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There will be a special sobriety checkpoint set up in Massachusetts over the weekend by State Police to curtail impaired driving and educate the public about the dangers of it.
Col. Christopher Mason, the Superintendent of Massachusetts State Police, announced there will be a checkpoint put in place on Saturday, April 24 into Sunday, April 25 in Worcester County.
According to Mason, the purpose of the checkpoint is “to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our roadways.”
Ensuring Massachusetts vulnerable communities have equal access to a clean environment msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kathleen Theoharides
This Earth Day it is not enough to celebrate past environmental success and ramp up strategies to combat climate change. We must also recognize that certain Massachusetts communities – low-income populations, communities of color, and communities with limited English proficiency – have been disproportionately burdened by environmental harms like pollution, while having limited or incomplete input into environmental decision-making.
This past year, long overdue public conversations on racial injustice have placed a spotlight on these inequalities in environmental impacts. Meanwhile, as we’ve grappled with a global public health challenge, studies have shown that air pollution makes people more vulnerable to diseases like COVID-19, highlighting the human cost of these disparities.
Worcester, Framingham, Fitchburg, Hudson and Hopkinton are among 31 youth substance abuse prevention programs across the state sharing in $3.8 million in new state grants.
The funding, announced Tuesday by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Health, is the third in a series of such funding and are set to last through fiscal 2029. The initiative includes community engagement, growing capacity to provide services, implementation of comprehensive strategies, and use of innovation and promising practices, the state said.
Worcester, Fitchburg and Hudson municipal governments will receive funding, as will Hopkinton Youth and Family Services and the Wayside Youth and & Family Support Network in Framingham.