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Released in 1983, “Cruel Summer” is a song by the English group Bananarama. It was written by Bananarama, Steve Jolley, and Tony Swain. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1983, and after its inclusion in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Bananarama singer Sara Dallin said the song “played on the darker side (of summer songs) — it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by.”
Many of us remember the playful “Cruel Summer” video on MTV. It was literally shot during a heatwave in Brooklyn in August 1983 (almost 40 years ago!) with temperatures over 100 degrees.
— ELISA ZUCKERBERG, Founder of HearItThere.com, an online resource for live music events in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County.
📰 ICYMI: This Week’s Features
DEI and CRT in LCSD, Part Two
How an alphabet soup of academic terms has been politicized to bring Lakeland Central School District (LCSD) — like so many in America — to the boiling point
Off the Shelf
Our Publisher’s midsummer reading recommendations
Your Best Bets: What to Do This Weekend
📡 THE FEED: Curated News in Brief
Monkeypox Vaccines Ramp Up as Hochul Declares Emergency: With more than 25 percent of all monkeypox cases in the United States in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency last Friday in order to combat the slowly expanding virus in the state. (Examiner)
Bear Sightings Causing Concerns in Westchester County: Authorities are on the lookout for an injured bear roaming a neighborhood in Dobbs Ferry. (NBC TV 4 NY)
Stepinac High Rising Senior Commits to Harvard for Football: Stepinac High School rising senior Jack Donahoe of White Plains has committed to play football for Harvard University. (Examiner)
Man Sentenced For Violent Slashing Victim In Throat Outside Mall In Westchester: Edwin Hernandez, age 44, of the Bronx was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 5 to seven years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for the 2019 event outside the White Plains Galleria Mall, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. (Daily Voice)
Yorktown to Invest $3.2M in Water System Upgrades and Meters: The Yorktown Town Board voted last week to invest $3.2 million to install long-discussed water system upgrades and meters. (Examiner)
🔢 BY THE NUMBERS
📅 FLASHBACK: 1952
1952 photo of Derecktor Shipyards in Mamaroneck. Founded in 1947 by Robert (Bob) E. Derecktor, the company manages a Florida dock where they work on the preservation of sizeable vessels and a local one in Mamaroneck centered around the manufacturing of smaller, specifically tailored yachts. They uphold the traditions of Bob Derecktor by building their own tools like he did when he began building boats over 70 years ago. The company completes a variety of different projects, including navy patrol crafts, NYPD vessels, racing boats, and mega-yachts. In particular, the shipyard is famous for the construction of the Cakewalk, one of the largest ships in US history. Measuring 281 feet across and weighing a monstrous 2,950 tons (more than 700 full-grown Asian elephants), the superyacht certainly turns heads. The company acquired Robinhood Marine Center in 2016 and continues to thrive today. — MADDIE STONE
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