Croton Community Calendar: October 11th Edition
Croton Business Council Oktoberfest
Homework Help at the Croton Free Library
Croton Friends of History: The Mystery of Money Island
COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-Up Clinic
College Essay Help Via ZOOM
Halloween Mind-Reading Show
Circle School Kids Clothing & Toy Sale
Village-Wide Tag Sale
125th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt
Croton River Artisans Gallery Artist Reception - Rob Kaplan
Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger
The Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger will take place on Sunday, October 15th at the Croton-Harmon High School. There's a 1-Mile Fun Run, a 5K Race/Walk, and a 10K Race! The run supports the Croton-Cortlandt Food Pantry, Croton Caring, Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill, Hillside Food Outreach, Feeding Westchester, WhyHunger as well as international organizations that fight hunger! More information and registration is available at runagainsthunger.com.
Demystifying Medicare Workshop
Attend the Demystifying Medicare Workshop on Sunday, Oct 15 from 1:30 – 4:30pm and learn how to navigate our complicated healthcare system for older adults. The workshop is for people who already have Medicare, as well as those soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with paperwork and medical decisions. More details and registration at https://www.crotonfreelibrary.org/event/demystifying-medicare-and-healthcare-coverage-seniors
125 Cocktail Party
The Croton 125 committee would like to invite all Croton friends and neighbors to celebrate the125th anniversary at a cocktail party at the Croton Yacht Club on October 15, from 5 – 7 pm. Tickets are $20 and include music, appetizers, and a cash bar. There are limited tickets available due to the space limits of the Yacht Club. Please note that this is a 21+ event. No persons under 21 will be admitted. The deadline to purchase tickets is October 12th. Visit croton125.org or go to https://croton.seamlessdocs.com/f/125cocktailparty to purchase tickets.
Police Advisory Committee Community Town Hall
The Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Advisory Committee and Croton Police Department will host a Town Hall for the community on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 at 6:00 PM. The Town Hall is an opportunity for residents to learn about the results of the 2023 Community Survey on Public Safety and Law Enforcement, a report from the Police Advisory Committee, as well as a presentation from the Croton Police Department. Questions and input from residents will be welcomed at the end of the meeting. The meeting will be held in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Municipal Building at 1 Van Wyck Street. Residents are invited to attend in person, or you can view the Town Hall meeting on Cable Channel 78, as well as on the Village’s website. Questions can be emailed by October 13th to crotonpoliceadvisorycommittee@gmail.com.
DOROT New Volunteer Open House
DOROT Westchester is a Non-Profit offering social programs, free of charge, to adults over 60 who live anywhere in Westchester County. DOROT Westchester connects volunteers with seniors for social engagements. Learn how you can be a part of the tradition of bringing meaningful social connection to older adults throughout all of Westchester County at the upcoming volunteer open house. For more information, please contact infowestchester@dorotusa.org.
Community Blood Drive
To sign up call 800-933-2566 or visit nybc.org/donate. Appointments are preferred, walks-ins will be welcome if space permits. Please eat and drink prior to attending, and bring an ID with your name and photo on it.
Halloween Window Painting!
Jazz Meets South America @ Croton Free Library
Croton Welcome Wagon Autumn Community Potluck
Fall Tree ID Walk
Certified Arborist Craig Stevens will lead the first ever fall version of our popular Tree Id walk, with special attention to children aged 2 –5 years. Rain or shine! This event is free. Meet at the end of Fox Lane.
The Old Croton Aqueduct in Art
When Cornelia Cotton opened an art gallery in Croton in 1979, one of the earliest gallery shows was called “Croton Water”– the first time that prints, maps, and ephemera of the Old Croton Aqueduct were shown as an art exhibit. Cornelia was active on efforts to preserve the Aqueduct early on, and after the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct (FOCA) was founded she served on its board for many years. Her presentation will feature a wide variety of images of sites along the Aqueduct, which is today the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park—a linear park which runs from Van Cortlandt Park at the Bronx County/City of Yonkers border to the New Croton Dam in Cortlandt. Tuesday, October 24, 7 p.m. at the Croton Free Library, Ottinger Room.
African Women's Education Fund (AWEF) Fundraiser
Please join us to celebrate and to share some news about the 126 women we are educating with your support in Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. CASH BAR, light appetizers “If you educate a woman, you educate a nation." More information at awef.org.
Annual GOBLIN WALK Costume Parade
Halloween Dog Parade
Interfaith Discussion About Anti-Semitism
Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, 31 Glengary Road
Ed Ginsberg will lead a workshop on antisemitism for the Temple Israel and broader interfaith communities. Join an interfaith discussion on the nature of anti-semitism and what we can do as a community to combat it. A light supper will be served More information: https://www.tinw.org/event/an-interfaith-discussion-about-anti-semitism.html
Upcoming Village Meetings
- Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 8:00pm
- Board of Trustees Meeting - Monday, October 16, 2023 - 7:00pm
- Planning Board Meeting - Monday, October 17, 2023 - 8:00pm
- Advisory Board on the Visual Environment Meeting - Wednesday, October 18 - 7:00pm (Meeting Remotely via Zoom)
Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee Meeting - Wednesday, October 18 - 7:30pm