TAXES, GOUVEIA, HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, CELL TOWERS, RETRAINING WALLS AND MORE: CROTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES TAKES IN NEARLY ALL THE VILLAGE'S BURNING ISSUES IN ONE MEETING

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Taxes, Gouveia, housing, sustainability, cell towers, retaining walls, and more: Croton's Board of Trustees takes on nearly all the village's burning issues in one meeting.

Once again, the board members pass all motions unanimously, but not without some dissenting comments from members of the public.

MICHAEL BALTER
FEB 29, 2024
∙ PAID--MORE AT (5) Taxes, Gouveia, housing, sustainability, cell towers, retaining walls, and more: Croton's Board of Trustees takes on nearly all the village's burning issues in one meeting. (substack.com)

RONALD B. LUPOSELLO HAS DIED

Ronald B Luposello, age 91, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Ronald was born in Ossining, New York.

A visitation for Ronald will be held Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Edward F Carter Funeral Home, 41 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. A mass of christian burial will occur Monday, March 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Holy Name of Mary Church, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York. A burial will occur Monday, March 4, 2024 at Bethel Cemetery, Old Post Rd S & Cleveland Dr, Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ronald's memory may be made to Holy Name of Mary Church, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520 US, www.holynameofmary.org

Ronald B Luposello Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

EXAMINER NEWS----JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROBING UNITED HEALTH/OPTUM OVER ANTITRUST CONCERNS; LOCAL LAYOFFS

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SORRY FOR THE LATE POSTING

Justice Department Probing UnitedHealth/Optum Over Antitrust Concerns; Local Layoffs Enacted, More Forecast
February 26, 2024--Adam Stone

Opinion---We are part of The Trust Project

This is the 13th installment in an ongoing investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum, broader local healthcare issues and corporate medicine.
By Adam Stone

Although I’ve done a ton of reporting over the past 14 months about Optum, and the destructive impact of the company’s takeover of our local healthcare, I haven’t previously interviewed anyone on the inside possessing internal knowledge of corporate administration.

That changed last week when I spoke to an anonymous source with intimate insight into the company’s thinking.

On Thursday, both that source and a veteran CareMount/Optum Tri-State doctor I’ve previously interviewed reached out to alert me of a new five-alarm fire: significant local layoffs were enacted last week.

I’ll get to those unfolding details in a moment, but I also have a scoop to share with potentially broader, more national implications, confirmed through internal company correspondence I obtained just days ago. MORE AT Justice Department Probing UnitedHealth/Optum Over Antitrust Concerns; Local Layoffs Enacted, More Forecast | The Examiner News

AS PROMISED, CAPTAIN KIMBERLY BORGES REMARKS----MERCHANT MARINE FLAG CEREMONY---WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY

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AS PROMISED, CAPTAIN KIMBERLY BORGES REMARKS----MERCHANT MARINE FLAG CEREMONY---Croton-on-Hudson, NY--CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW. More coming.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: MORE FROM THE MERCHANT MARINE FLAG CEREMONY 2/12/2024--STATEMENT OF CHARLIE ("C.J.") HILL

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THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: PHOTOS MERCHANT MARINE CEREMONY IN CROTON

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THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: AS PROMISED, BOB ANDERSON'S REMARKS FOR MARITIME/MERCHANT MARINE FLAG CEREMONY 2/12/2024

Captain of the RoRo Ship, “M/V Liberty” in the Persian Gulf

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---WEEKS OVERDUE WITH APOLOGIES--A LOOK BACK AT THE CROTON ART SCENE, SPRING 1977

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A LOOK BACK @ THE CROTON ART SCENE, SPRING 1977; click here 

THE AMAZING BARI WEISS---WHAT IT MEANS TO CHOOSE FREEDOM---WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY

This past Sunday, I gave a speech at the 92nd Street Y called “The State of World Jewry.” The address is a historic one. Over four decades, it has been delivered by the likes of Elie Wiesel, Abba Eban, Amos Oz, and more.

But for a sense of the state of Jewish life in America these days, you need only to have walked by the building that night. You would’ve found that police had cordoned off the entire block—and for good reason. Anti-Israel protesters, many wearing masks, gathered to intimidate those who came to the lecture. On the way in, you would’ve been screamed at—told you were a “baby killer” and “genocide supporter” among other choice phrases. You might have even glimpsed Jerry Seinfeld being heckled and called “Nazi scum” on his way out of the talk. (Classy.)

This is of a piece with what’s happening across the country at Jewish events.

On Monday at the University of Berkeley, to choose one of so many examples, a violent mob gathered outside an event featuring an IDF reservist. The students who gathered to hear him—and never got a chance to—were forced to evacuate. One student reported being physically assaulted. Another says he was spat on. Various students say the mob yelled slurs including “Jew, Jew, Jew.”

