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League Sets Candidates Debate for Town of Hartwick Council

HARTWICK—The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will hold a debate for candidates for Town of Hartwick Council on Thursday, October 19 from 7-9 p.m. at Creek Side Station, 3193 State Route 205, Hartwick. The event is open to the public. Three of the four candidates running for the two open seats on Hartwick’s Town Council, Jason Blaske (REP), Thomas J. Murphy (REP), and Pat Ryan (PRY), will be at the debate; candidate Bryan LoRusso (CON) was invited to participate but declined. At the polls, registered voters from Hartwick will vote for up to two candidates for Town Council.






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