THE CROTON CHRONICLE--MONDAY PHOTO CORNER: INTRODUCING, CROTON CATS! PLUS, OUR FOREVER LANDING, AND MORE FLOWERS

PHOTO BY JESSICA DIECKMAN

Welcome to 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.

Photo Corner: Introducing, Croton Cats! Plus, our forever landing, and more flowers.

Our Monday morning feature has come roaring back with some great new selections from our local photographers. See the bottom of the post for how you, too, can showcase your Croton snapshots. MORE AT Photo Corner: Introducing, Croton Cats! Plus, our forever landing, and more flowers. (substack.com)

NY VILLAGE PROPERTY TAX RATES RANKED 1 TO 526

Welcome to 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.

NY village property tax rates ranked 1 to 526: Search 2023 data---Link at the end.  New York village property tax rates ranked 1 to 526. Search statewide, CNY data - newyorkupstate.com

Screen shot for  Croton below; click on the image.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---SUMMER 1966: WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--MORE OF WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN--SUMMER OF 1966...Click on the photos below.

You may also have an interest in WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE STARLIGHT 1971 AND 1972; CLICK HERE

HOMESCHOOLING AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION ISSUES------SUMMER 2024

Welcome to 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.

HOMESCHOOLING, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION ISSUES, SUMMER 2024--for our home schoolers and non public school readers--one of our most popular series--back after a brief hiatus---SOME INTERESTING LINKS---in no particular order:

-------Homeschooling Grows as an Escape from Failing Schools and Curriculum Fights...Turned off by fumbling public schools and curriculum wars, families teach their own kids. by J.D. Tuccille, 8.5.2024 North Carolina is one of the few states to keep detailed statistics on homeschoolers—who are famously resistant to scrutiny, and for good reason—and officials in the state recorded an interesting development this year. After dipping from a pandemic-era high when public schools were closed or generally making a poor job of remote learning, the ranks of homeschoolers have again begun to rise. With census figures showing similar growth elsewhere, we have further evidence that DIY education is here to stay. Homeschooling Surges Again......read more at More Parents Are Choosing Homeschooling To Escape Failing Public Schools (reason.com)

-------The blog has been receiving quite a few queries about St. Augustine School; these are best answered at St. Augustine School - Ossining, NY (staugustineschool.org); staff is very responsive.

-------The Center for Jewish Learning K-12 at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester is now open for registration; go to Temple Israel of Northern Westchester (tinw.org)

------VILLAGE'S DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOW KNOWN AS "IDEA"; FOR MINUTES/SUMMARIES/NOTES 2019-2024, FOR THE IDEA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, FORMERLY THE VILLAGE'S DIVERSITY INCLUSION COMMITTEE, CLICK HERE.

-------AND IN CALIFORNIA: California School District Course Forces Students to Assess Their 'Privilege' and 'Oppression' By Jeff Charles | 7:09 PM on July 25, 2024--A California school district required high school students to give presentations on “systems of oppression,” according to documents obtained by parental rights advocacy group Parents Defending Education (PDE). READ MORE AT California School District Course Forces Students to Assess Their 'Privilege' and 'Oppression' – RedState

-------THE BLOG HAS RECEIVED requests for more info about this homeschooling facebook page---HUDSON VALLEY HOMESCHOOLERS--here is the direct link---many of these can only be answered by them directly; go to Facebook

FROM THE MAILBOX

******A reader has happy memories "of Expo-67 with the high school" and asked if we had anything in the archives.

Indeed we do. "Expo'67" is at THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: EXPO '67, THE CROTON CONNECTION

---------------next

******THE BLOG has received a number of questions about St. Augustine Parish School; here is the website; many of these can only be answered by them directly; go to St. Augustine School - Ossining, NY (staugustineschool.org)

---------------next

******THE BLOG HAS RECEIVED requests for more info about this homeschooling facebook page---HUDSON VALLEY HOMESCHOOLERS--here is the direct link---many of these can only be answered by them directly; go to Facebook

MONARCH MADNESS 2024 IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

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.

Monarch butterfly sittings have begun in earnest---and will continue until the fall. (Click on the photo.)

And check out more marvelous monarchs courtesy of past posts here at Everything Croton---via Marcy Cohen and Feed the Birds! Click here and here.

Note: All content on this blog is Copyright (c) by Maria Cudequest and by the posters who have contributed specific content. All material is for your personal use only. No content or photos may be republished or sold, without prior written from your editor and the individual who contributed the content in question. For permissions or questions about this policy, please contact the editor.

CAR WASH 8/25 TO SUPPORT CHHS VARSITY FOOTBALL

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.

CAR WASH 8/25 TO SUPPORT CHHS VARSITY FOOTBALL

CLICK ON THE FLYER. Come Support CHHS Varsity Football! Car Wash Fundraiser Aug 24th (Rain Date Aug 25th) Facebook

JUST A REMINDER----8/6 PLANNING BOARD AGENDA, LOT A AND MUCH MORE

The Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room.

Click here for the agenda and support documents

Please note that street parking only will be available on August 6th from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. as the Croton Police Department are hosting an event in the Municipal Parking Lot.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: There will be opportunities to speak. Hopefully the air conditioning will actually work this time but wear comfortable clothing just in case and bring water. (Alternatively, bring layers in case the a/c is working too well).

***********
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN:

--THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: A LOOK AT THE ONLY MID-HUDSON VILLAGES LISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR'S PRO-HOUSING INITIATIVE---KIRYAS JOEL AND CROTON-ON-HUDSON

AND
--You may also have an interest in THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN CROTON AND HAD THE COURAGE TO ASK...A HYPERLINKED BIBLIOGRAPHY

AND
--THAT LETTER FROM JOEL GINGOLD TO THE BOARD SUMMARIZING BOTH PAST AND MORE RECENT HOUSING PROPOSAL MADNESS; CLICK HERE

AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THAT PETITION: Go to Petition · Stop Croton's Urbanization Now! - Croton-on-Hudson, United States · Change.org