As September marks Recovery Awareness Month, we sat down with State Representative Kate Donaghue and the Director of Anchored in Recovery Bridget Nicholson for a look at what steps are being taken locally and at the state level to combat the opioid crisis, as well as the benefits of harm reduction and the importance of community support.
Recently, a vigil was held outside of the Memorial Building to honor and remember those who lost their lives to overdoses.
As September marks Recovery Awareness Month, we sat down with State Representative Kate Donaghue and the Director of Anchored in Recovery Bridget Nicholson for a look at what steps are being taken locally and at the state level to combat the opioid crisis, as well as the benefits of harm reduction and the importance of community support.
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The Massachusetts legislature’s closeout supplemental budget includes provisions for these transfers ahead of the development of a new regional justice center for the MetroWest region.
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Currently outside of Framingham State’s Danforth Art Museum are a set of bright pink chairs—they’re called the Conversation Chairs, and they’re meant to initiate dialogues between neighbors and to inspire participants to draw representations of what those talks featured.
Following a community meeting on Monday, leaders on the project noted the first phase of construction into Framingham should hopefully begin in 2029.
