QUEERS FOR PALESTINE BLOCK EXIT TO DISNEY WORLD, PROMPTLY ARRESTED

Roadblock Queers for Palestine block exit to Disney World, infuriating drivers before they’re promptly arrested---WARNING, STONG LANGUAGE, VIDEO---Go to The keffiyeh-clad crew used their vehicles to block the Disney exit of Interstate 4 in Orlando, alleging that the company “supports genocide.”

ARTY TOTILLO HAS PASSED AWAY

Just received the news that on 5-10-2024, longtime Croton resident Arty Totillo passed away. He had been living in Durham NC for a while with his family. A memorial service will be held in Croton sometime in the summer. Further details will be posted then.

"NOBODY IS BEING FORCED TO LIVE HERE"

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.

PAUL STEINBERG--A LETTER TO THE GAZETTE

To the editor:

Some say that eloquence is a lost art, but Croton’s own Brian Pugh is giving Cicero a run for the money. After much scheming about Lot A and cutting deals behind the curtain, the Board of Trustees recently held the obligatory public session at which they pretended to listen to the residents they purport to serve. The outcome was a foregone conclusion, and in that respect it was the normal Croton-style governance. But the gall of residents wasting his time annoyed Mr. Pugh, who chastised the assembled audience.

“Nobody is being forced to live here.” That was the conclusion of the Mayor of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson. Pithy, dismissive, and imperious in just seven words.

Mr. Pugh’s aversion to public input is nothing new. Among his first acts as Mayor was to change the “Public Participation” segment of Board meetings: he renamed it “Public Comment” to drive home the point that in Croton, the public does not “participate” in governance. At best you can quietly mutter a few words to an indifferent lot of Trustees twice a month. Even silent dissent is not without risk: just ask the Croton resident targeted for the offense of putting up a banner supporting the wrong political candidate.

Back in a kinder gentler time, the Historical Society sold t-shirts with the Croton motto “It’s a Dam town.” A punny slogan that brought a chuckle no matter how many times you heard it. But these are not times for chuckling. These are hard nasty times when we can brook no wrongthink. In fact, it is best not to think at all.

But all the news is not bad. There is much upside to the new slogan. For one thing, it will save time and money. Previously if you called up DPW to report a pothole, they would send a crew over to fill it. Now you will be sent straight to voicemail: “Nobody is being forced to live here.” It used to be that the Village Clerk would have to keep time during the comment period at public meetings. Now when someone approaches the podium to speak, the Clerk will snap: “Nobody is being forced to live here.” The Village Manager is a busy guy, and now he can easily dispense with resident queries: “Nobody is being forced to live here.”

There are revenue opportunities as well. Coffee mugs, t-shirts, those quilty things tourist shops sell: the possibilities are limitless. Our Croton logo is a hot mess, as might be expected with artwork done by committee. Adding the slogan “Nobody is being forced to live here” below the sloppy “C” will enable us to have a powerful cross-platform brand.

I realize that the slogan was coined by Mr. Pugh and hearing it does bring to mind Mr. Pugh’s political brand. But I hope he will be willing to work out a licensing agreement with the village. I looked on the government website, and it looks like we can register this for a few hundred bucks. If Mr. Pugh is willing to let us use his slogan, I will spring for the registration fee. 

--Paul Steinberg, Croton-on-Hudson (Not being forced to live here)

TARGET IN THE NEWS---THAT "PRIDE" COLLECTION

Target announced Thursday that it will only sell its LGBT “Pride” collection online and at select stores in 2024 following backlash over the collection in 2023.  Target assured customers that the retailer continues to “support and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community” in a company fact sheet. Only later was it mentioned that the availability of products themed around sexual orientations and gender identities would be limited based on “customer feedback” and “historical sales performance.” MORE AT Target Only To Sell ‘Pride’ Collection Online, At Select Stores After Backlash | The Daily Caller

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY CROTON!

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.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

ENJOY THE LINKS:

---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

https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/05/by-special-request-look-back-at_29.html

--1959, CROTON MOTHER'S DAY, GIRL SCOUTS THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: BY SPECIAL REQUEST, A CROTON MOTHER'S DAY 1959

--1981 CROTON MOTHER'S DAY THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: BY SPECIAL REQUEST----A LOOK BACK AT A CROTON MOTHER'S DAY 1981

AND DON'T FORGET--8:30 TO NOON THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: HOLY NAME OF MARY MONTESSORI SCHOOL---THAT TIME OF YEAR---ANNUAL PLANT & BAKE SALE