I am beyond grateful to the NYPD, and the entire staff of the 92nd Street Y, for making sure that everyone who attended the talk was able to do so safely. BREAD THE REST AND HER SPEECH TOO AT Bari Weiss: What It Means to Choose Freedom | The Free Press (thefp.com)

CONGRATULATIONS HENRY MARTIN, CON ED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB/ATHLETIC FB PAGE--BREAKING NEWS!! Congratulations to Henry Martin for winning @conedison Athlete of the week! #tigerproud

FROM THE MAILBOX---AVAILABLE IN THE GAZETTE--DIANE LEWIS OBIT

A reader is seeking the obituary and service info for former Croton resident Diane Lewis; she left for Florida some years ago.  Detailed info and her obituary were on/in the obit section of The Gazette for the week of Feb. 22nd through 28, 2024.  The paper does not have an online presence but it's available just about everywhere. Or contact the Gazette Editor for a copy at thegazette.us@gmail.com.

Asbury Methodist and others indicated that a service will be held on 3/16; confirm with them that it is for 11 a.m. as we have received conflicting times---go to (3) Facebook

UPDATED Diane Lewis Obituary - 2024 (legacy.com)

ROWLING--THE DATA THAT SHOWS JK ROWLING IS CORRECT

In criminology, it is one of the least controversial statements to make: men commit vastly more crimes than women.

Yet this is the statement JK Rowling felt forced to make in reaction to the coverage of Scarlet Blake, the convicted murderer born a male but who identifies as a woman.

In a tweet referencing Sky News’s decision to describe Blake as a “woman”, the author said: “I’m sick of this s—. This is not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes.” READ MORE AT The data that shows JK Rowling is correct (msn.com)

3/16 & 3/17 AT HOLY NAME OF MARY--TACONIC OPERA--TWO REQUIEMS--MOZART AND FAURE

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Two Requiems

Taconic Opera presents two famous oratorios, Mozart’s Requiem and Fauré’s Requiem at one performance! Both are presented with the orchestra, chorus, and soloists of the Taconic Opera. Many remember Mozart’s Requiem being composed at the end of his life as the pinnacle of his classical composing style. Fauré’s famous Requiem anticipates the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel. His work is more uplifting, having rid itself of the “Dies Irae” and other severe parts of the death masses. He added texts from the Rite of Burial which traditionally follow the Requiem Mass. As a result, the work is an uplifting and exalting work not to be missed. TWO PERFORMANCES!

Where: Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, Croton

When: (Change! one hour earlier)
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 2:00 pm; and
Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm

Advance Ticket Prices: $30 with additional discounts for seniors and $15 Student tickets. (Tickets are more at the door). PURCHASE TICKETS AT Tickets (taconicopera.org)

SOME RECENT VIDEOS, PHOTOS, AND PODCASTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS--STAY TUNED FOR MORE

--PHOTOS--Croton Seniors Belated Valentines Event; click here

--PHOTOS--Croton Seniors St. Patrick's Event 2019 by special request; click here

--PHOTOS, JESSICA DIECKMAN, Merchant Marine Flag Ceremony; click here

--PHOTOS, REMARKS, VIDEO CLIP, ETC. from Robert Anderson, CJ Hill, Merchant Marine Flag Ceremony (Borges remarks coming soon); click here

--PHOTOS; SOME 1960'S vintage catalogs for your perusal! Click here

--VIDEO---YOUTUBE---1977 CROTON HARMON TRAIN YARD/STATION---click here

--PHOTOS, Croton JV Girls Basketball undefeated; click here

--PODCAST, JAY JENNNIGS EPISODE 13, available on Youtube; Jay Jennings' Universal Monsters Museum! Click here

--PHOTOS, Famous Croton photographer W. Eugene Smith; click here

--PHOTOS, Congrats Orlando Gomez; click here

--PHOTOS, courtesy of Dennis Kooney; POST STORM, VILLAGE WATERFRONT, ROAD CLOSED, CROTON YACHT CLUB; click here

--PHOTOS OF EVENT HONORING GREG SCHMIDT courtesy of Carolyn Whiting; click here

And one from Feed the Birds/Rob Armanini; a group shot; click here

--PHOTOS, by special request from 2013; Morris dancers at Tagine, Purdy; the late Father Brennan, click here

--VIDEO, VIA CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY;  go to Tom Faranda's Folly: CNBC interview: "Navigating bias in AI: Google's Gemini controversies" (typepad.com)

--PHOTOS--Upper Village Eagles--go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: MORE UPPER VILLAGE EAGLES  and THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: ONE OF THREE EAGLES SPOTTED IN THE UPPER VILLAGE FEBRUARY 2024

SEE THE PREVIOUS EDITION OF THIS SERIES AT THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: RECENT VIDEOS, PHOTOS, AND PODCASTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS