Section: Pictorials

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iZoomr Does the Croton Dam Right

December 8, 2007

Zoom or pan this picture by using iZoomr’s control. For fun, ‘click & hold’ to zoom in (hold spacebar to zoom out) or ‘click & flick’ to pan anywhere!

Go ahead, make your own iZoomr and fall in love with your pictures—all over again.

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No Additives Here, Just Pure Croton Water

October 9, 2007

Despite the calendar marking last Saturday and Sunday as the first weekend in October, devout Croton River lovers lined the shores of Silver Lake. Although water temperatures remained in the low to mid-sixties, many people took pleasure in prolonged swims in the pristine and crystal clear river water—the bountiful overflow from the New Croton Dam, free for the taking.

On their way towards the Hudson River, these same waters penetrate down through layer upon layer of ancient glacial sands and gravels. Deep below, they replenish the aquifer that supplies Croton’s own world-famous water supply. Nature has added no adulterants or contaminants to this boundless source.

Why would anyone want to add chemicals to the marvelous water from this unique resource? Why would anyone want to do anything to change this ambrosial liquid merely to make a few cast iron pipes last a little longer? As Shakespeare said, “To gild refined gold, to paint the lilly, to throw pefume on the violet is wasteful and ridiculous excess.”

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New York City: Six Years Post September 11

September 11, 2007

The Marsh & McLennan 9-11 Memorial, September 11, 2007.

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What I Learned from Bush

September 8, 2007

Photo: Clony (Click image for high resolution view.)

1. Lying is O.K.
2. Cheating is o.K.
3. Torture is O.K.
4. Taking away people’s rights is O.K.
5. Neglecting the poor is O.K.
6. Being a religious hypocrite is O.K.
7. Killing is O.K.
8. Incompetence is O.K.
9. Cronyism is O.K.

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Croton's Commercial Real Estate 'Album of Shame'

August 23, 2007

Mark Twain once said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Similarly, everybody talks about what to do with Croton’s inventory of empty commercial properties, but does anybody really know how many vacancies there are in Croton?

Crotonblog decided to do something about it. And now we present for the record our “Album of Shame” portraying every empty location.

1.) South Riverside Avenue and Benedict Boulevard

2.) South Riverside Avenue

3.) South Riverside Avenue

4.) South Riverside Avenue

5.) South Riverside Avenue

6.) South Riverside Avenue

7.) South Riverside Avenue

8.) South Riverside Avenue

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And Speaking of Donald Trump...

July 12, 2007

Kieran Murray recently shared his “dream” about someone like “The Donald” becoming Croton-on-Hudson’s economic development savior. Residents might be interested to know that Mr. Trump is involved in the bottled water industry too.

Crotonblog wonders if Donald Trump knows how “dam” good Croton’s award-winning drinking water tastes?

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Sun Sets as the Clearwater Sloop Sails the Hudson River

June 27, 2007

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The Hudson River Sloop with Haverstraw, New York, in the background. Photo taken by D. Shearer, Daniel Shearer Photography, at the The Clearwater Festival on June 17, 2007.

Daniel Shearer Photography
Valley Cottage , NY
ph: (914) 426-3844
shearerd1@yahoo.com

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March Ends with Tree Buds Plenty

April 2, 2007

Spring tree buds, up-close and at a distance, at the Croton Free Library in Croton-on-Hudson, New York on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at 2:15 PM taken with a Canon Powershot SD500 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.

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Daylight-savings Begins with a Beautiful Day in Croton-on-Hudson

March 12, 2007

Looking south from the Croton Yacht Club towards Half Moon Bay in Croton-on-Hudson, New York on Sunday, March 11, 2007, at 6:44 PM taken with a Canon Powershot SD500 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.

In 2005, as part of an energy-saving mandate, Congress made daylight-saving time effective three weeks earlier this year and next. Lawmakers also added a week to daylight-saving time in the fall. After the two-year trial, Congress will then evaluate the benefits of starting daylight-saving time the second Sunday in March instead the first Sunday in April, and ending it the first Sunday in November instead of the last Sunday in October. Proponents of this plan argue that the shift would reduce America’s energy consumption during that period about 1 percent.

In Croton-on-Hudson, on the first day of daylight-savings, sunset came just before 7:00 PM, ending a beautiful Spring-like day that brought clear skies with temperatures in 50s.

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"Pond Hockey" Season Opens in Somers

January 30, 2007

In the coming days, with temperatures in Croton-on-Hudson expected to range from the lower 20s to the lower 30s, skating may well be a reality for Crotonites at Duck Pond park or Kaplan’s Pond by the weekend (fingers crossed…). Photo by Crotonblog friend and professional photographer Daniel Shearer.

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