4/12---HAPPY BIRTHDAY FATHER McSWEENEY

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St. Augustine Parishioners would like to wish Fr. McSweeney a very Happy Birthday on Friday, April 12th.

St. Augustine Parish - Ossining, New York (staugny.org)

JORDAN PETERSON'S JK ROWLING COMMENT GOES VIRAL

A Jordan Peterson post about JK Rowling has gone viral, following rumors that the British author could be investigated under Scotland's new hate crime law.

Rowling, who lives in Edinburgh, dared Scottish police to arrest her after the Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into effect on Monday. READ MORE AT THE LINK BELOW:

Jordan Peterson's JK Rowling Comment Goes Viral (msn.com)

1981 CHAMPIONSHIP, CROTON BASEBALL, COACH GIAROLO AND ASSISTANT COACH JOE MASOPUST

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With the news that Joseph Masopust has died, the blog has had numerous requests for anything on the 1981 Championship season.  Click on the photo below--then go to EverythingCroton: ANOTHER ARTICLE ON THE 1981 CROTON BASEBALL CHAMPIONS

For service info and obituary, go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR JOSEPH PATRICK MASOPUST

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--SMITHSONIAN AGREES TO PAY STUDENTS $50K AFTER KICKING THEM OUT FOR WEARING PRO-LIFE HATS

Smithsonian agrees to pay students $50k after kicking them out for wearing pro-life hats--The settlement with the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum is one of the largest ever against the federal government over the First Amendment, according to the American Center for Law and Justice.------WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) has reached a final settlement with the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum on behalf of a group of visitors discriminated against for wearing pro-life messages on their clothing, touting “one of the largest reported settlements ever against the federal government in a First Amendment case.”

On January 20, 2023, shortly after that year’s March for Life in the nation’s capital (the first since the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade), a group of Catholics from Our Lady of the Rosary school in Greenville, South Carolina, were kicked out of the Smithsonian for wearing hats bearing the words “Rosary PRO-LIFE.”  MORE AT Smithsonian agrees to pay students $50k after kicking them out for wearing pro-life hats - LifeSite (lifesitenews.com)

4/25 INDIAN POINT DECOMMISSIONING OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING, TOWN OF CORTLANDT

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Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board Meeting - April 25, 2024

Release Date: April 03, 2024

Meeting Information----DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 P.M.--SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED--Any person wishing to deliver a statement during the 30-minute public statement portion of the meeting, either in person or virtually, must PRE-REGISTER by 12:00 p.m. on April 24, 2024. Any person who plans to attend the meeting but does not wish to deliver a statement is kindly asked, but not required, to pre-register to inform meeting hosts of seating capacity needs.

On the date and time of the joint meeting, participants and members of the public may attend the meeting in person or virtually as follows:

DATE: Thursday, April 25, 2024
TIME: 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30pm)---MORE AT Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board Meeting - April 25, 2024 - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

YARD WASTE PICKUP RETURNS

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GO TO Yard Waste Pickup Returns | Croton-on-Hudson NY (crotononhudson-ny.gov)

AND THE WINNERS WERE.....2024 MINIATURE SPRING AND EASTER HOUSE CONTEST AT PAPER GLITTER GLUE

We're always in awe of the creativity, talent and imagination on display at the semi-annual contests sponsored by PAPER GLITTER GLUE.  Year after year, it's quite a treat---and 2024 is no exception---see the winners, and video too, at the link below:

2024 MINIATURE SPRING AND EASTER HOUSE CONTEST - Paper Glitter Glue

---just keep scrolling down the screen and enjoy! 

SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR JOSEPH PATRICK MASOPUST

Joseph Patrick Masopust, a resident of Wallkill, NY, passed away on April 1, 2024. He was 69 years old. Joseph was born on March 18, 1955, in Sleepy Hollow, NY to the late John Joseph Masopust Jr. and Edith Scalzo. Before his retirement, he was a warehouse supervisor for Grand Union and C and S Wholesale. Joe grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, where he became a little league baseball standout before starting at Croton-Harmon High School. He went on to play baseball for Pace University while earning his bachelor’s degree. After graduating from Pace, he returned to his alma mater to give back as a baseball coach. In 1981, he helped lead Croton-Harmon High School to the first ever New York State Public High School Athletic Associations' baseball state championship title. MORE AT Joseph Masopust Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

1981 CHAMPIONSHIP BY SPECIAL REQUEST THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1981 CHAMPIONSHIP, CROTON BASEBALL, COACH GIAROLO AND ASSISTANT COACH JOE MASOPUST

NO, JK ROWLING WILL NOT BE ARRESTED UNDER SCOTLAND'S NEW "HATE CRIME" LAW

ASSORTED ARTICLES---

BBC---JK Rowling has challenged Scotland's new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence. The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, described several transgender women as men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures. She said "freedom of speech and belief" was at an end if accurate description of biological sex was outlawed. MORE AT JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over Scottish hate crime law (bbc.com)

BBC---More than 3,000 hate crime complaints made to Police Scotland (bbc.com)

FOX---This Scottish law depends upon the willingness of the government to allow free speech: Glenn Greenwald | Watch (msn.com)

THE GUARDIAN---JK Rowling will not be arrested under new Scottish hate law, say police | Scottish politics | The Guardian

DUE 4/30/24----2024 TOWN/COUNTY TAX BILLS

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2024 Town/County Tax Bills
Release Date: April 03, 2024

Receiver of Taxes Debra Carter and her staff have prepared and mailed out the 2024 General Tax Bills. Just a reminder- the tax bill is due on or before Tuesday, April 30, 2024. For more information or questions, please contact the Office of the Receiver of Taxes at (914) 734-1030 or email TAXOFFICE@TOWNOFCORTLANDT.COM.

TAX RECEIVER - TOWN OF CORTLANDT, NY

2024 Town/County Tax Bills - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

SCAM ALERT, FATHER CHRISTIAN, HOLY NAME

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Please be aware…. Any text messages or emails you receive requesting gift cards or other forms of payment are not originating from Fr. Christian. Be assured he would not send any such messages and you must consider them to be a scam. Call the rectory should you receive any questionable messages claiming to be from Fr. Christian. 20240331.pdf (ecatholic.com)

THREE ITEMS FROM THE MAILBOX, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL KATZ SALE ANNOUNCEMENT LETTER ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE IN 2007

----A reader has fond memories of---the BLIZZARD OF 1960! Go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE BLIZZARD OF 1960 IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON

----A reader remembered ice skating at the Duck Pond and "races"---go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE BLIZZARD OF 1960 IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON

----A reader was looking for original "Katz" sale announcement issued by the village 2007 versus what we see today at the site ---go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: FROM THE MAILBOX--ANOTHER REQUEST FOR THE 2007 KATZ PROPERTY ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT LETTER

MIGRANT SQUATTERS BUSTED WITH GUNS, DRUGS, FREED ON NO BAIL

Six of NYC migrant squatter crew set loose without bail after gun and drug bust as neighbors detail chaos on Bronx block

By Max Rivera and Steve Janoski---Published April 2, 2024, 7:35 p.m. ET -- Six of the eight gun-toting, drug-dealing migrant squatters busted last week in the Bronx were cut loose without bail — as frustrated neighbors said Tuesday that the unruly, noise crew brought nothing but trouble to the block. The NYPD collared the squatters — who set up shop across the street from PS 56 inside a multi-family house on Hull Avenue in the borough’s Norwood section — after one of them pointed a 9 mm CZ pistol at someone on the property last Wednesday night, police officials said. MORE AT Six of NYC migrant squatter crew set loose without bail after gun and drug bust as neighbors detail chaos on Bronx block (nypost.com)

CALLS GROW FOR MOUNT VERNON NY TO CLOSE ELEVATE CANNABIS DISPENSARY

For the handful of folks who were jumping for joy that Croton might get a "cannabis dispensary"---a little item from MT. VERNON and their dispensary

Calls grow for Mount Vernon NY to close Elevate cannabis dispensary---GO TO 

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2024/04/03/elevate-cannabis-dispensary-mount-vernon-ny-calls-grow-shut-down-no-permit/73182372007/