On International Overdose Awareness Day, the town square in Newton was the site of a candlelight vigil and public walk-through remembrance display of memories of lives lost to overdose. (Photo by Ryan T.) Overdose deaths tail off, even as addiction rages on As fentanyl continues to cut its deadly swath through American communities, a tailing number of deaths by overdose represents... Local News 17 Jan 2023 | 03:11
Covid and opioids make ‘a great storm of the worst possible things’ Covid has amplified the already aggravated, ongoing opioid crisis. During the first pandemic year, 2020, the tristate area... Home 25 Jan 2022 | 06:28
(Photo provided) Port Jervis man charged in one of the city’s biggest-ever drug busts Police officers arrested a 30-year-old Port Jervis, N.Y., man after seizing thousands of packets of narcotics from his residence.... Police & Fire 07 Apr 2021 | 01:55
Cuomo proposes ban on deadly fentanyl copycat opioids (AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to ban drugs that mimic the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. While some fentanyl analogs... Police & Fire 18 Dec 2019 | 11:44
( Source: opium.org) DA supports Cuomo's effort to close loopholes on synthetic opioids Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, president of the District Attorney’s Association of the State of New York,... Home 16 Dec 2019 | 05:02
Dr. Martin Evers Milford physician is indicted for prescribing narcotics that killed one of his patients Martin Evers, 61, a Milford physician, was indicted on Aug. 28 by a federal grand jury for unlawfully distributing controlled... Police & Fire 05 Sep 2019 | 01:28
Learn about prevention on Overdose Awareness Day Overdoses do not discriminate. It could be a loved one, a friend, a colleague, or neighbor. This year, in recognition of... Local News 23 Aug 2019 | 02:20
