Croton Community Calendar: September 14th Edition
A list of upcoming events in Croton-on-Hudson – 9/14/22 to 9/28/22
Posted on: September 14, 2022 - 4:18pm
Croton Clean Sweep 2022
Friday, September 16 – Sunday, September 18
Everyone has walked or driven by a spot in town and thought, “someone should clean that up.” Now’s the time for that person to be you! Croton Conservation Advisory Council’s C.L.E.A.N. CROTON subcommittee is hosting a community-wide cleanup event this September! Here's how it works:
- PICK A PLACE in or around Croton-on-Hudson you want to clean up. The curbside in front of your house, the nasty area around your dumpster behind your business, the trail you love to walk...
- EMAIL YOUR PLACE to cleancroton@johnealer.com. C.L.E.A.N. CROTON-ON-HUDSON will track everyone’s targets on a map to help coordinate efforts!
- SPREAD THE WORD by passing the info to neighbors and local businesses. View the event page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1317747078663380/
- CLEAN UP YOUR PLACE ANYTIME from Friday 9/16 – Sunday 9/18. You can spend as little or as much time as you want. 15 minutes in front of your house cleaning up the curbside – great! An hour cleaning up the waterfront at Senasqua – great!
- EMAIL A PHOTO OF YOUR TRASH BAG WITH YOUR CLEANED UP SPOT IN THE BACKGROUND to cleancroton@johnealer.com so we can celebrate our achievements. Before and after pics are great, too, as are selfies!
C.L.E.A.N. CROTON-ON-HUDSON encourages you to reach out to your neighbors and local businesses to chip in, but obviously respect property-holders rights and don’t enter anyone’s private property without permission. Feel free to reach out with any questions to cleancroton@johnealer.com.
Animal Embassy at Senasqua Park
Friday, September 23, 2022 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Senasqua Park
Become a Backyard Naturalist with Animal Embassy. Learn how to support our “wild neighbors” and contribute to the health of our shared environment in this fun and informative program! (rain date: September 24)
Family Movie Night at Senasqua Park
Friday, September 23, 2022 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
This month's movie: CLIFFORD, The Big Red Dog! Join us for this action-packed adventure based on the beloved book series. When middle-schooler Emily meets a magical animal rescuer, who gifts her a little red puppy, she never imagined waking up to a 10ft hound in her small New York City apartment.
Village-Wide Tag Sale
Saturday, September 17 – 10 AM to 4 PM
The 4th annual Village-Wide Tag Sale will be held on Saturday, September 17th, 2022 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Click here to view the list of participating residences and map! Over 80 homes across the Village will be participating this year. A Google Map of the Tag Sale is available at the following link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1bPOEHHpfk-dxALzTp6YB4HBkaUsHpsU&usp=sharing Residents are reminded that the Village Code does not permit the placing of signs on telephone poles, street signs, etc. For further information, please contact Emily Mancini at emancini@crotononhudson-ny.gov or (914) 271-4848.
Croton Girl Scouts Back to Troop
Sunday, September 18 – 12:00 to 2 PM
Vassallo Park
Join Croton Girl Scouts for Back To Troop! Earn your Global Action Award. Activities will include yoga, creating a Tippy-Tap hand washing station, and building our community using lego! Bring a friend who isn't a Girl Scout and get a special patch. If you're not a Girl Scout yet, come and see what we're all about! Visit CrotonGirlScouts.org for more info.
Operation Snowflake - Registration now open!
Complete the online registration process by Tuesday, October 4th
The Town of Cortlandt is seeking youth ages 14 - 18, to shovel the driveways, pathways and sidewalks for the Town’s Senior Citizens this winter season. Youth will be paid $10.00 per hour. Working papers are required for youth ages 14 -17. Click here to learn more and register. If you are a Senior Citizen in need of this service or you know a Senior in need of this service have them call Becky Ferguson at the Muriel H. Morabito Senior Center at 914-528-8377 for eligibility requirements.
Westchester County Health Department to Offer Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
Vaccine clinics are held on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Friday, September 16, the bivalent booster will be available from 1 to 3 p.m.
Westchester County Health Department Clinic, 134 Court St, White Plains, NY 10601
Beginning this Friday, September 16, the Westchester County Health Department will be offering the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. The new bivalent vaccine, which contains pieces of both the Delta and Omicron strands of COVID-19, is designed to provide better protection than previous boosters against the virus. The Health Department will have the Pfizer Bivalent Booster (12 and older) and the Moderna Bivalent Booster (18 and older) available. The Health Department has been directed by the FDA to no longer provide the monovalent booster, however all other vaccines for all other age groups will still be available. The bivalent vaccine is only approved as a booster shot, and can only be administered two months after your previous booster or your original series of the COVID-19 vaccine. Appointments are required, and walk-ins will not be accepted. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the Westchester County Health Department Website.
Safe Harbor Bereavement Group
Fridays 10 – 11 AM Starting September 9
Croton Free Library Creative Space
Join experienced counselor Donna Rayburn for a weekly safe, non-judgemental group to discuss personal grief and loss. Participants will sign an agreement to keep everything discussed in the group private and confidential. No registration required. Free & open to all. Questions? Email gglazer@wlsmail.org. The group will meet every Friday for eight weeks.
Quiet Reading Hour at the Library
Thursdays 7:00 – 8:00 PM Starting September 8
Croton Free Library
Do you have trouble finding time and space to read? Every Thursday evening, the Croton Free Library will be hosting a Quiet Reading Hour complete with a designated quiet area at the back of the Library, a welcome kit with snacks and earplugs, and read any book of your choice. Free and open to all! BYO book, or check out something new right in the Library.
