People Who Would Live In RSS Are Committed To Recovery, Dostal Says LEAF Director Responds To Neighbors Organizing By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In response to the formation of “Sixth Ward Neighbors United,” LEAF Executive Director Julie Dostal said there are “misconceptions” about the proposed Rehabilitation & Support Services housing development and the 14 units set aside for people in addiction recovery. “Those people get to move into those units because they have engaged in a…
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Comp Plan Committee Revises Vision Statement By PARKER FISH • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The city’s Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee agreed nothing should be left to interpretation in new plan: It met for an hour tonight to simply re-word the vision statement. The vision statement summarizes the characteristics of the city, and what the future should be. In essence, the vision statement summarizes the entire comprehensive plans in a few short sentences. “In my line of work, this is…
CLICK HERE FOR SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE Day 1, And Otsego Health Fair Already ‘Phenomenal Success’ At the first Otsego County Healthy Living Expo today, organizer Mathew Johnson, left, and Julie Dostal, right, look on as Bassett physician Richard Brown briefs state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, on National Take Back Week, an initiative to collect outdated prescriptions. Inset photo, Allistair, left, and Alex Scorzafava, center, present Michael Gardner, Milford, with a brand new bicycle provided by New York Central Mutual; the company…
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SEWARD’S 2017 ‘WOMAN OF DISTINCTION’ Dostal ‘Drive, Devotion’ Cited At State Capitol Ceremonies ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, praised 2017 “Woman of Distinction” Julie Dostal for her “drive and devotion” this afternoon at state Capitol ceremonies. Dostal, executive director of LEAF, the Oneonta-based drug-fighting agency, was among “Women of Distinction” from across the state who are designated annually by their state senatros. “Julie Dostal has made it her life’s work to help others and it has been my…
LEAF’s Julie Dostal Woman Of Distinction She’ll Be Honored At State Capitol May 9 ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced a few minutes ago that Julie Dostal, executive director of Oneonta’s LEAF, the addiction-fighting organization, has been selected as a 2017 New York State Senate “Woman of Distinction.” She will be honored on May 9 at an Albany reception at the Capitol along with other “Women of Distinction” from across the state. “Women like Julie Dostal make a profound, positive…
After 3 Heroin Overdoses, Police Warn Of ‘Bad Batch’ ONEONTA – With three heroin overdoses on Friday, March 17, police are concerned that heroin laced with fentanyl or other narcotics may be on the streets of Oneonta. “The first call we got, a young man was already blue and his girlfriend was doing CPR on him,” said Acting Police Chief Doug Brenner. “Officer Luke Harvey was able to administer Narcan, and he began to wake up.” It was the first…
SEWARD, BASSETT, LEAF INVOLVED 10,000 ‘Pouches’ Donated To Deactivate Unused Pills CLICK FOR DETAILS ON MEDICAL DEACTIVATION POUCHES…