VETERANS INFO---STEVEN A. COHEN MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

One of our readers sent this along.  It concerns the NYU Langone Medical Center----their Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic--Traumatic Brain Injury Program. Click on the images below.  Contact info is in the second image.

IN THE NEWS---WESTCHESTER ASST. HEALTH COMISSIONER CHARGED AFTER FILING FALSE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner Charged After Filing False Financial Disclosure: DA--A Westchester County Department of Health Assistant Commissioner faces criminal charges after failing to disclose over $95,000 in income to… Read more

TWO STORIES FROM U.S. RIGHT TO KNOW

1) Today our executive director, Gary Ruskin, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at a hearing about "Reforming Federal Records Management to Improve Transparency and Accountability."

Ruskin described our team’s investigation of high-risk virological research and the origins of COVID-19 as a “test case of citizens’ access to government records.” As part of our investigation, we have filed more than 150 public records requests, including 97 Freedom of Information Act requests, seeking thousands of pages of relevant federal records. With the information we gathered, we’ve written more than 70 news articles about the origins of Covid 19 and risky virological research.

But in many cases, federal agencies did not comply with public records laws, or obstructed those laws – prompting us to file 25 FOIA lawsuits. This is a sign that our public records processes are failing the public, Ruskin said.

He shared evidence that government staff obstructed public records laws in numerous ways, delayed production of records, made egregious redactions, and other failings that impede the public’s right to know.

You can read Gary Ruskin's testimony here and view the hearing at this link.

2) 'Intrepid truth seekers'

The U.S. government “funded and supported a program of dangerous laboratory research that may have resulted in the creation and accidental laboratory release of SARS-CoV-2 … (and) lied in order to cover up its possible role,” writes Jeffrey D. Sachs, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, in a new article in CommonDreams. They should “correct the lies, find the facts, and make amends with the rest of the world.”

Sachs credits a “group of intrepid truth-seekers—journalists, scientists, whistleblowers” – including U.S. Right to Know “and especially investigative reporter Emily Kopp” – for uncovering “a vast amount of information pointing to the likely laboratory origin of SARS-CoV-2.” You can read Emily’s reporting here.

You can make a tax-deductible donation to support our investigations here.

TOO MUCH CHURCH ETC. ETC. ETC.!!!!! THE HOLIDAY 2024 EDITION!

Looks like this is necessary again.........And now....

TOO MUCH CHURCH ETC. ETC. ETC.!!!!! THE HOLIDAY 2024 EDITION

SORRY........The Answer is Still No.....

Yes from time to time, this blog will get a complaint---or two--and lengthy commentary (we are still being polite) about its "extensive" coverage of local houses of worship, as well as "traditional" service organizations, Israel, Croton history, anything vintage--or God forbid, controversial, etc. The list of complaints seems to grow during the Christmas, Chanukkah, and Easter seasons especially.....

Apparently--once again--in the spirit of fairness and inclusion, there should be equal coverage of any other "faith systems" that exist across the village (and indeed the world), as well as those who practice no religion at all or more "esoteric" beliefs.

As usual, this also includes the social equality and justice issues, gender policy, the work of more (allegedly) "enlightened" local committees and groups, increased coverage of the "climate crisis", less coverage of "the military", more acceptance that our elected officials know what's best, and no discussion of Covid policy.  There must also be total acceptance of low income or affordable housing.  There is no such thing as government censorship, and there is to be no questioning of the school district's DEI policies. Certain publications, be they local or not, MUST be avoided----etc. etc. etc.

Oy. And triple Oy.  You our faithful readers are spared this madness.  The delete key here gets quite a work-out instead.

To these complainers, a reminder: You are fortunate to live in a country where there are (still) numerous outlets for such commentary. This blog, however, is not one of them. It believes in holidays, uses pronouns appropriately, recognizes only two genders, stands with Israel, will always question the narrative, and will never acquiesce to the language police.

If that gives you the vapors......just move along.

FROM THE MAILBOX: EASTER DINNER AT GINO'S POST INN

Welcome to the New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

FROM THE MAILBOX: EASTER DINNER AT GINO'S POST INN: A READER WRITES....we rarely went out for dinner. It was reserved for special events: my mother's birthday, Christmas, my parent's anniversary (they went solo), and Easter!  The latter was always spent at Gino's in the late 50's.  Got anything about Easter at Gino's?

RESPONSE: Click on the ad from 1958.  For more about Gino's Post Inn, go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1966, AD FOR GINO'S POST INN

SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER IN THE NEWS AGAIN---ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS PAY $48M MORE WITH 2-YEAR RENEWABLES PACT

Many of us opted out of this program when it was first launched (in order not to be automatically enrolled in it, YOU had to opt out with Con ed).  

We'd like to thank Wilson, LoHUD and Hartsdale resident Eric Zinger for further investigating this entity.  This is the newspaper we remember.

Over the years, some former and current officials and/or assorted committee members have had assorted ties with Sustainable Westchester.  (Also available by request, screenshot from Croton Climate Initiative announcing SW's launch.)

The very detailed LOHUD article and video follows below.  Those who are still enrolled with this entity should contact Con Ed directly if they wish to opt out now.

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Electric customers of Sustainable Westchester pay $48M more with 2-year renewables pact

David McKay Wilson--Rockland/Westchester Journal News

The premise was laudable: create a consortium of municipalities to boost demand for renewable energy by making it the default provider of electricity for close to 150,000 Westchester households and small businesses.

That goal, however, has collided with growing concerns about affordability in the Lower Hudson Valley, with the consortium's latest contract costing electric customers in Westchester tens of millions of dollars more in higher electric bills.

A Tax Watch analysis found that Sustainable Westchester customers in 23 Westchester municipalities have paid an estimated $48 million more in electric supply charges over the first 16 months of the consortium's fixed-rate 24-month contract for clean energy compared to what they would have paid with Con Edison's variable monthly rates.  see MORE AT Customers of Sustainable Westchester saddled with high-rate renewables (lohud.com)

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