BRICKMAKING ON THE HUDSON RIVER

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Brickmaking on the Hudson River (Click on the photo below.)

From the late 1700s to the mid-1900s, the Hudson River brick industry was one of the largest manufacturing industries in New York State—providing bricks to build New York City, towns and villages up and down the Hudson River, and the Croton Aqueduct. By 1860 there were over 88 brickyards on the Hudson, each with its own unique brand mark. Rachel Whitlow, Executive Director of the Haverstraw Brick Museum, will connect historical buildings with the Haverstraw brickyard’s brand marks and take us behind the scenes to the communities that built them. 

Thursday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY. This event is free.

FORUMS SET ON NY'S "OVERDUE" CHANGES TO HS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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Forums Set On NY's "Overdue" Changes To HS Graduation Requirements--Regents exams would be just one path; credits would focus on proficiency in seven key areas rather than time-based units, and there's more.

Lanning Taliaferro,Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 4:32 pm ET|Updated Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 5:40 pm ET------more at Forums Set On NY's "Overdue" Changes To HS Graduation Requirements | Mid Hudson Valley, NY Patch

CROTON FALL 2024 RECREATION PROGRAMS

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Croton-on-Hudson Parks & Recreation – FALL 2024 Programs to Open for Registration
Date: September 3rd, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM (Registration Begins)

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson FALL 2024 Recreation Brochure will be published on September 3rd at 10 AM. A full schedule of classes, programs, special events, and trips will be offered. There’s something for everyone! Visit the Recreation website for program details and registration information.

 

TRANS AUDREY HALE NASHVILLE SHOOTER MANIFESTO RELEASED

Manifesto of Nashville school shooter finally released, becomes clear ‘why they tried to keep it closed’
September 3, 2024 | Kevin Haggerty | 

The full release of “The Nashville Manifesto” prompted less than surprised reactions as the contents led to calls for “a serious national discussion about trans extremism.”

Despite efforts to memory hole the March 27, 2023 tragedy that saw three nine-year-old children and three adult staff killed at Nashville, Tennessee’s Christian Covenant School, on Tuesday The Tennessee Star made the entire journal available for download.

As the documents were released, commentator Steven Crowder, whose “Louder with Crowder” team had been among those pushing back against the stonewalling for information, shared some of the 90 pages from the writings and highlighted messages that read; “If God won’t give me a boy body in heaven then Jesus is a f*ggot,” “I can’t be happy. I am meant to die,” “No brown girls, no love” and “Brown love is the most beautiful kind.”  

........Along with the pages that had repeatedly been referred to as a “manifesto” of Audrey Hale, the 28-year-old female killer who identified as a male named Aiden, The Star made note of additional journals obtained by Metro Nashville Police Department officers during an authorized search of the home she lived in with her parents. Alongside FBI and ATF agents, MNPD had seized 20 journals that contained roughly 1,000 pages penned between 2007 and 2022.

“We have documented a massive failure of the mental health system as a root cause of Hale’s reprehensible actions,” said The Star Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy in a statement Tuesday.......more at Manifesto of Nashville school shooter finally released, becomes clear ‘why they tried to keep it closed’ (bizpacreview.com)

FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO GOV. HOCHUL AGENT OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT

BREAKING NEWS: Former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Hochul charged with acting as undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, prosecutors say. MORE FROM NEWS 12 BREAKING NEWS: Former deputy chief of staff... - News 12 Westchester | Facebook

MORE ADU'S--STATE MAKES ROOM FOR NEW FORM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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HABITAT NYC----With funding available for 64 projects from New York state’s $85 million Plus One ADU Program, Habitat NYC Westchester is seeking applicants for $125,000 per state grant to construct Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on the properties of income-eligible residents in Bedford, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington and Yorktown.

State Makes Room for New Form of Affordable Housing – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

BACK TO SCHOOL, 25 MILE SPEED LIMIT, BE EXTRA MINDFUL ON MAPLE TO PVC, ETC.

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With the opening of the 2024-2025 school year this Tuesday, September 3rd, you should expect to see students walking, biking or waiting at school bus stops. The Village of Croton-on-Hudson asks all drivers to commit to drive safely and be mindful of speed limits. MORE AT Back-to-School Safety Reminder | Croton-on-Hudson NY (crotononhudson-ny.gov)

9/21, SAVE THE DATE, TOWN OF CORTLANDT COMMUNITY SWAP

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9/21, SAVE THE DATE, TOWN OF CORTLANDT COMMUNITY SWAP; MORE AT Community SWAP: Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 9AM-1PM - Town of Cortlandt, NY News

IN THE NEWS----CRIME AND CRIME AGAIN, 3 OUT OF 4 ARRESTED IN MIDTOWN A MIGRANT

Migrants flooding NYC’s justice system — making up ‘75% of arrests in Midtown’ — as ‘pathetic’ sanctuary city laws handcuff cops

By Larry Celona, Marie Pohl, Carl Campanile, Kevin Sheehan and Chris Nesi

Jefferson Maldenado, a 31-year-old migrant from Ecuador, has been arrested in New York City five times since arriving in the US earlier this year.

His latest bust was for stealing a pair of pants and a beer from the Target near Herald Square.

Asked why he committed the crime, the migrant thief said, “I wanted to change my clothes and think.

...........Across New York, recently arrived migrants are flooding the criminal-justice system — at far higher rates than public officials have acknowledged.

Police sources shared with The Post a staggering estimate that as many as 75% of the people they’ve been arresting in Midtown Manhattan in recent months for crimes like assault, robbery and domestic violence are migrants. In parts of Queens, the figure is more than 60%, sources there estimate.  More at Exclusive | Migrants flooding NYC’s justice system -- making up '75% of arrests in Midtown' -- as ‘pathetic’ sanctuary city laws handcuff cops (nypost.com)