Robert is a candidate for Town Board in this fall's election, so I thought it important to post this interview before we go to the polls.  Robert is an interesting guy - part activist, part lawyer, and part actor and theater founder.  A lifelong follower of his own head and heart.  I had a wide-ranging and fun interview with Robert, and no matter what happens on November 4 I think we'll be seeing a lot of him in Claverack.

Thea is the Director of the Claverack Library, and thanks to her leadership and to the contributions of many in the town our library has become an essential part of Claverack.  And I do mean essential - part senior center, children and family space, and community center, the Claverack Library serves so many functions that the town doesn't have as stand-alone services.  We'll talk about what brought Thea to the library, how the library has changed over two hundred years, and what the future looks like.  Don't forget that library funding is on the ballot this fall - vote November 4.

I talk with Peter Hoffman, a Claverackian who left NYC after running two successaful restaurants for 20 years.  Famous as the chef-owner of Savoy in Soho, one of the first "farm to table" restaurants in the city, Peter moved to Claverack to be closer to what he loves - the food, the farmers, the outdoors, the countryside.  And as he's become more and more involved with the community, he's taking his ideas to a new arena by running for Claverack Town Board.

What is this about and why?  Who could possibly be interested in what's going on in a small town in upstate New York?  The people who live here, that's who.