ONGOING SIDEWALK INSTALLATION AT KATZ/REGAN/HOUSING PROJECT, MAPLE COMMONS

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MORE INFO AT Advisory: Ongoing Sidewalk Installation at Maple Commons 4/9 - 4/19 | Croton-on-Hudson NY (crotononhudson-ny.gov)

WAPPINGER SCHOOL DISTRICT: STUDENTS RISE UP AGAINST TRANSGENDER BATHROOM POLICY

Story by Andrew Sanders---More at Students Rise Up Against Transgender Bathroom Policy (msn.com)

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: WAPPINGERS--JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOLERS WALK OUT AS ADULT PUSH TRANSGENDERISM

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful new finds, oldies but goodies, special requests and more. Click on the photos and links.

We've been chatting about old-fashioned soda fountains a lot lately--and how much they are missed. That reminded your editor about this LOC photo from 1945, worth sharing again. It's followed by a great piece of mid-century Marx/Disney tinplate (pre-woke) that was featured in a 2014 auction at Serioustoyz. 

And finally a fab 1919 Christmas ad for Kodak; check out the very expensive looking fur ensemble the model is wearing! Again, click on the photos and links.

Toys of the 1960's, British, video; more here

We love looking at this one: Courtesy of ToyConnect, Early 50’s Marx plastic fire house; the architecture on this is very nice...

With lots of putzabilities......The Marx Fire House was part of the Marxville line of plastic building kits marketed by Marx for its 3-rail O-gauge toy trains and marketed in the early 1950s. SEE more here

THREE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:  REX ALLEN; CLICK HERE AND VERA TSCHECHOWA HAS DIED; CLICK HERE AND ANGEL HEART 1987; CLICK HERE

A QUICK GALLEY OF PUTZ HOUSE BARNS, WINDMILLS AND LIGHTHOUSES, MAINLY REPRO, HERE

Found the most amazing FLICKR pool---there is something here for EVERYONE: Vintage Crafts, Print and Make Paper Toys | Flickr

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NEW FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE: LOCAL JOURNALISM IS ONE OF THE BEST DEALS AROUND. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND SUPORT IT.

We’re going to keep this reasonably short. We are approaching the six month anniversary of The Croton Chronicle, and things are going very well. We now have hundreds of subscribers, and about a quarter of them are paying $5/month or $50/year to get all of our highly relevant content. The publication has proven impact in our community, has broken many original stories, and villagers are increasingly relying on its independence and probing coverage of our village.

A few examples of stories you have not seen anywhere else.

As we write, our story on the campaign by low-paid workers in the Croton-Harmon school district to get a better contract has received more than 1500 views. That breaks all records since the Chronicle was launched, but a number of recent stories are not far behind. Our update on the plans to put a cannabis dispensary in the ShopRite shopping center—currently on hold, but not abandoned—is getting plenty of attention, along with our survey of the health standards of Croton restaurants (mostly good news there, especially compared with some other Westchester communities.)

Likewise, our report from a recent Board of Education Policy Committee meeting about the proposed DEI policies in our schools has received plenty of attention, in large part because it was the only place those who weren’t there could easily find out what happened.

Sometimes we have to report negative news, and we realize not everyone likes that. We don’t like having to do it. It was sad to have to burst the balloon floated by the Board of Trustees that the apartments in the Maple Commons (Katz-Regan) project were quite unlikely to go to current residents of the village, despite that being a major sales pitch for approving the development. (At the time we published that story, there were 1500 applicants for 33 apartments; now there are reportedly more than 4800.)  READ MORE AT Local journalism is one of the best deals around. Do yourself a favor and support it. (substack.com)

FAB ARTICLE IN THE GAZETTE; THOMAS STAUDTER, ON THE BEAT--KJ DENHERT

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FAB ARTICLE IN THE GAZETTE; PAGE 12; THOMAS STAUDTER, ON THE BEAT--KJ DENHERT ALBUM RELEASE SHOW-- The paper does not have an online presence but is sold just about everywhere. Should it be sold out, you can contact the editor at thegazette.us@gmail.com

SOME MORE RECENT VIDEOS, PHOTO ALBUMS AND PODCASTS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS

Stay tuned for more this week:

--VIDEO, TOWN OF CORTLANDT, VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY CEREMONY; CLICK HERE

--PHOTOS, TOWN OF CORTLANDT, VIETNAM VETERANS DAY CEREMONY; CLICK HERE

--VIDEO, CROTON'S ORCHID & ELM WAS ON TV; Click here to watch our interview with John Eliott on CBS News

--VIDEO AND ARTICLE: APRIL 2024 UPDATE: THE COUNTY PERSISTS IN RESTRICTING CUSTOMARY ACCESS TO CROTON POINT BEACH (Mother's Lap)--See the Ken Sargeant Video at (2) Facebook

AND FROM MARCH 2024 AND THE CROTON CHRONICLE; go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: CROTON POINT BEACH ACCESS: SORT OF, MAYBE, NOT REALLY?

--PHOTOS, CROTON LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY; CLICK HERE

--PHOTOS, CROTON SENIOR CLUB, ST. PATRICK'S CELEBRATION 2024; CLICK HERE

--PHOTOS, CROTON SENIOR CLUB, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL COLBRAN AND MORE; CLICK HERE

--PHOTOS, 2011, FATHER MIKE FAMILY FRIENDLY FAREWELL; CLICK HERE

--VIDEO AND ARTICLE, LOHUD, SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER CUSTOMERS PAY MORE; CLICK HERE 

--PODCAST, The Spaghetti Westerns Podcast, Ep 123 - Tony Kendall; CLICK HERE

--PHOTO, CROTON VARSITY BASEBALL; Varsity Boys Baseball team down in Florida!  See the photo at Facebook

--VIDEO, PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTORS AT ST. PATRICKS EASTER MASS; TO SEE THE VIDEO, GO TO Father Ain't HAVIN' It: Activists Try (Fail) Ruining Easter Services at St. Patrick's Cathedral (Watch) – Twitchy

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES AT THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: SOME MORE RECENT VIDEOS, PHOTO ALBUMS AND PODCASTS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS: A RE-CAP

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AN APRIL 2024 UPDATE---VIDEO: THE COUNTY PERSISTS IN RESTRICTING CUSTOMARY ACCESS TO CROTON POINT BEACH PLUS MARCH CROTON CHRONICLE COVERAGE

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.

APRIL 2024 UPDATE---THE COUNTY PERSISTS IN RESTRICTING CUSTOMARY ACCESS TO CROTON POINT BEACH (Mother's Lap)--See the Ken Sargeant Video at (2) Facebook

AND FROM MARCH 2024 AND THE CROTON CHRONICLE; go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: CROTON POINT BEACH ACCESS: SORT OF, MAYBE, NOT REALLY?