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From the WatchCroton mailbag
To the editor,
I was devastated by the latest round of mass gun violence at the Parkland, Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14. Seventeen lives taken in six minutes.
Wanting to take a positive step, I reached out to our local NY State Senator Terence Murphy to find out his views and actions on gun violence. I asked his representative what was Mr. Murphy’s position on the NY Safe Act, a law passed in 2013, which requires universal background checks that are designed to keep guns out of the hands of people with dangerous mental illness and criminals while not restricting guns to hunters and people who want a gun to defend themselves. The representative on the phone was not sure what Mr. Murphy’s stance on the NY Safe act was. I find this very troubling as the last written documentation I could find on Mr. Murphy’s record on the NY Safe Act was a debate he had in October 2016 where Mr. Murphy said he wanted to weaken or repeal the NY State Safe Act.
I shared with the staff member that I found this lack of a clear stance from Mr. Murphy on gun issues very troubling. I went on to ask if there were plans for Mr. Murphy to hold a town hall to give constituents an opportunity to engage in a dialogue about this issue. The representative did not know when a town hall would be scheduled and advised me to check the website to see if one would be held.
In this day and age of random violence and an increasing lack of civility, I use this letter to respectfully ask Mr. Murphy to schedule a town hall to give his constituents an opportunity to engage with him in conversation about issues of concern to all of us. We should expect no less from our elected officials.
Sincerely,
Bettina Mayer
Croton on Hudson, NY
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Happy, Merry, Good Holidays & New Year from CCoA
Interested in any of the Cedar Lane Arts Center Programs for youth or adults starting in January? Here’s the >> link to the CLAC program listing.
Some time ago, we told you about Christine Knowlton’s hour-long documentary about blind sailors, “Sense the Wind.” Christine is thrilled to announce that the movie has just been fully released to the public and is available online with iTunes and Amazon rental or download purchases. And Kunaki, a DVD on Demand service, will produce a copy to order and ship anywhere internationally. To watch the film go to these links: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/sense-the-wind/id1298849489; Amazon: http://amzn.to/2zhoiOO; Kunaki DVD on Demand: http://Kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=147999. The independent film project began when Christine brought a camera to the Courageous Sailing docks in 2009 and began a long challenging ride, continuing beyond its 2015 completion. This fall concluded 2 years and 42 festival and filmmaker presentations coast to coast and across continents.
January 1 at 3 pm – free New Year’s Gala Concert at Holy Name of Mary, Croton: Richard Simons and Gabriel Tevan conducting the Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra. 2 pm – the Simons Funtime Band.
Coming at the Croton Free Library:
JANUARY 7, 2 pm – NEW DATE | BROADWAY & CABARET SHOWCASE – Cris Groenendaal (who starred as the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway), Master of Ceremonies, hosts the Broadway & Cabaret Showcase; Sue Anderson, musical director for several Broadway shows, accompanies Cris and all other performers. Hear Cris, Sue, your family, friends, and neighbors, including Ben Bauder, Noelle Carlson, Nanci Gentile, Emily Groenendaal, Jonathan Hiller, Kathryn Kit, Elissa Leone, Justen Lopez, Dante Mancinelli, Julie Martinez, Tina Mayer, Martina Portychova, Carmel Riggs (listing subject to change). Free and open to the public.
JANUARY 13, 3 pm – In connection with an exhibition on view in January and February by visual artist Yoon Cho “The Desert Walk Photo and Video Series,” Yoon Cho will give an artist’s talk and video screening at the opening reception (2 – 4 pm). Free and open to the public. Family Gallery Activity Guides are available for children during the exhibition. “The series explores the relationship with our environments by featuring the artist’s walk performances in America’s diverse desert landscapes with superimposed digital drawings of various biological life forms such as seeds, embryos, and pollen. The artist’s difficult journey to motherhood and upbringing in a family of physicians inspired her to explore the relationship between biological life forms and their habitats.” The series, five years in the making, captures walk performances in 20 deserts, including Death Valley, White Sands National Monument, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.
JANUARY 21, 2 pm – Acclaimed Soprano Misty Ann Sturm Presents Kurt Weill (who collaborated with some of the finest lyricists of the 20th century: Bertolt Brecht, Ira Gershwin, Ogden Nash, Maxwell Anderson and Ann Ronell). Sturm, winner of the Lotte Lenya International Vocal Competition, will perform Weill’s songs lesser-known songs that were cut from his cinematic and theatrical productions alongside his familiar melodies in in an evening of cabaret accompanied by pianist Anna Dagmar.
