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The institutional obstacles to getting clear information about the war in Ukraine are formidable, from embedding rules barring journalists from entering “red zones” (and requiring escorts in “yellow” areas), to casualties undercounted by officials on both sides, to open use of planted stories, to harassment of voices who go against official messaging. Journalists asking soldiers to remove Nazi patches is a new level of insanity. With the line between propagandist and reporter all but dissolved, how long before embeds are offered NATO uniforms? Who thinks this is a good idea?

Westchester County

Michael Woyton

New York City Metropolitan Area

Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow

New York

The institutional obstacles to getting clear information about the war in Ukraine are formidable, from embedding rules barring journalists from...

Scarecrow making and the village's Halloween Parade will be held on Oct. 10 and 24th, respectively, the Tarrytown Recreation Department announced."Simply bring some old clothes from home to make your own hand-made scarecrow," organizers wrote on a <a href="http://www.tarrytowngov.com/sites/tarrytownny/files/file/file/scarecrow_making.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">flyer</a> for the Oct. 10 event. It will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Patriot's Park. The 14th annual Halloween Parade will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 (rain date is Oct. 25). For more information and to register a group, visit the <a href="http://www.tarrytownhalloweenparade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">parade website</a>.For more information on these and other recreational events in the village, call (914) 631-8389.Photo: 2014 Tarrytown Halloween Parade. Photo credit: Tarrytown Recreation Department

Scarecrow making and the village’s Halloween Parade will be held on Oct. 10 and 24th, respectively, the Tarrytown Recreation Department announced.

“Simply bring some old clothes from home to make your own hand-made scarecrow,” organizers wrote on a <a href="http://www.tarrytowngov.com/sites/tarrytownny/files/file/file/scarecrow_making.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">flyer</a> for the Oct. 10 event. It will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Patriot’s Park. The 14th annual Halloween Parade will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 (rain date is Oct. 25). For more information and to register a group, visit the <a href="http://www.tarrytownhalloweenparade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">parade website</a>.

For more information on these and other recreational events in the village, call (914) 631-8389.Photo: 2014 Tarrytown Halloween Parade. Photo credit: Tarrytown Recreation Department

Two of Tarrytown's popular annual events will be held next month.