Summer Still Sizzling in Salem
Kate Fox, Director of Destination Salem, reminds residents and visitors that there is plenty of summer left on the North Shore, and plenty to do in the Witch City over the next couple of weekends.
Category: News
Bella Monte Recovery Center Joins The Gloucester Initiative
GLOUCESTER and DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIF. — As of Wednesday morning, 120 people have been placed into treatment programs by the Gloucester Initiative since June 1, when the program began. Police Chief Leonard Campanello and Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken are pleased…
P.A.A.R.I. Calls on FDA to Issue Stricter Guidelines
GLOUCESTER — Recognizing that there are terrible, life-threatening diseases that require advanced pain medicine and management, and the proven and devastating addictive effects of Oxycontin, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) today called on the U.S. Food and…
Prosecutors Terminate Case Against Salem Man in Fatal Pedestrian Incident
From: Carrie Kimball Monahan Director of Communications Essex District Attorney’s Office The Essex District Attorney’s Office has terminated the case against Francisco Garcia, 25, of Salem, who was charged with Accessory After the Fact to Leaving the Scene After Death. …
Participants Voluntarily Come to Police Station for Help, in Legendary Show of Trust
GLOUCESTER — Police Chief Leonard Campanello and Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken are very excited to announce that the Gloucester Police Department’s ANGEL Initiative has now helped more than 100 people suffering from the disease of addiction by placing them into treatment…
Moulton Announces $400,000 Investment in Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment at Lynn Community Health Center
Photo: Congressman Moulton shaking hands with CEO Lori Berry Lynn, MA – Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced Thursday a $400,000 federal investment in the Lynn Community Health Center to improve the health of people with mental illnesses and addictions. The…
Lee County and Dixon, Ill. Police Partner with P.A.A.R.I. to Create Gloucester-Style Addiction Initiative
GLOUCESTER, Mass., and DIXON, Ill. — Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello, and John Rosenthal, co-founders of The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) are pleased to announce a partnership with the Dixon Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff, both…
Ipswich Police Officers Injured While on Detail in Hamilton
Hamilton, MA – News Release from Hamilton Police Chief Russell Stevens: August 11, 2015 On Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 10:03 AM Officer David Harrell of the Ipswich Police Department radioed the Hamilton Communications Center requesting medical aid, reporting he…
Moulton Announces $1 Million in Federal Funding for Beverly Business
Salem, MA – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced that Beverly-based Sage Science, Inc., received more than $1 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant funding. The local life sciences product manufacturer will use the Phase II grant funding…
Former Priest Pleads Guilty to Indecent A&B on a Child
From: Carrie Kimball Monahan Director of Communications Essex District Attorney’s Office Former priest Richard McCormick, 74, pleaded guilty today in Salem Superior Court to indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Judge Timothy Feeley sentenced him to 8…