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Frank Kapusinki Argues Before New Jersey Supreme Court


Frank Kapusinski arguing a case before the New Jersey Supreme Court earlier this month.

In a bit of legal news, which is interesting for its local connection, my brother, Frank Kapusinski, argued a significant case before New Jersey’s highest court earlier this month. He represented Bergen County’s County Executive in the case: Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority v. Kathleen A. Donovan. The case revolves around a County Executive’s veto authority and has implications for the counties in New Jersey that have a County Executive form of government.

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Work Finished to Prevent Post Office Parking Flooding


This photo, taken in February 2016, shows the flooding that was occurring in the Post Office parking area due to the repaving of County Route 6 last year.

Now that things are getting warmer, work is beginning on a number of projects in Huletts Landing. Over the past two days, the county installed a dry well off of County Route 6 to alleviate some flooding that was occurring in the Post Office parking area due to the repaving of County Route 6 last year.


A hole was dug on the side of County Route 6, near the Post Office flag pole.


The completed hole once the dirt was removed.


Great care was taken to see that the Post Office parking area remained open while the work progressed.


The dry well was brought in and lifted into place.


The final placement of the dry well.


Stone was added as back-fill to improve the drainage.


The almost completed work as of Thursday afternoon.

The county will return over the next few days to restore the paving and re-seed the grassy area. (Click all pictures to see larger version.)

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The “Beast of Whitehall” Coming to Huletts


The Beast of Whitehall, a new documentary produced by Small Town Monsters, will be shown numerous times this summer in the Huletts Casino.

I’m happy to announce that a new documentary entitled the “Beast of Whitehall” which documents an historic sighting of Bigfoot in Whitehall will be playing in the Huletts Casino this summer. There will be a small admission charge to cover the licensing fee to show the documentary. Stay tuned for dates and times.

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What Are You Doing This Off-Season? Watching Villanova Win it All


Kevin McNelis stands with Rollie Massimino (the head coach of Villanova’s 1985 championship team) before the NCAA championship game earlier this week.

I realize I am a few days late, but congratulations to all of our Villanova basketball fans (and we have a few) on your team’s exciting win earlier this week. Kevin McNelis traveled to Houston for the game and was present for the win! Below is a shot he took from his seat after the final 3 pointer nailed the national championship.

So congratulations to Kevin and all the Villanova fans in the community on a fantastic year!

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Saturday Quote

“Indeed, I can think of no better way of redeeming this tragic world today than by love and laughter. Too many of the young have forgotten how to laugh, and too many of the elders have forgotten how to love. Would not the dark tragedy of our life be lightened if only we could all learn to laugh more easily at ourselves and to love one another?”

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh
The Hesburgh Papers 1979

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Tickets on Sale Saturday: Rachel Ray Cooking Show

Note: Tickets for Rachel Ray’s appearance at Lake George High School on April 29th go on sale Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 9-12 noon at the LGHS Office – 381 Canada Street / $25 per ticket. This event will sell out quickly!

ANNUAL Rachel Ray Benefit Cooking Show: APRIL 29, 2016 6:30-10:30 pm

Lake George High School Auditorium

Pre Show: Pet and People Food Exchange for Door Prize Chances

Evening Program includes Recipe Handouts, Books Sales & Signing, Photo Opportunity and Recipe Tasting.

Proceeds are directed to LGHS graduates (Alumni) entering their 2nd year of an educational program including college and/or tech schools and also to the LG High School and Elementary enhancement projects.

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A Blessed and Happy Easter to All

This morning’s Gospel reading is John 20:1–9:

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”

So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.

To begin the day: the Royal Choral Society: ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from Handel’s Messiah

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Sunday & Tuesday: Tryouts for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”


Whitehall’s Amphitheatre in Skenesborough Park, will host a production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on August 13, 14, 20, 21 @ 2:00 pm.

If you have talent and would like to be considered for a role in this summer’s production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Whitehall, then you’ll want to head to the casting tryouts held Sunday, March 27th or Tuesday, March 29th at the Whitehall Municipal Building. Otherwise see you in the audience this summer!

Learn more about this production at the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/whitehallpublictheater/

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Glens Falls Foundation Awards Grant to LGLC, Supports Hike Campaign


The Pinnacle, on the lake’s west shore in the town of Bolton, is one of the many trails highlighted in the LGLC’s new pocket guide. (Click image to see larger view.)

The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) was recently awarded a $3,000 grant from the Glens Falls Foundation in support of its Hike Lake George campaign.

The Hike Lake George campaign was launched in 2015 in order to promote the parks, preserves and trails managed by the LGLC as important recreational and economic assets throughout the Lake George region. The Foundation’s grant will enable the LGLC to expand the campaign’s reach by increasing its presence in regional publications and media outlets.

The LGLC is a non-profit land trust that works to protect the water quality of Lake George through land conservation. These efforts also result in the establishment of parks and preserves that are opened to the public; the LGLC currently manages 18 parks and preserves that are open to the public year-round or by special request with nearly 35 miles of trails for hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and, at some preserves, hunting and snowmobiling.

In order to promote Hike Lake George, the LGLC created a Pocket Guide to LGLC Parks and Preserves handout that will be updated each spring and widely distributed at hospitality businesses, tourism and visitor centers, and at all LGLC trailheads. This summer, the Guide and its message to “Hike Lake George” will also reach a broader audience, thanks in large part to the Foundation’s support, in the form of full-page advertisements in regional newspapers and other media outlets.


The cover of the LGLC’s Pocket Guide to Parks and Preserves.

“We are exceedingly grateful for the Glens Falls Foundation’s support of this initiative,” said LGLC Executive Director Jamie Brown. “The Hike Lake George campaign is a huge project that benefits everyone who is looking for opportunities to get out and enjoy the peace and beauty of Lake George. Thanks to the Foundation, we’ll be able to expand our reach and show that it’s easy to find a trail for every hiker.”