Retired nuclear engineer Joel Gingold has lived in Croton for more than 80 years, his editor wife Jeanette nearly 60 years. They have long been active in village politics.
This is a wonderful article. Joel is a wonderful person with a great history and life. All his points about Croton United, Trump and village elections are unfortunately true. It’s very sad how national politics dominated people’s ideas even when it came to small town issues. I hope this trend turns around in time to save Croton from the mayor’s nonstop push for giant apartment buildings. We need fresh blood from concerned residents. No need to worry about party affiliation or national politics. The focus should be on Croton issues solely.
Writing profiles of Croton people is probably my favorite kind of reporting for the Chronicle. I do hope that the movement against overdevelopment in Croton will be broad-based politically, and that no one will make quick assumptions about the motivations of those who participate. Dealing with the housing crisis does not have to mean handing developers everything they want on a silver platter.
This is a wonderful article. Joel is a wonderful person with a great history and life. All his points about Croton United, Trump and village elections are unfortunately true. It’s very sad how national politics dominated people’s ideas even when it came to small town issues. I hope this trend turns around in time to save Croton from the mayor’s nonstop push for giant apartment buildings. We need fresh blood from concerned residents. No need to worry about party affiliation or national politics. The focus should be on Croton issues solely.
Writing profiles of Croton people is probably my favorite kind of reporting for the Chronicle. I do hope that the movement against overdevelopment in Croton will be broad-based politically, and that no one will make quick assumptions about the motivations of those who participate. Dealing with the housing crisis does not have to mean handing developers everything they want on a silver platter.