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Croton-on-Hudson, NY · Sunday, October 11, 2026· Oct 11, 2026 Independent, AI-assisted local reporting from public records Source-linked·Corrections welcomed

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Croton’s assistant village manager law took effect September 25

Local Law 12 of 2026 establishes an assistant village manager position and acting-manager succession rules. Adopted September 16, it took effect when filed with New York State on September 25.

Croton's rent-relief income limit rises to $75,000 as two local laws take effect

Local Laws 10 and 11 of 2026 were filed with the New York Secretary of State on September 8 and took effect the same day. One raises the income limit for the village's senior-citizen and disabled-persons rent-relief…

Croton-Harmon opens school with tighter device limits and new phone procedures

Croton-Harmon began the school year with tighter classroom-device limits and revised high-school phone procedures. September 3 reports offered early impressions, while a new advisory committee will examine technology…

Pigeon proposal heads for more review as Simon recuses himself

No adoption vote was taken after the September 2 pigeon hearing. Len Simon stepped aside from further work on the proposed animal law, while neighbors offered contrasting accounts and the board left next steps for a…

Westchester Was Scheduled to Seek Dismissal of Plate-Reader Lawsuit on September 11

Westchester was scheduled to file a dismissal motion on September 11 in the license-plate surveillance case; this article does not yet report whether it did. Court records, Croton’s police presentations and Rekor’s…

Croton requires paper notice of street and sidewalk defects

Local Law 7 of 2026 requires paper notice delivered to the Village Clerk by an approved method to satisfy Croton’s prior-notice provision. Electronic service requests do not meet that provision. Whether an injury claim…

Camera case studies and a data-sharing contract shared Croton’s August 19 agenda

This August 18 preview examined the police camera presentation and a proposed RICI data-sharing renewal on the August 19, 2026 agenda. The attached resolution and agreement listed different terms. Placement on the…

Croton’s proposed pigeon ban omits a grace period

The draft animal law attached to the August 19 agenda proposed a pigeon and rooster prohibition without a grace period. It was a proposal, not an enacted ban. The September 2 hearing ended without an adoption vote, and…

Antisemitism, Free Speech, and the Definition That Divided Croton

A year-long effort to address antisemitism in Croton-Harmon schools became entangled with a contentious village vote on the IHRA definition and a shelved equity policy — leaving the community divided on how to fight…

The Fight for Pre-K: How Croton Joined a Statewide Push to Fund UPK

A local child care crisis packed Croton-Harmon board meetings and added the community's voice to years of statewide advocacy that helped push New York toward nearly doubling UPK funding to $10,000 per student.

Residency Debate Dominates Board Work Session as Croton Rewrites Committee Rules

The Board of Trustees tackled a court operational study, America 250 planning, and a lengthy debate over whether non-residents should serve on village committees, reaching compromise on residency requirements and…

What School Can Be: Inside Croton-Harmon's Curriculum Revolution

Algebra for all 8th graders, phenomenon-based science, interdisciplinary humanities — the district's Vision Map is reshaping what learning looks like.

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