Come out March 19 for this inspirational and high-spirited event at New Hampshire Institute of Art, 148 Concord St., Manchester. Showtime is 6 p.m.
“Year after year we sit here and we have not taken one step. I think we bear a responsibility to the voters to try and do something. We have time to explore. The superintendent is here at every single meeting and he can report back to us on the progress of the program,” State Rep Mary Heath said. “Right now, a person who is arrested and put into the county system gets absolutely no special treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. When are we going to take action?”
Farnum Center North in Franklin is ready to welcome 10 new clients into the newly opened “Ray House,” named in honor New Hampshire’s well-known and generous restaurateur, Alex Ray, of the Common Man Restaurant chain, who donated $100,000 to help with the project.
“When I hear ‘state of emergency,’ I think you’re maybe sending in the National Guard to set up some emergency field hospitals, and bringing in a couple of doctors and nurses to start pumping people through these field hospitals so they can at least detox, reducing the waiting lists and relieving already overtaxed staff,” said Holly Cekala, of HOPE for NH Recovery.
The Hope for New Hampshire Recovery board of directors unanimously supported affiliation with Face It TOGETHER in order to expand and strengthen their addiction support programs and services in the wake of the state’s growing opioid crisis.
Starting March 7 Seamus will be hiding in downtown businesses on weekdays until Friday, March 18. Intown will write rhyming riddles about the leprechaun’s whereabouts and share them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Once Seamus is found, the business will award the finder a prize, and Seamus will relocate.
“As we continue our work to keep our communities healthy and to combat the heroin and opioid crisis facing our state, we must also confront other threats to the safety and well-being of our people.”
On Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m., Old Sol Productions will host a Community Visioning Session at the Palace Theatre for local residents to wonder together about what’s possible at Old Sol Music Hall. Space is limited and refreshments will be served.
Substance abuse is a serious issue for returning service members, who struggle with the disease of addiction, and due to financial circumstances, are unable to receive the treatment they need to put them on a path to recovery. This fund will help them through dedicated addiction services at Farnum North.
[UPDATED: Feb. 9 with big check photo!] Liberty House executive director Keith Howard just wants to do the right thing. That’s why he declined an invitation from Donald Trump to receive a donation during a scheduled campaign event on Monday.