by Richard A. Lacey and Irving Wesley Hall On February 5th, our Oxford Village Board voted 4 to 1 – a super-majority – to pass an amendment to its zoning laws, prohibiting industrial activities within the village. That fourth “yes!” vote meant that Oxford Village has banned fracking – a decision that under New York […]
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by Norm Farwell Sometimes doing the right thing costs less too. Utility bills are a case in point. If you want your electricity cheap and clean and green, you have two options: install solar PV panels yourself, or sign up for a green “energy supply company” (ESCO for short) so that the power you buy
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Do you have a favorite dish that you take to potluck dinners? Please share it with the rest of our community by sending it in to the Franklin Farmers’ Market Potluck Cookbook. Carla Nordstrom is compiling the recipes and looking for main dishes, salads, baked goods, and desserts that include fresh ingredients. Local ingredients are
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Issue # 7 – Vol. III, No. 1 Spring 2009 – 8 pages (download full issue, PDF 2.8MB) Your Gas Well: Part One Brian Brock, page 1 South Kortright Gets It Right! Eugene Marner, page 1 Food Routes Kate Ryan, page 1 Vegetable Garden Hints Mariane Kiraly & Janet Aldrich, page 1 Franklin Stage Renovates
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Issue # 6 – Vol. II, No. 3 Fall 2008 – 8 pages (download full issue, PDF 2.7MB) The Northfield Tunnel Brian Brock, page 1 Carsharing in Upstate NY Andy Goodell, page 1 Franklin Railroad Museum John Taibi, page 1 Snapshots of Joy Anne Ohman, page 1 Franklin Village Park Kim Hyzer, page 2 Peak
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Issue # 5 – Vol. II, No. 2 Summer 2008 – 8 pages (download full issue, PDF 450KB) A Rural Economy Utopia Dawn Rivers Baker, page 1 It’s up to Us to Lead the Way Eugene Marner, page 1 Peak Oil: A … Student’s View Ryan T. Parker, page 1 Your Property Taxes at Work
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Issue # 4 – Vol. II, No. 1 Spring 2008 – 8 pages (download full issue, PDF 1MB) Winter Grazing James Hayes, page 1 The Hundred Mile Diet Andy Bailey Goodell, page 1 … Don’t Read This! Jim Mullen, page 1 Franklin Justice – Brian Brock, page 1 My Thoughts on Peak Oil K. Frey
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Issue # 3 – Vol. I, No. 3 Fall, 2007 – 8 pages (download full issue, PDF 1MB) Your Franklin Government Brian Brock, page 1 Community Greenhouses Mark Davies, page 1 Net Energy Eugene Marner, page 1 First Thanksgiving Family Feud Jim Mullen, page 2 Wind Turbines Bob Miller, page 3 … Peak Oil Preparedness
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Issue # 2 – Vol. I, No. 2 Summer, 2007 4 pages (download full issue, PDF 450KB) Relocalization Eugene Marner, page 1 Olde Franklin Day … May Miller, page 1 The Upside of Global Climate Change! Jim Mullen, page 1 A Century of Franklin Newspapers Brian Brock, page 2 The Past is the Future Robert
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First issue of the New Franklin Register, Franklin NY – Spring 2007
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