Nelson is a 2018 graduate of Cooperstown Central School and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hamilton College in December 2022. He lives in Middlefield but will relocate to Albany for his new position.…
Nelson is a 2018 graduate of Cooperstown Central School and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hamilton College in December 2022. He lives in Middlefield but will relocate to Albany for his new position.…
The deadline for drop-off is Friday, December 15 and gifts should be both new and unwrapped.…
“I began developing this idea at the Barrelhouse Writer Camp in 2017, where I worked with the concept of an ex-punk private investigator as a character,” Cudmore said.…
Iron String Press Extends Subscription Drive Benefitting NFPs By DARLA M. YOUNGSOTSEGO COUNTY Since August, new subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” newspaper and to the AllOtsego.com website have had the opportunity to assist their choice of one of four area charitable organizations by donating $5.00 of the fee when they subscribe annually. Thanks to the favorable results of this special offer, parent company Iron String Press Inc. has extended its “Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper” subscription drive through…
Since its public debut on June 27, readers have had full access to AllOtsego.com, the online home of “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta.” The website revamp was long overdue, and readership had declined due to slow response time and an outdated platform. Today’s AllOtsego.com is visually attractive, easy to navigate, and organized in such a way that both news and advertising content is easy to access.…
Otsego Town Historian and Iron String Press contributing writer Sharon Stuart gave a lecture on the history of the transgender liberation movement at the Cooperstown Village Hall on Friday, June 16. The talk revolved around Stuart’s research for and contributions to an upcoming book by Carolyn and Christopher Wolf-Gould, Oneonta-based physicians who have become nationally-respected leaders in gender-affirming care.…
Iron String Press has hired independent filmmaker and freelance journalist Joel J. Plue, 36, of Oneonta, as an advertising sales agent. Plue comes from an Oneonta family and was raised in Westchester County. He returned to Otsego County at the age of 18.…
This week, AllOtsego.com’s much-needed facelift goes live. The online home of “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” since 2009, AllOtsego.com also provides breaking news coverage and exclusive web content to subscribers. Slow response time due to ever-increasing archival materials and an outdated layout have prompted parent company Iron String Press to revamp the site, resulting in a much more responsive and graphically pleasing online platform.…
Iron String Press WelcomesNew Staff Writer COOPERSTOWN Wriley Nelson, 22, of Middlefield, joined Iron String Press as a staff writer on Thursday, March 23. Nelson is a lifelong Otsego County resident and 2018 graduate of Cooperstown Central School. He earned a political science degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in December, 2022. Nelson brings an eclectic mix of work experience to the newsroom; he has served as a farmhand, congressional intern, legal assistant, waiter, and shuttle driver. He…
Publishing Group Announces Hire of New General Manager Iron String Press, the parent company of “The Freeman’s Journal,” “Hometown Oneonta” and “AllOtsego.com,” has hired Darla M. Youngs as general manager. Youngs joins Publisher Tara Barnwell and her team as the organization seeks to revitalize its newspapers, revamp its website and reestablish its connection with the communities it serves. “We are so fortunate to have Darla join us,” Tara Barnwell, Publisher, said. “She brings a wealth of knowledge from her previous…