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News from the Noteworthy: Big Tobacco Must Stop Ruining Health, Environment

News from the Noteworthy by Tobacco-Free Communities/Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Big Tobacco Must Stop RuiningHealth, Environment Earlier this month, a multi-state agreement was reached with e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL labs for its role in the youth vaping epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in seven high-school students use e-cigarettes as of 2022. E-cigarette use among teens can lead to some serious health impacts, since most vapes contain nicotine. Nicotine can harm teen brain development,…
April 27, 2023

Tobacco Settlement May Send Welcomed Dollars To Otsego

Tobacco Settlement May Send Welcomed Dollars To Otsego COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Dan Crowell is reporting “a little good news for the budget” this morning: The Wall Street Journal reports New York State and Big Tobacco have reached an agreement on releasing another $550 million in the tobacco settlement. According to The Journal, half will go to the state, one quarter to New York City, and the final quarter – about $137 million – will be divided among the state’s…
October 20, 2015

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Visit our “subscribe” page and select your charity of choice at checkout