08/now-little-croton-scandal-1891the.html

SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER WITH ELECTRIC BUSES.....

As this is a hot topic currently---SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER WITH ELECTRIC BUSES.....

Additionally, the lithium ion batteries within electric buses are very heavy and make them considerably heavier than gas-powered buses, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. One related consequence is that electric buses tend to add much more strain to the pavement; for example, the use of electric buses in Indianapolis, Indiana, prompted the pavement transited by its electric buses to deteriorate within several years, which in turn led to more frequent road construction projects ......MORE AT America’s Power Grid Could Gum Up Biden EPA’s Plan To Electrify School Buses, Report Finds | The Daily Caller

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PEEKSKILL MAN KILLED IN CROTON HIT-AND-RUN

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Peekskill Man Killed In Croton Hit-And-Run
Police said the incident happened on Route 9 North just south of the Croton Point Avenue exit.

Michael Woyton,Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 12:28 pm ET

A Peekskill man was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run incident in Croton-on-Hudson. (Shutterstock)

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — A man from New Jersey was accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian on Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson Sunday.

The Village of Croton on Hudson Police Department said, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, members of the New York State Police and Croton police, fire and EMS departments were sent to a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Route 9 North just south of the Croton Point Avenue exit.

The pedestrian, a man later identified as a Peekskill resident, was taken to the Westchester Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

A preliminary investigation by responding officers found that the man was struck by a vehicle that left the scene.

Authorities said that fragments of the unidentified vehicle, including a front grille

Within 16 hours of the incident, using pieces of the vehicle that were found in the roadway, the Croton Police Department identified the vehicle and the driver involved in the accident.

Edisson E. Quichimbo-Guayara, 20, of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, a felony. MORE AT Peekskill Man Killed In Croton Hit-And-Run | Ossining, NY Patch

AND FROM THE VILLAGE WEBSITE Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run Investigation | Croton-on-Hudson NY (crotononhudson-ny.gov)

UPDATE FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE CROTON CHRONICLE--BREAKING WESTCHESTER GRAND JURY FORMALLY INDICTS ROUTE 9 HIGH-AND-RUN-DRIVER

BABY FORMULA VOLUNTARY RECALL--NEWS 12

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