SOME RECENT LETTERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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SOME RECENT LETTERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:

***Just because people disagree with you doesn’t make them racist: A letter from Paul Steinberg; click here

***Croton Chronicle, Guest Editorial: School workers union president says, give us a "livable wage." Jean Avolio, President, Aides of Croton United; click here

***EXAMINER NEWS, a letter from Elizabeth Lynch;  ARENA BELIEVES THE 40TH SENATE DISTRICT DESERVES BETTER; click here

SEE MORE RECENT LETTERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED HERE

EXAMINER NEWS, A LETTER FROM ELIZABETH LYNCH, BRIARCLIFF MANOR, ARENA BELIEVES THE 40TH SENATE DISTRICT DESERVES BETTER --NOT HARCKHAM

Arena Believes That New York’s 40th Senate District Deserves Better

August 6, 2024

State Senate candidate Gina Arena is running in the 40th District for the safety and prosperity of New Yorkers. Her opponent, Sen. Peter Harckham, favors and enacts the kind of progressive policies that have destroyed the quality of life in other far-left-run cities. Here are just a few examples:

Sen. Harckham is a co-sponsor of New York’s disastrous no cash bail legislation, which ensures that violent criminals remain free to re-offend.

He is sponsoring a bill that would ensure healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants, in addition to the other benefits that attract them to our state – benefits that stress our medical facilities, schools and housing.

To pay for it, Sen. Harckham proposes a full state government takeover of healthcare that would raise personal income taxes from 6.65 to 18.3 percent for those earning more than $150,000. At the same time, New Yorkers should expect less for more – fewer public services, less for schools, etc. – all while paying more in taxes (and for gas and groceries).

Sen. Harckham puts Albany above home rule. He has attempted to eliminate local zoning in our district to create high-density housing in our small communities and to take control of land for industrial projects, such as the largest lithium battery farm in America. Only the huge public blowback convinced him to change his actions. But what’s next?

As for mandates, his keystone legislation requires that all new cars in New York be electric vehicles by 2035, regardless if New Yorkers want or can afford them. He also supports that taxpayers subsidize various medical procedures, whether they agree with them or not.

New York leads exit migration nationwide; Sen. Harckham’s continued legislation will drive even more taxpayers and business from our state.

By contrast, Gina Arena is a voice for common sense. MORE AT Arena Believes That New York’s 40th Senate District Deserves Better | The Examiner News

HEAVY RAINFALL, BEACHES CLOSED, SOME HAVE RE-OPENED, INCLUDING CROTON POINT BEACH

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HEAVY RAINFALL, BEACHES CLOSED, SOME HAVE RE-OPENED; one of those is Croton Point Beach

12 Westchester Beaches Reopen, 5 Remain Closed: Health Department--Three Sound Shore beaches, which were closed preemptively last week in anticipation of heavy rainfall, will be resampled on Wednesday. MORE AT 12 Westchester Beaches Reopen, 5 Remain Closed: Health Department | Larchmont, NY Patch

AND

Update: Beach Allowed To Reopen In Croton | Cortlandt Daily Voice

CONGRATULATIONS CORTLANDT TRAVEL TEAM, WINS GREATER HUDSON VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP

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Congratulations to the Cortlandt American 10U Travel Team, who won the D4 Gold Bracket Championship for the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League on August 3, 2024 in Danbury, CT. MORE AT Cortlandt Travel Team Wins Greater Hudson Valley Championship – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

COLORADO PARENTS SUE STATE OVER TRANSGENDER LAWS ENCOURAGING DAUGHTER'S TRANSITION WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT

A Colorado couple is suing the state over its transgender law which allowed Brighton High School to encourage their daughter to transition without her parent’s knowledge or consent.

The girl was also allegedly encouraged to have her breasts surgically removed and to take cross-sex hormones by a trans-therapist who was connected to the girl by a school counselor.

After being manipulated by the school, the student once again identifies as a girl and regrets her decision. More at https://www.oann.com/newsroom/colorado-parents-sue-state-over-transgender-laws-encouraging-daughters-transition-without-their-consent/

JUST A REMINDER---SAVE THE DATES---UPCOMING VILLAGE MEETINGS AND THAT PETITION TOO

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JUST A REMINDER---SAVE THE DATES---UPCOMING VILLAGE MEETINGS:

Planning Board - 8/20/24 @ 8pm
Board of Trustees - 8/21/24 @ 7pm

AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE STOP URBANIZATION IN CROTON PETITION, GO TO Petition · Stop Croton's Urbanization Now! - Croton-on-Hudson, United States · Change.org

MISSED IT BY A DAY---AUGUST 12TH, THE FEAST DAY OF BLESSED MICHAEL McGIVNEY, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

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8/12 - REMEMBERING THE FEAST DAY OF BLESSED MICHAEL McGIVNEY---founder of the Knights of Columbus. READ MORE ABOUT HIM HERE.

You may also have an interest in Holy Name of Mary's Knights of Columbus:

***THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: TOP THREE MOST READ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY ARTICLES AT EVERYTHING CROTON IN 2023

***AND THEIR UPCOMING GOLF FUNDRAISER AT THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: AN IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER---AND FUN TOO---HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 9TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

BY SPECIAL REQUEST: EXPO '67, THE CROTON CONNECTION

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The semi-annual EXPO'67----BY SPECIAL REQUEST-----coverage of Croton-Harmon High School's performance at Expo '67; to see it, click here. 

AND SINCE CROTON'S PERRY LIPKIN WAS FEATURED, YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THIS 1983 LIPKIN TRIBUTE HERE

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS FLICKR ALBUM OF EXPO '67 IMAGES COURTESY OF JORDAN SMITH; more here

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THE CROTON CHRONICLE---UPDATE ON THAT FBI RAID IN CROTON, ARREST MADE, ACCUSED ID'D

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8/13 UPDATE (1) Update on child pornography arrest in Croton-on-Hudson last Wednesday: Identity of accused man confirmed. (substack.com)

A 41 year old man arrested on Observatory Drive on August 7 has now been charged with possession of child pornography.

Michael Balter
Aug 13, 2024

For several days now Croton has been abuzz with rumors that FBI agents raided a home on Observatory Drive last Wednesday, August 7. The Chronicle had been able to confirm that it was indeed an FBI operation, from law enforcement sources and eyewitnesses. However, until now authorities had kept details under wraps.

The story was broken today by News12 Westchester on its television broadcasts, that the FBI had arrested a 41 year old man living in the house and charged him with possession of child pornography. The charges were reportedly filed in U.S. federal court, the Southern District of NY, White Plains Branch. The man allegedly possessed 12 items of child pornography that had been printed out from the internet, News12 reported.

While News12 named the suspect, who is reportedly being held on $150,000 in bail, we are refraining from doing so until we can independently verify his identity and other details. MORE AT Update on that FBI raid in Croton. - by Michael Balter (substack.com)

Correction: While News12 Westchester identified the house that was raided as 35 Observatory Drive, we now believe that the actual address is No. 34. We will confirm the name of the arrested party as soon as we have independently verified it.