When people go to the Poppin’ Tags Free Store in West Deer, they deserve to shop with dignity, says owner Sonya Dembowski. Neither she nor her volunteers ask questions of shoppers, and they will help them find whatever clothes, toys or housewares they need. That’s what makes people dropping off
A West Deer free store and an Arnold food pantry have teamed up to foster overdose awareness in the communities. Up to 76 doses of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal spray, will be distributed June 11 during food pantry hours at the Speed Family Blessing Box along Fifth Avenue in
Forget diamonds and dinner reservations. Jennifer Urbanek of West Deer believes sweet confections are the best Valentine treats. She’s doling them out via the Little Free Library outside her coffee and tea shop on McKrell Road. “I think it’s fun to be able to walk up to the box and
Esther Whittinger doesn’t know anyone who takes drugs. She doesn’t have any loved ones she thinks might overdose. But she still attended a free Narcan training clinic and took with her a few doses of the drug, which reduces the effects of opioid overdoses. “I’m just interested in the aspect