BY SPECIAL REQUEST, WILLIAM THOMAS GADDIS

By special request: As many of you know, novelist William Gaddis was a village resident in the 1960's. Your editor finally got around to re-reading his first book, THE RECOGNITIONS. It's not an easy read but is worth the trip and highly recommended.

For those who don't know,....William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. (December 29, 1922 – December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. The first and longest of his five novels, The Recognitions, was named one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels from 1923 to 2005 and two others, J R and A Frolic of His Own, won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. Gaddis is widely considered one of the first and most important American postmodern writers. READ MORE ABOUT HIM HERE.

And stay tuned for additional posts.

NY--CAMPUS CHAOS, ANGRY PROTESTERS AT NY-ANTI-ISRAEL DEMONSTRATION PELT NYPD WITH BOTTLES, BASH COP'S HELMET WITH CHAIR

Angry protesters at NYU’s anti-Israel demonstration pelted NYPD officers with bottles as they raided the demonstration late Monday – with someone even bashing a cop’s helmet with a chair, a top department official said.

The NYPD moved onto the Greenwich Village campus, with permission from the university, when the camped-out group failed to disperse from Gould Plaza around 4 p.m., Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry told WABC Tuesday morning.

Community Affairs cops made the first attempt, before the department’s Strategic Response Group filed in, Daughtry said.

Some members of the crowd “chose violence” and whacked the responding cops with bottles, with one hitting a cop on his helmet with a chair, the police official tweeted, alongside a photo of the mark the blow left on the hardhat. MORE AT Angry protesters at NYU anti-Israel demonstration pelt NYPD officers with bottles, bash cop's helmet with chair (nypost.com)

SENIOR SEAN GRIMES NOMINATED FOR LOHUDSPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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Senior Sean Grimes has been nominated for @lohudsports Player of the Week!!!

He was lights out at the Faceoff X, winning 39/45 and added 3g 3a in two wins against Brewster and Putnam Valley. https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/lacrosse/2024/04/22/lohud-boys-lacrosse-player-of-the-week-poll-april-15-21-2024/73412192007/

THE PERILS OF RAISING "SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS"--PART TWO---PROTESTERS WITH FLARES MARCH ON NYPD HQ AS OVER 130 ARRESTED AT NYU

Excerpted: Anti-Israel protesters armed with flares marched toward NYPD headquarters late Monday after the number of students arrested at NYU reportedly rose to over 130.

Videos of Monday night’s protests show demonstrators holding bright flares over their heads while marching toward One Police Plaza while others waved flags, banged drums and chanted, “Gaza.”

Other clips show NYPD officers in riot gear monitoring protesters who chant, “We will free Palestine, within our lifetime.”........A spokesperson for NYU told PIX 11 that “disorderly, disruptive and antagonizing” protesters packed Gould Plaza, prompting the university to send the NYPD a written request for officers to intervene. Protesters with flares march on NYPD HQ as over 130 arrested at NYU (nypost.com)

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THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE PERILS OF RAISING "SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS"--POLICE STORM YALE CAMPUS WITH RIOT GEAR, ARREST STUDENTS, AS HUNDRED STAGE ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST

LOHUD, STATE AID INCREASES SMALL, OR NONE, FOR LOWER HUDSON SCHOOL DISTRICTS--WHAT DID YOURS GET?

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State aid increases small, or none, for Lower Hudson school districts. What did yours get?
Diana Dombrowski
Rockland/Westchester Journal News

Half of the Lower Hudson Valley's school districts will receive more state "foundation aid" in 2024-25 than they did this year, while the other half will get the same amount.

But no one will take a loss.

The state budget, finalized Saturday, maintained a precedent that school districts do not receive less foundation aid than the previous year, scrapping Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to do just that.  See the list of schools at Lower Hudson NY schools to see small or no state aid increases (lohud.com)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW OFFICERS SWORN IN ON 4/19

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW CROTON SENIOR CLUB OFFICERS SWORN IN ON 4/19--the officers are Rita Wilcox, Treasurer; Mary Gilligan, Assistant Treasurer; Bob Anderson, President; Linda McChain, Secretary and Bill Tuttle, Vice President.

BREAKING---LOT A UPDATE 4/23 FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE, MICHAEL BALTER--VILLAGE SAYS NO PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED TO SELL VILLAGE LAND DESIGNATED "UNNEEDED"

Breaking: Croton Board of Trustees reaches tentative agreement to sell Parking Lot A to Westchester developer [Updated April 23] CLICK HERE TO READ THE UPDATE ABOUT NO PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED TO SELL LAND DESIGNATED AS "UNNEEDED"

SEE ALSO WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S BOARD MEETING, ITEM H Board of Trustees Meeting (champds.com)

UPDATED 4/24 CHRONICLE EDITORIAL: BASIC VILLAGE DEMOCRACY DEMANDS PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE LOT A IS SOLD TO A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO BUILD 95 CONDO UNITS

SOME CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, CROTON & BEYOND

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SOME CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, CROTON & BEYOND---this list is updated every ten days or so.

---CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB GOLF FUNDRAISER; 6/10---25TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC---GO TO THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: REMINDER 6/10---FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB FB PAGE---25TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC

----FAITH LUTHERAN IS HAVING A FOOD DRIVE FOR THE OSSINING FOOD PANTRY AND A CHURCH VAN FUNDRAISER; CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY AT Home (faithlbc.com)

----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) and

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.

---ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; Croton Fire Dept. Junior Firefighter/Explorer Club; go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS---A WORD FROM THE CROTON-ON-HUDSON FIRE DEPARTMENT

---REMINDER---GOFUNDME DAVID DOYLE; David Doyle, Please help. GO TO Fundraiser by Stephanie Dahlgren : David Doyle (gofundme.com)

----TOWN OF CORTLANDT COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL---GO TO Community Clean Up Sign Up! - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

----FUNDRAISER, DANIEL PENNY'S LEGAL DEFENSE FUND; GO TO GiveSendGo - Daniel Penny's Legal Defense Fund: The Leader in Freedom Fundraising.

----HOLY NAME OF MARY POOR BOX; in the lobby area of Holy Name of Mary Church and at Good Shepherd Chapel is a very special box. It supplies the resources the Parish needs to continue to assist the needy in our Parish. Have an extra dollar? Feed the Hungry….

----ARCHDIOCESE OF NY--CARDINAL DOLAN; 2024 Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal; Your contribution is vital for the formation of new parish priests at Saint Joseph’s Seminary and College. Support their education with a gift to the Appeal by visiting www.cardinalsappeal.org/donate.

----BINGO ST. CHRISTOPHER/ST. PATRICK; Sat. May 4 in the Parish Hall at 6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:00 PM Admission is $5. 20240407B.pdf (parishesonline.com)

----BLOOD DRIVE SATURDAY, APRIL 27 IN CROTON, CLICK HERE

----TEMPLE ISRAEL BROTHERHOOD PASSOVER WINE SALE; MORE INFO AT Brotherhood Passover Wine Sale - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester (tinw.org)

AND THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: TEMPLE ISRAEL---5/4--MEET ME AT JAECH'S PLACE--SPEAKEASY AT THE SYNAGOGUE---AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF 1920'S LINKS TOO--POSTED LATER TODAY

----And of course, TO DONATE TO our own ARBORETUM, visit Croton Arboretum

----Cortlandt Day Camp Game Drive--The Town of Cortlandt Recreation Department is accepting donations of lightly used or new (complete sets) games that would be appropriate for children in grades K-4th for our Summer Day Camp!  SEE MORE AT THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: CORTLANDT DAY CAMP GAME DRIVE

FROM THE MAILBOX, TRAIN NOISE, REQUESTS FOR ASSORTED "OLD CROTON BUSINESSES" INFO

---The blog has received many complaints (punctuated with some salty language) about "middle of the night" train noise. Strongly advise that you submit a letter to the editor, reach out to the news media, and contact village staff and/or officials: Croton-on-Hudson NY | (crotononhudson-ny.gov)

---The blog has had numerous requests for old Croton business info; here are some of them below:

For Chicken Galore, 1977, click here

For the Westchester Mall, click here.

For JIM'S PLACE 1977 and 1978 ; GO TO THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: A LOOK BACK AT JIM'S PLACE, CROTON 1977 & 78

1981 WEAVERS DAY AT WBAI---WITH A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO LEE HAYS

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CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW FOR 1981 WEAVERS DAY AT WBAI---WITH A  SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO LEE HAYS

Hays was one fo the village's most notable residents.  For more, go to THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1963--THE WEAVERS TO DISBAND BY THE END OF THE YEAR

MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING--& NOW THE ANNUAL REQUEST---A LITTLE MEMORY FROM ONE OF THE ELVES AND THE SOUTHERN CONTINGENT---MOTHER'S DAY ETIQUETTE LIVES ON... CORSAGE BEAUTY AND SWANSON'S TOO

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For those of you who leave everything to the last minute (and you know who you are!!!), MOTHER'S DAY 2024 is May 12th.

For the next few weeks, we'll be featuring special posts here at the blog to help you keep the shopping--and more--as local as possible....

But for now....

How many of you still celebrate this day with an orchid corsage? Orchids were THE flower of choice in the 60's and 70's....and still are in some families......

--MOTHER'S DAY ETIQUETTE LIVES ON...CORSAGE BEAUTY courtesy of CHICKS DOWN SOUTH:

"As a young child, I remember the importance of my sister and me picking out a white corsage for my mother to wear at church on Mother’s Day. This flower does not symbolize her being a mother, but rather shows her love in an outward manner for her own mother. My Mom would wear a white flower which indicated her mother was deceased. If your mother is alive you would wear red or pink." READ MORE FROM CHICKS DOWN SOUTH HERE.

--And since one of the elves fondly recalls getting the family Mother's Day Corsage from Swanson's Florist, a little trip back in time at EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A LOOK BACK AT SWANSON'S FLORIST