Thursday, May 2, 2024

1926---HAVE YOU SOLVED YOUR WEEK-END AND SUMMER PROBLEM?

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We love finding vintage ads---and it's even better when they have a Croton connection.

CLICK ON THE 1926 ad below from The Outlook---HAVE YOU SOLVED YOUR WEEK-END AND SUMMER PROBLEM?

FOR OUR COMMUTERS--1-95 CLOSURE COULD LAST DAYS

This story has been updated.  A closure on I-95 in Connecticut caused by an early morning crash and fire involving a tanker with thousands of… Read more 

OFF CAMPUS AGITATORS--NEARLY HALF OF ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTORS ARRESTED AT COLUMBIA, CITY COLLEGE, WEREN'T STUDENTS

Of the 282 protesters cuffed and hauled away from Columbia University and City of New York campuses, 134 of them had zero affiliation with either school, according to law enforcement sources.

Nearly half of anti-Israel protesters arrested at Columbia, City College weren’t students
By Joe Marino, Craig McCarthy and Emily Crane
Published May 2, 2024, 10:29 a.m. ET

Nearly half of the protesters arrested at the Columbia University and City College campuses during violent anti-Israel unrest weren’t students, police sources said Thursday — a day after Mayor Eric Adams warned that “outside agitators” were radicalizing youngsters.

Of the 282 protesters cuffed and hauled away during a massive NYPD operation late Tuesday, 134 of them had zero affiliation with either school, according to law enforcement sources.

Hizzoner, who has repeatedly blamed this week’s on-campus chaos on professionals with a history of fueling non-peaceful protests, also touted the initial figures, saying more than 40% of the initial arrests were “outsiders.” “What was given to me by my team, a preliminary review of the numbers, just the beginning process of analyzing, but it appears, though, that over 40% of those who participated in Columbia and CUNY were not from the school and they were outsiders,” Adams told NPR ......more at Nearly half of anti-Israel protesters arrested at Columbia, City College weren't students (nypost.com)

DEC ANNOUNCES NEW RECREATIONAL STRIPED BASS REGULATIONS

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Changes to Recreational Striped Bass Fishing Regulations

DEC has announced new recreational fishing regulations for striped bass in the Hudson River for the 2024 season. Effective May 1, striped bass caught in the Hudson River and tributaries north of the George Washington Bridge may only be kept if they are between 23 inches and 28 inches long. The Hudson River striped bass fishing season and bag limit remains unchanged, with targeted angling allowed between April 1 and November 30 and a one fish bag limit. MORE AT DEC ANNOUNCES NEW RECREATIONAL STRIPED BASS REGULATIONS :: City of Rensselaer, New York (rensselaerny.gov)

SAVE THE DATE--ST AUGUSTINE'S HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION WAVES OF SUMMER FUNDRAISER

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SAVE THE DATE--ST AUGUSTINE'S HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION WAVES OF SUMMER FUNDRAISER---5/31---MORE INFO AT Waves of Summer 2024 Fundraiser Dinner - St. Augustine School - Ossining, NY (staugustineschool.org)

RALPH BARIC'S TESTIMONY, COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC

Ralph Baric’s behind closed doors testimony. It’s 212 pages but worth the time--------SEE AT https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Baric-TI-Transcript.pdf

CROTON DAM SPIRITS' SECRET INGREDIENT: THE PUREST WATER

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Croton DAM Spirits’ Secret Ingredient: The Purest Water
Marc Ferris — May 1, 2024--The secret to any great spirit is the quality of the water used in the distilling process. DAM Vodka and DAM Dry Gin are sold under the Croton DAM Spirits label and blend the famous, pure water from the Croton Aquifer with the finest Italian winter wheat. MORE AT Croton DAM Spirits’ Secret Ingredient: The Purest Water – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB FB PAGE--WILD ENDING--SENIOR SOFTBALL V. NORTH SALEM

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FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB FB PAGE--- Ok OK OKKK! The Senior Softball game v. North Salem had a WILD ending- not to mention a delay due to lightning!

Here’s the deets …In the bottom of the 9th, Ellie Zamora (cuz) crushed a triple over the left fielder’s head to walk off a 2-1 win with Ellie Fredman scoring from first. Crazy game! Congrats Tigers! SEE THE VIDEO HERE.

FLOTILLA PHOTOS---A SPECIAL REQUEST

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST--A RE-POST FOR THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY BOAT FLOTILLA (AND HISTORY TALK)

COPS RAISE THE STARS AND STRIPES, TOSS AWAY PALESTINIAN FLAG IN ICONIC MOMENT AFTER QUELLING CITY COLLEGE PRO-TERROR PROTEST

Dramatic video shows the triumphant moment NYPD officials raised an American flag that anti-Israel “agitators” had replaced with a Palestinian one at a City College of New York campus after cops swooped in and arrested hundreds of protesters there.  NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry and Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard were filmed standing on the flagpole’s base at the school’s Harlem Heights campus then pulling down the Palestinian flag late Tuesday. MORE AT Cops raise US flag, toss Palestinian banner after ending City College pro-terror protest (nypost.com)

AGENDA, PLANNING BD. MEETING 5/21, ADU, INDIAN BROOK CROTON GORGE OVERLAY, RENEWAL, SMOKE TOWN, MAPLE STREET, ETC.

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