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Seward Meets Participants

In Drug-Treatment Court

State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, addresses the semi-weekly convening of the Otsego County Drug Treatment Court this afternoon, briefing participants, family members, law-enforcement personnel and treatment experts on advances being made or proposed by the state Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction. The senator appeared at Oneonta’s Public Safety Building at the invitation of county Judge Brian D. Burns, right, who presides over the court. Burns convenes the court every other week for updates from the participants. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, addresses the semi-weekly convening of the Otsego County Drug Treatment Court this afternoon, briefing participants, family members, law-enforcement personnel and treatment experts on advances being made or proposed by the state Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction. The senator appeared at Oneonta’s Public Safety Building at the invitation of county Judge Brian D. Burns, right, who presides over the court. Burns convenes the court every other week for updates from the participants. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

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