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Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for March 10)   A COVID-19 testing site has been set up in the front parking lot of the Sayreville Police Department, 1000 Main St., Sayreville. It will be running daily, with no out of pocket cost.     Share a passion for knitting and crocheting and pick up a few new tips from fellow crafters at 6:30 p.m. March 11 and every second Thursday of the month. Have supplies and a current craft project ready. For more information, call Aziza at 732-727-0212. ...

Community Bulletin Board: the North and South Brunswick Sentinel (for March 10) Children must be 4 years old by Oct. 1, 2021, and reside in North Brunswick. This is a pre-K lottery with priority given to 4 year olds and will allow for a limited number of 3 year olds. Visit www.nbtschools.org and click on “preschool lottery” to access the application from the phone or laptop. Applications will be accepted through March 31. The notification of acceptance will be provided on April 23. Registra...

$2,223,096   In addition to the regional network awards listed above, funding will also support the following initiatives within the counties served by the networks.   Center of Treatment Innovation Services - $6 million COTI service providers are tasked with expanding access to treatment of opioid use disorder through peer services, mobile service delivery, and telepractice capability. COTI providers work to break down existing barriers to treatment and connect people seeking services to the...

Funding to enhance addiction treatment services headed to WNY The Value Network Behavioral Health Care Collaborative Network will get over $3 million of the over $50 million being shared across the state. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:25 AM EST March 10, 2021 ALBANY, N.Y. — Statistics show the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the addiction crisis across New York State. Governor Andrew Cuomo says over $50 million will be spread among every county in the state ...

FALL RIVER — Mayor Paul Coogan made his second State of the City address Tuesday in a joint session of the School Committee and City Council, marking the first in-person meeting for the council in 2021.   While the elected officials gathered in person for Coogan’s address, the public, like in many events in the last year, had to listen to the mayor’s speech remotely.  Heres five takeaways from the State of the City address:  City finances  Coogan acknowledged the disruption and...

Sheriff’s Dept. partners with LifePath to vaccinate seniors Annette Roback of Elm Terrace in Greenfield gets her COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Brianna Cooley at the Elm Terrace Community Room on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Many residents of Elm Terrace in Greenfield received COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Joe LaChance of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office TRIAD unit monitors residents of Elm Terrace after they received their COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. ST...

Participants in the first session of training for the iThirst Initiative for the Archdiocese of Boston in 2019. Courtesy photo Help us expand our reach! Please share this article BRAINTREE -- New Jersey parishioner Keaton Douglas saw a need to enable people in the Church to accompany those struggling with addiction and their families. That initial idea has grown into the iTHIRST Initiative, which is now being implemented in the Archdiocese of Boston. Douglas developed the idea for the iTHIRST I...

Published: 3/5/2021 3:54:32 PM In August 2016, Huntington, West Virginia made headlines when it suffered 27 heroin overdoses in four hours. Even in a state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the country, that day stood out as a catastrophe, becoming a kind of call to arms. Of the 27 overdoses, there was only one fatality, but community leaders realized something had to be done. “The volcano just kind of erupted that day,” Ashley M. Shaw said. “We became known as the epicenter th...

Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for March 3)   The East Brunswick Woman’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. March 9 via Zoom. Current club projects and activities will be discussed as they relate to helping the community and opportunities for future gatherings. Anyone interested in learning more about the club’s activities or to participate in the virtual meeting should contact Laura at 732-254- 5742 or Joyce at 732-822-8989.     The East Brunswick Public School Dis...

Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for March 3)   Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County will hold a COVID-19 series, A Year Later, during March. The collaboration with Family Support Organization of Middlesex County will offer a public health and educational series intended for advocates, families, educators, mental health professionals and the community at large. The conversation will focus on what has been learned in a year, how COVID-19 has impacted mental and behavioral hea...