News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
Dresden’s website now has more documents on it.
Dresden’s town website: http://www.TownOfDresdenNY.com recently added two new sections on its “Documents Page.”
Announcements & Public Notices and Local Laws & Ordinances can now be viewed online. To see the new documents, look at the top and bottom of this page.
The Huletts Halloween parade was held over this past Columbus Day weekend. While these pictures are a few weeks old, I wanted to post them anyway.
The children gathered and paraded in a wide variety of very colorful and creative costumes and free ice cream was provided at the Casino. A great time was had by all and the “Trick or Treat” offerings throughout the community were not only superb but were graciously received by the children also.
Liam Ballantyne (far right) and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy sailing team at the Providence College Invitational Regatta this past weekend. (Click image to see full-scale.)
Liam Balllantyne (son of Peter and Angela) competed with the US Coast Guard Academy sailing team at the Providence College Invitational Regatta this past weekend. They won the regatta, with Liam and Becky (both pictured above in the team sailing pinnies – wore over their life vests ) winning the A fleet.
Liam will be sailing at the Boston College Center Series this coming weekend.
Other USCGA sailing team members were at three other regattas this weekend, so this photo is just 5 of the 28 sailing team members.
The team is currently ranked fourth in the nation, and the women’s team is ranked second.
The leaves are changing, boats are being put away for the winter, and the nights are getting longer and colder in Huletts. Things have been quiet on the Huletts Current for a few weeks but I wanted to post some shots of some work going on around the community. Both of the below pictures were taken in the last week.
If you’ve departed for the winter, don’t worry, I will continue to post stories throughout the winter – although with a little less regularity. If you have any ideas for stories or interviews please drop me a note. There are no local town elections to cover this year but life goes on. Wherever this finds you – I hope you and yours are well – until we are all back in Huletts again.
A view from behind “Garden View” cottage as a new roof is being installed.
A view from the second hole of the Huletts Golf course.
The minutes from the September 2016 Dresden Town Board meetings were recently approved and have been posted on the town’s website.
The October minutes will not be approved until November and so on. (Some months are not immediately approved at the following month’s meeting in the event of changes.)
For the Columbus Day weekend, the Casino will be open from 9 to close on Friday and Saturday nights. It will be closed on Sunday.
The Halloween party will happen on Saturday night, beginning around 10:00 pm. Wear your best costume. 😉
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Telephone, Cell Phone Customers To Use 838 Area Code Starting in 3rd Quarter 2017
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today announced that a new area code number has been assigned for eastern upstate New York. The new 838 area code will provide additional much-needed phone numbers for residents and businesses in the existing 518 area code region. The new area code will be activated by the third quarter of 2017.
The new area code will be overlaid on the existing 518 calling area, which will result in mandatory 10-digit dialing since two area codes will serve the same calling area. Regions served by multiple areas codes must employ 10-digit dialing as required by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandate. It is important to note that all existing telephone users in the region will retain their current phone numbers, including the 518 area code.
Throughout the implementation, the Commission will be conducting outreach to the public to ensure that customers are aware of the area code change and its implementation milestones. The geographic area associated with the new 838 area code is located in all or part of 17 counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington.
Excepted from the Dept of Public Service Press Release found here.
Frank Kapusinski arguing a case before the New Jersey Supreme Court earlier this year.
Back in April, I reported that my brother, Frank Kapusinski, had argued a case in front of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He represented Bergen County’s County Executive in the case: Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority v. Kathleen A. Donovan. The case revolved around a County Executive’s veto authority and had implications for the counties in New Jersey that have a County Executive form of government. The case was about a County Executive’s executive power and how that could be asserted over an independent agency.
Recently the New Jersey Supreme Court handed down its decision in this case.
Unlike a sporting event where there is a clear winner and loser, court decisions sometimes reflect the complexities of a case where competing statutes have to be interpreted with decisions that accept some of the arguments from both parties. This was that type of case.
The New Jersey Supreme Court decided the case Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority v. Donovan by giving both parties something. The Court held that the then-Bergen County Executive, Kathleen Donovan, had been within her rights to use her executive veto to cut commissioners’ health benefits that had never been properly authorized. However, the Court held that her firings of the commissioners — when they ignored her vetoes – had not been undertaken consistent with applicable law.
So if you see Frank around the Landing, you can congratulate him for winning some of his arguments!
In 2012, the US Postal Service introduced POSTPlan as a means of keeping Post Offices open by reducing hours. The Huletts Landing Post Office is now only open 4 hours per day. POSTPlan reduced operations at many rural Post Offices to 2, 4 or 6 hours per day in hundreds of Post Offices throughout the country.
Although POSTPlan kept many offices open, they do not have Postmasters and many postmaster jobs were lost. According to rough statistics – there were roughly 32,000 Postmasters a decade ago, while today the number is closer to 14,000. The lowest level of Post Office with full-time Postmasters is known as a Level 18 Post Office and excludes Post Offices that are open 2, 4 or 6 hours per day which resulted from the POSTPlan implementation.
It is believed that the US Postal Service is evaluating the 337 Level 18 Post offices to see if they could be downgraded to 4-hour or 6-hour facilities in the near future. It is also believed that the Postal Service is evaluating the 2,296 4-hour and 6-hour facilities (of which the Huletts Landing Post Office is now included) to see if they could be downgraded to 2-hour and 4-hour facilities.
While little is known about the evaluation process, it does appear that rural America could see further reductions in postal hours at small rural post offices. The best way to see that no further reduction in hours occur at our local Post Office is to buy your stamps and postage in Huletts. One measurement that is used in determining Post Office hours is the amount of postage sold.
I will continue to follow this issue and will update the Huletts Current accordingly.
The minutes from the August 2016 Dresden Town Board meetings were recently approved and have been posted on the town’s website.
The September minutes will not be approved until October and so on. (Some months are not immediately approved at the following month’s meeting in the event of changes.)
A storm powerful enough to break windows blew through Huletts on Sunday morning.
Update: 12:45 PM There are a bunch of limbs and a few trees down around the Landing. Looks like some other nearby areas got hit worse.
A powerful line of storms blew through Huletts on Sunday morning around 6:00 am. A number of limbs are down. Power and phones seem to be OK.
Updates throughout the day.
The summer of 2016 was a memorable one.
While Labor Day marks the end of the summer tourist season, I wanted to remind everyone there’s still a lot of good weather left and things will be happening throughout September and October which will be covered here.
A few reminders: The Casino will be transitioning to “off-season” hours, open on Friday and Saturday nights through Columbus Day. The soda fountain is officially closed for the summer. Everyone I spoke to the last few days was out enjoying the Labor Day weekend and was having a great time.
Many thanks to those who worked so hard to make the summer of 2016 a memorable one. It certainly was a great year. If you’re leaving Huletts today – please come back soon!
The Post Star has an account of the boating accident that occurred near Burgess Island this past weekend. If you were in Huletts this weekend, you may have seen the search lights from the police as this occurred after dusk on Saturday night.