Submitted Article Marc Friedenberg, candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, will host a town hall to address opioid addiction in the area. The town hall will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Susquehanna County Library in Montrose, 458 High School Road.Continue Reading
Wyoming County Commissioner Ron Williams (above, right) looks on as commissioner Tom Henry reads Resolution 2017-3 detailing the county’s lawsuit against major producers and distributors of prescription opiates they say have created a costly culture of drug abuse and addiction. Story and Photo by Rick Hiduk (As published in theContinue Reading
Family members of all ages gathered with friends to support the inaugural Not One More-Wyoming County Addiction and Awareness Rally held at the Wyoming County Courthouse on Aug. 11. The successful event has spawned additional awareness events, scheduled from now through October. Story by Rick Hiduk/Photos by Joyce Borden OrganizersContinue Reading
At the Bradford County Drug Awareness Rally held in Towanda on May 5, organizer Keith Kinsman (top, center) captivated those in attendance with a poignant speech about addiction and the drug that took his son, Ben (above), away from his family and friends earlier this year. His speech is sharedContinue Reading
Hundreds of people amassed on Towanda’s Courthouse Square on Thursday evening, all participants in the Bradford County Addiction Awareness Rally, which was focused on a growing opiate epidemic at home and across the nation. In the course of his presentation, County Sheriff C.J. Walters (above) informed the audience that thereContinue Reading