News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
The Huletts Landing Post Office as seen on July 4, 2024.
I’m happy to announce that the work on the exterior of the Huletts Landing Post Office is nearing completion. Over the last three months, a new roof and front sign have been installed, new flowers have been planted (many thanks to Hulett resident John O’Connor) and the yellow parking lines have been repainted.
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Yesterday a former member of SEAL Team Six was in Huletts and he impressed me with his love for our flag. This 4th of July, I repost my post from last year. There’s no greater country than our beloved United States of America. Happy 4th of July!
The colonies had been in conflict with England for over a year in June of 1776. A Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on June 7 of that year. Richard Henry Lee from Virginia offered up a resolution with these now famous words:
“Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
Lee’s words spurred the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. A committee of five was appointed to draft a statement making the case for the colonies, a statement to the world of the intent and the reason behind that intent.
Members of the Committee were John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. Jefferson took on the task of actually drafting the document as we know it today.
The Continental Congress reconvened on July 1, 1776, and on the following day, the resolution for independence by Lee was adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies, with New York not voting. Minor changes were made to the Jefferson document.
Work on the document continued through July 3 and into the afternoon of July 4, when the Declaration was officially adopted by the Congress. Of the 13 colonies, nine voted in favor of the Declaration, two — Pennsylvania and South Carolina — voted No, Delaware was undecided, and New York again abstained.
As we all know, John Hancock, President of the Congress, made his signature large enough for King George to read “without his spectacles.”
Town of Dresden
Washington County
Wilderness Search: On June 27, at 6:07 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from two hikers at a trail junction near Black Mountain who were unsure of how to get back to their vehicle. At 9:18 p.m., Forest Ranger Kabrehl located the 65-year-old and 70-year-old from Long Island and escorted them back to their vehicle.
Please be advised that a black bear has been spotted in the center of Huletts Landing and on Lands End Road early in the morning foraging for food in garbage cans. The bear has been captured on private video cameras.
Bears can be very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Please let your family and guests know.
This just in from the Warren County courthouse – the Judge has overturned the temporary restraining order. The aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR can be put into the lake at this time.
Muss MD will play at the Huletts Casino – Friday June 28th from 9:00 pm until about 10:30 pm.
This is a family friendly event.
I’m happy to announce the re-opening of the Huletts Casino and Soda Fountain in the next few days.
Stop by the Casino this Friday, June 21st and/or Saturday June 22nd. The new hours will be 9:00 pm – 2:00 am. (Although the Casino may close earlier depending on the number of patrons.)
As a reminder, minors (under 21) are only permitted in the Casino until 10:00 pm and must be accompanied by a parent(s) or guardian(s).
The Soda Fountain will re-open on Tuesday, June 25th from 5:30 – 10:00 pm. It will again be open every day, except Monday.
Welcome back!
Town of Fort Ann
Washington County
Wilderness Rescue: On June 4 at 2:05 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a subject with an unstable ankle injury in the Shelving Rock area. Forest Rangers Donegan, Geyer, and Hess, along with Fort Ann EMS, reached the 23-year-old from Saratoga Springs and splinted her ankle. Rescue crews packaged the subject into a litter and brought her to a waiting ambulance at 4 p.m.
The draft minutes for the regular May meeting of the Dresden Town Board have been posted on the town’s website.
Here is a link to the draft minutes of the May meeting of the Sewer Board.
The preliminary engineers report has still not been released to the public.
A well-attended rally in opposition to the application of ProcellaCOR in Lake George was held at 8:30 am on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 outside the office of the Lake George Association. The Lake George Association has opposed the use of ProcellaCOR in Lake George.
Later in the day on Tuesday, the Lake George Park Commission rejected the Lake George Associations’ offer to pay the full cost of hand-harvesting in the two areas where the state wants to apply ProcellaCOR this year. Both sites are in the northern Lake George basin. One site is off of Huletts Landing.
News Channel 13 of Albany covered the Lake George Park Commission hearing here.
Today we honor and give thanks for all Americans who died while serving and protecting America. We celebrate the lives and sacrifice of our fallen.
I hope we remember to thank God today that we have such patriots who gave up their lives because they believed that America is our home, our land, the heart of who and what we are as not only a nation among others, but a key part of our very identity.
“May God support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest and peace at the last.”
Governor Hochul has announced the launch of an enhanced website for the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, which was approved by voters in 2022.
The site is part of New York State’s commitment to a transparent process that empowers the public to track and learn about Bond Act investments statewide. New resources and features on the website:
An interactive statewide map to access facts about Bond Act-funded projects;
a funding finder tool; eligibility guidelines; and
Bond Act funding allocations based on project category.
Please encourage our state, local and school officials to apply for grants. It’s easy to spend other people’s money, the real work is bringing money into the town to benefit everyone.