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Hartwick Town Council Candidates: In Their Words

With the General Election fast upon us, and early voting set to begin on Saturday, October 25, AllOtsego continues its pre-election coverage with questions and answers to the four candidates competing for two Town of Hartwick Town Council seats being vacated by Chris Briggs and Bruce Markusen.…
October 23, 2025

Kelsey Announces Board Candidacy

Caren Kelsey, a resident of the Town of Hartwick for more than 65 years, has announced her candidacy for Hartwick Town Council. Kelsey will be running on the Hartwick United line, along with fellow town council candidate JoAnn Gardner and town supervisor candidate Cody Moore.…
September 18, 2025

Gardner Joins Hartwick United Ticket in Bid for Town Council

Gardner, who grew up in a small New England town similar to Hartwick, has worked at CCS since 2016, when she relocated to the area from New York City. While living in the city, Gardner spent 15 years working in film and television, where she worked with Teamsters and other industry union members, prepared budgets, collaborated with producers, and oversaw production crews.…
September 9, 2025

Controversy Dominates Town Board Meeting

Bryan LoRusso and several former Town of Hartwick employees want Hartwick Town Board member Chris Briggs to resign. A contingent of concerned Hartwick residents wants LoRusso, also a Town Board member, to resign. Hartwick Town Supervisor Robert O’Brien will be relocating before the end of the year, leaving that post unfilled. And the town’s attorney, William Green, has resigned, effective January 1, 2025.…
October 17, 2024

GARDNER: Vote Josh Riley for Congress

Letter from JoAnn Gardner Vote Josh Riley for Congress The 2022 midterm elections are upon us and once again we need to sift through the news and all of the flyers we receive in the mail to figure out who to vote for. In the 19th Congressional District, I have learned that Josh Riley supports the CHIPS and Science Act that was responsible for bringing the multi-billion dollar chip plant to the Syracuse area. This is a game changer for…
November 4, 2022

Film COOP Women in Film tour connects filmmakers with region

The Film COOP Women in Film 2021 location tour group prepares to board a Leatherstocking Trolley on Friday, Oct. 1, in Cooperstown. The filmmakers are, from left, Cheyenne Phillips, Sierra Sangetti-Daniels, Alysa Blasetti, Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough, Lauren Sowa and Skye Bailey. (Greg Klein/AllOtsego.com). Film COOP Women in Film tour connects filmmakers with region STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — From Sept. 30, to Oct. 3, Film COOP hosted a group of female filmmakers for a location tour and…
October 7, 2021

Editor’s Notebook by Greg Klein: Film COOP spreads love of region to women’s group

From left, Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough, Lauren Sowa, Cheyenne Phillips, Ellie Pink and Skye Bailey ride the Leatherstocking Trolley on Saturday, Oct. 2, to see film locations as part of Film COOP's first women in film event and location tour. (Greg Klein/AllOtsego.com). Editor's Notebook by Greg Klein: Film COOP spreads love of region to women's group Last weekend my film commission office, Film COOP, hosted a bunch of female filmmakers for a destination weekend location tour and networking event. As with…
October 7, 2021

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