Coming from CCoA in 2018:
Local Color artists’ show; Photographers of Northern Westchester show; and much more.
What’s Hanging Around Croton
What’s Hanging Around Croton
At the Croton Free Library through the end of 2017, “People, Places, and Things”: small paintings by Sharon Kullberg, Peg Taylor, and Lavinia Wiggins.
Now at the Black Cow in Croton: panoramas by Joe Mullins. (Detail shown)
From the WatchCroton Mailbag – Election Special
To the editor:
One of the big themes in the Westchester County Executive election race, culminating on November 7, is taxes. Current Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino keeps saying that he has never raised taxes. What he is not referring to is his alignment with the far right Republican agenda where a tax plan is being rushed through Congress that will cost Westchester county residents thousands of dollars. This tax plan will limit or sharply curtail the right to deduct state and local taxes. This will result in increased federal taxes of at least several thousand dollars for many Westchester homeowners. If Mr. Astorino takes such pride in his claim of not raising taxes, why is he not vigorously opposing this proposed tax plan?
While Mr. Astorino is happy to sacrifice Westchester homeowners to the Republican Holy Grail of “tax reform” I am confident that George Latimer will fight for all Westchester residents on this and other issues.
Mr. Latimer has worked as Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, to cut county property taxes for three consecutive years. As a State Senator, he has worked with Governor Cuomo to hold property taxes to an average growth rate of just over two percent, less than half the rate of growth over the previous ten years. Mr. Latimer also secured millions of dollars from NY Rising for flood prevention in Westchester.
In addition, I have personally seen Mr. Latimer at a number of events where he is readily available and goes out of his way to connect with constituents on a variety of issues and solicit their opinions and concerns. My personal contact with Mr. Astorino has consisted of carefully orchestrated town halls and robo calls where he “invites” people to call in or talk about issues of his choosing as opposed to welcoming all his constituents to freely and openly share their thoughts.
In having the opportunity to vote for Westchester County Executive, my vote is for George Latimer. Mr. Latimer demonstrates a strong level of concern for the well being of all the residents of Westchester County. I trust my future as a resident of Westchester County with George Latimer when I cast my vote for him on November 7. I hope you do the same.
Sincerely,
Bettina Mayer
Member Croton in Action
Croton on Hudson, NY
Leaf vacuum schedule for the week of October 30, 2017
Please place loose leaves~ONLY~out at the curb to be vacuumed.~NO~twigs, branches, or other yard waste should be mixed in with the leaves. These items will clog and damage the equipment. Please do not park on or near leaf piles, this will interfere with the leaf collection crews. Leaf collection crews will be working as late as 7:30 PM if necessary, weather permitting.
The following is a list of streets to be vacuumed during the week of October 30, 2017, weather permitting.
Arlington Drive
Benedict Blvd.
Cedar Lane
Cleveland Drive (Old Post Road South to Piney Point Rd.)
Clinton Street
Crest Street
Croton Point Avenue
Devon Avenue
Franklin Avenue
Hastings Avenue
Hill Street
Lexington Drive
Morningside Drive
Nordica Drive
Observatory Drive
Old Post Road South (Cleveland Dr.to Truesdale Dr.)
Oneida Avenue
Park Avenue
Penfield Avenue
Piney Point Avenue
South Riverside Avenue
Sunset Drive
Truesdale Drive
Wayne Street
Whelan Avenue
Young Avenue
Ommegang Brew Masters Dinner
On Friday, January 12th 2018 Brewery Ommegang Brew Masters, Phil Leinhart and Justin Forsythe and the whole crew will be descending on Holy Smoke Croton for an exclusive Beer Pairing Dinner.
Holy Smoke Croton will be closed to the public the entire day for our annual event.
This exclusive beer pairing dinner will include 5 courses, hand picked to highlight the great beers of Brewery Ommegang, with a unique food menu put together by Phil, Justin and the chefs at Holy Smoke.
This is the most sought after, engaging and fun event we do each year; we are pumped to share the night with our long time friends at Brewery Ommegang and the great patrons of Holy Smoke.
Tickets are available here.
State pushes back on Hudson oil barges
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