Generate More Than You Use
Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Madison County, NY – May 2013) I have a friend who could be the poster boy for sustainable living. He grows his own vegetables. He…
It’s Official: SSIRP Owns The Sherburne Inn
Fundraising efforts are well underway By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – May 2013) On April 25 Save the Sherburne Inn Restoration Project, Inc. (SSIRP) officially purchased The Sherburne Inn building,…
Tomorrow
Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – March 2013) I have a confession to make: I waste a lot of time. And the busier I am, and the older…
Citizens’ Preservation Group Moves Forward to Purchase Historic Sherburne Inn
Submitted by Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – March 2013) The newly formed citizens’ preservation group known as Save the Sherburne Inn Restoration Project, Inc. (SSIRP) is pleased to announce that…
The 28th Amendment
Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – Feb. 2013) On Feb. 11, Move to Amend introduced in Congress a Constitutional amendment that would, if passed and ratified, ensure rights…
Between Seeing and Observing
Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – Feb. 2013) They are 90 years old. She lies in a hospital bed, exhausted and frail, the result of a frantic 911…
Wind Advisory Committee ‘Officially Discharged’
Proposed Wind Power Facilities Law Now Before Planning Board By Chris Hoffman (Madison, NY- Feb. 2013) On Feb. 6, at the regular meeting of the Planning Board of the Town…
Triple Whammy
Think Local (Sherburne, NY – Feb. 2013) Late last November, The Nation published an article by Elizabeth Royte, in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an investigative reporting…
Genius, Power and Magic
Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – Jan. 2013) In October, I wrote about a miracle on South Main Street in the Village of Sherburne – the nascent yet…
Misery
Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – Jan. 2013) For the first time in twelve years, I went out on New Year’s Eve, and I am now paying dearly…