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Matters Arising: Rabbi Michael Robinson.
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (368+ words) Last week, we reported that after a two year search, Temple Israel of Northern Israel had appointed Rabbi and Cantor Dan Sklar to be its new Senior Rabbi, effective next year. As part of our story, we briefly discussed the…...
You have 8 days left to take out a discounted annual sub to the Chronicle. The paywall looms.
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (413+ words) Our experience contradicted those pessimistic predictions. Hundreds of villagers and school district residents have seen the value of local journalism and the need to support it without being forced to. The spirit of voluntarism has allowed us to continue to…...
You have 9 days left to take out a discounted annual sub to the Chronicle. The paywall looms.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (413+ words) Our experience contradicted those pessimistic predictions. Hundreds of villagers and school district residents have seen the value of local journalism and the need to support it without being forced to. The spirit of voluntarism has allowed us to continue to…...
Croton Week in Review: May 18-22.
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (55+ words) The Croton Chronicle Croton Week in Review: May 18-22. Lorraine Hansberry's birthday; school elections wipeout; Washington Irving at home; new Senior Rabbi for Temple Israel; UPK victory; Effie Phillips-Staley speaks, and so does Benedict Arnold's wife. Continue reading this post for…...
Second annual Pride Flag raising and celebration at the start of Summerfest, June 7 at 1 pm.
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (264+ words) This event, hosted to Croton Pride and the Croton IDEA Committee, is on again this year. Last year we published a primer on the history of the Pride Flag, which we will post and edited version of here: While this…...
Peggy Shippen Arnold tells her side of the story.
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (721+ words) Char Weigel as Peggy Shippen Arnold at the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site with Bear Mountain Bridge in the background. A couple of Sundays ago, Peggy Shippen Arnold, the wife of Benedict Arnold, made a rare appearance before an audience…...
1000 posts in less than three years! Another milestone for The Croton Chronicle.
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (93+ words) The Croton Chronicle 1000 posts in less than three years! Another milestone for The Croton Chronicle. If you are not already doing so, please take out a discounted annual subscription and support local journalism in Croton. So, if you are already…...
Guest Editorial: The Lawler Playbook -- Rigging the Game Because He Can't Win It.
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (646+ words) The Croton Chronicle Guest Editorial: The Lawler Playbook -- Rigging the Game Because He Can't Win It. The author is a Democratic Party candidate for Congress in New York's 17th Congressional District. The primary is June 23. Editor's Note: The Chronicle has asked…...
After a two year search, Temple Israel finds its new Senior Rabbi right at home.
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (484+ words) After a two year search following the retirement of Senior Rabbi Jennifer Jaech, Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, located here in Croton-on-Hudson, has announced its new spiritual leader: Rabbi and Cantor Dan Sklar. Rabbi Sklar, who is already serving the…...
Old House Living: Six degrees of separation -- Washington Irving, Wolfert's Roost, and us.
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (520+ words) A popular Currier and Ives print showing the Father of American Literature with his dog on the driveway to Sunnyside. Courtesy National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Like Sunnyside, our home, a historic and stately Victorian, is an icon…...