LEGO Club at the Library
Tuesdays, 2:45-4:30pm. Session runs from Sept. 13 until Nov. 15
Croton Free Library Creative Space
LEGO Club is back! Come to the Library and use our extensive LEGO collection to build anything your heart desires. There will be weekly themes, complete with directions, or you can free-build. The Library will provide all the LEGOs. Free and open to all middle- and high-school-age students. Adults welcome, too. No registration required.
Babytime with Lauren
Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Croton Free Library
Join the Library for Babytime with Lauren, a lapsit program for parents with babies & toddlers! The group will sing songs, read stories, and do finger plays. It’s a great way to interact with your little one. Stay for an interactive playgroup afterward, too! Free and open to all. No registration required.
Mothering Together
Fridays, 11:00am-12:00pm Starting September 16
Croton Free Library
Mothering Together is a new in-person support group for new parents and their babies! This group will offer community, support, and solace for parents at the beginning of their journeys. It is held at the Croton Free Library and led by Beth Villeneuve IBCLC, a licensed pediatric nurse and mother of seven. Beth also holds a Bachelor of Science in Maternal Child Health and Human Lactation. Different feeding styles will be discussed, and there are no feeding-style requirements or expectations to attend. And parents of all genders are welcomed with open arms! Free and open to all. Masks are not required, but participants are welcome to wear them. Registration required! Go to crotonfreelibrary.org/event/mothering-together
St. Augustine’s $1 & $2 Clothes Sale
September 17 to September 24, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
6 Old Post Road North
St. Augustine's of Croton-on-Hudson will host their annual $1 & $2 Indoor/Outdoor Clothing sale from September 17 to September 24. Rain or Shine.
Lower Hudson Chapter of the NYS Archaeological Association: 'Legacies are our Future' Presented by Kelly M. Britt, PhD
Sunday, September 18 – 1:00 PM
Croton Point Nature Center
Legacy archeological collections are older collections that may not meet current standards yet hold important opportunities for current and future research. However, working with legacies is challenging. Using examples from the Bronx Van Cortlandt Park collection excavated by Brooklyn College in the early 1990s, Dr. Britt will touch up difficulties, rewards, ethics, and the future of working with legacy collection.
Living History: Camp Life in the Revolutionary War
Sunday, September 18 – 2:00 to 3:30 PM
Croton Free Library, Ottinger Room
Soldiers in Washington’s Army spent nearly eight years of conflict facing off against the British and living in makeshift camps all over the country. This hands-on program — led by Joe Ryan, Founder and President of the Living History Education Foundation, and experienced BOCES-certified re-enactors — will highlight the tasks of ordinary camp life during the war. Participants will divide into platoons, lay out an encampment, put up an 18th-century tent, and drill with bang & flash muskets. Kids age 8+ and all adults welcome. This program isn't suitable for young children. This program will take place both indoors and outdoors, if weather permits. Free! Registration is required & space is limited, so sign up today at https://www.crotonfreelibrary.org/event/living-history-camp-life-revolutionary-war
Saw Mill River Audubon Birding Field Trip
Monday, September 19
Croton Point Park
Details and registration at https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/register-trips/.
Croton Scarecrow Contest
Ongoing with deadline of October 1
DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SCARECROW? The Croton-on-Hudson Scarecrow Contest is back! The Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce will decorate the Upper Village for Oktoberfest/Fall Festival on October 1. To learn more and sign up, click here. If you would like to participate, please make sure to reserve your spot. For any questions, call 914-271-3300.
Croton Rotary Car Show Parade
Sunday, September 25 – 9:00 to 9:30 AM
Join the Croton Rotary Club for the 38 Annual Croton Rotary Auto Show and Parade, Sunday, Sept. 25th! The parade will exit the Croton Harmon Train Station at 9:00 AM, travel east on Croton Point Avenue, make a left onto Riverside Avenue, then a quick right onto Benedict Boulevard, left onto Cleveland Drive, left at five corners onto Old Post Road, past the High School, into the Upper Village, making a left at the “dummy” light, then continue on Grand Street, winding down and back to South Riverside Avenue and traveling south back through Harmon to end up at the Croton Harmon Train Station.
Croton Rotary Auto Show
Sunday, September 25 – 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Join the community for the 38 Annual Croton Rotary Auto Show and Parade, Sunday, Sept. 25th! There will be fun for the whole family. Watch the parade through the streets of the Village of Croton from 9-9:30am, then come view the classic cars along with this year’s EV Corral (Electric Vehicle) from 11am-3pm at the Croton-Harmon Train Station. There will be food and fun for the kids with a Balloon Show at 1pm! Don’t miss Croton’s Famous Chili Contest where your favorite local restaurants will let you sample their scrumptious chili recipes and vote on your favorite! General admission is $5 per person, $10 per family. If you would like to enter your car there is a $20 fee at the gate.
Westchester County Clerk Mobile Office
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
In front of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street
Westchester County Clerk Timothy Idoni’s community outreach staff will be visiting the Municipal Building Tuesday, September 27th from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The staff will be able to take your photo and process your passport application.
Upcoming Village Meetings
Please note that all board meetings are being held in-person at the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, unless stated otherwise:
- Wednesday, September 14 | 8:00 PM – Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
- Monday, September 19 | 7:00 PM – Board of Trustees Meeting
- Tuesday, September 27 | 7:00 PM – Fire Council Meeting (@ Harmon Firehouse)
- Tuesday, September 27 | 8:00 PM – Planning Board Meeting
- Wednesday, September 28 | 7:30 PM – Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee Meeting
Recordings of the statuary board meetings (Board of Trustees, Planning & Zoning) are available under the Village’s live stream channel.
Do you have an item you wish to submit to the Village for inclusion in this e-blast? Please fill out the event submission form located on our website.