The loss of several more long-time Crotonites reminds us that the village is steadily changing. There may be limits to how much we can do about it, or want to.
It’s interesting because I am not from Croton but have lived here for 20 years and I never heard these feelings or distinctions made until recently. Croton has always been a commuter town with people coming and going from the city. That’s definitely not new. New people here have always blended right in and become the old people here.
I will add I have heard from the fire department they are having a very hard time recruiting new people here to volunteer. Hopefully that will change in time.
I always thought of "Old Croton" as the descendants of the Italian masons who built the Croton Dam and several stone/stucco houses throughout the village.
It’s interesting because I am not from Croton but have lived here for 20 years and I never heard these feelings or distinctions made until recently. Croton has always been a commuter town with people coming and going from the city. That’s definitely not new. New people here have always blended right in and become the old people here.
I will add I have heard from the fire department they are having a very hard time recruiting new people here to volunteer. Hopefully that will change in time.
I always thought of "Old Croton" as the descendants of the Italian masons who built the Croton Dam and several stone/stucco houses throughout the village.