BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A CROTON MOTHER'S DAY 1959

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With Mother's Day around the corner....A blast from MOTHER'S DAY past, 1959, Croton Girl Scouts Mother's Tea. Click on the images below, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MILLING, PAVING ON OLD POST RD. NORTH & STEVENSON PLACE 4/16-4/19

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Traffic Advisory: Milling, Paving on Old Post Road North & Stevenson Place 4/16-4/19
POSTED ON: APRIL 11, 2024 - 2:35PM

Please be advised that milling and paving operations are scheduled to commence on Tuesday, April 16th, and will continue until Friday, April 19th, weather permitting, on the following streets: Old Post Road North from Prospect Place to Albany Post Road; and Stevenson Place

Work hours will be from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM daily until complete. There may be temporary lane closures or detours in place to accommodate the construction activities. Use alternate routes, if possible, during the work hours.  Please contact the Village Manager’s office at 914-271-4848 with any questions regarding this work.

YONKERS RAMADA INN--WILD FOOTAGE SHOWS "UNRULY" MIGRANT MOB SCUFFLING WITH NY COPS AT HOTEL SHELTER

Wild footage shows ‘unruly’ migrant mob scuffling with NY cops at hotel shelter

By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon--Published April 11, 2024, 6:42 p.m. ET

Newly released police bodycam footage captures the moment cops in Yonkers are forced to scuffle with a group of rowdy migrants at a local hotel packed with asylum seekers.

Police busted two people during the Tuesday afternoon melee at a local Ramada Inn — but not before they were surrounded and berated in Spanish by an unruly migrant mob, the footage shows. Read and see more, video too, at Wild footage shows 'unruly' migrant mob scuffling with NY cops at hotel shelter (nypost.com)

OAKLAND LEGACY JEWELRY STORE ALL BUT WIPED OUT IN BRAZEN DAYTIME HEIST, UNTIL OWNER GETS HIS GUN, VIDEO AND GOFUNDME PAGE

April 12, 2024 | Tom Tillison --At this stage of the game, it’s remarkable that small business owners can stay in business in California.

One of Oakland’s oldest jewelry stores was targeted in a brazen, armed daytime robbery on Wednesday that all but cleaned out the store. The robbery was the worst in the family-owned store’s 40 years of operation, ABC 7 reported.

Eight armed suspects stormed into Phuong Jewelry in Oakland’s Chinatown just after noon and began crashing the display cases and grabbing the contents while the 69-year-old mother ducked behind the counter and screamed for help — she would eventually escape to a back room, where her 76-year-old husband emerged with a gun to chase the thugs away. MORE AT Oakland legacy jewelry store all but wiped out in brazen daytime heist, until owner gets his gun (bizpacreview.com)

DISTURBING VIDEO Dion Lim on X: "8 armed suspects ransacked the legacy Oakland Chinatown business Phuong Jewelry yesterday at around 12:30. The family tells me, in less than one minute 85-90% of their inventory was taken. Watch as owner Diane runs to the back & gets her 76-year old husband. He storms out… https://t.co/JSmFDL960j" / X (twitter.com)

GOFUNDME PAGE FOR THE FAMILY A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the business, with $5,275 collected as of this writing toward a goal of $50,000.

FROM THE MAILBOX

A reader is seeking information about a village bookstore called Jorelle's Books.

This book store rented space in what is now Upper Village Blooms---many many years ago. (It may have also been spelled JOR-EL). It was here for a little less than a year and was modeled after the book store in Peekskill.  It also specialized in first editions.  There were complaints, however, that the vintage magazine section was "too conservative" and "gun-focused" by a handful of young women. The owner, a war veteran, chose to close and re-open out West. That's all we have learned. You might find more in the Historical Society.

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A READER is trying to find anything on a "monster truck crusher" event that was held recently in the village.  It is MOST LIKELY this event at Croton Auto Park: from 2021, THE RAMINATOR----CLICK ON EverythingCroton: VIDEO---THE RAMINATOR! CROTON AUTO PARK!

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A READER wonders if there is anything available on the old PEOPLE TO PEOPLE events that were once held at Temple Israel.

YES. Again, archived at the old blog. The Croton Historical Society may have more. For the archived post, GO TO EverythingCroton: CIRCA 1972: PEOPLE TO PEOPLE WEEKEND @ TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

APRIL INVASIVE SPECIES NEWS FROM THE NYSDEC--PROTEST NY'S WATERS FROM INVASIVE SPECIES THIS FISHING SEASON

A cluster of spiny waterflea attached to a fishing line.
 Photo courtesy of Emily DeBol

April 1 marks the beginning of the harvest season for trout! While fishing this season, you can take steps to protect your waters from aquatic invasive species (AIS). AIS can outcompete native species, damage economies and ecosystems, and negatively impact recreation.

Invasive species can be carried on fishing equipment.

Follow these guidelines to help prevent the spread of AIS:

Clean, Drain, Dry fishing equipment. AIS such as hydrilla, spiny waterflea, and didymo can be carried between water bodies on fishing equipment. Before moving to a new location and after you’ve finished fishing:

 
Clean plants and mud from fishing gear, boots, and waders and put it in the trash. Consider using rubber boots with studs rather than felt-soled waders, which can be difficult to clean.
Drain water from gear and bait buckets onto land. If keeping bait, drain the water and replace it with spring water or dechlorinated tap water.
Dry your equipment with a towel or let it air dry.
If possible, disinfect equipment using hot water (at 140°F for 30 seconds).

Use bait responsibly. Properly using and disposing of bait can prevent the spread of diseases and AIS. Purchase certified bait to make sure it’s disease-free. After fishing, dispose of unused bait in the trash rather than throwing it into a water body. Never release caught bait or fish into a different water body. Check DEC’s Baitfish Regulations page to keep up-to-date on which fish can be used as bait, where bait can be used, and more.

Report sightings of AIS. Be part of our efforts to control invasive species! If you find AIS while fishing, report it to iMapInvasives, New York’s invasive species database. Visit DEC’s Aquatic Invasives Species page to learn more about AIS to look out for.

CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY--AND BETHANY ARTS COMMUNITY---IN THE NEWS

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Make memories you can keep on this Road Trip: Close to Home to workshops with talented artists in Westchester!

CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY--AND BETHANY ARTS COMMUNITY---IN THE NEWS

READ MORE AT Explore artistic workshops and galleries on a road trip to Ossining and Croton (news12.com)

AND DON'T FORGET--4/13--RECEPTION, LAUREN DAVIS, AT CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY